The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-10-30
News Items.

NEW YORK, OCTOBER 2S.-Iho Secretary
OF State has addressed u letter to Sir FIRE.
derick~ Bruce, i'll behalf of James I,ynch
and John McMahon, recently convicted in
Colonial Court, in Canada, and sentenced
to death, upon charge that, being citi-
zens of the United States, they were actors
in the assault made in the month of June
last, at Fort Eric, in that colony. The
Secretary says that the United States
Consul at Toronto has been instructed TO
procure for the information of the Govern
ment copy Of the record OF the trial and
conviction of Lynch and Mcmahon and
also of all further trials and convictions of
similar character which shall take place
IN Canada. The Secretary saws: The Pre-.
sldent directs me To assure YOU OF his CON
fident hope that her Majesty's Government
VIII not only cheerfully comply with the re-
quest thus made, but that they will think il
proper, also, to examine the judicial pro
ceedings aforesaid with a careful regard TO
the rights of the United States and to the
maintenance of good relations between the
two countries. For this reason, it will be
very gratifying to the President if you
should be able to give mo an assurance
that the execution Of tho sentences pro-
nounced upon convicted persons will be
suspended, If occasion for delay should
ARISE IN the manner before mentioned, to
make 1t desirable. 1t is the opinion of this
with the best impulses of benevolent ma
ture IN recommending tenderness, amnesty
and forgiveness III such cases.
Ihe HefdtGS Toronto special saws that
Gtespatches are coming from all parts of
the provinces, demanding that no mercy be
shown the convicted Fenians. Itis doubt
ful II the Crown can find evidence strong
enough to convict Rev. Mr.. Lumsdcn.
The threats made by the New York Fe
mans to avengc the death OF those CON
vlcted are doing great injury to the pri-
soners. Pehtlons are TO be circulated and
sent to the Governor-General to forward to
the Home Government, to have the SEN
tences commuted to imprisonment David
Whaier, Patrick Norton and Daniel Drum
mond have been arraigned. Fears are ex-
pressed that the prisoners may escape, as
there are in the city over 500 unemploved
Irish Americans The Fenian prisoners at
Cornwall are to be indicted, on Monday, for
nigh treason, and tried on tho following
Wednesday.
Further discoveries have been made of
ttorgerles OF Judges names to naturaliza-
ton papers in this city.
NEW -oRK, October 29.-Tha Democratic
and National Union Committee has passed
resolutions requesting the Government to
take speedy interference for the safety and
protection OF Lynch and Mcmahon I'm
mense meetings have been held at Buffalo
in sympathy for the prisoners
ST. LOUIS, October pa Fenian meet
ing has been called to consider what action
is necessary to be taken in the case of Col.
Lynch and Father McMahon.
WASHINGTON, October 29.-Miss Fannie
Seward, daughter of the Secretary of State,
died this morning
The subcommittee appointed by the
Tammany Hall General Committee to call
on the President, with view OF obtaining
Executive interference in the case of the
american citizens condemned to death at
Toronto, had an interview this morning.
In response to an address of their chair
man, the President remarked that he had
anticipated their resolutions and memorial
as would be perceived by copy of the cor
respondence in relation to the subject,
published this morning. He expressed his
sympathy with their mission The inter
view was very satisfactory to the COM
mittee.
FoRrREss MONROE, October 29.-Arch
bishop Lynch, Of Charleston, S. c., arrived
here Yesterday. He is the guest of Gen.
Burton, commanding the Post. The Bishop
visited the Davis fanily-being an old &C
quaintance.