The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-02-18

special lots. Three-year-old bullocks
and two-year-old bullocks were in de-
mand for stall purposes, and the prices
ranged from 97 to E10, and on to
higher figures for well-finished beasts.
Mich cows sold at from G12 to SIS, and
yearlings at from 95 los to CT los, ac-
cording to class and condition. The
general tone of the fair was good, but
the principal demand was for finished
stock.
LOUTH.
Councillor N. Farrell has been inaugur-
ated as mayor of Drogheda. 1t was the
old custom for the new mayor to attend
with the corporation, in state, at st. Pc
ter's church, on New Years day, when
prayers were offered up for the welfare
of the corporation and and the old town.
Under the new regime, New Years day
passed when the installation took place,
and it is the intention of the new mayor
to fix on the festival of Easter as a suit
able one for carrying out the ceremony
which formerly was carried out on New
Years day.
LEITRIM.
large and representative meeting of
electors of the Munakil and Glenboy
district electoral divisions was recently
held at the Bog cross roads, to select
candidates for district and county coun-
ellis. Cormac Gaffney, of Castlemill, was
selected unanimously as candidate for
the county council. Patrick Brennan
was favorite with the meeting, but
waived his claims in favor Of Mr.. Gaff-
ney. For the district of Glenboy, Hugh
Curneen, F. L. G., and Garrett Higgins
were chosen; for Muhakill, Patrick
Brennan and John MCGOWAN were cho.
sen.
ROSCOMMON.
A convention and public meeting
were held at Elphin Jan. %, for the pur-
pose of taking into consideration the
| council and district council elections.
The convention, which was rather noisy
and divided in its proceedings, was held
in private. At the public meeting, James
J. O'Kelly, NJ P, refused to address the
assembly, and, accompanied by John
Fitzgibbon, he walked off, followed by
the great body of the people, to place
close to Fitzmaurice's hotel, where a
wagonette was requisitioned, and the
people were addressed from it, Mr..
Kelly was clear and emphatic in his adj
vice. "Vote for no one," he said, "who
has not record of Nationality behind
him. Vote for no one who only within
the last few years has taken part in the
fight for Ireland" No nominations
were annouced
In Sligo, on the morning of Jan. "a,
the body of an old man, named John
McFadden, was found floating in the wa
ter near to Mr.. Petrie's fish quay. The
deceased who lived in Calry, had been
missing since the 18th of January, and
is supposed to have fallen in the water
while going home at night, during a
rain storm. He was about 70 years of
age, a bachelor. and lived with is sister,
and held six acres Of land. John Kelly,
licensed publican, the Mall, refused to
allow the body to be brought into his
place, or the inquest to be held there,
for which the coroner fined him So and
threatened to have his license taken
from him.
TIPPERARY.
M. Mcmahon has been elected chair
Edmund Murphy, chairman for Clon
mel; T. H. Bracken, for Templemore,
and Thomas Ryan for Thurles.
WATERFORD.
high sheriff or Waterford county, Am
brose w. B. Power, ESQ.,, Glencairn Alb
hey, Lismore.
WICKLOW.
At the first meeting of the new Wick
low urban district council, an applica-
ton was received from the Wicklow
monuments committee for a site in the
Market square, Wicklow for the cree
ton of the proposed monument to the
memory of Billy Byrne, of Ballymanus,
and the other Wicklow heroes Of 1898.
| Some weeks ago, when the old Conserv-
alive corporation was in office, propos-
al to grant a site for the memorial Great
ed great deal of discussion. In the
present case. on the motion of James
Gerorn, seconded by Charles Davis, the
commissioners unanimously acceded to
the application of the monuments COM
mittee.
WEXFORD.
At the regular meeting Of the Wexford
corporation, on Jan. q, P. Ryan, +. c.,
mayor, presided, and annouced that he
had received four cards of admission
from the honorary secretaries of the Ma
tionalist county convention, to be held
in Wexford on the 31st, in furtherance
of the movement for the union of all
Irish Nationalist, in the policy to be
pursued by the party in the future. The
mayor said that he had received a sepa-
rate invitation, and would attend. The
Redmondites present-Aldermen NJ J.
Furlong. John Cluney, N. J. Cosgrave,
Councillors N. O'Neill, w. Walsh, T.
Hayes and A. Somers--stated that they
co,,1d NOT see their way to accent the in