The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-02-20

The Tribune of Monday furnishes the follow
inc incidents of the Fenian movement in New
York:
The news received by the Atlantic cable in
regard to the instruction of the Femans IN
Ireland, under the command of Coionef Jonh
O'Connor, has created the most intense excl.e,
ment in this city during the past TWO OF mn
days All yesterday the streets III the vi.aI si
of the Stephens headquarters were -. eaD IrisL
by multitude of anxious and patlion of news
men, eagerly looking for any so ~ the moves
that they might collect IN resaru dag with
ments of O'Connor. A large gTeeei ,annhI;n
the mathematical harp of the ,; iin' aonstaS
doated all day from the protr;u,,a,,d OFF of H..
Hundreds of the men passeu ~ and os A. S yu
building No. 10 Chatham hecame more ;ntenS99
H1neu ao- evening, the different Fenian
o;reIas held meetings at the respective halls,
and indammatory speeches We're made, money
oantr;hnfed, and arms collected. 1t was street
.un,nr Yesterday, that the leaders here in the
ctv intend to charter vessel to-day and send
arms munitions of war, and provisions to
OConnor's men if sufficient money can be
raised in time. 1t is not believed that Stephens
has LETT the United States; and it is also said
that Col. Kelly, formerly Stephens deputy, is
in Ireland, directing the movement, which
many beheve is destined ere MANY DAYS to
spread all over the island. Gen Halpine, for
merly colonel of the 10th Kentucky infantry,
is also in Ireland with large number of Amer
swindier and fraud even by men of his own
organization, and the statement that O'ConnOr
Is stephens under another name is laughed at
as good joke. Kelly qnarrelled with Ste
phens because the latter refused to fight as he
promised, and it is not probable that Mr.. Ste
phens has changed his mind since then The
circles in this city are making the most extern
sive preparations to help their cOmpatriots in
Ireland, and the Jealous Fenian Slsterhood are
subscribing their moneys to the cause. The
plan of operations laid outfor OConnor is very
simple according to the statements made at
Gen Gleeson's office. OCOnnor is to hold out
in strong position in the mliy district OF ker-
nv. which has already been selected for him by
competent officers, until the instruction has
spread all owe the island, and then emerge
from the mountain Businesses as a nucleus of
an Irish republican army in conjunction with
the other bands which will be formed in the
meantime all over the island. They are then
to concentrate and march on the capital, Dub
lin, secure the depots and arSenals, and pro-
claim an Irish republic per lff NV i''
The following placard was posted all round
the city, yesterday, as an appeal for Irish sol
diers:
"Wanted-One thousand men devoted to the
cause of Ireland, each OF whom can defray his
own expenses to the amount of 800. Apply
for one week only at No 10 Chatham street.
p. j. DOWNING
The officers and delegates from all Fenian
circles within the Department of Manhattan
assembled at Ne. 267 Bowery yesterday after
noon and at 3 o'clock went into strictly secret
session-not even officers or delegates with
credentials being admitted to the hall after
that hour. Stirring speeches were made by
Gen Gleeson and other gentlemen and the
delegates from the various circles report that
their constituents were earnest and ready in
the cause, and had been sensibly encouraged
by the recent news. After much discursive
discussion, it was resolved to be proper to pub
fish formal appeal to Irishmen and all other
lovers of liberty in America, and after the com
mittee which was selected to make such appeal
had retired the proprety of calling a mass
meeting of Fenians was discussed. At length
it was unanimously voted to hold a mass meet
ing in Union square on "Wednesday evening
next at O'clock, and the various necessary
committees were appointed to make arrange
ments therefor. These committees have, thus
early, decided to have three tribunes, WHEREOF
several of the following named gentleman-al
of whom are to be invited-will address thu
Richard O'GOrman, Charles G. Halpine, Rich
ard b. Connolly, Frederick A. Copkling Charles
S. Spencer, Michael Connolly, Sinclair Tou
sey, James Brooks William K. Robinson, Fer
nando Wood, John Y. Savage, James L. Brady
Judge DAILY, John McKeon, John Morrsey
John Fox, Thomas Murphy, Charles O'CoLol
and others. All circles in the department are
to meet tonight to make preparations. la.
The meeting having agreed upon the gener
al arrangements for a mass meeting, the com
mittee on a manifesto, and the officers and del
egates unanimously adopted stirring appea
TO Irishman and lovers of liberty, ask ing fol
men and money.