The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-10-30
ANTRIM,

ANTRIM.
The anniversary of the judicial muir
der of William Orr, in 1898. was observ-
ed in Belfast, on October 18th AS be-
lifted the commemoration of the first
martyr Of the United Irishmen, all Ma
tionalist parties in Belfast united for
the occasion. The Presbyterian pa
triot did not die in vain If the memory
of him teaches Irishmen, North and
South, to be tolerant Of one another,
and only intolerant of the common
enemy.
ARMAGH.
At Lurgan Quarter Sessions. on Oc-
tober 18th, DR.. James M. Moore, a local
practitioner, pleaded guilty to having
nogged a messenger boy in his employ
ment in the months of March and ALI
gust. In sentencing the accused to one
months Imprisonment, without hard la
Dor, Judge Kisbey said the prisoner had,
for most trivial offense, bound the
boy to a post and flogged him until
mis- back was in such a condition that
DIR. Agnew had said his wounds were
tnnumerable. The punishment did not
touch the fringe Of the penalty de-
served; but 1t was the decision of the
majority of the magistrates, of whom
he (the judge) was only the mouth
piece
CLARE.
A case was heard at the last sPetty
Sessions at Crusheen which aroused an
extraordinary degree of interest in the
district. Perhaps we should say series
OF cases, for there were a number
OF cross-summons' arising out of the
same transactions In one set Consta-
bles Roman and Lewis. of Sunnagh Pro-
lection Post. had summonses for assault
against Daniel Ryan. an emergency
caretaker. whom they were protecting
on the evicted farm of Sunnagh, and
his wife, Mary Ryan; while Ryan and
his wife had sYmmonses against the po-
lice for assault, the allegations of the
latter against Sne OF the constables be-
ing OF serious nature. The court was
crowded during, tie hearing of the cases.
After protracctedp hearing the bench
sent Ryan to Jail, for a month on each
OF the charges against him. They fined
Mrs. Ryan SIS. and dismissed the sum-
monses against, the police
CORK.
Mr.. Henry Lindsay Young, ]. P, of
Cork, recently attended at the Devon
shire Arms Hotel, Youghal, for the pur-
pose OF receiving the September rents
from the tenants on the estate at Pill
more Last year he gave a reduction
Of Is. Cd. In the pound. This year, rec
ognizing the damage done to the potato
and other crops, by the bad weather that
prevailed during the summer months,
he voluntarily gave the handsome re-
duction Of IS. in the pound. Further
more. having ascertained from his ten
ants that their potato crop was almost
a complete failure. as what escaped the
blight was unfit for food, he promised
to give them quantity of new seed
potatoes In the coming spring.
DERRY.
On Sunday, October 3, impressive re-
ligious ceremonies took place at st.
Baithin's church, in the parish of St.
tombstone. when the solemn ceremony
Of blessing the bells of the church was
performed by Most Rev. Dr. O'Donnell,
In the presence of the largest congre-
CATION which has gathered there for
many years. At the High Mass Rev.
Prof McShane was the celebrant: Rev.
J. Sweeney. P. P. Kilybegs, deacon;
Rev. F. McGettigan. G. G., Newtown-
cunningham, sub-deacon, and Rev. Dam
lei Stephens, C. c.. Letterkenny. master
Of ceremonies. Most Rev. DR.. O'Donnell
presided, assisted by large body of the
clergy. An eloquent sermon was
preached by Very Rev. Father McGetti-
gan. and his appeal for funds for the
purchase of the bell and the reuova-
tton of the church met with generous
response, over E4OO being the result.
Rev. Father Doherty. the parish priest.
thanked the subscribers in suitable
terms. at the close Of the ceremonies.
DUBLIN.
One Of the English garrison stations
in Ireland is about to disappear. The
"Pigeon House Fort" by means of
which the English minister. in 1915.
stated he could lay Dublin in ruins. in
the event of rising" for repeal Of the
Union." is being dlsmantled. in order
to convert it into a sanitartum. The
fertilization is G being stripped of its
heavy ordnance, with view to its
transfer to the corporation authorities
The submarine establishment and har-
Dor mines are already at their disposal:
and at. a near date jit is expected that
the armory. couRisting Of weapons Of
modern style, will be transferred to
some Of the HubliG military centers
The 42-pounders andaother artillery will
be removed to .Wieklow. for the pur-
pose, 1t Is stated. of training the artil-
lery militia regiments.
On the evening of, October 4. the first
section of the Irish Pilgrims to the
Eternal City, to the number of hun