The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-27

Fentan Affairs NJ Malone -SusplciOus Locking
Freight Marked Planes ,-The Pepuiaa
Sentiment In franklin County. &c.
AALoss. n. T., March "a, 1867 =
The indces which here point TO . movement among
the Fenian men" for another invasion Of Canada have
the degree OF indehniteness that distinguished
them At st. Albsns ct Ogdensburg and other places
along the border So secretly the OF the
Brotherhood carried that the utmost perseverance
fails 70 draw out anything upon which opinion caA
be based TO the designs Of the T. B. q in the matter
Every one here, however speaks Of the 'nyasion e
affair the happening Of which is foregone conclus
son II forms the principal topic Of conversation on
the street. is discussed and with little degree
Of vehemence, and the Malonees are living in daily
expectancy OF another Eruption Celtic patriots simS
lar to that which distinguished the Campaign Of 1864
How when will take place. though, they totally
ignorant, and "a consequence, surmisss and rumora
regarding II are
Thick as autumn leaves in vallambrosa.
II will be remembered that last year this town was
made rendezvous for the invading after
hundred Fenians were congregated here, where their
principal officers arrested by the troops under tho
orders Of General Meade. The citizens speak in tho
highest terms Of praise the quiet and orderly
in which the 'invaders conducted themselves;
and judging from the frequent expressions Of opinions
that have heard here feel hestancy in saying thax
the people of Malone have most decided sympathy with
the The population Of this town and county
i az up N srf e Ss o. n IRE
famitarly known swell to do" As might naturally
be expected the Brotherhood had host OF adberents
bere-more, probably, In proportion 10 its population
than any other county In the State. Fenan orations,
Fenian meetings and Fenian balls for many Of them
feel inclined to dance old Ireland independence
not raritics among the people OF Malone There
thing In the name. TOO, that smacks OF Cclticsm ana
almost convince stranger that he had been suddenly
dropped into Bay shannon Carrickfergus One thing
Is certain the Eenians could have no headquarters on
this side OF the line where they would meet with
sympahzers than here An incident is related TO mo
Il give il tor what Is WORTHY which shows that some
movement Canada-ward Is being silently made and that
there is ground for the scare existing north OF
the St Lawrence. rhe great number 'of pianos that
come boxed here via rail is astonishing and
astonishing still is the fact that the parties whom
these boxes directed of the class socially
speaking supposed to take any very great degree or
interest in the dRita to such nstru
ments. IL Is suggested that perhaps their music il
transportation TO this point Of large. square boxes,
marked "PianoiOrte-hande with care, ~ increased
most remarkably during the past month. These
packages are invariably called for by rubicund looking
Miiesabs, who pay all freight charges willingly and
then remove their property to--where?
cannot hear of the passage through here, however,
OF bodies of such as known TO have at
st Adams and at other points the border IL may
pagn Is 10 be carried differently from the last one.
when Malone made the base Of operations for tho
left wing OF the Fenan column just twelve miles
northwafd from this point the Canada border reached
and there is crossing necessary, Ogdens-
burg For this the invading forces marched from
here in 1866. and, sooth say. this point they
marched back again. after having failed in the attempt
to take Canada. Whether is be a repetition
of this marching and counrermarching time will tell No
United States troops have yet made their appearance
here 10 head or any Fenan enterprise that may be IN
embryo, nor are there any now at Rouses Point Those
who were in the latter place have been removed to
Plattsbnrg, which be the rendezvous for all
that have been despatched any inacton Of
the neutrality laws In this section Of the frontier Sub.
joined is the only item touching "the Finnegans' that
lind In the Malone Gdsete Of this morning II may DO
"a straw -
III anybody should hear some pretty loud FeDian
thunder this frontier before many weeks, it viii not
do credit TO their sagacity 10 be taken by surprise"