The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1903-01-24
GALWAY.


terrible agony, but there was no indi-
cation as to how her injuries were
caused. Deceased was we'll known to
generations of lady bathers at Salt
hill, where she had long carried on Il
private bathing establishment.
LIMERICK.
On the vening of Dec. 20 fire broke
out at the Convent of Mercy, Mount
st. Vincent, Limerick. AS there are
an orphanage and a widows home
attached, there was some anxiety as
to the safety of the inmates. How
ever, the fire brigade was quickly on
the scene, and the men, working with
a will, fought the contiagration sue
cessfully. The fire broke out near
the boiler of the drying-room in the
laundry, which is detached from the
main building.
MAYO.
on Dec. Is news of sad fatality
reached Castelar, from Belmullet,
where an acting-sergeant named Calf
1ley, of the Royal Irish onstabulary,
had been drowned. 1t appears that
the deceased and another constable
named Callahan were escorting q wo-
man over temporary bridge at Glen
carly, which the woman was afraid
to cross, when Gaffney led the way
and was at once swept into the swol-
len river and disappeared after having
made several vain attempts to gain
the bridge. Constable Callahan and
the woman were also immersed in the
water, but Callahan; succeeded in
bringing himself and companion to
land after a terrible struggle with the
rushing current of the river.
ROSCOMMON.
a dispatch dated Ballaghaderreen
Dec. 81, says: ''This morning r. O..
Higgins was served with notices for
evictions, at the suit of Lord De
Freyne, in the cases of Charles
Gordon, Cloonaragh; John keenan,,
Kilgariff; and John keenan,, Jr., Kill
gariff. The total number now under
notice of eviction in the Murphy and
De Freyne estates is twenty. Forty
other evictions are pending on the
Murphy estate.''
SLIGO.
On the morning Of Sunday, Dec. q,
Mr.. P. A. McHugh, M. p, was re-
leased from Sligo Jail on the compile
ton of his two months sentence, with
out hard labor, under the Crimes Act.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Nc
Hugh had already put in three months
imprisonment for contempt of court in
connection with the same case. A
large number of his friends went to
the prison gates to welcome him on
his release, but as Mr.. McHugh did
not desire a demonstration he was
released somewhat earlier than was
expected and drove to his residence.
During the last two years Mr.. Nc
Hugh has spent eleven months in
prison for political offenses and sen
tence of indefinite Imprisonment is
still pending over him by Judge Ross
for contempt of court, which may be
put in force at any time.
TIPPERARY.
On Dec. 8 the funeral of the veteran
Dwyer took place from his historic
residence at Ballycohey to the family
burial ground at Solohead to the in
expressible grief of a large circle of
relatives. Dwyer took part in the
armed resistance offered in August,
1868, to the attempt by William Scully
to evict number of families in the
district. In the fight near Dryers
house bailiff and policeman were
shot dead. Dwyer and others left the
country, but subsequently returned.
WATERFORD.
On Dec. % an inquest was held at
Dunkit relative to the death of Pat
rick Power, railway porter, whose
dead body was found OH the railway
near Granagh bridge early the previ-
GUS morning. Evidence showed that
deceased did not travel on the morn
ing goods trains from Waterford for
marlborough, as was supposed. DIR.
Coghlan certified that deceased, who
was of good chara cter, had sustained
a fracture of the left thigh. He had
a wound on the forehead, and he
must have died from shock resulting
from the injuries received. DR.. Walsh,
coroner, having addressed the jury, a
verdict of death from accident on the
railway was returned.
WICKLOW.
On the morning of Dec. 30, while the
Arklow coastguards were patrolling
the beach near Porter's Rock, in the
vicinity of which four men were
drowned during the gale Of the morn
ing of Dec. 13. they found dead
body, thrown up by the tide, in an
advanced stage OF decomposition.
Subsequently it was identified as the
remains of Michael Brien, aged %
years, who was, with his father and
brother and another man, fishing when
the yawl, the Mary Jane, sank, carry
ing all hands with her. An inquest
was held, and a verdict that death
was due to drowning was returned.