The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-07-25
I 3NEWS FROM IRE ANDx
Antrim.

Antrim.
Among the facts mentioned in the
annual report of the superintendent
(Mr. George Smith) of the Belfast
Fire Brigade are the following: Calls
received, 1854; total loss from fire at
tended by brigade within city, $780,
s277 IS. Id; property endangered,
f929,061' 12s. I'd; total loss, same
cause, outside city boundary, Gill;
213 13s. I'd; property endangered.
f2O,125.
Armagh.
Replying to Captain Craig in the
House of Commons, Mr.. Birrell stat
ed on police authority, that an attack
on Portadown cooperative employees
on an excursion at Warrenpoint on
June 13 was due to rumor that the
Catholic church there had been
wrecked. The police were not aware
that any women or children had
been assaulted. The press reports
exaggerated the occurrence, added
the chief secretary, and no arrests
were made.
An order for the elimination Of
the body of Edward Magennis, Fork
hill, who died on June II, having,
it was alleged, drank carbolic acid
by mistake on the 18th, has been
made by Mr.. Small, coroner for
South Armagh.
The Midland Railway employees in
Cavan district met and protested
against the action of the men en-
ployed in other centers in signing
agreements accepting the company's
offer in settlement of the application
made on behalf of all the men until
the deputation appointed to conduct
the negotiations has been consulted.
Sister Mary Xavier Tin the world
Miss Phelan, County Tipperary)
celebrated at Cavan her golden jubi-
lee as a member of the Poor Glare
order. At the jubilee mass, Mrs.
After, correspondent in Vienna of
the "Pall Mall Gazette" and a rela-
tive of Sister Xavier. was among
those present.
A committee has been formed to
organize presentation to Prof.
Bowling. who is leaving Cavan.
Clare.
Eighteen bullocks were recently
driven off Tiermanagh farm, held by
Mr.. T. O'Gorman, ]. p. on the Kelly
Kenny estate, near Mullagh, County
Glare. Eight of the animals re-
turned to the farm, and the rest
were found four miles away.
Cork.
The Marcoom Board of Guardians
and Rural District Council passed a
resolution on Saturday, on the prop
osition Of Mr.. John Fitzgerald, P. L.
G.. seconded by T. O'Sullivan, ]. P,
condemning the members of the ALL
for-Ireland party in Parliament for
voting against the second reading of
the Finance bill, reiterating implicit
confidence in Mr.. Redmond and his
able party. and congratulating the
party on preventing the defeat of the
Home Rule bill and the Liberal gov
eminent.
Carlow.
Rev. John Francis Fogarty, son of
Mr.. j. Fogarty, Carlow man, was
among those who were recently or
dained by Most Rev. DR.. Prender-
CAST, Archbishop, in the Diocesan
Cathedral of Philadelphia.
! Down.
BY large majority Newry Guard
i: Jams adopted the Limerick corpora
tons resolution regarding the with
drawal of the proclamation. the
Unionist minority protesting that
the matter was not one with which
the board had anything to do.
Derry.
The Derry Technical Instruction
committee has been informed by the
department that the engagement of
one of the committees domestic
economy instructresses has been au-
tomatically terminated by the lady
in question getting married.
On his reelection at Coleraine to
the Craftsmanship Of County Derry
Committee of Agriculture, Mr.. H. T.
Barrie, M. p, expressed the opinion
that probably at an early date a COM
mittee would be appointed to go into
the question Of cattle restrictions,
and said it was unreasonable and I'M
justifiable that one outbreak of foot
and-mouth disease should cause the
whole country to be suspect, while
in England they had simply Is
mile radius.
Donegal.
An extension by ten years of the
period of redemption from assess
ment for local rates in respect of the
Burtonport Railway, which was re-
+ Quested by the Donegal County