The New York herald., 1861-12-31
PRICE TWO CENTS.

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We DO further ordain and declare that all rights acquired
amr G s95'r tho constitution q tho United ses Of
esrsn. lazy % this Sta and no; Incompatible with hla
h@pce had not been passed.
Tho Legislature Of Tennessee passed an ordinance Of
secession, which was termed declaration of independ-
ence and ordered to be voto upon by the people, It
passed the Senate by twenty four tho House by
| fortysix to twenty y-one.
sth-fhe Goveror of Ohio made call for one hundred
thousand additional men be hold AZ forcs Of rsserv,
| cd militia. ~
9hA detachment of one hundred men belonging TO tho
Sixth regiment Of Massachusetts, quarered at the Relay
House, Marylan captured formidable instrument
known as steam gun. 1t was being conveyed from Bal
tlmore TO Harpers Ferry for tho purpose OF using II
1 against the goyo fnment forces.
iOti-A brigade sting Of eight hundred men, fully
armed and equipped, who were epcamped tho out
skirts OF st. Louis, awaiting orders for hostile move.
ment against the g~yarnment, surrendered uncondion-
ally TO the United States forces The command Of
Captain Lyon.
An attack was made on government recruits in St.
Louis by mob The soldiers ared upon the party and
twenty pers ms were killed, including two women and
Tho through Baltimore was opened, and govern.
ment troops passed through that city unmol stcd.
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tion directing The Commander OF the forces OF the United
States, on the Florida coast TO permit person 10
ercise any oco or authority upon tho islands Of Key
West the Torugas and Santa Rosa which may bo ncon-
sisent with the laws and constitution of the United
States, authorizing him 10 slspend there the writ Of
habcas corpus and to from tho vicinity Of the
United States fortresses all dangerous suspected per-
sons.
l1th-Govornment troops again attacked by riot
in ST. Louis The soldiers fired upon The crowd killing
four persons and woundin9 some eight or ten.
Another attack made tho Union recruits in 81,
Louis, and during the melee four Of the mob killed
| and four wounded.
l3th--A convention Of delegates from the counties Of
| wheeling.
The blockade o. the Mississippi river sneotually
established at Cairo, Illinois Al boats Woro stopped
| that place and examined.
l4th-The United sia:ce mail between st. Louis and
Memphis was stopped BY order Of the Postmaster Gene
| sionists.
The Legislature Of Maryland adjourned. Nothing Of
FGovcrnor Hicks, OF Maryland, issued proclamation
calling for four regiments Of volunteers IN response 10
tho demand Of the President of the United States
l6th-Thc Wheeling, Va Convention after passing re
soiusiOns strongly in yor Of the Union sd rsoomsnS
Ing . dvision of the State, adjowrucd
leth-Dsigsdssr Generals Butler and Mcclellan were
appointed Na;0r Generals.
15th-Thc rebel Cosgfess u Montgomery, Ala, an.
horized the issue Of Confederate bonds to tho amount Il
Afty millions Of dollars. 4tsF
l5sh-A rebel sattary 1t sewaiI's Posss. Hampton
Hoads attacked by governments armed vessels
and dsiodeea This WAS tbs zss Offensive operaston q
the government against the rQbeis
miss New Orleans Dshloassa. sutlsrisins
the issue Of ny millions Of bouts, payable In twcnty
twenty mons Treasury notes in small sums W without i
| terest. a8 ua
2Oth-An order was issued by Postmaster General
Blair TO cut OF all the steamship mails the coast, and
all the steamboat mails On the rivers having any connsc
ti0n whatever with tho rebel States.
graphic Dispatches which had passed through The nee
States for several months past soxed
Tho object being 70 ascertain who bad been giving aid
Governor Magonn. Of Kentucky, issued proclamateu
declaring that that State should remain neutral and for
bidding tho march OF troops from either section into
across the State.
a1st-The Coniederatcs established blockade Of the
Mississippi river at Memphis, Tenn
The State Convention Of North Carolina the fol-
following ordinance of secession unanimously:-
we the people Of the State Of North c.rcns
o. % North Carolina tSs eonsen,oa 7ss wSsrsSy
sna sIso al acts and ." aeSsa
ratfyng adopting amendments the said Convention,
hereby repealed rscnded and abrogated We Co
her declare and ordsin that the Union subsng be-
North Cirolna and the other Btaes under
United States of hereby dissolved
Of North Carolina Is In full possession and
Of all rights Of which belong and
apperain to free and independent people.
1hs Confederate Congress at Montgomery adjourned TO
moct at Richmond, Virginia. on the 10th july.
x4thAbout thirteen thousand federal troops before
daylight in the morning marched from the District
OF Columbia into Virginia. and took possession Of Airing
Heights and the city o. Alexandria. The Confederate
troops evacuated and no fighting took place Co mel
Elmer 4. Ellsworth, commander Of the NewYork Firemen
Zouavcs shot and instantly killed, in ALEXANDRIA, BY
man named James Jackson proprietor Of the Marshal
Hotel Jackson shot through the head and killed by
one of Colonel Eisworths privates named Drownell.
25thThe bids q loan Of So g04 900 asked for by
the Secretary the Treasury were opened at
ment In Washington. The Secretary decided TO accept
bids for bonds placed At eighty i've and upwards, and
award the remainder to bidders for Treasury noos at
above par Und.r these decisions there were awarded
For treasury notes zyzal,oVV
Total, ai,................... .$s ,094 900
Makngth average rate OF interest payable BY the 60.
ycrnment fraction under seven per cent.
SUNDAY, 2Gta-1hc port OF New Orleans was bockad-
cd by the soop Of war Brooklyn.
27th--AbOut hundred slaves escaped from their
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