6IBSON PEACOCK. Editor.
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DIED.
BURTON—Onthe 11th instant, Robert Burton.
His male friends, and those of the family, are re
•Spec'fhliy Invitee to attend his funeral, from his late
residence, 1418 Walnut Street, on Saturday afternoon,
14th inst., at 4 o'clock. *4,4,
- - • .
DEERING—On the 7th inst., Christopher Dearing,
..fitged 38 years: also, his wife, lolia Deering, aged 45
years ; their son. John Deering, aged 8 years ; and their
non, Thomas Deering, aged 6 years ; also. their daugh
ter, Anna Deering, aged 4 years; their daughter. Emily
Deering, aged 2 years; his niece, Elizabeth Dolan, aged
25 ears; and Cornelius Carey, aged 17 years.
Their relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited to attend their funet al from the office of
Simon Gartland, No. 35 South Thirteenth street on
Saturday afternoon, at 1 o'clock,withoutfurther notice.
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
No person will be admitted to view the bodies without
e consent of the family.
KNORR—On the 12:11 inst., of typhoid pneumonia,
.lames Hnorr.
His relatives and friends, and the members of the
Typographical Society, are respectfully invited VI
attend his funeral from his late residence, 1414 Coates
street, on Sunday next, at 3 P. M.
SENAT—On the 12th inst., at Riverton, N. J., Louis
33. Senat.
The funeral will take place from the residence of his
..brothef-in-law, P. T. Wright, No. 1800 Wallace street,
on Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. **
STINGER—On the morning of 11th inst., Miss
Rebecca Stinger.
Her relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited to attend her funeral, from her late resi
dence, No. 445 North Seventh street, on Saturday mor
ming, 14th inst., at 11 o'clock. Funeral to proceed to
laurel HilL *s*
EYRE & LANDELL are prepared to supply fatal
ilea with Staple Goods, at the lowest prices.
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MARSEILLES QIILLTS,
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HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
DR. SEISS ON THE APOCALYPSE.—Con
cIusion of the Seven Epistles, Sunday even ins', 8
o'clock, Race street, below Sixth. apl3-2t•
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Lombard street, Dispensary Department. Med
14cal treatment and medicines inrniahed gratuitously
paths poor. revs
ICIZ. TO OUR PATRONS AND THE PUBLIC.-
WE CONTINUE 70 OFFER OUR LARGE
.S OCR OF WATCHES, DIAMONDS. JEWELRY,
SILVER AND PLATED WARE AT RATES COR
RESPONDING WIIH THE DECLINE IN GOLD.
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ilUo GLENDON LEON COMPANY.—The Annnal
Meeting of the Stockholders of the OLENDON
IRON COMPANY will be held at tteir Office. No. 5
'I.IBERTY SQUAB. E, Boston. on WEDNESDAY.
May 2, next. at eleven o'clock, A. M., for the choice of
:Directors and the transaction °tench other business as
allay come before the meeting.
rapl3.3o] C. JACKSON, Jg..,
BOST9ST, April 12, 1866. Treasurer.
10. PROCLAMATION.
ONE THOU AND DfIIJ•A • q RENvARD
WHEREAS, The family—of CHRISTOPHER
DEERUsG, consisting of himself, wife, niece and four
•children, have been murdered under circumstances of
•_frightful atrocity, In the First Ward of this city. I do
:hereby offer a reward of ONE THOUSAND DOI,
"'ARS for such information as shall lead to the detec
'Zion and conviction of the perpetrator or perpetrators
-of this most horrible deed.
spl32t` MORTON 11cMICHAMIt Mayor.
F. FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD!
OLEN since 110.. BCH let, 1866.
The above Reward will be paid for the recovery of
:the following FIVE-TWENTY BONDS, stolen from
the residence of the subscriber:—
, No. 7,856 for $l,OOO
7,858 for I,ooo} Issued 1864.
" 7,479 for 1,000
The attention of Bankers and others is called to the
.t.bove Stolen Bonds, and all persons are hereby cau
tioned against negotiating said securities, payment
*Laving been stopped.
The above reward will be paid for any information
leading to the recovery of the above bonds by
B. BERENS, No. 909 Arch street.
BENJ. FRANKLIN,
Chief of Oetective Police.
Mayor's Office, Philadelphia.
Oraddress
GERMANTOWN ! GERMANTOWN!
