, 1870-04-28
Moro About tho Ecninn Scarc in Can.
ndn-ExcRxIng Times in MontrcaS.-
Volunteer still KetnE Sent to tho
ETOuttEEs

Moro About tho Ecninn SCarc in Cam
ndn-ExclxinE Times in Montrcas--
Volunteer. still Rstng Sent to the
Frontier.
Montreal IA prI ~ coy1t.pg1ds7'ee u e Sts To'k
over tho threatened invasion Of the Feniaus.
Humo1s Of war arc circulating everywhere,
is going On briskly in the cities
and interior towns, troops ire being hurried to
tine frontier alnost d11y. aad there is that
general stagnahou in business Characteristic
Of an approaching clash Of Atms. Truly, tho
times a1n exciting, and tho eouls and yalor Of
Her Majestrn subjects are being well t1iod.
On tho STREETS, in the hntels, and other placea
of public resort, there is 1ittIs else thought or
talked about except the probable attack upon
Montreal BY thoso terrible Fenian Irishtneo.
Alarm, uncertainty, and excitement prevail
evcryNhera. aud, with martial Law in full force,
and tlousallda Of armed men to enforce it,
there arc, Of course, none but truly loyal sen-
timcpts oppressed. -
Tho doings Of the Nov York Fenians now in
convention ire watched with anxious interest,
and ararYthinH discussed there bearing upon
an invasion Of the Dominion fs Interpreted -
an INN cdizte offensive movement. The SC
count Of The frat days proceedings, ~ pub
hahcd in the Herald, was copied into tho Mon
treal papers this noEn!-.6s, and, ~ may be
supposed, It increased rather than dininiahed
tho alarm previously existing. 1ha bellef il
quite common that General O'SeiH will CAUSE
trouble on tho frontier and possibly make an
fears thai the movement in this direction will
be mada in vesy few 1ays. Tho spies and
Detectives uow In New York gire auch as6u-
r7pco to tho Rritieh Government Of premsdi~
tated carly rar that they are daily strengthen
ed in the belief TINT tbs infoEasssIos which
they first obtained from the United States
Government WAS strictly tna, and hence their
continued preparations for defenco-
A lx1ge ad1ition2l force Of Toluntaars were
cent to the frontier yesterday, and mora have
followed to-day. The men we're mostly young,
they were well and comfortably uniformed And
equipped, and IN appearance, at lasat, they
viii Be formidable. Il is questionable, how
ever, il they could successfully resist an At
tack from much smaller force OF Er7ns II
conflict should, in the courEe Of human eTeuts.
ever take place. Their destination was FrrhSs-
burg, Stanbridgc, Bedford, and other points IN
shAt nei9hbo1hood along the Vermont and
Canada Iuo; and ono battalion. which will
leave Tomorrow, will quaftsr 1t Lasolio, noas
Eouse's Point -...
About :, 900 Of tho militia troops we're ~
noon By Lieutenant General 1intsssy, com
uander Of the volunteer forces IN this section
Prince Arthur one OF tho mntubcfB CT the
GeoeraIs stat, was present, aud rAs houossd
By salute As he cs1no On the field After tho
reyisw, Gcrerzi 1indsay ca1led tho ofticers CON.
noanding the varioun curps to the front, 1nd
expressed the great p!eaaure be hid n meet
| ing 30 many old faces. He a1so alluded to the
| inconvenience and difficulty the volunteers had
sustained in turning out 1t the present time
but It was accomplishing their duty, and be
| knew it would CRAFTY than to learn thst the
Queen. md Tho Governor General Of the Do
minion appreciated the eacrlacea. Ha told
| them that he wAs much pleased WITH theu
movements on parade, adding, in conclusion,
| thst be had the honor OF commanding them u
| 1866, and he had no doubt that tho loyalty and
I patriotism Of that time still animated theu
hearts.
Since the reign Of terror began hero the mi
| litta regiments which bare not been called int<
ses1lee hare been obliged to dill every after
| noon or evening, and many roun8 men belong
ing to them bare consequently been cotnpelle<
| to leave their busineAs to attend to tnilitar.
tiuieH. This WIS the case yesterday with thre'
members Of the yicto.is Rides, employed il
the DIV goods etore Of Stevenson L Co.. ul
Helen street.. Their prtsence WAS required ,
the Champ do Mars, but Mr. 6teyensnn toll
selves a. discharged from his employ The
did not 10, but in fev hours = force Of si1
men vas cent to arrest them, and cotnpe
their ATTENDANCE. sterenson talked har
about the volunteer forte, and told bis book
keeper TO bring him revolver and be roa'
| AESAAVtFt3
vi. neutral Stevenson then Ncnt for club
but tho detachment went for him With fxe'
I bAvonets, and he fzu ont Of the stozc All
locked The military guard inside They tool
their prisoners, however, and found N egres
through tho back door. 4 big crowd ha.
gathered in the meantime, &nd when the
Iearncd the facts Mr.. SteS enson was froei
abused. This morning the care was invesh
ea,ed and the rrsrlt was that the three youn
men bold their ni.uations, aud 1r, sseTen
! ton has enriched Her Majesty treasures BY
doration Of $1o0, the Amouutsuggestsl BY on
Of tho Magistrates OF the city.
Some Of the Canadian farmers are very sor
over the loss and Inconvenience which th
threatened inr4sion brings upon them
their lands xre to be sacked, they are Eeluct2t
to place c9opR in the ground. and ~ this
Just the tiIae when sowing and pl.ntin:
shouh commence, avery day Of delsT 10 douol
damaging to them Beait3cs this unpleasa1
| candition OF Affairs, thoso who would 4
chs1.ces, have been crippled by laek {
, The rolunteela and leaving tho eounsl!
and, what Is still worse. The horse
] which zre needed 1t this eeAse
. Of The <caE for plowing snd other necessa
, farm purposes, have IN many localities bes
! ] almost wholly spprupri4ted for cavalry =
| vice. YhAtcTer may Be The result of Ii
, | FeniAu bus1nesa- tho agricultural tutarsst
the Dominion viii have suffered an a1nou
r which it Is impossible to calculate, md na1
articles Of produce which have heresofa
been exposed will, during tho coming yea
h,ye 10 be imported from tho United States
lecn the now frightened Canadians from stl
ration Who <M exv. IN view Of soch facts
q these, that tho jubilee day OF AoueI7siDo
3 not oexf 1t ASad: