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Antrim.

Antrim.
The Lady Superioress OF the Mater
hospital, Belfast, acknowledges having
received, in connection with the col
lection on the recent Hospital Sunday,
the sum of e959 15s lid, which in
cludes the district collections up to
July l, and G10S 16s Cd handed in at
the hospital.
Armagh.
The ts..ants on the estate of Mrs.
Hodson and Mr.. George w. Marsh,
comprising the townland of Cory,
county Armagh, have, after some
months negotiations, arranged for the
purchase of their holdings. There are
% tenants on the estate, Is of whom
are second term, and remainder first
term tenants. The second term ten
ants are getting their lands on 241k
years purchase, and the first term ten
ants 21Az years purchase. All sport
ing, mineral and other rights have
Deen~VeSteu IN the tenants.
Carlow.
On the Feast of the Sacred Heart
Gully p the foundation stone was laid
of a new Novitiate in connection with
the present house of the Brigidine or
der, in Tullow, county Carlow. It will
stand close to the old convent build
1ngs. The ceremony was of semi,
private character, and commenced
with a solemn procession, headed by
cross-bearer and acolytes. The rever-
end pastor of the parish, Father Jo-
seph Kearney, Adm, officiated.
Cavan.
Justice Gibson opened the commits
sion for the county of Cavan on July s.
Addressing the grand jury he said
there were only two small cases to go
before them.
Glare.
At the Clare summer assizes, before
Justice Holmes, Cornelius Cory, a
man of the farming class, was put
forward charged with wilful murder of
Michael McQuane, at Fermoyle, on
May IS. The jury found the prisoner
guilty of manslaughter, and he was
sentenced to three years. penal servi-
tude. In opening the assizes Justice
holmes congratulated the county on
it's peaceable condition.
Cork.
Mr.. ]. P. Howard, chief of the in
spection staff of the Munster and
Leinster bank, has been appointed to
the managership of the Cork office,
rendered vacant by the resignation of
Mr.. F. E. Mcnamara. Mr.. Nolan, who
has been on the staff, succeeds Mr..
Howard.
We regret having to record the de-
mise of the Rev. J. O'Donoghue, P. p,
Rathcormac, who died, after a short
illness, on July 3. Father O'Donoghue
had been in failing health for years
past, but recently seemed stronger
than for some time previous. Since he
succeeded to the parish, on the death
Of Rev. f. Barry, some six years ago,
he had won his way into the affections
of all his people, who deeply deplore
his decease.
Derry.
In Derry, on the evening of July 2,
a compositor named Michael McDer.
mott, of Lecky Road, went to bathe in
the river Foyle, near the city. After
being in the water few minutes he
disappeared suddenly, never rising to
the surface. 1t is presumed he was at.
tackled by cramps. Up to late hour
the body had not been recovered.
On July Edward Gallagher, mason; /;
James Campbell, laborer, and John
lynch, army reservist, were arrested
by the Derry constabulary, on charge
of robbery from Michael Doherty, Oul.
quantity of clothing had been taken
from him, on the public highway, near
the city.
Down.
Mr.. Seaton F. Milligan stated, at a
meeting in Belfast, on July 4, that a
gold mine has been discovered in the
North of Ireland, yielding about two
ounces of gold to the ton of clay. The
scene of this particular discovery is
stated to he close tO the MOurne nO1n.
tains, and it appears that, while Dor.
ing for well was being carried out,
an extraordinary class of clay was
met with. It was submitted to an
American expert, whose analysis re.
vealed the fact that both gold and sill.
yer were contained in the clay. It is.
however, rumored in other quarters
that the find is in county Donegal.
The gentleman who discovered the
clay is a we'll known Belfast merchant
engaged in the timber trade.
Dublin.
On July Mr.. John Redmond re.
ceived the following important and en-.
couraging cable message from the U
l. League, Boston: United Irish
League of America sends $4,000 addi
tional, to sustain united pledge-bound
party. This makes $4,000 of $4,000
pledged by convention. Rest will fol
low.-O'Callaghan, secretary.
On .Tu1y the no11ing for the cleo