Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-05-31
Money Matters at Chicago.
Steamer "HrOoklyn" Hloekading the
Mouth Of the Mississippi.
RECEPTION OF THE INDIANA REGI-
MENTS AT GAINESVILLE.
Especial to the New York Commercially

Especial to the New York OommsrciaLI
WASHINGTON, May 3O.-The New York
Second Regiment has been disbanded. owing
TO their being demorslized.
Lieutenant Colonel Farnham will be
Colonel Of the Fire Zouayes, unless he should
decline. He is an experienced officer.
1t is now believed the Federal troops will
occupy Manassas J junction to. morrow night,
driving away the rebels who have congre-
gated there.
Secretary Cameron is attending to his
duties to. day.
1t is reported that the Virginia Newton
Rifles, Roger Pryor's Company, voted in a
body the straight Union ticket, much to
Pryor's indignation, who Immediately dis
banded them.
Orders were to day issued for the return
of the Seventh Regiment to New York, to be
mustered out of service.
Captain Engle, from Fort Monroe, reports
Sewalrs Point almost impregnable, and now
occupied by four thousand rebels. Buffers
plan is to surround them and cut off their
supplies, thus forcing them to surrender.
New York, May 3O.-When the frigate
Niagara was at Havana, two New Orleans
schooners we're in port, flying the rebel flag,
but o visit from Lieutenant Porter oc-
casioned the substitution of the stars and
stripes.
A gentleman from Norfolk reports ten
thousand troops there, we'll armed, food
plenty, but high; twenty five thousand men
at Richmond, and the city strongly fortified.
Jefferson Davis was i'll, but expected there
Immediately.
WASHINGTON, May 30.-Eleven steamers
are at Washington Navy-yard, fitting out
with ammunition, stores, &c, for an un-
known destination.
Troops in the Capitol buildings are to-day
moving to their new quarters in the General
Post-ofice.
A Yirginian from Fairfax reports that the
rebels will come down the canal to Alexan-
dria when the Federal troops advance, thus
meeting them half way.
The new military district, called the De.
partment of Kentucky, has been formed, and
will be commanded by Colonel Anderson.
CHICAGO, May 3O.-Up to last night, it was
thought Senator Douglas was getting better,
since then he has been gradually sinking
Fears are entertained by his friends and
ply ~sicians that he will not live through the
night.
Especial Dispatch to the Evening Post.l
The War Department is busily engaged in
making appointments for officers Of the
thirty regiments Of regular troops, ordered
by the President, in addition to the present
lOICes Lu0et ItRllucuJ5i Wien dTIdnBeulouIs
for their organization are perfected, will be
very efficient, as all the commissioned officers
will be men who have seen active service.
PHILADELPHIA, May Boa Philadelphia
escaped recently from Memphis has arrived
here. He says there are about three thous.
and troops IN Memphis and about as manJ
more encamped on the Fair Grounds neal
that city.
At Randolph are about five thousand men
and a formidable battery of sixty four
Founders and two mortars. At Fort Rector
six miles above Memphis, there are about ont
thousand men. Opposite Fort Rector, OF
the Tennessee side, is Sort Harris, with abOu
one thousand men. At Memphis and vari
Gus points between there and tie Missouri
and Kentucky lines there are about on
thousand men.
NEW YORK, Nay 3O.-The Commercial,
dispatch mentions the rumor of the resignA
ton of Judge fancy. A merchant of Alex
andria received a letter from his brother il
Richmond, urging him TO leave Immediately
as the Southern army is concentrating Il
drive the Federal forces away .s
The Posts dispatch says the rebels ar,
eVacuating Harper's Ferry, contemplating
concentrating near Richmond and Norfolk
CHICAGO, May 30.-The Bank Commits
sioners have made q call for additional secu
rites on fifty-two banks having a circulation
of $4,000, 600, secured by $l,300,00o North
ern, $5,000,0O0 border State, and $500, 90
seeded State stocks. The call gives til
banks until June l to make up the deficit
CLEVELAND, May 30-The returns of Tues
days Congressional elections are meager, bu
Richard A. Harrison Conservative Repnbli
caD( has been elected TO fill Corwin's plac
by q small majority over Harlan (RadicG
Republican, Samuel T. Worcester has bee
chosen in place of Sherman by a majority
about two thousand. n (
LOUISVILLE, May 30.-A dispatch frol
Charles A. Fuller, in the Picdytne of th
9Th, Gays the Brooklyn is blockading th
mouth Of the Mississippi.
The Pensacola correspondent of the Mobil
Advertiser states that several vessels, incluC
ing three from ApalaehicolA, had been drive
from there within two or three days.
FRANKFoRT, May S0.-The proceedings {
the Convention to-day were unimportant.
WASHINGTON, May 30.-Wiliam Wood, {
New York, has been appointed Commissions
of Public Buildings.
Hugh Maher, Of Chicago, is the lowe
bidder fer the great beef contract for ii
army. He offers to deliver il here for 81 Al
1t has been determined by the GoVernmer
to give every man serving in the army an
navy q diploma on parchment, signed BY I'll
President and heads OF departments.
No proposals for the loan of nearly $l4
100000, under the act of June last, wei
opened.
/ The thirty days required by law befol
the power TO issue TreaSury-notes coul
accrue, expired TO day, and the Departmel
will therefore avail itself of that means
meeting the wants Of the Treasury.
: The new Military Department of KeI
i, lucky, Colonel Robert Anderson commanl
; ant, embraces 80 much of that State as Ii
within one hundred miles of the Ohio Rive
a vile.
The receipts int the Treasury for Il
week ending Monday last were 1880, 900. g
: JOHANNESBURG, PEERA, May 3O.-The s
I cession troops lave fallen back two mil
= from Williamsport, in the direction Of Ma
! tinsburg. They have about Eve hundr,
men and two small swivel guns. About o.
: hundred assertions have occurred since h
Whllamspott camp was established. The
were three deaths from small pox this wee
= NEW YORK, May 30.-The schooner Urba
has arrived from lndiAnola via Havana, wi
= Companies A and d, of the Second Unit
7 States Infantry, under Captain Jordan a
4 Lieutenant Grove also twelve women a
twelve children.
= BALTIMORE May 30.-TWo New Yo
= Regiments, from ElmirA, passed through hi
= at six O'Clock this evening. 7fIsL
y ZANEsYILLE, May 30.-The ladies Of Il
y city met the Seventh Indiana Regiment
y the depot, this evening, with q perfect av
y lanche of all kind of eatables, and proYidi
them with an immense number of bouque