The Irish standard., 1897-03-20
persons, in acafI distress. This is .
sitution which cAlfs for immediate and

persons) in actlb4 distress. This is q
sitution which cAlfs for immediate and
extensive measuresor relief; yet Mr..
Balfor has of1eIEatlgly declared that mono
will be given. aea~
On Feb. Is great sensation was occa-
stoned in the ne1gnrorhood Of Foxford,
by the news thai Mr. n S. o'Grady Nc
Dermott, of Clongee, had been found
dead, about thirty yards from his avn
residence, having, apparently, been
killed by the ,discharge. accidental or
otherwise, of 4bw1tng piece he was
carrying, and over tie muzzle Of which
he must have been leaning. as the great
err part Of his head had been shot away.
An open verdict was returned by the cor
oner's jury. Deceased was an ex-ofticlo
Guardian Of the Swinford Union, and
brother of DR.. Leonard McDermott, OF
Foxford. He was widely known and
highly respected in the district where
he lived. :. ..
- ROsCOMMON.
On Sunday, Feb. "A, Rev. w. Walker:
of Fouroads, Roscommon, and Rev.. Mr..
Sharkey, of Elphin, were ordained to the
priesthood, Most Rev. Or. Clancy, bish-
CD of Elphin, performing the sacred cere-
mony, after 8 O'clock mass, In the ca
thedral, Both reverend gentlemen are
| intended for the mission in their native
diocese, Elphin. Each passed through
distinguished scholastic and ecclesi"
astical courses In Sligo and Maynooth
colleges. .
SLIGO.
| With much regret we have to chron"
icle the death, on Feb IL, from acute
bronchitis, OF Miss Elizabeth McManus,
CT Cuilmore, and niece of the late Rev.
Father Meehan, P. p, of Attymass. The
sad event occurred at the residence OF
her cousin, Mrs.. John Seaman, post
mistress, Bunninaden, where the de-
ceased had been on visit for the bene-
| fit of her health.
T1PPERARY.
Mr.. Condor, M. p, has given notice
that he will ask the chief secretary
| whether the attention of the Irish gov
eminent has been called to the excite
ment in the county Of Tipperary, caused
by an attempt of Lord Lismore to IN
close Cullenagh Mountain, and forciblly
interfere with the rights on the noun
tain exercised from time immemorlal by
7 io7,1
whether, having regard to he danger
hus threatened toAhe public peace, the
government will take steps to prevent
this Interference with the old-established
rights of the tenants, F"
On Feb. IS thessfuneral Of Mr.. P. o'Con-
nor, Of Annegroves House, Roscrea. took
place from st. .Audeon's church. High
street. Dublin. Despite the early hour
$3.50 a. n.y. at which the funeral cortege
left the church, q large and symppa-
thetic gathering at friends of the late
gentleman followed in carriages his re-
mains to Kingsbrfdge, en- route to Ros-
crea (the family 'burying ground being
at Dunkerrin, Kings county,.
ia. =. :. TYRONE. =. -. ~ = f.
On Feb. 10 a police still hunting ex-
petition was carried out on the Tyrone
Mountains, between Broughderg and
Draperstown. The Broughderg and Dra-
perstown police joined forces, under the
superintendence Of Sergt. Stokes, ORA
perstown, and Acting Sergeant Regain,
Broughderg. EARLY in the morning the
townland of Carrowoughteragh was
reached. where an exhaustive search
was instituted. A comodious and thor
oughly equipped still-house was discov-
cred in deep ravine, encircled by noun
! tains The still-house was evidently
only recently vacated, as warm embers
of the still-fre were snlouldering on the
hearth. Close by was found a huge vat
filled with wash made from malt A
number of barrels alec containing wash
| were found, together with number OF
slaves, hoops, jars, etc. The party then
searched the house of a man named
John M'Culla, and in one OF the out
| houses found vat containing 300 gal
ions. in which was a quantity OF wash
similar to that previously seized A
house occupied by woman named Mary
Conway was then searched. the result
| being that bottle of ''poteen" was
found and promptly sized.
WEXFORD.
| Capt. amilton, the agent of the Cool
CREAMY estate, has recently had inter-
views with some of the tenantry on the
property, who threw up ptheir holdings
| in pursuance of the plan of campaign.
| The result has been that several of them
have been reinstated. The terms upon
which the tenants were reinstated are
stated to be on the old rnt, with half
vars rent paid down, and leases to be
signed for period Of thirty-one years.
st. Anthony Cadets.
The first of series of open meetings
was held by the St., Anthony of Padua
Cadets on Sunday afternoon, March IA.