GERMANTOWN ! ! I
uw- Yhe undersigned axe delivering to the residents of
.43ermantown and vicinity the best quality of Lehigh
.coal, prepared with care for family use at the follow
'ling greatly reduced prices, viz.:
Stove or range Coal
Broken and Egg for furnace,.
113heanut,
/t is believed coal cannot decline further this season,
,therefore the present time seems the best for purcha
-ping the winter's supply.
Adhering to one price, orders by letter will procure
cooed as low as a visit in person.
Address Office. Franklin Institute Building, 15 South
teventh street, Philadelphia.
Box 62, Germantown Post office, or at the yard.
Green Lane Station, on North Pennsylvania railroad
ap2-26trpi BINES & SHEA_FF.
MOVING STORY. - Thirty-six thousand
• 6 'moves" take place on an average every
:year in Paris—the largest number of remo
,vals take place on the 15th of April; the
:meat largest, on the 15th of January; then
'come the removals of the 15th of July; the
fewest take place on the 15th October, and
yet the police show that last October no lees
than eight thousand nine. hundred and
eleven "moves" took place. As the
• cholera was then raging in Paris, this num
ber is below the average of October. The
'business of removals is carried on by firms
gof great skill in moving furniture. They
Nk y
relwill pack the furniture of the hole house
and kitchen in one van; they k w how to
-pack as well as stevedores, the rarely
'break anything.
The more fragile objects are carried in a
:swinging wooden basket, filled with straw
: andhay, under the huge van. These movers'
Iftrnas are well organized, and will agree to
tarry furniture from one part of France to
another. The above figures do not apply to
petty removals—the " - moves" of tenants
- who pay $BO a year rent—which take place
on the Bth of the above-mentioned months,
and are made by hand-carts. Say the 36,000
moves cost $5 each (which is the very lowest
amount paid), this gives $lBO,OOO a year
_spent in removals ! Add $2 handsel money
to these parties, $72,000 we have $252,000
t spent in change of residence.
Tim DAYTON (Ohio) Journalsays: A gen
tleman, who was on the up train from
Cin
cinnatiFrday afternoon, informs us that a
man was killed by the cars as the train was
.leaving Hamilton. It seeple that the man
was talking to a friend wh7iYthe cars were
starting, and, running up to the train, he
attempted to get on, when be missed his
step and fell between the cars, the wheels
running over and literally cutting him in
two, killing him instantly. Our informant
•did not learn the name of the unfortunate
:man: Our informant also relates that but a
short time afterward, when the train was
passing through the upper part of Halilton,
-a man some distance from the road delibe
rately fired his gun at the train, the ball
• entering the car and just barely missing two
•gentlemen who were standing up and con
versing together. The train was stopped,
and a number of gentlemen started after the
man, with the intention of arresting him.
- The scoundrel, however, dodged his pur
suers'and made his escape.
A dog was blown by the recent tornado
entirely across the Missimippi. He was a
very good tempered dog until he went over
the river, but he was across one after that.
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THE FIRST WARD SLAUGHTER.
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS.
WHAT THE ASSASSIN GOT.
Funeral of the Victims.
ARREST OF TEE MURDERER.
Ills Examination by the Mayor.
The Statement of the Prisoner.
HIS SHARE IN THE TRAGEDY.
The Excitement in the City.
The late fearful tragedy in the First Ward,
resulting in the slaughter of the family of
Christopher Deering, was the universal
subject of conversation throughout the city
yesterday. The brutality of the crime and
the horrible manner in which it was perpe
trated have caused an intense feeling against
the missing German, who, it seems to be
settled, is the murderer. Various modes of
punishment were suggested, and quiet, staid
citizens, who, under ordinary circumstances,
look upon hanging as something frightful,
freely expressed themselves in favor of the
immediate execution of the wretch, without
the aid of judge or jury. Others offered to
contribute liberally for the purpose of largely
increasing the reward for the arrest of the
fiend, and several subscription papers for
that purpose were started. City Councils
also passed an ordinance authorizing the
Mayor to offer such additional reward as in
his judgment he may consider proper. The
detectives and police were very active dur
ing yesterday in obtaining information and
endeavoring to get a clue to the whereabouts
of the murderer, and some additional devel
opments were made.
