The Irish standard., 1898-11-12
CORK.

VII the evening vi Oct. ~, terrible
accident occurred on the river Lee.
through Il collision between the govern
ment steamer Cambridge, which is en-
ployed in attending on the harbor forts
and the government islands, and a whale
boat containing fifteen men, who were
employed at the dockyard at Haulbow-
line, and were returning from their
work at Ringaskiddy. where they all be-
longed, when they saw the Cambridge
bearing down upon them. They became
confused and endeavored to turn back,
when the steamer crashed into them
amldshlps and sank the boat, precipitat-
ing all her occupants into the water,
| Tho engines of the steamer were inn
| mediately reversed, and every effort was
made to rescue the drowning men, and
with success except in the case OF five,
who sank and were drowned. The
names of those drowned are keeffe
Murphy, Foot and Walsh of Ringas-
kiddy. and Michael Cotter, of Shanbally.
All the men were married and leave
| young families.
| CLARE.
The proposal to rename the streets of
! the town of Kilrush after leading
heroes of the '9S period is exciting
deep interest among the inhabitants
The streets are at present styled after
members of the Vandeleur family, the
! owners of kilrush. At the invitation
of the local '9S club, the town board
made the alterations suggested, but
subsequently eXpunged the resolution
| from the minutes on legal grounds. AT
the last meeting of the council it was
decided TO seek legal advice on the sub
ject.
| DUBLIN.
| On the evening of Oct 81, a mag
! niiiccnt demonstration to welcome back
to liberty the recently released Irish
| political prisoners. and also to further
the cause Of amnesty, was held in Dub
lin. The eX-political prisoners in whose
honor the demonstration was organized,
and who were present, were: Thomas
J. Clarke (Henry Howard Wilson,.
John Henry O'Connor (Henry Dalton),
and Edward O'Brien Kennedy Tim
FeatherstOne), and as they viewed the
dimensions of the gathering and wit
messed the enthusiasm with which
they were themselves greeted, they
must have felt satisfied at knowing that,
during their long and dreary confine-
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their fellow -countrymen. The meeting
took place in the round room of the
rotunda, which was crowded to excess.
Besides those who were SO fortunate as
to gain admission, there were thousands
that had to remain outside. The meet
was preceded by a torchlight procession
| which assembled in York street, at s
O'Clock, and which was a truly imposing
spectacle.
DERRY.
| On Oct. 13, horse trainer named John
McClnsky was arrested by the Maghera
police on the charge OF having cut the
tails off two horses belonging to Patrick
McGoldrick. of Eden, and John Adams
of Granahan, in Walsh's hotel yard.
Both horses belonged to farmers, who
had put them up while they transacted
some business in the market. The
prisoner had been detected In Walsh 8
stable with knife in his hand, having
hold Of McGoldricks horse by the tall
part of which was cut Off. The tall Of
| another horse was also found in an ad-
Joining stable, which appeared to have
been the piece cut from the tail Of the
| horse belonging to Adams The ac-
| cused was returned for trial to the Mag
herafelt quarter sessions.
DOWN.
AT the last Warrenpolnt petty ses-
sions Hugh Fearon, Il boatman and flsh
erman. residing in Omeath, was prose-
euted for having In his possession five
dozen Carlingf0rd oysters during the
close OF the season. The magistrates
fined the defendant G2 and CT costs, or
q months imprisonment.
| GALWAY.
The county fair, which was held in
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