The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-22
the rENIANs IN THIS CITY,

James stephens ON the situation-Thc --latest
from Ireiand-COi. Roberts and the Approach
Ing Congress General sweeny's ProcIams-
tion-RadicaI Scheme for Carrying the Fall
E1ections-InsIde View, &C., &c.
Paradoxica a may seem, there Is very little and very
much going In the Fenian circles OF this city very
little means simply that the leaders refuse 10 furnish as7
Information for publication. Very much may mean any
thing from palaverng politics and picnics TO nghtins
and freedom There Ia plenty Of talk. much wre pun
Ing and any amount OF secret working going on aad Ne
leaders, with many mysterious ooks mods and smslsi
say the result Of all these combinations will be seen
few months hence The following An accurate report
of the condition Of affairs at the different headquarcrs
yesterday =
At rHE sTRPHESs HEADQUARTERS
the Central Organizer himself was in attendance Hs
was In good health and had suffered considerably from
the mosquitoes. Like Ganbadi he requires somebody
TO look after his physical well-bsing while he Z
organizing revolution. About three O'Clock two youu6
men, with travelsta clothes and Drowned faces
called on him. They had just returned from Ireland
them had gone from this country for the purpose Of
serving captain in the Irish revolutionary army. He
informed Mr. Stephens that since the suspension Of the
habeas corpus act In Ireland the organization had boz
come much stronger and more determined than 70
fight for tho freedom Of their native land. James
year This statement he repeated yesterday and said
he shon!d keep his word no matter what might
be said 10 the contrary. Nothing definite
DO learned relative to his Western tour He may or
may not 60; all will depend on time and circumstances.
prohs-e that New York will be his permanent head
quarters until they moved into the held In Ire-
for tho ship By Mr. Pierce Skehan Centre Long
Island, was cut out OF whole cloth, there not being
wore o. .Iu.h IN .ne matter Tne snip Is the private
rs he thinks best The MoIat Mansion, the scene 81
OMahonys rise and fall still held by the committee
OF three into whose hands IL was given on tho arrival Of
James Stephens In this country Two Of the committee
are in favor OF making l. to the Brotherhood the
other member still holds out In tho mean
timc the mansion remains unoccupicd, and
somebody swill have to pay the rent which Is
deputy has entire charge control OF the financial
matters Of the organization IN which he Is assisted by
several OF the most prominent and trustworthy membs
Al the picnic OF the r. b. on Friday next James Ste
phcns will most probably be present, but he has mot
promised to deliver address on that occasion Within
returned from ireland to this country, and all speak
in stroag terms Of the numbers and determination Of the
organization In the Old Country.
AT THE ROBERTS HEADQUARTERS,
the treasurer handling hundred dollar bnnda
ana Colonel Roberts was handling psu with which he
to the congress which will be held in Troy the fourth
Of next month The Colonel IS getting very portly u
fact quito aldermanic. He Is rising man. Dimes wines
and spealA with such prominent men a N r. BaskA
Henry Wilson, Speaker Colfax and Others Why shosid
wave may aos. him still higher during the coming
electonsf Yesterday he did not know OF anything gsne
MICS and other such festive gs.Ssrnsa" All his ssss
ges present being devoted 70 the spprosoAag
congress.
Tho proclamation issued By General Swseny recentlv
meets with general approval from the rank and 6e q
tho Fenisn organization They say there viii soonbe
another split This but vsrss what the HRaALD reposea
two months since, ethat Colonel Roberto and
the senators determined 10 throw Gsaeua
Swceny overheard" Colonel Roberta nsriguD
with the radicals not approved Of by the gallant Geo.
eral He believes that Ireland 10 20 b freed By haed
Knocks by political caucusslng and wire pulling n
this connection there s also another rspor which Lays
bare tho whole scheme OF the rAdicala II u stated tha
II the latter end Of ncx month, very early In Nove.
Dor. large force Of Fenians WILL BY order Of Coloasl
Roberts, assemble on tho Canadian border and make
dash for that place. Tho President, 10 10 confidently
asserted will again call the United States forces foe
the purpose Of preventing the success Of what only
Intended % be mock demonstration The radicals will
however, have carried their point and Mr. johnson Vii
bitterly denouncsd the enemy OF ths IRISH psoplA
This programme 70 he carried out Just previous TIE
fall elections, and with It's aid the radicals hope 70 carry
all befere them.
An Extra Session Of the Fsaian Senate
II called In view OF ell thcss recost Impending evsa
The Senators, East ana West are summoned pr ts,s
graph and Is expected that carly next week that BODY
will be heard from In authentic manner. On Ne
whole tho fenans are pretty veil roussd and sEcitsd
regarding pending eysnia