The Irish standard., 1896-09-12

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ANTRIM.
The foreign legates to the irish Race
convention, !" in Dublin have accented the
Envtation OF the Belfast branch Of the
Irish National Federation, to attend a
public meeting Of the Nationalists Of Bel
fast in St. Mary's hall on Monday even
ing, Sept q. All the foreign delegates
Eattanding the convention will be present
and on the evening of September g, the
visitors will be entertained to a banquet
in the same hall. Il
The; Archduchess Stephanie, widow CT
Crown Prince Rudolph Of Austria, who
has been travelling in Ireland under the
anne of Countess Eppan, arriven in Bel
fast on August 20, from Dublin. She
stopped at the.G Grand Central Hotel. The
Princess, who was accompanied BY sever
al ladies' and gentlemen. drove around the
city in the after noon, and made purchases
in a number of leading establishments.
She remained in Belfast fora few days.
~ ARMAGH. ss:.
On the morning Of August 10: the mutt
lated remains of Robert Long, a young
man employed as carter at Lurgan Sta
ton, were found on the liue of the Great
Northern Railway, at Cherry mount
Bridge, about a.. mile and a half on the
MORA side of the Lurgan Station. De-
ceased; who was. about % years old, re-.
sided with his father In Fillmore, and had
left work at Z o'clock; on the previous
evening, and is supposed to have been
proceeding home, when, he was killed
by a passing train.
'S' - CORK. =
! * dispatch from Youghal, dated August
Is. says: tsSince the settlement arrived
at, in. the beginning Of March last, the
remaining evicted Pon3onby tenants have
been anxioasly awaiting the con tirmation
OF their offers ct purchase by the Land
Commission A small number Of them
were reinstated during April. Regarding
the. others nothing was heard until q few
days ago, when the following, among
others, were allowed to retake possession
>of their old homesteads:' Patrick Griffin,
iGuthard; ALschnel Bernard. Gurtaville;
John Power, knochn1on1ea; William
sSheehan, Baalykilty; Maurice Lee. Cur
.troe;; Thomas H. O'Rrien. Park; Thomas
.Kcarns, Ballylavin; Michael DAILY, Bahy-
neague; Michael DAILY Rath; Denis Leahy,
Ratll; Mrs. Dunno, brisbane; Thpmas
Smith, Mullara: Maurice Comphrett,
Baltyheming; Patrick Dwyer. Aghavine.i
Pa Aherne, Burgess, and John Cunning
ham, Ballyhubbert.. There still remain
about twenty tenants. who expect to he
reiHstated within the next few weeks:
ON Sunday, August 16, for the first
time since the Prelacy Of Or. Couplings
who was Bishop of Cloyne during the
trouhlous times chat prevailed a century
ago, tile solemn and impressive ceremony
of ordination took place in st. Mary's
Parish Church, +Youghal. The three young
deacons, who We're elevated to the priest
hood, were: Rev. Patrick Farrell, Frog:
more .Youghai;; Rev. Father 4 4 Bruno,
Mount Mellary Abbey, Cappoquin, County
Waterford, and the Rev. Father Patrick,
from the same. institution. Most Rev.
aDr. Browne, Bishop 81. Cloyne, offcsated,
s9::45 a. M, when the church was crowded
.in< every. part. Very Rev. Canon Keller
acted as Archdeacon. The masters Of
ceremonies were Rev. p. Crotty, G. G.,
Youghal, and Very Rev. DR.. Mannix, Pro
lessor Of Theology, Maynooth. Rev. r.
Bowler, &C.: Yough.ll, assisted. Father
Farrell, and Rev. Father Joseph, Mount
naellary, !. assisted Fathers Bruno and
Patrick. Among the. other clergynen in
the sanctuary were Very Rev. DIR. Keane,
OPP, Prior of ST. Mary;s,7 Cork: Rev.
James Moore, C. O., Maeroom; Rev. J.
Field, C. O., Youghal, Rev. Edmond
Stokes, ,Maynooth; Rev. John Russell,
Maynooth, and others. After the ordina>
tion a very eloquent sermon was preached
by Very Rev. DR.. Keane.
At meeting Of the Cork branch OF the
Amnesty Association ON August q, reso-
buttons were passed congratulating the
recently released political prisoners, on
their liberation, and pledging support to
any movement for fund in aid of the
prisoners. 1t. was decided to hold. a pub;
lie meeting, to which adj nationalist
should be invited, for. the purpose OF in
augurating such "a fund
. On Thursday night August 70, Mrs.
Margaret Lynch, of Gurteenroe street,
Macroom, died suddenly at here residence
in that town. Mrs. Lynch was a vintner,
tandt also kept a bakery. establ ishment.
She was a comparatively young woman,
and was apparently in her usual health
All that day.. although she complained
a51ftt.e before going Ito bed; but there was
nothing to indicate that; there was any
thing serious the matter with her. She
was:a member Of a most respectable fam
lily in Groom, ind her death has caused
widespread and sincere regret among all
classes in the town. :, j..
AT the last Ski bbereen Petty Sessions, a
young married man named John William
Holland, residing ! in Mardyke, was
charged with throwing the acting man
:ager: of the o. Beirne Opera Company,
MT. Frank Burdette.s over the balustrade
Of the .Sl1ibbereen Town Hall, from the
top, to: the bottom. Of the airs, on the
night Of Saturday, August is, thereby en-
;dangering HIS life. Evidence having been
given, the prisoner. was ren1ande to Cork
jail for week. Y %si l r @..
. In Queenstown, on Aug. 81, two young
n1ea1, who were about to; take the White.
Star steamer Germanic, for. New. York,
were arrested by; the poll Fas :desertsrs
from the Twelfth Hussars, at Newbtidge
Barracks. On being arraigned sbeforesa
magistrate. they owned up, and proved,
on inquiry, to be RDbrt Fraser and Rob