The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-12-16

probably about twice the amount the
old pistol was worth. The ''frearm,"
OF course, was also confscated.
CLARE.
A case which excited considerable
local interest was tried at the Carriga-
holt Petty Sessions ON Nov. FL, in
which eleven young men from Cross
were defendants. The local police SER
geant complained that said eleven de-
PENDANTS, who are all members OF the
Cross United Irish League, did "un-
lawfully assemble" on the night OF the
18th, when w. Studdert, who is bailiff
on the Wesley estate, and who recent
ly attended to evictions, gave a dance
to certain members OF the constabulary
and their lady friends at Kilballyowen
House. On the occasion referred to
there was some drumming on tin cans
and kettles at the village OF Cross when
MIR. Studdert's party was passing
through, and the police thought fit to
construe this into unlawful assembly.
The Carrigaholt Bench, however, unan-
imously dismissed the case. The
magistrates present were Messrs. Har-
per, r. M; Coffee, Lilies, Mescall,
Chairman Kilrush, District Council,
and NJ. S. Gibson.
DONEGAL.
In the Land Judges Court, Dublin,
on Nov. Fl, before Justice Ross, the
case OF the Cassidy estate came up.
Mr.. P. Law Smith, on behalf of Mr..
Ramage, manager of the Provincial
Bank in Ballyshannon, moved to have
the petition dismissed. The estate is
situated on river called the Bound
rowse, in the County OF Donegal. The
petition was presented in 1896, and an
absolute order for sale was made in the
same year. The lands had been since
let for grazing; and all the incumbranc-
ers had now consented to the petition
being dismissed, as it would facilitate a
sale of the estate. Justice Ross grant
ed the application.
DUBLIN.
The latest Irish quarterly population
returns (from June to September, 1900
are not pleasant reading. Things are
not going as we'll in Ireland as they
were recently, if emigration statistics
and marriage statistics have any eco
nonlic meaning. The natural increase
in the population for the quarter should
have been, and would have been, S,12o.
if it had not been entirely counterbal-
anced by the recorded exodus OF 1925
persons Thus the population was &C
tually and artifcially reduced by 3146.
The most sinister feature of the emf
grafton return is that it shows a large
increase over the figures for the cores
ponding quarter of 1898. The excess
for the three months was 2,o67, that for
August being 1925. Twelve hundred
more young girls than young lads left
ireland during the three months
GALWAY.
On the anniversary of the death OF
Most Rev.. DR.. MacHale, Archbishop
OF Tuan1, the usual annual Solemn High
Mass was celebrated in the Cathedral
Tuan for the repose OF his SOUL Most
Rev. DR.. MacEvilly presided. The eel
ebrant was Rev. James Kilgariff, C. c.;
deacon, Rev. Father Eaton, professor
St. Johns College; sub-deacon, Rev.
William J. MacHugf, C. c.; master Of
ceremonies, Very Rev. Michael ]. Nc
Hugh, president St. Jarlath's College.
There was large congregation OF the
people OF the town and parish present.
KERRY.
A dispatch from Tralee states that
during the night Of Nov. 22 or carly
next morning Blennerville Protestant
Church was wrecked by some rowdies,
the windows being smashed and nine
frames broken The wanton outrage is
supposed to have been committed by
reserve" men, some of whom were
seen in the village during the night.
The peculiar part OF the business is that
the wreckers escaped scot free, though
the local police barrack is only few
yards off.
KINGS COUNTY.
a Birr correspondent states that on
Nov. IS the Earl Of Rose met with all
accident while shooting over his own
preserves with a party OF Birr Castle
guests. Lord Rose was jumping a
stiff fence. when he fell coming down
on the off side, and dislocating his
shoulder. DR.. w. A. Morton was soon
in attendance and set the bone.
Kilkenny.
On Sunday, Nov. 10, following the
coed custom at home and abroad, the
members OF the Graigue Brass Band,
accompanied BY the people OF the dis
trict, duly l,onorcd the memory OF the
Manchester martyrs, Allen, Larl<in and
0 Brien, by 4 torchligllt procession in
the old funeral way around the town,
the band playing God Save Ireland
The Dead March" and a selection OF
national airs. From the inscriptions OH
the banners it could be seen that the
men Of 'oS and '4S were not forgotten
while honoring the martyrs OF 81. The
day being the anniversary OF the death
Of Wolfe Tone. a mourning banner WAS