The Irish standard., 1899-01-07
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| On the night of Dec. -, a. daring at
| tempt at train wrecking was made on the
| Belfast and Northern Counties Railway,
between Antrim and Belfast. The z
| O'Clock passenger train, while passing
Muckamore signal box, ran into a num-
Der of iron chairs" which had been fix
ed on the rails. The driver Immediately
| stopped the train, and upon investigation
found the wheel guard of the engine
| smashed. as we'll as number Of ''chairs"
which were scattered in all directions. A
short time previously the Muckamore
signalman had removed a large cable,
| which had been placed across the line.
The county constublary are investigating
| the affair."
CARLOW.
| A few days ago Mrs. Mary Mcdonald
died at Brownies Hill, Carlow, at the age
of no years. She was born in the parish
Of Aries, few miles outside the town
of Carlow, and had been a widow since
1916. She distinctly recollected the scenes
| enacted In Carlow streets in May, 1893
the massacres and house burnings and
the other horrible incidentals of that
dreadful time. One of the longest and
cleanest recollections was that Of seeing
| the head of Sir Edward Crosbie depend
! ing from tree outside the present
!, H. lntn nj Gov ,;,1> hat
sanguinary period was the residence, as
| it continued to be for half a century sub
| sequently. of the "sovereigns" of Carlow,
as the head Of the council of burgesses
was styled.
| A remarkable demonstration was held
| at DoOnberg. on Dec. Is, under the aus
| pices of the United Irish League. Aeon
vention was first held for the purpose of
! selecting candidates for the county and
district councils. Maj. jameson, NJ. p,
| the parliamentary representatives Of the
| division, presided at the convention. A
| public meeting was subsequently held.
| Over the platform was a scroll bearing
| the words, Bury Dissension." The
! meeting was addressed by Mr.. John Dill
| Ion, NJ p; Maj. Jameson, M. p, and Mr..
John McInerncy, the Parnellite chair
man Of the Limerick board of guardians.
| The chair was occupied by Mr.. Mescal,
| the Parnellitc chairman Of the Kilrush
| board Of guardians. Contingents COM
| posed of Parnellitc and antiParnellites
| we're present from several districts
within a considerable radius. Among the
resolutions passed was one demanding
unity among the different sections of the
Irish parliamentary party.
CORK.
| In delivering the inaugural address of
| the winter session of the Cork National
Society, on Dec. II, Mr.. J. c. Flynn, M.
| p, said the local elections could not but
result in giving n democratic character
to the government of the counties and
towns of Ireland. Referring to the ques-
ton of unity, he said the abiding prin-
ciple known as the rule of the majority
should prevail; otherwise there could not
be any cohesion in any organization in
Ireland or elsewhere.
| DUBLIN.
In the eXchequer court. Dublin, on Doc.
| IS, the action of Mrs. Elizabeth Molfoy
against Brooks, Thomas & Co., for in
| juries which the lady had sustained,
through some boards falling on her while
passing through Sackville place, termin-
ated in Il verdict for the plaintiff for G175
In addition to the C 100 which the defend
ant firm had lodged in court The YER
dict will thus carry costs with it, which
| will make Il big additional mulct on the
defendants. though only the lawyers and
court officials will get the benefit of it.
| GALWAY.
| His grace, Most Rev. Dr. Carr, arch.
bishop of Melbourne. was on Sunday
Dec. II. presented by the Galway branch
Of the Gaelic League with beautifully
illuminated address. in Irish, to which
he replied in eloquent terms Suisse
quently his grace. the Most Rev. DR.. Nc
Cormack and some of the members pres
ent entered into an interesting CONVEX
sation, which was carried on entirely in
the Gaelic tongue.
| KILKENNY.
In the case of Timothy Carmichael, q
prisoner under sentence of death in Kill
kenny prison. the lord lieutenant has
committed the sentence to penal servi-
tude for life.
KERRY.
The earl of Kenmare recently sent for
Rev. NJ. Murphy p. p, of Fries, and in
an interview at the estate office in Kill
larney, he expressed to the reverend gen.
tleman that 1t was his anxious wish that
the remaining number of the tenants