The Irish standard., 1896-02-29

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ers Of their holdings under the act of S91...
Some eighty tenants have agreed at sew
endeen years purchase and two years
abatement Of arrears. 81 ss. IL
4 An outrage which seems. to have been,
Of an agrarian character, was committed
on the night Of Friday, Jan. 81, in the
townland Of Kuria, near Garvagh, which
is part OF the estate of Col. J. H. Alex
ander, who resides in England, the agent
being Mr.. e. H. Bowen, of Waterford. 1t,
appears that the Kurin Bog, which sup
piled the tenants with turf, having be-
come cut out, the agert invited propos-
ais from the tenants for it. Some Of the
! tenants were of the opinion, it is stated,
that 1t should have been divided among
| them, and added to their holdings. One
| OF the tenants, however, proposed for It
all. This seems to have given umbrage
to some others. and created some ill-feel-
| ing toward him. On the night mentioned,
about o'clock, a rum Der Of men assem-
| bled on the road near the purchasers
house, and burned what is alleged to have
been an effigy Of him. They then marched
past the house, firing shots and occas-.
ion:ng considerable terror to the inmates
The tenantry on this estate are. almost
is engaging the attention of the police
| i! It. is semi authorit:vely stated that the
London Irish Society will subscribe FL 1000
towards the share Of capital of a company
now being formed to revive the shipbuild-
ing industry on the Foyle. Official noti-
ficatio1 of the intention of the society has,
1t is said, been conveyed to the secretary
of the company. The shares are being
rapidly taken up by small shopkeepers,
and il the local capitalists stand by the
project shipbuilding will again he in ac-
tive operations in Derry.
.. s .;. DOWN
DIR. Alexander Heron Coroner, held an
inquest on Jan. %, in the townland of
Midtown. near Warrenport, touching the
death of a child named Maria Trainor,
who was accidentally burned to death on
the previous Saturday evening. Verdict
accordingly. ~ Il
This season, no less than $4,000 sal
mon ova have been deposited in the bays
OF the hatchery erected by the Foyle and
Bann.
On Jam. 80 an important meeting Of
farmers was held at Dromara. Several
resolutions embodying the demands and
claims Of Irish agrictlturalsts were
passed. One Of these dealt with the
question of the appointment of Land Com
missioners and land valuers to the courts, |
and 1t is urged that none in the future |
should be appointed to such posts unless
they have a practical knowledge of Irish
farming in all its bearings Land Leg |
islation upon the lines of the report Of
the Morley Land Committee was the |
unanimous demand Of the meeting, which |
was very successful one.
DUBLIN. i
At the last meeting of the Dublin Sta;
tistical society, Mr.. Sergeant Dodd, the
president, delivered an address, in the
course of which he contended that town !
tenants Should be afforded the same pro-
lection as agricultural tenants in regard |
to their dealings with the landlords,
The export of sheep from Ireland has |
been falling off enormously; for, whereas
the official figures for 1893 were 1.107 $50, !
the estimated figures for last year were |
only 655,279, decrease of not much less |
than SO per cent. On the other hand, |
there has been an increase in the export |
of Irish cattle, the official figures for 1898 |
being 688 500; for 1894, 826,954, and the |
estimated figures for last year, SO7, 199
Sir Maurice ORourke, speaker of the |
New Zealand legislature, visited the |
Four Courts, Dublin, on Jan. 81. and was
shown over the library and through sew
eral of the courts Dublin university in
tends to confer the honorary degree of |
LII. D. upon the distinguished visitor
From the report of meeting of the
Kingstown boat disaster fund commit
tee, it appears that the amount subscribed |
exceeds $4,000.
There is rumor to the effect that the
government intends introducing bill |
during the present session of parliament |
to reduce the number of Irish judges by
three, but the report lacks confirmation.
The saving effected would be altogether
at the expense of Ireland, as the amount |
would go into the imperial general fund.
Prepared by a life of prayer, by the
practice of Christian virtue and fortified
by the rites and consultations of the
church, the Very Rev. Felix Treacy, p.
P, the patriarch among the Irish clergy,
on Feb. Is passed from this life to the
enjoyment of the reward promised to the
good and faithful servant. Father Treacy
had just completed his ninety-second
year. He received ordination in May
nooth in 1880, and Immediately entered
upon his priestly duties in the diocese
of Kildare. In due time he was ap-
pointed parish priest of Ballyna. Two
beautiful churches and several schools
are abiding monuments of his zeal and.
piety At the age of 80 he withdrew.
from pastoral cares and responsibilities,
was received as a guest by the oblates
at 'Inchicore, and devoted his last years
to his own personal sanctification. He
had a peaceful, holy death.
Addressing meeting of the Blackjack
National Federation, on Jan. 81, Mr..
David Sheeny, NJ. P, said the circum-
stances of the approach of the parliament
airy session showed the necessity for
unity. The Irish party was power: in
the house of commons from the amount
of support they had won from the Irish
people, but If the people were disunited
could be achieved. If they were
split up into sections, one demanding
this and the other demanding that, the
English Tories would brush them aside.
If, however, their members spoke the
demands Of united people in Ireland,
then English ministers, though it might
be with pain, would be compelled to at
tend to the demands of the Irish party.
-, FERMANAGH.
AT the last meeting Of the Enn:skillen
board of Guardians, the following res
o1ution, which was passed by the Gaelic
League, Dublin, was, on motion of Mr.
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