The national Republican., 1861-05-08

The Danville Appeal learns that ex.Gov.
ernor Morehead, of N. O., was dangerously as.
saulted in his chamber, recently, by negro
man, and that the villain who committed the
outrage was Immediately arrested and summa-
rily dispatched
Yesterday morning, recruiting office for
the United States infantry service was opened
in the third story of No. liz Baltimore street,
| near North, by Capt. ]. c. Mcconnell During
the day, eighty.one recruits we're received
Baltimore Sun, May7.
The two Kentucky regiments, under Colo.
nels Terrell and Guthrie, have been accepted
by the Government, and the people Of the state
son Of brigade, Of which these regiments will
be part.
The negroes of New Orleans are being made
sensible that the whites are afraid OF them.
The negro churches have been closed several
steamboatcrews Of blacks, both slave and free,
have been locked up, and every measure re.
sorted to to prevent serve insurrection.
The OLDEST SoLDIER.-Indiana can proba.
bly, claim the honor Of furnishing the Oldest
volunteer of any State in the Union. The In.
disnapolis Journal says:
"Mr. Bates, of Pendleton, ninety two years
Oluy NOlUHlttT'u WIN u COWpuHy lTOul MhuIsOU
county, went into Camp Morton on Saturday,
and remained until yesterday. OF course he
was rejected on account of age. When asked
why he volunteered, he replied that he wanted
to show young men that old men were not afraid
to fight, and expressed his determination to
remain with the company, if permitted to do
so. Men ninety.two years old are seldom found,
and especially in military camp. Mr.. Bates
is said to be the father of twenty -four chill.
dren."
The New CoMEr.-The comet Just discover.
ed by NJ. Thatcher is said to be now plainly
visible to the naked eye. Star.gazers will find
it in the quadrangle of the "Dipper" in the
Great Bear-a hazy star, nearest the brightest
of the four. 1t already shows tail three de-
gress long in the telescope. II moves rapidly
from the northeast, and in a few days will be
conspicuous as flaming sword from the North,
advancing into the Southwestern skies.
The Judges of the Supreme Court of Wiscon.
sin have enlisted in new military company.
Chief Justice Dixon heads the list, and will
probably take command Of the company. The
list comprises, besides the Judges, the secre-
tary of State, Treasurer, Bank Comptroller, and
many Of the most prominent citizens Of the cap
ital.
The FIRST CUBAN election was held in
Washington county, Maryland, to gil a vacancy
in the Legislature on last Saturday. The Sc
cession candidate very prudently declined to
run, but the Union candidate received 1000
votes out of the whole number in the county,
which was about 5000 at the last election.
This is about a fair sample Of the sentiment of
Maryland.
TROUBLE WITH SLAVES IN KENTUcKY.-It is
ronnrtod tha ne Late
from Lexington, that there is much excitement
among the slaves in Kentucky, especially in
Fsyette county, and that serious apprehensions
are entertained Of an extensive stampede, if
not an insurrection. The tendency to lawless.
ness among class of the whites has spread
10 the colored population, and disposition to
get rid Of the dangerous property by sending
it South begins to prevail-one hundred of the
suspicious ones being collected at Lexington,
to be started in that direction today Cincin.
matt Press, Maya.
The WAY THE PENNSYLVANIA DUTcHMEN
FIGHr.-When the Berks county and other in
terror troops were on their way towards Camp
Curtin, the officers had conference over the
news of the taking Of Fort Sumter, and the fact
that, after thirty six hours cannonading no life
was lost. One honest Dutch officer could not
understand how this could be done; but an.
other officer, better posted in modern warfare,
assured him that it was all owing to the aston:
ishing improvements in modern science, which
had made the art Of war 30 perfect that forts
might be battered down, and cities be bonn.
barded, and yet not single individual be kill
ed The honest Dutch son of Mars listened
attentively, and in surprise at such remarkable
results. Suddenly his face Redeemed, end, with
n blow of his fist upon the table, which sounded
like the discharge of a columbiad, he exclaimed,
Den by tam, dey had peter not pring down
our Dutchmans, for dey are SO tam shtupid nit
science, dat dey could not go into fight mitout
killing somebody. Ledger.
WHAT SEcEssloN..Is DONG FOR ALEXANDRIA.
A considerable number of the leading mer.
chants of Alexandria have declined to renew
their licenses or, in other words, have con.
cuded to abandon their business there. We
hear, too, that the wellknown banking house
of Corse & Brothers, in that town, closed its
doors yesterday. 1t lived through all the bank
troubles in this section occurring of late years,
but died of secession. AS paid interest on
deposits, we fear that many worthy persons
may suffer severely by its suspension of pay.
ment. On Sunday night last, seven slaves es
capped from Alexandra and two from Alexan
dria county, and are by this time probably in
Pennsylvania. Virginia, in her ordinance of
secession, formally released Pennsylvania from
her late obligation to return fugitive slaves. So
the owners Of these nine may thank secession
for their loss, beyond peradventure.-Star Of
7M instant.
M SMITH