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Major Henderson, one of the pro-
!prietOrs of the Belfast News Letter
and well-known yachtsman, died ut
his residence, Carnalea, near Belfast,
on September g. from heart disease.
CLARE.
On September S, Mr.. T. ]. Lonergan,
of the Clonliffe barriers, while on Il
visit to Kilkee, made Il successful at
tempt to swim across the bay. starting
from New Found Out, at the West
End, and landing ut "Byrne's.' near
Georges Head. a distance of some two
miles. He accomplished the feat in
the remarkable time of 81 minutes.
CORK.
The strike of the Diapers Assist
ants, at the establishment of Messrs.
Cash & Co., Cork. was amicably termin-
ated on September =. through the in
PREVENTION of the lord mayor, and the
assistants agreed to resume work
within IL week. \ number of cases of
assault, brought on in connection with
the strike, were adjourned for ten
days, with view to arrangement.
Those engaged in place of the strikers.
each received from the firm Il grant
of six months salary
On the evening of September ), the
Rev. Joshua Woods, rector of Temple
trine, near the Old Head of Kinsale,
was found drowned in a deep well adj
Joining his residence. The deceased
gentleman was in the habit of water
ing his horses himself, each day, the
water being obtained from the we'll in
which he met his death. and 1t is sup
posed that while lowering IL bucket he
had fallen in head foremost
CAVAN.
At the last Arva petty sessions, be-
fore NLessrs. G. ID. Mercer, H. NJ; l..
II. Gricr, and j. Smith, Us. r.. Michael
M'Partland, Arva. summoned Thomas
Elliott, Robert Anderson, John Mon
Afghan, and James Scott for assaulting
him OH the evening of August 26, while
lie was on his way home from work,
bringing Il cart Of COW fodder with
him. The accused men were coming
out of Arva, cheering, and shouting
ITO hell with the Pope They at
tackled him and struck him with an
s,sh-plant all except Scott The men
were drunk. After herring the police
evidence, Anderson and Scott were
fined 30s. and Monaghan and Andcr-
son fl each.
DONEGAL.
On Sunday, September t. the new
Catholic church at Kilcar was ded-
scatei to divine worship by the bishop
of the diocese, Most Rev. DR. O'DOan-
ell, in presence of a large congrega-
tiOn. High mass was celebrated by
Rev. Canon M'Fadden. r. r.. Glenties,
Rev. Father O'C0nnor. G.. $. S. r., be-
ing deacon; Rev. Hugh O'G;,ra. sub
sleacon, and Rev. Daniel Stephens, T.
r., Ardara, master of ceremonies. Rev.
Joseph Sheridan, C. G.. FaIcarragh.
aud Rev. j. Byrne. C. c., Dungloc,
were the chanters After the first Cos
pei, Father Murray, G. s. $. R.,prench-
ed an impressive Sermou in Gaelic,
taking as his text the words. This
is the House of God and the Gate of
Heaven"
DUBLIN.
In Manchester, England, on Septem-
Der 5, the lord mayor of Dublin, nc-
sOmpanicd by the lady mayoreSs. at
tended the gathering of the Irish Ma
tiOMlliSts ut the Shamrock hall in that
city. The lord mayor was presented
an behalf of the Michael Duvitt branch
of the Irish National Noresters' Bene-
lit society with an Illuminated address
zlnd goId-nlounted walking stick. On
the following night he was entertained
ut dinner in the city hall by Man
s:hester's lord mayor: and on the next
night Il dinner WIS given him ut the
Grand hotel by his Irish friends.
The death, recently announced, Of
Tie United States consul ut Dublin
Mr.. Rufus Waterman, which took
place at his residence in that city,
leaves Il vacancy in the Irish consular
department which is not likely to be
filled until after the presidential cleo
ti0n I'm November,
DERRY.
MIR. Arnold White has been selected
III the '.Libcrll' candidate for North
Derry. He professed to be Home
Ruler and supporter of the principle
OF Gladstone, when lie stood for the
Mile End division of the Tower Ham,
lets in 1885, To-day he is for the
union between England and Ireland,
without reserve or qualification, and
says it must be maintained. That n
man should preach home rule to a
London constituency in 1886 and
slni0nism to an Irish constituency in
1904 liz surely carrying cynical auda-
city little too far. Mr. Arnold White
haes not the rernotest prospect of sit
xmx for any Irish constituency.
DOWN.
On the evening of September 4, a
large and representative meeting of
Catholic and Nationalist Inhabitants