The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-11-28
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FROM IRELAND
ANTRIM.

an extraordinary affair occurred in
Royal avenue involving an ugly dis
turbance. About twenty minutes to
ten young man was singled out by u
crowd who were making for him,
when he produced buckle belt from
under his overcoat and struck out.
The crowd increased in numbers and
various epithets were hurled at the
young man, who was now busy keep
ing back the mob by means of belt
and fists. He retreated up Garfield
street, towards Smithfeld, making eff
fective use of his extemporized
weapon. Finally the young man
reached point where he thought it
safe to turn and run. At Smithfield
another crowd had assembled and
these took up the battle with such en-
ergy and so many stones were thrown
that the big mob fed back to Royal
avenue. The disturbance lasted about
a quarter of an hour. When the
crowds melted away three men were
found to be injured.
ARMAGH.
On Nov. meeting of the tenants
Of the estate of Miss Jane Kirk was
held at Crossdoney, near Ready, and
1t was unanimously resolved to send
a deputation to Mr.. Mexican, J. p,
the agent. When they did so he un-
dertook to bring the matter of sale
to the tenants before Miss Kirk.
In Ready, on Nov. 4, Mr.. T. Peel,
coroner for Mid-Armagh, and a jury,
resumed the investigation attending
the death Of young mill-girl named
Florence Rainy, which took place
suddenly in the druggists shop of
Mr.. Birney, in Ready, on Oct. 10.
The inquest had been adjourned in
order to have an analysis made of the
contents Of the stomach of deceased.
This showed no evidence of any
poisonous substance, and the medical
witnesses agreed with Prof. Barklie as
to syncope being the primary cause of
death. The jury found verdict to
the effect that the deceased had died
of heart failure.
CLARE.
The lord chancellor has appointed
Mr.. T. Hogan, Lake View, Corofin,
County Glare, to the magistracy of
the county.
Through the Hon. Mr.. Gallery, NJ.
p, the Canadian government has
made inquiries of Mr.. +. ]. O'Doherty,
j. p, one of the leading merchants of
Kilrush and member of the urban
council of the town, relative to the
capabilities and resources Of the Kill
rush harbor and roadstead as the
basis Of a transatlantic packet sta
ton. Mr.. O'Doherty at once brought
the matter before the xilrush urban
council, who appointed him to furnish
all the information possible to the
Canadian government. Mr.. O'Doher-
ty and the urban council have replied
that the Shannon is in every respect
the most suitable entrance on the west
coast Of Ireland for Atlantic steamers
or sailing ships to make for when
coming east. Kilrush has no facilities
for berthing ocean-going steamers;
but nature has placed it in such a po-
sition that with the least possible out
lay every accommodation that is re-
quired for berthing Atlantic steamers
and storing their cargoes would be
easily accomplished, as no engineering
difficulties lie in the way.
CAVAN.
The funeral of Mrs. Tough, Drom
Mullac. Killeshandra, whose lamented
death at the advanced age of SG years
was announced last week, took place
OH Oct. 2b from her late residence for
Kilmore graveyard, the cortege
which accompanied the remains from
the house to the church in Killesllull-
dra continuing after the service on
to the burial ground with numerical
ly strong and representative addition.
The deceased was the mother of Mr..
Thomas Tough, the well-known men,
Der of parliament. The coffin was
carried from Drom AIullac house to
the hearse by Mrs. Lough's six grand
sons, Messrs. Armstrong, Hartley,
Wilfred and Conrad Tough. Fred T..
Birmingham, Abraham Neil and Ed
ward B. Prest.
CORK.
According to a report received in
Bantry on Oct. 81, Glengarilfe Castle,
the residence of Mr.. Simon White, j.
p. was fired into on the previous
evening. 1t is stated that Mr.. White
had an alteration with dairynlan
of his and that subsequently a shot
was fired into his room through the
window followed quickly by two more
shots. Soon after the windows were
smashed. Doubts are thrown on the
allegation of Mr.. White that shots
were fired.
A dispatch from Macroom on Nov.
5 says that another shooting affair
was reported to the police of the
town on that evening. 1t is alleged
that three persons belonging to the
town were driving home from Cork
on the above evening and called into