Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-04

The feniaus nm tho County Down
where they were Never Dreamed

where they were Never Dreamed
OF.
From Wilmer smiths European Times, ssust 10 !
The Fenians. itsppezrs, ars not confined 70
the southwest or western part OF Ireland They
are 10 be found in the north we'll. A BODY
OF them has appeared in the County Down-a
district where their existence was never dreamt
OF. They marched through several towns with
their insignia, and would have beeu attacked by
tie Orangemen. but the consiabulary force in
terfered and prevented sny serious breach OF the
peace. Il would really seem as if the accounts
which have come from the other side Of the At
laniie respecting the preponderance OF the
Fenians 10 Ireland were fact, and not, as many
persons on this side Of the water believed, q
fiction
THE FESIAS DEMONSTRATIONS AT scARvA.
From TIE Belfast NEWSLETTER, AUG. ISL -.
Yesterday the much talked of "demoustra-
ton OF the Fsnian fraternity came off. Some
nifty strangers and about eight times as many
people belonging TO the county made it up. Ii
Is not improbable that the app.ehensions enter
tanned would have been realized if the govern
ment bad not promptly sent large force 70
Scarva and cambridge TO preserve the peace. In
the morning, one hundred of the Sixteeath Rifles,
Under Major Teale, arrived ST the village from
Merry, instead Of those who left on the previous
evening. There we're also in the village and 10
the neighborhood upwards of one hundred con-
stabnlary. under County Inspector Kelley and
Sub Inspectors Singleton, Bolger. Williams and
Robertson An equal military and constabulary
force was stationed in Banbridse 1t appears that,
10 the programme Of the contraternity, large
meeting was 10 have assembled at Lisnsgade
Chapel. two miles from Scarya, after the usual
services of tho day But the vast force in town and
tue remonstrances OF the priests. had the effect
OF dwarhng the demonstration" into yery iu-
significant thing About forty or fifty grown
men fingered about the chapel for some time
alter the appointed hour. Shortly after 10
O'Clock they were joined By some twenty FIVE
suspicious LOOKING characters. who drove from
Armagh on five cars, and about dozen who
drove from Tandragec on two Drums were
then produced, aud beaten for few minutes
There we're fresh arrivals, and finally process
sion was formed, numbering about $50 men. wo-
men and boys This gathering increasing as il
went along, marched to music along the the Bran
bridge road, and through Linsnahffy 10 Law
rencetown. Ii was followed BY q body of police
under Captain O'Donel, r NJ County Inspector
nelly, and Sub-lnspector Robertson which az
Lawrencetown was reinforced by another party
under Sub Inspector Singleton. Ii was the in
tenuon OF number of the mob to 20 to the
house OF G Bowdin. ESQ, p, who like all
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the dsafeced. A party OF the police, however,
had preceded them. and took up their position at
the entrance to that gentleman's demesne A
contingent from some other place sweled the
crowd at Lawrenctown tc ebou, 300, or. at the
utmost, $50 people After being supplied
with drink, the procession reformed At this
time they had nine drums and two 6fes The
drums were painted green and white. apd one or
tive OF them bore the harp without the crown A
green bough was at times carried in front OF the
mob, but no banners exhibited They
marched through Clifford with "A most defiant air
apparently inviting attack. aud IL was generally
believed that they had firearms among them,
though none were exhibited They were clusel '
followed by the police, and disturbance occur
red. whatever the object OF these silly malcou-
tents may have been, the vigilance OF Captain
O'Dowd would have prevented any open violence;
and IN the presence of the police it would have
been madness TO attempt anything OF the sort
After leaving Clifford, the crowd gradually dis
persed. Thus ended display which was 70 have
terrified Ulster and which the deluded people
who engaged in it thought would have eventuated
in a revolution.
At meeting of Fenians, held in New York
on Friday, a Mr.. Campbell addressed the assem-.
blage, and, in the course of his remarks
"He eahorted all who we're not in the brother.
hood to join at once. The object to send
money TO their brothers across the sea He (the
speaker) did not mean to stay long in America,
but was going to bis native country TO help them
The crash will come, and before six months are
over Ireland will be free or die. They would
show to the world they are capable of governing
themselves, and place themselves on the list OF
nations
All the Fenian speeches lattery state that the
time for the consummation of their purpose ia
close At hand. This speaker asserts positively
that the blow fo- Ireland's freedom will be struck
within six months. These positive assurances
must have base Of truth; and the public. know
ing nothing, eau only wait, aud wonder how this
seeming miracle will be accomplished.