The Irish standard., 1897-09-04

land man, carrieulbn an extensive firm
or property owners and licensed vint-
ners Mr.. Bennett was an active Ma
tfonallst. noted for his personal sympa-
thy with the poor and laboring classes.
He leaves graWn-up son and two
daughters. His wife died year ago.
CARLOW.
| In the chanoery court. Dublin, on
August 10th. Mr.. John J. Duggan, eldest
son Of the latel, Mr.. William Duggan,
Carlow. was admitted solicitor of the
supreme court Of Judicature. MIR. Dug
gan served his apprenticeship with Mr..
P. A. Browne, Carlow, and intends prac-
Using in Carlow and Athy.
| CLARE.
At Knock Petty Sessions. on August
10th, before Mr.. Andrew NJ. Harper, res
ident magistrate, and Mr.. John Hassett,
an extensive weir proprietor, Mr.. Synan
| McAuliffe. was prosecuted at the suit of
the Limerick Board Of Conservators that
he did at Mlllparl1, in Clonderlaw bay
on the 2Sth June, 1897 make use of and
erect fixed engine for the capture Of
salmon without having obtained the
necessary authorization, and had used
same. Mr.. d. r. billiard, solicitor, ap-
peared for the conservators, and Mr.. f.
j.. McElligott, B. l.. INSTRUCTED by Mr..
Thomas Kelly. solicitorl, represented
the defendant. After good deal of ev-
ldence had been heard a fine of $50 and
$50 for the day was imposed. A second
prosecution against Mr.. McAuliffe for a
similar offense at his Weir at Lackna-
balee was next investigated, and a fine
Of $50 and $50 for the day imposed.
CORK
On the night of July 31st young man
named Thomas Coughlan, aged about 26
years, who had been engaged during the
summer in small steam yacht belong
ing to Mr.. John Murphy, of Amount,
mysteriously disappeared from the
yacht, which was lying at Queenstown.
Coughlan and a comrade named John
| Middleton were on shore on that even
Ing, but went on board between 10 and
IL O'Clock and retired. Next morning
Coughlan was missed by his comrade.
His clothes were on board, but no trace
of himself could be found, and it Is sur
missed that he got out of his berth dur
ing the night, and, going on deck far
some purpose, accidentally fell over
board and was drowned.
DERRY.
Felix Ferran, j. P, Magherafelt, has
been unanimously. elected by the Derry
branches Of the National Federation, as
delegate for their county.
The lord mayor Of London and mem
Der of the so-callcd Irish Society have
been on a junketing visit to their Irish
estates, and have been feted by the
mayor and corporation Of Derry.
DONEGAL.
In Ictterkenny,. on the evening OF
August 7, a man AIMED James Campbell
a fesher. died suddenly. The deceased
had been working at hay, in the Isles
and feeling somewhat unwell was going
home but, unable to reach it. called at
a neighbours house, where he sat on a
chair and asked for q drink only part
OF which he had taken when he fell of
the chair, and being raised up expired
in the arms of his son. Deceased, who
was highly respected, was about 40 years
OF age, and leaves a wife and eight
children.
DOWN.
All the meeting of the Newry Board Of
Guardians, on August It'll. the clerk
Mr.. w. R. Bell, announced the receipt OF
the local government boards report or
the extended Investigation held into the
general management of the Newry union
workhouse, by Mr.. r. Agnew, their in
spector, two months ago. AS a result Of
the investigation. the whole manage
ment of the workhouse is condemned
and the designations of the master MIR
j. j. Wauchope, the head nurse, Mrs
Newbold, the assistant nurse, OToole
and the schoolmstress, Miss Craig were
demanded ut once. Miss Cornell, the
night nurse, had resigned previously
Mr.. Bcal, the srhcolmaster received q
warning" The guardians are trying
to retain Mrs Wauehope as matron.
DUBLIN.
Ireland still keeps up the traditiona
reputation of the Old Island,' for the
evangelization of the benighted heather
A few weeks ago nine sisters from the
Iledemptorist convent at St. Alphonsus
church. Drumconhra. proceeded to Clap
ham. England, to establish there q
branch of their order. They are what
is known in the church us a ''cloistered'
order. and in the year 1859 the first
foundation of their order took place il
Ireland, the sisters. mostly Irish, coming
from Bruges. The little chapel at the
new house was well filled with visitors
to assist at the ceremony of enclosure
which was conducted by the Right Rev
DR.. Bourne. The Rev. Father Bridget
formerly superior Of the Redemptorist
convent in Limerick. preached the ser.
: mon on the occasion.
AT a meeting of the Evicted Tenants
Fund committee, in Dublin. on August
: 18th. Mr.. Il. Harrington gave notice that
on Friday, August 9th, he would move
the following resolution: That as the
| fall,