New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-14
VOLUME XIV.
Special Correspondence Of the Cresceut,l
FROM NEW YOEK.
NV YonK. June G. 1896.

New YORK, June g. 1866.
The Fenian war is the great excitement here
among some classes, while among Others it is only
subject of conversation and interest while perus
ing the newspaper accounts Of the skirlnishes on
Canadian soil
The sympathy of the masses is undoubtedly
with the Fenians, as opposed to England, for the
Independence Of their native land but the invasion
of Canada has fewer friends, although there arc
enough to give strong encouragement to the rank
and file as well as the leaders.
The excitement yesterday was greater than il
has been yet. Tammany Hall is the Headquarters
of James Kerrigan, late member of Congress. who
is raising brigade of five thousand men, whom he
expects to march to the " front by Saturday.
All who have not served in the army are rejected.
much to their disappointment, as both young and
Old soldiers or not soldiers, are anxious to lend
hand in the "muss." And so it is all over the
city among the Irish population; they are SO oc-
cupied with thoughts Of war that they positively
neglect their daily labor, and even the servant
girls are beside themselves over the loss of their
" beauX," who have gone to strike for their coun-
try's honor, as they say. Where am residing
there are about twenty female servants, and one
in particular-the head waitress--I have noticed,
has been disturbed in her mind materially. Pre-
vious to the invasion she was quick and sprightly.
having bright, sharp black eye, and received
your orders when you first spoke but now she is
dull and slow, with pale and carewoFn counte-
nance, and sustains rather don't care sort of an
appearance, but always ready for good word and
an interesting expression when the Fenfans are
spoken Of.
The order of Attorney General Speed to arrest
all prominent leaders or conspicuous persons
called Fenians will probably put new phase on
the success Of the movement
Stephens seems to be losing ground since the
commencement of the invasion, and thousands
who have heretofore sworn allegiance to him have
gone over to Sweeney, under the influence of their
desires for active duty.
The prisoners taken by the United States steamer
Michigan, amounting to some five hundred officers
and men, have been released by order of the
government the men on their individual recogni-
zances and the officers on bail for appearance
when wanted.
Gold was at premium of 200 yesterday in Mon
treal, owing to the money panic prevailing there.
During the month of May last the government
sold s35, 10000 of gold, employing P. N. Myers,
a broker here, to make the transactions, and for
which he bagged the nice little sum Of $44 800 for
his commissions, he being. member of the regular
stock exchange, the rules of which forbid any
member from buying or selling at less than one
eighth of one per cent; 50 Mr.. Van Dyke, .assis-
tant treasurer at this point, allowed him that com.
mission.
General Santa Anna is expected here tomorrow
to occupy his house in Twenty-eighth street.
The theaters are ali winding up their winter
seasons.
Fires do not decrease in number, and from
January ], 1866, to June 1, 1866, we have had 33I
fires and alarms; it is most nnaccountable how SO
much property should be destroyed within So
short time, and the causes of the aiorty is
diarism. The fire commissioners of this city have
under consideration the practieability of Offering
$1,000 reward for the apprehension of any incen
diary, which is certainly a good plan to bring
these Internal seoundrels to Justice
EYES AND EARS.