Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-03
TELEGRAMS, &c.

Colonel Roberts has issued stirring address
g. the II enian Bro,hs rhood, calling on them to
form themselves into military companies At
once. The neutrality laws. he says, cannot
prevent the m and British influence will no
longer be allowed 10 rule this country 70 their
injury and lr.land's shame. Strange events,
be says, are in the future, and You know not
how soon you may he called npou to strike
again for ireland. Let no, the occasion or
cali find you uBprepared He entreats them
TO work Instructions, requiring secrecy, will
be sent to all the cifcies.
letter recently received in New York says
two Fenian prisoners, who were recently in
the hands of the Canadian authorities, have
escaped, and are now IN Rochester. They state
that the American consul at Toronto expressed
hope that the Canadian Government would
hang them all. . .''
A fire yesterday morning destroyed the large
clothing store Of Thomas =. Pagan, No. ~
Canal street, New Orleans. The flames CON-
municated 10 q building occupied by Darcy &
Wheeler, also wholesale clothiers, destroying
the upper portion entirely. Loss e3oO.0OO; in
sured.
Commodore Lanman rransie Immediately
the Atlantic coast squadron TO Admiral Pal
mer, thus consolidating ,t with the North At
lantic squadron, the stations of which will ex-
tend from Halifax to the capes OF Florida. in
cluding the West Indies.
Arrived at Fortress Monroe last night, the
steamship Mississippi, Captain George Somers,
from New Orleans on the 9th, for New York,
with 800 troops of the 9TH u. s. colored regi-
meEt, Colonel Jas. Shaw comm anding. en- route
TO Baltimore TO be mustered out.
The schooner Isaac Baker. from Georgetown.
ID. O., Tor Boston, came in contact Thursday
night eff Handkerchief light-ship with the
schooner Fairwind, of Ellsworth. She lost her
bowsprit and sprung her foTemast. She was
towed into port by the steamer Franconia.
Michael Dufiey, Charles Anderson, and
George Wells. who robbed the depot-room of
the Adams Express Company at Newark,
Ohio, in August last pleaded guilty, and were
each sentenced to the penitenti tiary for a term
of years.
+. N Blake, United States consul at Fort
Erie, Colonel II. Y. Thomas, Drs. Trowbridge
and Lathrop. Of Buffalo, left there Thursday
afternoon for Toronto to attend the Fenian
"A private despatch received at Buafflo says
United States District Attorney Dart has been
removed. His successor is not vet known. He
was very active in thwarting the late Fenian
movement.
The gang OF marauders which infested Ger.
tain portions of Texas, have been captured
shot, or hung. Colonel Young, their leader,
formerly chief Of scouts, was hung by the
raneheroes.
The gunboat Rhode Island, Commander
Fairfax, the nag ship Of the West India squad
ron, arrived at Fortress Monroe yesterday af.
ernoon from Havana.
General Gleason, in New York, 10 preparing
claim against the British Government to be
forwarded to Washington, tor 500, ,OOO for illegal
Imprisonment in Ireland.
Resolution were adopted in the city council
OF Louisville, KY, protesting against the exc
tion Of Lynch, and requesting the Intervention
of the President.
X. 5. Richardson, the new collector of Gus.
toms of the district of Brazos Santiago, has ar.
rived at Br Iwns willie. and entered upon the
discharge of bis duties.