The Irish standard., 1899-02-11
ANTRIM.

AN RlM.
An extraordinary case of gas poison
ing, resulting in the death OF a woman,
aged y, named Mrs. Mary McNally, and
of Minnie McCabe, a child aged four
years, is reported from Belfast. Mrs.
Mentally, who acted as housekeeper to
commercial traveller named McCabe,
living in Park Lodge Crescent, retired to
bed on the night of January 18th. as
usual, with the child. AS she failed to
appear next morning. Mr. McCabe went
to her room. which was found full of
gas. the jet being turned on. but rot
lighted. Mrs. McNally was dead. and the
child died at noon, without recovering
consciousness. - is believed the little
girl-Who was afraid of the darkness
had. prior to the arrival in the room
of Mrs. McNaly. tried to light the gas
and failed. and that the old woman
who was getting very feeble, had not no.
ticed anything wrong
CAVAN
The result of the election in Beltur-
declared on January 18th. The members
elected were as follows: 7. Boland, 2l7;
John Fitzpatrick, 20i; p: Fairly, 201:
Peter Fitzpatrick, 1893; II. Leonard, SIT;
II. Kennedy, 1874; John Yaw, 1870; p.
Reilly, III; E. Reilly, lG2-all National
lists.
CARLOW.
The members of the Bagenalstown
town commissioners were all nominated
for councillorslips on the Bagenalstown
district council, and, in addition, Mr..
')ohn Nolan, to fill the vacancy on the
old board, caused by the death of Mr.. p.
j. kehoe AS there was no opposition
they were accordingly declared elected.
The new board is constituted as follows:
Messrs. William Ward. Charles Heaey
Ihorp. Patrick Mcdonald. John Keat-
Ing, John j. Kennedy, Joseph ON,ill,
Martin j. Kavanagh, Michael Connolly
and John Nolan.
CORK
On January 18th, Very Rev. Dean KEEL
Ter, p. p, Youghal. received a teegraph-
&c message communicating the sad in
'eiilgehce that Rev. Patrick Farrell. c..
e., Cambuslang. near Glasgow, had died
rather suddenly. on the previous even
ing. Father Farrell was brother of Mr..
John Farrell, 7. c., Frogmorc House.
Ioughal, aud of MIR. Thomas Farrell ,t
Aessrs. Pery's, Cork He was a Young
man, being only about 20 years of age.
ana was OF such splendid physique and
possessed such good health that tho
news of his untmely end was received
Win ihcredlllty. He received his early
education at the Christian Brotherar,'
schools, Youghal, from which he went
to Fermoy college, completing his course
at Maynotoh He was ordained priest In
the parish church of his native town by
Most Rev. DR.. Brown, bishop of Cloync,
on August 15th 1895.
DUBLIN.
The municipal elections in Dublin. on
January 10th, resulted in Il severe defeat
for the combination by which the old
Tory party by an alliance with the pcr-
sonal adherents of Mr.. r. NJ. Healy and
Mr.. John e. Redmond, attempted to car
ry through municipal ticket that, IL
erected, would have perpetuated all the
worst features of the old rotten corpora
ton. The Nationalist. however, stood
firm, and though they did not succeed
in electing all their candidates, their
representation in the next common
council will be strong enough to give
the Castle satellites all the trouble
they can handle.
GALWAY.
A large demonstration, organized Ivy
the United Irish League was hcN on
January 10th, at Oughterard Mr.. Will
liam O'Brien, who intended 10 be pres
ent, was, through illness, unable to at
tend. Rev. r. M. M'Donagh, p. p, pre-
sided. Mr.. Kenny moved series of
resolutions on Home Rule, the land
question, financial relations, unity, Irish
Industries and the Irish language, which
were seconded by Mr.. Naughton, SUP,
ported by Messrs. O'Malley, Harrington
and Shelby, NJ. Ps., and carried unan-
imously.
DONEGAL,
The Donegal magistrates, sitting al
Burnfoot. have returned for trial roul
brothers named Doherty, belonging tc
the laboring class, for an alleged affray
and wounding Constahes Dolphin anC
Smith. Defendants. with a man named
Gill, We're walking on the country road
when the constables endeavored to ar.
rest two Of them. The others interferet