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Show I I Latest Irish News - From the Pilot. S T Antrim. . . , The Rev. Father MaKinl?y. rector of j Ft. Patrick's. Belfast, on Fob. 10. at the j Military chapel. Victoria barracks. Bftl- j fast, referred with regret to the departure de-parture of the Jnniskiliing Fusiliers for foreign service, and paid a high tribute ! 1o the behavior of the men of all d?- j Dominations during their term of ser- : Vice in the city. !! The C-ppuchian Fathers recently con-i con-i c-luded their H-nincranoo mission in l!elf:ist. The pledge was administered j to about 10.000 ixTsons. j! Mr. Daniel Walsh, a well known and j Ist'X'ined business man of Belfast, a j former sergennt of Hie K. I. eonstabu- j Jury, and father of the Revs. John "Walsh. St. Peter's. Belfast: John "Walsh. St. Mary's. Rclfast. and Arthur i "Walsh. Antrim, died on Feb. .", regret-it regret-it ;i ted by all crods ami classes. ij Tne S'-r-if-es to he hold in St. Pat-' !, rick's Caiholic church. Belfast, on the' evening of St. Patrick's Day. will be ; nducted (except where' the Chjrch ; :; , JJturgy demands the use Latin) entires' entire-s' 1 1 ly in .Irish. The hymns and prayers us-d in the service will not be mere i I translations, but will be traditionally V. j Irish. P.ev. G. O'Nolan. M. A. D. D., j ; v, ill preach in Irish to a congregation , : ! "vviiich is expected to number 1,500 per-j per-j : Cons. ; j ; i Armagh. i i : I Though he is now hi his 117th year. II j Jaiies Loughran, Derrynooose. has ji , .iust hax3. for the first time in his life, j j lo se-k ' medical attendance, the cause ' "being erysipelas. He is a non-smoker, ; Jemperate. early riser, and prefers por- f i ; S'idge, potatoes and milk to tea or cof- I j 3"ee, jLTd attributes his longevity to the ! j ""simple life." 'H" lives in the house in i . "which lie was born, but spent some I ' j years in the United States. He states , iie attended a number of Rotph1 meet- I Sups, saw and heard Daniel O'Oonnell. j,, j pnd can narrate some awful talcs of I I j S itlie 47 famine. I I S : ; Cavan. J ' Mr. James Bell, i native of Cavan, I Hged 70, died recently in South Africa. 1 leaving a fortune worth JCiO.WO. De- ! reaped was unmarried, and the next of l-un is wanted to claim the fortune. ! i Clare. ' The death of the Very Rev. Father Moloney. P. P.. V. F.. rector of Ennis-tymon, Ennis-tymon, which took place oa Feb. 9, is , j. d?oply regretted by a large circle of ac- I i ' tiuaintanees who admired his many ad- ' i Snirable qualities. The Right Rev. Dr. I J VDea. Bishop of rionfest. presided at i j . She solemn mass tf requiem which was J I ' nelcbrated previous to the funeral on I i ; ; J-b. 11. ! Derry. Mrs. Mary Devlin, mother of th Rev. i 3"". Devlin. St. Columb's college. Derry, Iriied at her late residence, Carvugh, on ; ; 3-eb. 18. , Donegal. Mrs. Mary Deeny, who was probably j h" oldest Caiholic in the archdiocese I of Glasgow, Scotland, died recently at i the age of 96. at Bonhill. She was a 1 native of Donegal, but went to Scot-. -'. land . sixty years ago. , Down. I On Feb. 11 thrt e ladies were received t into -tho Order of Poor Clares by the ' Risrht liev. Dr. O'Noill, in the convent f chapel. Xcwry. Mass was celebrated J by Rev. Father Brown. The names in religion of the three newly received !' nuns are: Sister M. Catherine (of Sien-Ja)- Sister M. Bridget and Sister M. Columbia. I F':b. 9 was the golden jubilee of the j religious profession of the beloved Rev. I Mother Teresr, and the day was one I of joy in the Convent of Mercy in Catherine street. Newry. The celebra- , ti ins included high mass, which was Mm:; in the EmmenunI Memorial eha- I'd. The Right Rev. Bishop O'Neill J , presided. j ' f ! Kilkenny. I Mr. Thomas Mahoney. clerk of Cas- : r . lecomr Union, died at Castiecomer on S ' iFeb. 13, aged S3. I Limerick. Mr. Patrick Treacy. one of Lime- S Sink's oldest and most esteemed eiti- Kens, died on Feb. 10. The attendance, j clerical and lay. at the Solemn Mass t Requiem in St. Michael's church, i t nnd at the funeral on Feb. 13 was rep- besentative of the entir county. - : Dublin. I , i There was a very large attendance of i ( rlergy and laity on Feb. 8 at the fu- r aieral of Mr. William Bowden, Broad- f aneadows, who had reached the age of !4 years, and was much esteemed. Ho rwas the father of the Rev. Father j iBowden. pro-cathedral. Dublin. The linterment Kok place close to the rem- f ' Diant of the old church and round tower ' vf Swords. j On Feb. 10 the Rev. J. Colohan was finstalled as rector of the new parish of i IHowth. The ceremony was conducted i "by Mpnsignor O'Donnell. who ad- tiressed the cfmgregation from the r-teps of the High Altar, and stated j Bliat on the death of Archdeacon Flan- f ugan it was decided by the diocesan I authorities to divide the united par- 3shes of Baldoyle and Howth, and to I Constitute Howth a separate parish. ' . : Kerry. , ; On Feb. H a happy' wedding party j nas changed to one of sorrow when Patriek Doyle of Maulnagoun, near Js'enmore. died .suddenly ,s he was rboul to partake of the bridal repast. 