The Irish standard., 1899-04-15

erick Rowcliffe and Thomas Mumford.
The officer in charge of the station, who
was in the boat, was rescued in an en-
hausted condition, and is reported to be
i'll a precarious condition The boat
was loaded with stores for the station.
ANTRIM.
The disgraceful scenes OF riot, in ST.
Clements church, Belfast, were re-
newed on Sunday, March 10. A large
and noisy crowd had collected prior to
the hour at which the exercises usually
commence, and Immediately the doors
were opened the building was filled
Right Rev. DR.. Welland, who, it was
announced, would conduct the morning
service. was unable to fulfill the en-
gagement, and Rev. Mr.. Peoples went
through the exercises in the customary
manner, while Kissing, bowling and
stamping OF feet characterized the de
votional' conduct OF those in the body
OF the church. On the conclusion OF
the service the incumbent had again to
be escorted homewards by strong force
OF police, the rabble following at their
heels and hooting and Kissing OCCASION
ally Several stones were thrown, but
fortunately no person was injured by
the missiles. There was no service in
the afternoon
ARMAGH.
On March 22, a young man named
Thomas Campbell, aged FL, who resides
in Derry, and is engaged in the Great
Northern railway service as stoker, was
conveyed to Armagh county infrmary
suffering from terrible injury to one
OF his feet, the result of an accident near
Portadown. He was engaged in oiling
his engine, when, somehow, it moved,
going over his foot. He was at once
conveyed to Armagh, and the injury
was so serious that DR.. Palmer consid-
cred it necessary to amputate the foot
and portion of the leg.
CARLOW.
The Carlow "Nationalist" saws:
"Wednesday March 22) should be a
memorable date in the annals of Car
low, being the day upon which, for the
last time, the 'squires' assembled as
grand jurors to do the county business
The feeling that the shadow of dissolu-
ton hung over the body made itself fell
throughout the entire proceedings. Sit
Thomas Butler-usually so self-asser-
tive, not to say overbearing-seemed tc
be very much affected by the position Of
SELF and fellows;' and he manifested q
desire to chuck the whole thing to the
legally appointed successor-the county
council-which he sarcastically called
that learned body
CORK.
On March II an incident OF an extraor.
binary character happened at a place
called Drornineenagore, near Kilbrin
! where two brothers of the farming class
named Richard and Denis Murphy, are
cc-tenarts of small farm. On the day
mentioned James Tuomey, rate collector
in the Kanturk Union, accompanied by
an assistant, went on the lands and seizec
a mare, the property of the Murphys
under distress for poor rates. The
Murphys rescued the animal, whereupor
Tuonley swore out a warrant agains
them, which was given to Sergeant Get.
tings, of the Kilbrin police, for execu
ton. Accompanied by two other police
men he went to the house of the Muir.
phys, who barricaded themselves in {
room and, armed with hayforks, defet
arrest After four vain attacks, the po
lice finally broke in and seized Delli.
Murphy. His brother Richard, whose
weapon had been broken in the fight
escaped through a window and made
across the country. Sergeant Getting:
and Constable Murtagh gave chase, pur
suing Richard closely for about eigh
miles, but failed to come up with him
Denis was brought up in custody al
Kanturk petty sessions, and rcmandee
for eight days, with view OF giving
time for the arrest of Richard. The
affair has caused a great sensation ir
the district
DERRY.
At the Derry assizes, on March 22
Justice Madden heard an action brough
by DR.. Forsythe, medical officer of Cole
raine Workhouse, against DR.. Caldwell
coroner for the district. A thousand
pounds damages were claimed. for libe
contained in letter sent to the loca
government board by the defendant
which plaintiff averred reflected on hi:
reputation as physician. The actor
arose out of an inquest held in Novem
Der last in Coeraine Workhouse on the
body of an inmate. The jury found {
verdict for DR.. Forsythc, and assessed
damages at 50 pounds.
DOWN.
In the cathedral, Newry, on Marcel
IS, the order OF priesthood was con
ferred by Most Rev. DR.. McGivern
bishop of Dromore, on Rev. Danie
O'Hagan, professor. St. Colman's Col
lcge, Violet Hill, Newry. The bishop
was assisted at the ceremony by