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FROM Il ELAND
Antrim.

Or July 10th sensational affair
occurred in a Belfast hotel, a man
named Mills being found with his
throat cut. The deceased, who had
only arrived the day before, was iden.
titled as Glasgow chemist. The
coroner's jury returned verdict of
suicide while insane.
The Attorney General has made the
following legal appointments on the
Northeast Circuit: Mr.. John Gordon.
K. c., NJ. p, to be Senior Crown
Prosecutor for the City of Belfast,
vice Mr.. T. L. O'Shaughnessy, K c.,
appointed Recorder of Dublin Mr. q.
Hill Smith to be Senior Crown Prose.
cutor for County Antrim, vice Mr.. T.
L. O'Shaughnessy, K. c. Mr.. w. H.
Boyd to be Junior Crown Prosecutor
for same county, vice Mr. G. Hill
Smith, appointed Senior Crown Prose.
cutor.
Armagh.
On the evening of July 9th, while
the Irish Christian Workers Associa-
tion were holding prayer meeting in
a large tent at Donacloney, four miles
from Lurgan, thunderstorm came
on, accompanied by heavy rain. The
congregation put up umbrellas and
huddled together, when a flash of
lightning struck wire on the outside
of the tent, shattered the two poles,
and was conducted along another wire
inside. About forty people seated i'm
mediately underneath the wire, were
prostrated. Three doctors arrived
quickly on the scene, when is was
found that two men were dead and
thirteen women injured, one seriously
The men killed were John Johnston
and John Mcclure.
Cork.
One the evening of July 18th, the
dead body of Mrs. Mulcahy, wife of
farmer, was found is bog near Mid
Teton. Her husband, who had been
said to have shown symptoms of men,
tai arrangement recently, has been
arrested and remanded on a charge
of having murdered her.
On the morning of July 18th,
number of milch cows were seized
from the farm of John Buckley, Mount
Massey, for half years rent, due
for his holdings on the Netterville es-
tate
Carlow.
On the Feast Of the Sacred Heart,
st. Clare's Abbey, the home of the
Poor Glass (Colletines), at Carlow
Graigue, was the scene of solemn
ceremonies, when two ladies We're re.
ceived and five solemnly professed.
Most Rev. DR.. Foley, Bishop of Kill
dare and Leighlin, officiated. The
newly received religious were Miss
Josephine Organ, fourth daughter of
the late Mr.. John Organ, M. D.,
Youghal, County Cork Tin religion
Sister Mary Bonaventure); and Miss
Alice Curtis, fifth daughter of Mr.
John Curtis, Oakley Park, Clontarf,
Dublin Tin religion Sister Mary PauD.
Subsequently the Bishop, advancing
to the grille between the Community
chapel and the extra chapel, solemnly
professad the following: Miss Mary
O'Hara, in religion Sister M. Anthony;
Miss Mary Spicer, in religion Sister
M. Peter Alcantara; Miss Nelly
Cullen, in religion Sister M. Aloysius;
Miss Angela Curtis, in religion Sister
M. Magdalen Martenengo; and Miss
Kathleen Leo, in religion Sister M.
Joseph.
On July 10th, rolling took place in
West Down, for the election of a Par
liamentary representative, the candi.
dates being Mr.. Liddell, official Union
ist nominee, and DR.. Beattle, of Dub.
lin, Independent Unionist. The va.
cancy was caused by the retirement
of Captain Arthur Hill. The figures
were declared, at Banbridge:-Lid-
dell, 4,036; Beattle, 3,O15. Majority for
Liddell, 1,O21.
Donegal.
On July 10th, the Silver Jubilee of
Most Rev. DR.. O'Donnell, Bishop of
Raphoe, was celebrated in Letterken.
ny. The Bishop in acknowledging the
presentation of addresses and testi.
monial, delivered an eloquent speech.
In the evening the Bishop was enter.
tained at dinner by the priests. Right
Rev. Monsignor McGlynn, P. p, v. G.,
presiding. The banquet concluded
with the singing of "God Save Ire.
land" and cheers for the Bishop of
Raphoe"
Derry.
On July 18th young man named
Henry, in returning from an Orange
demonstration, at Limavady, was
Rocked down by train at Coleraine
station, and injured to such an extent
that he died shortly afterwards.
Dublin.
On July 18th the dead body of Jas.
Owens, one of the men drowned in the
swamping of the Dolly" off Poolbeg
Lighthouse, on the 3rd, was picked up.
A second body, not yet identified was
found the same evening, near Lambay
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