The Irish standard., 1903-09-26

passed to Alderman Beattie. Having
heard his views on the land question,
the meeting decided to appoint Mr..
Beattie as a candidate for West
Down next vacancy. Mr.. Beattie re-
garded it as unfair to term him a
"Russellite," stating that he was no
more a 'Russelite' than Mr.. Balfour
was," which means that he is simply
Il Tory.
DUBLIN.
On September 1, in the Dublin
Southern police court, before Mr..
Druly, Il man named Michael Cava-
nagh, who had also gone by the names
of Hanlon, Wilson, Burns, etc, 26
years of age, and stated to be plas-
terer was brought up on remand,
charged with having on the night of
the 22nd of August broken into the
Catholic Church of Swords, and stolen
therefrom silver ciborium, value Is,
and Il donation box containing 2s, all
the property of the Rev. Father Null
caly, z. p, Swords. The prisoner
who did not make any statement. was
committed for trial to the county COM
mission.
GALWAY.
At Loughrea, on August 81, an adj
dress, from the bishop, clergy and peo-
pie of the Diocese of Clonfert was
presented to Cardinal Logue, thanking
him for coming to Loughrea, specially,
Immediately after his return from
Rome, to preside at the conservation
of Most Rev. DR.. O'Dea, as Bishop
of Clonfert.
KILKENNY.
On the afternoon of August %,
during the progress of a foot ball
match at Jones's Road between teams
representing the counties of Louth
and Kilkenny, one Of the players for
the latter county named Stephen
Davis was knocked down and sustain
cd a fractured leg. He was conveyed
in the corporation ambulance to Jervis
Street hospital, Dublin. and detained
as a patient
KILDARE
On the morning of August % infor-
nation WAS given at the police hut.
Brownstown, by Patrick kegan, Il
laborer, that Il mans body was lying
OH the grass i'll Il place known as the
Curragh Greenlands. The remains
presented terrible spectacle, the head
being crushed and the jaw bones brok-
ell. Near the body was broken por-
ter bottle. \ laborer named John
Keogh identified the body as that of
Patrick Downes, who worked With
him at the Curragh. Subsequently a
man named Cullen was arrested by
the police. 1t appears that Cullen and
the deceased had been in Duff's public
house OH the previous Monday night
and left together. Deceased purchased
three bottles Of stout, of which Cullen
took charge. The bottle found near
the deceased man bore the same num-
Der and label as those sold by Duff.
Cullen is a tailor and lodged with the
deceased at Mr.. Brennan's, Browns
town.
KERRY.
a Killarney dispatch dated Septem-
Der says: "All the CANCERS and miles
men OH the Kerry section of the G.
S. & w. Railway company's system
are at present out on strike. The ma
jority of them ceased work on Mon
day, others yesterday, and the re-
mainder to-day. II is stated that all
the men engaged on the Cork section
to Mallow are also out. 1t will be re-
membered that the men some time
ago applied for an increase of wages
from lis Cd Il week to a reasonable
figure but their application was re-
fused by the company. Hence the
present strike. All the trains yester-
day to Killarney were late, the 315 to
Tralee leaving 40 minutes after the
schedule time. A meeting of the men
Of the Kerry section will be held here
on Saturday.
LOUTH.
In Drogheda, on September j, a
coal HEAVIER named Francis Clarke died
very suddenly. The deceased was sit
ting on the quay wall, when he burst
a blood vessel and expired in a few
minutes He was a hard working, in
dustrious man and leaves a wife and
family to mourn the death of their
bread-winner.
LONGFORD.
y dispatch from Longford dated
September l says of the crop pros
poets: "Fron all parts of this district
the outlook is most serious and threat
ening Wild, unsettled weather has
been the experience Of farmers III all
parts Of the county. Corn crops are
very seriously damaged and hay is ly-
ing in floods Of water owing to inces-
SAINT downpour of rain. Dolcful au-
gures of harvest prospects are heard
on every side-the potatoes rotting in
the ground, the meadows badly saved.
owing to the hurried work and very
brief sunshine. All last night the rain
fell and the wind was very strong.
In addition to the alarming outlook,
the Longford bakers are considering
an advance in thn Dricn of broad Tho