Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-04-22
IRELAND.
Record of the rlost Important of
the Recent Events CulIed
From Exchanges.

SlOnS, the KeCOrOer TeIuSeu 10 COnnTHl
the license of the Fingal Hotel, Clontarf.
At special meeting of the Sligo Cor
poration a resolution proposed by Alder
man McHugh and seconded by Alderman
Foley in favor of the railway amalgama-
ton scheme was unanimously adopted.
DIR. D. P. Murphy, Coroner for North
Wexford, held an inquest on the body of
Richard Courtney, who committed sui
eide by shooting himself. The jury re-
turned verdict of suicide while tempo
rarily insane.
The new Great Munster fair, held in
Limerick, was but poorly supplied with
horses, the great majority of the animals
sent in for sale being of the tramcar and
trooper class. The few superior animals
fetched good prices.
At Lisburn Work-house the South
Antrim Coroner held an inquest on the
body of John Desmond, a native of Kill
britton, Bandon, Cork, who died from
injuries received during dispute at Car
ryduff on st. Patrick's day.
The Very Rev. Patrick Canon Sher-
idan died at his residence the Presbytery,
Ferbane, after only two days illness,
the immediate cause of death being par
alysis. The late DIR. Sheridan was p p.
of the ancient parish of Gallen.
AT a meeting of the Dublin Trades
Council last night a cordial vote of
thanks was passed to Rev. Father Kava-
naugh, st. Audeons, for giving the con-
tract for the completion of his church
to an Irish firm and using Irish material.
The funeral of the late DIR. K. Costello
took place at Ferbane, and was only ex-
ceeded in numbers by that of his friend,
Canon Sheridan. The deceased was a
comparatively young man, and the son
of the late c. w. Costello, of Springfield,
Moate.
Resolutions are being adopted heart
lily approving the proposed Kingscourt
Ready and Armagh railway, on the self
evident principle that the more facilities
there are for the transit of live stock in
Ireland the better both for owners and
traders"
The great March fair of Carlow was
held recently. There was large guam
tity of business transacted, and every
thing in forward condition met with a
ready sale. There was good show of
beef, but prices were scarcely so good as
at some recent fairs.
Mr.. w. F.. Corbett who, for the last
forty-fve years, has been City Surveyor
under the corporation, has rendered his
resignation of the Office, communica-
ton to that effect having been received
from the Town Clerk. The emohnents
of the Office are 81 ,S75 per annum
At recent convention of representa-
tives of the Trade and Labor Leagues in
the different districts in North Tipperary
in the Town Hall, Templemore. The
following branches were represented:
Templemore, Thurl>s, Ballycahill, Tenn
pletuohy, Borrisoliegh and Toomvara.
At the late Middleton Petty Sessions
Mr.. W. O'Brien, of Ballyvodock, was
fined for selling milk which was IL per
cent deficient in fat. The certificate of
the local analyst, Mr.. O'Mahoney, had
been substantially corroborated at Somer-
set Houce, to which a sample of the milk
had been sent.
In consequence of the intense feeling
displayed by a section of the inhabitants
of Belfast in connection with the alleged
Ritualistic propensities of the rector of
ST. Clements church, it is stated that the
Right Rev. DR.. Welland, Bishop of Down
and Connor and Dromore. has ordered
the edi6ce to be closed indefinitely.
A benefit performance for Mr.. John
Gum. on the occasion of his leaving
Dublin, was given in the Gaiety Theater
The Dublin University Dramatic Club
played 1.-THE Red Lamp" and a number
of well-known artists took part in an
interesting concert. The attendance,
which was very fashionable, included
the Lord Mayor and the Lord Chancellor.
DIR. w. Sexton, Coroner for West Clare,
held an inquest at Beloghera on the body
OF an old man whose body was found in
a river the previous morning. 1t appears
he went out to look after cattle, and be-
ing a long time absent, a search was
made for him and his body was found in
the river, face downward. A verdict of
found drowned was returned.
A serious covert fire commenced on
Saturday morning Of last week on the
Kings county borders and extended
from the townland of Barraghness into
Garryhinch, then travelling over one
thousand acres, across through the forest
and into Rosenalis, in the Queens coun-
ty, where a river intercepted its destruct-
i've course. The country covered by this
moving conhagration was mostly in
heather.
In the course of some farming opera
tons carried out at Ogonnelloe, near
Killaloe, during the past couple of weeks
large quantities of stone, impregnated
with gold and silver, were found by the
workmen. Steps are being taken to form
a company to operate upon the lands.
Some English spectators have already
signifed their intention of visiting the
place.