The Shreveport weekly news., 1861-05-20

Maryland side. Of the Potomac
About G.OOO Confederate troops.ar.
there.
Judge Scarborough, of the u. S
court OF Claims, has resigned. II,
was appointed from Virginia.
Washington, May 9.-The Wa,
Department has learned that there are
$4,000 men within two days march
Of Richmond. Gen. Scott has. in con.
sequence, ordered "a rapid orgrniza-
ton of troops at Washington.
Wizards Hotel was saved from
cPnAagrntion from an adjoining
building. By the New York Zonaves,
The fire was set in four place.
-St. Louis, May l0.-d;en. Frost
brigade of Missouri militia, surren.
dered Internationally to Capt. Lyon,
Of tial federal forces, the latter having
surrounded the former. PLANTED bat
terics, &c.
Washington, May aG.-Gcn. Nc,
Clelland, of Ohio, has been appoin.
ted commander o. the department Of
the Ohio, comprising Ohio, Indiana
and illinois.
\ large train of cars has arrived
with troops, win" passed unimterrnp-
,c,l}y through baltimore.
Washington, May lO,-Col Faunt.
lerby has resigned,
The Ohio troops have been ordered
tn GAINESVILLE.
Baltimore, May lot is reported
that the mountain forests on the Ma.
rylntd side of the Potomac, hav.
been fired.
Eight hundred Kcntuckians and
Nirginians have erected II battery Il,
Jefferson Rock, and have laid trains
to blow up the bridges at a moment.
g"ticr.
| New York, May iO=-Thc stcnme,
Illinois has arrived from Fort Pick.
ems and Key West.
Boston, May lO.-Thr stcame,
! Pembroke sailed with reint"rcements
provisions, and munitions for Fort
Monroe. Col. pmwick is mounting
Colunbiads and barbettcs Oh the land
side Of the fort.
Baltimore, May lO.-In the Mary
,land Legislature, the committee Oh
Federal relations reported that tn,
war was unconstitutional, and sym
pathissd deeply with the South. They
imptore Lincoln to accept the div.
branch held out by the Confederate
States, and ask favorable recogni
ton of southern independence. They
say the present military occupation
is fragrant violation of the constitu
ton, but advise citizens not tnmoles'
Federal troops. They declare it in
expedient to call eonrentian,
! Thirteen hundred Federal troops
have moved from Peryvillc towards
/, Washington. Three thousandtr troops
are recruiting at Baltimore.
/ Washington May lO-James c.
sloo has been appointed Collector al
Cairo.
! Montgomery. May lO-Anotle,
act has been made public, authorizing
! the Postmaster General to issue IA pro.
clamatioA, on any day he may select
taking entire charge of the postal
, matters Of the Confederate States.
( Reliable information in official cir
clcs, gives the assurance that NOR.
+ States will be in the Confederacy
early in June.
I Favorable advices have been re-.
ceived from Kentucky and Missouri
! Mr.. Russell, the correspondent OF
I the London Times, left last night
1 fully convinced of the per,nancncy
and military resources Of the govern
ment of the Confederate States.
| Washington, May lO.-lt is ru
mored that the Missouri State troop.
under Gov. Jackson, have invested
/ St. Louis, aud some 5000 unde,
Blair are defending the city,
/ Large numbers Of Confederat,
troops, With heavy ordinances, arr
concentrating at Alexandria.
Gen. Paterson, leading fttcel
thousand troops, has advanced t.
Bush river, on the Philadelphia ant
Baltimore railway,
1t is expected federal troops viii
occupy Arlington Heights.
The treasury has from two or tire,
millions of dollars in it's vaults, will
loans te any extent Offering.
Generals Harvey and Butler ar
cooperating a, the Relay House.
The trigatc Niagara is destined 70
the blockade of Charleston harbor.
Ninety four of the Marsland guard
have been arrested, for attempting t,
join the Virginia troops.