Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-07-08

TIE ulluule Oh tue nlSlt III HIS NCii hdiiS-
ing from the bars of his window by
rope made from the sheet of his bed. He
was in a choking and exhausted condi-
ton when discovered. Kelly pleaded
guilty, and said he was desperate at the
time, being uneasy as to the fate of his
family, who had no means of subsistence.
He was allowed out on his own recogni-
zance.
Mr.. Commissioner Blood concluded
the hearing of the Cloone election petit
ton at Carrick- Shannon, and in de-
livering judgment said the petitioner had
established two votes more than respond
ent, and it now only remained for him to
declare that Mr.. Patrick Mcguire was
duly elected County Councillor for the
electoral division of Cloone, County Lei
trim, by majority of two votes. 1t was
only fair to add that both parties to the
petition were to be complimented on the
excellent manner in which they had con-
Quoted themselves during the hearing.
Mr.. Heslin was in no way accountable
for the wrong votes recorded for him.
On Wednesday general meeting of
the tenants of the Cabra estate, County
Cavan, was held in the Kingscourt Court
house to consider the report of the conf
mittee that had been previously appointed
to confer with the landlord, Mr.. Joseph
Pratt, as to the terms of purchase Rev.
Joseph Flood preaided. DIR. Dempsey
stated that the best terms the committee
could get from Mr.. Pratt were-for judi
cial tenants, eighteen years purchase on
first term rents; for non-judicial tenants
eighteen years purchase on present rents,
less a reduction of fifteen per cent. A
resolution proposing to assent to Mr..
Pratt's terms was carried by at least 20
to /.
At the usual fortnightly meeting of the
Cahirciveen Board of Guardians, Mr.. Ed
ward Fitzgerald presiding, the following
notice of motion handed in on last board
day by J. J. Morris came on for discussion:
"The Office of midwife for the Caher
dispensary district be abolished" Sew
eral of the guardians spoke entirely
against the motion, and that in the inter-
est of humanity the Office should not be
interfered with. Eventually it was decided
to acquaint the local Government Board
in the matter, and see if it would be pos
sible to charge the Caher dispensary dis
trict with the midwife's salary instead of
having it an all round union charge as at
present.
At the last meeting of the Athlone Dis
trict Rural Council, the Chairman, M. ].
Riordan, presiding there being fifty
members present, an important commu-
nication, affecting the remuneration of
medical officers under the laborers' act,
was received by the local government
board. Some discussion followed, from
which it appeared that the council was
still determined to adhere to their de-
cision to give only IS per each cottage,
but, in obedience to the demand of the
Local Government Board, directed their
clerk to summon a special meeting of ali
the committees of the union for July
next, to again discuss and reconsider the
entire question.
At the Petty Sessions of Collin, County
Louth, an eviction order was granted, at
the suit of Admiral Singleton, against
tenant farmer named John ]. Dunno, of
Fitzpatrick. The defendant had been
section of the land act. The defendant,
who did not appear, lives at present in
Liverpool, where he is employed as dock
laborer. During the time of the Land
League great commotion was caused at
his eviction from the same farm, on
which occasion his poor old father was
removed from his sick bed and left on
the roadside, where his condition becom-
ing worse he was carried to stable near
at hand, where he died in few hours
afterwards.
An alleged case of coming came before
the magistrates of Belfast at the Custody
Court, in which Michael Magee was
charged with having had in his posses
sion seven base or counterfeit silver coins
resembling half-crowns, with intent to
pass them off, on the 10Th inst. From
the evidence of Henry Heathwood, the
accused was observed secreting a delphi
canister close to MERGERS flour mill, Dun.
crue road, which contained base coins,
and which was subsequently handed over
by Heathwood to the police. Sergeant
Redmond deposed to the arrest of the
prisoner, and on searching the house of
accused found there a bottle of nitric
acid, DELPHI canister similar to the one
already referred to, some copper wire
and a piece of zinc, the articles being
used for the manufacture of coins. Pris-
oner was remanded.
Mr.. Patrick O'Brien, NJ. p, is about to
be the recipient of substantial testimo-
NAL in recognition of his services for the
amelioration of the condition of the Irish
postmen. Mr.. O'Brien, in his position
in Parliament and at the Tweedmouth
Commission, has on every possible occa.
sion advocated the cause of the postmen
for better remuneration for their arduous
work, curtailment of their hours of
duty, etc. In Athlone, where an inn
nortant branch of the Federation of POST