The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-01-05

with; treasure up the good you hear and cast
the bad away. Practice upon the great truths
of religion, and religion will be of important
service to yourself and to those with whom
you live. d ,.,s- 81 -a1i1.. a.l .al..
M The Fenfan Scare i'm Ireland.
Under date of Dec. Is, the Tribune's cur
responent in Dublin explains how the "fiight-
ometer" had declined several degrees within
two days. He says
Some foolish persons in Dublin, and perhaps
elsewhere in ireland, took 1t into their heads
that Thursday last, the 18th inst, had been
liked by james Stephens for the 'srisinr.o
and In anticipation OF it they remained ID all
night. They listened tremblingly for the hor-
rid noises Of the confict-
The bursting shell, the gateway wrenched asunder.
4 Ii The rattlins masketry, the ciashlng blade,
Tie diapason OF the cannonade.
But no such sounds came to them, The
quick, light football of an occasional pa.ser.
by, the measured heavy tramp of the police
men, and the sharp rattle of car or cab now
and again, were all the noises that disturbed
the small hours of the night. The morning
of the t4th dawned and found Dublin wear.
ing Its usual aspect. No barricades were any
where to be seen. Not drop OF blood lay on
road or pavement And so one night of dan
ger passed harmlessly away. To-day, in the
leading article Of one OF our weekly papers, 1
lind the following PASSAGE: According to
popular rumor the RISING was to commence
~lel. e lss,sss PEssiis sy Sata aass soa
thing spicy to announce In our second edi-
ton" The rumor referred to was based upon
some words spoken by James Stephens at one
OF his last meetings in New York, or rather
upon interpretation OF those words. The
Head Center had been interrupted in his
speech by sLme illusions to the prisoners In
Canada, who had been sentenced to be hang
ed on the 18Th, and his reply was that no one
need be under apprehension that the sen
tences in their cases would be carried out, TO
which he added that by that time there would
be news that would startle the Canadian au-
thorties and the Fenlans too. But to prevent
any mistake as to his meaning, mind said
he, ~ do not say that there will be lighting BY
that time; that only promise by the first OF
January; but say there Will De news by the
18th that viii give the Canadian Government
something else to think about beside hanging
their prisoners" Notwithstanding the ex-
plicitness OF his words, the notion got out
here that the move was to be made on the
night OF the 18th, and hence the alarm above
alluded to. l can add that :" up high" the Fe-
phens did not promise to be lighting in Ire
land on the 18th of December were yet SO
impressed with his declaration that something
startling was to occur on or about that date
that they looked forward to it most hopefully
The amount of faith some OF those nen have
in the promises and abilities OF James Ste
phens is really amazing. The only notable
thing that occurred about the 18th or .Decem-
Der was the arrest and Imprisonment OF some
Of the hOnact Qpfhttciastic AZ var I,,lr
persons 10 whom l have just alluded
Since that date there has been a manifest
decrease in the panic feeling OF Dublin. Ii
we had a "frightometer" constructed to show
the rise and fall OF the public alarm, it would
mark to-day several degrees lower down than
the point ut which 1t stood three days ago.
One reason tor the variation would be found
In the fact that the stuff seized last Monday
in house at Balybough Bridge, and then de-
scribed as "Greek fire" destined Tor Fenlan
uses, is now declared to be nothing of the sort
1t turns out to be nothing more terrible than
concentrated sulphuric acid, used in the pre-
paration OF bone manure, and in the manu-
iaeture of which Mir. Smith, who was arrested
on the premises, had long been engaged.
Such is the statement now current in the
Dublin Journals. II mistake not, l init
mated In my last letter some doubts Of my
own as to whether the compound was what
uastprIaS tbs Hl,ti;,' 49, ~ 'S ~ Nv mas oiy
tion ,eaarc;no n wIc, T.no iu ;mst tu~ Soee
ed. Bnt what ia tbair sntbar;tr G'r ,hat nn,
rsct,onp hoe. !, m n1n,a auSn'y ,rS, ~ ioi as eoi-
whom the Govarnmant sant ~. ,na 'S' LILLE ~ ~
snavs;s9 Tbcv do not ssu. and .n % 80, III, .Tt
nm no trnstwortbv nartio,,:r, raia.;,- ~ pn ,tn
litter. e " '"e
Then that snsn,c;ons vossal do,o,no, h., .ho
Goyern,nent in The Me,Iwav. r. t,,rns ~ ,t omt
the FenIans have no CLAIM, ~ b.r a,tI,o,. o1'
She is named fine Bolivar and 10 The nro,or
ty OF the Kepubnc of Columbia Nh ,.,ot
having been establis he'd to the .ot;srac,io,, ~
TIE Goyernment. tbev Withdrew their mar;nss 90
and guard s1fos rom her. and made 10. oua.
to the parties in charge Of her for the o,vnarH
these circumstances have tended YOU, ,,a,,aI'
m aIlav tho terror ~ tha Eonia,, ,o,y nucn
t.kan nossess;on ~ ,nonu ,o;-Ia h wl''cn ~, nau
~n,, npt;oo thot ,ba ~ y LAZY. minus s mere Ihey
~" snta.' Siia. sle enol's VI Tue ponce, and
sn1 anu tus sp'es, anu the traitors,
=, so u. ,ba ~ sSie Iact tending
70 SNOW Tue possession Of any elements OF real
Eaaian VI Th y Sn ;aa resources, 6y the
tan nases nf a,S U i,me aa;zea S,aeu in Corr, the
Tar,;@ em tso !, seleh h more recently at
nnct-at of Mr. s.aol,s d.ass Des seized ln the
an, reyo,vars Ss;.ed tn'r anu Tue iew rlnes
anu IefoiseiS eei1eo to' IN the house OF