Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-14

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Toronto special contains the following !:
Murphy and his associates are kept
hand -cuffed and strongly guarded, Some
Of the citizens advocated lgnching them.
The hostility against the prisoners IS
intense. The Attorney GeneralTh pas
ordered the Sheriff to permit nobody but
officers of the law and the council 70
see the prisoners,
On the night of the arrest the widest
excitement prevailed and when the
bugIe sounded the call to arms, the vol
unteers ran to the rendezvous, loading
as they ran. They 4donble-quicked to
the station, followed By an excited popu-
lace. f.... t.5s saa 6aa &c
On arriving there, reports were circu-
lated that two companies of the 18th
and 49th regiments had reFolted, taking.
possession Of the town in order to cut
their way to Portland
Another report stated that the Fenians
bad crossed at 0gdensburg, and seized
a train Of cars and were advancing on
Cornwall BY steam Three companies
surrounded the train as q guard, end
Murphy and party surrendered without
resisting, sss st a
Much Indignation is felt that Attorney
General Mcdonald should defend them.
Two companies of infa-try and q
battery of artillery have been sent to-
Cornwall to prevent any attempt at
rescue. sd ~
Mr.. Sheedy, the Secretary of the Hi
bernian Society, was arraigned at the
Police Court yesterday morning, but no
officer having demanded him, be was
discharged on the original charge, and
held on information of detective Spence
charging him WITH conspiracy with MUIR
ply, and to invade the peace of the
realm.
The examination is to take place on
Saturday. An excited crowd of sympa
thizers have crowded about the Police /
Court all day. Sheedy is confident of
being acquitted. The Stipendary Magis-
trate Of this District has been ordered
BY the Government to conduct his trial.
The authorities are on the alert, but
the Fenians have taken warning, and
are putting evidence out Of the way as
fast as possible.
Ottawa dispatches Of lastaeveniEg an
nounce that the Government has re-
ceived information to the effect that
several companies of Fenians have left
Chicago ostensibly for 0 Ogdensburg.
The next meeting of the Executive
Council at Ottawa will take place next |
Wednesday, when the day for the as
sembly of Parliement will be fixed. |
The delay, so far as is understood, seems
to have been in consequence Of awaiting
the action of the lower Provinces in the
matter of Confederation.
The deputy heads of the several De-
partments at Ottawa have met to organ-
ize a civil service battalion, agrseably
to recent orders in Council. A strict
watch Of Fenian movements is kept on
all the main lines of communication in
the Provinces. ~
Sheejy, the Fenian Secretary, has
been sent to Cornwall, as q witness
against the other prisoners. L is said
that all the Fenian documents here have
been destroyed.
The strike continues in all the city
railroads The drivers of alm@t every
line in the city are now in it, aid those
who have not as yet struck, thHaten to
go at any moment The inconvenience
to the public is immense. No ccmpro-
mise has as yet been effected with the
men by the directors, and as be latter
determined to hold out, is ia had to tell
how the matter will end. Thrnghout
the men have acted in q quiet, leacea-
bic manner, and no attempt, whteyer,
at a disturbance has been male. A
large number of people living uptown,
were compelled to walk last evening and +
this morning.
Curran Samorande, Cashier # the Il
Poectier's Branch of the Baik of
France, was arrested in this city on
Monday last, on charge Of havig rob
bed that institution of about $l0,0 ,000
He is now confined in Jail, and anappli-
cation will be made before UnitedS ates !
Commissioner Belts, on SATURDAY. next,
for bis return under the Extrdition
treaty.
The jury 10 the case Of the Artic In
surance Company against the Alany &
Conaut Towboat Line--which vas a
suit TO recover the value of a ergo of
corn destroyed BY collision in tb Hud-
son river between the boats ofhe de-
fendants--yssterday brougbs In averdict
for the plaintiffs for S., 900, ne fall
uLAOuAb AnC pADt1tl4e2hk-D hn~
signees Of White, Banks 3 Co, snffalo.
Yesterday, two men named Clrk and
Dennis were arrested on snspion of
being concerned in the robbery yperpe-
trated on the night Of the 23d ul. at the
residence of John T. Moore, in Tadison
Avenue, when $l60, 900 in bondand Sc
curities we're stolen The offers sue
cesded in securing s19, ,450 il bonds
identified as belonging TO- Mr. Moore,
and having been seen in the possession
of the prisoners. They were coImitted.
One of the robbers of the Gsenwich
street bonded warehouse, name James
Fitz John, has been arrested, an 81 900
worth of silks recovered.
Advices from Mexico state hat the
Imperialists were defeatedin Gahnala,
March lat, losing 40 killed Other
fights of desultory characsr have
taken place in the interior.
Msximilian's organ states hat one
hundred Americans invaded Snora, os-
tensibly in pursxit of indians put moth
hing positive is known of their itentions
MARKET REPORTS. Z