Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-31
THE FENIANs.
Breaking up of Ganps Arrest Of Cheers
by U. S. Marshal.
End Of the Great tiasce---Feaian Soldiers
to be Sent Home at ths Expense
Of States.
Reilly Arrssted-TreasOa Of 0'NeiII-0ne
of the Reilly Family GObhIed.

ST.. AI.BANs, May 30.-A few Fe
mans are still lurking about the streets
bat will leave Tor their homes as sOol
as they can obtain money to pay 70
transportation.
COlonels Brown and Murphy ar
still confined in Jail, being as yet un
able to obtain bail.
Many Fenians believe that O'Neil
intended to be arrested by the United
States Marshals, and threaten his lifi
if any opportunity presents itsel
when he is released. They still claim
that he has a large amount of money
collected from hard earnings of Irist
laborers.
j. Boyle Reilly was arrested thh
mOrniug by General Foster and lodged
in st. Adams Jail. Lieutenant Brown
and Captain Dan. Murphy are with
him.
Forty tons of arms and ammunition
were seized at Malone.
Captain Maddox was arrested at g
late hour, but escaped last night.
WASHINGTON, May 30.-The mill
tary commanders and the United
States Marshal along the Canadian
frontiers, telegraphed here last night,
saying there was a large amount OF
abandoned arms and ammunition
scattered at different places on the
border, and they desired to know
what disposition to make of them.
The matter has been called to the at
tentiOn of the President. He directed
that instructions should be sent to
have the arms collected together and
placed under the control of the mill
tary authorities.
POTTsDAM, n. Y, May 30.-A train
going north on the WatertOWn Rail
road, containing several carloads Ot
Fenians, was thrown from the track
this morning. No one was injured by
the accident. The cause of the mis-
hap is not known.
NEW YORK, May 30.-The depOts
are filed with returning Fenians.
Every train brings accessions. All
are destitute and hungry, and those
living far away apply to headquarters
for transportation. Every sensible
person acknowledges the end. Some
of the facetious say the others were
shot in the back.
Important business was transactee
at meeting of the Centers this morn.
ing. 1t is stated as the result that a
commissary department has been Or
ganiZed. Officers are leaving tonight
for the frontier; also, three hundred
men start for Malone tonight, by the
IL o'clock Hudson river train. Dis
patches received about movements,
etc., are all evidently intended to re-
Vive the war fever.
New YORK, May 30.-At Fenian
headquarters to-day dependency pre-
vailed, although there are a few de-
voted ones who still believe that the
Fenians are not totally collapsed on
the frontier.
MALONE, n. Y, May 30.-The re-
fusal of General Meade to forward
the Fenians home has created great
excitement.
General Quinby, United States Mar
shal at Rochester, arrived early this
morning, and was consulted by DepU-
ty Marshal Hazen as to the best TO be
lone regarding the Fenians, nearly
200 Of whom arrived from Pottsdam
Junction during the night, The total
number of Fenians that arrived here
during the night amounted to 1000,
but 200 of them moved out to Sabine's
Wood, a distance of II miles, and
camped.
Marshal Quinby decided to arrest
the Fenian officers here, and warrants
were issued by United States Commits
sioner Brennan for the arrest of Gen.
eral Gleason, Surgeon General Don
nelly, of Pittsburg, Captain Lindsay,
Colonel j. G. OLeary, and E. T.
MainX, a Fenian Center here. All
were arrested and safely incarcerated
except O'Leary. MainX escaped from
the guard-hOuse by jumping through
a window. The troops are in pursuit
and there is great excitement. The
of the prisoners are kept
under cover of rifles.
Information was received by the
Marshal about one o'clock that the
I ans at Sabine's Wood had arms
With them, and a company of the
Fifteenth Artillery, with Lieutenant
Duval in command, started for the
camp. On passing up within half a
mile, the Fenians perceived the regu-
lars, and cut across the fields to give
warning to their comrades. The COM
pany moved up dOuble-quick, and, on
commanding point, broke
into two commands, one of which
fianked the eastern side of the Fenian
camp, and the other was thrown out
on a skirmish line. After loading
with ball-cartridge, they entered the
woods. The Fenians quickly surren-
dered. Fifty breech-lOading rifles with
bayOnets, and about five thousand
rounds of ammunition were found
and seized by Lieutenant Duval. The
Fenians were not arrested, as only the
officers were wanted by the authorities.
Generals Gleason, Lindley, Dom
nelly and others will be brought be-
fore Commissioner Brennan to-day.
VIM. ID. Orsheimer, U. S. District
for Northern District
Of New York, who arrived here
yesterday from Buffalo, will prose-
cute. The six o'clock train arrived
with two additional companies of the |
Fifth United States Artillery, who
are quartered at the rink.
Collector Of Customs Blunt, at Fort
COvington, arrived by the same.train.
He had seized on Friday, two miles
west of Hogansburg, thirty tons of
tenian guns, ammunition and equip |
nents. The arms consisted of five
thousand Springfield, Enfield and |
Austrian carbines; ten to twelve tons |
ammunition, and the |
was knapsacks, cartouche |
boxes, etc.
Gen. Hunt, in command here, de-
allied fifteen men to proceed to Fort |
JOvihgton where the arms were stored |
)y Mr.. Blunt, and convey them here. |
The Fenians abandoned the idea of |
'e-capturing the arms and ammuni-
ion that were seized by Collector |
Blunt. The seizure has virtually |
,nded all movements by the Fenians
rom hers.
OGDENsBUBG, May 80. = Gen.
Meade and his staff leave this MORN
ng for New York, leaving Gen. Nc
OoWell in command, who returns to
Malone. All the Fenian officers have
,een arrested, including Father Nc
Mahop, The Fenians are thoroughly
lisgusted and want to go home. Gen.
Meade thinks the State will prObablyd
rider the railroad to carry them fG
lalf fare as far as Rome or Bostf 4,
md then let them look out for tbSlm-
elves. ~
WASHINGTON, May 30.-SeGsatary
3elknap received .dispatchaT from
General Mcdowell and UniEd States
harshals along the Canadis Z frontier,
o the effect that the FeI ian move.
nent was entirely at an eIA3. Large
bodies OF men are crossing into the
states of Vermont and Ne1 York en
'0iiEe to their homes. The General ex-
,ressiOn Of feeling is that the entire
expedition is premature and without
he sanction of the Fenian Congress.
Another Yacht Race.
LONDON, May 3O.-The ocean yacht
ace, from South End to Harwich,
lnder the auspices Of the Royal Har-
.ioh Yacht CIub. came off on Safur.