The New York herald., 1870-05-25
THE rESlAys IN THE METROPOLIS.
Movements Of Circles In This Cify-What
Being Done and Whnt May be Done.

Movements Of Circles In This Cify-Whnt 80
Being Done and Whnt May be Done.
The various Fenian circles in this city were I'm a
state OF great excitement last evening over the
from their fellow circles and representatives
along the border. Great activity prevailed in
many OF the east side OF town "head-
quarters" and men were constantly going
in and out, as though each one was In
great hurry to get through with what he was doing
as soon as possible. No outsiders were admitted.
and curious people who presumed TO hang about the
doors just to look and wonder at what they could
not understand were often challenged rather rudely
as TO what they wanted and sometimes ordered to
"git.n
The six O'Clock train which left the Hudson River
Railroad depot last evening, the police of the Twen
tleth precinct learned, took out $50 men, who are
supposed to be Fenians. These men purchased
tickets TO Buffalo, and it Is believed that they
had been ordered to report there for "additional
Orders.n About two hundred left jersey City by
the eight p. M train, each OF whom had q big ban-
ket slung over his left shoulder. AS he tram was
an emigrant train. of course the men passed muster
as "emgrants;n but the knowing ones in this city
think q Fenian tale hangs thereby. Up TO midnight
last night me renians IN TINS city ,v were 5nsly pre-,
trunks tO be shipped TO st. Adams this morning may
be termed. well known Fenian. who Ii said to be
I'm the confidence OF General O'Neill, last evening
received q despatch from Chicago, as follOws:--
CHICAGO, May, ~, 1870
made to swim lively Tci McFsrrs that the chips viii iost
that stan for the market win them By Friday
This despatch was shown to reporter 0f the
HERALD few minutes after is receipt, ter he had
pledged his word not To reveal the name Of the gen.
tleman to whom 1t had been sent. OF course he
could not 'make II out" asst was evidently cypher
despatch, and in all probability that was~wny
1t was shown to him. However, from what could
be ascertalned from the casual conversations Of
the Fenians who were present in the res
taurant where the despatch was received 1t would
quite likely that the 'tlde" referred to was the
''nshr which would be made TO swim lively" the
Fenans on the war path. What the
"cnps" or the twenty-five. bales OF that
stunt meant To Indicate IL mystery,
Sutce 1t TO say the despatch perfectly wei
understood by certain parties who In this city
doing all they TO further the Fenian invasion.
In conversation with q prominent Fenau last
evening HERALD reporter asccrtained that there
il now on the march to certain strategic
points, where the Fenlans believe Canada
VIII be dealt q hard blow, not less than $4,000
large quantity OF has been distributed through
several towns along the border where the Fenian
agents can, he says, supply the wants oil al who
have not already been furnished with weapons.
Like all the Fenians In this city the gentleman spoke
very hopefully OF the results Of the present move
ment, and asserts that If the plans or the leaders
are faithfully carried out and there Is no spy at
headquarters Canada will have good reason, In an
exceedingly short time, TO fight hard and long for
her own nresides.
Before ten O'Clock, last night large numbers OF
Fenians congregated at the Hudson River Railroad
depot and started nortnward on the eleven O'Clock
train. The exact number that left could not be
ascertained, but II was large.
The williamsburg Feninns on the War Path.
Last night over 800 Williamsburg Fenlans left for
the Canadian frontier under the command OF a
noble of Tpperary, VINO has more pluck tnan
discretion.