The Character of the Wounds of the
Dr. E. R. Shapleigh, as already stated in
the BULLETIN, made a post-mortem exami
nation of the bodies of the deceased. The
result was as follows :
Mrs. Elizabeth Dolan,aged 25 years--Upon
the left side of the neck was a horrible gash
three-and-a-half inches long, and two-and
a-half inches deep, passing through the ver
tebrae. Above this wound and under the
jaw, on the same side of the neck, was an
other wound two inches long and a half-inch
deep, showing that she had received two
separate gashes with the death-dealing in
strument. There was a heavy contusion
over the left eye. It appeared as if nearly
an inch of flesh had been cut from the fore
head by this blow. This person, out of all
that were murdered, did not have her skull
fractured,
Emily Deering aged 14 months—The head
was found to be mashed in from one side
to the other. There was also a gash in the
neck, which had almost severed the head
from the body;.a deep wound was found on
the left shoulder.
Julia Deering, aged thirty-six years—The
frontal bone was found to be greatly frac
tured. This was done by at least two blows,
and one of which would have caused death.
There were two gashes in the neck. The
largest passed directly through the third
vertebra, more to the right than to the left
of the neck; the other gash was about a half
inch below this, on the same side, and it is
supposed was done by the corner of an axe.
This wound' passed through the vertebra
also. The peculiarity connected with the
wounds on the neck of this person is that
they are on the right side, while in all the
other cases they are on the left aide.
John Deering, aged eight years—The
neck had been gashed to such an extent
that not more than an inch of skin on the
back part was left, whereby the head was
connected with the body. The weight of
the head would be sufficient to break this
connection. The front part of the head was
completely mashed to a jelly. This was
accomplished by several blows. A good
sized piece of the skull onjthe right side
was broken in, which exposed a portion of
the brain to view. There was also a deep
gash just above the bridge of the nose, ap
parently made by the corner of the blunt
end of the axe.
Annie Deeiing, aged four years—A finger
on her right hand was cut off, and another
one broken, from which it is inferred that
the little one raised her hand as if to ward
off the blow. There was a two-inch wound
directly through the head of the right
shoulder. The body had several other cuts
upon it. The frontal-bone was i fractufed
evidently by more than one blow. Like the
others, she had a deep gash in her neck.
It extended through the vertebrae. - The
eyes of the child were partially open, and
from the expression of the face it would
seem as if she had known what was about
to come, and was pleading for her life when
the heartless wretch struck her down.
Thomas Deering, aged five years—There
was a wound on the top of the head, about
two inches in length, which it is supposed
was done with a sharp instrument. An ,
other cut, about two and a half inches long,
was visible on the head, behind the ear.
The skull was very much fractured. The
gash in this boy's neck passed through the
body of the vertebrae. The wound in his
neck was almost as large as that of his older
brother, as it had almost severed the head
from the body. This lad's jaw was also
broken.
Christopher Deering, aged 38 years—He
wore whiskers under his chin, and from the
appearance of his body , must have been a
strong, athletic man. Mr. Deering's right
parietal bone had been mashed by the flat
of the axe. There was a horrible wound on
his neck, under the left jaw, which was
caused by three different cuts. The verte
bra was found to be severed in two places.
There was • another gash in the neck about
a half inch below the one just alluded to.
Cornelius Carey, aged 17 years—The oc
cipital bone was found to be fractured on
the left side and the frontal bone on the
same side. Thee last blow knocked his
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Victims.
PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1866.
skull in. There was also a wound over the
right clavicle. A deep gash had been cut
in this boy's neck on the same side and in a
similar way to the others. it is supposed
that the boy was running away from his
murderer when he received the blow on the
occipital bone. The deeeased had his work
ing clothes on.
What the Murderer Got.
The mother of Elizabeth Dolan, an old
lady dressed in black, visted the locality
yesterday morning, and was much affected.
She seated herself on the road and wept
bitterly, and could not be persuaded to
leave the place until several gentlemen
took hold of her and led her to an adjoining
farm house, where she was kindly taken
care of. Her appearance excited much
sympathy and her weeping caused many to
shed tears. An examination made under
her direction revealed the fact the Ger
man carried away with him two guns and
two pistols. He also took away a satchel
contriving as far as known, several ladies'
'dresses, a gold locket chain, two rings and
two fifty dollar compound interest notes,
and one twenty dollar compourtd interest
note.
Additional Particulars About the Ger•
man Hired Man.
. .
1 It was stated by Mrs. Dolan, who is the
mother of the murdered Elizabeth Dolan,
and who was at the Central Station yester
day afternoon, in conversation with Chief
Detective Franklin, that the German, An
thony, was of a very sullen disposition, and
that he had several quarrels at different
times with Mr. Deering. Mrs. Dolan al
ways had a feeling of dread against him,
and on several occasions she endeavored to
persuade Mr. Deering to keep on terms with
him. Mr. Deering, however, would always
speak his mind, and exhibited a perfectly
fearless disposition.
