The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-03-03
LIMERICK


Mr.. Austin intends TO direct attention
IN parliament, to the recent prosecution
OF MIR. Michael Curtin who, it will be
remembered, was arrested on an absurd
charge of being implicated in the poi
soning OF hounds, in West Limerick,
and that the resident magistrate, who
returned him for trial, gave him no op-
portunity to be legally represented, and
refused bail, although it was forthconl-
ing to the extent of several thousand
pounds. The case was, however, so
ridiculous that it was abandoned by the
Crown, at the Cork winter asszes; and
Mr. Austn's intention is to demand
that, in view OF the fragrant injustice
done to MIR. Curtin, steps should be
taken to rccoup him for the expense to
which lie was put in rebutting wholly
uniounded charge.
MAYO.
On February s, Mr. John O'Donncll
who was just released from Sligo Jail
arrived i'll Castelar,, by the 1920 train.
Ell route for Westport accompanied by
Mr.. James DAILY, ]. p, who went to
Manila to meet him. The platform
was crowded, and cheer after cheer rent
the air as the train steamed in. The
Castelar, Fife and Drum Band was on
the platform and played "Sec the Con-
qucring Hero Comes" Mr.. O'Don-
nell thanked the people OF Castelar, for
the reception given him, and said that
he suffered nothing in comparison to
what the brave Beers were suffering in
the Transvaal He asked them to give
three hearty cheers for Kruger and his
brave burghcrs, which were heartily re-
spondcd to.
ROSCOMMON.
Col STAGE, OF Kilinure, Athlone, Wis
tied his tenants at Spring Lawn, Mount
Bellew, few days ago, and offered to
divide the Spring Lawn farm-about
145 acrcs-among them. He stated he
would like to see every tenant on his
property having as much land as would
comfortably support himself and his
family.
SLIGO.
On Sunday, January %, a great DEM
onstration was held at Gurteen, under
the auspices OF the local branch Of the
United Irish League On the motion OF
Mr.. MMenamy, second by Mr.. Boland.
d. c., the chair was taken by Very
Rev. Canon Lowry, who delivered an
eloquent and stirring address. Speeches
were also made by Mr. John Kelly, D.
c., Mr.. P. McMenamy, Mr.. Hugh
Marley. of Ballymote, and others.
TIPPERARY.
The various elected public bodies,
throughout Tipperary, have adopted
resolutions, at their regular meetings,
condemning the spitcfu action of the
lord chancellor in depriving Mr. Kendall
E. O Bricn, OF the commission of the
peace, for openly and courageously
sympathizing with the Bocrs in their
gallant struggle for liberty, and saying
that the clarmen Of the Irish councils
should fling aside their ]. P.-ships, as
protest against this outrage on free
speech. In the Clonmel corporation,
Mr.. Thomas Phclan and Mr.. D. J.
Clancy were the only ones who dissent
cd from the resolution, OH the ground
that 'thcy had taken an oath of allie
glance, and, therefore, could not SYM
pathizc with the enemies of the queen"
WATERFORD.
The man Patrick Dunphy, who is
charged with having poisoned his son,
on the 10Th OF December, by admins
tcring strychninc to him, has been re-
turned for trial at the spring assizcs, Oh
a charge OF wiliul murder. The pris-
on that morning he was mixing plas
ter for his leg which contained brown
sugar and ca1omcl, and, going out, left
the boy behind him, and when he came
back the boy was gone, and he also
missed some OF the plaster. He after
wards found the boy in the street, dy-
ing.
----- 4tA1-IEG GHzIz0G3 CIV ". -
Niscount Powcrscourt is at present
negotiating the sale to his tcnantry OF
his extensive estate in Dublin and
Wicklow, under the provisions OF the
Land Purchase Acts. The estate en-
braces some fifty townlands, and COIL
tains 1917 acres. The originating no
ticc granting the tenants the privilege
OF purchasing their holdings has been
filed in the court OF the Irish Land
Commission, through the medium OF
which the sale will be carried out.
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