New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-26
News Items.
MORE OF THE FENrAs FURRY.
fSpscia Dispatch to the World

CALAIS, Me-, Thursday, April 10.
The excitement ia Immense here over nothing
Seventeen Fenians con. pose the right wing OF the
grand army, under COZ amand of Capt. Gamer.
The left rests at Eagtport, commanded by Captain
Doyle ,-. Ia
Lieut.: Gen. NIlian engfnee rs the whole.
ten Meade has just arrived r M.--on poafn
the steamer Regulator with two companies OF the
First United States Regulars one of which is to be-
left at Eastport, the other here.
The Irish regulars could be scarcely restrained
when they saw the red coats across the rive from
going in on their ewn hook, and report tl,at, IN
consequence of the inactivity of KiIian's squad,
it was necessary for Cen Meade to hurry them up.
BIO a.--General Meade has jest addr essed
that he ordered to Calais to protectthe United
States laws, and he would do it. He was y lated
by General Doyle, commanding the Prov 'nelaE
forces. 1t is amusing to observe the exu 'tlng
scare Of the provncials. They forget the tao mtg
and reflections of the four years. war in the ret n
butive satisfaction Of the present. as ,..t
schooner, said to have some Fenian arBn Y
United States authorities. z-s 5ss5 = ,x,45-,4i
$3.50 2. M-General Meade has left for Passports
Y Ma meet General Holden, Adjutant General for.
2. M-Six hundred regulars have arrived from T.
England. Three hundred are TO be stationed att
Ss. ANDREW, and three hundred at st. Stephen. j
PROM MEXICO. g-s fs
SAN aKAkcIsco, april ls.--Dispstches, dated
that the French army, eleven hundred atronr. rs-4
inforced from Topic, attacked Gems Corona and
Rabi, three miles from Mazatlan s54slE7s9i7 y 8 e
After severe battle the French were entirsIv~
defeated, with the loss Of seven hundred Killed
and wounded, three hundred and fifty scattered.
and the remainder returned to Mazatlan.
All the streets in Mazatlan were baTrieaded, and
| there was little doubt that the Republicans wonld
| soon occupy the place. 3a
| CoLoRED WITNESS IN A.MARYLkND COURT.
BALTIMORE. April l9.--Fhe first colored witness
being introduced in a State court of Maryland
occurred at Annapolis yesterday. The counsel
Introducing the testimony claimed the right to do
SO under die civil rights bill
FRoM NASHVILLE.
NASHVILLE, April ia young man named
Isaac Newton Steele was found woaEded, prob
ably mortaay. at EdgeEeld depot. a bali had
passed. through his brain.
Tie Bruner trial is progressing.
f@ PERSONAL. ~ ~ M
BAnTBfoRE, April I9.-Chief Justice Chase il
being entertained tonight BY prominent citizens
with ascompiimentary banquet, at the Union Club.
FIRE IN pHTEADELPaM.
PHILADELPHIA, Thursday, April ia fire
broke out at o'clock in the fonyth.stoEy of the
Inquirer. building, Chestnut street, above Third
street. The .compost0rs in the room we're forced
to leave; on account of the smoke The fire SO far
is confined to the room in winch it originated, and
the firer,en will probably save the building.
SECOND DESPATCH.
The frs in the Inquirer bailding has been extin-
gushed but the lower part of the building was
flooded The comnosing room being in, the fifth
story, fortunately escaped damage. The publica-
ton Of the paper will not be suspended. One of
| the pressesswas somewhat injured, but two other
upper part of the building was trihing, but by
| water serious,