About last September the German, "An
thony," left Mr. Deering's employ,and stated
he was going to Germany. He took with
him all his clothing and other valuables,
and nothing was seen of him until about a
month since, when he made his appearance
at Mr. Deering's residence and solicited
work, stating that he had been to Germany,
and found things so dull there that he de
termined to return to the United States, and
endeavor to get employment. Mr. Deering
was not in want of help, but after a time
consented to give the German employment
at the rate of $lO per month and board,until
he could get something better to do. Here
mained with Mr. Deering until last Friday.
It may be here mentioned that the last seen
of the German was on last Friday morning,
when he was observed by some of the
neighbors walking over a meadow near the
house, followed by Mr. Deering himself.
A Fire llnder the Bodies.
About eight o'clock last evening, a gas
meter exploded on the fi rst floor of the
building in which the bodies had been
placed. The coffins containing their re
mains were upon the second floor. Fortu
nately the fire was discovered and extin
guished before it gained any headway.
Had no person been about, at the time,
the building would have been destroyed
and the bodies have shared the same fate.
Funeral of the Murdered People.
The funeral of the murdered people will
take place to-morrow afternoon, from the
office of Simon Gartland, No. 35 South
Thirteenth street. The interment will be
at St. Mary's Cemetery. No person will be
admitted to view the bodies without the
consent of the family.
Capture of the Murderer.
Last evening about eight o'clock Officers
Thomas Weldon, James Dorsey and James
Atkinson observed a man going out Market
street in the neighborhood of Twenty-third
street. His gait was peculiar and his des- .
cription answered that of the German hired
man of the Deering family. Two of the of
ficers had a discussion as to whether the
man was an Irishman or a German, and it
was finally concluded to arrest him.
This was accomplished by Officer Dorsey
as the man was entering the bridge. The
prisoner said that he was a Frenchman, but
his appearance and his language soon
showeilotherwiae. He was then taken to
the Sixth District Station House, and upon
an examination of his person, Lieut. Patton
soon became satisfied that he was the mur
derer.: The prisoner was then locked up
for the night. He was very sullen and
made scarcely any reply to questions pro
pounded to him, and did not even inquire
the cause of his arrest.
This morning, when it became known
that an arrest was made, the police station
was besieged by a crowd who / Cheered lustily
at the good luck in the capture of the as
sassin,
The Prisoner Identified.
Mrs. Dolan, the mother of one of the vie
thus, was sent for and appeared at the po
lice station this morning. She at once iden
tified the prisoner as the man who had been
employed by Mr. Deering. He then ac
knowledged to Lieut. Patton that he had
killed the boy, Cornelius Carey.
Word was sent to the Central Station that
the murderer had been captured, and Chief
Ruggles at once proceeded to the Ninth
ward station. The prisoner was then
placed in a carriage and was brought to the
Central station by Chief Ruggles and Lieut.
Patton.
At the Central Station
a crowd soon gathered and the police had
great difficulty in keeping people out.
Threats of lynching were made. A cousin
of the murdered family wanted to take
summary vengeance out of the man, and
considerable force was necessary to keep
him from earring out his purpose.
Another arty Implicated.
The prisoner was placed in a cell and
made a statement to Chief Ruggles, Chief
Franklin and other officers. His name is
Antione Ganter. He formerly belonged to
the sth Pennsylvania Cavalry, and lost the
thumb of his right hand while in the army.
He said that on Saturday about twelve
o'clock, he killed the boy while he was on
the hay stack. Anether man killed the
rest of the family. This man is named
Jacob Yonder, and he formerly belonged to
the llth Penna. Cavalry. This man is 38 or
39 years of age, about 5 fee 3 inches high,
large shoulders, big face, dark brown hair,
and had on a white slouch hat and Mr.
Deering's boots on the outside of his panta
loons. This man came across the meadows
on Friday and proposed the murder. The
accomplice, after the murder, gathered to
gether a number of things and carried them
off in a satchel. He got between $3OO and
$4OO. This man he had not seen since the
murder until yesterday, when he promised
to meet him this morning at Front and No
ble streets to share the spoils. On the Fri
day previous to the affair Antoine received
$8 from Mr. Deering. He then came to the
city and bought two shirts. These he sold
yesterday to a man in a lager beer saloon at
Front and Callowhill streets. On Sunday
night Ganter says that he staid at a lager
beer saloon at Front and Moore streets, and
on Wednesday at Front and Brown streets.
