The Irish standard., 1896-01-25

Thomas d. Snyth,. Mary MyleS and Ed
mond O. Keeffe were proceeded against by
the landlord, Robert Uniacke Fitzgerald
| Uniacke, OF Exeter, England, for the re-
covery Of possession of their several
holdings at Kilcourty and Killeagh
After a lengthy hearing. the bench
granted warrants for possession against
al the tenants, but a months time for a
settlement was granted in the case
against kelleher,
N DUBLIN.
| The unusual warmth of the weather in
! Ireland, attthe opening of the New Year,
was evidenced by the capture Of but
terf1y, which was caught, on January l.,
| by Mr. j.. FLYNN, In the garden attached
| to his residence at IS North Portland
street. off the North Circular road, Dub
lin. But a cold spell, with heavy rains
| and WIND, set in ait the end of that week.
| The average annual death-rate repre-
sented by the. deaths registered for the
last week in 1885, in the sixteen prin-
cipal town districts of Ireland was 21 o
| per 1000 of the population. In Dublin
the rate was 90. & The highest mortuary
rate for the week was IN Waterford, 81. 3;
the lowest was in Armagh, and Limerick,
both rated at 40.
On New Years Day the Dublin Corpo-
ration met at u 90 clock, and inaugurated
the Lord Mayor Councillor Mccoy for
the year 1896, The other formal business
included the election of three Aldermen
to be members of the Irish Lights Board,
to which office Aldermen Mulligan, John
Reilly and Sir Henry Cochrane were elect
ed, and the installation of the CITY High
Sheriff, as expressed In the formula, ITO
receive from Councillor Talon, High Sher-
1T for 1895, and to transfer to Councillor
Joseph Hutchinson, High Sheriff for 1896,
the ancient Chain Of the Shrievalty of
Dublin" after which the new Lord Mayor
entertained all the magnates present at a
sumptuos luncheon in the Mansion
House,
On December 80 a fatal accident befell
a. man named Patrick Canavan (residing
st so Great Strand street, Dublin in the
Phoenix Park, near the Fifteen Acres, by
his being thrown from FESTIVE horse,
which he had been exercising. He was
conveyed to the Stevens Hospital, where
he was attended by the physicians and
clergyman; but he died of his injuries the
same evening".
The. death is, announced of Fleet-Sur-
geon St. Lawrence French-Mullen, which
took place on December % at his resi-
dence, Warrington place, Dublin, where
he had been living since he was taken
seriously i'll several months ago. Dr..
French-MuIlen was a prominent Parnel-
lite, and in that interest. contested South
Dublin at the general election OF 1892.
He was subsequently selected as cam
didate for Kilkenny city. but owing to
:ll-health was obliged to retire from the
contest. He was one of the treasurers
Of the Amnesty Association and took
leading part i'll connection with the move
ment. Z. p
On December 29 the body of a man
named Peter Murphy was found floating
in the Grand Canal at Ha1wurt terrace,
Dublin. Deceased was missing from his
late residence, Jamess terrace, off East
Jamss's street, since the 23d ult.
AS all evidence Of the potency Of the
throughout Ireland were served with
notices by the police to be n readiness
for service when called upon
49, DERRY.
. A large and representative meeting Of
the tenantry on the estate of Sir Thomas
Bateson and others was held in the Ma
tional Hall, Maghera, on December %.
Mr.. Michael M'Kenna occupied the chair.
There was long discussion as to the
reduction required to meet the present
state Of affairs. Eventually it was unan-
imously agreed to have a memorial pre-
pared and sent to Mr.. Thomas S. Ash, J.
p, Bellaghy, asking for so per cent abate-
ment on the rent now DUE with an extern
sion Of time for payment.
DOWN.
An inquest was held on January 2, by J.
F. Small, coroner, upon the body Of a
little boy named Thomas O'Hare, who was
burned at his fathers residence, Kileen,
ON the 31st ult.,. and died on January l.
The evidence showed that the burning
was purely accidental, and verdict was
returned accordingly.
While riding horse at Lurganare,
short distance from Newry, on December
~. the rider, a young man named Patrick
M'Reavey was thrown to the ground and
killed almost instantly. This is the fifth
fatal accident that has occurred within a
radius Of five miles from Newry inside a
few days. Z T..
- & y : GALWAY.
The weather throughout Connaught has
again shown how fckle it can be. For
the greater part Of Decen1b Der % the frost
was so severe that It seemed as If it would
last until further orders. But early next
morning came, a storm. accompanied by
heavy rain, which lasted pretty much all
Sunday Monday was somewhat finer.
but that night 1t again blew hard, and
rain fell heavily on Tuesday. This was
continued on Christmas day, while st.
Stephens day, without the wind and rain,
was very cold.
.Knighthood has been conferred on DR..
Moffett, a well-deserved compliment to a
man who, whatever fault may be found
with his administration of the Galway Col
lege, and for which. perhaps, Dublin Cas-
tie IS equally to blame, is an eminent
Irish scholar. The testimonial to the new
knight has been taken up in London, and
the Marquis Of Dufferin has become chair
man :of the comm ttee.
). 1t is current rumor that in very short
time the presidencies of both the Cork and
Galway colleges will be vacant.
"A: man named Canheld, in the East Divi
sion OF Galway. near Ballinasloe, has been
sent for, trlanfor the alleged murder of a
laborer named Stephen Curley.
Mr.. Edward Lynch, c. E.; the independ-
emit, candidate for Galway at the general
election Of 1892, has left for Ashanti in
the capacity Of war correspondent.
F'ERMANAGH.
At the last Enn.skillen Petty Sessions
Thomas Houston was charged with steal
ing two heifefs. the property of Mr.. G. NJ.