31 had given his daughter away in anarriage io Thomas Sullivan of Ta-liilia. Ta-liilia. in the Catholic church. Kenmore. arlier in the day, when he appeared an his usual good health. Kildare. Great regret is felt in Baliinrobe and district at the death of Sister Gertrude, in the Convent of Mercy there, on Feb. 35. at the venerable age of SI years. The lecjased religious was one of the first cf her order who came to Baliinrobe ever half a century ago, when the convent con-vent was founded there, and through the long span of intervening years she tn-Jeared htrsif to every one. Tipperary. William Gleeson of Horse and Jockey, known as "Big William," a1 noted hurler, was married shortly be-i tore Lent began in the cathedral, Thu-les. The Rev. J. Sullivan, rector of Tem-Vlotuihcy. Tem-Vlotuihcy. died on Feb. 12 at Thurles lo the sorrow of his parishioners and a legion of friends and well-wishers. Stop Irish Emigration. From the Brooklyn Standard-Union.) One of the bst evidences that ma-lerial ma-lerial conditions in Ireland have great-! great-! Jy improved in recent years is to be found in the efforts made by the Unit- d Irish League as a whole and by the lesser patriotic bodies which form its . 1 V ' s -w ' ' ' component parts to stop the sturdy young men ami women from coming to take up their homes permanently in the United States. It will be of little use to obtain home rule and consequent control of its own affairs for Ireland, it is argued, if the flower of its population, its bone and sinew, continues to drift away from the motherland, leaving the old and infirm and the very young to struggle uncertainly for the supremacy which should rightfully belong to the people. It is even possible a second English invasion may swarm over the sparsely populated country to enjoy the benefits bene-fits of land tenure and self-government won by the toil and sacrifice of, Irish patriots. ' . In this country the Irish World, which, is oppsmg emigration from Ireland, Ire-land, has a dual role. It is devoted to the promotion .f American industries, in which work it makes untiring propaganda prop-aganda for the gospel of protection, and is at the same time the leading exponent ex-ponent of Irish nationalism. It might be supposed it would favor the coming of the Irish to this country if only to increase its own constituency, but it takes the rational, if in this case unselfish, un-selfish, ground that the prosperity and happiness of Ireland require its remaining re-maining population to stay at home, where it may multiply exceedingly and redeem the greatness the fame of the ancient nation. AN IRISH SOLDIER TO COLUMBIA. Columbia, agra, come bear, a while Vi;h a soldier of the rank and ;lile, A stepson from the Emerald Isle,. Your uniform adorning! He ,comes his poor respects to pay In the good old democratic way. And to bid you, on St. Patrick's day, Tho very cream of the morning. . He hopes, agra, that you 'will wear Among the tresses of your hair, Amid that, nest of rosebuds there. This emblem of his sire land. Fanned by soft winds, with heavenly dew Wet from fair skies of deepest blue. This little sprig of shamrock grew Near the very heart of Ireland. You now have royal beaux, aroon, ,y To hock around you late and soon. Like stars around the sunner moon, Outrivalling their glory. But in the days when you were young And sleuth hounds on your footsteps hung. And royal lovers gave them tongue, 'Twas then a different story. Then in your dark and evil days, Sure Ireland rose beyond the sens To back your thrones upsetting ways In face of rack and prison'; She gave you all she had. asthore. Strong arms, true hearts, andlove galore, ga-lore, And cheered you from Iter sea-beat shore Till all your stars had risen. When duty called to war's alarm Jack Barry took you in his arms And smiled to see those budding charms On a cold St. Patrick's 'mornii:g. H? wrapped you in his (lag. and said. "When thrcnes are crumbled, monarchs dead Among the stars you'll hold your head, Their petty Kingdom scorning." Montgomery was standing near While on your pleased and listening ear Rang Dragoon Moylan's charging cheer. And .the shamrock was adorning That curl-crowned head and brow of thine: And along the continental line That cheer was echoed nine times nine On that wild St. St. Patrick's morning. morn-ing. You may forget' these musty things Which time has shadowed with his winss. Ani yet. from out those shadows springs Your highest, brightest glory. When Jackson fought at New Orleans, Beside him stood the Jasper Greens, You were a maiden "out of teens," Y"ou can't for get the story. Your ancient foe came up once more, To trail you as in days of yore. And you met him on that Southern shore And dared that haughty foeman. Then Jackson shook his banner free, And swore, "By the Eternal, she Shall hold her course o'er land and sea And cringe and stoop to no man." Then, in your flush of womanhood Sure Ireland's sons around you stood And freely poured their warmest blood For you, their second mother: Where'er, in all your battles wide. Where'er your own boy charged and died An Irishman was by his side Like brother unto