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election have been paid the sum of
s 2S7 as compensation for the injury
done them by the agents working for
the Unionist candidate, ]. c. Boyd
Carpenter.
Armagh.
On Feb. 6, fire broke out In a
hay shed belonging to Mr.. James
Mclean, Killylea, Co. Armagh, and
before anything could be done to ex-
tinguish the blaze the whole shed was
burned to the ground. There was a
large quantity of hay and straw in it,
It was with great difficulty that Mr.
M'Cleans new residence and a long
range Of Office houses were saved. The
amount of damage done was consider
able, and was not insured. 1t is not
known how the fire originated. Mr.
Mclean has intimated his intention to
seek compensation for malicious in
Jury.
Cork.
Rev, Eugene O'Sullivan, lately Parish
Priest of Ballylongford, died on Feb.
~, at the advanced age of II years, at
the residence of his niece, Mrs. Line
nan, of Gortamullin House, kenmare.
Captain Donelan, MP, was present
ut. the meeting of the East Cork EX-
ecutive of the UI.L., and expressed
the confident belief that the Irish Par
tty might he relied upon in the present
crisis to steer wise and prudent
course with single eye to the in
terests of ireland.
Clare.
The effect of the new Land Act
on the position of future tenants is
commonly misunderstood. The ques-
ton is dealt with and explained in
the 65th section of the Act, relating,
among other matters, to the persons
entitled to make application for the
fixing Of q fair rent, to provisions
prevented or terding to prevent the
fixing of fair rent, and to cases where
present tenancies have been sold I'M
der writ of execution. 1t is pointed
out that forms in which to make the
application will. as usual. he supplied
by the Land Commission.
Derry.
Several drifters arrived on Feb. 5.
with large consigpments of behring's.
The quay was scene of unwonted ac-
tivity. A large number of hands were
engaged, and the unloading process
was carried out with expedition. Many
hundred Of barrels were consigned to
Irish and English markets, and the
surplus was cured. The herring was of
a good quality. and current market
prices were realized.
Dublin.
We regret to announce the death at
his residence, Torquay, OF Edward ].
HARRY, which occurred on Feb. 8, after
a very brief illness. Deceased was the
EluCE UTOlIiSE VI HOpSIlSGA 4Atii w. l'A>
Borough Surveyor OF Dublin, and in
his youth, was we'll known and very
popular in the South of Ireland, and
more particularly in his native town
of Lismore, Co. Waterford
4 The death of Rev Brother Demp-
sey, Superior Of the Newry Comnu-
nifty OF tho Christian Brothers, which
occurred on Feb. s, has caused uni
versal sorrow. He was born short
distance from Monasterevan, in
Queens County. in 1858, anu entered
the Order in 1875, and for few years
afterwards he was located in Dublin,
Kilkenny and Galway, coming to New
ry in 1880, where he labored ever since,
with the exception of one year. carly
in the nineties. which he spent in the
Christian Brothers College, Cork.
,a.1{- Donegal.
In letter to the Rev. H. M'Men-
amin, PIP. Buncrana, IT. p. Gill has
intimated that the loan for the extern
sion of the pier will be sanctioned at
Yionce, and there will be nothing to
prevent the work from proceeding i'm
lnediately. How important is the pier
accommodation may be Judged from
the value of the fish landed at Buncra-
ma during the last two months. In
December the value was GS0S; in
January, a13,226; and in the first days
;s'of the present month s4,844.
ti-, Galway.
" Mrs A. N. Comyn, of Ballinderry,
I Co. Galway, wire of Mr.. A. N. Comyn,
Land Commissioner, and grand daugh-
q ter of Daniel O'Connell, the Liberator,
{ died suddenly at her husbands resi-
Y dence on Feb. 8.
On Feb. 10, the conservation of the
Right Rev. DR.. Thomas Gilmartin,