MORE NEWS ABOUT STEPHENS.

Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 198, 20 April 1867, Page 3

MORE NEWS ABOUT STEPHENS.

(From the New York Tribune, Jan. 13.) For the last two *or three days the Feninns of this city have manifested the most intense excitement in regard to tie report published in the Tribune that t 1 o 0. O. I. li., James Stephens, was still in New York ; without any intention of keeping his of ten reiterated promise of fighting the English Government for the possession of Ireland. The wildest rumors were current in regard to threats of personal violence which were made by Fenians. In consequence of this excited state of feeling among the Irish population, Mr Stephens lias deemed it safer to avoid detection by changing his residence often than to be recognised b} r any infuriated mob, which would be certain to collect on his appearance in public. It was rumored late yesterday afternoon that Stephens would attempt to escape from the city by taking the Boston train at 8 o'clock, for tlie purpose of taking passage in a European steamer, in order to give himself up to the British Government. Consequently, a strict watch has beeu kept for the last forty-eight hours upon all the railroad and steamship depots by voluntary co nmittess of self-appointed Fenians, in order to prevent the escape of the Head Centre. During the" stay which Stephens made at No. 308, East Thirteenth street, which location he left three weeks ago, the C. O. I. R. kept secluded in his room, and never left the house excepting at night in disguise. He received a few trusted followers, who were aware of his concealment at night, and had his -meals sent to his rooms. Unfortunately for him, however, an Irish servant girl who was employed in the house entered his room one .morning and found the Head Centre iv bed, and immediately re* cognised him, having seen him at the meeting in Jones's Wood, and other places where he had addressed mass meetings. The girl, who had subscribed freely to Mr Stephens 's liberating fund, for tha purpose of driving the English out of Ireland, at once made the secret public, and disclosed the whereabout of Mr Stephens to a number of Fenian friends. Mr (Stephens ascertained this fact, and aware of his great danger, at once changed his location to ilnother residence, and since that time, in order to escape detection, has left one place for another in rapid succession. It was stated a few days ago that but 12,000 dollars had been received by Stephens since his arrival in New York last summer. This- is altogether erroneous, as it is known that nearly a quarter of^a-Tmilion-of dollars lias been collected and subscribed in various ways by tlie Stephens organisation since his arrival in New York, ffhis large sum of money lias been v used to pay salaries and the expenses of Officials! at headquarters and throughout the country, incuiTed-in. Tdifterenffo vfps;. is pUsßibly true that Steimeuiufayfac&'ihe stq|iii by appearing ■■■■: ■ ...It. .:..;': \

at the Fenian Convention this evening, which is called to listen to an explanation ' from him, as it is difficult for him to leave j ; the city with the numerous eyea upon ' him. At a meeting, of some of the Fenian ] < circles last evening, he was iudignautly : ; denounced as a traitor, a swindler, and ' Iby other opprobious titles. It is also known that Stephens informed a warm ■ personal friend on Monday that lie would prefer giving himself up to the English : Government, to be dealt with as they saw ; lit, sooner than face the rage of an in- .; fur.'aiedniob, and tl.at If the .crisis should : come, he would seek the protection ' of Superintendent Kennedy. Should " Stephens remain in the city, it is the " intention of parties high in the ranks of the Fenian Brotherhood to commence a " suit against him in court to recover the moneys placed in his hands as trustee on ; behalf of the Irish people of the United - States. The above-mentioned rumor, ' that Stephens intended leaving the city '■ last evening by the eight o'clock express i train for Boston, attracted a number of ; Feuiftns to the New Haven Depot. After i the train had left the watchers indulged • in various speculations in regard to the expected flight of tlie C. O. I. R. Some ■ -declared that they believed he was on the train, and that lie had effected an entrance to the cars through the agency of some person or persons employed at the depot.