brother. Though sundered in the public mart You cannot tell their graves apart; Two in race, but one in heart For God and god-like freedom. And if the dread occasion come. And war clouds - lower above your home, v Lo. at the rattle of your drum They're ready, should you need them. The plant by saintly Patrick blest. Was borne on many a knightly crest; Was worn on many a queenly breast And shone in golden tressses; And he who io that emblem's true Ca;i ne'er be false, agra. to you, Till the emerald fields wherein it grew, Have turned to wilderness. Now, bow your regal head a while, No wonder, darling, that you smile, For a soldier of the rank and files Has mighty awkward fingers. But his faith is truer than an earl's, His heart is gentler than a girl's. His honor pure as your own pearls. Don't blame him it he lingers i Amid that wealth of golden hair To place old Ireland's shamrock fair; May blackest sorrow be his share Who' would these twain daie sever! So raise your head to all men's view, Columbia, while I drink to you: Th,? green, the red. and white and blue, Forever and forever! The Pilot: A King's Daughter. ! (From the Life of Madame Louise de : France fc- Mother Teresa dc St. Augus--i tine.) 1 . One of the daughters of Louis XV, Madame Louise, to the surprise of the court, decided to adopt the religious life and accordingly entered the Carmelite order in the convent of St. Denis, Paris. The superior of this convent was the daughter of one of the Irish exiles who had followed James II to France. Matthew Mat-thew Craig. The superior's name' in religion re-ligion was Mother Anne de St. Alexis. She was serving her second term as ' superior at the time of the admission of the princess. It is a curious and interesting in-teresting fact that the members of the community in this convent were likewise like-wise Irish, or of Irish origin. This fact was brought'out on the occasion of the king's first visit to the convent after j his daugher had made her formal vows. He was conducted through the house and shown the , different oratories ora-tories and cells the plainness and simplicity everywhere exciting his wonder. The members of the community commu-nity having been assembled before him. the king inquired as to the families of these nuns who were now his daughter's daugh-ter's companions. To his great surprise he learned that they were all of Irish birth or Irish origin. This unexpected revelation elicited from the royal visitor vis-itor the remark. "So, I have got an Irish guard here-, too. it seems:" W. J. O. Irish Centenarian Dead. Mr. Timothy Collins, an Irishman, who died this morning (Feb. 20) at the residence of his son. the well known contractor, 20 Chomedy street, was the oldest man in Montreal and probably in all Canada. He was born in Cork. -Ireland, in 1795. He canle to Canada at the age of 20 and became a farmer. His farm was at St. Colomban. county of the Two Mountains, and he lived there forty years. Subsequently he came permanently perma-nently to Montreal. Mr. Collins enjoyed exceptionally vigorous vig-orous health. It is told how on his 100th birthday he vent sliding on the mountain with his son. Up to last New Year's day he was in perfect health with his faculties 'unimpaired. He succumbed suc-cumbed to pneumonia after a few weeks' illness. Mr. Collins laughingly attributed his robust health to his inveterate habit of smoking a. pipe. He could also take r is nip with others.. Mr. Collins w as a Catholic and a good friend of the French Canadians, whose j language he spoke llaenlly. La Patrie, j Montreal, Canada. ' . Vj . Judge Fitzgerald. j Justice - James Fitzgerald, who pre-j sides over the court in which Harry K. : Thaw was brought to trial for the kill- ' big of Stanford White, is reputed one ! of the ablest and most impartial jurists of the supremo court of New York state. He has been said to resemble ex-President G rover . Cleveland, or, rather, to look a good deal as the latter i did about the time he was governor of the state of New York. Judge Fitzgerald Fitz-gerald was born in County Limerick, Ireland, in 1851, and came to this country coun-try with his parents in early boyhood. His schooling began in the old country ' at a Jesuit institution, and was continued contin-ued in America at the De La Salle institute in-stitute ond in the public schools of New-York New-York City. He also attended Cooper Institute. He was elected a member' of the New York state assembly in 1S7S. and. having in the meantime tak- . en up the study of law, was graduated in 18S0 from the Columbia college law j school, w here he sat under' the inslruc- I tion of the celebrated Professor! Dwight. He was promoted from thej assembly to the senate in 1SS2. and his legislative service was marked by spe- cial devotion to the interests of the i schools, the national guard and the ! wage-earners of the state. He served as an assistant district attorney of New-York New-York after his retirement from the legislature, leg-islature, and in 1889 was elected lo the bench' of the court of general sessions. He became a justice of the state supreme su-preme court in ISftS. |