Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-13

O-By order of Governor Rector. Of Arkansas.
Gen Jones seized at Napoleon. l4U 900 ball cart.
ridges, 100 Maynard rides, 300 cavalry saddles,
800 sabers belonging TO the Federal Government
for the use Of the secessionists.
III Postage stamps are so scarcea Ind dianapolis
owing to the interruption between Baltimore and
Washington, that 1t is said to be impossible TO
send Oft transient papers, and, in MANY cases let
tiers are detained for want Of stamps to prepav
postage.
II The Sabine Pass Times, reports great rise
In the waters OF the upper Sabne-the greatest
since 1884. The Neches had not risen sc uoncb
But little cotton Is coming down these rivers at
present
II The Hungarian citizens of the United
states are organizing Magyar Legion, under men
VINO Were active and brave officers In their own
country.
III Official statements from Harrisbur- sbo,y
that Al $50 troops have been formally offered 10
the Government by Pennsylvania, making fifty
! three regiments.
Milford, CT has made an appropriation of
SlO Tor every unmarried, and SIS Tor every mar
ried volunteer, and voted to insure the liz. NJ
every soldier for 81 900.
IL The repairs on the Northern Central Pail
road have been completed, and the trains resumed
their routes. The Philadelp phia road ia eInectcd
to be completed tomorrow
III A terrible hurricane swept over Oranue
burg, South Carolina, destroying an immcSss
amount Of timber and buildings, and killing
several persons.
Compress rom
California, has volunteered as a private in the
provisional army, and goes with the MAGNOLIA
Cadets from Virginia.
ID The Memphis Appeal says there are 7o7 ONO
| federate States
IL Marshfield, the tomb Of Webster. has raised
war fund Of IS. 200, and $40 bounty Is offered TO
| every volunteer.
MA company of flying artillery Of Msssachu-
/ with light hunting axe.
| III AT Macon, Ga, all persons tried in Court
ior assault and battery are sentenced to enlist in
| the army. 40
! II The war demand for cloth is so great that
tne Loweii mills are running night and day, Sun
| IL Two hundred and seventy women have
| thus far offered their services as army nurses i'm
! Boston. 40
| III Colonel Ramsey, late Of the o. 8 Armv {,
the United States service
| ID The New York Times and Tribune arc
| Issuing Sunday editions of their paper to be CON
tinued during the war.
| u Col John Pickrell announces. himself as
union candidate for Congress from the Fifth Con-
| gressional District of Maryland
III Judge Camden, who was appointsd ons q,
The Virginia Delegates TO the Montgomery Con.
| gress, has declined attending.
III The 'Stars and Stripes" are TO be raised
over over the Custom House at Wheeling to-day, with
II battery has been erected on the ,jver
Dank at Helena, Ark and the father of waters at
| that point is well guarded.
III The Charleston Mercury notices the depar-
lure from that city, on Thursday night last Of SIS
men for Virginia.
III The New York Chamber of Commerce
have raised Sis and the lawyers of that citv
$50 600, for patriotic purposes.
IL scarcity Of boatmen and drivers has oc
CURED on the New York canals and northern akes
In consequence Of recruiting for the war
III Yesterday, two little boys were drowned
near the Five Mills, Franklintown, Baltimore
county, Md.
The State OF Missouri has obtained u GOO
Kegs OF powder from the mills In that vicinity.
IL Founderies in Memphis Tenn. and Flor.
ence, Ala, are busily engaged in casting cannon.
O0ne hundred and five Cincinnati printers
RA forest fire In Cape May county, NJ
has devastated 80, 600 acres Of land -
W The ciiculation Of the New York Herald
has been interdicted at Atlanta, Ga
removed. ven