The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-01-29

SOOu WORK.
CLARE.
The death is announced, at an adj
vanced age, at Knoppogue. Castle. Quin,
Of Julia, widow of the late Lord Dun
boyne, the fourteenth in succession to
the title, and who predeceased his wife
some years SINCE. The deceased lady
was the second daugh liter of the late Mr..
William Brander.= of; Morden HALL, Sur
rey, England. 81 20.
CARLOW.
At the last meeting Of the Carlow
town commissioners, Mr.. NJ Governey i'll
the chair, a letter from Sir D. Harrcl,
under secretary to the Lord Lieutenant
was read. in which the Lord Lieutenant
declined to receive deputation of tho
commissioners, on the subject of the
Barrow drainage.
CORK.
Tho Cork Finacial Reform League evil
IDENTIFY means business The members
have forwarded e25 to the Dublin COM
mittee, with an intimation that as soon
as other Irish counties forward like
sum Cork will increase it's contribution
to 100. The object Of the league is to
demonstrate how England has been rob-
bling Ireland by illegal over taxation ever
since the Union" Perhaps the men,
bers of the Reform League have an idea
that England may be got to make resti-
tuition. But that's net all in England's
way" She gees on serenely "raking in"
the annual three millions of over tax
alton, not one penny of which ever
comes back to Ireland, and, when qucs-
toned on the matter, her only reply is:
We'll. what are you going to do about
it,"
An extraordinary case was Investigate
ed at the last Limavady petty sessions,
before Sir Thomas Lecky, Colonel Tynte,
II. NJ, and other magistrates, in which
Constable Edward Loughrey, of Lima
vady, was charged by District INSPECTOR
Hanna with the larceny of gold watch,
the property of DR.. II. NJ. Bryson, of
Limavady, coroner for the district. The
magistrates, on hearing all the evidence
produced, dismissed the charge without
leaving the bench
DONEGAL.
A Letterkerry correspondent states
that at the last monthly meeting of the,
town commissioners, Mr.. w. FL Boyd, D.
L., chairman, presiding, Mr.. Storey, the
town clerk. submitted the municipal rate
DOCKS for the ensuing year for approval
and signature. Mr.. McFadden, solicitor,
having examined the books, pointed out
that they were illegally prepared, and in
a way to disfranchise about 70 Catholic
Cccupiers, whose rates were paid by their
landlords. On the motion of Mr.. Nc
Fadden, seconded by DR.. Paterson. it
was resolved that the clerk be ordered
to prepare new books for examination at
next meeting.
DUBLIN.
On New Years day Alderman Thomas
ID. Pile was sworn in as high sheriff for
the city of Dublin. Dr. B. Condor, at
the same time, took the oath as sub
sheriff.
On Sunday. Jan 2, being the first Sun
day OF the year, solemn high mass was
celebrated in the o-cathedral, Dublin,
at - O'Clock. his grace, Most Rev. DR.,
Walsh, archbishop of Dublin, presiding,
and the lord mayor. accompanied by
members of the corporation, attending
in state. The lord mayor drove to the
cathedral in the state carriage, with the
full mounted police escort, and accom-
panied by his chaplain, Rev. Edward
Dunno. c. c.. Rathmines. and his Sec
rotary. Mr.. Thomas Kennedy, the mem
bers of the corporation driving in pro-
cessonal order with him. The lord
mayor. who wore his robes and chain Of
office, was attended by the sword-bearnI
and the mace-hearer, with the insignia
of Office The ceebrant of the high
mass was Rev. James Victory, G.. c.,
pro-cathcdral; deacon. Rev. r. Hunt, c..
c., do; sub-deacon, Rev. Father Black:
master of ceremonies, Rev. p. Dunno,
c. c.. pro-cathedral. The benediction
was pronounced by his grace the arch
bishop, after the sermon.
GALWAY.
An agent on Lord Huntington's estate
opened rent Office in Loughrea, re-
Gently. for the purpose Of receiving rent
from the tenants on the adjoining por-
tion of the estate. Several Of the ten
ants came in and asked for reduction,
which was refused. They urged the diff
ficuity of obtaining money after such a
bad harvest, but an abatement in all
cases was refused. The tenants who
failed to turn up at the. rent Office have
been served with notices stating that le-
gal proceedings would be instituted un-
less the rent was paid up.
KINGS COUNTY.
The Christmas of 1897 will long be re-
membered by the people living In the vi
entity of the Shannon. from Athlone to
Portumna, embracing distance of about
40 miles of waterways. The foundations
have been unprecedented. The river an
banded to such an extent that the district