The Irish standard., 1901-01-12

ces would warrant, and that we renew
our declaration that only by the crea-
tion of peasant proprietary, on equi-
table terms, can the land question be
satisfactorily settled"
KILKENNY.
The engagement is announced of
Lady Beatrice Butler, elder daughter
of the Marquis of Ormonde, to Gen.
Pole-Carew, who recently commanded
the Household Cavalry and the 10th
Hussars in South Africa. Lady Bea-
trice is in her 22d year, while Gen.
Carew is well beyond the half century
mark.
In the results, published by the civil
service commissioners, of the success
full students in the recent boy clerk
ship examinations, the name appears
of Master Michael O'Grady, son of
Mr.. O'Grady, master of the Callan
Union. and formerly editor of the
Kilkenny Journal" Master O'Grady
won 23d place out of 200 offered by
the civil service commissioners secur-
ing one of the first Irish places
LIMERICK.
The hurricane of Dec. 10Th and Goth
eliminated in Limerick in a storm of
great severity from the southwest. 1t
blew quite a gale, extinguishing the
lamps, and causing the tide to rise
several feet above the ordinary level.
temporarily submerging number of
roadways, and effectually blocking
traffic Outside the harbor a terrific
sea was rolling, and number of YES
sells sought safety in the harbor, others
awaiting the subsistence of the storm
before venturing out to sea. Houses
have been partially unroofed, trees and
plantations have been uprooted, and
considerable damage done.
LOUTH.
On Dec. 18th an interesting cere-
mony took place in the Mayoralty
rooms, Drogheda, when young man
named Joseph Hanlon. received a pre-
sentation from the Mayor for his he
roic courage in jumping into the
Boyne while a swift tide was flowing
and rescuing drowning man.
MAYO.
In Castelar,, on the night Of Dec.
20, great excitement prevailed through
out the entire district owing to a
dreadful storm that arose early in the
evening. Several houses were wreck.
ed: in some instances there was not a
particle Of the roof intact. The Prot
estant church suffered severely; sew
cral states We're blown off and some
of the windows badly injured. Trees
We're felled to the ground and blocked
the roads. When returning to her
home from Castlebar a woman named
Mrs. Donnelly was killed at Burren,
as result of the storm.
MONAGHAN.
DR.. q. G. Thompson, of Omagh, Ma
tionalist. was returned unopposed for
North Monaghan, on Dec. 21st. Mr..
O'Hare, whom the Healyites attempted
to put in the field refused to be can
didate against DR.. Thompson. This is
the first bye-election in the new Par
Lament occasioned by death. DR..
Thompson formerly stood for North
Fermanagh as an Independent. At
the late general election he unsuccess-
fully contested South Tyrone as a Ma
tionalist, against Mr.. T. W. Russell,
being defeated by 80 votes.
ROsCOMMON.
Tulsk and Elphin will soon be placed
in Geographic communication, as the
postoffice authorities have q large staff
of men engaged in the work of erect
ing the poles and wires.
TYRONE.
OF the recent great storm, a Cooks
town correspondent writes: ''The
storm ragged here in all it's fury for
about six hours, during which time an
enormous amount of property was de-
stroyed. The roof Of the retort house
Of the gas works was completely
wrecked. The roofs of the Church Of
the Most Holy Trinity and the assem-
bly, rooms also suffered severely. A
chimney on a house belonging to Mr..
John Richard, J. P, was blown down
and crashed through the roof of the
house. A hay shed belonging to Mr..
Todd and a quantity of hay and corn
belonging to Mr.. James Mullar, Stew
arts Arms Hotel, were considerably
damaged. No reports have reached
here from the outlying districts; but
it is feared that the damage done is
considerable"
TIPPERARY.
Intelligence of an alarming epidemic
in the shape of an outbreak of typhoid
fever, has been received from the To-
calities of Galbally and Ballylanders.
The disease made it's appearance only
short time ago, and during the time