Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-01-21


Fenian brotherhood now claims a mem.
bership OF Eve hundred thousand, and
funds 10 the amount Of 81, 100000. A Bos-
ton Fenian lately made some revelations
about the design aud spirit of the Order
to al Episcopal Clergyman, and soon after
was wayIaid and almost killed by beating.
The revelations that he made have been
communicated to our Government and to
the Government ef Great Britain. The
Fenians will hold National Convention.
to be composed Of thousand members,
at Cincinnati, on the l Ith Of January
The call for the Convention announces
that this will be the last general conven.
.ion to be held in this country-before tho
necessity exists fur another convention
the fires Of liberty will be kindled on the
a!tars Of Ireland, and Irishmen, from oil
parts of the world, will be hocking back
20 the Emerald Isle to right their many
centuries Of British wrong. The Feniaus
wish to restore ireland to an independent
position in local governments, Such as IL
was before IL united with England and
Scotland in parliamentary representation.
Their secret Order has an existance
wherever there are Irishmen, and they
will admit men of any nationality who
will heartily join them in their purposes
for Ireland. The Cincinnati, convention
is expected to swell The general fund to a
couple OF millions, and the Fenians eve.
rywhere are busy now collecting funds for
that purp SC. The Canau!an Catholics
are kept IN a state of iermcnt ali the while
III the expectation that the Brotherhood
there will arise aud attempt revolution.
the Catholics and the Feniaus are not
always on cordial terms, though most Of
the Fenians are themselves Catholics.-
The Catholics Of other hationali,ies seem
to be jealous OF their power and influence
and perhaps, too, fear that ia Al cm ergen.
cy they would desert the church aud cling
to the Brotherhood The objects that The
Fenians are aiming ut will help to keep
them Oil the righ. side cf American poll.
tics, and We apprehend no trouble from
them unless some Of their leaders get
corrupted by political ambition and try to
WELD The whole power of their organiza.
ton for their own purposes. It will be
both interesting and profitable to watch
the progress and development Of this al
ready influential body Of men.-Spring
field Mass Republican.
AT the Brady House, Harrisburg, a few
days sirce, two friends were con,ersing,
and one of them asked
politics p
"A Republican, sir, because my father
was Republican,, answered the person
addressed.
"And what is your religion p ..
IA Protestant, sir, because my father
was Protestant"
"And why are you a bachelor p
"Reeause my father WAS n-.' At
this moment s. happened to think
what lie was saying, so he turned away
muttering, "Oh, darn il what's the we
of taking? Don't bother me with your
silly questions
THE WEALTHiEsr MAS-AN ANNUAL
INCOME OF $4,000, ,0O0.-Alex. I. Stewart.
the dry goods nabob of New York, has
the largest income Of any man in A merica
or (probablyl the world. lie has lately
paid an income tax Of $25OOOO-on .
net income of $4,000. 900.
AHis "ou'u Ue TIE lttcTcSL ~ y per CENT
over eighty millions. We know Of no case
among the wealthy men Of England that
sorpasses Or equals this and we suppose
A. l. Stewart Is the richest man" living.
Mr. Stewards annual business is thirty
millions, and his profits, Is appears by
his tax, arc five millions a year He owns
fourteen millions in real estate. Moses
Taylor, who pays taxes on m income Of
$500, 900, can scarcely be called \ wealthy
man in comparison with Mr.. Stewart
What vast amount Of good might be
done with such an income as Stewards.