The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-01-30
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ANTRIM.
In Belfast, Jan. was the date fixed
for the receipt of nomination papers
on behalf of candidates for the vacant
seats in the city corporation. There
We're contests in all the wards.
In answer to the tenantry on the
estate of Miss Easement, near Bally-
nahinch, to know if the landlady was
prepared to sell, the agent replied that
Miss Easement was not disposed at
present to sell; but that it would be
{ we'll for the tenants to join with the
landlord and have commissioner go
over their lands and have agreements
drawn UP.
ARMAGH.
AT Blackwatertown petty sessions
on Jan. 6 Mr.. N. L. Townsend, r. NJ,
presiding, a young farmer named To
bias Orr alleged that he had received
a letter by post purporting to come
from Il publican in Charlemont asking
him to meet him on the night of Dec.
10 between Blackwatertown and
Charemont. Orr said that lie set out
from Blackwatertown to keep the ap-
pointment, and that on returning he
was fired at, a bullet passing through
the tail of his coat. The publican re-
ferred to Indignantly denied that he
wrote any such letter. At length, Orr
admitted that lie wrote the letter him.
self, and actually posted it to himself,
and further admitted that lie fired the
shots himself. When the case was
called, on the 9th, Inspector Walsh
stated the circumstances, and said it
was very lucky the police did not ar
rest anyone on the strength of Orrs
statement. Mr.. Townsend said all we
can do is to fine him los. and costs;
and I only wish we could inflict a
heavier penalty. Defendant paid the
fine.
CARLOW.
The death is announced, on Jan. 3.
w.
of Patrick Coloan, after short Illness
OF bronchitis. His funeral to ST.
Mary's cemetery after office and re-
QUEEN high mass at the cathedral was
largely and respectfully attended.
CORK.
On Jan. 5 the inquest of John
OKeefe. alleged to have been thrown
into the River Lee, in Cork, on the
night of Dec. 2S by two unknown
men, was concluded. DIR. O'Connor
who made p0st-mortem examination,
found no marks of violence on the
body, contrary to what was alleged
by the English news agency. Several
other witnesses We're examined, and
finally the jury returned verdict of
accidental death and added a rider
condemning the false reports publish
ed i'll the English papers attributing
the deceased's death to members of
the Young Ireland society, who had Il
gTudge against him. The coroner
agreed with the rider and said that
after a searching Investigation, they
could say there was no ground what
ever for the insinuations made,
DERRY.
On Jan. s. in Derry Jail, the death
penalty was inflicted OH Joseph Moan
for the murder of Rose Anne Mccain,
at Trillick. The prisoner was per-
fectly resigned to his fate, and receiv-
ed holy communion that morning.
DONEGAL.
A farmer named Doherty, who was
arrested some time ago. for seriously
wounding Mr.. Swan, clerk of petty
sessions, Buncrana. on Christmas Eve
by attacking him with fork, was on
New Years day returned for trial.
DOWN.
On the morning of Jan. 3, a terrible
occurrence took place in Saintfield
Constable Wilson, who but Il few days
before had returned from Il months
holidays. went on guard duty in the
Saintfield police barrack at s o'clock
on Saturday night, and about half
past seven o'clock on Sunday morning
he proceeded with his rifle to a field
adjacent to the barrack and shot him
self through the head His dead body
was subsequently discovered with the
rifle lying alongside. The deceased
who was unmarried, was native of
Fermanagh, had thirteen years serv-
ice and about two years ago was trans
ferred from Donegal to Down.
DUBLIN.
Mr.. Carnegie's offer of 1850 to the
Rathmines district council for the
building of a free public library in the
township will enable the council to
make much needed extension and
improvement of the existing building.
The council have accepted Mr.. Car
negie's conditions and will strike a
penny rate to produce the annual sum
required for maintenance of the build
ing and will also provide site.
Over EGO had been paid into the
Golfers of the Dublin county council in
fh0 fret in, To,