The Irish standard., 1899-12-23
Go where His lowly Affairs rise
And worship and believe.
Adelaide A. Proctor.
ARMAGH.

lile ATCnuloceSe OF Armagh: Kew. Fran
els Murtagh, c. c., Ardee, to be c. C.
Dunleer; Rev. P. Matthews, C. c., Dun
leer, to be c. C. Ardee.
CLARE.
The business of the Munster Winter
Assizes was opened in Cork, on Dec. l.,
by Justice Gibson. Addressing the
grand jury with regard to the general
state of the Winter Assize County, he
said that the only county where there
was no substantial increase in crime ap-
peared to be in County Clare, and that
increase was represented in two forms
of crime, first shooting into dwelling
houses, and, secondly, threatening let
tiers. He commented on the very
marked increase in intoxication in the
city OF Limerick. Practically in all the
counties comprised in the Winter As
size County there was an increase in
intemperancc except in the County OF
Cork. Several cases from the counties
OF Clare and Limerick were disposed OF
during the day.
~ CORK.
The selection OF the Rev. P. Roche,
c. c., as president of the Cork Young
Mems Society has given very general
satisfaction to the members and to the
general public. Heretofore Father
Roche has been closely identified with
the progress OF culture in the city. He
has been useful member OF the School
Of Art ier considerable period, and
has given valuable assistance both by
taking part in the debates at the Lit
erary and Scientific Society and as a
luember OF the committee.
DONEGAL.
At the meeting OF the Donegal Coun-
ty Council, on Nov. FL, the council
elected secretary in room of Mr.. ].
M. C. Grove, resigned There were 32
candidates, but only two came finally
before the meeting, Messrs. Bernard
McFadden, solicitor, Letterkenny, and
J. T. Sweeney, Dungloe. The latter
subsequently withdrew. Mr.. Dunlevy
proposed, and MIR. McIlwaine seconded
that Mr.. McFadden be elected, and
there being no opposition, the chairman
declared Mr.. McFadden elected. The
salary is 14oo per annum.
DUBLIN.
There is news (whether good or bad
the future will show for the Duke OF
Manciester's Irish tenants The Duke
is now announced as full-hedged mem
Der of the staff of the New York Jour
nal, and in a recent letter explaining his
reasons for his 'plunge" into the jour
nalistic arena, he says: II have chosen
journalism (and I assure you my work
will be OF a serious order)-frst, as a
means OF earning a living other than
screwing it out OF my impoverished ten
ants; second, as an education for the
political life that I intend to adopt when
I consider myself qualified by my attain
nents to be legislator. I chose Amer
lea because l hoped that among nation
of workers work would not be consid-
cred derogatory."
GALWAY.
Late on Saturday night, Nov. IS,
government "proclamations" were post
ed tip in the Carrowkeel district, pro-
hibiting the holding OF the United Irish
League meeting, that had been an
nounced, several weeks previously, to be
held on the following day Sunday.
The proclamation" set forth the usual
pains and penalties that would be in
CURED by any parties who might dis
regard the mandate OF the Castle, by
''seditiously assembling" and small
army OF police was sent to enforce the
edict OF the Castle. Over hundred
extra police were drafted into Tuanl
alone, and at least two hundred more
into Carrowkcel district. About twenty
constables awaited the arrival of Messrs.
David Shcehy and Haviland Burke at
the railway station, on Saturday even
ing, and followed them to Guys Hotel,
where copies OF the proclamation were
served on them by District Inspector
Moore. The people, having been judi
ciously counseed, took the matter qui-
city, held their meeting in the League
rooms, where they passed resolutions
declaring their adherence to the Ma
tional demands, and denouncing the
arbitrary action of the government
against the popular movement in the
West OF Ireland; and then adjourned
without affording the ''iorccs OF the
Crown a chance to interfere with them.
1t is no credit to the Castle authorities
that their proceedings eliminated in a
farce instead OF tragedy. The utter
impotence of the government perform
ance cannot paliate the insulting and
provocative program OF the government
myrnidons
KERRY.
The appointment is announced Of
Very Rev. Dean Carmody P. P, Cas-
tletown-Bere, to-the important post OF
Dean of Tralee, which parish has been
under charge of the administrator since
the election to the bislopric OF the pres
ent DR., Coffey. The present admins
traitor of Tralce, Very Rev. J. P. Nc
Donnell, goes to Castletown-Bere, and
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