St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-04-25
Major A. II. Hancock, Of Kentucky
appointed Consu4.u MaiIapa

5aPp0i1tSd O0nSui.tU~ Malaga.
CA&LIfLE,sERa- a n Lieutenant Jones.
late insconmant q Haryer's Ferry, arrived
here With bis oomIInand Of 43 uen at 8 r.
| NJ. to-day Light. Jones having been ad.
'vised thai 9 force pf 500 troops had be< n
ordered by Governor Letcher to take pos
session Of Harpers Ferry, and finding Lis
/ position sntenable, u,,derrdircctinn-o Of, the
War Department, b. DESTROYED ~ the mu.
nitions. war; asseiais; Ind oil the
buildings. lie withdrew his commend
fa8def cover u the NJ ana almost in
the presence Of the enemy. rHstost 3
fhen, Is, 900 stand Of arms were cstrpyed
The command made forced march last
might Of thirty miles to Hsgerstown, Md
Lieut.. Jones and Els eaodiSihand looked
much .fntigned { e. z. IT,
They were enthusiastically resolved by
our whole population. ) 4. !. 49,,
I PosToN' April The Common. Con-
Gil last night appropriated SlO0.VOO to
provide soldiers ehlistiD9. froims BOSTON,
I The Lowell City Council has appropfi
ated 'S8, 600; fir soldier ! 'iamilies. - :.
- a Canadian gentleman states 4 s5ppa-.,
thetic feeling with the NORTH ia reused in
Canada, and that six ;i,undred men from
Quebec, and a large BODY from Montrea .
are coming to Boston to enlist ia The ;regu-
lars, s@17sS VIZ, 's''f,a9 ~. :
:: PHILADELPHIA. r;ls,e.-Tbe B,lti.
more San q publishes a. despatch. stating
that Harper's Ferry was set an fire 81 the
regulars ut midnight. and that th ~ then
retrcatcd into g, Maryland. alhere were no
State troor: there at the time time.
r.. The City Council This morning. morn Inc Sc
spc cial meeting appropriateda 500, 600 600 to
equip the volunteers and support 81 port their
families during their absence. fr,rBa home.
: The merchants are, holding meeting
for the same purpose. za1s;s1eYA.~ ;ass-l
| MOSTGGMEkY. ApriI 1g.-The demand
for tile loan Of the Confederate, States: was
SO great that President Davis Ii has deter
mined to offer the whole Sl5 :oO0 ,o0O.-
The amount No already subscribed exceeds
| St.550, 900. The banks were closed 10.
day. THE slnalle.t sums have preference
over the larger.o,,es. 70.
ArGusrA. April l9.-Nr.. Arnold. 4
citizen Of this place. issued an order. this
morning. to uniform and .eouip at his own
expense, eight volunteer companies to-. 90
TO- war; These companies. have been or.
ganized, and in ten DAYS will be ready to
march. VIZ .
BosroN. April I9.-THe Fifth Reoi.
ment is under orders and will nrobablv
leave for Washington by Monday next.
It will number 900 men men: The. repuorts
this; morning FROM Baltimore 8, caused main.
full excitement hut it is honed that the nc.
counts are exaggerated ~ Y,
IxDlANAp MS, April 19.-Six more
companies arrived to day. E24t){l arc now
in camp. Every train bringing more. The
war feeling increases. The news from
Baltimore created great excitement. Gil
zeus iron almost ev.ry town in the State
that could be reached BY telegraph hxye
responded : nobly ITO the rrquestgof the
Quar,er master General for soldiers. ,Tl,ou-
sands were received by the evening E il train.
.rAYroN, Ohio, l9.-A rife COMPANY
was organized here Yesterday under com
,nand Of Captain Chiids; consisting Of IS
picked men out Of l27 which were offered
The company started tor Columbus At noon
to-day amid the cheers Of large crowd Of
citiztna,. The Home Guards 2 sarei being
formed in the city. One company Is to be
formed of men over as years Of aye under
command of Edward ". Davis, Esq.
AKRON O., 19:-Fourteen thousand
dollars arrived here yesterday and to-day
to aid volunteers. 3 Two companies will
be ready tomorrow, .,.:. HIS
~Ur1cA O., 49,. R.. W., Warren Swift.
Presbyterian minister of excellent abii.
ties and wide spread reputation has enlist.
ed and started this morning for Columbus.
New York, April 22d.-Adviccs from
Washington state that the Government h.s
planted cannon On MI the HEIGHTS ovor|ook-