The Irish standard., 1896-05-09

leapeds into the water, and, selzing Inc
man kept him afioat until WI lHam Ritch-.
lie, George Savage and a coast guard
named George Brumber brought both
ashore. .4s
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That true blue Tory body-tfe.
Blackjack and KingstoWn drainage
board seem to have made as bad a mess
Of the drainage scheme as the Rathmines
commissioners did Of the Waterworks.t
They have departed from the provisions
of the9ac Of parliament, and have now
to go to parliament for another act, le-
CALLING their illegality. Naturally the,
ratepayers object to all this costly mud:
ding: They. have already been nlulcted
in Ell 900 parliamentary costs, and there
is a prospect before them now of still
further large bill of expenses.
i A London paper states that Sir Henry
HaWorth intends to raise the question OF
the abolition OF the office of Lord Lieu,
tenant of 4! Ireland. With many others,
he believes that the purpose of this rep
resentatiye Of the crown would be better
served by the appointment ofsa royal
resi- dence in Ireland. The proposal has
never been seriously. discussed in parlia-
ment. E II the ballot should be unfayora-
ble to Sir Henry the subject will be TAX
en- upin the house Of lords /.
On April II. in the Dublin Southern po-
Lice court, before Mr.. Swift, two English
men named Albert J. Watson and George
Shakes were put forward on remand
charged with obtaining goods and money
by false pretenses. The prisoners hal
issued advertisements in whichythey pro-
fessed.4 to be aengaged in trade, at S Pool
beg strickland Z Cross Kelvin street, and
on the strength.o of these advertisements
they succeeded in obtaining consign-
merits of butter, eggs, etc, from various
people, merchants and others throughout
thescountry. Evidence was given on pre-
vious occasions tending TO prove that
there was NO, sign of any business being
carried on at: the addresses given, that
payment was not madeafor the goods
received; and that dealings OF defend
ants were Of a. fraudulent nature. On
they$applications of the police they were
again renlanded for a week. -.
On April is; in the Northern Division
al Police Court. before. Mr.. Wall, Chief
Magistrate, thirty-fve Dublin traders,
principally butchers and DELPHI dealers,
were. summoned by the police for OBJ
STRUGGLING = the thoroughfare. The sum-
MONS against Mr. James Norton, No. 4
Moore street, DELPHI dealer. which was
taken as test ease charged him with
unlawfu1ly exposing goods on the foot
way adjoining his shop, contrary to the
Dublin Traffic act, thereby causing an
noyance and an obstruction to the thor
ougfare. After the hearing Of some tes-
timony, the cases were adjourned on the
application Of counsel for the prosecu-
ton,
.s. ~ GALWAY. :~
! In the court of bankruptcy, Dublin, on
April IL, before Judge Boyd, the case of
James Ryan was called up. The bank
rnpt*had carried on business az draper
in, Athenry, and the sitting was for the
examination of witnesses. MIR. Blood
examined Michael Callaghan, an ap~
prentice in the bankrupt shop, with ref
erence to robbery stated to have taken
place on the bankrupt's premises on the
night of the 9TH of April. The bank
rupt came to Dublin on that date, and
on the same might dance was given at
his house. On the following morning the
door of the shop was found open and
also the door Of the safe. Witness did
not know how much money had been
in the safe; but there was nothing in it
in the 4 morning. -.
The bankrupt was also examined, and
said he could not account for the dis
appearance of the money. Mr.. j.
O'Reilly, process server. who used to
write letters for the bankrupt, was also
examined; after which the hearing was
adjourned. s. So. -.
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Fenit seems to be holding the field
again this season in the mackerel fish
ing. On April IA, 1900 boxes were sent
by rail to the English markets, Next
day 400 boxes, a nd on the 10th 300 boxes.
The night being stormy none OF the
boats ventu1ed out The quantities Of
fish conveyed over the Dingle line dur
ing the same days have been compare.
lively small, amounting to only .467
boxes. I-
On April is the interesting ceremony
of receiving a Postulant into Holy. :Reli-
gion, and investing her with the white
veil, took place in the Presentation Con-
vent, Killarney. The Most Rev. DIR. COT
fey presided and was attended by. the
Very Rev. David O'Leary, president st.
Brendans Seminary, as chaplain. The
young lady who had the happiness of re-
Ce1VlHS Tue WllCG ven Oh LuC OCCdSlOl
was Miss Murphy, Of Millstreet, county
Cork, viii in religion will be known by
the name Of Sister Mary Gabriel Joseph.
IT'LL %. !: KILDARE.
The death Is announced of Head Con-
stable Carey, which took place rather
suddenly on Sunday night, April IL, at
Bantry, County Cork. The deceased,
who was a native of Kildare County, |
had a remarkably successful career on
the force, which he Joined about, twenty |
years ago at the age of 18, and the fact
Of his being q Head Constable for ten
or eleven years past, speaks for itself.
He was stationed in Belfast during the
Orange riots in 1886, and was examined |
as a witness before the Riot Commits |
sion, being complimented by the Com
nissioners both for the manner in which |
he gave his evidence and for the admir-
able tact with which he discharged his !
very onerous duties at a trying crisis. |
He was sui sequently stationed for some
time at the depot, and afterward at Lis
towel and .sBantry.. On his departure
from the depot q couple of years ago,
he was made the recipient of q hand
some: presentation and address from
friends Of different creeds and parties.
He was in the prime Of life, and had
every promise of brilliant. career be-
fore him. He was taken suddenly i'll on |