Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-27

to-dayi and though the Fenians may gain
a temporary advantage it will be unavsil-
ing, as all efforts at a successful raid must
prove abortiye.
Several companies of nlted States reg
ular infantry have arrived ana are camped
| II ear the border.
The Times dispatch from Ogdensburg
states that a column numbering about
! 1000 stroHG were moving into Canada.
4 They wereson the riSkt bank of the St.
Lawrence, and would probably strike
Canada nesF Huntington and seize Bean
ham canal.
n is suspected that f0rmidsble move
ment is organizing for an attack on Mont
I real, and the eud is not yet.
TIE railroad is torn up and the telegraph
| lines destroyed, etc.
CHICAGO. May-2e.-The news of the cap
ture of General O'Neill Will not check op-
erations or diminish the ardor Of the
chief of the Fenians. The misfortune
/ they regard as part Of the luck Of war,
/ but they have every confidence ip the
ability Of the other Generals who are at
the front to Ill O'Neill's place, as well II
not better. Therefore contributions Will
/ be solicited to-day, and men Will be
I pressed on as fast as possible. A large
sum ofmOney was paid into the treasury
/ Yesterday, and gas rs rapidly expended
/ for transportation pQrposesI and To-Day
/
/ wealthy Irishmen of the city will hand IN
/ checks for large amounts. A record Is
KENT of every dollar collected, and the
maine of every contributor is kept for fu-
| ture reference if necessary. HErlng the
/ FeuiaH meeting last night Canadian
spy was discovered in the audience.
/ savage rush was made for him. he
bounded down stairs, Fenlabs following
him and trampling each other behind
! him, but he made his escape uninJured.
CINCINNATI, May 26.-The Commercial
asserts that over loo Fenians left last
night fOF the border, under command OF
! officers informally elected, without arms,
| and paying their way from their private
means.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-Dispatches re-
ceived at the State Department yesterday
from the United States Msrshals on the
Canadian border give details of the gath
ering of large bodies Of men along the
line, but their object point or intentions are
not stated, Secretary Fish sent the dis
patches to the President. The Secretary
believes that the Fenjaus mean mischief,
and admits that they certainly have con-
Quoted affairs ably. General sherman or
dered Generals Mcdowell and Cooke,
commanding border departments, to lend
all assistance to the Marshals in prevent
ing any invasion of Canada. General
sherman SAYS we cannot prevent un'
armed men entering Canada, unless it is
proven that they are marsuders, bent
upon mischief
THE United States steamer Michigan, on
the Lakes, has been ordered TO render all
! necessary assistance to the Marshals.
General Banks, chairman of the Com
mittee on Foreign Affairs, believes the
Fenian movement to be big scare, and
emphaticaIly declares that he does not
believe the Fepians are going to attempt
to capture Canada aud fight Great Britain
without the assistance of this Govern
ment. He trusts, however, if they do
make the attempt, they will succeed. be
believes that as soon as we obtain toet-
hold on Antilles, Great Britain Will Wl=sh-
draw entirely from this continent.
NEW YORK, May 26.-The plan of the
campaign is twO-fOld-a movement TO
capture the steel cannOns now en- route
for Winnepeg; and second, raid some
where between Toronto and Montreal.
The California, Minnesota and Illinois
Fenians are depended on for the Winnie
peg movement, while the Fenians from
| this section of the country are being hur-
ried forward with great dispatch TO Ma
! lone, Rochester, st. Albans and Platts-
burg. This plan of campaign was declafn.
upon at private meeting of the leaders,
held at Williamsburg, at which General
Shields was present. Gen. Spear has COM
mand of the Eastern army. Under him
are Colonels Murphy and Duganne, and
Captains Lindsay, Mcguire, Gloss, Hen
nessey, Walsh, Burke, Brscken and many
others.
ST. ALBANs, May 26.-The Fenian bub-
bIe. As far as the movement in this direc-
| tion is concerned, has burst. soon after
| the arrest of Gen. O'Neill, the Fenlan
officers held long council ofwar, and de-
| cided that it was useless for them, with
| the small number of men at command, to
make further attempts at invading the
Canadian soil. The roads leading to
Franklin are lined with returning Fe-
mans. Not Fenian is now in Franklin.
Guns, ammunition and blankets are scat
tered about in great abundance. The rank
| and file complain of the officers, saying
they don't understand their business. The
| point chosen for crossing was a most un-
| fortunate one, as the enemy were in
| treuched behind the rocks half a mile
| distant An aid of General O'Neill says
/ that one thousand men could not have
/ driven the Canadians from their position.
/ The Fenians for the most part became
| sadly demoralized at the first volley OF
| the Canadian musketry. Three Fenians
were killed, and ten or fifteen wounded.
| 1t is not known yet whether the Cana
| diaus met with any loss. General Dom
! nelly, in attempting TO escape from the
/ Richard House, was wounded, but not
/ seriously. He is expected here to-day.
| CHICAGO, Nav 26.-The Fenians held a
| large and excited meeting this morning,
| and talked war vigorously. George Fran
/ els Train arrived during the morning from
/ St. Paul, and was met by crowd of eX-
/ cited Irishmcn, who almost carried him
/ to their hall, where he made speech. He
/ has given fifty dollars to their cause, and
] lectures tonight for their benefit.
] NEW YORK, May 26.-United States
| troops from Forts Warren and Independ-
/ ence, under Col. Emsen and Lieutenant
/ Gansem~ =, left by a special train last
| night for st. Albans.
The steamer Alaska, from Aspinwall, 4,
| brings intelligence that the danger OF a
serious rupture between Peru and Bolivia
/ has already disappeared. 49,.
| DETROIT, May z6.-The arrest Of O'Neill
/ has been confirmed by dispatches re-
ceiyed by the officials of Windsor, conse-
/ auently the Fenians here charge O'Neill
/ with treachery, and that he has made a
false movement and betrayed the cause.
OF all the Fenians here less than 100 have
! left, and their destination is unknown.
They await events at other points.
NEW YORK, May Notwithstanding
| rumors of the Fenian movement are
| hzzled, recruiting is vigorously going on,
ali men offering themselves Immediately
! accepted and provided for transporta-
I
OF Generalization among the invaders.
No attempt was made TO deny O'Neills
arrest, and 1t is reported that Fitz Hugh
Lee will succeed him.
Malone. n. Y, is fixed as the center OF
concentration. Transportationis secured
for seyeral thousand men over the Hud-
son River railroad. The train this morn
inc carried 400, under command Of eX-
Confederate General Mcmahon, all vet
erans of the late war. Colonel Garner
leaves tonight with 1000 men. II is ru-
mored that they are Intended for points
west. Five thousand men are coneen'
trated at Malone, for movement in
westerly direction. The officers who
commanded the Irish volunteers IN the
Catherine Whiting expedition 10 CuDa
captured on Gardeners Island, have all
gone to the front.
MAIoNE. May 26.--Several regiments o
Fenians marched across the line this
morninQ and are now rapidly moving for
ward. They are fully armed and equipped
and are Commanded by Colonel O'Leary
Thev number 2O0O men. The greatest ex,
citefneut prevails. Persons Just arrives
report heavy firing in the direction OF tn'
advance and il is believed that battle Il
MALoNE, May 26.-Col. o'Leary's fore
left for Front River this morning, march
: ing silently toward Huntington, withou
encounteriug immediate opposition, unti
met bv 200 volunteers, who immediatell
1 skedaddled, without shot being fired OF
either side, The Fenians encamped tel