The national Republican., 1861-05-16
NEWS ITEMS.

is likely to have directly opposite result"
NEWS ITEMS.
The Parkersburg has been chartered at New
York by the Government, to proceed forth with
to Pensacola with cattle aud one hundred tons
Of ice, the lack of which was causing much suf.
fering.
The Governor Of Delaware has appointed
Henry Dupont, Of the county of Newcastle,
Major General Of the forces raised and TO be
been appointed Brigadier General.
The Governor Of Tennessee has made the
following appointments:
M.jors General, Gideon J. Pillow and Sam.
uel X. Anderson. Brigadiers General, Felix
K. Zollicoffer, Benjamin F. Chestham, Robert
G. Foster, Sd, John L. 7. Sneed, and William
r. Caswell.
Governor Ellis, Of North Carolina, arrived in
Richmond Sunday evening, by special train,
on important business.
A bill to define and punish treason has pass
ed the Senate Of North Carolina, and will soon
pass the House.
Major General Lee, Of the provisional army
OF Virginia, has been directed by President
Davis to assume the control of the forces of the
Confederate States now in Virginia.
Governor Letcher, of Virginia, has issued his
proclamation, declaring that hereafter, until
further orders, no -four, grain, beef pork, ba-
con, or provisions Of any description, shall be
transported beyond the limits Of that State.
This Is done in consequence Of President Lin.
coins proclamation prohibiting the trsnsporta.
ton of such articles to and from Virginia.
We copy the following from letters in the
Richmond Dispatch, dated Norfolk, May llth:
ave have been still further reinforced by the
arrival last night and this morning Of the
Louisiana regiment, numbering over thou.
sand men, and expect by the train to-day the
fourth regiment from Alabama; also, this after
noon, Eve hundred Indians from the west and
southwestern part of North Carolina. The lat.
ter are to be employed to act as far a. may be
deemed necessary as scouts"
Nearly million bushels of grain were ship.
ped from Chicago within the three days ending
9th instant.
The little village of Albion, in Orleans
county, New York, has raised $4,000 as free.
gift offering for the support of the war.
The schooner John Aumack, arrived at Will
mington, N. G., a few days since, from New
Orleans was taken up to load for New York at
cents per barrel on rosin.
It is stated that Messrs. Ira Gould l. Son, of
Montreal, have offered (through Joshua r. Gid.
dings) to Secretary Chase, to take one million
Of dollars in United States treasury skies, pay.
able in drafts at three days sight on Msssrs,
Barring, Of London.
General Hsrney is . native Of Louisiana,
from which State he was appointed to posi-.
ton in the army.
The Board of the New York Stock Exchange
are determined to protect Wall street from new
issues of bonds Of the seeding States, o. will
be observed by the following resolution, which
was unanimously adopted on Monday:
Resolued, That the members of the New York
Stock Exchange hereby pledge themselves not
to deal in or negotiate the bonds, stocks, pub.
lie securities, OF any State or States which may
have been issued subsequent to the date Of any
act or declaration Of secession by the authori.
ties of such State and any member of the
Exchange violating this rule shall be expelled.
An enthusiastic Union meeting was held in
Baltimore on Tuesday night. A resolution TO
enroll the Union men Of the city was adopted.
Ex.Minsters Dallas and Faulkner, and their
families, and jerome Bonaparte, arrived at New
York on Tuesday night from Europe.
Statistics of the Syrian massacre show that
$4,000 Christians were killed, aud 1900 women
and young girls sold into Turkish harems.
The Baltimore american says that the feel.
ing in Washington county, Maryland, is very
hostile to the Virgpians, and has been greatly
embittered within the past three weeks by dep.
relations which it is alleged the latter have
committed upon citizens Of Maryland residing
in that vicinity. A collision between the two
il by no means improbable.
By the census of 1850, it appears that, 10 the
border slave States, one slave escaped to each
1921 held in bondage. In 1860, one escaped
to each 3,276.
We learn, says the New Orleans Della, that
on receiving intelligence by telegraph that
General Harney had been enlisting troops for
Lincoln, Governor Edward Clark, of Texas,
mediately dispatched portion OF the Austin
City lnfantryto the suburban residence of Gen,
eral Harvey at that place, and took possession
Of four pieces of artillery, claimed as his prop.
erty by his agents in Austin. They are now at
the capital Of Texas, and ready for active ser.
vice against any of Lincoln's Black Republican
Larmy.
Provisions are daily advancing at Mobile,
and getting scarcer every day. Oats are selling
at one dollar per bushel.