The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-04-18
Particulars Of 1Toahee's History.

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The murder Of Mr Mo6ee has created an
intense feeling against Fehianism, although
-It is not known whether he was assassinated
By the Irish or not The 0rangemen are
jabbant, and threaten vengeance against the /
Irish residents. AT meeting of ST George
Society great excitement was manifested by
the members, and 1t was resolved to attend
the funeral os Mr. McGee Hon Sir Gait,
Sir. Speaker COckburne, Hon Mr. Doran
and ether members of the Government col
leagues of the deceased, paid a visit TO the
beFeaved widow, who 10 almost insane with
grief, and sought to console her 10 her
trouble and affection. Fhe different yolun-
teer corps met and great excitement prevails
The assassin must have been within few
feet Of his victim, when the pistol was dis
charged, as his brains were seatte.9ed ia
fearful manner all over the sidewalk, and
! his blood had also bespattePed the panels of
the doors of his reaidenee.- The New York
Herald's special says the feeling is almost
universal that she ASSASSINATION Of Mr. Me
Chez must be charged upon the Fenian eHis-
saries from the United States, who are sup
/ posed to be the precursors Of another gigan-
tic raid upon the Canadas. Prominent loyal
Irish citizens arc very uneasy, rs a plan Of
/ general assassination, IN which those con-
/ cerned in Fenian prosecution there, Is re-
/ ported. The American Consulate flag was
i lowered, and the Consul o. IF cially reported
/ the matter to the United States Government
4 The funeral took place on Friday last The
body lay in State Thursday Sixty thousand
/ persons were pre- emit The case against
i Wheeler deepens hourly. The government
detectives are in-possessiou Of a strong chain
/ of evidence duplicating him, and the Crown
| reckons confdentially on his being the man.
A loaded revolver was found on his person
/ when arrested, and a cartridge in one Of the
I chambers was evidently new. This chamber
/ bore traces Of having been recently dis
charged other chambers were. bright and
| clear. The bullets with which 1t was loaded
were exactly the same as that which killed
Mr.. McGee. 1t is generally believed that a
! gang Of ruffans are mixed up with the assas-
| sination. Two or three parties, against
whom there Is strong cireumstantial evil
| dence, were arrested as aceQmpliees of
l-Whelan. Two men named Whelan and
Doyle were arrested On suspicion of being
concerned In the murder Of AcGee. The
i susnsJion against them is very strong.
Mr. MCGEE was a native Of Ireland, and
had been identified with the organization
| known as the y Dung ireland Party .
| With the failure Of that movement he as
well as many of his compatriots, came to
this country. For time he was engaged in
journalism in Eew York, but afterwards re-
moving TO Od0dua, ne became COCA ana
loyal subject to the Crown, and has since
filed many positions Of honor and trust
at the time Of the Union Of the provinces,
he was at the head of the Agricultural Blu
Ireau of Canada Mr.. McGee was a fine
classical scholar, a graceful and versatile
writer. His most pretentious literary work
was History of Ireland" published about
three years ago. as an orator, Mr. AfcGee
had few supeTiors, if any, in the Dominion.
With all the natural eloqueRce of the Irish
nature, his rare classical attainments gave
him an advantage over many Of his eotem<
porarles; and few public men had a stronger
hold upon the sympathies of the people.
Mr. McGee's nationality vas evident at a
glance; nor was he Of tne finer clay Meet
ing him in a crowd, you might have taken
him for a drayman or a brlck-layer. This
! suPposition was favored by his usually care
less dress Like Greeley, he was partial to
q white hat but it was generally much
bruised and battered, as if it had been in
contact with o score of shillalaghs at an
Irish fair. Mr.. McGee was of a convivial
nature, and a rare boon companion None
were more ready than he with a toast, a
song, or a jest Less than year ago he
joined temperance society, afterward leav-
ing it for political reasons, but still remain
ing true to his pledge He was bitter op-
DOnent of Fenianism.