The Irish standard., 1905-10-14
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NEWS FROM IRELAND :
ANTE Rim.

ANTRIM.
The Protestant Association suffered
a defeat in Belfast in the election of
alderman for the Woodvale Ward, on
the 18th, Lord Shaftesbury receiving
1,64S votes against 791 given to his
opponent, Mr.. Braithwaite.
The by-election in North Belfast
has resulted in Sir Daniel Dixon, the
by a majority of 474 over Mr.. Walker,
who came forward in the interests of
labor. In 1900 the official Conserva-
tive candidate had majority of g.
81.
In the Belfast Custody Court on
Sept 10, Private Charles O'Mahony,
West Yorkshire Regiment, was re-
manded, charged with the murder OF
Private Johnston and the attempted
murder of Lance Corporal Windsor,
both of the same regiment, in Victoria
Barracks. He was defended by Soltc-
itor John S. Osborne.
CLARE.
The retirement of Mr.. John w.
Scott, ]. P, Roslevin, from the agency
over the extensive Glare estates of
Lord Leconfeld, is announced. He &C.
cupied the position for 80 years. His
successor is not yet announced.
At the meeting of the Ennis Board
of Guardians on Sept. 10, an election
took place Of Matron of the Work
house, in succession to Miss Hassett,
who had resigned after 4S years SER
vice. The candidates were: Sister M
Vincent Lehman, Ennis Convent;
Misses Mungovan and Casey, Ennis;
Miss Purcell Ballymaley, Ennis; and
Miss Mulvihill, Listowell. Sister M
Vincent received 10 votes, Miss Mum
govan 10, Miss Purcell II, and Miss
Casey z.
In the final vote Miss Mungovan got
p votes, and Sister Vincent 21, ano
the former was declared elected.
CORK.
At Queenstown, on Sept. 10, re.
markable man arrived from America
His name is John O'Reilly. He spent
65 years in America, having gone ou'
originally from West Cork. 1t tool
the vessel in which he sailed So day:
to cross the Atlantic. At that time
Irish emigrants had to take their owr
provisions, utensils, and bed. Many
of O'Reilly's fellow-passengers dice
on the passage. He says he is III
years of age.
At Middleton, on Sept. IA, the prose
cution of Thomas Parnell O'Brien, {
Dublin Diapers assistant, in connec
ton with a local land dispute, failed
The prosecutions arose out of a lant
dispute over an evicted farm at Sandy
hill, Middleton, now in the possession
of William O'Brien, Ballyvodock.
DERRY.
Objection was made to the sitting
of Magistrate Brolly at the trial SEES
sions of the Petty Court on Sept. IA
when eight Nationalist and eigh
Unionists were charged with riot ant
forty summonses for assault, on &C
count of a remark he made during tn
recent Derry riots. A number Of as
sault cases were heard, and fines o
EOS. and costs were inflicted in SOM
of the cases. The Court continued tn
hearing the next day.
Mr.. Moore, M. p. had a mixed re
ception from County Derry Orange
men at the Portrush demonstration
a section to the left front of the plat
form shouting "Why did you leav
Derry walls?" and "You would no
stand at Derry Away with him!
The chairman appealed for hearing
which Mr.. Moore obtained after de
claring that he was not ashamed Q
his action at Derry.
DONEGAL.
The railway from Donegal to Bally
shannon was opened recently 70
goods, mineral and live stock traffic
and it is expected that the line wi
be opened for passenger traffic short
ly.
An outbreak of typhus fever in tn
parish of Clonmory, in the heart Q
Inishowen, has resulted in the death
of fever hospital nurse, two wards
women and two patients. The caus
of the outbreak is believed to be tn
result Of the importation of old clothe
from across the Channel. Whole fam
lilies were stricken down, and the pa
tents were conveyed to the Feve
Hospital at Carndonagh. While a
the patients, with two exceptions, re
covered--the nurse, Miss Mary Agne
M'Ginnis, niece of DR.. Sigerson, {
Dublin, and the two wardsmaids, prac
tically the ordinary staff of the Feve
Hospital, contracted the disease, an
never recovered. The people Of tn
whole rural district have evinced tn
utmost terror of the disease.
DOWN.
Thomas Mccain and his brothe
William, two lightermen, wer
brought before Mr.. Bull, R. NJ, an
Mr.. Warburton, J. p, on Saturda,