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through the city, until about noon; when
panic seized upon HE residents along Locust,
olive, Pine and Chesnnt streets. Gen. Harney,
It was cried, had lost all control OF the Dutch,
and Frank Blair had superseded him IN com:
%an e the an oa now Fa96 Be 1Ss
Dutch were coming to burn the city. Pefsons
actually flew along the streets; Hngfng the
door bells, and crying in to the occupants To
save themselves from the Dutch
and vehicles Of all descriptions were ftantical::
II sought after, into which the women and
children were plsced and driven ont cf the
CITY. The haekmen took advantage of the
fearful circumstances, and demanded the most
! exaorbtaat pfices-twenty-five dollars being
. came TO cur knoWledge. Hundreds OF fa1ni-
!, lies were rushed down to the steamboats,
Cant. Dau. Able and other owners freely
tendered their boats to the aftighted' people,
and AZ soon as steam could be raised, pushed
sway from the wharf, and conveyed them to
points up aud down the river: Several boats
crowded With people went down the. river as
fur as WIDOW Water's landing, sud staid there
ali last night The scenes along Pine aud o.
i've streeta .were particularly egonizing. It
was reported that the Dutch were to visit their
espectL rage upon the Southern families, aud
the constefnatiou among them was fearful
Women and children, with small packages Of
clothing and valuables, were hastily sent eff
In ca1r1ages-the men remaining behind to
brave the worst Prominent Republicans
were everywhere sought for protection, ths
feeling seeming to be shat thelr houses would
mot ht Fur54sf fAdh hF the Tfn&$9
Abont five O'Clock, Gen. Harney's procla-
nation was Published, and was most eagerly
seized upon and welcomed by the terrified
Eeople. Major McKinstry, the Police Com
ley, Able oad Others, scattered the proc1aMa-
ton along the streets, and did great deal to
allsy the fears Of the citizens.
Towards evening the Dutch not making
their appearance at all, the heads Of families,
no doubt, sitting quietly In their homes, and
of rendezvous, or doing duty IN the Arsenal,
the confidence Of the citizens was conaidera-
bly, restored By night many families had
returned, but without doubt thera were many
hundreds who spent hast night in exile from
their homes with their minds racked with
the most fearful approximations.
:; The panic was utterly causele:e. The Ger
man citizens and soldiery were, in fact more
quiet yesterday than On any day Of last week
They have never, Of our knowledge In this
Guy EQUt4H E1hlo til any ABSAU1L upUu IkeHtELA-
bIe citizens, or their families or property. The
whole alarm originated in the brain Of some
Weakminded individuals, whose judgments
have not been proof against the repeated
p; shocks Of the present excitement.
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
/ JEFFERsoN C1rI, Msy Il, 1861-As might
! have been expected, the first news of the cap
ture Of Camp jackson by tbs United States
troops on Friday last, threw the whole city and
Assembly into a tremendous excitement, and
rumor, with its Thousand tongues, was busy
in exaggeration. The first dispatch was that
Col. Blsir Was marching with 4 900 men on
out gun being fired, and that Frost and his
command were cowards-this was sent by
Tucker; the next that he bad only demanded
and received the artillery OF the camp, lately
brought from the southwest. The next re-
port, ard which created more terrible stir in
the Assembly, was that two regiments were
on tha march from st. Louis to capture Jetfer-
son City and take the Assembly and Governor
prisoners.
Men were rushing to and fro in frantic
haste, gathering their arms and exciting the
people The Governor told the Legislature
and he would al be prisoners in twenty -four
hours. =.
He ordered special train to be rot ready at
once to go down the Pacific Road with troops
and burn the bridges. He also took possession
OF the telegraph ofI1cs at this city, and placed
guard over it with strict orders to allow no
messages to go through. Your repor er, as
wal aa others, were, of course, prevented
thereby from sending messages. Messages
aud cousiers were sent TO every point Of the
country calling for troops aud arms.
Late in the evening, after considerable delay,
occasioned, learn, by the refusal Of some OF
the railroad men to aid In the destruction OF
its properly, train Was finally started with
about forty men, under command Of General
Hongh. The order before starting was
showing that they had combustibles on for
firing the bridge. The next morning the new.
was brought that the bridge at Osage was
burned It turns out that one span on this
side wa4 burned SO that trains could not pass
but that the passengers and mails were brought
over By the laying Of planks from the remain
der Of the bridge to the banks, with but little
delay.
Tie State House Was put nnder guard, the
State Treasury was removed from the city
and every citizen was instructed to arm him
self, If possible. and turn out.
The name Of Col. F. P. Blair seems to strike
terror to all-the Governor, the officers, and
the Assembly. Several fnmilies have beer
sent over the river for safety, and also the
young ladies' OF the seminsry.
, The couvicts were all locked up and the cit1
was put under strict military and civic re-
stEaint, all drinking saloons were closed b,
order, and most OF The business houses yolun
tarily closed. Guards are stationed at every
corner almost, also ut the railroad depot.
No one could persuade tue State Rights par
ty, but that Col. Blair was on the road to taRt
them all as prisoners for treason.
, Since yesterday morning men from ths
country have been pouring in thick, and still
we're coming.
, The effect Of the news Was at once seen 0,
| the action of the Assembly. Late night sea
! II hall md : no mil
, itary bill without amendments, was passed b,
a large maj jority In both Houses.
A bill wa passed In the House and sent int
l the Senate authorizing the Governor to bu.
foundrles 1of casting cannon aiso real estate
! On which to erect armories and mhnufactur
aTms
An early m1rning session vas held on sat
f nr<ay. In the Senate - open session vas hel
t for ehort time.
, The bill to amend the city charter Of 81
Louis, introdu ed last session, was passed.
: 4 bill allowing the hanks to isgue sma
: notes was paased-thirty days being given t
: issue In 80
4 bin e1emptiug the Sheriff Of st. Lonl
] county from the law passed st tos]ate session
8 regulating the saie of real estate under execl
q tion, was passed
i <~The appropriation bill for arming the Stat
. has passed both Houses. The Provisions Of
j are not positively known yet. It is reporte
to appropriate some two or three milli iuns fc
srming tho State, to be raised by the isxue {
new bonds In small amounts, to be sold t
citizens, and made receivable for taxes by th
appropriation Of the bank fund to pay Il
State Interest; also the school fund also th
j. whole revenue Of the 6tete for the next tn
= years, II necessary. ~ 80: =
= Full and despotlc powers are 'given to tt
: Governor to aat aa he secs proper, or expe6
I ent in The expenditure Of this fund, or to rait
the money for It. 50 = 80 ~------'--'
: T., Troops are arriving, every hour, In squat
i or mounted eompanies9' e;telegraph Is sti
! under surveillance, though not 80 strict rs
: : first I believe business messages, &C.; al
: allowed ta 60 through :r.,
+ The Union feeling here is rather on the i
= creaae th&n otherwise. An excitement Of d
= bate is avoided by the Union men, The
: policy Ia to maintain mastery fnacazii
j. until yitfated political atmosphere becom
: purified, which will not take plsce howeye
until after the Assembly adjoufns. !:-,
q The feat Of War: -:
q WAsnuarox, May 1.-The Mesars.- Gell
4 wers IN consultation With Secretary Cha
,, Friday about the new 1oau.. Yesterday Il
e, Secretary Invited otfers for the nine mfllfo1
., undisposed OF under The act Of Fehruas
I, which does rot restrict otfeb to par. II
Y, ca1l requires ten days Advertisement only.
q IL understood the Secretary though author1z
II to re1ect offsrs below par and resort to tres
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