The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-07

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known that the who red Of the policeman belonged
10 body Of thirty insurgents who passed by sew
cral on the road leading from Cahircyeen Kelorsin
The described to be the head Of that small party
docs not answer the description OF General 0Connor,
who was supposed 20 be the assassin besides niorma
nation has reached government that the general was
leading another division IN another direction oil the
country. $3.50
u is said on good uthority that Stephens is the
midst OF the insurgents and that Cover Is taking
steps TO his capture, On Monday last number
OF Dublin detectives arrived In Killarney and rumor has
that they have been sent down there for the purpose
OF hunting up the chief Although the information as
to this fact comes from good source is yet generally
believed that stephens is no moro in the county Kerry
The military are sim busy in their movements, and
the most ridiculous and contradictory reports are beng
received in Killarney. From Wednesday up this day
largo bodies OF troops have been located at about the
Toomes mountains and night and day the buge call is
sounded IN the streets Of Killarney and reieis Tor me
town. Friday evening the Sxtieth rifles left the town
TO pursue the Fenans who were reported to be retreat
ing across the mountains to Kenmare. The movement
considered TO put the finale TO the instruction in
Kerry and after reached the that the
famous sharpshooeis were popping OF the Fenans rap
idly No sooner hOwev1- had this report gained circu
laon than the alarming Intelligence had arrived that
the Rifles had been begued by their opponents into one
account tho effect that they had Teen roughly ham
died and forced 10 retreat another that they disarned the
Rites and gsr no quarter As soon as these reports
had spread considerable conmoton observed among
the military in the town At the bugle call they assem-
bed in the street. and being provided numbers of
them drove of through the town at rapid pace After
heightened and anxious suspense the news arrived
that the insurgents had advanced Do meet the rein
forcement sent out that desnioy firing 0as carried on
and that there ac0unded bath sides and hat
each farce Of beuigereat had taken prisoners In the
midst OF the excitement which this intelligence caused
tho sh buge blast again sounded through the streets,
vehicles were again brought into reqniston and more
troops despatched TO the OF battle The people
watched, with bated breath. these movements, and
every seemed have the distracted air Of
trying hear the rattle OF musketry afar Off All these
rumors proved canards No engagement whatever took
place between the volunteers and the insurgents In
fact only few-about dozen--of the latter
on the mountain They showed themselves suddenly,
and suddenly disappeared in the rocky recesses The
truth judging from their movements TO this seems,
indeed to be that the mystery marks the proceed
ngs of the Fenians the camp as there did in the
senate and, where such mystery exists the same vague
and groundless reports will be circulated as have been
from tho beginning. If 10 credit the informa
ton obtanabe from Official sources the instruction has
been Of insignificant character. and that the exraor
binary display OF military strength made by the govern
ment was done with the charitable view Of showing the
insurgents the futlity Of their attempt
The great excitement which followed the news OF the
rising has considerably abated, and the prevailing
opinion that now that It is almost crushed no attempt
at q renewal Of II will DO made.
Several ARE Is have been made through country
and the 10Th instant number OF men arrested
arrests Of passengers by the arriving at Cork
from English ports have also been made According 10
latest advices thirty have been arrested at
Cahrciveen and yesterday a man named Fitzgerald
was returned for trial to the asszes as among The
attackers al Rcll's Coast Guard station
Twenty Fenians, armed passed place called Mill
town. the evening OF the 10TH and supposed to
be portion OF seventy under the command of OConnor
The sixty concealed above Lake Cara arc making for the
coast.
As write Killarney is stated to be perfectly tranquil,
but the troops still stationed there, and the same
vigilance is exercised to prevent Fenan mastering
the mountain.
A correspondent writing from Dingle narrates the
following incident, which, II true, bcrays the most
wanton and unjusii6able conduct
fnha hia iuio
est CONSERVATION BY the marching through the different
streets of large police force under the command of Sub
Inspector Gpn The men were armed with the breech-
loading rifle, and marched In military array through the
extremity OF the strand the
sesshoe When they had marched TO the outskirts OF the
town. and the public road. Mr. Glpin had them
through their drill twenty On their
return. and entering the Mr. Gpn gave the order
Commence firing aud from thence until they arrived a.
he lower end Of Green street the party up regular
On their arrival at the lower end Of the street Mr.
jpin the order to hat" and after the lapse Of
minute two again the order 70 Commence firing
The fusade resumed and kept until they arrived at
and from thence through the down 10 the
barracks They fired tho houses the left
hand side. might naturally supposed such unusual
display OF an armed force caused great excitement