Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-10-19
THE FENIAN FRIGHT,

The Fcnian mania rather increases than di.
minishos among our English cousins. John
/ Bull is thoroughly reused hy the suspicion
of danger, and lie is laying about him rather
wildly, making arrests, stopping newspapers,
overhauling the mails, and generally acting
rs if he thought it necessary to make an ex-
ample of somebody, but could not exactly sat
isfy his own mind as to who that somebody
should be. In swate Clnghecn," where
Sergeant Snap met Paddy Carey" an
incautous ex-Colonel of United States Volun-
teers bearing the very un-l llibcrnian name Of
BYRON, has been arrested. The circum.t tancc s
against him were that he had his United
States uniform with him, of which suit of
clothing he was no doubt proud, and that he
had also IN his possession some drill books,
which as a Colonel he might well have had
and yet mediate no treason. The most sus-
picinus circumstance against BYRON was, that
he once had been poor fellow, and went to
America, whence. after years Of absence. he
came back rich and Il Colonel. In this country
the circumstance would create no surprise
Emigrants sometimes become rapidly rich
here, particularly if they "strikc ilc,' and
during the war there have been numerous in
S'h'SNS W. iiCi Nho tHiiStt't as pTlNatpS Dr-
coming Coloncls and even Generals. by force
of their bravery and merits. But at Clog
hccn such facts were very damaging again,t
Colonel Byron, who was also charged with
the atrocious oicnsc of spending his money
freely" Another unfortunate fellow, from
the United States, ono O'RIonDAN, who was
only Captain in the United States EcFr'ed,
was also arrested on his leaving the steamer
in which he had been passenger. 1t was
pot declared tl,-t he had any money to spend
freely; a circumstance quite as suspicious as
if he had been aish' The horrible fact
has also been discovered that G3500 had been
sent from the United States - to bo expended
IL ,c"dlttiorising Ireland" A small sum to
com'ncncc a rebellion with, it is true, but
quite sufficient to raise culver of terror
among Government men. But the most
shocking Of all the revelations is a statement
that plot had been discovered to uri.e down
the nristocracy and the landowners which
means. we suppose, to blot them out with ink,
after which they are all to be assassinatcd.
This monstrous scheme has been revealed by
examinations taken at the " Castle" and the
story occasioncd the utmost horror. JoHy
BULL is determined to put down these shock
ing lntrigncs. lie is doing it by making ar
bltrary arrests in profuson, in order that
every bloody Fcnian may have an idea of the
perils before him should he dare the yen-
gcance of Britain. There can be no doubt
that the plan will succeed. Already has an
iinerant singer. whose vocal accomplishments
led him into the temptation of sing
ing ballad entitled The Stars and Stripes,"
been bound over to keep the peace ard shout
seditious songs no more. Feniauism is to be
put down the British Government is tho
roughly aroused and the fate of Federal Col
oics; Captains and indigenous ballad singers
is warning to those rash fellows who would |
exul' in " the wearing of the grccn.-PAtu.
Inquirer.