Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-06-08
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Telegraphio News from all Quarters.

! .StWASlllNdTON, may 4IS.---lh IStttr StatoS
chat yesterday squad Of men Of company
A, Union Regiment, arrested Mr.. Il. Alarkoe,
late fourth class clerk in tho State Depart
mont, on a, charge Of having said in a con
vegsation with j. q. Wright, in Georgetown,
| TINT llo was ii, communication with the
Southern Commissioners in Europe hir.
NJ, at his examination before Justice Dom,
explained what he said to tho,witncss Hc
IS an intimate acquaintance of A.t,Dudley
Mann, one of tho South Carolina Commits.
I sioncrs to Europe, and received, few days
before this conversation, q letter from him,
in which he stated positively that England
and France would recognize tho. Southern
Confsderacy. In tho conversation, Wright
! expressed the opinion that the European
powers would not recognize the Southern
Confedcracy; tho prisoner expressed differ
cnt opinion, and referred to this letter as tho
ground for it. 1Ic declared that ho was
ready to show that letter to tho President at
any time, and claimed to bon good Union
man The Justice detained him in custody
to await the order of General Mansfield.
Several others were arrested, but were dis
charged for want Of sufficient proof.
The steamer Yankee brought to Washing
ton today three prizes at least one of them
being loaded with tobacco.
| Information has been received hero that
over two thousand Ohio troops, from Camp
Dcnnison, yesterday, took possession of tho
Northwestern Virginia Railroad, which runs
from Parkcrsburg to Grafton, for a distance
of so miles, aud proceeded in the latter d-
rcction. \ largo number of troops also
crossed the Ohio at Belair, three miles from
Wheeling, for the same destination. This is
indicative of events at Harpcrs Ferry.
Forty-four river boats arc laid up at Gin
cinnati, having no cargocs since the pron,ul-
cation of Secretary Chasos order to cstub-
lsh land blockade. ss $.
| FURTHER DETAILS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Everything arpcars to be comparatively
quiet at Alexandria, Va We make the sub
joined cxtracts from tho Washington ,Sur
| Of Tuesday evening: 5e
a COMMANDER FOR THE ADVANCING
CoLu Mn I}rigadicr,G General Mcdowell has
been duly charged with the command of tho
division Of the forces Of tho United States
rccantly thrown across the Potomac from this
point. We infer, from his selection for this
command, that it is the purpose of the Com
mandcr.in' Chief to push field operations with
that column with great vigof, to the present
end of cutting off the retreat of tho forces
now Mt llarpcr's Ferry and preventing their
reinforcement, either of which can be offec-
ted only by passing down the Manassas Rail-
road to the Junction, point within fifteen, or
sixteen miles from tho most advanced posi-
tionsTfat lls dbyotheiscputingsa ngsaapy,
tics connected with General NIcDowell's com
mand, and upon which it seems to be pro-
posed to advance a considerable portion of
the army with as little. delay as possible. .,.,
iNTEnEsrlNa FROM CAIRO, lII.INoIS.---
The United States forces cncanpcd at Cairo,
H., arc busily employed in tortifying TINT
place. letter to tho Chicago Times, dated
the 24th, says: -
large force has been engaged during the
past two days tearing down buildings at the
extreme point to make way forth proposed
fortifcaton. A heavy construction train is
bringing in earth from a point twelve miles
out, on the limo Of the Central Railroad, to
construct n, cross cmbankmcnt from the Ohio
to the Mississippi lcvcc, SO as to cpclosc mn
area of about six acres. When this embank-
mcnt is finished as laid out, the troops here
will be amply protected on nvcry side by
brcastworks Of character that would resist
the. heaviest canhonadMg, perhaps for
twcyomonth. ,5t let-,.. ...tas
A company is organizing at Humboldt,
which when filled up will come forward to-
Union City. The talk there is to the effect
chat in less than ten days Con. Pillow will
have ton thousand men ut Jackson and I'm
ion City for the purpose Of attacking Cairo,
WASHINGTON, May 30.--An official lcttcr,
to Gen. Butler, speaking. of slaves, says:
Rofrlin from surrendering them to alleged
masters and persons who come within your
lines; you will employ such persons inthe'
service to which they are best adapted, keep
ing an account Of the snnc.D 4
The II. Y. Tribune says tits rumorcd that
Gen. IIoe is approaching Alexandria with
5000 SSoutherners,, and fairfax, 9. II. with
10000 ,'22
IIarpcr's Ferry is we'll provided with loayy
artillery. @.%
Butler was rcinforced yesterday by two
| ! thousand troops .}I4s.: /, yNa
Tho n. Y. Times says there arc eight
thousand troops at IInrpoEs Ferry, and ono
thousand at Point Rocks ~ Us. Ii, $ fsT,
/ ,There is no confirmation &of tho rumored
evacuation. They expect San1attack nightly,
and sleep on their arms tHsM9 ,1s.s
sa Gen. MCDOWELL has information that .cr1..
l1ce is advancing on, Alexandria with 25.O 900
1 troops, ,nnd that Mcdowell anticipates a,i At
tack is evident from tho activity in terrifying
/ the approaches to the city s% ~ ~ 49,
4 Grafton was occupied BY, y,thcEcdcralists to-
day. The Southorners retired without firing
! Tho gossip here is That the Second New
| York Regiment abccou,ing demo,alized, has
been disbanded.1t 7,a.
~ Capt. Eagle reports that Sewells Point ia