The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-15
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN.


He rs Ouereu heteose, nut ReluSeS IL.
A special from Washington on the 18th states
that George Francis Train has been offered his
release by the British authorities on condition
of eturning TO The United States and not there.
after proceeding to Ireland to lecture or en-
courage any oemonstraiien. To this PROPOSE
!ion Mr. Tram has refused to accede. In ihes
Joined letter TO his private secretary
FOUR CoURTs MARsHALsEA, DUBLIN. Sep.
tember 8O.Dear g. I. b. = only hope
that my affidavit may be thrown aside by tnose
damnaole judges of the Bankruptcy Court on
al count of any little irreguarity or informality
will then see some movement in this country
and at Washington that will cause the cow
afdly British lion TO skedaddle with his tail
between his legs, and your prison bars unloosed
;, Extract letter to Mr.. Train from his Private
Secretary. accompanying aflidavit under date
September 49,
You have got your wish. The document
cal This is the fourth sworn affidavit refused.
How could you expect to win when Davis.
out to have their aff1davits resworn on regula-
ton paper Here is Ryan's letter.
AThLoNE, Sept. 29.-My dear Train:-You
will see by the heading that am in Athlone. I
have come down in reference to the Parlia-
mentarv interests OF our glorious, and Irelands
and Athlone's honest, high-minded, and inde-
pendent member, the indeiatigable, unpurchas-
able, and incOrruptble Rearden, who I am
resolved shall-with the aid of the good and true
men Of Athlone-be the sitting member tor that
tolough in the new Parliament. ] am deter
mined TO speak, write, work, and fight for him,
with money and without price. This l will do
for your sake, and because Rearden acted at my
request in your interest in the House of Com.
mons, by bold proclamation of your wrongs,
and the rascally treatment to which you had
been and are sill subject.
Ieturn Mr.. Bemis' affidavit, which has not
been received because not written in the shape,
length, and breadth of the paper in use in the
Insolvent Court here. What farce! What a
buresque on justice!
The real reason, IN my opinion, is because the
affidavit speaks trumpet-,ongued, in the lam
explains them. You must, however, copy it in
the court paper, and send 1t out to be resworn.
This is what Lord Dundreary would term, and
as l believe it to be, id nonsense!n and is
only a continuance of infamous prosecutions
you are suffering. They have the lock on your
CELL and mean to keep it there. Act at once
ard get out of their hellish clutches.
Most truly yours, LUKE JOHN RYAN.
/ am afraid If the British lion won't howl
under my epigrams, you will fail to make him
johnson (Americsn Minister) says Lord STAN
ley has no power, although he would like to
lelease me; and johnson writes that he has
forwarded all the papers to Seward 1, however,
write Seward declining the services of the
Government in my behalf while they allow the
Irish-Americans to remain in a British basiile.
Shall have a stereotype lecture ready
by the lime reach America, which shall be
prepared to deliver throughout the United
States, from Maine 10 Oregon and from the lakes
to the Gulf of Mexico. Here it is:-"Englaud
Bombarded with Bastile Epigrams; by CIyIs
AMERICANUS SUM-"
Sincerely, GET.