The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-06-09
BY TELEGRAPH.
-Thn Latest Fenian NcMs.

|OlllHI IWh BprfAtd, JUNG saT,
The number OF Fenians about the city has.
greatly decreased since yesterday. Their
destination ls tmltnown. Colonel O'Neill
LEFT town yesterday for the East. vt
The Commercial Advertiser of this even
ing says they have informatioh that an or
dee has been issued by General Lynch, the
Fefian commander Of this district, CONF
manding his forces to dlsperse, 20 home
and await further orders.
Colonel O'Neill states that the entire force
with which he invaded Canada, did not ex
coed six hundred and fifty men, aud that he
fought the battle Of Limestone Ridge, or
Rldgeway, with only -four hundred men.
The friends of Lieutenant Edward l1oneRan,
who was killed ut Rldgeway, declare that
his body was shOckingly mutilated after
death by the British soldiers. They say that
they con substantiate this by affidavit.
Armed American tugs continue to patrol
Niagara River. The Michigan lies at the
Blast Furnace Wharf, Lower Black Rock,
with steam mp all the time, and the reve-
Commodore Perry is ut Anchor
Just 0ntside the Erie Basin, also with steam
up.
IL is rumored that General Meade will
ask Governor Feuton for several thousand
state troops for thirty DAYS. im.HatH
The British forces at Fort Erie were CON
siderably scared on Tuesday night last On
an alarm being raised that the Fenians were
coming, two or three yolleys were fired into
the woods, and for about three-quarters OF
an hour confusion relgnod supreme.
The revenue cutter Perry, Captain d. OF
finger, will be assigned to duty upon a
crulslngi ground, extending from Erie,
Pennsylvania, to and including Niagara
River, above the Falls, with headquarters
at Tonawanda.
,s The British authorities demand passes
from all persons crossing into Canada by
the regular ferry or otherwise from this
side, aud do not permit any one to leave
Fort Eriel for the United States unless
v9uched for by the commander of that
place.fb :, fiHpt s'NNA ~ "'i'
rWEtg-rC CNEw YoRK, June 8.
A Tribune special from Malone last night |
says the-arrest of General Hetfernan caused |
the deepest dependency In Fenian ranks. |
He had gone TO the, depot TO take the train |
for st. Albans, from which point the attack |
was 10 be male ut once ON reaching the |
depot an old acquaintancc named Major |
Mount of Albany, met aud shook hands
with ,him,< Mount then wentvt Major |
Silvcy, of the United States Regulars, and |
pointed Heiierhan out asaieading siienian.
He also pointed out Colonel Q1inn. Both
were Immediately arrested. The officers
then proceeded to the hotel and arrested
'.i'taH. ia''7''' '.'' Sr. LoUIs, June 8.
Among the Fenians arrested here are
many Inn huential and prominent Irish citi-
zens. The District Attorney releases one
on bond, and then calls him as witness
against Others The Fenians are indignant |
mt the arrests, and dehounce them In the
strOnge terms. lHH goo las '..it p 81 "' |
A strong feeling against the British Con-
SUI Is fofmidable.-A s2A--& a-seA- /
. a., r5np r. CONCORD, N. H., June &.
Ii is officially announced here from tile
War Department that our State Militia Is
likely TO be summoned into service for the
protection and vindication Of the neutrality
laws In connection with the operations of
the FenianG. i..l sdi d. .4ouni
ST.. ALBAHs, June 8. 4
General Sweeney and Colonel Meehan were
arraigned to-day before u nited States Com
missioner Hays, ahdAAwavlng am examin-
alton, were held to bail, Sweeney In $40, 200,
and Mcehan In $4,000. They remain in
custody until BAH Is given. No late news
has been irfceiyed freni the f'pntup to noon
1l New YORK, June s,
There Is mo- Ntuth IN, the report that
President Roberts has been released on his
own reeegnisance, Heis still ip thecustody
Of an United States Deputy Marshal.
Vice PRESIDENT Gibbons and Colonel Ker-
rigan would be arrested at once If any one
could be found to make affidavit against
them. ~ ~ - -
United States Marshal Murray having
good reason TO believe that plan had been .
TO force the building In which
night.
ESSEX JUNCTION, VI, June 8.
Firing has been distinctly heard on this '
'ide OF the line, apparently in the direction
d ~ mnigeoh Iilll' crrri.s g,y.rl IA .y.gTfT'9