The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-22
THE BRITISH PROVINCES.
strange Fenian RumOrs-Ludicrous Ofh-
GIN 81 the scare e Prescett-s'i::: Arrest
Of E'-A.A.. H s-,:-.s on . Charge of
.seft. sc.

-.seft, &c.
OUR TORONTO CORREsPoNDrNcE.
TORONTO, Jan. o. 1896
Yesterday conversed with leading spirit among the
Canadian Fenans, and he made declaration which
prised 1t was that the Of the Canadian Execu
tive deciding not to assemble Parliament until May, in
stead OF February has been tho universal practice is
that the is not yet that General sweeny
viii not attempt the foolhardy work of obtaining Cana
dian hostages ior OLeay, ODonovan Rosa ct al, and
they do not wish be shat in at Ottawa and cut of from
line OF retreat He also declares that this is Of the
weighty reasons why the representative OF the Queen
makes his residence in Montreal and holds his Cabinet
sessions there Can it be possible that any such motives
nuence the Executive? The capture of Governor Monck
and Cabinet is barely possible If Fighting Tom sweeny,"
OF sShermans Bummers comes in sufficient force; but,
should be 10 so he will be liable to be gobbled and
be compelled call upon Brother 0Mahony to rescue
him from tie Philisiines
asiE CANADIAN rEvANs FOR o'sAHoNy
Apropcs Of Fsnanism lmay remark that am ssyred
not opposed to tho deverancc of Ireland by 'ietonr
THROUGH Canada They sympathzc with Irflsnc and its
iarge.aoscd chief engineer. but will receive Swreny and
hts rsnue with open arms and give them the Their
srcs afford should they visit this chilly latitude this
| wif<er.
rssx,S ALARM AT PRESCOTT
| One night hast week soma discharged American
soldiers at ogdensbug conceived the idea OF inat-
Eng the Canadian volunteers Prescott into the mys-
tories OF the sAfmiss Vine Accordingly word was sent
WELLINGTON cncs voiied forth lis garrison Who armed
and equipped Tor tr fray ordege ont the leo TO
wen. forward nicely until they heard the crack of rifles
| ON tho Autrcsn side of the river and, believing the
| fenians bid cure down upon them, turned audible
havcd hacly as the oowa papers mildly draw it. Mean
while ths Ace'eus soldiers Of the rebellion enjoyed
the fun iron. their aniouscadc and shouderng their
half dorsn fEn Ids, returned TO camp at Ogdensburg
| satisfied with thc demonstration
ARREST TIRE Ex-REBEL CAPTAIN s. s. SMITH.
| From the Toronto Globe, Jan. 20.
Money brokers' i'll these exciting times, when green
hacks made by machinery and when hve-twenty and
sevcrthy United states bonds are plentiful as the
.ones on the roadway are generally pretty careful in
Is to be greatly attributed 10 the forgeres
aoa as well as 70 The number OF villains who take as
muchp,easure in shaving broker by sale Of bogus
notes even the broker does charging and half
per IsEt month to ordinary citizens. in point
occurred IN this city yesterday and although but few OF
the circumstances have come 10 light yet wha. is
known gives but little idea to what the arrest
really means A gentleman who has the reputa-
tier of coming from good fainly as any
OF the f. f. VS., arrived few months ago in a
small town Of Toronto situated close prox-
unity to the United States He indeed SCARED
veteran, and had passed through the principal battles Of
the American campaign and bearing what a soldier is
always proud Of Tho marks OF many hard fought strg.
ge. At Fort Pillow he had the misfortune 10 come in
contact with splinter OF she'll which resulted in the
back Of bis skull being trepauned At Lookout Noun
tain Mimic ball grazcd his right oye and left behind
honorable scar AZ Dutch Gap the butt end of enamys
mnaset removed his upper row OF teeth from their orr
gna locality. At Bull Run he was wounded in the leg
BY Shell, and he now with him heirloom,
days fight at The battle Of The Wilderness The fact
I that he has received these wounds in the
campaign Is well known 10 his acquantances VIII 10,
however he passed through the horrors OF civil war
with his life yet preserved tickle fortune has Withdrawn
her shadow from his door and instead Of being pri-
with Gordon OF soldiers about him. he is the
hands Of one OF those invaluable gentlemen dressed in
bne-a guardian Of the peace. II appears that "the
subject OF this notice" arrived in the city yesterday, and
scarcely babe entered his the regfstcr OF one
of heading hotels when telegram 10 the police
Authorities was received from Hamilton IL is sad, order
ins tho arrest OF the individual IL he should otter any
fvetwenty United States bonds for sale. The reason
why the Telegram for his sent, the state
ent OF the particulars to why he should be arrested,
hnsnot transpcd Al any rate, yesterday morning, he
veteran" did ist several brokers and offered about 81 900
worth Of United States votwenly bonds fpr sale One
broker rather suspicious refused 10 purchase, whilo
other offered 80 800 in gold Bat the offer iectod
and The 'vetcrann taxing quiet smoke after dinner,
was about engaging In game OF billiards, when ofl
entered tho hotel and told him that he ''waned
The 'sieran protested That there DO mistake
but good prevailed and no resigned himself quietly
70 The OF the Law. Ho admitted that he had ored
uon"s " nc On
that he had $4,000 more OF nvetw.ntiss which N,
would iikc 10 dispose Of Hearing ills The ofnc
searched through our heros baggage, but no bond,
TUNED up and he is under arrest awaiting trans
mission ~esf by the early morning train The gentle
man he's the reputation OF being strictly honorable bns
ness man, and !, Is TO be hoped that the affair will end
more iavoraoy than IL has commenced.