The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1861-05-02
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--Pennsylvania has already raised 80 900
volunteers, 10, 900 Of which have been accept
ed.
The Memphis papers are tuning with
rage over the occupation Of Cairo by the U.
s. troops.
Tie Governor Of Delaware has issued
his proclamation calling out the troops requir-
ed Of that State by the President.
Government has seized 25 900 bbls Of
-four ct Georgetown, and is supplying the poor
people with it at ~ per bbl., while the mar
ket price is SIS.
"A Virginia paper states that there, are
10000 troops at Richmond, four thousand a.
Harper's Ferry and three thousand at Nor.
folk.
"A privateering Office is publicly announ.
ced in the Now Orleans papers.
--ltis currently reported that ex. President
Buchanan has disposed Of his farm and aed
to Canada in consequence Of threatening re.
marks from Ohio troops, who two thousand
strong are quartered in Lancaster.
&C o. Wilkes, editor of Wilkes Spirit,
has left New York to join Cassius M. Clay's
reg ment at Washington.
IS, S,me six hundred OF the Texan troops
arrived at New York Thursday last by the
Empire City.
The Government is taking possession Of
the railroa Is in the neighborhood Of Wash
Dgton, and sending ouI men and other means
for repairing and keeping them in an opera
ting condition.
Repairs on the railroad between Phila
delphia and Washington are being made with
all possible dispatch, and when completed
will be placed in charge of powerful force
of armed guards, and be kept open for trans
porIaion of mails and passengers only. The
telegraph line will also be protected.
The secessonsts have seized Fort Smith
Arkansas Government loss about three
hundred thousand dollars.
Leslie Coombs has applied to the gov.
ernment for arms to be used By Union men
of Kentucky in tef-defense.
1t is reported that the secessionists have
seized seventy thousand stands of arms at the
Factoryville Arsenal.
Senator johnson, of Tenn, was mobbed
at Lynchburg, Va, on Sunday last.
The secession organ at Washington has
been suppressed by the people Of the city.
"A letter from business firm in Phila-
delphia states that 25A, 900 Enfield rifles have
arrived from England and as manv more al e
on the way.
A schooner from New York, towed by a
tug, was brought to by shot from fortress
Monroe, which went through the tug The
cargo was seized. 1t consisted of miliar,
stores for Va, and a full light artillery battery
The N. Y. Tribune on the authority of
the agent of the Fail River Line o. stea ners
denies the poisoning Of Massachusetts volun-
teers with drugged brandy.
The office of the Troy News, a demo
cratic p'per, was sacked by mob on Satur-
day, for preaching treason ag ,inst the gov
ernment, and its editor, Mr.. Llveridge, was
driven from The city.
--One hundred and seventy-fve companie s
of Ohio Volunteers have been accepted to 90
into immediae G service. One hundred and
thirty ysev,n have been accepted subject to fu
ture requisilion. Totll, three hu ldred and
twelve.
Now il is tported that the Virgini4ns
are fortifying Arlington Heights and now
it is said that the United States are planting
batteries upon the same elevations. AS we
said, it is hard under the circumstances to be
sure of Washing on at all. We believe that
the city is really exant, but from the difficult
ty attending the peaceful passage Of our troops
through an cnemy's couatry, il is the work
of time to find it.
The delusion under which our S ,u,hern
brethren labor in regard to the sentiment Of
the north, is one of the amusing features of
this sad business of an internecne war The
correspondent of business house in New
York writes from New Orleans, that the m y
ment any fighting takes place, the South will
! succcs,ively capture Washington, Phiadcl
phia, New York and Boston. He innocently
add, that it is confidently expected one hall
of the northern people would welcome a con-
federate army.
1t gives us pleasure to be able to state
that Lieut.. Slemmer's loyalty has net been
questioned at Washington, and that he ba:
simply been superseded in the command al
Fort Pckens by superior officer sent thi'her
with reinfoicements. That officer is Maj
Jealous B, Tower, OF the Engineers, an ac-
compliShed officer and brave men. He is oil
Massachusetts birth.