The other nights he said nothing about.
An Examinationbytin Maypr—The Pris-
oneesiStatemesit.
About eleven o'clock this morning Ganter
was taken into the.; Mayor's private office.
OUR WHOLE COUNTRY.
and was examined by Mr. McMichael.
Not being able to understand the English
language thoroughly, Mr. Mock, the mes
senger, was frequently compelled to act as
interpreter. His statement was discon
nected, being made in reply to questions
put to him by the Mayor.
Garter stated that his comrade sleptin the
barn on Friday night. On Saturday he (the
accomplice) asked Mrs. Deering to go out to
the barn to show him if there was any work
to be done. He then killed her in thestable.
One after the other the children were taken
from the house and killed. Mr. Deering got
home about one o'clock. He had Mrs. Do
lan with him. Ganter was in the house
when they arrived. He went out and put
up the horses. When Mr. Deering got out
of the carriage the other man knocked
him down and killed him. Mrs. Do
lan had got out of the carriage
but she was killed there also. The bodies
were carried to the barn. That was before
'dark. He could not tell how much the man
got, but he gave him (Ganter) three dollars.
ziaw him again yesterday about three
o'clock at New Market and Callowhill
streets. He then said that he would give
him $200; that he had got about $350 at the
house.
Ganter left the house about seven o'clock
on Saturday night. Be came to town by
the river road. The other man went in
another direction. They had agreed to
meet and divide the plunder. The
Prisoner was told to , meet the other
man in Front street, but he never
saw him until yesterday. He had
known the man about two years. He
does not come from the same part of Ger
many. He came from Schwytz, and Ganter
from Strasburg. Ganter slept in Front
street on Saturday and remained there all
day Sunday. On Monday he took a walk
into the country. He did not go far and
was not near the place where Deering had
lived. He did not care to get away, as he
felt it all right for him to be caught. He
had never been in prison in his native coun
try; had never been charged with any crime
before. He never thought of killing any
body until it had been suggested to him.
Be had always been treated kindly.
The other man had never worked for Mr.
Deering. On Friday he brought over five
bottles of liquor and made Ganter drunk.
On Saturday they drank more. His com
rade killed the woman and got the boots,
Deering's black coat and carpet bag. Don't
know anything about the big boots. Did
not take them along.
It was all done in daylight. It was six
or seven o'clock when they left. Ganter ate
some bread and butter in the house. He
went away from the house first.
The prisoner has got a father and mother
in Germany. He heard from them about
two months ago. He has also three
brothers. He is the youngest. His father
is a carpenter and he learned the trade with
him.
The man killed all but the boy—Mrs.
Deering and children first and then Mr.
. Deering and Mrs. Dolan. They had two
axes. While Ganter was killing the boy
near the hay rick the others were killed by
his comrade. They had agreed beforehand
how they were to be killed. The skulls
were to be broken and then the throats cut.
The baby was taken out of the cradle by
the other man.
- Ganter lost his thumb while in the army.
lie staid until the war was over. Was dis
charged on the 25th of May. He never was
in trouble while in the army.
Mayor—lt if said that you never took off
your hat. - How is that?
Ganter—l took off my hat every time I
went into the house. There is nothing the
matter with my bead.
Mayor—Did you ever know a man named
Timothy who worked for Mr. Deering.
Prisoner—No. There was one man there
eight days. He left a day after I came.
Mayor—What kind of a bag was it the
man got ?
Prisoner—lt was black oil cloth. He got
it from the woman.
This closed the examination.
Garter was then taken down stairs and
locked up.
The Fseitenent in the City.
No event for a year has caused so much
stir as the capture of the murderer. As soon
as his arrest became known a crowd of peo
ple thronged about the Central Police
Station at Fifth and Chestnut streets, eager
to catch a sight of the criminal.
The newspaper offices were also filled
with anxious inquirers as to the truth of
the reported capture, and on the appear
ance of the extra BULLETIN, the excitement
was increased in a ten-fold degree.
The newsboys made the streets ring with
their shouts of "Extra BULLETIN ! Capture
of the Murderer !" and the event soon be
came the grand topic of conversation in all
circles.
There were various threats of "lynch law"
heard among the angry crowd of people in
the vicinity of Fifth and Chestnut streets,
but good order was maintained by the police
throughout the morning and up to the hour
of our going to press.
