Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-09-09

udSScu, Dut up 10 tne present without
finding the bodies. The river was low at
the time of the occurrence.
AT a special court in Athy Michae
Hynes, native of barrow, Queens coun-
ty, was charged with the larceny of a
sum of money from two men named Cur
ran and Hackett in Athy on the same
morning in clearinghouse Hackett
swore that the accused entered his room.
removed his trousers from under his head
and rihed the pockets of their contents.
He said he was only taking a Glance
corporals Sleep at the time and was
watching the accused with one eve open.
Hynes was sentenced to a months i'm
prisonment in each case.
Recently a domestic servant named
Morkan, in the employment of Patrick
Flannery, of Sheeane, about to miles
from Nenagh, was attacked by jackass,
her masters property, and bitten and
trampled OH in shocking manner. The
animal, it appears, had got among the
cattle, and on the unfortunate girl en-
deavoring to get him out of the field he
attacked her in a most ferocious manner,
knocking her down and mangling her
right hand and ear with his teeth. The
girl made a plucky struggle with the in
furiated brute and was ultimately rescued.
During the past week the Most Rev.
DR.. Lenehan, Bishop of Auckland. New
Zealand, has been staying in Wexford on
a visit to his kinsman, the Rev. Patrick
O'Connor, Wexford. He addressed the
men of the Wexford confraternity on
Tuesday, August 10, and ably sustained
the high name he bears for eloquence.
The people of Wexford are we'll pleased
with their distinguished visitor, and con-
firm the verdict of New Zealand that che
is peoples Bishop and Bishop of the
people" He leaves Wexford for Mount
Melleray, and will also visit Waterford
and Thurles.
At the meeting of the Roscommon
County Council, held in Roscommon, the
Secretary read a letter from the Man
chester Memorial Committee asking the
County Council, as representatives of
Roscommon, to forward the stone now in
the hands of Mr. Hawthorne, sculptor,
Castlerea, which would form part of the
basement of the memorial to be erected
in Manchester in honor of Allen, Larkin
and O'Brien. A resolution was adopted
unanimously to forward the stone at the
expense of the county, even though the
Councillors might afterward be sur
charged.
On Tuesday, approaching midnight, an
unoccupied dwelling house near Inny
Junction was set on fire and totally con-
sumed. A woman named Curley lived in
it for some time. A decree for possession
was obtained against her at the last petty
sessions for the district at the suit of one
Mrs. Newman, and she was evicted week
ago. The land and dwelling house has
since become the property of H. Gregg
District Inspector Henderson, Castle
pollard, and the STRAIT Constabulary have
been very active investigating the out
rage, and as a result arrested Francis
Curley, who is remanded for week.
On Monday evening, about 6 O'Clock,
James Roche, of Firagh, near Castle
island, having had an alteration with
Thomas Milward, of Cordial, struck him,
it is alleged, with pike handle, with all
his might, over the left side of the head.
DR.. DAILY, of Castleisland, was immediate
ly called in to see the injured man and
found large wound of the scalp, at the
bottom of which was depressed fracture
Of the skull. DIR. Drosnan, of Killarney.
was called in, and having driven to the
scene of the occurance over night, as
sisted DIR. DAILY in removing the broken
fragments of bone which were pressing
on the brain.
Seldom has the transfer of clergyman
evoked such feelings of regret as those
evinced by the removal of the Rev. John
O'Donoghue from Carriganima to Clogh-
roe. Father O'Donoghue, who is a native
Of the parish from which he has Just been
won the hearts of the people to
such an extent during his stay among
hem that it would be difficult to describe
the sorrow which the people mutually feel
At his departure from their midst Zeal
and devotion to his flock were his main
Father O'Donoghue car
RES with him to the scene of his future
abors the best wishes of every one in the
parish for his well-being and happiness.
Mr.. James L. Carey, NJ. p, has issued
he first number of the Irish County
Council Gazette, sixteen-page weekly,
which will be conducted on non-sectarian
and non-partisan lines. The new era
which has been inaugurated in Ireland by
the passing into law of the local govern
ment act was up to the present unrepre-
sented by any individual newspaper, and
this organ will be devoted to concen-
trating, as it we're, for the benefit of the
at large, the proceedings and de-
velopment of the new councils, thus fill |
ing much needed want and greatly |
helping the newly created bodies in the
discharge of their complex and arduous
work.
The meeting of the Limerick County
Council on Saturday last has certainly |