Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-12-24
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN CANADA.
4ppreheusiop~ OF an Attack D. fhe
Brotherheod." --Seyeraf Town
ships Under Arms.
! ihe ror0ato Globe

THURSDAY. the 18th inst, We we're astonished 20
Gnd TIC inhabitants IL tie northerly portion
fhereof IN fearful state OF excitement, owing 70
= rumor having gained currency TIE day previ
Gus that the village OF Listowel IN the toxuship
of EIma, together With its inhabitants, had been
threatened with utter destruction BY the Feniass.
and that ID. d. Hay. ESQ had been out through
the township. on said day, calling upon the III
habitants TO rush TO their assistance IN conse-
quence Of which. some FIVE hundred men. al
armed 10 the teeth, had collected in said village
Of Lstovell, aud paraded the streets during the
night Wevere also informed that numbers o.
families on the town line OF Marlborough aud
Mornington had deserted all their dwellings. and
had taken up lodgings with their more courageous
neighbOrs and that in some instances as MANY
a. four families were huddled together in houses
Of IS BY "a. Upon inxuring into the cause Of
thi. alarm aud excitement, se were told teat a
messenger had on the previous day arrived IN Lis
towel from Mono (havlng ridden down two
horsesl. with the alarming Intelligence that the
Feuians had risen in Mono aud destroyed about
bali OF the township. numbering great number
o. persons IN their beds, and that the ball was
also rolling in the village OF Arthur the Orange
ball aud several other buildings having been
committed TO the flames that three large collins
had been inferred in the Catholic cemetery at
Arthur without any deaths occurring in that
neighborHoOd. and that suspicious being aroused
the graves opened and the collins found TO
be filled with pixies aud rifles that similar cOf-
fns had been inferred at every Catholic ceuete-
~ in the country aud many other such ground
less rumors
Next day. Friday. having some business to
attend to in Howek, ve passed Up the town line
towards ListOvell Arriving at Prendloyes no
tel. ve found that the road at that place haG been'
guarded the two previous nights BY about fity
men and that guard was even appointed TO
keep an eye to travellers during The day Upon
entering the hotel We discovered a pole some
seven feet in length, with some two feet Of
scythe blade securely fastened upon Que end-a
very formidable and dangerous looking weapon
indeed; but friend who accompanied u dis
covered under the staircase some fifty old rusty
looking musko,s, which nd been slowed away
by those who had been on picket duty during the
night for use upon another occasion. Passing
on to Wallacevie, we found that a large BODY
o! men. armed with guns, pitchfOrks aud other
weapons, had been guarding that point Tor some
three nights previous. fully expecting the Fenans
! in their march Oh Listowell from Arthur to pass
that way. Here we found the alarm and excite
meDt TO be most intense, numbers OF families
along the road which they were expected TO come
having deserted their homes Sod taken up lodg
ings with their ighbOrs residing in more secure
/ localities
/ Passing on from Walaceyille west. We soon
/ arrived what Is known as Cowan's Corners,
/ where We found Mr. Gowan busily fitting Up hs
+ spacious ball for the use of a company tormin Z
at this place for drill, which place had also been
+ guarded By large body OF men for several
l nights previous. Mr. q. looked the very picture
Of alarm We made various inquiries as 10 the
/ state Of things in Wellesley and the country
east. We assured him that all quiet, and
there vas not the slightest occasion Tor alarm.
but Mr c. seemed to think it was well to be pre-
| pared at any rate. Passing on TO Howick he
found labor and business OF every klnd suspend
| ed. The men were assembled at various points
| Throughout the township and were forming
themselves into drill companies. Here we also
learned that every impOr, ant point of the TO Ids
had been safely guarded the previous night and
that one indiscreet and reckless youth had been
fnel s. for 3seharging his firearms in the dead
Of the night, while on duty, and by which inds
Greet act the females of the neighborhood had
almost been thrown into commissions. Here We
also learned that scarcely family had dared 10
60 20 bed for two nights previous
Returning ~ the evening TO w ailaceviiie, We
observed that large company were assembled
/ in Gowans hall, aud were apparently preparin
/ for drill. at Wallacevie we found DR.. Griffith
OF Holm. busily engaged ~ drilling a company
of some twenty, and we learned that the Baptist
or Disciples Church, on the 9th line of Wallace
had been converted into a drill shed. aud that a
large company had been formed there, and were
drilling regularly every night We we're also in
formed that several other companies were either
already formed or were in course of coming for
ward So that if the Fenian Brotherhood have
any intention of reYenging the wrongs and out
RACES alleged to have been committed against
them bv the Wallace Lambs. we can assure
them they will meet with a warm reception.
We were credibly informed that on previou.
/ avanin0 At a achooi honaa in ha unoar mart n
Wallace the residents OF the neighborhood had
collected their families and whilst the greater
number of the men were to ngage themselves
at drill, pickets we're sent out and stationed upon
the road, at given distances from each other, with
orders that il the enemy were discovered APP
preaching, the furtherm0st picket should dis
charge his firearms, which signal was TO be taken
up and continued along the whole line of picket-
till the intelligence would thus be communicated
20 headquarters at the school house. poor un-
fortunate fox happened TO cross the road near
one OF these pckets, be at once, and without
thought. leveed his firearms and shot the fox
This at once followed by the other pickets
supposing il to be the signal of alarm. ill il
reached the school house; whereupon the men
rushed into the school house. kissing their wives
and children, babe them good bye, and started
to meet the foe
Those who nave been mainly instrumental in
originating this shameful alarm now make il
appear that the attack is not TO be made til
Christmas night and to back up and give it al
appearance OF probability, they assert that infor
nation has been received that every Catholic Ia
borer in that section of the country whose Ell
gagement extended over Christmas has made al
arrangement with his employer lin many instan-
ces at considerable loss 10 sever his engagement
on Christmas eve