The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-03-07
Feninll Movement.


AS the Fenian movement is attracting
much attention, both in England and this
country, we subjoin some details brought
by the Asia:
Upwards Of one hundred arrests were
made in Dublin on the 18th ult., principally
strangers; among, others, Colonel John
William Byron, Of the Federal Army. Many
more arrests were expected to take place.
The doings of the Fenians in the pro-
vlnces, and the efforts of the police to frus-
trate their evil designs, are naturally the
subject of many communications to the
Dublin press. "Our own Correspondent 1"
has, in fact, busy time Of it, chronicling
seizures of arms, captures Of supposed
Head Centres, and the like ; and this morn
ing, one of them goes so far as to declare
that, q few nights since, Fenidn beacon fires
bldzed on the halt-tops uisible from X,lUy-
fonghran, in The county Of armagh. The
that ''rising' was contemplated, and
they sat up until next morning. Persons
at distance may laugh at such fears; but
they should recollcct that in this city,
where there is strong military force and
a we'll organized body of police, the con-
manufactures of pixies and rifle cartridges.
A man named Fitzgerald, who alleges he
is an officer in the American service, has
been arrested i'll Fermoy. On the person
OF the prisoner was found pocket-book
containing the names of six other soldiers
The magistrat tes have been holding a pri-
vate investigation with reference to the
names found in the pocket-book, but with
what result is not known. 1t is said the
soldiers deny ever having seen the prisoner.
Another double of Stephens has turned
up in the county Of Kilkenny. He carried
singularly polished and gentleman-like, his
complexion fresh, his beard large, pointed
under the chin, and slightly fringed with
gray at the end, his hands and feet re-
markably small, his height five feet seven
inches his eyes brown, his figure stout,
and an over his forehead quite bald. Every
thing seemed to indicate that he was the
Head Centre Stephens himself, who was
thus wandering about the country in dis
Sulsc. He has been rcInanded for eight
days.
AT the head police Office, yesterday, a
man, who gave his name as John Carey,
but who IS supposed to be Sullivan, against
whom warrant had been issued in Cork,
was brought up on charge Of being i'm
phcated In the Fenian conspiracy. The
prisoner had been pointed out to the con-
stable IL Dame street, on the previous day,
as person against whom warrant had
been issued in Cork. The approver, John
prisoner as the Centre" for Mailow.
county of Cork. He also proved that he
saw him frequently attending Fenian meet
ings in Cork, in the house of John g.
Geary, and on one occasion, he knew of
him to bring subscription of ct from NAL
low, and give it to Geary. He was re-
manded.- Correspondence of Lon-
don Post February 10.
THE TRIAL OF GUNNER FLOOD.
DUBLIN, Tuesday Morning.-The court
martial upon gunner Flood, of the Royal
Artillery, charged with writing letter to
the Irlsh Poop sat again yesterday. All
the evidence in the case, however, had
been taken on the previous day, and this
sitting was for the purpose of enabling the
prisoner to address the court. His defence
was, OF course, written for him by Mr.. Con-
cannon, his counsel and clearly pointed
out the weak parts Of the evidence, but it
did not IN the slightest degree relieve
Flood from the charge of writing sedi-
tlous letter to the People. and the court
could only arrive at the verdict it did, after
BRIEF consultation, that of guilty At tho
commencement Of his address. the pri-
soner said: the honorable and gallant
Colonel Fielding has expressed a hope that
the court would find sufficient evidence to
conrlct me, not so much on account of the
punishment which they may be able to
award, but in the hope that the proceed.
lngs OF this general court martial may
serve as warning to the rest Of the army.
which he acknowledged has hitherto been
above all suspicion of disloyalty and disaf-
lection. But am quite sure that the
honorable and gallant colonel and this
honorable court would deeply regret that