White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-05-09

ago. He will probably be hung.
A son OF An influential family il ,nd., 49,.
O. sp{; ne opened dispatches delivered b
The correspondent Of the Baltimore sun Ia,
len: Ieanng an arrest. The populaee xer,
The Union demonstration. he,s ,...,;a.
Lexington, No., vas broken nm nv n. ~.
sionists. One Union man vas :hos -. -
very seriously hurt. There vaa IN =. IT.
ion meeting there At 9 O'Clock, tbis , n -.
it has been suppressed BY seoesionIsts. n.
secession Dag nov waves in front of he Com,
House. 1'
MAY 4.
The police commissioner of St I.on;,
have notified Capt. Lyon, commander Of
the arsenal. to remove the soldiers alta.
toned outside the arsenal walls and pron.
erty within the city limits. For United
States soldiers to occupy such property
the Commissioners think in deroestion
of the Constitution and laws OF the Uni.
ted States. Capt. Lyon replies that he
does not consider such occupancy in con.
aict with any law, as he has leased the
property. Before taking any action on
the subject, he will consult the Govern.
ment at Washington. The Commits.
sioners intimate thst there will be troub.
lie If the soldiers are not removed, and
have referred the matter to the Legisls.
ture.
The President has issued q proclama-
ton saying that the exigencies demand
immediate and adequate measures for the
protection of the Constitution and the
preservation of the Union. by suppressing
revolutionary combinations opposing the
laws of the Union. and he call. into SER
vice for three years, unless sooner dis.
charged, $4,000 volunteers, and directs
an increase of the regular army by eigh.
regiments of infantry, one of cavalry
one of artillery, and 1900 seamen for not
less than one nor more than three years
service. The plan of enlistment and or
ganization will be submitted to Congress.
The President earnestly invokes the CO.
operation of all good citizens to aid in
the Suppression of revolution. the enforce
ment Of the laws. and for the speediest
possible restoration of peace.
The special Washington dispatch to
the Post says that it is confidently ssser-
ted that the Government will commence
active operations against the Confederate
forces on Monday.
Another requisition has been made up
on Penn. troops to proceed to Washing
ton Immediately.
Two first class steamers are now ply
ing between Perrysville and Annapolis
daily.
Maj. Anderson passed through Phila.
delphia yesterday en- route for Washing
ton.
Southern camps are formed at Lynch
burg. Richmond and near Alexandra.
Roger A. Pryor organized q regiment.
1t is said that discussions are frequent in
the Confederate camp. Southern troops
demand an atthck on Washington, but
Virginia opposes it.
Gov. Magoffin. of Ky, has issued
proclamation ordering an election for
to Congress on the 30th
of June.
In Delaware, three companies have
been sworn in under the Governors proc
lamation. He has issued proclamation
for q Thousand rifles. which added to the
arms already on hand. will snffice to
place the State in Q condition of defence.
The Knights of the Golden Circle are
plenty. but quiet.
A Cairo dispatch, of the 81, SAYS
Passengers from below continue to report
the assembling of armed men. 1t is said
that they are short of arms. The Union
feeling ia gaining ground in Western
Kentucky. where the disleyalty has been
most marked.
A New York dispatch. to-day says
Supt. Kennedy has received letter sta
ting that there is thoroughly organized
plan to burn New York, Philadelphia,
and Boston, by cutting off the supplies
of water. and setting FIRE to various
points. The letter also states that men
have been stationed at both Boston and
Philadelphia. for weeks. One hundred
and twenty-five men have been sent to
New York to carry out their designs.
Also. that although at first JEFF. Davis
of such proceeding. since
the Presidents Proclamation he favors it.
The letter is dated Louisville. and the
writer SAYS he is an enemy but will not
fight with camphene and lucifer matches
for weapons. Several well-knewn seces-
sionists in New York are closely watched
and considerable credence is placed in
the statement. and precautionary meas.
ures have been adopted by the police.
Maj. Anderson passed through Perrys-
vile. yesterday. and proceeded to Annsp.
oils en- route for Washington. At both
places he was received with marked re-
spect and passed through the lines with
head uncovered.
The intelligence from Richmond is i'm.
portant. Considerable alarm is said to
exist there in consequence of the activity
of the United States Government. and
the unexpected unity of the North.
1t was believed in Richmond that
President Davis had just notified the
Governors of the Border States. now &C.
ting in hostility to the Government. to
at Montgomery. there to con-
fer with the Confederate Government.
The Virgins Legislature adjourned on
The LIST inst. until the 18th Of June. by
which time it was expected that the re.
turns of the popular vote on the ordi.