The Irish standard., 1898-10-22
late John Charles Duffy. chairman of the
Dundalk town commissioners.
MAYO.

| Dunuaik town commissioners.
MAYO.
| A melancholy case of drowning oc-
Cured at Dooega, Achill. on Sept. is.
Mrs. Mary Forty. whose husband was in
England sick and unable to do his work
as a harvester. or to send her any help,
went TO the shore to pick up some she'll
fish for herself and her five helpless little
children. While so engaged she was
caught by wave and carried out to sea.
A child who was with her gave the alarm,
but by the time the villagers arrived the
poor woman had disappeared. and the
body has not since been recovered.
MEATH.
Evidence of thoughtful and charac-
teristic act, illustrative of the goodness of
heart of the late empress of Austria, has
recently come to light.During one of her
visited the school at Ashborneu, the then
mistress of which was Miss Anne Corri-
gan. The empress was highly pleased
with the children and the teacher, and
now. years after, Miss Corrgan has re-
ceived Il notification from the secretary
of the dead empress, that in her will she
had left the teacher a legacy of $50 a
year, for life.
QUEENS COUNTY.
A curious incident occurred at Strad-
Daily petty sessions on Sept. "a. The
presiding magistrates were Col. Cosby
and r. w. Weber Early in the pro-
ceedings Mr.. Weber had to leave the
bench to answer summons brought
against him by farmer, for trespass of
cattle. Mr.. Weber was fined So and
costs. Later on Col. Cosby left the
bench 10 conduct a prosecution against a
young man found trespassing on his es-
tate. in pursuit of game when Mr. Web
Der took the chair and fined the defend
ant los and costs. Justices law" in the
Stradbally district, is frequently mixed
UP" rather cruiously.
ROSCOMMON.
On Sept 20 a melancholy occurrence,
resulting in the unexpected death of re-
spectacle farmer, took place at Ballina-
boy, within two miles of Roscommon.
On the morning in question, a middle
aged man, of the farming class, named
Scally left his house at Ballinaboy, to
look after holding some distance away
Having done so, he turned toward home,
but did not go far when he became sud-
denly i'll and fell on the road, where he
was found soon after, life being extinct.
At the coroner's inquest verdict of
death from heart failure was returned.
a. I1PPERARY.
On the evening of Sept. 26. as Capt.
Morris, D., S. o., adjutant of the Royal
Irish regiment, Clonmel depot. was rid
ing along Mountain road with Capt Ly-
sasht, a woman wearing bright shawl
suddenly came from around corner,
and Capt Motris' horse got frightened,
and stopping suddenly threw it's rider
over it's head. When he was picked up
it was found that he had sustained no
serious inll,liy ,l5but was greatly shaken.
WATERFORD.
On the night of Sept. Is tragic suicide
occurred at Kilmaree, few miles from
Waterford. A man named Patrick
Cough proceeded to the barn adjoining
his residence, put rope around his
neck and fastened it to a rafter, and
then let himself drop from the support on
which he had been standing, and a few
minutes afterward was found quite dead.
An inquest was held and verdict of
suicide while temporarily insane was re-
turned. No motive can be assigned for
the deed, as the deceased was in COM
Portable circumstances.
WESTMEATH.
On Sept. 81 the news reached Athlone
of the death of Denis Murphy. first
class teacher in charge of Bloomhill ma
tional school. Deceased had attended the
local sports at Doone on the previous
Sunday, and, with other teachers, re-
manned in the locality at friend S
house, until midnight, when he started
for home. Half a mile from Doone he
was run into by cart, one of the shafts
of which entered his right side. He died
next morning, having suffered great
agony The deceased was native of
Kilorslin, County Derry.
WEXFORD.
George w. Warren, auctioneer, held a
sale OF sheep at the Paddoclls. Corey, on
Sept. 90, when upwards of 600 sheep were
disposed Of at the following prices:
Stock ewes from 30s to 35s each; hogget
ewes. 34s to 36s, one pen, belonging to
Charles Rourke Camolin. fetching ass.
Lambs old at from 20s to 24s Cd. Rams
were not in much request, and sales reg
istered from co lbs to c3 los. Mr..
Warren also disposed of large number
of mich COWS and about 60 head of
young cattle. Cows realized from 60 to
,c12; 2-year-old hefers and bullocks.
from ,cS to GO Is 3D. and yearlings from
G5 to GS, Calves sold from Go to ga
Is Cd.
GOING TO CALIFORNIA