The sun., 1870-05-27
the M0VEMENT IN TIE CIrr.

Unsbnted Excitcment-t3en. O'Neilps Cap
turc n "Put.up job Recruiting Going
ON with Great Spirit-1he Prince s,reo
HEADQUARTERS OverbauIed-No Fraud TO
be Countenanced-11orc Men Gone TO tho
Front Confidence of success still Prcva-
lent.
The Fenian excitement in this city yesterday
showed no signs Of diminution. The dispatches
contained In the morning papers, although they
damped the spirits OF the inactive sympati !zers,
seemed TO have effect whatever upon the men
who were ready and anxious to go to the front In.
deed II the reports Of the failure did have any nau-
ence upon the minds Of the fighting Fenians, 1t was
to instil into them more stolid determination and
greater anxiety to be their way to the frontier In
all parts OF the city where any mastering place ex-
ised excited groups of the rank and nle were busiy
engaged In discussing the prospects OF the cam
paign and expressing decided opinons that the re-
verses which The body OF hberators the border
nature.
AT HEADQUARTERS
the day was very busy one Mr. Esgan occupied
the chair until recently nlel by Gen. oNeill, and
found himself over head aud ears In business ir,m
early morning until late Al night. In conversation
with the gentleman 1t was ascertainei that he was
the success OF the movement. lie EXPRESSED his.s
opinion that 40 many men would DO posted along
must ensue before u hours couiI elapse The pre.
yailing opinion around headquarters Is that Gea.
" A'ohi . Aie't Nhs
a. PUr-uP Jop."
The prominent persons ut the Fourth street
building cannot Understand the Generals capture.
and state thai 1t seems impossible that he could have
been forced into carriage without resistance when
so many friends near at hand. O'Ncil's arrest
dneS not, however, seem to have n very damaging
ELECT upon the spirits OF the leaders In this city ID
was openly stated at headquarters that there we're
many men on the frontier as good as Gen O'Neili
ever dared 10 be- II wa. though, that unless tho
m steTy OF his capture could be In some unknown
manner explained. 1t would be lifelong disgrace
TO him.. Gen, nornelly and O'Boyc botS
spoken OF as brave men, and ready any emergency
and both seem TO eiJCy the iul confidence Of their
brethren mere. 30 much rouht exists at hcadqulr-
,ers as to the story OF ONeills capture, that MIR.
Eagdn determined to send trusty man to the bor-
der 10 obtain true story OF
THE GENERALS ARREST
The District Centre Of Long Island was accord.
incly despatched TO Malone by the 4. Nj. train on
the Hudson River Railroad. THIS gentleman is in
strucIed to obtain ali tie inf rmation possible as TO
the actual state OF affairs the frontier and more
particu arly to investigate the facts connected with
the arres, OF O'Nell. At a late hour last n',ht the
Fourth street bui ding was besieced by persons who
fooli,hly anticipated some news from The gentleman
who had been thus sent to the border.
throughout the cay
LARGE SuMDER oY TILrGRiMs
were received, most OF which were in cipher and
with regard to the contents OF which greai rrticcnce
wN observed. Gen. Gleason, tho ext hief Execu-
I've M OF the savage branch who lef this city on
wednesday, teiegraphed yesterday a. folloas:
MATyETows \, Y.-An right. Men moving for
JOHN GLEASON.
n, Pr gadcr.GGnersl"
The following telegram, signed X, Was also re.
ceivcd tbs morning.
a. Al right. Men In iplcndii condition. and in good
Spirits. Place no confidence in newspaper REPORTS
These together with Others OF similar import were
read TO members of the orgHnizltion, and occa-
stoned considerable excitement II is denied that
any Generalization exists amons the troops.
RrCRrIrISG
went on yesterday with undated energy Commit
tees. which had been previously apprintel. met in
various parts oi the city, and enlisted recruits a
quickly as could be possibly done. It is estimated
that between 700 and 800 men were added to the
ranks, and that as great number more could have
been enlisted had all applicants been placed upon the
roll In most cases the recruits paid their own trans
porta,on, and in rome man would pay lOr three
or more comrades, Several thousand tickets had
and these were handed to the men a. they paid their
money. Several hundred Of the recruits proceeded
to ,ne border by the 4 p NJ train OF the liuisoa
River Railroad, who, it Is said were under the comI
mand OF Colonel McNahon, an ex'C1niederate ofi-'
GER.
PRESIDENT gibbons EXPOSED.
Crest disgust was expressed on al hands at ths
action Of James Gibbons, who styles himself the
President Of the Executive Council Of tie fenian
brotherhood, on account OF bis statement that tho
present raid is Unauthorized, rad merely nersonai
enterprise by IRRESPONSIBLE persons" This state
uent, published in yeserjaIs papers. is said TO be
prompted by jealousy. and to be quite untrue MIR.
Gihbons's friends in this city, it is said. can be
counted upon the fingers, and consist only OF late
members OF tic Shel idan circe. who left that so-
eiciy owns toa spi, caused by Gibbons aud Carey
About 4Ol men we're conrregated last night At Glib.
sons Exchange Hotel on Ee' enth avenue and Thir.
teth street With view OF hearing anv news that
might turn up but the party that left for the north
By the eleven O'Clock train did not number over
nfty. Generals Mead, Mcdowell Ingalls,, and
Nan Vhet, with portions OF their several
STATS, also departed. Tho destination oi
!he F9uians VAS stated TO be Malone; III:
s-id was simply to look ou and call for such troops
At Scch localities M might he necessary 10 prevent
further raids. The matter ut ST. A bans they said,
was in the nands Of the civil authorities and they
shonld n I interfere at that point The Generals
expressed sympathy for the men who had entered
Canada They considered that many OF them would
be captured, and their fate would be hard Their
impression was that the CAnadilns were well pro.
pared Tor them The men at Gibson's cheered their
friends in tho train wildly as they moved of.