Since the close of the war we have had no
sensation so deep, so profound and so gen
eral as this appalling tragedy and the en
tire community has been thrilled by the
sequence of its incidents.
A PIGEON STORY.—The Milwaukee Wis
consin tells the following: A few weeks
ago a large number of pigeons had made a
resting place under the cornice of the But
ton Block, corner of Spring and West Wa
ter streets, and had become so great an an
noyance it was necessary to keep them
away. For this purpose a wire gauze was
nailed up the full length of the cornice. It
happened when the gauze was put up one
of the pigeons remained behind it, a close
prisoner there, and has been for three weeks,
but'dnring all this time has been daily fed
,by his companions. Almost every hour of
the day several pigeons will be found:cling
ing to the gauze, andwaiting patiently their
turn to deliver to the imprisoned pigeon the
food they have brought him, and every one
seems to be more anxious to supply him
than he is to feed himself. The most choice
bits that can be picked up are reserved for
their poor companion, and he is now living
on the fat ofthe land. We have no doubt
that, like an honest pigeon as he is,he would
prefer to break the chains which bind him
and work for his living, but as he cannot
do that, must submit to being the'pet of the
flock.
THE Ohio State Fair is to be held this year
at Dayton, commencing Sept. 26th. Other
cities made great efforts to get it at their re
spective localities, but Dayton secures it.
Cleveland offered $7,000 to the Society if they
would hold the Fair in that city—a sum con
siderably larger than Dayton offered, but
the latter place was selected above all others.
Stricums.—At Croswicks, N. J. recently
Mr. Aaron Middleton, committed suicide
by shooting himself. Mr. Anthony Fish, a
well-known citizen o3f Hudson city, N. J.,
committed suicide on Sunday morning, by
shooting himself in the head with a pistol.
THE FEN lANS.
The Excitement at Campo Bello, Et.
Stephens, dae.
Reports About the Feniajt Aggressive
Mavements.
The Argest of the Canadian.
"l3rethren,f'&o.
EASTPORT, April 12,1866.—There is great
excitement at Campobello Island.
Families are moving over here and tak
ing shelter in barns and outhouses. There
was a great Fenian meeting here last nigkt,
at which speeches were made by B. Doran
Killian and Major Sinnot.
TORONTO, C. W., April 12, 1866.—Thegov
ernment is said to have information' that a
raid on the Niagara frontier is imminent,
and troops are being mobilized to meet
them.
The Cabinet meets daily but the proceed
ings are kept from the public. The report
that cases of arms had arrived at Ottawa and
mysteriously disappeared, is contradicted.
The whole force of volunteers at Montreal
is millet. out twice a week. Additional vol
tmteers are arrivingat Cornwall, in anticipa
tion of trouble in connection with the arrests
of Fenians. .
The replan Movement on Campobello.
[From the Montreal Gazette.]
The following is a private telegram from
a responsible correspondent at Portland,
dated yesterday:—There is no doubt about
a Fenian movement taking place. The men
are passing eastward to Bangor and East
port. Three hundred west to Bangor from
Boston. One hundred arrived here on Sun
day morning, and left here last night for
Eastport. Ninety cases of arms and am
munition are detained by the refusal of the
steamboat company to take them on board
last night; but there is no authority from the
American \Govenunent to seize them.
Ninety more men arrived from Boston last
night.
PORTLAND, April 9, 1866.—T0 the Editor
of the Montreal Gazette: I enclose you an
article which appeared in the Daily Press
of this city this morning, and, judging from
appearances, there is truth in it.. There
really was an immense number of men
landed here yesterday morning from the
Boston boat, and to-day they can beseen in
crowds through the streets here.
Various rumors are current as to their
intentions. One is that, after assembling
in bodies through Vermont and Maine,they
will then attempt an invasion of Canada.
Another report says they are bent on a dash
into New Brunswick. And yet another re
port is that they contemplate cutting out
one of the Canadian mail steamers. belong
ing to the Alhms.
They certainly intend doing something
very shortly; so would you please give this
an airing in the Gazette ? The government
of Canada should not be off their guard a
moment. If so, they will betaken unawares.
" An ounce of prevention "—as the old say
is—" is worth a pound of cure."
The following is the extract enclosed by
our correspondent. It is certainly a very
cool matter-of-fact announcement:
Fenian Movement.
By the last steamerfrom New York about
five hundred stand of arma, with equip
ments and ammunition, were received at
this port. They are, it is presumed, a portion
of the arms and equipments of the Feniaus.
