The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-05-01


!" Gen. Hsrney. having received the necessary
y orders yesterday. about seven hundred men
were enlisted under the Presidest's procls-
nation. and received BY and placed IN er
the command O. III oiii :ers OF The Uni
TED States Arsenal. 10 This city
n !, is understood that 800 men have ten
Z dered their services, sni will be accepted.
a bout 1900 troops are now IN The Arsenal.
lDdiana-Message Of the Governor.
INDfASAP.L:s. April 20.
Governor Nor on delivered his NEE saye
10 the Legislature iLls afternoon. He re-
eomnends The appropriation Of $l.O0O.OO0
Tor The purpose Of purshasing arms and mu.
nitions Of war. End for the organization Of
such portion of The militia ss may be deemed
necessary for the present emergency. He
recommends the passage Of law defining
and Furnishing treason against the State.
In alludlng to The preset nj troubles, he said
We should approach the contest not a. par.
tisans. but as patriots, who cast aside every
selfish consideration when danger threatens
our country. The struggle 10 one in which
we enter with the deepest reluctance. If
the people cf the seeding States put thrm-
selves in The attitude Of public enemies, they
must bear the responsibility.
To our sister State, Kentucky, We turn
with hope and affection. appeal % her,
by the ties Of common kindred. 10 maintaia
The Constitution and the Union.
The Legislature to day appropriated
81 900 600 for the present exigencies.
Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, April 25.
Msior 9. H. Fry denies The statement. in
the Courier this morning. thar he has re-
signed HE portion in The Federal Army.
proposition has been made By the Gov.
srnoF Of Kes'ueky 10 the Governor Of Ohio
that the Governors Of the border Slssss pro.
pess 20 the Uaited States Csversness @
become srbitfasors between the eorsssdine
parties in the present difficulties.
"A de,achmens Of Colonel Duncsn's reri-
mens. about 400 strong. under Captain d.
shs. left b. the Nashville Railroad this sf.
lernoon for the Southern Ccnfederacy.
A Rrivateer.
General Wool has received information
that two privsteer steamers isted out st
Norfolk before Virginia seeded. Ole has
single rfed guns, sRd the other four large
gunf.
Among recent designations are Commsn.
der MeBIair. Of the Navy. Lleutensnts Bon
nett and Winder, Of the National Observs.
cry; Lleutenants Brooke. Powell, Lewis
md Simons, Of the Navy. and Colonel John
90, Qaarter-msster General OF the Army.
PHrLaDEIrHrA, A pril IS. =
The latest news from Annapolis ststes
bat the road il open 70 Washington.
General Lamon, from Washington reports
he following % Mr.. LincoIns reply 10 the
altimore Committee, asking for peace, con-
luding thus:
"Gentiemen, now 60 home. TIL your
eople Il they won't attack US we won't A.
lck them; il they attack us We will retail.
Ie severely. Trso2s must come 10 WASH
gton. and that th-oagh Maryland, and they
lal.r
Governor Hicks issued proclsmation con-
ming the Legislature for tomorrow.
Il is reported that over 1000 Southern
oops arrived 1t Norfolk On Tuesday; dec
nation secret
Every cndeavor las been used with the
thori,ies Of Baltimore to permit the 70
ening Of telegrsphic communicslso0, but
far they have been unsuccessful.
NEw 0RrEAxs. April rs.
Accounts from the upper pavishss ssy tbss
) military excitement is increasing, ssd
lunteer companies are forming rapidly
10 planters are Offering money freely.
Rumors from sn authentic source hsvs
,ched Brszos that the Mexicsns aresges-
g up another guerrilla warfare against
, citizens o, the Rio Grsnde. above
cwnsviIIe. The town Of Roma hss been
lsged and burnt, and many American
niles have been musdured. BrownsviIls
0 has been threatened.
The number of Federal troops lsit in Tex.
Is about one thousand. They sre sbun.
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