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judge decided to adjourn the case to
the next quarter sessions.
MAYO.

the next quarter sessions.
MAYO.
At Castelar, on Oct. Is Il man
named John Mulroe, who lives near
Shrule, was brought up charged with
having killed John Higgins of the
same place. Itappeared from evidence
that about month ago the accused,
who had some tritiing dispute with
the deceased, seized Il large knife and
stabbed him to death. The accused
was remanded for eight days.
| SLIGO.
Mr.. Hugh G. Sterling, late Of the
Victoria hotel, Sligo, has opened the
licensed premises in O'Connell street,
Sligo, lately held by Mr.. Thomas
Walsh.
A small property known as Bean
field, belonging to Mr.. Herbert Lam
bert, Cloverhill, Sligo, has been sold to
the tenants at 80 per cent off first
term rents. The tenants have also
been allowed half-year's arrears
together with the running gale.
TIPPERARY.
At the Nenagh quarter session, Oct.
IL, James Dwyer, alias George Burns,
was put forward charged with having
broken open a donation box in Boris
okane Roman Catholic church and
stolen the sum of is therefrom, the
property of the Rev. ]. Maher, Z. 2.
He was found guilty and was sent to
Jail for twelve months with hard la
Dor.
Sir William Butler, Castlecomer,
has notified his tenants of Templena-
hurry Bansha, of his willingness to
sell under the Land Purchase act, and
said he would consider any offer made
to him by them. A full meeting of the
tenants was held in Bansha, Oct. IA
and was attended by Mr.. John Guilt
nan, M. p, and after due considera-
ton it was unanimously resolved to
inform the landlord that the tenants
were willing to buy on reasonable
terms; but before they would make an
offer they wished to know on what
terms he was disposed to sell.
TYRONE
A meeting of the tenants on the es-
tate of Sir John Marcus Stewart, Car
rickmore, was held Oct - to take
steps for the purchase of their hold
ings under the new land act. Mr.
Terence O'Neill, county councillor
was called to the chair and there was
a large gathering, some of whom were
evidently in favor of any proposal.
Several of those present were in fa-
vor of waiting for an offer from the
landlord, and others We're of the opin-
ion that the tenants should wait until
they saw the results of conferences OH
other estates. Messrs. N. Mcbride
and P. Kelly though the tenants
should not approach the landlord,
while Mr.. J. Grogan was in favor of
ascertaining his intentions. A vote
: was taken, when the majority decided
to open negotiations with the landlord,
and Mr.. Il. O'Neill was appointed to
carry on the affair.
WEXFORD.
Most Rev. DR.. Reville, who is at
present in the diocese of Ferns, paid
a visit to historic Enniscorthy few
days ago. During his interesting stay
he met many of the ecclesiastics and
principal residents of North Wexford
ut Abbey House, where he was the
guest of Mr.. James Donohue. J. P,
Nj. G. G. His acquaintance with Mr..
Donohoe in Australia rendered the re-
union at home an exceptionally happy
one.
WATERFORD.
On Oct. 6, Captain Nicholas Parle,
harbor master of Waterford, and
Captain P. Laylor, of the dredger
Cicily, were drowned while sailing in
Waterford harbor.
Mr.. Carnegie, the Scotch millionaire,
who has contributed $4,000 towards
the construction of the new free Ii
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purpose of receiving the freedom Of
the city and laying the foundation
stone of the building.
WESTMEATH
Addressing the grand jury at the
opening of the Westmeath quarter ses-
sions, Judge Curran said that on the
last occasion they were there they had
no business at all to transact and were
summoned to attend through mistake.
On the present occasion there were
two small cases only, neither of which
was important. The number of cases
reported during the quarter was six
as against one in the preceding quar-
ter, but he did not see any reason
; why he should not congratulate them
on the very satisfactory state Of their
county.
WICKLOW.
A short time ago meeting of the
evicted tenants of the Coolgreany es-