The Irish standard., 1897-04-17

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Cockhill, near Buncrana. The occupants
Of the house were an old man md We
man Of the name a Blsw. and with
them resided 9 grown-up son, named
Charles Blew, an invalid brother, twp
daughters and niece. The daughters
had gone out to mass in the neighboring
church, when the son Charles, Who for
some time had exhibitor symptoms Of
lunacy, appeared to be suddenly seized
with a paroxism of rage, and gcasping
a potato beetle, he rushed at the old
couple and struck them over the head
and face. He then turned hts attention
to the bedridden brother; and furiously
assaulted him also. He next fell upon
the niece, little girl named Callaghan,
and knocked her senseless. The neigh
bors, hearing the disturbance, irtished
in, and met with the shocking sight Of
the four people lying in heap on the
floor. The mailman was seized; but,
meanwhile he had almost succeeded in
cutting his own throat with table
knife. The lives of all the unfortunate
people are despaiped, of. The old. man
died during the evening, and the moth
er's death was hourly expected. Blew
has been committed to Derry Jail to
await his trial at the Donegal summer
assizes. - SO 'a"n s.~.,s
-, 49, DUBLIN.
The Irish Emigration Statistics for
1896 have been issued by the English
registrar general; and thcugh~they show
welcome falling off, as compared with
the previous year, they are still depress-
ing reading, having regard to the pre-
vious and continued depletion Of
of the population of the country We
learn from the report that 1895 per-
sons-natives of Ireland-left the coun-
try in 1896, and of these 3,842, or 80
per 1000 of the population Of the pro-
vince in 1891, were from Leinster;. 49,
4s5, OR 1872 per 1000, from Munster;
1884, of 4.e per 1000, from. Ulster, and
1924, or 1879 per 1000, from Con-
naught-the total number being equal
to S.3 per 1000 of the population of
Ireland in 1891, the last period of an
estimated census. u...-...... .,n~,...s..
The London correspondent of the
Dublin Freeman's Journal, telegraphing
under date of March 49,, says: II very
much regret to learn that Frank Hugh
O'Donnell was most severely injured
by gas explosion last evening", Mr..
O'Donnell entered his rooms at Charing
Cross Mansions, about 10 p. NJ, and, on
lighting match, terrific explosion en-
sued. 1t would appear that, owing to
an escape, the rooms were charged with
gas, which exploded when Mr.. O'Don-
nell struck a light. He was removed
to Charing Cross hospital IN a very
critical condition, and the latest report
is that his life is seriously endangered"
The Dublin papers state that a grant
of e15O has been made, out of the
'Royal Bounty Fund.- to Mrs. .Foxx: and
Mrs. Brush, the two surviving daughters
of William Carleton, the Irish novelist
It is proposed that the army man.
oeuvers' in Ireland this year shall be
held in the country between Dublin and
the Curragh of Kildare, after the usual
concentration Of troops at the Curragh
for summer drill. The second week in
August is named as the time for the
manoeuvers, which will last about six
days and conclude with a: grand par
ade and march-past" in the Phoenix
park.
GALWAY.
Mr.. Joseph Bowles, who was SEN
fenced to penal servitude, in connection
with what was known at the time. as
the Ballinderry tragedy, OH March Is,
arrived at his home, Looscaun, near
Woodford, after two years and three
months Incarceration and received cead
mile failthe from all his friends, and
neighbors, who never ha. any other
feeling than that of implicit confidence
in his innocence of the crime Of which
he was convicted--the killing OF
man named Callaghan,r who
had taken an evicted =, farm.
Callaghan had fired shot at
man named Kelly, who was a member
of boating party, in 1894, on Lough
Oerg, and in the effort Of. the party to
take the gun from him he was killed.
Mr.. Bowles' release was somewhat UNI
expected, inasmuch as memorial to the
lord lieutenant, supported by people of
al! creeds and parties, including clergy
and magistrates, was sometime ago pre-
sented and had been refused. i,
The inhabitants of the Arran Isles
deeply regret the removal of rev Faith
er Colgan from their midst. Though
for some weeks past he had taken
charge of Menlough parish, the final,
severance from Arra1l' did not occur till
March 13. During the three yySHsrs he
spent in Arran he endeared himse.x to
all Of the Inhabitants. ,
KINGS COUNTY.
On March IT,, in Clara, the new mar
BILE statute of st. Francis ef,,Assissi,'