The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-05-20

the lawful voters; and that number of
votes recorded for Mr. Cahalane were
disallowed by the returning officer as
not bearing the official stamp. The pc
titioner claims that the election OF Mr.
Hayes should be disallowed, and that
he himself should be given the seat.
CLARE.
Thanks to the efforts of the press, the
Asylum Committee of the Ennis county
council now has it in its power to take
the first step in the reform of the asylum
medical service. Hitherto the invariable
rule was "no Nationalist feed apply"
Not one in ten of the medical superin
tendents is Nationalist. The Clare
county committee can now repeal that
penal law. Among the candidates is
DR.. OMeara, of the Limerick asylum,
whose seven years service in that insti
tuition has been rewarded by the warm
Acknowledgements of the governors.
DOWN.
One of the oldest living inhabitants
of the Omitted Kingdom" is Mrs. Eliza
beth McGrattan, who, at present, resides
in Paisley street, Ardrossan, Scotland.
She was born at Cloughey, county
Down, on February 3, 1898, and was
married there seventy-nine years ago.
Her husband died eleven years later.
Two children were born of the marriage
"a SON and daughter Mrs. McGrat
tan, in 1858, went to Scotland, where
her son died two years ago at the age OF
a. The daughter never married, and
on her the care of her mother was de-
volved. Mrs. NcGrattan has been to-
tally blind for some years; but her men,
DRY is marvellous. She remembers the
instruction OF 1898, and has distinct
recollection of the battle of Waterloo be-
ing fought, her age at that period being
22 years.
DUBLIN.
A new vein has been struck in the
discussion of the. question of the estab-
lishment of Catholic university in Ire
land. On April 26, Mr.. T. w. Russell,
M. P, opened a debate on the subject
at the United Club, London, in which
he said the Catholic demand was not,
strictly speaking, for Catholic univer-
isty; it was rather for the establishment
and endowment of a new university
where the conditions would be accept
able to Catholics as were those of the
university of Dublin to Protestants.
university Of Dublin to Protestants. He
reminded those Protestants who were
hostile to the university proposals, of
the grudge which the Presbyterians also
had against Trinity College, and he sug-
gested that if Catholics and Presbyteri-
ans joined in an attack upon the posi-
ton of Trinity College, something
might happen that would not be to the
liking of these directors.
GALWAY.
On April 23 the historic town OF
Creggs was the scene of one of the
greatest demonstrations ever held since
the meetings of Parnell time. The early
\ part of the day commenced under TN
! favorable circumstances, and rain poured
in torrents. Towards midday, however,
the elements cleared somewhat, and con-
tingents began to arrive. Two districts,
Newbridge and Glenamaddy, turned up
in great numbers accompanied by their
priests. Most of the delegations were
headed by bands, and the Creggs Fife
and Drum Band and the Croswell Brass
Band were also in attendance. Resolu-
tons endorsing the National program
were passed.
KINGS COUNTY.
Our Irish exchanges claim that the
family of Captain Coghlan, the gallant
commander of the United States frigate
Raleigh, are originally from Kings
county, where they owned a territory
including the barony of Garrycastle,
near Birr, an ancient domain that is
studded with the ruined strongholds OF
the Princes of the Fair Castles. From
that part of the county Captain Cogh-
lan's family enigrated to Mississippi.
Mr.. J. Mem. Coghlan Briscoe and the
claimants to the great Coghlan fortune,
belong to the same stock, as did, also,
the late General Briscoe, who served
with distinction in the Union army in
our Civil War.
KERRY.
On the evening of April 26 a tragedy
of lamentable kind was enacted at a
place called Coolbane, about four miles
outside Killorglin, where man named
Daniel Conner lost his life. 1t appears
that Daniel and Charles Conner held
adjoining farms at Coolroe, and had
lived on bad terms for the last forty
years. Some time ago the deceased took
an evicted farm which belonged to a
man named Frank Butler, but after six
months was dispossessed, when Patrick
Healy, son-ir1-law to Charles Conner,
took it. This, OF course, intensified mat
tiers, and the most strained relations ex-
listed between the two families. On the
day mentioned above the father OF the
deceased had row with Charles Con-
nor and his son at Coolroe, while
Thomas Conner was absent at the fair
at Midtown, and on his return, on the
| road. he met Daniel Conner. and struck