The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-02-12

held in Dublin Castle, for the purpose
OF considering an application for the
confirmation Of the scheme for con-
structing line of light railway between
Letterkenny and Burtonrort, County
Donegal. The decision of the case was
postponed for a. fortnight.
DUBLIN.
In Dublin, on Jan. Nth, DR.. j. Il.
Kenny. City Coroner, held an inquest,
at Mountjoy Prison. on the hcly of q
man named John Sullivan, who had died
in the prison hospital the previous day,
while undergoing a sentence of Il
years imprisonment. Sullivan was at
first sentenced to death, at the Cork
Assizes OF 1896, on a charge OF muir
der, but this was afterwards committed
to penal servitude. lie was SO yeal
OF age, and had bcsa IN the hospital
from tho 3lst OF De- emier last. The
jury returned a verdict CT death from
heart failure.
Tho death is announced OF Alderman
Richard Toole. which took place on JAN
18TH, at his residence, 81 Upper Dorset
street. Dublin. Alderman Toole WA
one OF Dublin's best known citizens; he
occupied leading position in the build
ing trade, and had carried out success.
fully many Important works. He rep
resented Inns quay ward in the Dublin
Corporation for many years. as coul-
cillor and alderman, and was held in
the highest esteem by his constituents.
whose interests on all occasions he most
Zea!ously guarded. His health for some
time had not been good. and weakness
OF the heart, from which he suffered
terminated his useful life.
GALWAY.
Mr.. w. ]. Hynes, Of Woodmount. Bal
llnasloe, who had been for long time
alling, died at his residence, Wood
mount, on Jan. 10th, and was inferred in
the new cemetery Creagh, on the 18th,
the funeral being very large. Mr.. Hynes
and his brother, Mr. j. W. uynes, had
for long time carried on business, in
the timber line, in Ballinasloe, where
they had made large fortune, which
they invested in land, having become
the owners of several properties, after
which they relinquished business. They
were at one time agents in Ireland for
the Spanish government. One of the
late w, J. Hynes' sons is counsellor.
KILKENNY.
The decision of the inspector general
OF Constabulary has been received in
connection wifi. the charges preferred
at a court of inquiry held at Cuffes-
grange Station! Ia short time ago
against Constablens Eugcnt Sweeney,
Callan Station, and Constable Dennis
Walsh, Kilmanr|ashlh, Station, that they
conspired to make false statements
against Constable Bradley, Limetrec
Station; and the, jpspector-general has
ordered the dismissal from the force OF
the two accused :.a y,
,I<ERRY.
On the night 'of Sunday, Jan. 18th,
eight masked men visited the house Of
Il family named Burke. ,caretakers of an
evlcted farm at, Bahyrack, on the Den
man estate, broke the windows and fired
shots into the rooms and then went to
the house Of farmer named John
Moriarty. little distance off, at Rus
been, forced Moriarty's son on his
knees, beat him and made him swear
to send no cattle to the evicted farm
and to remove those he had then on it.
The police are very reticient in givinh
Information as to their clues of the
perpetrators and 80 far, no arrests have
been made.
LIMERICK.
A large and representative meeting OF
Catholics OF the county and city of Linz
crick was held in the County Court
house, Limerick, on January 14th, in
furthcrance of the demand for the
establishment of an Irish Catholic Uni
vcrsity. Most Rev. DR.. O'Dwyer, Bishop
OF Limerick, presided The meeting was
one Of the most important yet held in
support or any national demand in
Limerick, and was striking indorsc-
mcnt o. the action taken by the great
public meeting held in Dublin on the
previous Tuesday.
LElTRlM.
At the last meeting of the Manor
hamilton Beard OF Guardians, a rcsou-
tion WAS handed in by Mr.. p. J. ODon-
nell, J. p, in which it was decided to
hold u public meeting at the Court
House. on the 31st of January, at which
all the clergy and leading ratcpayers ii
the Union were to be invited to attend
to consider the financial relations uues-
ton. 1t was also unanimously agreed
to hold the meeting under the auspices
OF the ''All Ireland Committee" an,
that steps be Immediately taken to form
branch for the Manorhamlton dist
rict.
SLIGO
The cviCtons were continued on the
Tottcnham estate. on Jan. II. The
cvicting party assembled at Glenfarne
railway station, at 10 o'clock, and first
proceeded to the house of Il man named
Denny Rim, Of Skreggs When tho
house was reached lit was found that
the roof had been thrown down. Formal
possession was given. and the party