The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-04-26

AnC EcBh0nss
Gen. Meade stated, ut a public re-
ception in Eastport, yesterday, that
he was there simply for the enforce
ment Of the laws. He is expected to
go to Calais to-day Two companies
OF United States regulars had arrived
mt that place, and others were EXPECT
ed, portion of the 1st Artillery and
the 10Th Infantry at Fort Hamilton
being already under orders.
The Fenian arrivals are not so nu-
merous as they were. Those now in
Calais are orderly and quiet. On
Thursday, n warehouse on Indian
Island was burned by band, SUP
posed to be Fenians from Eastport.
Another English gun-boat had re-
ported off Indian Island.
Col. Wheeler, one of the prisoners
Mt Cornwall, and formerly Of the rebel
army, became so pugnacious in court,
during his examination, yesterday,
and dwelt so effectively on the fact Of
being all American citizen and living
under Andrew Johnson's administru-
ton. that the Canad' IL magistrates
unanimously decided to let him go.
He is now on his way to New York.
The other Fenian prisoners were re-
manded to await important evidence.
Cornwall dispatches via Toronto
are to the effect that the Mayor, who
Is an Orangeman, had formed his
court to the exclusion of Catholic
magistrates, and that it is thought
the prisoners will be severely pun.
lshed whether found guilty or not.
A detective, who wormed himself into
the confidence of Cornwall Fenian,
stated on affidavit that the latter told
him that the Mayor would be the
first victim when any movement was
made. The people sympathize strong
y with the prisoners. Gen. killian
IS now reported at Portland. leaving
Slnnott i'll command Of the Fenians
at Eastport. EorI, Herald, 21a.
REPORTED EXPLoI-s OF FEN1ASs On
THE FRONTIER A Hoax. There is no
border war and has been none; no
fights occurred ut Calais, nor did the
Fenlans capture any English flag.
There is no excitement on this side
OF the boundary. The presence of q
few tenlan organizing circles, cou-
Piled with the Provisional Confedera-
ton schemes, is the foundation for
the sensation, and the special de-
spatches sent to the New York papers
have been villainously false, and they
have drawn hithcr many strangers
who come to join in the strife. Gen.
Meade, who arrived this morning,
Will officially explode the bubble.
IHE PHILADELPHIA MURDERER.-
The tiend Probst has been indicted
and arraigned for the murder of the
Deering family. 1t is understood
that Probst expresses Willingness to
plead guilty to the charge of murder
ing Cornelius Carey The District
Attorney designs, however, to try
him upon the bill charging him with
the murder of Mr.. Deeriny, which
shows the confidence of the Common
wealth $ officer i'll the strength of his
case without availing himself of the
pretended confession of the muir
dercr. From information received
from persons who belonged to the
same regiment and company as
Probst, it is learned that he was a
b"unty-lumper, who had entered the
service several times, and had re-
ccivcd large bounties. 1t is alleged,
also. that he Shot his thumb off deli
brrately, i'll order to gain his dis
charge. Among his comrades, his
character was anything but good
\ NICE WAY OF DIsposING OF Ne
GRO CoNvIcrS. cstcrday evening,
forty-eight colored prisoners at the
jail, (men and women, boys and girls.
contrahands and natives, were escort
ed by the police to the Baltimore
depot, there to take train of cars,
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