Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-10-17


the Fenisns or other sgitators in the British
Provinces IL has since been asesrtsined that
! these arms we're the purchases Of ere Moses. 10
Toronto formerly Of Atlanta. and one of the
heaviest hardware merchants Of The South, Who,
sincs his retirement into Csnada. has been turn
ing dishonest pennies BY blockade running and
| other transactions with \ ellov Fever blackburn,
Sheets. Sanders and others Of that class The
last notable Transaction in which Moses vas ecu
eefsed which CO ne to the knoriedge OF the
War Department. vas the stealing and
smuggling into Canada patterns OF Burden 3
patent horse shoe machinery, with the view TO
| ultimate establishment Of herse-shos factory st
Atlantis. but Shermans operations spelled that
game Next Moses went into the Fsnisn pike
business. and furnished large invsicss Of that
formidable weapon 10 Irish Republican agents.
Lat.erly. through agents in tia principal cities
of the North and West, he has been purchasing
servicszble firearms for the same purpose. The
business has really grown TO be one OF consider
able magnitude. and inasmuch As the purchase
OF srearms in this corntry 10 perfectly legiti-
mate business. the Government can DO Rsshisg
TO stop il.
EIrsIr oF CoEEIss.RY o. rRuoSEss
The ssms special says: Among ether import
ant Reports concerning the late war that will be
brought TO the notice of the nett Congress. 10 one
now in rapid process Of compilation at Head
quarters Of Commisssry of Prisoners The above
report will be ready in sboRt six weeks asd will
present most accurate aid remarkable result of
the captivity of Federal and Rebel soldiers, and
all the essential nstters pertaining TO their i'm
prisonment The Report IN question will show
that the namber Of prisoners taken en- both aides
was. in the aggregate fnlly MP TO half million
Of men, and will give an account OF the number
and strength OF the Southern armies st the time
of their psrolemeut and dsbsndng last spring
Ii will also indicate the number exchanged, en-
listed on the eide OF the enemy, died, escaped
those who took the oath oil allegiance, and Tia, Of
men dying in Southern prisons.
RKroKr or DAVIS ESCAPE NOT CONFIRMED.
NKw YsRK Oct l6-Ths Worlds special
says: The sensation report that JEFF Davis has
escaped from Fortress Monroe in the disguise Of
q negro stevedore and sailed for Nassau in an
English steamer is not confirmed.
rKoGREss or raE cEoLERA
Foreign mails received Mt the State Depart
meat bring additional details relative to the
spread Of the cholera. The Consul at Censtan-
tinople. writing under date OF Septsmber 18th.
SAYS: The disease has alnost entirely disap-
peared from this city The United States Con-
sal at Port Nahon reports, under date of Septem-
Der 20th, that he has Trustworthy information
from Palms up TO and including the 18th Of
$4,000, but on the 18th the population did not
exceed 5000. On that day 1877 deaths occurred
from cholera; since then the deaths are reported
from $50 to loo per day. The disease in Palma
appears in very aggravated form, and seems TO
battle human skill. Reports have reached Port
hshon that the disease is spreading into the in
terror Of Spain. Reports fron the Consul at
Genoa, Italy. state that but few cases Of cholera
have occurred there Intelligence from the
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this terrible malady is frighlfally on the IL
crease there: eighty Thousand citizens have left
the city, aud deaths now average between Fifty
and sixty per day Huge benfires, numbering
one hundred al times, are burning nightly ia the
streets, fer the purpose of purifying the atuos
pheTe which has had decided effect to seine
extent.
SUGAR MANUFACTURED FROM sErr.
The Commissioner OF Agriculture has received
from Illinois a specimen OF loaf sugar manufse
turei from beet The sugar is of snowy white
ness and beautifully chrystalised, esualiag any
thing produced from the sugar cane. Ii is claim
ed that this beet sugar can be.proiucei At less
cost than that made from cane
,ENrANI.N IN LIVERPOOL.
The Liverpool correspondent OF the London
Times says: The Fenisn citation i, still rife in
Liverpool in spite of The vigilance of the Bolice.
conducted With comparative freedom. During
the present week number or meelisgs have
been held which were attended not alone by men
OF the lower rank but by some persons of con-
siderable means. At one OF these meetings reese
lutions were adopted to support the Fsnisa OBJ
Jects and organization both BY money and Also
by physical aid il necessary. The question was
also discussed OF the purchase of vessels and the
formation of arms lent for privateeTing purposes
~ nf nrQy ing
at sea appeared TO be ksenly rslishsd. A resolu
ton TO carry out objects Of this kind put and
carried with enthusiastic demonstrations ana
much violence and wildness of language.
As proof, however, that the resolution was moi
mere froth call was made for subseriptisns
and in very few minutes nearly two hundred
pounds were laid down With the exception of
the vapory and declamatory STYLE OF talk which
might be expected on such occasions, the pro-
ceediDgs were orderly and business-like. The
inmates we're read of previous meetings. and
memoranda made OF the resolutions above de-
scribed by person who acted as Secretary. 1t
is feared, with regard 10 the royal navy, thas
Fenian disafection has spread considerably
strong feeling is entertained in town in favor OF
vigorous aud prompt canvas of bo,l the volun.
unteer and naval reserve forces. in order TO dis
cover the recreanta
The Liverpool Post says: In accordance with
was an investigation on board Her Nsjesty's
ship Eagle. with q view to ascertaining whether
there was any disafection among the enrolled
members of the Royal Naval Reserve, at this
port. We are glad to 6nd the result is not a
sign of Fenianism, nor has IL been traced 10 the
Naval Reserve men.
Fenian book came into the possession Of
the police on Monday night. The title page Of
the book runs thus: Proceedings Of the First
National Convention OF the Fenian Brotherhood,
held ia Chicago, H.. Nov. 1858" Many of
the anes are those of officers of the Federal
army.
SOLDIER FsoN AHERIek ARRESTED IN IkELASD
Another soldier from America, Col. 0'Con.
nell, was under arrest at Cork. He was bearer
of letters OF advice and command IRON the Fs-
nian War Department in New York, 10 the con
spirators bath in Ireland and England.
The Cork Herald, describing the search of
baggage on the arrival of the steaner, says that
every species OF property. small articles Of
clothing. every book, letter or scrap Of paper,
however deeply deposited or closely packed in
por,mantsau, box, case, parcel or packet, wss
opened, ard semenmex by officers under inspec
ZION Of ma gis,rstes, tue object being. of course
10 de.eet any possible ciEcu instances which might
SHOW the owners 10 be connected with the Fsnan
conspiracy The search proved sbortivs, the
only article 1t all objected to being revolver
rhicR one gentleman bad with him. This wea-
BON vas retained, and ell the passengers were
then allowed 20 rsrack their property and pro
coed on shore.