Yesterday morning the steamer from Boston
brought nearly one hundred Fenians as
passengers. They are stalwart men, and
will make fine soldiers. Of the destination
of these men and the arms and equipments
we know nothing. We only kilow they are
here.
Fenian Strategy and American Count.
rants.
[From the Montreal Gazette, April It]
The news received in town yesterday goes
to confirm that of the previous day, indicat
ing that an expedition is on its way through
Maine to attack either New Brunswick or
Canada. The information so far received
seems to indicate an attempt upon the New
Brunswick and Canada:railways,and a dash
thence, perhaps, upon Fredericton, the capi
tal of New Brunswick. One portion of tte
force seems to have gone through Portlakd .
to Eastport; the other through Bangor it'd
Houlton. The former would threaten the
lower end of the railway at St. Andrews; the
latter, the other end, at Woodstock, *hence
Fredericton.is within easy striking istance
down the river. It is possibl that
either of these towns may be taken
by a eonp de main. But the e the
affair must end, unless direct assis nice is
afforded by the people and author ties of
1 3.
the United States, and arms and supplies
forwarded with reinforcements to I enable
them to carry forward their work. In that
case we must prepare for the larger task in
volved in a war between Great Britain and
the neighborino. republic. To secure that
end, to bring about such a war, is said to be
the principal object of this expedition; and
for that purpose it is rumored an armed
vessel is to be sent upon the fishing grounds,
or to be fitted out for the capture of a
Cunard or Canadian steamer. These are
possibilities of the demonstration necessary
to be guarded again; and we learn, there
fore, with satisfaction of the return of the
fleet from the West Indies to thp British
North American station, and that several
vessels are ordered to cruise off the entrance
of the Bay of Fundy.
And there is yet a further chance that
these marauders, after leading us to expect
an attack upon New Brunswick, may turn
suddenly northward towards Canada, and
be heard of unexpeetedly some das any
where between Stanstead and Riviere du
Loup. Doubtless all these contingencies
are being guarded against, and whenever
the descent is made a good account will be
given of the scoundrels who make it. But
the blame will not be the less if the author
ities connive at expeditions of this sort; nay,
who permit their organization so openly
and uninterruptedly as to seem rather to
approve and encourage than connive at
then:.
The whole Volunteer Force on a War
, Footing..
[From the Montreal Gazette, April 11.] .
'We understand that it is theintention of
the Government, in view of the possibility
of the services of the volunteers being re
quired
in he lower provinces,to place the en
tire volt' teer force of Canada uponthe foot
ing whi has latelybeen adopted for the 4bat
talions i the cities, viz.:—two days' drill in
each week. We believe the force which
will be affected by this arrangem.entinow
amounts to 25,000 men.
We feel sure that theconntry will heartily
respond to the effort of the government to
place itin an efficient state of defence.
F. L. FETHERSTON. PubUzr
DOUBLE SHEET, THREE CENTS.
A North American Colonial Navy; 4
(From the Montreal Herald, April 11.1
It is stated that suggestions have recently
come from the 'British Admiralty that the
colonies should provide a little marine,
proportionate to the resources of each. This
colonial marine will be completely separate
from the imperial marine, anti each colony
will have its distinctive flag. It is said
our government have adopted the flag
which floats at the masts of the vessels
charged with guarding the fisheries, under
Commander Fortin. This flag is composed
of a crown of maple leaves surmounted by
the British crown, With the beaver in the
centre. The design, is Mr. Tache's, of the
Agricultural Department.
A Patriotic Miiiiary XL P.
(From the Toronto Leader, April
General Lindsay, who holds a military
command in Canada, has resigned his seat
in Parliament for Wigan, England. The
gallant officer thinks it his duty to remain
at his post, now that the Fenian in the
'United States have threatened an attack on
British territory, althoughprobablynothing
more than a marauding raid may take
place.
The Car
ptnre. —.Adana in Canada,
Tonoirro, C. W., April 12.1--We have
further particulars from. Cornwall. Murphy
and his asseciateswere kept handcuffed and
strongly guarded. Some of the i citizens ad
vocated "lynching" them. The hosdlity
against the prisoners was intense. The At
torney General has ordered the sheriff to
permit nobody but officers of the law and
the counsel to see the prisoners.
On the night of the arrest the wildest ex
citement prevailed in Cornwall, and when
the bugle sounded the " call to arms" the
volunteers ran to the rendezvous, loading
as they ran. They double-quicked to the
station, followed by an excited populace.
