The Irish standard., 1900-08-04

he died in short time. The jarveys-
Moloney, Kane and Nipon-have beer,
arrested, pending an inquest.
LEITRIM.
The Rev. Matthew F. Kane, C. c.,
who had been for ten years in Glen
farne, has been transferred to the town
of Ballinamore. The Rev. Father Cor
coran, formerly OF Sligo college, has
been appointed P. P. OF Carrick; Father
Hynes, Professor in the college, is trans
ferred to St. Mary's; Father O'Dwyer,
St. Mary's, is going to Sydney, Austral-
ia, for seven years, as subject of DR..
Carr, Archbishop of Sydney. Father
Hannah is going to Roses Point.
QUEENS COUNTY.
Justice Murphy in opening the Com.
mission OF Assize for the Queens
County, said to the Grand Jury that
there were only two billie to go before
them for investigation; and the County
Inspector had reported that the county
was almost perfectly free from crime.
ROSCOMMON.
AT the last meeting OF the Roscom-
mon Board of Guardians, letter was
received from the Local Government
Board, signiiying their approval OF the
Guardians proposal to allow sum OF
f2 to girl named Kate Treacy, from
Kilteevan, to assist her to emigrate.
The death of Mrs. Thos. Ryan, Tub
berkeigh, occurred at her husbands res
idence, on July 4th. She had attained
the ripe old age of 72 years, and was
most respectfully connected in the
neighborhood of BalIintubber.
SLIGO.
Judge Andrews in opening the Assizes
in the County Courthouse on July ? was
happy to say there was substantial de-
crease in cases of intoxication. He was
informed by the County Inspector that
the county was in quiet and satisfac-
tory state, fact upon which he had to
congratulate them.
TIPPERARY.
At the assizes, in Clonmel, on July 2
Michael Hunt, shoemaker, residing in
cahir, was charged with killing his wife
in Callir on June rs. The jury acquitted
the prisoner and he was discharged
TYRONE.
Mr.. T. w. Russell, M. P, met the
South Tyrone Tory-Unionist delegates
on July 7 at Aughnacloy, when the re-
port of the committee on the future
Tory representation of the constituency
was submitted. It is stated that Mr.
Russell had written them promising to
be neutral on the Catholic university
question, and on this promise the com
mittee recommended his acceptance az
the Tory candidate at the next election
Mr.. Russell said if the government in
PRODUCED the university bill he would re-
sign his position in the government
and he promised not to advocate the
establishment OF Catholic university
either in or out of parliament. Mr.. Rus
sell was, with one dissentient, accepted
as the future Tory candidate.
WATERFORD.
On July II the business of the Water
ford City assizes was opened by Lord
Chief Justice O'Brien, OF Kilfenora, who
congratulated the grand jury that there
was but one offender charged on the cal
cndar, and he appeared to be OF migra-
tory character. The business of the as
sizes only occupied couple of hours.
WESTMEATH.
Athlone is one of the old historic,
fighting centers of Ireland A few weeks
ago, while an engineering party were
excavating foundation for business
block about to be erected on Church
street, the excavators came upon a
heavy "cllainshot," of the kind used by
the Williamite artillerists in the siege OF
Athlone All the cannon balls found
here are about eight or ten inches and
we're those used by the heavy siege guns
of the Williamite army. But the recent
find is six inches in diameter, weighs
five pounds, with holes all round the
circumference, where short spikes were
fixed. The two balls were connected by
chain eighteen inches long, and the
marks where the chain was fastened car
be distinctly seen. Church street, where
Willamite operations during the siege
of Athlone.
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