Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-11-10
TELEGRAPHIC.
densed from the Houston and Galveston papers,
tAssoeIated Prrsa Dispatches

BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct, 27,--An
appeal is published in the morning
papers here for q mass meeting of
Fcnians on Sunday night, 1t urges
resistance TO the execution OF the
Fcnians lately sentenced to death
at Toronto.
ToRoYTo, Oct. 29.-Other Fcnian
trials will probably not commence
before Wednesday Mr.. McKcnscy
is retained by the American Consul
to defend such MS are not ready for
trial.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 27.-EXamina-
tion of witnesses against the Police
Commissioners before Gov. Swami
was continued to day at Annapolis
at 3 o'clock, the case was adjourned
till Monday when it is believed the
matter will be ended.
MONTREAL, Oct 27.-Thc news
that Lynch, the Fenian, has been
sentenced to death causes much dis
cussion here. Another large lot of
war material has arrived from Eng
land.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 27.-It is re-
ported on good authority that Gov.
Wells and Judge Howell, who claim
to be the President Of the Consrtu-
tional Convention of 1864, are about
reconvening that body and have
elections to fill vacancies.
The Governor says he has assur-
ances from leading members of Con
gress that he will be sustained by
force, if necessary.
A gentleman just returned from
u visit to the river parishes computes
the crop far smaller than heretofore
stated. He says that five-eights of
the crop is already in the market
from the river region, and the resi-
due soon will be here.
A Freedsmens Bureau official re-
port says in Gambia Parish forty
two thousand acres were planted in
cotton and only seven thousand
bales are made. There will be
great suffering among agricultural
lists.
COLUMBIA, Oct. 27.-Gov. Orr au
thorizcs the South Carolinean to
say he is utterly and unequivocally
opposed to the Constitutional A
mendment and will not recommend
it's adoption by the Legislature.
New YORK, Oct. 29.-The Secre
tary of State has addressed letter
to Sir Frederick Bruce in behalf Of
James Lynch and John McMahan,
recently convicted in a Coloniai
Court of Canada, and sentenced to
death, ON the charge Of being Fen
ians. They We're actors in the as
sault made, in the month Of June
last, at Fort Erie, in the Colony.
The Secretary says the United Con-
sui at Toronto has been instructed
to procure, for the information Of
this Government, Il copy Of the re-
cord of the trial and conviction Of
Lynch and McMahan, and also of
ali further trials and convictions Of
Il similar character, which shall take
place in Canada. The Secretary
says: "The President directs me to
assure you of his confident hope
that Her Majesty's Government will
not only cheerfully comply with the
request thus made, but that they
will think it proper also to examine
the judicial proceeding aforesaid
with II careful regard to the rights
of the United States and to the
maintenance of good relations be-
tween the two countries. For this
reason, il will be very gratifying to
the President if you should be able
to give me an assurance that the
execution of the sentences pronoun-
ced upon the convicted persons will
be suspended. If occasion for delay
shall arise in the manner before
mentioned to make il desirable, it
is the opinion of this Government
that sound policy coincidcs with the
best impulses of benevolent ma
tion in recommending tenderness,
amnesty and forgiveness in such
cases.
The New York Herald,s Toronto
special says: Dispatches are COM
ing from all parts of the Provinces,
demanding no mercy to be shown
the convicted Fenians. II is doubt
ful if the crown can find evidence
strong enough to convict Rev. Mr..
Lumsden. Threats made by New
York Fenians TO avenge the death
of those convicted, is doing great
injury to prisoners. Petitions are
to be circulated and sent to the
Governor General to forward to the
home government to have the SEN
tences commuted to Imprisonment.
Daniel Whaler, Patrick Horton and
Daniel Drummond, have been ar
and fears are expressed
that prisoners may escape. There
are in the city over five hundred
unemployed Irish. American Fen
ian prisoners at Cornwall are 10 be
indicted Monday for high treason.
and tried the following Wednesday.
Further discoveries have been
made of forgeries of judges names
to naturalization papers in this city.
New YORK, Oct. 29.-The Demo-
cratic and National Union Commit
tee passed resolutions requesting
the Government to make speedy in
reference for the safety and protec-
ton of Lynch and McMahan. I'M
mense meetings are held at Buffalo
in sympathy for the prisoners.
ST.. Louis, Oct. ga Fenian
meeting is called to consider what
action is necessary to be taken in
the case of Col. Lynch aud Father
McMahaH.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-Miss Fans
ny Seward, daughter Of Mr.. Wm.
H. Seward, Secretary Of State, died
this morning.
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