The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-09-09

you the regular report. We hope Il willie b,
all right tomorrow.
uaa 7es Respectfully, K.
The FeAfoRs I'm Ireland.
he Cork Consultation gives some particu
lars respecting the spread Of Fenianism i
4 Tue county of Uork and the increase bold
ness OF It's members. If the following state.
mehte De correct, the authorities are very re.
miss IN allowing matters to rise to so serious
an extent. The, Cork uauere.vs
That Che Fenian Rrosbsrhooa are daily nm
mercialy ,ncress,ng IN tkis locality Il unnnas
panaAse that they are growing more and
more careless as to whether their moyemen,s
are observed or not is al.o quite apparent
Latte attempt is made at concealment or go.
ceesy. They no longer seek the cover Of the
| h'gnt 70 practice their evolutions or TO hold
.neir meetings In open day they assemble.
hot on unfrequented mountains or lonely
out, of-the way places, but close to the ci,y'
ana even march along the public roads in
mil'ary fashion, y closely packed and we'll
oiu.reu .Anks' ihey discuss their plans and
aVow their intentions almost without reserve.
~ is.s' such state OF things exists in this
part OF the country, and to a greater extent
than is generally known. During the nresen.
summer the members of the ORGANIZATION in
each locality have been in the habi, OF assem-.
bling at dusk every evening In some con.
venient place, previously arranged by the
leaders Hero they go through course Of
instruction as regularly and attentively as the
soldier of the hne-are formed into sousds
and taught setting-up drill, aud when they
can bold their heads erect and keen their
shoulders square In soldierlike fashion are
marched In slow and quick time, are then
shaped into company, told of into sub-diyi-
sions, sections, fours, &c, in which ferms
tion they perform all the evolutions reouille
TO make the company eligible for its place in
ba'tillon. They are also instructed in the
use OF the rife. AT certain periods the squads
are marched in from the various parts where
they have been instructed in the elementary
drill, are formed into companies. equalized,
aud work together as . battalion does on ma
rade, depioying INTO line, forming close and
quarter distance columns, squares, DC, from
the halt and on the line of march, in which
movements great particularly is observed
with respect 10 the dressing and time kept by
the men as they go through these maneuvers
While the main body is engaged at drill sen
tres are thrown on, along the roads and on
the bitches for some distance round, SO as TO
iorrE q complete Gordon. and on the approach
OF any one unconnected with them the signal
IS passed; IN an instant ranks. regular and
orderly as military training can make them.
collapse and fall into disorder, a foot ball i
thrown up or they present the appearance ofI
beng what the outposts viii toll the inquirer
they art, party OF men engaged at a goaling
match.
Sunday after Sunday during tho presen,
summer thus has been going on in the suburbs
OF tho city. In the south liberties especially
appear TO be most of their favorite haunts.
frankheld, Lehena, and places in that local
ity, are frequently visited by them. The
roads there are not much freauented on sun
day, and the ground is such as to favor the
moderate degree of secresy the brotherhood
seem to consider necessary. They are con-
stantlv sIeu assembling and drilling.
ssterday fortnight gentleman saw inn
mense crowds Of men going from different
sides OF the country along the roads converg-
ing at point near Frankheld. He inquired
where all the people were going to, and was
told goang match was TO be held there.
he watched them and soon saw them assem-. |
bling IN dense mass Ia a large field. Some
one from among them mounted on an emf
nenee and apparently addressed the others in
speech. " hen he had concluded he was |
succeeded by another and another, and after |
several other addresses had been delivered, |
the whole mass Of people fell into ranks and |
were put through series of military maye.
ments ny several commanders. They then |
marched cut Of the field in columns Of Sec
tlons, and the gentleman timing them found |
that two hours elapsed from the time the first
rank passed out of the field till the last left it,
Yesterday week body Of about two hundred |
young men were seen at Ardarastig at drill |
Seeing they were observed by man whom |
most of them knew to be Protestant and |
consequently not very favorable to their |
views, they first endeayored TO induce him TO |
become member, and, failing in that. they |
suggested that he would show his wisdom and |
prudence, and consult his personal safety and |
well-being by keeping his mind to himself on |
the subject.
That locality seems to be favorite rend |
ezvous with the brethren. They congregate |
there at dusk almost every evening in parties |
varying from 40 to POO, and not unfrequently |
at night people in their beds can hear the |
tramp of large numbers of men marching |
review fields is at Lshena, where about three |
weeks ago 400 of them, in training for camp
life, bivouacked all night. On the following |
Sunday about 600 assembled in a field near |
the same place and spent the day at drill. In |
the neighborhood of Middleton and Cattle. !
martyr every Sunday large forces muster in
the same way and for the same purpose, and
occasionally encamp in the open air all night |
At the drills the management of the rife and |
bayonet is taught by sticks extemporized for
arms. 1t is not be supposed from this fact
that the brotherhood are destitute of firearms, |
for they boast of the possession of large
stores Of rifles and ammunition ready for |
use when the proper time arrives. The drill
instructors are stated to be pensioners and
militiamen, who are paid for their services.
The Courier de rAin, France, vouches for
the truth of the following incident as having
occurred during the recent municipal elections: