The national Republican., 1861-04-09
NEWS ITEMS.

Proposals for Treasury notes to the amount
of nearly five millions Of dollars are to be re.
ceived by the Secretary of the Treasury until
Thursday morning, at 10 o'clock.
Offers have been privately made of ! per
cent premium for the entire sum, but it is
deemed proper to afford fair opportunity for
competition.
The Mobile Register states that thirteen com
panies, in all l,O72 men, constitute the garrison
at Fort Morgan, on Mobile bay. 1t is much
larger than necessary, and it is quite likely
some may be sent to Florida. There are two
ten.inch and two eightinch Coumbiads now
mounted and commanding the channel and
outer bar, says the Register, and to this battery
the three large guns daily expected will be
added. These new and heavy guns are addi.
tional to the regular armament of the fort.
Fort Morgan is now most powerful post, and
the Register doubts the ability of any force,
land or naval, to take it. Col. W. J. Hardee is
commander.
The New Orleans papers contain the an.
nouncement previously received by telegraph,
that Gen. Ampudia, at the head Of 5000 Mex.
leans, was about to invade Texas. No addition.
al facts are given, and the whole story seems
to have been based on information said to have
been received from certain parties in Matamo.
ras.
The Cincinnati Gazette of Friday states that
the equipments for an artillery company, in.
cudipg three pieces Of brass ordnance, were
shipped on Thursday from that port, for the
Confederate States.
MORE MISSISSIPPI TRoors FOR PENSACOLA.
The Mobile Advertiser states that the last Of
the Mississippi quota of troops reached that
city on Saturday night last, in all aboIt five
hundred men. 1t adds:
"There are now from fifteen to eighteen hun.
dred soldiers here, mostly Mississippans, wait.
ing uniforms and equipments. A canvas city
of tents occupies the old Ann street camp.
ground, and drill duty is the order of the dav.
1t is dangerous-looking army that, for though
each man has not yet rifle, nearly every one
has his natural weapons-bowieknife or revol.
ver-girded on his hip"
The Montgomery (Ala.) Adrertiser of the I'd
says it is reported that Judge George W. Lane,
recently appointed by Mr.. Lincoln as Judge
for Alabama, will attempt to hold his court at
Athens, and wonders whether he will have the
temerity to do so."
An election took place at Austin on the 25th
for State Senator, to fill a vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of Hon. Z. d. Townes, re.
sulting in the choice of Hon. ]. Hamilton, late
member of Congress, who refused to recognise
secession, by about 100 majority. The HOus
ton Telegraph Of the 30th says;
"He will refuse to take the oath of office, but
will insist on taking his seat. What he will &C.
complsh is quite doubtful
They charge girls in Memphis, Tennessee,
twenty five dollars, in the police courS, for put
ting on pantaloons and a hat, and drinking
punches. A cheap luxury.
A bag, containing $3.50, was plowed up at
Stockton, California, recently. 1t is probably
n part of $6,O0O stolen from an officer some
ten years ago in that vicinity.
A Mrs. Woodwortb, only twenty years old,
committed suicide at East Randolph, N. Y,
the other day, from fear of her husbands re-
turn from California.