The Irish standard., 1900-12-15

coming down, as cracks are noticed
a mile away in the bog, which cover.
hundreds Of acres.
DONEGAL.
His Eminence Cardinal Logue gave
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
Ill the Church of st. George, attached
to the Convent Of the Poor Servants
OF the Mother Of God, Rome, on Sun
day, Nov. 18th. The students of the
| Irish College assisted at the altar.
Ills Eminence afterwards held a re,
ception in the Convent, and amous
those who assembled to meet the Car
dinal were:-The Bishops of Cloynt
and Achrony;; Monsignor Kelly, Rector
of the Irish College; Very Rev. Canor
Kelleher, Dean OF Cloyne; Abbot
Smith and Father .Cummins, o. S. B..
Very Rev. Father O'Keefe, o. S. ~.
Rev. Father Hughes, S. j.; Rev. Faith
er Brant, S. j.; Rev. Father Quinn
Rev. Father Schmidt, S. j.; Very Rev
Father Carew, o. c. r.: Rev. Father
Baltoli. S. j.; Rev. Father Thecd, Rev
Superior of the Irish Christian Broth
ers; Brother Columbia, Brother Jerome
Rev. Mr.. Chase; Marchese and Mar
chesa Scriupi. the Misses Lyster, Rev
t. Bogue. Mr.. and Mrs. Sterigsby
Bethel, Captain and Mrs. Magnor, Mrs
and Miss Shakespeare Wood, Miss
Carbut, Mrs. O'Shaughnessy, Mrs
Darcy. Mrs. Mcnamara. Mrs. Marsh
Lee. Miss Tunner, Miss Gcraghty. Mrs
Phillips, Miss Giles and many others
DUBLIN.
AT recent meeting of the Dublin
Municipal Board, it was decided that
hereafter the laborers in the employ
ment Of the Corporation are to re-
ceive minimum wage, at the rate
of 2Os. a week.-from April 1 neat
their present rate of wages ranging
from It's. upwards.
All who are Interested in the Gaelic
Language Movement will be pleased
to learn that the "Rosary" is now re
cited nightly, in Irish, in the Francs
can Capuchin Church, Church street
Dublin.
GALWAY.
AT the meeting of the Guardians OF
the Galway Union, on Nov. 81, the fol
lowing resolution, proposed by tho
Hon. M. Il. Morris, NJ. p, seconded by
Mr.. NJ. Cunningham, was unanimousl,
passed: - Resolved - That we, the
Board of Guardians Of the Galway
Union, having heard of the death IL
South Africa Of Captain Nicholas
Lynch, desire to offer to his afflicted
father, Marcus Lynch, Esq, D. L., J
F., Barna-who has been for many
years a respected member of oul
Board-our deepest sympathy Will
him and his family in the ilreparable
loss they have sustained"
MERRY.
The "Kerry Sentinel" of Nov. a
says:-'"Ihose who knew the NIessrs
Michael and Thomas Hawncy will
learn with deep regret of the deaths
of those two gallant young Traleemen
| Before their departure for South AZ
RIGA, the brothers Hawney were well
and favorably known in the town, and
they carried the good wishes of all
who knew them to their adopted home
1t was not surprising to hear that
ON the outbreak of the war, the two
brothers We're among the first to join
the Boer Irish Brigade. For many
months they were in the fighting line
but, a few days ago, the sad news ar.
rived that the two were dead-one OF
wounds received in battle, and the
other Of enteric fever
KILKENNY.
The Protestant Bishop of Ossory,-.
DR.. Crozier,-is still suing the Kilken
ny "Moderator,' THE organ of the vi
tra-Tory element,-for libel, and places
his claim for damages at $4,000. The
suit appears to drag. owing to the alb
sence Of a material witness-Capt;lil
Richard Challoner Knox, of the Roya
Irish Regiment, supposed to be sta
toned ut Aldershot, in England, but
who is not forthcoming
| LOUTII.
| Early in the second week in Novcm
Der, in Dundall, a respectable woman
named Margaret Niece of the Point
road, met with a serious accident
whereby one Of her eyes was seriously
injured. Some children had found q
loaded rifle cartridge, and carelessly
put it in the fire. Miss niece, rcaliz-
ing the danger endeavored to take it
out with Il pair Of tongs but, when in
the act of doing so, it exploded, doing
her serious damage. She was taken to
Dublin for special treatment.
LIMERICK.
On the evening of Nov. 3d. a torch
light procession was held in Limerick,
to commemorate the memory of the:
Manchester Martyrs. Fully 10000 per
sons, headed BY the Boherbuoy and