Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-11-15
EVENING STAR.
FROM EUROPE.
The Fenian Sitaation-American Citizens
Arrested


From the foreign files by the steamer City Of
washington we extract the following:
dublin Oct 81 correspondence Of the London
Times.
If there is any virtue in audacity, the Fenians
are determined to have the full benefit of Ii. I
telegraphed TO you yesterday evening that Mr.
Luby, the registered proprietor of the Irish
People, had taken an action against Mr. Stronge.
the pshce magistrate, for having signed a war
raEtauthoriZing the police TO enter the office Of
thN journal and seize upon the plant together
wrh his goods, chattels and papers, including
the lease OF his house and his marriage certifi-
cate. HIS counsel was instructed to apply to
one OF the judges for permission to put certain
lnterrogatories along with the summons and
piAnt, IN order TO compel MI Stronge 20 fur
nish evidence against himself But Mr.. Luby
does not stop here; he flies az higher game. L
have Just heard that actions of a similar kind
have been taken against the Lord Lieutenant
and the Under secretary, General Sir Thomas
EarcOm: How the news OF this bold stroke
will thrill the "centres" in America! 1t is one
way of ASSEMBLING Dublin Castle, and much the
most harmless 1t will, at least, have the effect
of making the trials highly sensational, and
will, no doubt, keep up the flow of funds from
the other side of the Atlantic.
This morning, between II We and six o'clock, a
respectable looking young man, who gave his
name as Lieutenant James Henry Laler, of the
9th Connecticut Volunteers, United States,
was arrested by Sergeant Dewey, on landing
from the steamship Iron Duke, which arrived
At the North Wall, from Liverpool. The pris-
oner was brought before Mr.. ODounell, at the
chapel street police office, charged with hay-
ing unfawfully in his possession a seven bar
relied revolver, two hundred rounds of rifed
patent ball cartridges, trhich stated to be poi
sored; box OF patent percussion caps, four
military drill books, four commissions, bearing
the name of James III. LaIer, to serve in the
Connecticut Rifle Volunteers as Lieutenant
and Colonel; Also as described In the charge
sheet, with having in his possession, at the
same time and place, the sum of thirty eht
pounds and ten shillings in gold, all supposed
for the purpose OF Fenianlsm. and having car
rled the same from America to this country for
reasonable purposes" There were also found
with the prisoner several scraps of paper "con-
tanning The names OF persons resident in Eng
land, Ireland, &c" beautifully executed al
bum, containing the photographs of several
military officers ofthe American army a deeora-
tive Maltese cross of silver, suspended by blue
velvet ribbon, the bar at the top being Of gold,
and having inscribed upon il the name James
II. Laler." The cartridges Were made up in
packages OF six each, the covering being of
wood, grooved TO fit the cartridge. and boand
round with paper. The packages showed a
eonlcal ball at one end and the paper casing
containing the powder at the other. Upon the
tissue paper appears the following inscription:
"SIx combusuble envelope cartridges, made OF
Hazzard powder, expressly for Colonel Cslts
ridge Works, Hartford United States of Amer
lea" The accused, who is twenty-five wears
OF age, stated that he had been in America from
the time he was ten years of age: that he served
IN Inc American war, and returned to this
country 10 see his uncle, who resides in Thomas
street, and intended shortly 10 retarn to the
NOuhIy VI uls duOpllOn. he evidently SD
peared much surprised at the whole proceed
ing. Mr.. ODonnell remanded the prisoner
pending further inquiries.
hen the trafalgar steamship, from Liver
pool, arrived at the North Walt Yesterday
morning search was instituted by the police
10 ascertain If any of the passengers on board
mad arms or documents in their possession
which would implicate them in the Fenian
conspiracy. Among them was an elderly man
named Owen Smith, who, in reply TO Sef'gt
Dewey, stoutly denied that he had any such in
possession. A search having
tinted, there were found concealed on his per-
son two loaded reviewers, some chain shot.
two glass bottles filled with bullets. a quanti-
~ of percussion caps and FEC in gold. The
sergeant arrested him and brought him TO
chapel street police office, where the prisoner
informed Mr.. McDermott that the several ar
ucles found on him belonged to his son. who
had been soldier in the United States army,
and that he was about 70 return to his native
place, Cavan, from America, where he had re-
sided for ten years. He was remanded for
further investigation, but discharged this morn
ing on entering into his own recogpizanees to
appear when called on.