The Irish standard., 1899-01-21
NEWS FROM IRELAND
ANTRIM.

| trlcts of Belfast by the members of
the local '9S clubs, in aid OF the wives
| and families OF the Irish political pris-
oners. The appeal was made under the
| auspices of the Belfast and Ulster
United Centenary ASSOCIATION, which
| carried out the great demonstration on
! the 9th of June last in Belfast, and
| originated the fine display made by the
Belfast clubs on the occasion Of the lay
! ing of the foundation stone Of the Wolfe
Tone Memorial. The result of this last
effort in raising almost 500, is not
| the least successful portion of the work
| accomplished during the Centenary year
by the '9S clubs of Belfast under the
able guidance OF Mr.. Joseph Devlin. An
enthusiastic public meeting was held in
| the evening, in the National hall, Mill
street, at which the announcement of the
| result of the collection was received
| with cordial applause.
CLARE
On the night of Dec. 26 terrific
| storm passed over West Clare, doing
considerable damage to property In Kill
rush the violence of the gale caused bus
mess people to keep their houses shut
| tered At Kilkee, owing to the exposed
position of the town the full effect of
the storm was experienced. Thunder and
vivid lightning followed at close inter-
walls. A coast guardsman named Mercer
attached to the kilkee station, was
struck by the lightning, and instantly
killed. The station house was much in
jured. Along the seaboard the dwell
ing houses of farmers are reported to
have been unroofed, while hay was
scattered and blown clean away.
CORK.
A fatal accident occurred on Dec. 20,
in connection with the meet of the Mus
kerry Hounds. at CORDIALLY, beyond
Waterfall. While man named Dennis
Long, aged 80, a groom IN the employ
ment OF Mr.. Lynch, Parkgariffe, Monks
town, was endeavorine to make his
horse jump a fence, he was thrown with
considerable force to the ground, and the
horse rolled over him. He was removed
to the house of a farmer in the vicinity,
where he remained unconscious for
injuries, and he died before he could I've
removed to the hospital
DOWN.
On Dec. 26, a very successful and
nt
held on Castleviggan hill, parish of
LOughnisland, in memory of the heroes
| and martyrs who suffered and died for
| the cause of faith and fatherland in 1893,
A stirring address was read by ono of
| the promoters of the demonstration.
| DUBLIN.
The registrar generals return of births
and deaths, for the week ending Dec.
"a, gives the average annual death rate
in the % principal town districts as
21.5 per 200, which was lower than that
I for the previous three weeks, the rate
for the week ending Dec. II being % 9,
that for Dec. 10 being 240, and that
for the week ending Dec. 9 being 25.7.
The state of sanitary affairs in Belfast
appears to have considerably improved
the deaths there during the week
amounting to III. In Cork there were
Al deaths, two of which were FROM
typhus fever. In the Dublin district the
deaths were 10 under the average for
the corresponding week Of the last ten
years, representing an annual rate Of
mortality of 1852 per 900 of the popu-
lation. During the 81 weeks ending Dec.
%, the rate averaged 26.S
FERNIANAGH.
| Under date of Dec. 81 Il terrible occur
renee is reported from the neighborhood
of Enniskillen. A poor law guardian
named John s. Trotter, of Derrygoun-
delly, became suddenly insane, and rush
Ing out of his house with loaded re-
volver, shot and killed young man
named John Dolan, who happened to be
passing. Dolan was the son of school
master residing near Blacklion. 1t Is
stated that Trotter who is only about
" years of age. and whose father was
a prominent member of the local Orange
institution, but who died n few months
ago, has long been insane and that in
perpetrating the awful deed he was men
tally unaware of the gravity of his act.
He Is said to have believed the deceased
Dolan to be a relation against whom he
entertained an aversion. Trotter was ar
rested and lodged in Enniskillen Jail,
GALWAY.
At meeting of the Galway Gaelic
League, held on Sunday, Dec. 1S, at the
Monastery. Lombard street, Father A.
Considine, president, in the chair Mas
ter Thomas p. Hunt, aged seven years
and 10 months, was declared the win
ner of the prize for the best written
exercise In Irish characters. This was o
competition for boy members under IL
years of age. A special vote of thanks
was passed to Messrs. Luke Walsh. NJ
]. Connolly, A. Glynn and John Naugh.
ton, for their valuable services as
teachers. An old veteran Of the language
movement, Mathew Usher, was present.
ed with valuable old Irish book. The
classes then adjourned till the 9Th O,
January. Brothers Benedict and Nicholas
of the Patrichiah Order, are teaching the