The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-10

Ffoai various source5 some Of not very trust.
woithv cha'acter, the fonowing rumors are ga-
10. ONTO, G. w, March The crlsis has arrived
4 II the Canadian mi lita arc bong enr0 cd and II
j. expected hey will be ca.ied one rmmsdiaJet,.
Volunteers III companies and squads ae 10 y ing
nom al the back towns for The ueionso OF the IRON
tier. over two thousand volunteers arrived here
Is st night and were bill cited tn ciuzons. rae
pcope are ia lY aroused aud no man SIN Ks duty
q though few have been arrested tnrou III mis-.
concoltiOn Of the order carug them out All the
RAJ ways on the line of the frontier are keeping
engines fred up TO run off trains. IL IS estimated
that $4,000 troops now armed, and ready TO march
If uvason takes p ace. Tho authorizes are sangune
Of their ability TO drive back defend their homes
apau st any Feniau invaders All the troops have
been dIung since two O'Clock tins morning
I'm supply OF ammunition has beeu issued 70
the troops. and the railway nans made up
aud ready to move at moments notice to any point
o. attack Many resotts ae current aad ON,
pretty orally edited, IS that Parliament VIII be
calico to assemble Immediately and tbat the, wu5
o. hdJcGs corpus will he suspended snd marital law
Proclaimed before the II OF March. The Govern.
m,nt has taken possession OF the Montreal Telegraph
Line
Toronto, Murch g. 3P. The Globe this morn
ing II axes the announcement that the Government
has received inormauon that on st. Patrick's Day
q numter Of Fenians will oss the river JON IN the
procession III the cItes and create some local d.
turtances to attract the attention o' the military,
while the MAJ force will strike at different points on
the mont or. The Globe calls upon President john
son to interfere. 1t says:-""The people of Canada
a'e abundantly able to 81 The rni1ans warm re-
cephor, but II is poor repayment to the Canadian
Government for its action during the Rebellion
in tho Southern States, 10 be now COM
PEELED 10 spend money and blood in resist
ing outraPes planned in the States of
the neighborng Republic. The city papers this
morning contain two columns OF special dispatches
from all parts of Canada, giving news OF military
peparat ons, from which it appears that every town
and city is TUNED ouln full strength Troops were
all last NIGHT from the interior towns, and
were bIeted ON the citizens Zen of them were bll-
leted upon legged Head Centre Murphy AS IasJ as
They to be drilled nours per day To-day there
turn out en- BldSSe on TIE citizens, to maze
demon tTaton OF strength. From the alacriyy with
which the call mas beon answered, 1t seems that
BeXaiOn to the United States, and all other differ.
Of opinion succumb to the danger of the hour.
The excite ment Is hourly increasing The troops are
held in readiness for immediate embarkatIon. Vol
unteers get twenty-five cents aud ratons per day.
The Orange WdtchmdR OF to day says that the
Fenians OF this city will walk St Patricks Day
aimed with pixies and revolyers, and II calls upon
the Mayor TO prevent their walking 1t is believed
that the Influence OF peace-oung Catholics will re.
strain the more violent men, and that the process
sions will be abandoned. TDe Watchndn also asserts
ttat bishop Lynch has declared his intention of
leaving Canada to avoid the dang and RESPONSE
biliIy Of battle which may take place on the Irish
national day
yeste day Tor volunteers from all paris Of the coun-
try was very enthusiastic. A much larger number
offered their services thsn was required. The Globe
q body of them to into Canada to to take part
IL the pu6lic processlons on 81. Patrck's Day and
armed Fenian bands i'll AXE raids on the borders
MONTREAL, March 9.-rhe call Tor ten thousand
men ol the Canadian militia for active duty made
on wednesday evening, was enthusiastically re-
sponded to and early on Thursday morning news
was received from all parts of the country that their
quotas re ready Tor active service at momeuts
botIce. There seems to be no doubt that three or
four times the number could be had az q days no
tce The whole volunteer force OF this city par tded
last evening. Strong guards posted ut all the
aImories, and patrols kept moving THROUGH the city
all night Every preparation is being made to guard
against any Ft MAN surprise,
One of our papers SAYS that "there is scarcity of
arms and ammunition here other than purely mill
tary and the Customs order prohibiting ImpOrta-
tons IRON abroad shuts us out from the American
marker, where supplies can be most readily ob-
tanned. The Finance Minister might grant licenses
10 import TO reliable persons, on reasonable con-
dlllons 10 prevent an evil use being made of the
The nontreal Gazette of Thursday says:-"Last
evening, in ado uon TO the different guards at the
armores from the Chasseurs. there was also q main
guard at the Central Fire Station Craig street. and
patrols about the streets and at the different banks
after Y o'c,ock."
ToRoNTo, March 9, 8 p. M-The excitement is un-
abateu in the Province. Troops sill pouring In
from the rural districts by hundreds The moment
they arrive they are srganized into companies and
squads Tor drill. So great has been the drain upon
some of the Rrpe business houses IN the city that
hey have been compelled to suspend business during
dIIll hours.
News rom the frontier indicate no cause for the
extraordinary movement, but the military authorl-
ties and the whole people approve the action OF the
Government IN preparing for an emergency Many
assert that this hubbub got up for political reasons,
to arouse he opposing factions to sense Of ther dan
ger, so that the anneXauonists may be sienced and
Soniederauon carried next month in Parliament.
his alarm beng sounded 20 soon after the meeting
OF tbe Governors ia Montreal Is significant and the
u belief that the ca ling out OF volunteers is for
TINS purpose, Is hourly taking hold of the public
mind. 1t is singular that no troops have been sent
to the frontier, Notwithstanding that the military
forces were called from beds yesterday morning at
O'Clock. IL his be the real object Of the Govern
ment, 1t will probably be successful, for all parties
seem 70 have i9reoten their poitica differences and
HAMILTON G. " FridaT Hsrcb O Eror, aigbt
to ten thousand volunteers have responded to the
call OF the Canadian Government. The exetoment
Is increasing and volunteers constantly drling
ard hourly expect to be ordered to polnta on the
frontier
Nothing definite is known as to the information in
the possession Of Government which prompted tins
action, bu' the widest surmlses are stil lnduged.
The fee ing throughout Western Canada runs very
hlPb, and elsplays determine ion to oppose any
enemy, from whatever quarter may come.
tits believed that the regulars in Toronto, Hamil-
ton, ard London, are under orders, but NO move
ments have yet taken place-N, Y. Times.