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Oh IhC A1OA VI uilS -1St, ttoout
. o'clock, a fire broke out in the Eagle
Hotel, Glenarm, and in short time
the entire premises weer completely
Quilted.
The Belfast Newsletter of June
22nd, says:-Sir Robert Mcconnell has
brought an action for alleged criminal
conduct against Alfred G.. Archer, who
was referred to in the evidence given
in the divorce suit against Lady Me
Cornell, as Fred" Damages are laid
at $4,000. The proceedings are moi
sufficiently advanced to permit of 4
trial at the present sittings.
A distressing accident by which q
Methodist clergyman's son, named
Pierce Hill Martin, lost his life. occur
red in Belfast on June 18th. The boy
aged. seven, was swinging on the back
of tramcar, and upon the conductor
chasing him, he ran against bread
cart, was knocked down, and instantly
killed. Deceased's father, after leav,
ing University Road Methodist Church
with his Sunday school children, Oh
their annual excursion, had just
reached the railway station when in,
formation of the occurrence reached
him.
CARLOW.
u, +l,o Cc,,,.f D,n.1y n,,l,
Ain, on June 22nd, in the case of Joyce
y. Lennon, Mr.. D. J. O'Brien Instruct
ed by Mr.. John J. Duggan, Solicitor,)
appeared on behalf of defendant for
an order changing the venue in the
action from the county Wexford to the
county Carlow, on the ground of its
being convenient for the parties and
the witnesses. The action was brought
by Henry Joyce of Kilcooltrim, Co
Carlow, laborer, against Andrew
Lennon, of the same place, farmer
claiming $3.50 damages for the ,seduc.
ton of the plaintiffs daughter, Mary
Anne Joyce. The Court refused to
change the venue, with measured costs
against the defendant.
Information is wanted of the where
abouts of Maria Keegan (nee Doyle, Il
a native eff Mageany, Co. Carlow, who
left there about twenty years ago, and
when last heard of 40 years ago. was
residing at Paschal avenue, Philadel
phia. She is being sought for by hel
niece.
CLARE.
In Kilrush, OH the morning of June
ESth, a destructive fire occurred in the
CORN mills of John street, belonging tc
Mr.. Andrew Ryan, Of the Market
Square, and in less than two hours
after the discovery Of the outbreak
0he entire. premises, including Il store
containing one hundred tons of grain
and a row of stables, were n smoking
anass Of ruins. How the blaze orig,
mated is not known. 1t was first
noticed in that portion of the building
occupied by the engine and grinding
apparatus, and soon spread through
out the entire concern. No effort to
save the property was possible, as it,
IN great part, consisted of wooden
structures, with tarred felt roofing.
The horses were got safely away, but
some pigs We're burned. The loss is
reported to be covered by insurance.
In Limerick on June 21st, two men
of the farming class, named Michael
~ Islien and Martin Moran, were
drought before Mr.. dickson, II. NJ,
schargcd with having seriously assault.
led another farmer named Thomas
Vaughan. at Gortlavelia, near Feakle.
Evidence went to show that the ac-
cused, with two others. at present UNI
known, knocked Vaughan down and
beat him so badly that his life is in
flanser. Mr.. Hickson remanded the
accused, who are to be brought before
Il special court at Feakle.
CORK.
Most Rev. DR.. OCallaghan, Bsllor
tsf Cork, has sent e. to the Irish Par.
Elementary Fund.
The Earl of Cork and Orrery, who
GGed on June 22nd in London, was a
warm friend of Mr. Gladstone. and q
consistent Radical throughout his life
HE sat as Liberal member for the long.
t1isfranchised Borough of Frome, ir
-she House of Commons. by the cour
1esy title of Viscount Dungarvan
Ash till 1886 when he succeeded tc
The Peeragc. in his twenty eight year
on the death of his grandfather. He
was honorlbly distinguished on Sep
TENDER 9th. 1893, as one of the forty
one Peers who voted for the second
reading of the Home Rule Bill, in the
House of Lords, and the only Iris
Peer who went into the Aye Lobby il
favor of the motion for the re-estah
I1shment of the Irish Parliament. LORD
Cork was, in some respects, link
with the last Parliament of Ireland
His grandfather. General Edward
Boyle, eighth Earl of Cork, votet
:1gainst the Union in the Irish House
xof Lords, and was the last survivin.
Peer who had sat in both the Irish an(
the English House Of Lords.
ON June 10th. n man named .Sulli
Nan- resident of Peake, was proceed