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CateSt Irish news,

The lord mayor of Dublin presided on
Thursday at a meeting in the Mansion
house, called in support of the Ma
fional Defense Fund. Among the
sneakers were Messrs. Nannetti. NJ p
NacNeil, NJ. P; T. O'Donnell. NJ p
". Field, NJ. p, etc.
.
Sir Antony Mcdonnell the new Irish
under. secretary, took over on Monday
the duties of the office, which was Va
Gated last week by Sir David Harrel
There was no formal function of anv
kind attaching to the entrance of the
new official who made the usual in
itial rounds of the various departments
which have been placed under his an
thority.
Cn Saturday the London & North
western passenger and cargo steamer
North Wall of Dublin left Holybea d
at the usual hour. She encountered
heavy weather almost immediately on
rounding the magnificent breakwater
on getting outside the Stacks her ma
chinery became disarranged. and in
this disabled condition she returned
again TO Holyhead harbor.
On Thursday a large and representa-
five meeting was held in Waterford
under the auspices of the Irish Ma
tional Temperance Executive. in favor
of the saturday early closing of public
houses and the registration of clubs.
The chair was taken at s o'clock bv
the Most Rev. DR.. Sheehan. bishop Of
Waterford.
The annual meeting of the Feis Cecil
association was held on Wednesday in
the Mansion house, Dublin The lord
mayor presided. An interesting speech
was delivered by Lord Monteagle in
moving the adoption Of the report. and
Mr. BatteTsby and Mr. Brendan Rog-
ers in supporting the resolution. con-
graduated the society on the great
and successful work which it had ac-
c0mplished up to the present. and on
the earnest which it afforded for fu-
ture success.
A tragic occurrence, which has Gre
ated very painful sensation in this
district, took place in the Lisnaskea
Workhouse on Thursday night. result
ing in the death of Miss Meares. in
Urinary nurse. 1t appears that the de-
ceased lady was sitting in her own
room reading. about midnight. when by
some means as yet unexplained a can
die fell on her, Immediately setting fire
to her clothing. After suffering ex-
cTuciatng agony for twenty-four hours
she succumbed to her injuries about i
o'clock last night. Nurse Meares was
about so years of age. and had been
for tWenty-seven years nurse in the
Lsnaskea workhouse inhrmary.
The death is announced of the Rev.
Eugene Murphy, c. c.. Ballymartle. He
attack of pneumonia, and never quite
recovered. He was quite young man.
At the Killarney petty sessions a 10
cal publican named James Fleming was
charged with supplying drink to a
drunken man, and a fine of $40 was
imposed, the conviction not to be re-
corded.
The Press association says: The
general has appointed Mr..
w. II. Killinder, acting clerk and teleg-
raphist. Galway, to be postmaster of
Edgeworthstown, County Longford.
A Belfast correspondent says: The
lord lieutenant of Ireland and the
Countess of Dudley, when they visit
Belfast. viii reside in Belfast castle,
the residence of the Earl Of Shaftes-
bury, who is proceeding to India on
important business.
.
The Rev. James Douglas, Presbyteri- |
an minister of Nenagh died suddenly |
at his residence there on Sunday night. |
The reverend gentleman returned from
where he he'd been hold !
ing divine service. Shortly afterwards |
he was found by his servant lying on
. Ia, ~,
Before medical assistance arrived he
expired. Death is believed to be due
to heart disease. The reverend gentle |
man, who was a native of Dunoon, was
so years Of age.
While James Johnston. a well known |
County Leitrim landlord, was shooting
on Wednesday on his estate at Kin |
Tough. near Bundoran, he came upon
two poachers. With the assistance of
his gillie. who accompanied him. he at |
tempted to capture the men, but one of |
them turning round fired at Mr.. John |
ston with a gun, the charge entering |
that gentleman's hands. The men es-
aaped. Mr.. Johnston is not seriously |
injured.
.
At Roscommons petty sessions on
Tuesday before r. L. Brown, r. NJ,
Martin Fahy. over 60 years of age, was
.harged with stabbing a boy named /
John Malloy in Mrs. Dowling's public
house at Kilroosky on November
night" 4 number Of people were
there on the occasion, when a
dispute arose and Fahy inflicted
nasty wound on Malley's thigh with
Obacco knife. Accused was sent to
rullamore Jail for a month.
An enthusiastic and largely attended
meeting was held on Tuesday at Cork
or the purpose of forming a divisional
executive of the United Irish league for
he city and liberties Of Cork. VII
lam O'Brien, NJ. p, attended on behalf
If the national directory, and delivered
powerful and interesting address,