The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-04-06

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Milwaukee, J. HeFion. Dubuque. Nj. a.
Dart Marshal o. the southern district d
New York.
Postmasters--R. r. Sanderson, Mem,
phis, Geo Dawson, Albany, Almon N.
Clapp, Buffalo.
A dispatch TO the Poa says Mr.. Lane
was nominated District Judge of Alabama,
At the suggestion Of Mr, Cobb, from shat
State.
A Washington dispatch to the Express
says Gov, Houston writes to the Presi-
dent that the Indians are threatening
Texas, asking II the Federal Government
can or will afford relief. 81
4 1t IS reported that Riggs, the Wash
ington Banker, contempIates Investment
10 part Of the Confederate States loan.
1 Intelligence received at Washington on
the 26th, is TO the effect, TINT by the LIST
OF April there would be concentrated at
Pensacola 5000 troops from the Confeder.
ate States. This sudden movement oil
troops in that direction was made upon
the statement that achievements had
been sent from New York TO Fort Pick.
ems The Montgomery government deemed
itadyisable to be fully prepared for any
emergency.
There is q prospect now that every dol
lar Of the $s,000,000 advertised for by
Secretary Chase win be taken at fair
rates. ::
The Postmaster-G General is experiencing
some trouble from the new mail agents ii
Virginia. Tho people along the routes
threathen tar and feathers to the unlncky
agents if they attempt to do their duty,
and one has already resigned, and tic
other is expected to throw up his com.
mission,
Several Virginia republicans have pre-
scnted themselves for the vacancies, and
will serve at all hazards. If the people
interrupt, the mails are likely to be cut of.
The NewO Orleans dispatches Of Yesterday
say that the state convention has adopted
an ordinance dividing Louisiana into six
congressional districts, also an ordinance
transferring the public funds to the Con
federate States; an act aboIishing free
banking and abolishing the general char.
ter system, which passed, and the conven.
tion adjourned SINE de.
Two companies Of Zoaayes left for Pen.
sacola to-day on active service. ... (
Mobile adyiees say that troops and
munitions are constantly moving to Pen.
sacola. Several companies are expected
from North Alabama. Al Memphis
dispatch Of yesterday also states that 500
Mississippi troops passed through that
place that day for Pensacola; they had a
military reception, and we're enthusiast
caliy welcomed. ..s 81
81 Yesterday, the Virginia convention de-
bated till recess an amendment to the first
resolution, declaring that the states, when
the federal constitution was formed, we're
independent soyereignties, inserting "and
still are after the word aWere.n
A New York dispatch of the 26th
states that the parties supposed to be
Implicated IN tile robbery of the New
York Exchange BaIik are two welEknown
English burglars who were arrested about
two months ago in this :yicinity, bnt sub.
seqAeiitiy discharged on u habeas corpus.
Vera Gruzsdatss 10 March 2Ist bring
intelligence that the pfiacipal road to the
capitol stsarmetl with bands OF robbers.
Capt Oldham; Of the British steamer
NeurHIs, was severely wounded by robbers,
while returning from the city. OF Mexico
The constitutional government was max.
ing slow progress. Gov. BanoFa is dead
Ruh0rs had reached the capitol that a
party OF lllEibustefs had intaded Lower
California. 1t was also reported TINT q
movement was progressing for the separ-
alton Of number Of the border states,
and their erection into the Sierra Madre
Republic NJ Saligny, the French min
lister, had presented his credentials, and
was formally received. .s.=.....1l... {.
.:. n ST.. Lor1s, March go, pm !. :, -:
The confederate newspaper at Wash
iugton has received a dispatch that Fort
Sumter was vacated to-day. .z...! I.
A dispatch to the New York Herald
from Charleston yesterday says there il
no chauge in the aspect Of affairs at Fort
Snnter PreSt Davis has made a requi,
sition on this state for troops for pur.
pose unknown. He has also called for
five hundred from Florida, aud two thou
sand from Georgia, " :: -. .. ..>= u.
The Florida convention ratified the