The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1861-04-04


centratiDg at Pensacola, with view Of attack
ing Fort Pickens.
Hon Geo w. Scrantor,d Sc anton Pa.
died the 2ith. On HE same day at No folk,
Va, Commodore Wilkinson died.
The Georgia convention has adjourned,
leaving the Safe Constitution to be voted on
by the people At the juy election.
The New York city bank return Of last
Saturday shows thirty nine and one half mil
lions in coin, the biggest figure ever reached.
Orders have gone to St j. ,uis and other
points West, 10 coniiscate all goods introduce
ed into Southern ports without payment OF the
regular United States duties.
Among the officers Of the confederate"
army, the only name Of free Safe, is that
of John Lane Of OreL on, son Of the demo ,rat
c candidate for Vice President.
Since the hungry Mississippians have
received gratuitous supplies Of bralstuF- !
from Chicago, the Southern Confedeiacy
ought to be called the Western. corn.fed cray.
The Kansas Legislature convened on
Thursday last. Gov. RobinsonS message re-
commends suitable acknowledgement for the
generous relief given TO the needy cdz ms Of
Kansas.
The steamer Crusader has been Dispatch
cd from Key West with load of supplies for
Fort Pickens. The steamer General Rush
having on board the u S troops from Texas,
has arrived at Key West
The opinion is now more general that an
extra session Of Congress will be called, to-
consider the op ra'ions of the new tariff, and
the state of the Treasury, but it cannot con-
vene before June.
1t is said that 25 900 Germans in West
crn Texas, with 5 coo from other parts of
the State, will Immediately emigrate, ,en mnsse,
to Mexico or Central America, to escape the
tyranny of the secessionists.
The cost of taking the census in South
ern seeded States averaged from $40 900 TO
100000. In those Safes where the United
States funds are on deposit Government has
refused to pay drafts on treasury a Wash
ington.
--Itis said our Government will so inter
est itself in the affairs of Mexico Ms TO instruct
our new ministers to England, France and
Spain TO negotiate treaties with those powers
guaranteeing to NJ, Xico her present form of
Government.
The total indebtedness of the United
States Government is S74, ,985 900, including
the various issues OF treasury notes, and the
loan negotiated in February. The new loan
will increase this amount to cighty-three mil
lions in round numbers.
| Letters for France may hereafter be
sent to Detroit, Chcag, or Portland instead
of New York. This is in pursuance of the
new Postal arrangements to 90 into effect on
} the lst OF April. Letters mny also be sent
Q to New York; as here toiore, if desired.
9 The people of Dayton have completed
their contract for the expenses of the next
, Ohio State Fair. and the papers are filed ir
the office of the Safe Roard Of Agriculture
y SO, it is now fixed fact that the State Faii
It will be held Mt Dayton. next September
: "A number of Union ladies' of Richmond
4 have presented TO John Garlic, member o
=, the Virginia convention, beautiful watch
chain and seal, with the following Inscription
upon it. "From the Union ladies of Richmond
: to the Hon. John s Garlic, in appreciation
: of his patriotic devotion to the Union"
The farmers in TIE Virginia convention
are terribly bored with the long winded de
= bates and want to get home to attend to the
suffering crops. The convention has therefor,
y voted by large majority to close all debates
:, by this Thursday, when the different com
promise measures will be voted or. Seces
!. sionis's are very active in the convention apt
in nearly all parts of the State
t Floyd, the great rohber and traitor, has
}, through legal technical,ies, escaped tn
o meshes of the law. At the bar of pu lie op
J. inion, however, he has been tried, convicte
d and sentenced. The mark put upon him h
Il will bear until the grave shall receive his re
mains, and in history his crime will stand con
nected with his name
;. 1t appears that after the secession ord
nance was voted down in the Arkansas COZ
vention, n compromise was made That tn
people should vote on the first Monday
y Angus, for cooperation or secession del, gat,
l. to be sent TO the border State convention. an
h report on the re.assembling of the conve'
$, ton on the third Monday in August, Tn
Is arrangement seems to have been salisiactol
IS 10 both parties.
"A pot having for its object the robhei
OF the mail on the Piusbu,g, Fort Wayne an
- Chicago railroad, has Just been discovered /
- Pikcrtou, the great detective. The deSip
" OF the desparadoeS was to lay mine Oft pow
'h der under the track, blow up one OF the he
Ir, Wy mail and express trains, and taking a,
\. vantage of the confusion incident to the C
=, tas,r phc, seize the mails and express mo Il
y" packages and p'under the passengers. T.
't- parties TO the coupmy are all known nov al
b. MS any move toward carrying out their b,
sh plot would lead TO their immediate arrs,
rs they will probably lay low.
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