The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-11
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


The Washington Tateligsncer is requested by member
of the family OF Lieutenant Talbot ION duty at Fort
sumierl to correct paragraph now going the rounds in
reference 10 that officer IL is stated that he either had
resigned about to resign There is foundation
whatever for any statement of the kind Lieutenant
Talbot intention of resignng, but re-
main ut his post and continue true TO his government
COST OF THE AGITATION.
The Salem (Aa) Register thinks there is not public
work single branch of business Of any kind, single
department of human enterprise in this country,
single individual in It, but has suffered less by
the present agitation The loss to the county, II thinks
can scarcely be less than thousand millions Of dollars
FU'~- sERENADE TO MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The wife of the Southern President, Mrs jefferson
paSs. arrived in this city few days ago. her way
10 Join her husband at Montgomery She Is still here,
hsr father Major Sowea 6a saturday night notwith
standing the rain the Louisiana Guards battalion, I'm
der Major Todd turned o., and visited the LADY, and
appeared and returned In few appropriate words ner
thanks for the honor paid TO her husband in this man
ders beautiful bouquet, with ribbon s!reamers Of red,
white blue apd yellow the colors Of the flag Of
-Nn1 ORLEANS oe'ceM
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN LOUISIANA.
Says the Baton Rouge Qal Gose,e Of the "a inst =
way negroes, about fourteen in number arc depredatng
Amos. with IMMUNITY the property Of citizens living
On the eastern side Of the Comte river in this parish
They have been frequently in squads OF them
armed with shot guns and In instance gun was put
to the head of white man by one VI four negroes VINO
act Of securing Of their comrades Two white men
with these negroes both armed with double barreled
guns and doubtless the insgatcrs OF their hievng
and insoencc. An expedition " on foot 10 capture the
whole party If succeed the white villains will get
their reward. OF much excitement and apprc-
hepsion exist in the peighborhood.
ORDERED OFF.
We learn from the Cahawba Alabama) Gdce Of the 3D.
instant that II informed, by Colonel Rves OF Col
| Irene Lowndes county that man named Robert ).
rnarin, lawyer OF Wetumpka was taken up at COLL
last week, tried by jury OF citizens convicted,
punished and banished from that community, for ex
pressing and endeayoring to propagate sentiments that
dangerous 10 the peace Of society. He had con
versed with several shareholders in the neighbor
hood and proposed 70 them the organization OF secret
abolition society, and said he going to establish
newspaper 10 be called tho Non sliuhodeT. The evi
dence against him conclusive. 1he punishment in
acted physically slight although was degrading
| OPPOSITION TO THE PALMETTO IN PORTSMOUTH, VA.
palmetto irag was dis Aged in conjunction with the
State flag Of Virginia, at Portsmouth, Monday. Oh
econs being FIRST made 70 the state ing being used In
such connection II taken down and public senti-
ment becoming excited aganst the exhibition Of the pal
metto banner threats were made 10 tear II down, when
the party by whom II raised In order TO avoid y
serious difficulty, involving IFS friends Also who had
resist the threatened attempt wisely withdrew
i the obnoxious bunting.
REPLACING THE Buoys At CHARLESTON.
We learn that a vessel acting under the orders Of tho
United states government, replaced few days AGO the
buoys lately removed from 81 Helena bar The fast
being brought to the notice Of the state authorities
prompt taken TO undo this gratuitous and
somewhat ltmed harbor Improvement -tHarlcston Msr
| csvy, Moych l.