M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-05-30
WAR NEWS.
WASHINGTON, May "a.

Intense excitement is created here
by the Sssassinate of Colonel Ellis
worth. Bells tolliDg, Grape on build
ings, and flags at halfmast. Ellis.
worth was shot in the back by one
jackson, proprietor Of ahotel in AL:
exandria. Jackson was instantly
killed by Francis D, Browne!l, Of
Troy, a member Of Ellsworth's Zou.
aves. The body is lying in state at
the Navy.yard. President Lincoln,
who was as warm personal friend Of
Ellsworth, is deeply affected by his
death. -.
Government is in possession Of
startling information from Baltim ore,
that certain prominent pretended
Union men, who, in presence Of Uni
ted States troops, have loudly pro-
iessed devotion to the Union, are
secretly working for Secession. Their
names, and accurate information about
them and their plans, are in the hands
OF the Administration.
An advance Of the rebels from Cul-
peper Court. house, sixty.two miles
from Alexandria, is anticipated; but
assurance is felt that Gen. Scott has
ordered this advance with a full un-
derstanding OF all he has to encounter.
The Sixty-ninth Regiment captured
300 rebels on the Orange Railroad
near Alexandria. 2 u
New YORK, May, "a.
The Tribune's dispatch furnishes
the following particulars: Colonel
Ellsworth was shot as he was descen-
ding the stairs with the Secession flag,
which be had torn down, by the man
jackson, keeper of the Marshal!
House, with a double barreled gun
He died almost instantly, dyeing the
Secession flag with his blood. He
only said, MY God!"
The New jersey troops, three miles
from Alexandria, were fred upon by
Secessionists in ambush. The latter
we're routed. Two rebel captains
were captured. ..t
MECHAM1csv1LLE, N. Y, May 16.
The assassination Of Col. Ellsworth
has caused, in his native town, the ut.
most sorrow aE6 indignation. The
father Of Colonel Ellsworth happened
to be in the telegraph Office when the
intelligence was received. All flags
in town are at half mast. The sym.
pathy expressed for his parents is
universal. The Colonel was their
only living son. a
WASHINGTON, May 26.
The Treasury Department, imme,
diately after the opening OF the pro,
posals on Saturday, commenced in.
forming the successful bidders of the
result. The Secretary accepted all
bids for bonds placed at S5 aud upward
and awarded Of the bonds So, 100000,
and of Treasury notes $2,241, 900.
The Wo,lds dispatch reported that
last night one OF the advance pickets
OF Zouaves was attacked by about
twenty men. After several rounds
the Secession!sts fed, but not until
six Of them were captured by the Zou.
aves.
1t is determined to call twenty
7 thousand more volunteers to Wash
ington.
Nj. Snowden, OF the Alexandra
Union, refused to publish Colonel
Wilcox's proclamation. A squad Of
printers from the regiment was de.
tailed to take the Office and print the
paper.
The force at Harper's Ferry is va
riously estimated at from 1000 to H..
f 900 men. About two thirds are equip
ped and armed. They are undoubt.
edly very short ofprovisiOns, and must
, be in starving condition in less than
a week. How they are to be relieved
f is a problem the rebel leaders will find
very difficult to solve.
The Cabinet has been in consulta.
, sion to-day on the question of appoint
f ing Governor Banks and john O.
Fremont Major Generals in the Army
No decision yet.
The bridges Of the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad, and of the
Hampshire and London Railroad
havve been destroyed for twenty miles
A car loaded with provisions, and
having eighteen Secession soldiers or
: board in citizens dress, has beer
! brought to Alexandria.
A passenger who left Richmond
yesterday arrived here this morning
, by way Of Manassas Gap. He say
the train on which he travled brough
one Thousand South Carolina troops
4, to the Gap, and that the entire mum
! Der Of troops there was estimated a
!, 5000. They were tolerably vel
I, armed and equipped and were throw
!, ing up intrenchments in anticipation
: vf attack. The belief there was tha