The Irish standard., 1902-10-18
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! FROM IRELAND
ARMAGH.

fOu september 20, NIL. JdAAS' AIN
Laughlin, late of Armagh, merchant
jand father of Rev. John Mclaughlin,
G. Co. Rock, died after long and
severe illness. Deceased was for sew
eral years an energetic and useful
member of the Armagh town council,
and always noted for his staunch adj
herence and unwavering fidelity to
Nationalist principles. His death has
caused sincere and widespread regret.
ANTRIM.
Mr.. Sloan, the new Tory member of
Parliament for South Belfast, has APP
parently future before him. Accord
ing to the London correspondent Of the
S"Liverpool Post" he is determined to
get rid of the present Orange leaders,
in succeeding in electing his friends on
the Orange Executive, and even eX-
poets to expel Colonel Saunderson from
his position as Grand Orange Master
of Ulster.
CLARE.
Mrs. Donellan and daughters Emily
and Harriet, of Midtown Malby, have
closed out their business and moved to
Limerick. They had been for years
residents of this place and We're held
in the highest esteem by all of the
town. In their new home, in the city
Of the violated treaty, their many
friends wish them every success, long
life and happiness. Nothing in the
cause of holy church OF native land
ever found them wanting, their services
being always most generously given
and Midtown Malbay regrets their de-
parture.
A dispatch from Berlin, Germany,
dated Sept. 26, says: The presentation
of tile Challenge Cup to the Berlin
Rowing Club by the city of Cork in
commemoration of the International
Regatta at Cork, took place after Il
banquet at the Kaiserhof Hotel this
evening. There were one hundred and
eighty guests, all of whom, out of COM
pliment to the Irishmen, wore sprig
Of shamrock in their buttonholes.
DOWN.
On the afternoon of Sept. "a melall-
choly railway accident occurred in
Newry, resulting in the death of
farmer named Edward Quinn, of
Castle-enigan, between Newry and
Rathfriland. Deceased had come into
Nourv thot 1oorninr with q loa1 Of
pork, and having sold some in the
market, was ordered to deliver it at
the Bridge street station of the Green
ore Railway company. This he did;
leaning against the staff-butfers at the
end of the station, Il number of wagons
which were being shunted came along
the siding, the foremost one struck
him, so severely crushing him that he
expired in fifteen minutes.
DONEGAL.
On September II, while a man named
Denis Doherty, a mason, was erecting
ladders at Mr.. Patrick Boyle's house
near Meelin Bridge for the purpose of
doing some repairs, lie fell from the
roof and was killed. Doherty was OH
the roof and was in the act Of throw
ing rope with which to hold ladder
when the ladder on which he was
standing gave way, thowing him to
the ground, where he received such
injuries as caused his death. Mr..
Boyle in attempting to save the poor
man almost lost his own life.
DUBLIN.
On September % a deputation from
the Dublin corporation waited on the
chief secretary at Dublin Castle to urge
that steps should be taken to secure
the speedy passage Of the bill providing
for the erection of a college of Applied
Sciences in Dublin. The chief secre-
tary, in the course of his reply to the
deputation, said that unless the bill
went to Il committee it's chances of
passing during the coming autumn
session would be very slight; but if it
did go to committee it's chances of
being passed would be very hopeful.
All of which meant that the secretary
was we'll aware that the government
did not intend that any such bill should
go through anyhow.
GALWAY.
At the meeting of the Galway Har-
Dor Commissioners, on Sept. 16, Mr..
II. M. A. Murphy brought under the
notice of the board the necessity Of
supporting the movement now on foot
for making the port of Galway sta
ton for ships of the new line of Ca
madam mail steamers; and he moved
a resolution calling on the various pub
lie bodies to support the movement, and
inviting them to appoint representa-
tives to act on a committee for the
purpose Of forwarding the object.
KILKENNY.
On Sept Fl largely attended and
enthusiastic meeting of the National
lists of Kilkenny was held at Ballyhule,
under the auspices of the United Irish
League. The Rev. Walter Walsh, 2.
p, Ballyhale, presided; and the meet
ing was addressed by Very Rev.
Canon Holohan, P. p, Rosbcrcon; Mr.
Devlin, M. P; Mr.. O'Shee, NJ. r., and
Alderman Joyce, M. P.
KERRY.
On Sept. 20 Miss Maud Gunlle arriy-