The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-11-23

, On Wednesday, at a special meetin
of the corporation. convened on rt
| QUESTION for the purpose, the freedol
t of the city of Dublin was. on tn
proposition of Mr.. j. P. Nannetti, n
p, voted to Mr. P. a. M'Hugh, NJ. +
in recognition of his sterling stan
against jury packing in Ireland. In
vote was carried by 40 votes to D.
On Sunday the ancient and histori
parish of Errigal Truagh, Count
Monaghan, was the scene of one o
those interesting. imposing and relg
ious ceremonies which prove so con
clusively that the religion planted II
Ireland by st. Patrick is still cherlshe'
and beloved. The occasion was TN
blessing of the handsome Mission eros
presented to the parish by Mr.. Pat
| rick McKenna, Kilnagullen, and wa!
practically the closing ceremony OF
| religious retreat conducted by tn'
Jesuit Fathers at Carrickroe churcf
in May last. The cross. which is o.
| Glennan stone with base of DUNCAN
non sandstone. and which was execut-
| ed by Mr. John Delaney, j. p, to the
order of Mr.. NJ 'Kenna, is of the ancient
Irish form, and is splendidly finished
There was considerable sensation in
the North of Ireland few days ago
when it became known that the sup
posed heir to the extensive estates of
the late Mr. John Staples Alexander,
D.L., of Portslenone house, Mr.. Rob-
ert Arthur Alexander of Glenmore,
Drogheda, had been dispossessed as
the consequence of the finding OF a
will the existence Of which had not
been surmised. Mr.. Alexander had en-
tered upon occupation of the mansion
at Portglenone, which is beautifully
situated on the banks of the Bann, and
was accepted by the servants as the
new master" He remained for some
days, and after giving instructions for
various improvements to be effected,
left for London, but returned imme-
diately, and to the CONSERVATION of
everyone concerned, announced that
under the terms of a will of which
discovery had been made, the estates
had passed into the hands of Miss An
ME Young of Farm Lodge, Ballymena,
and that he would have to bid the
place farewell.
Miss Young is a sister of the late
Mrs. Samuel Redmond Young, who
vas for some time chairman of the
3allymena town commissioners, and a
hat town, and is also related to the
Right Hon. John Young, chairman of
he Northern Counties railway. Mr..
Young, whose death took place some
i've years ago, always displayed a deel
interest in the welfare of the town,
nd was very generous to the poor. He |
vas an ardent educationist. Mr.. Young |
nd his sister were unmarried. They |
we'd together at Farm Lodge, and on |
is death the property was left to Miss |
'oung.
A shocking burning fatality occurred
n Tuesday in a house in Bishop street,
,erry. While a woman named Lizzie
lcBride was washing clothes by the
reside her garments caught the blaze
he woman, In endeavoring to stifle the
re, cast herself on a bed near, when
lie bedclothing also ignited, with the
esult that she was burned to death
efore aid reached her.
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AT Monaghan on Saturday a meet
g was held of representatives of the
arlouS local authorities in Ulster to
'otest against the powers of veto ex-
clsed by the local government board.
Id resolutions were passed expressing
ant OF confidence in the central au-
ority, and urging the formation of a
wv board composed of men with a
orough knowledge of Irish local af
lrs. asserting that the voice and ,
plrations of the people should not be
bJected to system of suppression" 5
Id calling on the government to pass :
Dill to give effect to the foregoing. 7
o !;
On Monday evening a serious acci- 8
y.a1 il, lit
ung man named Charles Duffy. 1S +
ars of age. 1t appears that at the t
amer hour the unfortunate young Il
In was coming down a stairway con- s
cted with vessel in course of con- f
'uctlon when he oVerbalanced and t
distance of thirty feet. He lies g
a precarious condition, and very lit n
nope is entertained of his recovery.
IN Monday at a special court. held G.
ballymahon. young man named a
lllam Browne, son of a licensed pub "
an in Ballymahon, was charged with 5.
ng at and wounding Constables n
yle and Muldoon on Sunday week. Ct
! splendid demonstration under the oi
spices of the U. /. league was held ii
Claremorris on Sunday, and was at bi
silly from the constituency of South di
yo. c.
meeting of the principal residents G.
Tounafulla was convened for the o
pose OF making suitable present >;
IN to Rev. Father Byrnes, who had is
n until his recent translation to til
'mcolloher the popular and estima-
PARISH priest of the joint parishes ru
Tournafulla and Mountcollins Mr.. til
b. Collins, who presided, explained ar
object of the meeting. which was ca
nded to do honour to their former CT
wed pastor, and he had no doubt VI
opportunity wuld be eagerly avail az
u. A subscription list having been ~
ned and officers appointed and en-
mittee formed, it was decided to go
e the list on the 21st of November gu
'om an early hour on Sunday morn ar
Munniadden was invested bv a erS
e of police numbering nearly a OF
e, while numerous car loads passed =, -
ugh to Rooskey, Doocastle, Nov IN IN
n, Chaffpool and other objective ,ol
rs to prevent repetition of the i'sa "a
IS of meetings that were held on III III
lay week as a result of the abortiye ph t1,,
PRESTON of the Moylough meeting, II
Moylough performance was en- i1,,
d again on Sunday in, if possible III ~
ore determined and effective man me
Ion
Saturday evening the town of in IN
.rcurry which is situated about de,
miles from where the proclaimed fhI
ing was to be held at MuIlina- an,
ma on Sunday presented an extra
larry spectacle. Police were ar
g from all quarters by road and
the public houses were packed
them, and many had to sleep in
tor, arrived from sligo. and sew m S3S