Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-16

IL The collector Of st. Louis has received
orders from the Secretary Of the Treasury to ex-
anime Ine manlfests Of all vessels bound South
ana compare them with the Cargoes, and If arms
munitions, provisions or other supplies are found
on board that the vessel and cargo be confscsted
and the owners arrested for treason. Shipments
south have been suspended.
iD There are now fifteen hundred troons on
the way to Baltimore by the Northern Central
Railway, who will probably pitch their tents on
the grounds recently occupied by the MARYLAND
State Agricultural Society. Among them Is the
entire First Regiment of Pennsylvania VoIun-
teers-at least nine hundred strong.
III The Baltimore American saws We learn
from gentleman who has just reach he'd here from
Phlladelphia, who is In the employ of the United
States Government, that column Of trooDs ton
tnonsand In number, commenced moving yester-
gay morning from the Pennsylvania line towards
Hagerstown.
~ Last Thursday night an attempt was made
10 blow up three culyerts near the Monocacy
Dfldge, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad nv
placing powder In packages under the ahutments
The solidity Of the masonry, aud the bupqling
manner In which the powder was applied saved
the work from destruction.
VI Rebels forcing aliens, negroes, and neutras
lnto their ranks, can be properly contrasted with
Col. Peiper, OF Cambria county, Pa who comes
forward with regiment, Offering the state a
thousand dollars bonus II he aud his gallant COM
panles are allowed to draw their swords and mil
their triggers in defense Of the Union.
III The N. York Herald of "wednesday s,v,.
Com Engle and Capt. McKinstry, Of the
navy, Were passengers yesterday by the Adriatic
Ior Oalway. They are sent to Europe bv the
Government, to purchase steam gunboats for the
astguard. 'I
IL The Baltimore American learns from rail-
road officers that full regiment of Micbigan
volunteers. one thousand strong, are expected in
ington.
III On Saturday, the Banks of Providence
X l., through committee, rendered $500 600 to
MI Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, whenever
converting con treasury notes, having two years to
IL The United States Government has now
under Charter no lees than sIxty-four stesmboa.s
tugs, &C., engaged In Transporting troons sun
plies and munitions Of war. These vessels are
day. Poi
IL Tie Wheeling Union, heretofore yjgo-
Ious organ or secession, has been purchased bv
Messls Dorsey, Stevens and Deane and will he
,.a,m ,ssnea ne1t week as Union paper Its speciality
will be "the interests Of Western Virginia. -
AZ Robert Tyler, son of ex. President TvIe,
nas resigned the office Of Prothonotary Of the
supreme Court Of Pennsylvania and left Pbiis
aeipnia; j. Ross Snowden has been appointed
IL In the Montgomery Congress. on satp,d,v
resolution adopted by the Legislature of Teras
requesting the Southern Governne Mt 10 estahli.h
an Admiralty Court for the State In Galveston
was read and referred to th judiciary committee
~ A~St NOIl renQerQrdst, Of the
U. = flagship Cumberland, off Norfolk retained
10 thelr owners six negroes who had been taken
on board the Quaker City.
ONE OF THE RESULTS OF WAR-A Hartford
paper states that the mills in Rockville and Staf
1ord (Ct) are busy working extra hours in filling
orders for military cloths. e
IL The Lectures In William and Mary Col
iege, OF Virginia, have been suspended during
the remainder Of the present session In consss
quence Of the existing troubles.
D The Wheeling Intelligencer saws there ara
present In the city, as near as we could iudga
some 200 delegates, repres enting twenty seven
counties OF Western Virginia
II The travel upon the Louisville and Nash
vine railroad is Immense. The trains arriving At
LOUISVILLE are crowded to oyerfowinp x,Sith
people going North. WIN
IL Yesterday, Ross Winans was nominated
10, Cong ress al an informal meeting at the mer-
cnan" Reading Rooms, Baltimore
" Yesterday, about noon, propeller a,,,xed
NFo' McHenry, with stores and munitions of
III There is pigeon roost in jackson county,
Miehlgan, thirty miles long and one mile wide
~ The Missouri Legislature has adjourned
W The U. 9 sloop-of-war Vandalia. from IN.
Cspe Of Good Hope, has arrived at New York
Ir One thousand ladies of Msssac chu,et. h, ..
enrolled ready TO 60 TO the seat Of war a. nurses