The Irish standard., 1897-02-13
drops in the bucket to what is needed.


drops in the bucket to what is needed.
On Jan. 10, the local relief committee
organized in Killarney to deal with thu
loss and suffering occasioned by the bog
slide, had under consideration the ques.
ton of the regulation Of the injured
lands Some of the lands are held BY
judicial tenants, others by purchasers un'
der the land purchase acts, and others
are ordinary holdings. Mr.. J. D. Cur.
tayne, who had been appointed to under
take the reva1uation, in conjunction with
other gentlemen, wrote declining to dc
so, On the ground that it should be done
by the government, officially, and that
the proper persons to do it were the lane
commissioners, who had previously dealt
judicially with SO many of the farms
The committee decided to proceed with
the unofficial reyaluation, and at, the SAME
time to apply to Mr.. Gerald Balfour, the
chief secretary for Ireland, for an official
valuer
The salmon fishing season opened or
January roth, on Killarney Lakes. The
opening price for salmon paid to the
fishermen during the day was is. 1od
per pound.
KILDARE, a..
The parisllioners of Kildare have had
the address they presented last September
to Very Rev. DR.. Murphy, P. P, V. G..
on. the occasion of his silver sacerdotal
jubilee, very handsomely illuminated
The address is rich in the abundance o.
its views, which include St. Brigid's, Kill
dare; Carlow College,. the Round Tow
er, Kildare; St. Patrick and St. Brigid
There is also good likeness OF the re-
cipient at top, and the title and initial let
tiers are splendid samples of Celtic art
with abundance of ornamentatiou, while
the text is also Celtic
L,EITRIM.
At the recent Land Sessions, in Car
RECKON Shannon, before County Court
Judge Waters, All important question
with regard to the Interpretation of sub.
section 3 of section 5 OF the Land Act o.
90 was discussed. Mr.. George W. Jack
son, OF Fitzwilliau-square, Dublin
brought an ejectment against Anthony
Doherty, Kate Forde and James Doher'
ty, the representatives OF Patrick Do,
herty, deceased, for farm Of land held
at Kilclare, at the yearly rent of f4o, the
total amount Of rent due to the 1st o.
November, 90, being fo5 Is. Kate Forde
served cross-notice, to have a fair rem
fixed upon her portion OF the farm
which she held under all assignment
from her father, the late Patrick Doller.
ty. 1t was stated the arrears could b.
paid; and the judge adjourned the case
to the next sessions.
LIMERICK, ~s..,
In Limerick, on January 10th, the
mayor presided at the meeting Of the Ma
tional Federation, and announcing hi:
intention OF retiring in favor of Aid
O'Mara for the Office of civil delegate
Aid. O'Mara was accordingly unani
mous1y appointed. On the proposition O
Mr. J. Wynne, seconded by MIR. d: Will
Jams, a resolution was unanimously
adopted congratulating Mr.. John Dillon
M. P, on his election to the chairman
ship of the Irish party. The mayor sale
the resolution could not go too far il
praising MIR. Dillon. Mr.. Roche an
nounced that foo had been sent to the
parliamentary fund from the city organ
ization, and there were t54 still on hand
1t is stated that the Hon. Mr.. Trench
and his tenants on the Kilfnnane estate
have agreed on the terms of purchase o
the estate, viz: " years purchase Of thu
rental, or Fl years of Gritfith's valuation
the hanging gale and the last Septenbel
rents to be forgiven. ....
LOUTH. ->
On Jan. 20 the Drogheda corporation
on the motion OF Mr. Luke Elcock, sec
onded by Aid. Jordan, passed the reso
luton OF the National Amnesty Associa
ton i'll favor OF the annestying of the re
naming Irish political prisoners. Ih'
same resolution has been adopted by
considerable number of public bodies il
different parts of Ireland.
LONGFORD.
Notwithstanding Lord Longford
veto, issued by him from the Regent
Park Barracks, London, the Unionist
Of Longford, who are not absentees, at
tended in strong and representative fore
at the meeting summoned by the Long
ford town commissioners, acting will
the Bishop of Ardagh. Mr.. Edgeworth
of Edgeworthstown presided, and SOM
OF the most effective speeches were de
livered by Protestant clergymen. TIL
Bishop of Ardagl proposed the first res
olution, and added another to the man.
remarkable speeches delivered by Irisl
Bishops on the financial question. MI
Edgeworth, referring to Mr.. Balfour'
Manchester speech, declared it to be Of
a par, in point of bad taste, with tn