The Irish standard., 1901-08-03

THE IRISH S,
that he considered ESQ grossly made
quate, and he would certify against the
defendant on that ground. and if nec-
essary would recommend a change of
venue. In the meantime he would sug-
gest to Mr.. Moloneys advisers that
Mrs. Mccormack should get at. least
f1O0 or ESQ more. Mr.. Moloney, the
defendant, subsequently attended and
asked the chief justice to enter a YER
dict for f1O0, stating that he would I'M
dertake to look after the children and
see about getting them into an indus
trial school.
LOUTH.
The death is announced, at Dundalk.
on July 8, of Maggie Curtis, whose in
terment took place in Bridge-a-chrin
cemetery, on July 9. The deceased
was daughter of the late Mr.. Patrick
Curtis, and her exemplary character
and amiable qualities made her the idol
of the family circle by whom her loss
is sincerely lamented.
MAYO.
Castelar, July Fair, contrary to the
expectations of all, turned out to be a
complete drop in the prices of all class
es of cattle, only few local buyers at
tending, and the Green was overcrowd-
ed with stock. Bullocks were down
on an average 15s. springers, frst-class,
were bought from Ell to f13 1Os.; Sec
ond class, from f12 to f9; store cattle,
2h years, from ELI to FLO; second class,
f9 los. to fS 10s.; third class, f7 to f5
So. Sheep-First-cass lambs were pur-
chased from It's. to 22s. 3d.; first-class
ewes were bought at prices varying
from 25s. to 35s.
ROSCON1AION.
The ROscommon assizes were opened
on July 10 in the county courthouse by
Justice Gibson. There We're only three
cases for trial, two of trifling charac-
ter in which two postof1ice officials
were charged with stealing. The third
case was one in which a son was
charged with the murder of his own
father.
SLIGO.
Mr.. John Dillon intends to repeat
his question to the chief secretary. in
the House Of Commons, asking wheth-
er his attention has been directed to
the fact that on July $ an article in
tended for Insertion in the Sligo Cham
pion was handed for transmission to
the officer in charge Of the office of that
paper, by Mr.. McHugh, NJ. p; that the
article was stopped by the governor of
the Jail, although it contained nothing
III reference to the matter in connec-
ton with which Mr.. McIIugh was tried
and convicted; and whether, in view of
the pledges given, the secretary will
see that this article is allowed to pass,
and that similar interference with Mr..
McHugh's liberty to write for his pa
per does not occur in future.
TIPPERARY.
The death is announced, OH July Is,
at his residence, Main street, Cashel, of
Edward Clifford, aged 3G, deeply re-
GREETED by his sorrowing wife and fam
fly and a large circle of friends.
TYRONE.
"A prehistoric canoe was dug ND in a
bog about five miles from Dungannon.
county Tyrone, recently. 1t is scooped
out of an oak trunk, is six feet long,
three feet wide and eighteen inches
deep. 1t has ring shape at the bow,
evidently for mooring and haulage, and
also two Tugs at the stern. In the
same bog woman's body was discov-
cred in a remarkable state of preserva-
tion.. According to medical opinion if
had lain there for 200 years, but the
peaty soil preserved it.
WESTN1EATu,
A novel invasion of the postofficc de-
partment took place at Kilbride, near
Mulllngar, few weeks ago. A swarm
OF bees took possession of the local
box for drop letters and for some time
prevented all attempts of the public to
use the receptacle for the mails. On
the night Of July 5 an attempt was
made to smoke them out, and the box
was sealed up for three days, during
Which no one was allowed to use it.
But, on the reopening of the letter box,
the bees returned, with reinforcements.
and, at last accounts, had secured full
possession of the field of operations,
even the veteran letter-carrier who was
supposed to be case-hardened against
all the sings and arrows of adverse
fortune, not daring to challenge their
occupancy. A local laborer, it is true,
offered to remove the swarm, for ''ten
shillings-and the bees" but the postal
authorities would allow only five shil-
lings, and would not guarantee posses
sion of the swarm, as there is probably
queen" among them; and the new
coronation business has not yet been