The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-31
Washington and New York
Items.
General Telegraphic Mis-
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Intentions - Dispatches from all
Points.
NEW YORK., May 3O.-Montreal
specials to the Tribune say informa-
ton has been received from the West
that the preparations for a descent
upon Niagara are more extensive than
had been imagined. and fears are en-
tertained that tile Feuians in that To-
cality will be across before the Gov
ernment is ready.
Toronto has looked upon the whole
affair with so much Indifference up to
yesterday, that no thought of danger
to the Western lines has been enter
tanned Nearly all the available vol
unteers have now been called out,
with the exception of the battalion
further to the rear. and these are or
dered to be In readiness.
The Toronto artillery and infantry
are ready for active service. The
Seventh Highlanders Will probably be
stationed at Quebec for orders. Corn
wall is proteotfd by the Fifty.ninth
Infantry. Ottowa is garrisoaed with
the Sixtieth Rifle Brigade.
MALONE, May 30.-Flanagan's and
.
GERS stop, arc In possession of Gen.
Meade. who has ordered the arrest of
all the Fenian officers, and Gen. Glea-
son, Col. Lyndsay, of New York, DIR.
Donnelly, of Pittsburg and Captain
Mann, of Malone. have been marched
to the guard house. The Fenian
camp has been seized by the United
States troops.
nro a.. ba~1
and one revolver have been secured.
their arms after a short search by the
Lieutenant in command of the reg
ulars.
The boy who piloted the soldiers
was assaulted by the Genians, but was
rescued.
The Fenians arrested will be
! brought before the United States
Commissioner, to-day. United States
troops are on tho border taking from
the storehouse Fenian acms and am
munitiou.
Col. Boqgle and the Sixty ninth
British have gone to Quebec, and the
Volunteers now hold the Canadian
border.
Military matters will assume a real
lty to-day. when a regular will be tried
for absence without leave.
The prisoner Murphy has been
turned over to the civil authorities in
Canada, aginst the wishes of the vol
unteers. Robert Gallery has to be
added to the arrests.
Father McMahon went into the
country to avoid arrest.
Locomotives with open trucks are
kept ready, with steam up night anG
day at nearly all railway depots where
troops can be sent forward.
Sarnia is protected by artillery
from London, and infantry from tha
and other districts. Ottawa is In
state of terrible and underlined ex
citement, There is much sensation
, because of telegram from Washing
ton, announcing that Thornton haC
demanded his passports.
The Grand Trunk Brigade was or
dered to be in readiness to turn ou
yesterday, and all the men are ready
They could be shipped for any poin
in one hour.
, There may be trouble about the
field piece that was taken from the
Fenians while in their possession or
United States Territory. The fact
are, that the fire was opened by the
, Fenians on a knoll, one hundred ant
. twenty yards from the line, and tina
, the Home Guard made a rush dow
the hill, shot down five Fenians an,
captured the gun, aud returned witt
il to Pigeon Hill There is not tn
7 slightest doubt that they crossed int
Vermont Territory. The fact of tn
! shooting Of those last Fenians wa
|, not known generally, as the guard
kept pretty silent about it.
e TORONTO, May 30.-Three hundre
! river troops and one company of reg
8 lars are under arms here, ready to go
d | Port Colborne or elsewhere, If tn
l. occasion may require. The Red Rive
J, troops were to start for Fort William
= to. morrow, but will now probably b
= detained as a precaution.
= A tremendous hre swept over vas
= tract of woods near Fit. William, q
y Thunder Bay, on May 18th. Th
burnt district is on the route Of th
3 Red River Expedition, aud will Civ
some trouble in making a road.
le ST. ALBANs. May 3O.-A few f,
y, niaEs are still lettering about II
3 streets, but leave for home as soon
they obtain money to pay their tran
I, portation. Coils. Brown and Murpl
are still in jail, unable TO obtain bal
"A | Many Fenians believe that O'Nei
" intended to be arrested, and tbreate
his life if an opportunity presents
self. They still claim that he has
large amount of money. collected fro
eo the hard earnings of Irish laborer
he New York, May 30-Dispatch
he are reported received at the Feni;
as headquarters, stating that Colon
srs O'Leary had advanced into Canat
m and captured sixty prisoners; tn
re- troops were crossing at Buffalo al
bic Detroit; that there is general NOV
do ment all along the lines to- night; al
that Mosby was at Malone, orga
izing for a move. These improbat
OIL stories created much excitement, al
led brought subscriptions in quite free
CO. and some recruits, forty men it
ad. represented, left the city this aft
noon, and three hundred go to-nie
The TO Malone; the depots, however,
at day are filled with returned FeDia