The Irish standard., 1898-04-16

rose quay. being mistaken for
BLACK legs" who: 1t WAS believed, had
come to take the places of the men on
strike on the Cork and Bandon railway.
Evidence of the riot having been given,
| tho jury returned.la verdict OF guilty
against Michael Finnegan, Daniel Nc
Grath. jeremiah Murphy Philip Mooney
Thomas Kiely and John Barry. and they
found Denis sheehan mot guilty. They
recommended those found guilty to
| mercy. The chief baron sentenced
Michael Finnegan and Daniel McGrath
! to be kept in prison, and at hard labor,
for period OF Is calendar months; and
Jeremiah Murphy. Philip Moloney,
Thomas Kelly and John Barry to be kept
In prison. and to hard labor for a period
OF ~ calendar months.
DUBLIN.
Irish horses still maintain their SUI
premacy on the English turf. The last
| race for the Grand National Steeple-
chase Cup. at Liverpool, on March 25th,
was a great triumph, the first three
horses being Irish bred. The winner
was "Droeheda." lately owned by Mr.. G.
! Gradweu. j. p, Louth; "Cathal" was
second. and Gauntlet" third. The win
| ming horse, ''Drogheda," was an outsider
ana was hardly noticed in the betting;
but "Cathal" was one Of the favorites.
| The Aintree course is an extremely diff
! 1lcult and trying one. and this race is
admittedly the greatest OF it's kind in
the world.
Mr. w. I. Robinson, the young trainer
OF Fo&hill. has performed the hat trick"
| as the racing phrase has it, in connec-
ZION with the Lincoln handicap. In 1896
he won the race with "Clorane," while he
| captured the prize last year with another
Irish horse. "Winkfields Pride" On
March I'd Robinson won for the third
time IN succession with prince Bar
caldine," another Irish mount.
DONEGAL
The Most Rev. Dr. Owens, bishop of
Clogher. in letter to Rev. Canon Nc
kenna, P. P, of Pettigo, in closing his
subscription Of s1O for the relief OF the
distress in that district, gives a truly
pltiable description of the condition Of
tho parish. which is only a few miles
from tho Donegal seaboard. 1t is the
Same sad cry that is echoing all over
ireland. The crops have failed; the
people are starving. They have no food
for this year. and they have no seed for
tho next. The distress that threatens
them Is even more terrible than the dis
tress. acute though 1t be, which they at
| present endure. And to crown their mis-
cry. the exactions of the landlords grow
more exorbitant and more cruel in pro-
portion to the poverty OF the people.
GALWAY.
The Board of Works and the Shannon
Development Company have at last COM
bined for the erection of pier at Ross
more Point, close to the picturesauely-
situated town of Woodford, which played
SO conspicuous a. part in the struggle
against eviction and coercion in the days
OF Ba1four the First. In this matter, Rev.
| Father Costelloe and Mr.. Roche, NJ P.
who have been most earnest and active
In furthering the project, are to be con-
| graduated on their success.
LIMERICK.
In the district OF Kilmeedy, within the
past few weeks quite a sensation was
| caused by the action of the authorities.
Inc Constabulary, acting on instructions
from Dublin, seized all the arms in the
farmers possession. They intimated that
1t was for the purpose of safety the arms
were being collected, and that on being
required they would be handed back 1t
Is stated the farmers, nearly in every in
stance. handed over their arms on the
understanding that on due notice being
given they would be returned.
KERRY.
In view OF the recent discussion in
Parliament as to the right of Irish SOL
diers to wear the national emblem on St.
Patrick's day. it is gratifying to find that
the bigotry and intolerance which makes
the British army so obnoxious to Irish
men in general was not in evidence in
AAN'SS' VA ciAS iehoI 1slA VI hdICIl. uc
Royal Muster Fusillers paraded; and
when going to and returning from mass,
their band struck up such patriotic
tunes as THE Boys Of Wexford" ''O'Don-
nell Aboo.' Let Erin Remember" ETC.,
and in tho whole line of Redcoats there
was not soldier who did not sport a
big bunch Of the Chosen leaf" in his
! cap. The r. I. c.. were also not sparing
in tho use of the ''sprig of green"-in-
deed tho wearing at the national en-
blem was not confined to any creed or
class. At the children's mass, the SPLEEN
did brass band of st. Josephs Industrial
school performed some patriotic selec-
lions. and the rendering OF est. Patrick's
Day" through the town. by them, was a
treat .n,1
MAYO.
A special meeting sof the BallInrobe
Board Of Guardians was held on March
25th-Mr. A. Martin in the chair-for
the purpose of considering the advisable
ity or otherwise or adopting the labor
test in the mountain districts of the
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