The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-05-30

no objection to that arrangement. The
election was therefore postponed to a
date to be fixed after the quarter SEES
sions. There was plethora of appli-
clnts, principally police pensioners,
from the rank of head constable to
the plain gunner, in opposition to Mr..
| Il. Reilly, the late clerks son.
! MEATH.
The marriage is announced on
April 81, at SIS. Michael and Johns
| church, Dublin, by the Rev. Canon
! German. Z. p, of Patrick Murphy,
fourth son Of Benjamin Murphy, Free
mount, county Cork, to Mary, eldest
daughter of Lawrence Mullen, New
castle, county Meath, and niece OF the
late Rev. c. Mullen, L. p, Moynalty.
The marriage is also announced, on
April 80, at the Pro-Cathcdral, Marl.
| borough street, Dublin, by the Rev.
! Father O'Keefe, of Patrick Joseph,
second eldest son Of james Cahill, Il.
c., to Margaret, second eldest daugh-
ter of Michael Farrelly. Castle kieran,
| Kells, county Meath.
QUEENS COUNTY.
| In the court of chancery, Dublin, on
May 4th, before the master of the
rolls, in the matter of William Kelly,
deceased, Mr.. Burke INSTRUCTED by
Mr. John Macllay, Tullow) applied on
| behalf Of Joseph NJ. Doyle, of Ballick-
| moyler, in the Queens Countrywide,
| by order Of the court, had been added
as Il defendant,-for an order that the
defendants, Maria M'Wey and Anne
| Lyons, be charged with items amount
| ing to over $500, assets of deceased,
| which they allowed plaintiffs to ap-
| propriate to their own use, or in the
| alternative for an order that the
plaintiffs be directed to bring in ac-
| counts of the assets they received.
Mr. Leet INSTRUCTED by Messrs. d. 4
Il. FitzgeraldD appeared for the
plaintiffs, and stated that the delay
was caused by negotiations about a
settlement. The court ordered the
plaintiffs to bring in an account of the
assets they had received.
ROSCOA1AION.
The death is announced, OH May
| list, at Roscommon, Of Thomas Bat
trum, aged SO years, late OF Provi-
dence, Rhode Island, after ii linger-
| ing illness.
SLIGO.
At the fortnightly meeting of the
I5allymote branch of the United Irish
league, on May 3D. the chairman (NIr.
| Hugh Markey) said he considered
that, ut that meeting, they should
| adopt Il resolution expressing their
disapproval Of the resolution propos-
ed by Mr.. Waters, at Il recent meet
ing Of the Sligo corporation, extend
ing Il welcome to the king of England,
on his forthcoming visit. lie consid-
| cred that the mayor and the other
members present should have kicked
out the turnkey resolution. MI. Il.
Davey proposed the following resolu-
-"Resolved-Tha we, the men,
bers of the Ballymote branch Of the
United Irish League, are fully salts
| fed that it must tend to lower the
national dignity of any public body
Of Irishmen, to be crawling on their
p1,,,, al ,n inn ,icff
OF the king OF England to Ireland-a
plundered country; that so long as
Ireland is governed by an English
government we are of opinion there
should be no address of welcome to
one who is the central figure Of that
misgovernment." Mr.. b. Creegan
seconded the resolution, which was
put to the meeting, and declared car
ricd unanimously.
TIPPERARY.
Under date of May 9Th, a shocking
discovery is reported from Cloghecn.
A farmer named Wall, while looking
after sheep on the mountain, near
that town, discovered the almost
naked body of a man, with the feet
and the fingers of both hands missing,
and the body otherwise mutilated.
There were two coats, vest, and a
linen shirt on the body, but no trou-
sers. The clothes were good. A pair
Of leggings were found near the body,
which appeared to be that of a man
Of 60 years. 1t was in a decomposed
condition, having lain on the hillside
some six or seven weeks. No one
has been able to identify the body.
An inquest was held by Coroner Cum
Minis. J. p. DR.. Hennessy, who had
made a superficial examination, said
he could not state from the condition
Of the body. what the cause of death
actually was. Death might arise from
natural causes. The jury did not
consider a post mortem necessary,
and returned an open verdict.
TYRONE.
III the court of kings bench, Dub
lin, on May 9Th, before the Lord Chief
Justice Andrews, and Justice John
son-in the case of the crown, at the
prosecution of Joseph Dcvlin, James
Devlin, and Mary Devin. Mr.. Hyncs