The Irish standard., 1904-09-03
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ARMAGH.


z, a most disgraceful attack was made
by number of Orange rowdies on a
private excursion party at the out
skirts Of Loughgall. The party, which
Numbered Is, the majority of whom
were women and children, had left Ar
magh in an open brake in the morning,
after quiet drive round the country.
Just after passing through the village
of Loughgall the eXcursionists We're set
upon in the most rllffianly fashion by
an Orange mob, who stoned them NOR
scilessly, following them up for Il quar-
ter of a mile. Several Of the occu-
pants of the brake We're struck With the
stones, and had it not been for the
presence of mind Of the ladies. in put
ting up their umbrellas. several of
them would have received ugly
xvounds. AS it was the umbrellas We're
-sailants, during their attack, kept con-
iinuously cursing the Pope. There
we're no policemen visible, although Il
police barrack stands only Il short dis
dance from the scene of the outrage.
CANAN
A public meeting of the Nationalsts
OF Kill was held on August for the
purpose of reorganiZing the local
lbranch of the United Irish League,
and was addressed by Mr.. Il. NJ. Far
nelly, Peterborough, and Mr.. John F.
Donovan, Belfast. Mr.. James Shiels
was moved to the chair. Resolutions
were passed demanding national self
government, expressing confidence in
ahe Irish Parliamentary party, protest
lng against the action of the govern
Gnent i'll breaking it's pledges in regard
to the laborers' bill, and pledging the
people to maintain the organization in
AN active form. In the evening Mr..
Donovan also addressed Il meeting of
she Cootehil branch of the United
Irish League
While working Il thrcshing machine,
ean August -, ut Eallymartle, a farm
ser's son named Denis Foley. had his
arm completely cut off just above the
elbow. He was conveyed to the South
Intirmnry, Cork, where he is mt present
7umler treatment.
A few days ago a sad occurrence took
place at Lislevane, Il small village in
the county of Cork, whereby a young
man named jeremiah O'Connor, aged
about %, lost his life, his assaiant be-
ing his father-in-law, Il blacksmith
named Pat O'Leary, aged about 10.
Nor the past three or four months,
SO'Leary and deceased had not lived
HlaDpily together. On the evening vi
dhe tragedy OLeary was observed by
ihis donghter to take table-infe from
1the house, and go toward neighbours
house, Il Mrs. Minillanc. While speak
ing 10 Mrs Minihanc. outside her door,
he spoke in derogatory terms of O'Con-
nor's parents. O'Connor apparently
overheard the observations and APP
preached D'Lcnry, whom he struck and
knocked down. O'Leary was in the
act OF getting up when his daughter
sNlrs- O'CoDnor, also struck him.
'Thereltpon O'I.rary stabbed him in the
chest. O'Leary walked across the road
and entered lite forge, where he fell
and expired in few minutes.
DERRY.
On -Angnst ~. in Derry, the "Appren-
tiice BOY" celebration of the event
KNOWN as the 'Relef of Derry" was
observed in the form of n huge process
:sion, for which contingents came from
Belfast Lisburn, Lurgan, Portndown,
Ballymena, cambridge and other
points. There was no disturbance en-
ecept among the visitors themselves, and
these had several free fights, drink
leading 10 many heated luarrels. Dur
ling the afternoon the Belfast Orange
e.e)el,lity-.Arthur Trew--addressed a
crowd on the Walls, with the result
tthat much excitement and friction pre-
wajled, and assaults were numerous,
The Eolice having to intervene The
whole proceeding concluded by the
eg:Dzudngents getting of in the special
GRAINS. The police, as usual, have
Sailed to trace the perpetrators of the
VIE outrage by which words unfit for
publication were painted in crimson
tiers on the walls of the Convent Of
NswJ,
DONEGAL
WMlbe bathing in Donegal bay, on
-A1EsnxS II, about two miles from Bun
odorari, Two daughters Of the Rev. w.
Fernen- Episcopalian minister at Cas-
itletfcTg- aslnty Tyrone, were drowned.
The body Of the eldest girl, Kate, aged
pa, s.ns fonnd in the evening on the
rocks. ami the body of the younger,
R,]orence, aged IA, was recovered next
fncr1iiug in l5undoran bay.
DUBLIN.
The marriage is announced, on Aug
1nst u, ar The Jesuit church, Gardi-
u1er street, Dublin, by the Rev. Dean
MnlIjsan, 1.1andudno, Wales, brother
OF The tui1e, of Thomas Clark, mer-
chart, 1.cnsgford, to Mary Catherine,
daughter of Mrs. Kate Mulligan and
fSbe late Patrick NIulligan, Post Office,