Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-09
THE FEHIANs IN IRELAND.
The Arrest Of General Gieason-Fiisht Of
American Fenians for Dublin. &c.

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American Fenians for Dublin, &c.
A telegram to the London Times, dated Feb.
90. (evening,) says:-"Tnree Fenians were ar.
rested this morning at Harold's Gross in q
states That he is a captain In the United States
army"
A "Fenian Council" was captured bodily in
apublic house in Dublin, on the I'D. Saunders
Newsletter says:-1nformation was received
by the police of an intended Fenian meeting,
TO be held in Nr. Pilsworths public house, 153
James street. The establishment consists OF
two houses. The police divided into two bodies
On signal given the doors at each end of the
room were suddenly thrown open, and the
police, side headed by King and
Giles, and on The other In BY the inspectors s
may Of the gallant FeniaAs. As each
policeman entered he seized a prisoner, and
before the council had recovered from their
CONSERVATION they found themselves fast in
the grippe Of sturdy policemen. One Of the
prisoners, q man named Byrne, presented
loaded revolver at MCGEE, who, however.
quickly deprived him Of It, There was about
80 persons in the house, who were seized and
searched. On three Of them were found load
ed revolvers, and another revolver was found
been quietly got rid of by some Of the party,
whose valor had oozed out at the fingers
ends.
The Cork Examiner of February 20 says
On Saturday last the brothers Gleason-cne of
whom has been a brigadier general and the
other captain in the United states army-
were arrested AT bOTrlSOlelSu, Tue county Oh
Tipperary, on suspicion Of being concerned in
the Fenian movement. They were brought to
the bridewell of Thurles, where they were de-
tanned unul Monday, when they were con-
veyed by train from that station 10 Roscrea
Junction, and thence to Nenagh. They were
lodged in the county Jail Of Nenagh, where
they still remain. The General, a man of ex.
traordinary stature, will be remembered as
having spent a good deal Of his time about
Cork and q ueenstown after his arrival from
America, about four months since.
Ion
the proceedings Of Saturday suspension of
the writ of hdbeds corpus) as the Americans
who have infested Dublin for some weeks past
The number Of persons in custody appears to
nave been much exaggerated. 1t was previ-
ously stated at $50, but later and more trust
worthy advices from the Irish capital affirm
that there are between 100 and 100 under arrest
VI these about seventy are confined in Kill
malnham prison, and the remainder in the
Mountjoy convict prison, and if the arrests
continue 1t will puzzle the authorities to find
jail accommodations. Some of the scenes which
TOOK place on Saturday were really amusing.
In many cases the prisoners protested that they
were mere victims Of suspicion, and abjured
Fenianism with considerable energy. Many
more stood on their dignity. and gravely eau
toned their captors that the American citizen
was not to be trified with, and the President
would exact terrible revenge Neither per-
suasion, expostulation. nor threats, saved the
suspected. According to one account no fewer
than from 400 to 1,5OO American officers took
their departure on Saturday night by the Liv-
erpool steamers.