The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-06-07
GeneraI News.


Washington by majority of 1898. He has
been serenaded, and responded to the cheers
of the crowd. ar ~ a@3t
The trial of Paymaster Panlding is pro-
crossing 15ia
Head Centre Stephens is in Washington,
but did not attract particular attention. He
will address the Fenians on tomorrow after
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4 The small pox has broken out on Capitol
Hill, Washington. ., -. T, y.sgsa ~ sss
1 Mrs. Hutton has been awarded $4,000
damages for injuries sustained while travelling
on the Washington and Georgetown railroad.
They are catching large quantities of fish
on the Potomac, chiefly alewiyes; they are i'm
mediately boiled to extract the oil. Vs4a.l
Judge Thomas refused to stop proceedings
in case for the recovery of property sold at
the United States direct tax SALE protesting
against the order of the Provost Judge as an
unauthorized Interference .'s.,,....
q There has been q violent rain and hail
storm at Frederick, Md, destroying the corn
fields and gardens, and sweeping away spring
| houses, trees, and fences. 1.'Ie1
! "A johnson Association has been formed at
Frederick, Md. 1t is composed of the bone
and sinew Of the country. +
Dispatches from the frontier state that all
is quiet on the Niagara. There was no i'm
mediate indication of resumption of hostili-
ties by the Fenians. H. 0 ~ r 10y 10y" r.
The Canadian shore was bristling with guns,
and the red coats are upon the hills In the
vicinity of Fort Erie. As far as the eye can
reach are seen cavalry, infantry, and rilemen,
soldiers everywhere around in the various
colors of their uniforms, Further down floats
the British flag Il . !,
The Niagara river is picketed for many
: miles, and preparations are thorough to resist
another Fenian attack. 3sit 40
A great majority Of the rank and file in
the Canadian ranks are Irishmen ea.5 soi
g Over thousand Fenians have reached Buff
falo and are quartered in that town.
Several detachments of the First United
States artillery, under COL jackson, had ar
| rived from Fort Hamilton and Fort Schuyler
/ Other companies of United States regulars
are constantly coming in. ~
The four hundred captured Fenians still re-
main under the guns of the 4United States
steamer Michigan, in a. scow. The officers
We're TO have been brought beforeJ Judge Gin
ton on a writ of habeas corpus. ~ b5a sr
1t is believed that the Fenians who escaped
from Canada are to be joined by them and
make demonstration against Port Colburn.
Col Lynch has said that had it been known
in Chicago that reinforcements were needed,
any number of Fenians could have been OBJ
tanned in that city. The Grand Trunk Rail-
road is again in running order. Three hum
bred men under the command of Captain
Donohue, bad left Buffalo, but their destina-
4 ton was unknown. - .,..5,t.
1.-The enthusiasm and loyalty OF The Cana
dams was unbounded.' A special from St.
Adams says, large amount of arms for the
use of the Canadians is allowed to pass-all
others are seized js3 2As
Fenians from Boston, Worcester and Ban
/ gor, were reported leaving, or about to leave,
for the frontier. rae
A detachment of United States Regulars
have passed through Poughkeepsie.
Large and enthusiastic meetings have been
held in Manchester, New Hampshire and
, Buffalo, New York-at the latter about
$4,000 had been subscribed. e2 my @s-
The United States Government has ordered
a release of the Fenian prisoners at Buffalo,
the privates on their recognizances and the
/ officers in five hundred dollars BAIL to appear
at Canandaigua when required, and to sub
scribe that they will not take up arms in
American waters. The Fenians at Buffalo
i say ''things are working, and that something
will be done ere long" There was considera-
Bile excitement among the Fenian circles in
i st. Louis 1t was thought that union
would be effected between the Roberts,
Sweeney and OMahoney factions st, Louis
will furnish, it is said, 5000 men. In New
Haven 81, 100 dollars had been subscribed
and full company had left,for st. Adams
Two car loads of arms and ammunition
had been seized at Watertown and at DeKalb
Junction
company of United States Regulars were
at the former place to prevent a repetition of
a Fenian raid +, There was anaeeession to the
Fenian force in the vicinity, Of Watertown.T
The latest Fenian runner declares that the
border will be crossed in tifty-eight hours
pheir plans are nearly perfected for an on
I ward movement, which will be probably d.
rected against the Canadian volunteers,
whom the Fenians regard with contempt = "
There are no new important developments,
The advance Of the right wing had hated
] at a spot eight miles from the frontier line
i and are encamped on level, ground onSthe
edge of timber tract.
Six hundred and fifty Chinese emigrants
On the ship Napoleon had mutipied and set
tie ship on fire.
\ " One hundred miles OF the Union Pacific
Railroad were completed on the 4th instant
making three hundred and eighty7three miles
of continuous rail west of st. Louis Fort
3 Reilly is expected to be reached in July. ~.
There were no signs Of the steamship ,Afri-
ca. ,s83 u laA3 sAJA" -
The ship Artisan was struck by lightning
at Boston, and partially destroyed by FIRE,
j She afterward sunk. She was loaded with
II two hundred bales of cotton d The value Of
i her cargo was $500, 0o0.aY ,eaomd2ln a
The Irish exodus for the past thee g Month.
has been at the rate Of : 5000 per month
For the year 1885 the total was I04, 497!t sss
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