The Irish standard., 1897-05-15
NEWS FROM IRELAND.

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ANTRIM. :.
On the evening of April 20, the Green
castle National Band paraded the viii
| lage of Greencastle, via the Whitehall
road, and back by Grey's Loaning,
| through the village towards White
house. The bandsmen, it is alleged,
desired to go into Whitehouse, owing
to the fact that the police authorities
had given the Tory Unionist Band per-
mission to proceed through the village
of Greencastle on Easter Monday. This
concession was not granted the Nation
alists, and the result is that baton
charge ensued, owing to an opposing
| crowd having gathered from White
house. The police, not being recognized
by either party, got pretty we'll rough
handled.
ARMAGH.
On the whole the Catholics of Ar
magh have every reason to congratulate
themselves on the result, which has re-
veaied the fact that in very short
time they will be able to secure ma.
jority on the town corporation, and
thus enjoy the fruit of their long
looked-for and well-deserved emancipa-
ton. In this election, the Redmond
ites-who do not muster numerously in
Armagh-voted with the Tories-for
whatever reason they themselves can
alone explain. But they do not explain
being, perhaps, wise in their genera
| tiOn.'
CAvAN.
| On April 16, Dr.sBourke, coroner for
East Cavan, held an inquest at Kilcross-
| duff, about five miles from Bailiebor-
ough, touching the death of. a small
farmer named Ward, who had commit
ted suicide on the previous day by hang
ing himself to his own house. From
the evidence given it appeared that the
unfortunate man was. about 60: years. of
age. and that, after returning home
| from the town of Sherlock. where he
had been on business, he had sent out
| his. wife to neighbours house for some
| milk, but when she returned she found
his dead body hanging from a rafter in
the house. The deceased was not con-
sidered of unsound mind, and no mo-
tive can be assigned for the desperate
deed. The jury found that Ward COM
mitted suicide while laboring under
temporary insanity.
CLARE.
In Kilrush, on April 18, most sue
cessful Nationalist demonstration was
held for the purpose of considering
| matters of urgent public Importance
and denouncing land-grabbing in the
district. The day was fine and the at
tendance of people from all the sur
rounding parishes was very great, be-
ing the largest meeting held in Clare
for several eyars. Mr. M. J. Flynn. M.
P. for North Kerry came over from
Ballylongford, with a large contingent
and was escorted into the town. from
Cappa Pier, by large procession,
headed by the St. Patrick's National
band of the town. A large contingent
also arrived by the West Glare railway
trains from Milton, Kilkee, Ennistymon,
Mullogh and other centers, headed by
the Midtown band. The town was an
propriately decorated for the occasion.
On the motion of Mr.. Luke O'Brien.
chairman of the Kilrush town commits
sioners, seconded by Mr.. M. ]. Carmody,
p L. G., Mr.. Michael Mescall, chairman
of the Kilrush board of guardians, was
moved to- the chair. Resolutions in ac-
cordance with the call of the meeting
were unanimously adopted.
CURh. .-.e:s-
AT the last meeting of the Cork town
council, the question of the court of
conscience again came up for discus
sion. The mayor announced that AL
derman Horgan had resigned the Office
of president Of the court, and he asked
the sanction of the council to the ap-
pointment of DIR. w. j. Dunlea, solicitor,
as his successor. Mr.. Hall proposed \
resolution declining to sanction the ap-
pointment on the ground that it would
be slur on the professional reputation
of the present registrar, Mr.. Donegan,
who was entitled to the Office. This
resolution was defeated by % votes to
20 votes, and a resolution proposed by
Mr.. Slattery, sanctioning the appoint
ment of Mr.. Dunlea was carried by a
similar vote.
CARLOW.
At the last meeting of the Carlow
town commissioners, Mr.. P. d. Shackle-
ton, locum tenens for the chairman pre-
siding, Miss Kate German was unani-
mously elected to complete the collec-
ton Of borough rates, or consolidated
assessment. levied within the borough,
for all municipal purposes, which had
been commenced by her father, and had
been left unfinished by his recent death.
There, were over twenty candidates for
tho 40 rxro,,<,