The Irish standard., 1898-07-30

I the Cork town council, proposal to
change the name of Great Britain street
to Napier Tandy street. and an amend
ment that the name of Wolfe Tone be
substituted, gave rise to Il lively discus
sion; but in tho end both the resolution
and amendment fell through for want
| of quorum.
| CLARE.
At the Assizes, in Ennis on July 9,
before Judge OBrien. Michael Griffin and
Michael Callinan, poor-law guardians of
the klrush union, charged with having
received c3 each from Thomas Lerni-
han. of Kilrush, as an inducement to
vote for him in an election for master of
the union workhouse. We're found
guilty. and were sentenced to one
months Imprisonment each, to be dis
missed from the Office of guardian, and
to be disqualified for seven years from
holding any public office. The other
cases were postponed to the next Assizes.
| DONEGAL.
Drimnahough house. near Letterken-
ny, the residence Of Mr. Manus McFad-
den, J. p, was burnt to the ground early
on the morning of July Z. His niece,
Miss Mcclellan, 10 years of age, and
Miss Brennan. in endeavoring to escape
by way of the roof, fell distance of 80
1eet. Miss Geehan was killed on the
spot, and Miss Brennan was seriously
injured.
CARLOW.
Carlow county has just lost one of it's
the death of Mr.. Patrick Maher, j. P,
which occurred at his residence. Bal
lyellin, Goresbridge, OH July 4, after an
illness Of some three months duration.
His funeral. on the 9Th, from his resi-
dence was of imposing proportions, ex-
tending over distance Of two miles.
The chief mourners were Rev. J, Maher,
S, j., rector Sacred Heart college, Lin
erick; Rev. M. Maher, S. j.; James
Maher. Whiteha1l; Patrick j. Maher,
sons; Master, P. Maher, grandson;
Messrs. L. F. Walshe, L. P. Hughes, j.
P. Bowling, sons-in-law, and James
Clowry, brother-in-law. The deceased
was a Nationalist in the truest accepta-
ton Of the term, and never swerved in
his devotion to the cause, which had no
more fearless and uncompromsing ad-
vocate.
DUBLIN.
| On TN1v tho ~
Pontifical Zouave, Edward Ryan, rs
Percy place, Dublin, were inferred in
Prospect cemetery, Glasnevin The
funeral procession left the Catholic
church. Haddfngton road, Immediately
after the termination of requiem mass.
The chief mo4rnei's were: Mrs. Ellen
Ryan, widow; Misses E. Ryan and NJ.
Ryan, daughters; Messrs J. ]. Ryan, M.
Ryan and w. Ryan, sons; and Messrs. j.
Power w. losney,s and ]. Grimes, vete-
rams of the Battalion Of St. Patrick .
represented the surviving members of
the Popes Brigade, in Dublin. The Old
Guard Union, of which the deceased was
member was Represented by Messrs.
Mitchell, Kennedy. O'Brien, Jones,
o'Clotessy. Kenny, Reilly, Hyland,
Walsh. and Head. A large number of
Nationalist and friends of the deceased
were present. In addition to the floral
tributes to the deceased soldiers men,
DRY. laid Oh his grave by his immediate
relatives. DR.. and Mrs. McGrath, and
Master Hyland, sent wreaths of natura
flowers.
DOWN.
On Sunday, June 26, the Catholic
church of Ballymacnab, erected through
the efforts of the esteemed parish priest
Rev. Patrick Corr, was consecrated by
Most Rev. DR.. Healy. in presence of an
Immense congregation. The new church
which has cost sum of G2,5O0, is one
of the handsomest in the diocese. The
response to the eloquent appeal of the
Most Rev. Dr. Healy in it's behalf, was
worthy of the people and the occasion.
GALWAY.
On July singular incident occurred
In Clifden. Captain Charles Underwood
O'Conrell. Of New York, the ex-Feniau
State prisoner of 1SG5-'67, who had been
on visit to Clfden for the previous
fortnight, floated the American flag, al
sunrise, from the window of his room
In the hotel, in honor of Independence
Day, Shortly afterwards justice OF
the peace, who was visitor to the same
hotel, told the proprietor to replace the
American flag by the Union Jack" T,
this Captain o'Connell objected, and the
flag was allowed to remain where it was
Shortly afterwards Captain OConnel
went for a walk outside the town and
whom he returned he found his flag had
been removed by order OF the police
authorities.
KINGS COUNTY.
Patrick Kenny, who was arrested on
the Goth of May, and had since been in
Jail, in Birr, on the remanded charge OF
having murdered his brother, Kierar
Kenny, at Sir f. Armstrong; demesne
gate on the night Of the 9th of May, has
been released from custody on nominal
bail. the authorities having obtained
evidence tending to. incriminate anothe