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ARMAGH.

siding, for the purpose of "takiny info
consideration and acting upon the
agreement and resolution with regard
to the dismissal of the town clerk. ar
rived ut on the 9th inst. at the local
government board inquiry
ANTRIM.
In our Irish obituary column this
week. the death is announced ut his
residence. Ballycastlc, of Sir Alexan-
der Edward Miller. aged Is. He sue
cessively held the offices of railway
commissioner. master Of lunacy. and
legal member of the Council of India,
and was designated in Il. public speech
by the late DIR. Haughton as the "car-
rier pigeon of Lord Cairns"
'CAVAN.
The death is announced on Sent
IA, at his brothers residence. Bridge
street, Cootehill. of Michael Donohoc,
late of British Columbia, aged IS
years.
COIN.
We deeply regret to announce the
death of Rev. Cornelius O'Sullivan. Z.
T.. Enniskeane, which took place on
Sept. II at the Mercy hospital, Cork,
where he had been for some weeks
suffering from an illness which un-
fortunately had Il fatal termination.
BY his death the Church loses one
who for many years was Il faithful
and jealous minister. and his people
one who was IL kintlly-hearted, Il gen
erous and devoted priest.
The death is also announced ON
Sept. is, at his residence, Old Yougllal
road, Cork. of Robert Manning, ST..
at an advanced age.
CLARE
Though Irish is very generally
spoken throughout Clare, the fcis
held in the town hall, Ennis, OH Sept.
%, was the first attempt of the coun-
ty to fall into line with the other coun-
ties, where such festivities have help
ed so much to stimulate and extend
the revival movement. But Clare is
going to make up for lost time and to
do something worthy Of Il county to
which Irish literature owes much.
A band of earnest workers have been
energetic;llly employed in projecting IL
feis which for variety and education
al value will bear comparison With the
best. In the syllabus seven sections
appear-literary, educational, oral,
singing, dancing. instrumental. music.
history. With the subdivisions this
means no less than 30 competitions
and for each event there We're Il large
number of competitors. On the last
evening OF the feis Il priZe-winners
concert was to be given. and among
those to assist was MI Owen Lloyd.
the harpist. The report of the prize
winners will be anticipated With
keen interest.
DOWN.
At Newry, on Sept. 1G. /; statue Of
Lord Russell. of Killowcn, was unveil-
ed. 1t was in Ncwry that the late
chief justice of England first displayed
that marvellous forensic power which
led him ultimately to the head OF the
judiciary. Dean Bagot. the Protestant
dean of Dromore. first advised young
Russell to go to the bar Qle was at
that time Il solicitOr), and similar adj
vice was afterwards given by the
county court Judge at Newry.
DUBLIN.
Up to Sept. Is, no further news had
been received of the missing Dublin
steamer Ierne, and all hope of her
safety has been abandoned. News of
the crew, or some of them, may be
Forthcoming later on from some
foreign port. If any of the Ierne's
boats had been picked up by Il vessel
bound for any British or Irish port, in
timation of the fact must ere this have
reached Dublin. What is more likely
to have happened in the not impos-
sible event of a rescue, is that the sur
vivors are on board some outward
bound or foreign ship. The 1erne
was owned by Mr.. Michael Murphy,
of the North Wall. 1t is rumored in
Drogheda that two of her crew,
Richard Lynch, donkeyman. and
James Reynolds, fireman. belong to
Mornington. The vessel was COM
manded by Captain Gallagher. and
had n crew of 13 hands, including en-
gincer's staff.
DERRY.
At the special petty sessions in
Maghera on Sept. u, Captain Wclch,
r. NJ, presiding, Ellen Mckee. late
Dostmistress at Tobbermore, was
charged with embeZZlement and forg-
cry in having withdrawn and appro-
priated to her own use without au-
thority, deposits made in the Tobber-
more Post Office Savings bank. Docu-
ments purporting to be Withdrawals
and warrants for payment were pro-
duced, and in all instances the witness
es denied having signed or received
the money. The amounts paid by the
witnesses amounted to $50. and the
Withdrawals effected amounted to Eth.
On the application of Mr. Bailie Gage,
the prisoner was returned for trial at
the / londonderry nSSiZeS. bail being re-