Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-04-17

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/ tins city Yesterday Ior mayor rrsui,cu 49,
| favor Of Mr. Nav, hy majority Of 1910
votes over Mr.. Mills the Union candidate,
| The presence Of Gen, Ben, McCulloch, Of
| Texas, in Richmond, In connection with the
/ secession convention called ON the 9Th,
eScitc' much interest In army circles,
Kentucky.
Tho Southern Rights Convention, held on
/ the 3Oth anli3lst, was numcrously attended
and It's proceedings were harmonious, IL
adopted strong Southern resolutions, dcclnr-
cd the franklyn resolution Of the Peace
Conference insuilicicnti and for state
Convention, 10 he ordered by the Lcglsln-
turc aud delegates elected by the people
Border Slave State Conference, at an
early day, recommended; any appearance
of coercion To he considered hostile to Ken
lucky, and Ii the Conferences notion does
not obtain the amplcst Constitutional guar
antocs, then Kentucky to SO with the Sc
ccdCd States.
Virginia.
On the 18th the Convention adjourned
sine die after passinga resolution declaring
that "thc use of the U. $. forts was simply
to protect the country against foreign in
YOSlOn, cas- IL, nays bl.
Tennessee,
The Sccassionists hold State Conycn-
ton at Nashville on the lth May, TO nom
mate n candidate for Governor.
North Carolina.
Hon. Kenneth Paynor has come out in ia
vor of the secession Of the State from the
Federal Union
Europe.
Tho Insurance Underwriters Of Liverpool
and London have increased TIE rate Of in
suInncc on cotton from America, from 80 :,
to COS,
Mexico.
Chas. Wyctc, the new British Minister,
will be in Mexico about the LIST May.
A.!":tcs of 18th April from Tampico AT
New Orleans say nothing Mt all of the re-
ported march of Ampuda on Matamoras
and Brownsville.
Tie Confederate States,
The schooner fred into from M0r'is Is
luul batteries, while attempting to beat up
the channel, after being ordered TO STOP,
proves to lie loaded with ice, bound from
Boston for Savannah aud put into Charles
ton from stress Of weather No damage
done.
LII. Talbot, Of ~. Samnr, has been per-
thit,ca ny Gen. Beauregard 10 go % WASH
iugtom, Lincoln having appointed him Asst.
Adij, General, U. S. a. ...
Gen Bcaurceard $50 special dispatch to
the II. o. Della says having reported al
his preparations completed, received orders
on the 4th from Prcsdt. Davis to stop Maj.
Andcrsons supplies and mails cut off all
communication and regard him rs bcseig-
cd enemy.
This was done on the 25th The floating
battery was moved down to its position all
the reserved troops were sent to the batter
les, and Sumter is closely invested. No
attack will be made on it, unless provoked,
until further orders from Montgomery
This decided course gives great satisfaction
at Charleston. Anderson will have to ca
pitulate.
Commander Hcrryman, of the U, S. steam
or Wyandottc, died at Pensacola on the 81.
The two Mississippi Regiments, LOO
strong, under Brig. Gen. Mott, left Mobile
on the I'd for Pensacola.
The Florida Regiment of 400 men, asked
for by President Davis, were ready to march
on the ID
The Mississippi Convention adjourned on
the Both ult., sine die. 1t elected to the Pro-
ysonal Congress Jas. \. Orr, in place of
W. S. Wilson, resigned.
One Day Lator.---War News. 4.
The n. o. picNyunc has dispatches from
New York Boston, and Washington, of the
9th inst, which we condense as follows:
New York, April G.-'Ihc Transatlantic
steamships Illinois and Atlantic have been
chartered by tfE Federal Government
They are provisioned for 80 days and men
arc at work night and day, putting stores
and provisions on board. Their destination
is profound secret. The transatlantic
steamers Baltic and Ariel have also been
chartered, to carry troops and stores.
The Atlantic and Baltic left to-day, the
former with 900 u S. troops; also sixteen
doubled banked light draught boats for
landing troops and Of great speed. The
Baltic took out coastwisc clearance. The
Atlantic has Barry's light battery on board.
The U. S. War steamer Pawnee left this
morning for the South with $50 soldiers
The u. $. War steamer Powhatan left last
night with three companies of U. S. troops,
fgom TT. Hamilton. The U. S. revenue cut
ter Harriet Lane left to-day with sealed or
lers. The U. S. steam frigates Roanoke
and Wabash, each of 40 guns, and the U. ).
u.ig Perry will soon be ready for sea-
large numbers Of workmcn are engaged
un them. The recruits and other troops at
the Forts here are over ZOO men. The
recruiting Office here has been rc-opcncd.-
Recruits are being sent hence and from
Boston, Rochester, etc, to Governors Is
land.
Orders have been received here for i'm
mcnsc quantities of sand bags. Lint is
now manufacturing for the Tortugas
Works.
The excitement here, on account of these
movements, is intense. In the Stock mar
ket there is complete panic; U. S. Stocks
fell - State and Railway 8.
Mai Holmes, U. S. A., native of North
Carolina, an officer of 80 years service, and
commanding at this station, has resigned
Major Johnson also.
Capt. Meirs. of the U. s. Typographical
Engineers. with a party of carpenters ana
other mechanics, from Washington, lett
here to-day. When questioned as to his IN
tention, lie said: "You wi know all ABOUT
it in ten days" :,
The troops at Forts Columbus and llamil-
ton are packing UP for immediate move
mint.
boston, April G.--Great activity prevails
at the Navy Yard here; over 500 men are al
work on naval vessels. The cambridge
is ready for sea, only awaiting her crew.
The steam fIigates Minnesota, MISSISSIPPI
and Colorado are nearly ready.
From Washington.
W AsuINGToN. April G.--Much alarm ex-
lists in political circles on account Of tie
military preparations OF the Government,
which preserves entire silence.
A gentleman just left Mr.. Lincoln, who |
stated IN Il positive manner that the Al-
uiai=tra. lon VIII -.ot. uL3cr amy circuu-
s'ane,s initiate h1=i.iit.gs. hTt q consc- /
4acucr ot reliable reports that d. CoBie-- I
craze States have fioatcIel 70 aok Fort 7
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