The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-07-21

hours. The business was light, and there
was only one criminal case, and that OF
a minor character. There was one ma
licious injury claim for fIoo, for the
burning OF matched house and some
furniture, at knockanina; but Judge
Fitzgerald gave the applicant very little
countcnance, and dismissed the case
without even hearing what the police
had to say.
SLIGO.
On June FL. in the probate division
OF the court OF queens bench, Dublin,
the case of Decondon VS.. kcanc came
up. This was suit to prove the will
OF the late Mrs. Emma Gray. formerly
residing in Sligo, and recently of 81
Tritonvillc road, Sandymount. She left
assets amounting i'll round numbers
value from fI,5oo to f2,ooo By her
will, made on Jan. last, she left the
entire property between a lady named
Lydia Dccondon, a French governcss,
who resided with her for some years,
and MIR. Fetherstonflaugh formerly Il
solicitor practicing in Sligo, to the cx-
cluson OF her two nieces and only next
Of kin, daughters of Mr.. Thomas ].
Keane, OF William street, Sligo, aged
respectively 9 and years. The latter
on behalf OF his children, disputed tho
will, on the ground of undue influence
and want OF testamentary capacity. The
defendants case was mainly directed to-
wards proving that the deceased was
an inebriate, and was so under the in.
fluencc OF Miss Decondon as to be TN.
able to understand the contents OF he,
will. The jury after an hours dclibera.
ton, failed to agree and were dis.
charged.
TYRONE.
In Omagh, on June IS, an inquest wa:
held in the county infrmary, on thu
body of horse trainer named JOSEPH
Nixon, who had died in the institution
from the effects of injuries received. I
| appeared from the evidence that de
ceased had dived off. the bank, at Mr.
George Murnahan's demesnc, into til,
river to have swim, and when enter
| ing the water struck large stone. sus
tanning fracture of the base OF tn
skull. Two men named Robert Nc
Guigan and Robert Sharkie who wcr
on the river bank at the time pulle,
him out and had him taken to the in
Urinary, where he died the next morn
ing. The jury, after hearing the evi
dence, returned verdict of Academia
death.
TIPPERARY.
On the night of June 81 shortly afte
10 o'clock, fire which might have end
ed with very tragic results broke out i
the store OF the Clonmel lrnatic asylum
Fortunately, the attention OF Mr.. Fla
herty, the engineer, who sleeps over til
storekeepcr's office, was attracted by til
crying OF dog confined below, and |,
detected the fire and at once gave IL,
alarm, at the same time that he al
tached the hose to the hydrant an
turned a copious supply OF high-prcs
sure water on the fire., In a short tim
he had it well under control; SO tn;
when outside aid arrived the danger wa
practically over. 1t is not known no,
the fire originated. A number OF book
in the office were destroyed. Mr.. Fla
herty himself had very narrow escap,
for, had he remained sleeping for All
other ten minutes, the floor might hav
given way, and he would have bee
precipitated into the confagration be
low
WATERFORD.
The death of Mr.. Thomas Power oc
Cured at his residence in O'Conne
street, Waterford, OH June 26. Nj
Power was a. well-known figure in agri
cultural life, and his deep insight int
matters connected with the working c
the land acts and the valuing OF lane
brought him into contact with a wild
circle of the agricultural communit,
who deeply dcplorc his demise.
WICKLOW,
According to an inference OF the clcr
of Baltinglas Union, the dining-hal1 c
the local workhousc will in future re
semblc Dublin restaurant" from IL,
new dietary scale. The ratc-providc
repasts will be quite recherche. On
I day there must be specially prepare
soup, another day soup, also tea, rice
cocoa, etc. In fact, all that will b
/ needed to complete the luxury OF tn
new system is the attcndancc0of a smar
waiter in evening dress. Still, the ever
present monotony OF soup suggests tn
Frenchman's complaint OF 'toujour
perdrix."
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