The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-12

assertion made that tho national envy OF the Americans
occasionally prevented their eectng President
THAT envloaS feeling Which bars he passage Of great
to emnencc has prlaps obsructco In America the
production OF heroes fortunately for her we think but
from raising 10 the Presidential Chair men Of real
iaio'sm ard Of god sense, from Washington who
had soul dIsintcrcscd and noble enough to content
himself with being great citizen, down to the glorious
and deeply regretted Abraham Lincoln"
The rcnians in Ireland.
II IL said by the Dublin papers to DO tho intention Of
the government TO confer tho honor OF knighhood
Mr. J. C. s'ronge, Chief Divisional Police Magistrate 81
that city, who conducted tho preliminary inquiries in
connection with tho Fen.an prosecutions
now STEPHENS EFFECTED HIS ESCAPE.
The escape Of Stephens the rpucd Irish Head Centre
tnucd u subject Of mystery Il was found that eight
doors had been opened from the outside by confederates
and that was locked afterwards 10 prevent pursuit
Some tables taken from the dining ball aud reared
against tho prison wall where tree facilitated tho
escape There was no alarm until three hours after
wars II is reported that Stephens escaped 10 sea la
fishing smack from Howth.
from the Dublin NALL
II will be remembered that stephens, nj the oxamns.
ton before Mr. Stronsc affected which would
justify the belief that he felt little concern to the
difficulty in which hc involved. Az that time IL
expected that no would be indicted for high
The Governor Of Richmond Brdcwcll, who had from the
nrst additional force OF i've an twenty police
stables to watch the fenian prisoners recently under
directions from the Board OF Snpcrintendence sent In
ror tho reduction OF that force TO three with
view to curalng the expenses TO be charged aga
the rates Of the city Three constablcs only
cordingiy employed TO aid the prison officials al night,
but now yaueless their services were may be learned
from the fact that thy separated by substantial
wall and formidable iron door from the department IN
which the men bc watch d were located. Mr.. Mar
quis the Governor with anxiety 70 prevent any comm
nicaton bot the several Fcnan prsonars placed
ordinary prisoner in each cell intermediate between
two Of the alleged Fcnans. The prisoner so pac n
between James stephens and Charles J. kickbam,
whose cells situated tho second story states
bas he heard IN the morning, at few minutes before
one O'Clock, noise NJ Of feet mounting hc stars
shortly afterwards aound struck his ear Of lock being
opened and then, t0use his expression two sets
steps going down stairs He did not raise any alarm
AZ the tiue not suspccting that escape was beng
accomplished ana thinking that II was the night watc
man VINO ereated INC noise. At four O'Clock, however,
Mr. Marquis the Governor was aroused by the watch
man. Byrne, who told him that stephens missing
An examination Immediately took place when il was
discovered that duplicate key was in The lock Of the
cell In which stephens had been confined and that the
locks Of six other DOORS leading from corridor 10 CORR
| dor, had been opened with pass key The mode Of
escape from the prison easily explained The massive
tables OF the din ing hall removed 20 the garden
aud placed against tho WALL 10 afford an casv mode
OF mt tue summit Whoever did this mus. have
been thoroughly acquainted with the topography OF ths
prison and It's vicinity, as Immediately outside OF tho
wnl, ia wcifrg'an racc m nc Grand sisc eef
corresponding V nicssv with ths sDvs whish w