The Irish standard., 1899-08-26
ANTRIM.

In Belfast, on July "a, Patrick Byrne,
Nos. and 3 Hollywood street and
Sandymount road, spirit grocer, was
lodged in the county Jail on warrant
from the court of bankruptcy charging
him with being an absconding bank
rupt, seeking to flee to Australia from
his creditors. He had been adjudicated
bankrupt in the local court, the pre-
vious week, and on July 10, he left the
city in company with his wife and child,
via Larne and Stranraer, for London,
en- route to Australia, but was captured
on board the steamship Oritrava, at
Plymouth, just as the steamer was about
to start from the Solent, for the journey
to the Antipodes. The prisoner was
brought back to Belfast, in custody OF
the bankrupt court officers, and his wife,
on ascertaining that her husband was
arrested, refused to proceed to Australia
without him, and accordingly, she and
the child returned to Belfast
CORK.
On the evening OF August d, in Cork,
a tailor, named Patrick O'Leary, had
narrow escape from being killed by an
electric tram on the Grand Parade The
tram was returning from Douglas, and
when opposite Grants, the driver
slowed UP, owing to the great traffic.
O'Leary was coming along the cross
ing from Great Georges street to
his employers establishment (Mr.
O'Flynn's), when, in order to avoid an
oncoming jarvey he suddenly stopped.
1t was impossible to stop the tram in
time, and he was knocked down. For
tunately, O'Leary rolled to one side,
and drew his legs from off the rails just
i'll time to save himself, and, beyond a
severe shock, he sustained no other in
jury.
CARLOW.
AT the last Graiguenamanagh fair,
woman named Catherine Ryan, who
had sold three yearling cattle to Bag
1alstown dealer named Meaney, was ar
rested on suspicion Of having stolen the
cattle. Mrs. Ryan belongs to Mill
town, Glenmore, where her brother has
farm, and she is the wife of John
Ryan, formerly of Glynn district, Coun-
ty Carlow, now laborer in Waterford
1t appears that Mrs. Ryan sold the cat
tie to Meaney for f12 or fig, and the
latter, getting suspicious, informed the
police, when Mrs. Ryan was arrested.
1t was subsequently found that Mrs.
Ryan's brother, in Midtown, was minus
the three cattle in question, which were
identified by the owner. Mrs. Ryan adj
mitted that she took the cattle from her
brothers. place the night before She
was admitted to bail to await trial at
next Rosbercon petty sessions, when
her husband will also be charged in
connection with the matter.
CLARE.
On July 20, Mr.. F. F. Cullinan, solr,
coroner for North Clare, held an in
quest at Moyreesk, on the remains of
young girl Of the laboring class named
Geoghegan, who had drowned herself
in lake near her home, the previous
day. 1t was alleged the poor girl had
shown signs OF dementia, and had pre-
viously attempted to drown herself.
When missed by her brother search,
was at once instituted and the body.
found A verdict of suicide during
temporary insanity was found.
DUBLIN.
A special meeting OF the Central
Branch of the Gaelic League was held,
in Dublin, few evenings ago, for the
purpose of welcoming Mrs. Warren
Springer, of Chicago, to Ireland's cap
ital. No woman in ireland or America
better deserved any honor which the