The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-05-01


brought by the Acadia. The subjoined items
Of news by the Sarah Sands, showing the pro-
gress of the discomfort in Great Britain, will
be read with interest. The news from France
Italy, Prussia, Austria, Russia, &C., by this ar,
rival is also interesting, but its great length
together with the certainty of receiving in a
day or two full details of the news by the first
mentioned vessel, induces us to pass it over.
helaad-The arming of the People.-The
correspondent of the Morning Chronicle says
Matters are assuming threatening shape III
Ireland. The Repealers are making active pre-
partitions for conflict with the Government.
Rifle clubs are being formed, and the manufac-
ture Of pixies is proceeding so vigorously thai
every other kind of blacksmith work is sus-
pen ed. The Government is pouring in troops
and war steamers are ordered to Dublin. Ii
was likewise in contemplation to extend the
coertion act to that part of the country. Re-
peal meetings have been held in Limerick and
other places, and six months notice TO England
to quit was given. All accounts concur tina
the position of things is alarming. Govern
ment has directed letters in the Dublin post
Office to be opened.
| All concurrent accounts bear testimony
that the present position of affairs in Ireland i
most alarming. The confederatcs now NEE,
nightly in their club rooms for the purpose oil
being drilled, and under the hands of practised
teachers they are taught TO march in time, from
sections, close and open columns, &C.; and,
further, the "rifle clubs" are in full operation;
new pixies, twelve feet long, are becoming
| plentiful In the arms market; some of the ow-
ners, acting on the advice of Mr.. Mitchell, re-
ally believing that the time for an outbreak
has arrived; and, TO cap the climax, gentle
man parades the streets of Dublin dressed in
the Uniform (green and gold with yellow ia
cings,) of the Irish national guard that is to be
organized.
Day by day the evidences Of increasing dis
affection are becoming more apparent. | re-
fer not 10 mere Tumors of armIngs or TO speech
es of excited persons at the meetings, but to
facts which, believe, are well ascertained BY
competent authority. large portion of the
working classes in this city armlng Rifles.
muskets, pixies, and other weapons have been
obtained in considerable quantities in accor-
dance with the suggestions of the Jacobin
newspapers. One wholesale dealer in these
articles has declared that he is unable to sup
ply farther orders at present. You may See
butchers boys, on leaving the markets, march
ing home with rifles on shoulder Such is the
anxiety to obtain arms Of any kind, that in
some instances the long blades used by cork
cutters have been converted into species OF
bayonet or dagger. Regular meetings of riff
clubs take place for practice In firing Mum
bers of persons congregate occasionally for drill
in enclosed yards In obscure streets.
The fact that pixies are being manufactured
in great numbers, totlI In the metropolis and
in the neighboring countries of Meath and
Kildare, is now no longer unknown to the pub
lie.
A Night Scene in Tippcrary.-On Sunday,
says the Nenagh Guardian, signal fires blazed
from evere mountain-top In our neighborhood.
1t is surprising with what electric telegraph
| rapidity the signals from the various hills and
valleys were communicated to each other and
| in very short time the hills considera BILE dis
distance beyond Thurles and Holycross exhibit
led their beacon lights. A gentleman, who
was speaking TO us on the subject, said he was
asking several of the country people what the
object of the fire was, but they either gave al
evasive answer, or evinced dogged silence
One thing is certain, and the fact cannot b.
concealed, treason open and secret is abroad
discomfort and disaffection reign in every pea
SAINTS bosom, and spark will ignite the re-
bellious volcano upon which this unfortunal,
country rocks TO and fro.
Further Preparation for Revolution.
Limerick Examiner says:
i 'Ntarly 1000 were drawn out of the Lin
erick Savings Bank by depositors of the indus
trious class on Monday last Notices of TIT
withdrawal of 700 more Were lodged 70
Monday n.xt. Meanwhile the Government
taking every precaution against an outbreak
Additional troopsare pouring into the country
Ii is stated that the Government has made ar
fragments for supplying the loyal inhabitant
of Dublin, u the amount of several thousan
men, with muskets and ammunition, shout,
circumstances render this additional precautio
advisable
The United lrishman openly recommends
resort TO the utmost extrrmities, if necessary
! 1t holds the following language:
"Oh, friends; beware of cant; and, il il come
to street fighting in Doublin, let all the resour
ces of chemistry be developed oafford the citi
zens available weapons; let no acid be too zorro
sive, no powder be too explosive; let nothin
be considered too hot ar too heavy for fair hand
TO discharge upon the enemy of your country
Rose water will not do at all.
Other papers publish equally strong incite
ments To revolt, but are not quite so sanguina
~ in their discourses about weapons, Tn
Nation, the freeman, and the Cork REPORTER
the Limerick Examiner, and the Tipperary Vim
dicator are the boldest among those advocate
: of revolutionary proceeding.
III The Irish papers report the prevalence of ia
tai disease and starvation, from death and dele
terious food.
The Dublin Herald states that "we hav
been for nearly fortnight in possession of in
2 formation, upon which il was impossible fo
4, us to rely, to the effect that the cons,a bular
force i'm Ireland were tainted with dsaffection
For obvious reasons we abstaned from maxim
0 this very alarming intelligence public. 1t at
: fords US, however, one among the powerful
reasons which have induced us to call upo
= the government to prosecute for treason an
J. not for sedition."
A Limerick paper states that an enclose
yard has been hired in that town by som
|. young gentlemen who wish TO practice riff
= shooting.