The Irish standard., 1896-05-23
M NEW " FROM IRELAND


VIEWS FROM ! IRELAND
/ sf :}8 v. ANTRIM. N
Id Carr.ckfergus, on the night Of April
"a, q fire broke out in the works at IS 10y
mount, belonging to the sullatober Bleach
ing and Print Works Company. The build-
/ ing, a, two-story one Of considerable dinner
ssions, was completely Quilted the roof fell
/ III and nothing but the walls remain. The
loss VIII, it Is stated, amount to "a 900, and
IS believed to be covered by Insurance.
/. On April II, a sad accident took place n
the yacht building yard Of Mr. John Hill
sdreth, Carrickiergus, resulting IN the death
of William John H:,dtch, aged rs years,
son Of Mr. Hflditch While moving the
yacht Lady Gertrude from the beach to
another position, the vessel heeled over and
crushed the. head and shoulders Of the poor
lad against a block of wood, so htat. he died
shortly afterwards. Two men had. narrow
escapes at the same time.
The Belfast United Trades Council ex-
tends the heartiest sympathy to their Dub
I'm brethren in the building trade, who are
now seeking a moderate and equitable mod
ification Of the wages paid them to the
standard@rate formerly surrendered by the
carpenters and joiners many years ago,
during depressed trade; and we. earnestly
hope that an early, amicable and ssatisfac-
tory settlement will be arrived at by mu-4
stual agreement. ...s II
@ tz ~. 'yi5E ARMAGH. #5ea-, Z -
In Armagh, on April 25th, a young man
named Edward Donaghoe, coach builder,
was arrested On a charge of having seri-i
ously stabbed his father, The latter, Jas.
Donagmoe. made a deposition, from which
it appeared that there We're some words be-
tween them in their own house, In Thomas
Street, on that evening; when the son lifted
a large carving knife, and made an attack
on his father, stabbing him severely about
the head and face. The accused was
brought before Mr.. N. L. Townsend, r. NJ,
in the Russell street police barrack, and
was remanded n custody till next Armagh
petty sessions. ss,s W .5f1s-s #a ! f,
% CARLOW.
Mr.. P. J. Byrne, son Of the late Mr.. Taos.
Byrne, Carlow, has been sworn IN a solic-
itor of the supreme court Of judicatul'e in
Ireland. He served his apprenticeship to
his brother, Mr.. William M. Byrne, Sole.
itor, Tullow, and intends pract!c:ng in Car
low. 800 fata,. ~ ~ g-a't y
CLARE. So
On April %, Major j. G. Cullinan, sub
Sheriff of Clare, carried out an eviction on
the estate of Mr. P. Dwver, at Ca her, East
Clare. The tenant was woman named
Barry, who lived alone in small cabin.
about half mile from. the residence of the,
landlord The house was completely de-
lnolished The sheriff was accompanied by
about thirty police, under District Inspector
Feeley, Tulla. ,.....s,s.,, @
9 CORK.
In Mitehelstown, on April 29th, a cele-
bration ofspec:al and peculiar interest to-
the Catholic and Nationalist community Of
the South of Ireland took place, when the.
bishop of the diocese, Most Rev. Dr..
Browne, and his full chapter, as well as the
representatives of several diocesan bodies
as sembled to present the Very Rev. Dean
O'Reagan, P. p, v. G., with suitable testi-,
mon.als of esteem and affection with which.
he is universally regarded, and a grateful
appreciation OF his great and enduring serv-
tees to faith and tFatnerland The; occa-
sion. Of the celebration was the attainment
by the venerable dean of his S8th year, and
the completion Of his Gath year in the sacred
ministry. Dean O'Reagan, who is. a native
of Ma.low, was one of the earliest students
of Maynooth, where he received his orGina-'
ton in 1882 He is the last survivor Of
those who took part in the celebrations at
Maynooth on the passing .nto law of the
Catholic emancipation act in 1929 For
many years afterward he was one of the
most active and influential supporters Of
O'Connell in the South, and was prami-
nent,y connected with all the great political
functions of the period. !.
We r egret to have to announce the
death, on May list, at the Convent of Mercy
of St. Marie of the Isle, of Mary A. Ken
ealy, in religion Sister Mary Gonzaga, ED
est daughter Of John Kenealy, Richmond,
Glanmire. After high mass Of requiem, on
Monday, May 4th, the interment of the re-
mains Of the deceased religieuse took place
in the cemetery of the convent
A respectable farmer named William Up
ington, of Kilgobbin, near Mallow, COM
mitted suicide on April 80 by cutting his
throat with razor. He arose fromp bed
about 9 o'clock, and his sister hearing a
splash, as # water was splitting about the
room, rushed upstairs, and found her
brother weltering in his gore. Medical AID
was Immediately forthcoming, but such as
sistance was of no avail, as the unfortunate
man, within half an hour after the occur
renee, breathed his last. He leaves a wife
and family to mourn his loss. ..ss
DERRY. = =
Z At the meeting Of the financial commit
tee of the corporation Of Derry, on April
80, the mayor said they were indebted to
the constabulary authorities to the 'ex..
tent of about $4,000, but he hoped they
would be able to meet it before long. At
a meeting held the previous day members
Of the committee stated that the financial
condition is not satisfactory. These
statements of the unsatisfactory state of
the finances are creating a stir in rate
paying circles in Derry. AS has been
stated, the Derry corporation
is entirely Tory nionist i'll its compost
ton, and the officials are the same. No
Catholic has a seat on the board. and no
Catholic. lis engaged in corporation official
work. n
7 slSf III. DOWN. "a
On the evening of April 81 two men,
who had been at Newcastle, at a football
match. missing the last train for Down.
patrick, got into the Golf express for Bel.
fast, which runs from Newcastle to
without stopping. At the loop
tlne, near Downpatrick, they jumped from:
the train into a marsh Both men have
been injured. and the matter is being in-S