The national Republican., 1861-05-17
Thomas Hornbrook has been appointed Uni
ted States surveyor at Wheeling, Virginia.


A vessel of war, supposed to be the Niagara,
was seen off the harbur ut Charleston, on the
llth instant. The port is probably now block.
AIDED.
Letters received from Kansas say that the
crops promise splendidly this year. The pros
pect has not been so good for several years, in
agricultural matters, as at present.
Robert Tyler, son Of ex.President Tyler, has
resigned the Office of Prothonotary Of the Su.
preme Court OF Pennsy lvania, and left for the
South. J. Ross Snowden has been appointed
in his place.
An unsuccessful attempt was made during
Tuesday night to destroy three culverts, or
small bridges, on the line of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, near the Monocacy. Packages
containing powder were placed under the abut.
ments, and then fired, but happily they proved
unsuccessful. The soldty Of the masonry, as
well as the bungling manner in which the pow.
der was applied, account for its want Of sue.
cess. All the trains passed along in safety.
UNION INDIASs.-We understand that the
Secretary of War has accepted the services of
an Indian regiment raised in Wisconsin. They
will be commanded by DR.. P. b. Randolph, of
Boston, who receives the rank of colonel. The
regiment will be soon mustered into the service
OF the unitcd States. Its destination is the
Far West, where it will pay It's respects to the
red tribes mustered by the confederate rebels.
The Massachusetts Legislature has passed q
bill authorizing the establishment of camp of
5000 men. 1t has also authorized the Govern.
or to loan to the United States Government
100000 in case this should be desired during
the recess Of the Legislature.
&KNIonTs OF THE GOLDEN CIRcLE.-By An
order of General Buckley, it appears that he
has been laboring in Kentucky since the LIST of
February last, principally in Louisville, and has
added to the order ], 443 members, 534 Of whom
have been sent to the army of the Confederate
States. Two regiments are now being formed
in the State, to be held subject to the orders of
the Governor. The order has now l7,G43 men
in the field, and the president has no hesitation
in saying that the number can be duplicated, If
necessity requires.
Orders have gone from the War Department,
directing Major General Wool to proceed to
Fortress Monroe, and take command there, in
place of Colonel Dimmick.
On Saturday, the banks of Providence, R.. l.,
through a committee, rendered 100000 to
Mr.. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, when.
ever convertible Treasury notes, having two
years to run, are offered by him.
lut NcW lOTh OulOH Safety OOmmltCee, OF
which Mr.. Simeon Draper is chairman, (eight
in number,) who have been here for day or
two, returned home yesterday, having accom-.
plished the object of their mission. The Pres.
ident has agreed to accept the services Of the
fourteen additional regiments Of three years
men from New York, they came hther to ten.
der-making fttytwo regiments, in oil, from
that State.
Senator R. NJ. T. Hunter, one of the Vir.
ginia commissioners to the Confederate Gov
eminent, reached Atlanta, Georgia, on Friday
last, en- route to Montgomery. At the request
Of q number Of influential citizens of Atlanta,
he delivered an address, which, the Confsd
eracy remarks, was "full of Southern fire.
GEN. Scorr's FAMILY.-The family of the
veteran Scott have gone to Elizabeth, NJ,
and are about to occupy the mansion known as
"Geu. SCOTS House."
A Montgomery dispatch in the Charleston
papers states that the Arkansas act of secession
is complete and final
General Scott has sent orders for the fortiG.
cation of the heights at Cairo, commanding
Bird Point, which he regards as the only as.
sailable point at that post.
Two yachts belonging to private individuals
have been formally accepted by the Govern.
ment, and detailed for service by the Treasury
Department. Their owners, James Gordon
Bennett, jr., Of New York, and T. P. Ives, of
Providence, r. l., have been commissioned as
lieutenants in the revenue service, and are
ordered to their respective vessels as lieuten.
ants commanding
The steamer Great Eastern is advertised to
sail from New York on the 25th, for Liverpool,
with passengers and freight
Judge Scarborough of the United States
Court of Claims, has resi- gned.
A legal demand has been made upon Gen.
Harvey, at St. Louis, to give up Capt. Melon
aid, who was taken prisoner by the Missouri
volunteers after the affair at Camp jackson.
The General answered in writing, refusing to
give him up till he had received instructions
from Washington, and declaring his determine.
ton to obey the higher law of his country. The
decision of the Judge has been postponed.
The Banks of Boston have offered to take
$4,000, 900 of the new loan.
Hon. B. +. Thomas has been nominated by
Convention Of citizens, without distinction Of
party, to represent in Congress the Massachu.
sets district left vacant by the resignation of
Hon. Charles Francis Adams.
Flour is selling at SIS barrel at Mont,
gomery, Ala, although the local papers quote
it much lower, to prevent bad effect abroad.
The reign Of terror is horrible in Alabama;
enlistment or conGscation Of property is the
only alternative. The planters tremble for
their negroes, and lock them up every night.
A new projectle has been invented in
France; it weighs 80 pounds, and is expected
to kill 100 men when falling Oh column.