On arriving there reports were circulated
that two companies of the Forty-seventh
regiment, under Colonel Lowery, had re
volted and taken possession of the town, in
order to cut their way to Portland. Another
report stated that the Fenians had crossed
at Ogdensburg and seized a train, and were
advancing on Cornwall by steam. Three
companies surrounded the train as a guard,
and Murphy and party surrendered without
resistance.
Much indignation was felt that ex-Attor
ney General Macdonald should defend.
them.
Two companies of infantry and a battery
of artillery have been ordered to Cornwall
to prevent any attempt at rescue.
Mr. Sheedy (not Shea), the Secretary of
the Hibernian Society, was arraigned at the
police court this morning, but no officer
from Cornwall having demanded him he
was discharged on thioriginal charge, and
held on information of detective Spence r
charging him with conspiracy with Murphy
and other traitor to invade the peace of the
realm. The examination is to take place on
Saturday. The excited crowd of sympa
thizers has swarmed about the police court
all day.
Sheedy is quite confident of being acquit
ted. The stipendiary magistrate of this dis
trict has been ordered by the government
to conduct his trial. Sheedy is confined in
jail under strong guard.
Tonowro, April 12, 10 P. M.—The autho
rities here are on the alert, but the Feniana
have taken warning and are putting evi
dence out of the way as fast as possible.
Ottowa despatches of this evening an
nounce that the government have received
information to the effect that several com
panies of Fenians have left Chicago, osten
sibly for Ogdensburg.
The next meeting of the Executive Coun
cil at Ottowa will take place next Wednes
day, when the day for the assembling of
Parliament will be fixed. .The delay so far
is understood to have beenin consequence of
awaiting the action of the lower Provinces
in the matter of confederation.
The deputy heads of the several depart
ments at Ottawa have met to organize a civil
service battalien, agreeably to recent orders
in Council.
A strict watch on Fenian movements in
kept on all the main lines of communication
in the Provinces.
TORONTO. April 12, 12 P. M.—Sheedy, the
Fenian Secretary, has this evening been
sent to Cornwall as a witness against the
other prisoners. It is said that all Fond=
documents here have been destroyed.
Facts and Fancies.
At the Wood Paper Banquet last night,.
H. G. Jones, Esq., admitted, upon the.ques
tion being submitted for his legal opinion,
that the use of poplar wood would have a
direct tendency to promote pop'lar litera
ture.
Grisi's contract not to sing for five years
in London is out, and so she is going to
warble again. The fatter Grisi becomes the
more she wobbles.
Miles Darden, who died recently in Ten
nessee, was 7 feet 6 inches in height and
weighed one thousand pounds. The Dar
den-ells have always been pretty extensive.
A confidential clerk in an English bank,
who had committed extensive forgeries and
made his escape to this country, was ar
rested in Brooklyn a few days ago, and sent
back under the extradition treaty. He will
pass on the Atlantic his wife and five chil
dren, now on their way to join him here in
obedience to a letter sent when he thought
himself secure. His arrival out will be an
nounced by an extra 'dition of the London
Times.
The Newburyport Herald says that owing ,
to the activity of the State constables, the
liquor trade in that town is on the decline.
We have often observed that the more ac
tive the police are; the more liquor goes
down.
Messrs. Jessup ct Moore are going to get
up newspaper made out of a single de
scription of wood. In New York they
have had a Daily News-paper for years,
composed entirely of two woods, one of
the Fernandy and one of the Ben descrip
tion.
A LABOR-SWINDLE IN NEW ORLEANS.—
A Mississippi planter recently went to New.
Orleans to procure German laborers. , A
firm in that city contracted to import two.
hundred, and the planter advanced $2,500 to
pay their fare. Some time afterwards he
was told that they , were in New York, and
that be must pay $4,500 more to take them
to New Orleans. He paid it, and on their
arrival found that instead of being freshly
imported Germans, they were of all nation
alities, picked up in New York, and too
demoralized for plantation work. The
planter now sues for his money, and $ 25 . 000
damages.
Tar CAlums or TEXAS.—The San An
tonio (La.) Herald reports that Major Coop
wood has purchased the forty or more
camels introduced into. Texas some eight or
ten years ago, and expects to start with them
in his caravan for California in a short time,
loading them with four or five hundred
pounds each. Has government abandoned
the experiment of naturalizing this animalr.