Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-05-23


shells at the works, spelling materially the archi-
tectural arrangements. Shots were fred at the
vessels, but without effect. 1t is not known
that anybody on shore was injured.
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INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.
General Harvey has surrounded St. Louis
with line of military posts, the object being to
prevent hostile forces and munitions of war from
entering the city, and to preserve the peace of
the city. Thirty-6ve persons have died from,
wounds received in the collisions between the
troops and the populace.
;. Judge j. Thompson Mason, of MARYLAND,
was arrested at Chambersburg, Pa, on Satur-
day, but released after short detention He
Claimed to be there ON private business. His
release was generally approved of by the citi-
zens. :.:.~-
DR.. C. A. Harding, who was appointed by
the Legislature of Maryland to proceed to Mont
gomery, Alabama, in connection with three other
gentlemen, and lay before the President of the
Confederate States the resolutions passed by
that body on the 18th instant, left Rockville
on the 18th instant, in the discharge of that
duty.
The State Convention of North Carolina as
sembled at Raleigh on Monday, the seth ami
versary of the Meck!enburg Declaration of In
dependence An ordinance of secession will
doubtless be adopted.
| The Government is removing the troops from
the Capitol BUILDING as fast as possible, in order
| to permit the officers having that structure in
charge to place it in proper condition for Con-
gress, which meets on the 9TH of July next
The troops will all be away from there by the
LIST proximo, it is expected.
A despatch from Washington dated the 10th,
states that work on the Capitol extension has
been suspended for the present, the workmen
having been discharged. They are still busy
On The IssasAr4 AAjld Jdu aai1ians
Advices from Washington state that two
grand camps are proposed to be established
One of them is to be on Staten Island and con-
nected with the Sickles brigade. 1t is to receive
whatever volunteers may be accepted, who are
to be drilled there and from thence transported
wherever required on the Atlantic coast The
other is to be located at Harrisburg for the sup
ply of the service in this direction and the South
west.
The bulk of the Seventh Regiment will return
to New York when the time of their thirty days
is up. There is considerable feeling expressed
against the regiment, on account of the short
| time of service for which they serve. Hundreds
of letters are daily received, intimating that the
regiment will be Kissed through Broadway if it
returns at the time stated
The Onion Congressional Convention for the
First District of this State met at Denton, Caro-
line county, on the 10th inst, and unanimously
nominated Hon. ]. w. Crisfeld, of Somerset, as
the Union candidate for Congress- Mr.. c. was
formerly Wing member of Congress, and ac-
cording to the Denton Journal subsequently a
Breckenridge Democrat.
Senator Douglas we learn, has been confined
to bis bed with severe illness, since his recep-
ton speech at National Hall, two weeks since
For time he was considered in dangerous
condition, but he rallied on Saturday, and is now
much better.
The horrible sanitary condition of the various
barracks in Washington city, now occupied by
the Federal troops, creates alarm, from the fear
that some terrible pestence will break out
which will depopulate the city.
There are now thirty-one strong regiments
under; arms at Washington. Four of them are
District volunteers and two regulars The latter
: description of troopsare gradually working in
that direction, their places in forts to be supplied
in many instances by volunteers.
The Rev. DR.. Pinckney, of the Church of the
Ascension, Washington city, has been elected
Bishop of the State of Alabama, by the Episco.
pal Convention.
The Southern papers give glowing accounts
Of the prospects of the crops
From Observation-Disclosures May H.
The official returns from eghty-nine counties Of
the State, give the Union ticket for delegates tc
the Border State Convention go, SCI votes
There are still eighteen counties to hear FROM
The aggregate Presidential vote in November
was one hundred and forty-six thousand two
hundred and sixteen.
/ Frankfort, May 1.-THE House yesterday
} concurred in the Senate bill legalizng the sus.
!, pension Of specie payments by the Kentucky
banks.
The House also passed series of resolutions
> declaring that Kentucky should maintain strict
neutrality during the present contest, and ap-
! proving of the refusal of the Governor to flrn.
ish troops to the Federal Government unde,
existing circumstances.
SENSATION Story DEsTRoYEp.-We have
seen Mr.. Herbert, the superintendent Of Mount
Vernon, who says there is no foundation for q
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