Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-05-31

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Fairfax Court House, about twenty miles
from Washington, while the other one on.the
: Jersey stopped at the forks, mile from the
. long bridge, awaiting orders. An advance
into Virginia was also made from another
point, namely: at the mouth of the Potomac
aqueduct Galoron. The 7th New York reg
iment was among the troops, and after sew
eral hours march occupied point between
the bridge ard Columbia Spring, on the line
4 ofthe Washington and Alexandra II. r.
\ District of Columbia troops returned to
4 Washington this morning From 5000 to
! 10000 troops were sent over, into Virginia
this morning; fireing was heard occasionally
by the driving in of the Virginia Pickcts.-
.l9 a. M, the n. Y. Zouavcs, 14th and G9th,
and Jersey regiments hold Alexandria, while
4 Arlington Heights are occupied by several
/ regiments. The entrance into Alexandria
was attended by events which have cast the
deepest gloom over this community. Col
Ellsworth, who hauled down the secession
flag from the Marshall House, was soon af-
forwards shot by concealed foe His dead
body has been brought to the Washington
! Navy Yard. Accounts from Alexandria are
somewhat contradictory, but there is no
doubt Of the fact that a man named Jackson,
Iwho shot Col Ellsworth, was instantly put
to death, some say by both bullet and bayo-
net. When the Federal troops reached Alex
andria the Virginia soldiers fired at them
and fed 3 s..s. --,...-.
/ Visitors to that city say the scene was in
tcnsey exciting, Federal vessels were at the
mean time before Alexandria 1t seems to
be true that body Of Federal troops had adj
|vanced to Fairfax Court House to take pos
session Of the junction of the Usage and Al
exandrla, and Suanoso, and Gosport Railroad
with view of intcrcepting the advance. of
Virginia troops towards Alexandria from
Richmond and other points. 80
i About ten thousand troops have crossed
! the Potomac and are now in Virginia.
I The New. York 7th regiment are holding
Arlington Nights and the Goth are throwing
up breastworks there, Sherman's light artil-
Ilery and the District militia command the
Maryland shore above Georgetown and will
lrepel any attack by forces moving from Har-
Iper's Ferry. -. ...
I a body of Virginia cavalry and 80 horses
were captured without bloodshed
1 Ellsworth was shot in the back by one
Jackson, proprietor of hotel in Alexandria
jackson was instantly killed by Francis D.
Brownell of Troy, member Of the Zouaves.-
The body is lying In state at the navy yard.
| Our Government has secured for the next
three months a monopoly of arms and cannon
from all manufactures, in Great Britain which
are permitted to make arms for foreign States.
This will show England that in putting down
rebellion there will beno halfway work.
1t is believed that simultaneous movement
were made by Government forces last night
ON IIarpers Ferry and Norfolk. =
| WASHINGTON, May pa gentleman just
arrived from Alexandria says the Fire Zoua-
YES have already commenced executing their
threat OF Vengeance. The people at Aleyan-
dTla who We're sympathsers with jackson,
have been compelled TO fee for their lives.
: A respectable citizen from Fairfax saws
that in his district 70 votes were cast for the
Union, and 81 for Secession. In Alexandria
where the usual vote is 900, there were on
ly 800 votes for Secession and so for Union
The aggregate vote yesterday in Uniontown
Carksburg, Clayyille, Grafton, Sardis, Roos-
: burg, Portland, Piedmont and New Creek
: Va, was 1,536 against ratifying Secession
and &C for it. ...
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Western Virgins
is an exception to the order of the Postmaste,
: General for the stoppage of the mails in the
Seeded States. Every facility will be af
forded postal accommodations in that section
/, Col. Elsworth's funeral took place this
noon from the Executive Mansion. The
: Hearse was followed by Zouaycs, among
. whom was the avcnger of Ellsworth. Ii,
carried the identical flag, torn down by til,
! deceased. Then followed the President anC
Senator's Seward and Smith, then the officer.
of the Zouayes in carriages, and the military
All the bells were tolled and all flags a
half mast, and dressed in mourning.
The troops now here have been ordered tc
: hold themselves in readiness to march at {
moments notice. The utmost watchfulnes,
on tie part Of the military, to guard aeains
the approach Of the Secessonists, is every
where manifest.
BAL4lMoRE, May 26.-Martial law was pro
claimed at Alexandria
Strong and extensive entertainments ar,
! being erected By the U. S. Troops on tht
: Virginia Nights: they entirely command the
approaches from Alexandria.
The Marshall House is the Hotel at which
Gen. Washington stopped. Col. Ellsworth
was shot near the door Of the chamber tina
7 Gen. Washington occupied.
: BALTIMORE, May 27.--After divine servi
ces in 18th regiment this morning, Sunday
the Chaplain put himself at the head of hi:
congregation and marched them to work OF
: tIc cilti y.
: Gen. Butler was reinforced Yesterday BY
three thousand troops from New YorA anc
Maine
When the Adelaide left it was understood
that Norfolk would be attacked ON Monday
h The rebels there are confident that the,
q can hold Norfolk against any force.
The force at Harper Ferry is variousl,
estimated at from 1000 to 900 men: abou
! two thirds are equipped and armed. They
i are undoubtedly very short ofprovisions anc
must be in a starving condition within weel
unless relieved. How they are to be relieved
: is problem to solve.
The oil cloth in the hall where Ellsworth
S fell, has been cut up and divided; pieces O
3 the stairs covered with his blood, are also Gu
off and carried away
!, Tribune despatch says The country neet
not be surprised if in the course Of thre,
: weeks, forward movement be made OF
! Richmond, from resources entirely separat,
from the reserves at or near Washington
and which win be so overwhelming in force
!, as to render success certain. The position o.
Harper's Ferry may be secured by fanl
: movement.
WorlPs depatch reported that last night
one Of the advance piaxpts of the Topaye,