The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-16

The Citizens Greatly EXclted-ihe
Georgia Convention = Great Ex-
Citement-Loyal LeagueFs call on
Mr.. Stevens.
NEW YORK, December 1.-THE
Herald'S London special has the fol-
lowing particulars Of the explosion at
C~lerkenwell prison. Nor Of the
prisoners confined In the Jail got out.
The street opposite, which was paral-
lei to the prison, is narrow, aud built
with houses three stories high. Tween
ty Of the houses were almost entirely
demolished, and rendered u8tenable
by the crash. The fremen were i'm
mediately summoned, and are now
employed digging in the ruins for the
dead. Forty persons, men, women
and children, have been found to be
wounded, and four have already died.
A house which stood in the street
directly opposite to where the hole
has been suspected for some time as
a Fenian headquarters. The ruins of
the dwellings and prison wall are
guarded by a strong force of police.
The street highway has been ripped
up to a considerable distance, by the
explosion, and the walls of the prison
have fallen to some extent into the
breach, revealing the interior of the
prison yard. No damage was done to
the prison.
The whole city of London is terri
bly, excited by the fact of this sudden
and daring attempt. Everybody feels
alarmed, for the serious reason that
no one can foretell where the next
blow of this description may fail The
Government is becoming exceedingly
active. All the Fenian funeral pro-
cessions projected in Ireland ia mem
DRY of the Manchester convicts have
been strictly prohibited, and measures
of a still more stringent character
are looked for on the part of
the Executive. 1t is feared, or
at least deemed very probable,
some trouble would ensue from the
Fenian movement In Liverpool. The
police force In Liverpool. perhaps In
London, is utterly inadequate to deal
with such a crisis.
Colonel Burke, who is confined in
the Clerkenwell Prison, is not the
man lately sentenced to death in
Ireland and transferred to England
after Communication Of his sentence,
but he is more than suspected Of
being a very active Fenian Off
Ger or agent. He is at present
charged with having taken prominent
part in both the organization and
directing Of the Manchester riot, the
movement in which policeman Brett
was shot; indeed, it is alleged that
Burke had charge Of the arms and
served them out to Allen, Larkin,
Gould and others, just before the tu-
multi commenced.
The Herdld'S Atlanta special says:
There was great excitement in the
Convention to-day, while the seats
were being drawn. Mr.. Blount rose
and charged the majority of tn Con
yention with conniving at frauA and
with being determined TO do wrong
to the people of Georgia. Grcai ex-
element ensued, and although re
peatedly called to order, he continued
to assail the Convention in bitter
terms. When silence was restored,
Mr.. Blount rendered his resignation,
declaring that he would not serve In
such a body. The prospects are favor
aole for a very stormy session. The
mul&LtOSS are very 1ASOlChS ~ IhO
whites, and fears are entertained of a
fracas on the floor. On the test vote
to-day it was seen that the extremists
held a majority of two,
Sam. Sharpley was yesterday re-
leased upon his own recognizance,
Kelly refusing to enter any complaint
against him. Leon wa discharged,
Sharpley making deposition that he
had no charge to prefer against that
gentleman.
A man sitting in the Gold Room
recently had $4,000 in stocks taken
from his breast by an expert.
The late storm swepJ with great
fury all along the Atlantic coast, the
results Of which are told in the sto-
res of shipwrecks that are reaching
Us. The steamship Atlantic had a
fearful voyage, nearly all her upper
cabins being crushed in and her main
saloon flooded by the heavy seas.
The sloop Maria was wrecked of
David's Island, on Long Island
Sound, and one man lost.
A Herald special says a ~deputation
of Loyal Leaguers from Virginia and
North and Soath Carolina, called on
Mr.. Stevens and. Butler yesterday.
Mr.. Stevens said the time for i'm
parchment had passed. As to recon-
~struction, he said he intended to in