The Irish standard., 1900-09-08

League demonstration was held at
Arva, county Cavan, and was attend
ed by numerous contingents from
Longford and Leitrim. Speeches were
delivered by Messrs. T. p. O'Connor,
j. G. Swift MacNeill, j. p. Farrell, Nj.
F., and others. All the approaches to
the town were spanned with triumphal
arches, bearing appropriate notices.
CLARE.
On the morning of Aug. Is fatal
accident to a child took place at Dan
ganelly, near Kilrush. The eight
year-old daughter of Edmund Murphy,
county councillor, was playing around
in the store attached to her fathers
shop, when through some mishap a
sack of flour fell on her, and, although
! almost Immediately eXtricated, death
had supervened. The child's parents
We're at divine service at the time.
CORK.
| A Michelstown correspondent writes:
The condition of the crops in this dis
trict could not be worse. Up to five
or six weeks ago heavy yield was
expected in every crop, but the al
most continuous rain since then has
blighted all hope of remunerative
harvest. There is very little wheat
put down here, and no barley. Oats
is the principal cereal, and this is in
most cases lodged fiat on the ground
unripe. Potatoes are small, black and
Of bad quality. The stalks in most
cases are gone.
DUBLIN.
The Nationalist of Dublin seem de.
termined that their city shall no longer
be left politically derelict. They are
making a determined effort to restore
the old condition of things, when the
city was thoroughly organized, and
shams and traitors were kept steadily
in the background. The various wards
are furnishing themselves with
branches of the United Irish League
and laying the foundations of a revival
which will prove how foolish were the
calculations Of those who counted upon
the Irish capital as negligible guam
tity in national affairs.
DERRY,
In Derry, on Aug. Is, most i'm
posing demonstration Of the National
lists Of Derry and the northwest of
Ulster was held in the city. The turn
out was the largest witnessed there
for the last Is or 20 years, the great
professions which were held in Derry,
during the palmy days of Parnelrs
leadership being eclipsed by the pres
ent great display. 1t is computed that
over 10000 people took part in it,. and
@ notable feature Of the demonstra.
ton was the general wearing, by the
country contingents, of badges of the
United Irish League. There were %
bands present, and most of them bore
beautiful and costly banners, with
figures representing the more proml.
nent Catholic personages, and also the
leading Nationalist representatives of
Ireland. After parading the city walls
and the principal streets the process
sionists dispersed at the Five Lamps,
| Waterloo square.
DOWN.
On the evening of Aug. Is, the life
less remains Of an old man, who was
subsequently identified as John Nc.
Kay, carter residing in Ballinacraig,
were taken out of the tidal river, in
the southern end of Newry. The de-
ceased was seen sitting on the bank
of the river about 8 o'clock in the
afternoon. Later on hat was OBJ
served floating on the water, and the
matter was reported to the police. A
| few hours afterwards the body was
discovered in the bed of the river.
Foo. GALWAY.
The recent heavy rains have done
considerable damage in Galway. All
the country touching the Shannon from
Loughrea and Portumna, and on the
line into Athenry suffers heavily by
being inundated through the floods
from the river, which extend over a
very large portion of the county.
Crops of hay to the value of thou
sands of pounds have been swept
away. Corn, oats and all sorts of
grain crops are also totally destroyed
by being lodged. Not for the last 40
or SO years have the floods been
known to have risen to such height,