The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1902-08-09

of Dempster's Mall, young woman
named Mary Ellen Adams, of High
street, mill worker. was wantonly
shot in the left arm from the train.
At King street railway crossing, New
ry, young woman named Susan Lit
tlewood, who was standing ut her own
door, received bullet in the arm. At
the time Of the occurrence she had IL
child about twelve months old in her
arms, but fortunately the infant es-
capped unhurt. Many other persons
had narrow escapes from being shot.
DUBLIN.
The splendid County Dublin resi-
uence and demense, known as Wood
lands. has been recently re-christened
10y its original name of Luttrellst3wn.
Most readers are aware that the
change from the name of 'Luttrells-
town to that of Woodlands was ow-
ing to the im.amy attaching to the
owner of 1.-THE Earl of C;rlampton-
"Luttrell. who sold the pass''-whose
profiigacy and dabolical cruelty are
but too well remembered. pillorie I
by "Junius' in 1850. and exposed by
DIR. Berwick in 1888. John Luttrell-
Olmius, third Earl of Carllampton,
Was universally detes.el. His first
wife. the only sister and heir of the
last Lord Waltllam. 4lii,d in 1897. and,
year later. lie married Maria. eldest
daughter Of John Morgan, of II Neck
lenburgh street. Dublin. In 1914.
Luke White. NJ. T.. of Gardeners
Row. bought Luttrellstown from Car
hampton for the sum of f1So.OOO. and
changed the name to Woodlands. As
the subsequent career of the detested
Earl lis rot generally known. it is of
interest to add that he died on March
18th. 1920. when tine title became ex-
tinct. like that of 'Mmrougl. the
burner" His eldest daughter died be-
fore him. in 1916. and his second
daughter, the wife of III. II. Saunder-
son. died on July 18th, 1923. SO passed
away the last of the Carhamptons
FERNIANAGH.
On the evening Of July I'd a young
man named Hugh NI'iliggin was
drowned. i'll Tough Erne, while bath
ing at the rear of the military bar
racks, Enniskillen. He was a good
swimmer, and was returning to shore,
when he was observed to throw I'D
his hands and disappear under the
water. Andrew NJ NIanus Immediately
dragged the SPOT With net, but with
out avail. The body was subsequent
ly recovered by Edward Carney. but
life was completely extinct.
GALWAY.
On the evening of July 18th Pat
rick Finnegan, one of the men known
as the Craughwell prisoners, was re-
leased from Mountioy prison, Dublin,
after having undergone nearly twenty
years incarceration, with policeman
named Muklowney. Finnegan was
convicted of shooting a man named
Doherty, who took bnycottid farm
near the village Of Craughwell, six
miles from Loughrea, about the year
1880. After repeated efforts on the
part of the Crown to secure a c0nvic-
tion the venue Of the trial was
changed from Galway to Sligo. where
the prisoners We're convicted and sen
fenced to death; but the sentence was
committed to penal servitude for life.
1t is generally believed by the people
of the locality where the murder oc-
CURED that both Finnegan and Null
downey We're innocent of the crime for
which they suffered so long.
KILDARE.
The lighting of what was designed
to be Coronation bonfire" on the
Curragh, on THE evening of July
few minutes after ten o'clock the
whole Currash was ablaze. Every
considerable patch of furze was ig-
nted. and the Curragh presented {,
hlrid appearance. The furze was COM
pletely burned down, even that grow
ing on the railway embankment being
reduced to ashes. This means consid-
cradle damage. as the furZ2 formed
the only cover for the military opera
TONS that are shortly to commence.
Next morning the ground. on the
BrownstoWn side of the CulTagh, was
strewn with dead rabbits. which had
been burned out of their cover in the
furZe.
KILKENNY.
In the Nholsel Kilkenny, on July
18th, an enthusiastic United Irish
league convention was held. followed
by Il large public meeung, which was
addressed by N[cssls. Dillon, O'N1ara.
and Devlin, NJ. P.'s. Special addresses
of welcome were presented to Mr..
Devlin, who was making his first
visit to his constituency. On the mo-
ton of Mr.. Michael Meaghcr, second
ed by Mr.. John Ryan, Thomastown,
Alderman p. Hoyne, Mayor of Kill
kenny, presided. Messrs. Dillon, Dew
lin and O'AIara Travelled down from
Dublin with Messrs. M'Cann Walters
and Donovan. of Belfast. At IIilken-
ny they were met by Rev. NJ. Har-
rington, Mr.. 7. Harrington, the Mayor
of Kilkenny. Mr.. IIeana. and others,
and a large crowd, who chcered heart