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Coloiel Robert H. Wallace has been
chosen grand master OF the Orange
men i'll succession to Colonel Silunder-
sou. n. T.. who resigned The office
because lie thought the "Hrethren'
were not keeping up to his ideas as to
tie defeated candidate. who fought
in tile landlord interest in the spring
of 49,. for the representation Of East
Down. vacated by the appointment OF
In Nyu.oul to Il iudGcship of the
city of London. Mr.. Wood who con-
tested the constituency on Mr.. L. W..
Russ. lis platform Of compulsory land
p;:vtli"., WAS. after II severe contest,
returned as the first ituSse}ite recruit.
Mr.. Arthur Nnmill. ID. H.. died on
May 9th. ut his residence. Trench
house. rear Belfast. He was one Of
the wealtlliest Catholic gentlemen in
Ulster, ard had been ailing for almost
Il year past. He WAS always a liberal
subscriber to local Catholic charities
and public institutions. and was prom
inen,ly identified With the North East
Agricultural association.
An old man died recently of Starva-
ton, in an old cabin i'll Antrim. and
up to $500 was found in the house,
concealed in various receptacles.
During the May Eve celebrations in
Belfast. several scenes of violence oc-
Cured. The police had to use their
batons. and ii soldier was removed to
the hospital unconscious.
ARMAGH.
His eminence, Cardinal Logue has
arranged to dedicate st. Patrick s
church, Cullyhanna, OH the 9th of
next September. There is very
heavy debt still due on the church,
which the parishioners of themselves
are unable to meet, and hence an APP
peal for aid is made to the charitable
outside the parish. Contributions
will be thankfully received by Rev.
+. Kerley, z. T., Cullyhanna, and the
curates-Rev. p. Gogarty, and Rev.
A. =. Snyth.
GAVAN.
On Sunday, May 10th, Il public
meeting for the purpose of promoting
the objects of the United Irish league,
was held near Loughduff chapel after
10 o'clock mass The gathering was
of large dimensions and eager atten-
ton was displayed. Mr.. Thomas Nc
Alarney. X. ID. c., presided ana suit
ably addressed the meeting. Mr.. Fa-
gan, organizer, also delivered an adj
dress The following committee were
appointed: Messrs. j. Dennaher, Eu-
gene Herman. VIM. Heasten, A. Gull
len, John Reilly, james Sheridan, John
Landy, james Reilly, Joe Courtney,
f. Cullen, Peter Minagh, o. O'Hara,
II. Brady, and J. kcoSh.
CLARE.
On last Good Friday. an Irish SER
mon was preached in the Catholic
church i'll Ennistymon, before Il large
and attentive congregation. 1t was
the Passion sermon, preached by
Rev. Father N. Fegan, G. c., Liscan-
nor, and was most eloquent and i'm
pressive discourse. Father Fegan is
IL grandson of MIR. Daniel Kelly, of
Newport, county Mayo, Il nephew of
Mrs. Il. Chambers OF that town. and
cousin OF Father Yorke, Of Oallands,
San Francisco.
The death is announced, at the resi-
dencc Of her son-in-law, Matthew
Honan, st. 'Margarets, Leinster road,
Rathmines, Dublin, of Margaret
Shanahan, OF Ocean View, Doonbeg,
county Clare, aged 81 years.
CORK.
The obseQuies OF Rev. Il. G. J. Con-
way, late chaplain of the Ursuline
convent, Blackjack, took place on
May 18th, from SIS. Peter and Pauls
church, Cork. The deceased, who was
/, son of Mr.. J. Conway, COrnmarket
street, while in Bantry recently, con-
tracted IL cold which developed into
Il sever attack of influenza, from
which he never recovered. His health
became seriously impaired. and on
Christmas day last, he was obliged to
enter the Mercy home, where he grad
ually grew worse, and passed peace
fully away on May13th. His death is
deeply regretted.
The death is announced, on May 10,
at the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
O'Driscoll, Of Mary, relict of the late
David O'Keefe, Church road, Black
rock. Her funeral took place OH Sun
day, May 18th, from st. Michael's
church, at $3.50 o'clock, for st. Joseph's
cemetery, and was largely and re-
specially attended.
At an inquest held at Middleton, on
May IS, the jury found that VIM. Nc
earthly, 20, wood ranger to Mr.. Smith
Barry, in connection with whose death
two tramps We're arrested, had died
from heart disease. The jury further
expressed the opinion that John Nc
Carthy had gone back on the road to
defend his wife from the deceased.
Both the accused, one of whom APP
peared to have been severely hurt in
the struggle with the deceased, were
discharged.
DERRY.