Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-05-03
Lste News From Baltimore.
THE PLANS OF THE vIRGINIANs.

PERRYvILLE, April 27:-The Baltimore
evening papers Of yesterday furnish several Ia
tcfesting items of news.
There are indications here of great reae-
tiGn 10 The public sentiment, and the Union
men appear 10 be ore hoTeful. From an
eye witness learn that the Bush River bridpe.
ouly partially destroyed before, was fred last
evening about snndown and totally destroyed
The mob spread rurpentine on the structure.
AID il is now totally destroyed. At daylight
this morning il was one vast stream of flames.
The tide being low it burn ed to the wator's
edge.
Il is expected that the Gunpowder bridge
will share :he same fate tonight.
General Hsrney, Oh his way to Washing ton,
via the Baltimore aud Obio Reilroad, was ar
rested last nieht BY the Virginia authorities,
at Harrer's Ferry He was taken prisener
b7 detachment Of soldiers at ba!f-pist two
o'eleek, This morning. Gen. uatpey left
Wheeling Tor the purpose Of reporting Linse If
at Headquarters, WasI ingiop.
Bfare the train reached iIatper's Ferry il
wa9 TIPPED, an3 a1u er Il The tr57ls tcaau-
led sbe Pl.tiornis and vile he tram was
moving slowly on, he soldiers passed through
the cars, and the General being poiutrd out,
was taken iafo custody. un VAS in citizens
dress, aud was treated very coorteously No
doubt as soon as the G1gerGo. is made sequap-
oa with the fact ha General will be released,
gas DE case wiih tie officer ot the United
tew 3eys since.
be c..is,ag of aa United States aaes ID
various sections of fbe city wss witnessed hy
pamerous persons. The eity authorities say
It ~es doue without their authority or sauetion.
Doubts were expressed as to the correctness
of the information, bat the parties who breagbt
the news into the city, say they witnessed it
themselves
1t was reported that dispatch had been re-
ceIved by Governor Latcher, from Mr. Came
ron, Secretary Of War, inqu hing whether he
would be protected if be came to Richmond,
for the purpose Of asking an armstice OF sixty
days.
This may be set down as Southern
fiction. The true story about proposed ef
mistice is probably that given by the CORES,
pondert Of the New York Times, as follows.
"a deputation Of sixteen Virginians and
eight Marylanders visited The President IN
Monday, and demanded cessatioa of hostili
ftes until after the session of Congress. Mr.
Lincoln Of course, decfined tie gr0posiflon.-
One Of the deputaton says that IS 600 Mary
landers would contest the passage of troops
over her soil, TO which the President reDf,ed
has he presQns9 there asqs room enough on hey
sol to bury $4,000 men. The answer was
prompt and decided
Six hundred South Carolina sroop, arrived
at Richmond ou the % inst.
Tho fnFtfiaa4foF, tf
the coast of Virginia, especially the approach
es to Portsmouth and Norfolk, are advaueing
rapidly, II was eatinated that six hundted men
were hard at work, ut the various points, cs-
pecially at Fort Norfolk, CraDey Islaud and
the Naval Hospital.
Efforts were making to raise the steam frig
ale Merrimac, the sloop-of- war Plymouth. and
another war vessel, which ii was supposed
wouid prove successful.
Passing the steamer Georgana ia the Bav.
the Captain learned that three steam transports
we're coming up the Bay, from the Capes prob
atty with troops.
Union Demonstrations ia Maryland.
CHAMBERsBURG, April 27 --Pasep gers from
Hagersiowo this morning. report sudden and
most wonderful change in sentiments, In that
section of Maryand. Tie Stars and Strjpss
were raised at Hagerstown to-day, and there
are extensive preparations for further Unian
demonstrations. The election next week for
KepfescntatIve will result tremendously for
Lewis p. Ferry, Union man.
ALLEGHENY county has instructed its repre-
sentaiives that if tlay vote for secession they
will br hung when they return home.
The starssnd stripes are waring al over
Ffedriek city, and he hon,e Guards refused To
parade eSccp' under its folds, and 10 the tune
Of Yankee Doodle.
a Clear Spring every house has its flag,
and Tic nlloers have sworn 10 resist Secession
to The seatla. By next week no sympattiz rs
with the Southern traiters g:li 1are 10 ayow