Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-23
LOCAL NEWS.
AMUsEMFNTs, &c TONIGHT.

GEOyLE's.-lhIs evening is the last appear.
ane- Of the kean combination, and benent OF
MT arc fiTs- kean, when q grand perfornanco
Viii Dc given. embracing kOtzebue popu.af
I'VE net lay, "Thc Stranger and that uehsn'-
ful comedy, in three acts, ''The Wonder.
sEAT"S HALL-Last night but one OF wy
uan GTeat gIft exhibition. a yaluaole ouIid-
ang LOT and ether presents distributed
CANTKEnF GY.-J Joe Warner. the Ferrero
Sist,rs and other Aoiabie performers, o-night.
The exciting drama '.MichaPl Earle, a CON-
edy, the ballet, and other attractions.
FENIAS MEETING AT THE NAVY YARD
Last rI-Hj, an enthusiastic Fsnian meeting was
held al the Navy Yard, 1T Odd Fellows Hall,
under the auspices Of OMahony Circle +. b T.,
whose Centre, John % MeaTa, called the meet
ing q order and introduced District Centre
OuIaEan. who took the chair. The hall was
decorated with American and Fenian flags,
and the meeting was we'll attended. among the
crowd there being quite a number of ladies.
Mr.. T. H. Donegan, the financial agent of the
p B.foT this District, was first introduced, and
made brief address, in which he urged that
America should sympathiZe with the Irish. In
ireland there were fve hundred thousand men
IN waiting for the signal 10 open the campaign
he dtEI@d that there was a division in the
fsnlaH ranks, although there was n talk OF 4
diversion TO Canada He did not believe IN
Idld IN Cdna0a-It was EOt worth 8 ald-anu Inc
present commotIon is just what the English
.SOYeTnmeEI wish. Hair OF Caneda Is now al
1avor Of annexation TO the Unitet states, and
England wishes to keep her. This comscotiOn
Will induce all the British provinces 70 tS3ite,
and was gotten up by political leaders to secure
confederation Of the provinces. The Fenans
wished the United States TO aid them by re-
manning strictly neutral. and follow Eugland's
example bv recognizing them as belligerents as
soon as the first blow is struck.
p Meme Hany, Esq. followed, and ad-
s7essed the audience At length Oh the subject of
die movement, statlDg that man never hal es-
CPoused nobler cause. He drew picture of
1reiaud's condition for the past 700 years, and
asked should not the history of her sufferings
cause every lover of liberty to at least sympa-
thiZr with the movement. The current was
pushing on TO liberty and could not now be
stopped. In Eenianism Protestants and Cath
lies were united; no religious chickering's were
IN II, but every man stood shoulder to shoulder
Tor the hight. The light OF the Constitution of
the United States had spread TO Ireland, and its
principles Were well known, and thew
knew that they Were about TO contend
against the same power Washington contend
ed against, and believing that whatever has
been done once can be done again, they
are determined TO commence the conflict.
II Ireland, after nine years Of preparation. is
not prepared now she never will be- John
Bull is afraid: the London Times calls on the
United States to observe strict neutrality; and
the Government had sustained the writ of
bGtcGS corpus, but nothing sue can do will crush
the sp'ri; OF liberty in the Irish heart. In con-
clusIon. ne referred TO the prophecy OF Malichi,
mace IN the llth century, thar Ireland, after
enduring a week OF centuries of suffering.
would lie redeemed and tree, and stated that
IN three years that week OF centuries will have
ELAPSED, and that through Feuianism that
prophecy Will be fulfilled.
DistTict Centre Oulahan, stated that much
was knows N the Brotherhood not known ont
side, and that in few weeks the work will
nave developed itself. and it would cause a
united cheer from America.
Dr. CHARLES Allen addressed the meeting. and
E1teT Speaking Of the tyranny OfCireat Britain,
and her conduct during the late war, asked if
10 would not be right now for the United
JStales 10 sell or make a present to the Fenians
sofae Of the vessels now in our possession
built by the English 20 be used against the
builders. Tie EeuIans were IN the British
army and navy, and there was bat little doubt
bat mat they viii succeed.
MI John II. Brophy delivered the closing
address rSmaTklng that IN all causes there
should be, for success, unity; aud il the sixteen
millions OF lrishmen were bound together as
one people, there eOuld De no failure.