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adviser to, the Dublin corporation, ha
resigned the position.


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adYiserato, the Dublin corporation, has
resigned the position.
4 }Onsthe night; OF Jan. 4 very sad mis-
hap occurred to- a young policeman
I named Sweeney, stationed at the r. l. C.
station at Coolick. He swallowed some
of the contents Of a bottle in the barrack,
III the dark, under the impression appar-
emily that it contained some malt liquor.
The stuff, however, turned out to be a
I preparation Of be.ladonna, from the eff
fects OF which he died on the following
night. Deceased had been stationed for
some time at Fairview police station.
DOWN.
4 On the night Of January a fire was
discovered to have broken out in hay
loft over: the stables of. Bernard Dorian,
a, scar. owner. in, John street. DoWnpat-
rick In about an hour and q half the
fire was extinguished but not before a
considerable amount of damage was
done, The houses adjoining, in occupa-
ton of Patrick Denvir, James Flanagan
and John McCavitt we're completely gut
ted and the contents destroyed. None
| of the parties We're insured. ,'
An inquest was held on the body of
Owen Quinn, a stonecutter, whose dead
/ body was found on Christmas morning
in little stream dividing the Commons
from Ballincraig, about a mile and half
! from Newry Deceased was returning
! home for Christmas, when he stumbled
into the stream, and was unable to recov-
or himself. He leaves widow and two
children. A verdict of accidental drown
ing was returned
DERRY. .......
Some of the newspapers make much
fun of the "Knightship," recently con-
ferred by the Lord Lieutenant upon DIR.
McCullagh OF Derry DR.. McCullagh,
who is an immigrant into the city, and
married among it's local circles, was
once mayor, and is an out and out Tory.
The present mayor, Alderman Bell, is a.
knife and scisSHs grinder, and like a
sensible man, s. cks to his trade. For
nearly half a century, Alderman Bel has
been one of the leading Tories and Or
angemen of the Maiden City" and has
ever been an intimate friend and leading
supporter Of the late Orange-Tory men,
| Der, Mr.. John Ross.
| On Christmas morning, Mr.. Robert
Henderson, of Drunlyath, reported to the
Moneymore Consta B,1lary that he had
| found an aunt of his, who lived alone,
burned to death in her own house. DR..
McIvor, coroner of Moneymore, proceed
ed to the scene and found the unfQrtun-
ate woman lying partially across the fire,
burned In a horrible manner. DR.. Bur-
CESS, of Coagll, who made an examination
of the body, said the deceased had died
from the effects Of burns, and gave it as
his opinion that she took some weak turn
and fell into the fire. The jury found a
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evidence.
On Christmas Day a serious shooting
accident occurred at Ballyronan, on the
from Magherafelt 1t appears that far
mer named Samuel Thompson and q ser
want boy named Edward Coleman went
out on the day mentioned to shoot. each
carrying a gun. When they had pro-
ceeded short distance Thompson was
walking few PAGES behind Coleman,
when the gun which Thompson was car
rying accidentally went Off, and the con-
tents. lodged in Coleman's leg above the
knee. Thompson's gun was an ordinary
muzzle loading towing piece, and it is
believed not In good repair. The injured
man lies at Ballyronan in a precarious
condition, and Thompson has been ar
rested. = e.
..,...s.;-. GALWAY.
Col Nolan, late M. P. for North Galway
has given his tenants reduction of 20
per cent on the judicial rents.
Among the birthday honors conferred
upon Irishnaen are 'knighthoods" upon
Mr.. Patrick Kohl chief crown solicitor;
Mr.. T. W. Moffett president Queens Col
lege, Galway, and DR.. James McCullagh.
Mr.. T. Sinclair, Mr.. A. H. Smith Barry,
NJ. Pa and Sir Richard Martin, have been
appointed members of the Irish Privy
Council.
KERRY.
A few days ago man named Hanra-
han died suddenly near Ballyheigue.
Deceased, who was " years DID, had al
ways appeared to be in good health An
inquest was held and a verdict Of death
from heart disease was returned.
On Jan. 3 woman named Mrs. Hanra-
han, wife of a. carpenter named Thomas
Hanrahan, OF. Causeway, gave birth to
three female children. The mother and
children are doing well.
A few days ago as boy named Mich
ael Sullivan, employed by MIR. P. Guilt
nan, publican, Ballyduff, was returning
from I'ralee with cargo of porter and
groceries, he was waylaid on the road
at a place known as Deal Road. The
porter was thrown out of the car and all
the casks preached and nearly emptied.
KILDARE
At meeting of the Celbridge board of
Guardians, ON Jan. 4, report was re-
ceived from the Lucan police as to seri-
GUS outbreak of canine rabies III the dis
trict. 1t appears that a dog belonging
to the Rev c. Benson, protestant rector
of Lucan, had become suddenly rabid,
and bit Mr.. Benson and one of the SER
wants. Before the ANIMAL could be de-
stroyed it had bitten a number of other
dogs and a sheep belonging to neigh