Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-04-22

only recently married.
Mr.. Justice Meredith. Chief of the
Land Commission, delivered judgm EN-
in cases on the estate of Lord Dufferin il
which the existence of the Ulster tenant
right custom was questioned. The court
held that usage existed which amounted
to custom, but in a very restricted sense
The tenants were entitled to compensa
ton only for improvements made by
them, because the landlord had contrib.
uted toward the making of improvements
on this estate
Coroner Byrne held an inquest at
Rows, near Kanturk, touching the recent
sad death under painful circumstances Of
Mrs. Langford, wife of Arthur Langford.
The evidence verified the statement al
ready published. Deceased had been
suffering from Authorizations and was
very depressed in mind for some time. A
verdict of suicide while of unsound mind
was returned, to which was attached a
rider expressive of sympathy and con-
dolence with Mr.. Langford and family.
There is prospect of bust of O'Gor-
man Mahon, by Mr.. j. Adams Acton,
the well-known London sculptor, being
added to the National Portrait Gallery,
Dublin. Mr.. Adams Acton was friend
of O'Gorman Mahon. In fact the old
veteran practically lived with him during
the last years of his life, and was the
godfather of one of the sculptors sons.
The bust was recently seen by a repre-
sentative of the National Portrait Gal
lery with, it is believed, view to pur-
chase.
In Dublin the Vice-Chancellor has
granted perpetual injunction with costs
against the City and Suburban Race
Course Company to prevent them hold
ing race meetings on Sunday in future.
The action was brought by residents of
Drumcondra, within which the race
course is situated, on the ground that
Sunday racing attracted crowds which
caused the public thoroughfares to be-
come INSTRUCTED, to the annoyance and
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ping in the neighborhood.
Recently a woman named Mary Nc
Cam, aged sixty-fve years, was found
dead in byre under very peculiar cir
cumstances. 1t appears the deceased,
who held small farm in the townland of
Gladly, County Armagh, went out to milk
a COW. She was a considerable time in
the byre, and her son getting uneasy
went out and found her dead. An in
quest was held, and the medical evidence
went to show that deceased had bruise
on her body caused by kick, and also
one on her head. The jury found in ac-
cord ance with the evidence.
Mr.. T. w. Russell, NJ. p, will move a
resolution in favor of Catholic Univer-
sity for Ireland at the seasonal dinner of
the United Club, to be held OIL April &c.
The United Club is Tory organization,
which has practically no habitation as a
club, but holds All annual dinner at
which Lord Salisbury and Mr.. A. ]. Bal
four occasionally attend. Discussions
always follow the dinners, as at the
Eighty Club; the most important ques-
tons of the day are taken up and de-
bated without division being taken.
The member for South Tyrone has shown
no small amount of courage in selecting
the Irish University question for his sub
ject.
Several new appointments have been
made in the National Education Office
during the past month. Owing to the
retirement, under the age rule, of Mr..
Craig from the SUPPLEMENTARY of the
Inspection Office-one of the most inn
portant, but entirely monumental, posi-
tons of the Depa-tment-Mr. James
Hand has been selected to fill his posi-
ton. The selection is good one, for
Mr. Hand has, like most of the best Of
fcials in Tyrone House, risen from the
ranks. The vacancy created by Mr.,
Hands promotion has been filled by Mr..
Scaly's elevation to a frst-class clerkship,
his place as Cashier being given to Mr.. D..
Carroll, a clerk of the second division.
At meeting of the Scottish Women's
Liberal Federation, under the presidency
of Lady Helen Munro Ferguson in, Dun
dee, resolutions were passed favoring SIM
pliication of the factory acts, the extern
sion of the system of women inspectors,
urging that power prohibiting or limiting
liquor licences be placed in the hands of
the electorate, and supporting the liquor
traffic local veto (Scotland) bill and Sir
John Leng grocers' bill. The Federation
also declared that the taxation of ground
values ought to be considered, and re-
affirmed its adherence to Home Rule for
Ireland, and recorded its opposition to
the State regulation of vice.
The Scotch Mining Company, whose
representatives for some time past have
been making an elaborate examination Of
the extent and resources of the Dromagh
coal fields, County Cork, are so satisfied
with the richness of the strata that they
have concluded negotiations with the
landlord, William N. Leader, of Rosnalie.
and have almost completed their prepare
tons for opening the works. A large
number of GOLFERS dwellings are now all
but completed, while an immense guam
tity of machinery of the most modern