St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-05-23
= =, ,-.- ~. TELEGRAPRIG. 9, a;1
MAIL CONTRACT ARlNUL'D.
wINA.NS A.RREST.
WASHINGTOS'Ss REMAINS. REMOVED DY
THE SECESSlONISTS.
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j 1WAsu1KoroN; May 14:-The Post2
Master Geneaal; to-day annulled the matt
contract between St. Louis and Memphis,
owing to the forciLle stoppaSe of steamers
which conveyed them. .-.
BALTIMORE, May l4.-Gen. Butler
made formal demand Of the city authors
tiles, for the delivery Of lot Of army
stores in the warehouse Of Joseph s.: Git,
tings. Marshal. Kane refused to deliver
without an order from the Mayor. After
an alteration, an order was procured, and
fifteen; dray; loads were taken. :Winans'
was arrested at the Relay House, to day..
OH the cars from Frederick. Coy. Hicks
was on board, and ;cndeavored to have,
him released on security, but was refused.
He is under guard at the Relay House. :
New YoRK, May .l5:--The 4Rcta1d's-'
Washington dispatch statcs,s from reliable,
sources, that tho sacred remains of Wash
lngton have been removed from Mount
Vernon by Col. Washing gton, who recently
joined the Confederate army. : In the sale
Of Mt: Vernon, COL Washington. reserved ,
to himself not only the tomb OF Washing {
ton, but ais, an acre Of ground around it. :,
I He also hound himself not to remove the +.
+ tomb. :! -.#>,9l1: 1'9:;. 80 = = IA "a
New YORK, May f6:-Ths e{7erulFss
special dispatch from Fredericktown states,
runlor prevails that the Kcntuckians at
! Harper's Ferry have not been furnished
With arms, and are in a state Of mutiny,
and have declared for the Union, and are
about leaving 70. home. There is trouble
there. .,,<.. .~. -.,,.~. j..
: HcrolTs Washington Correspondent y,
1t is understood that the rebel States
have made proffers Of purchase Of English
and other European vessels, but the Gov
ernment has notified the diplomatic corps
that no such. purchases will be respected,
no matter what the flag that covers them.
The language used on this occasion was
unequivocal and decided It has also no.
tilted the diplomatic corps if any Commits
sioner from the rebel States be received by
any European powlr, this Government will
not hesitate an instant to break Of all Dip
lomatic relations with said offending power,
and not only recall the Minister of the
United States, but dismiss from Washing
ton the Minister Of said powcr.- 1t was
remarked that the entire diplomatic body
was present at the military soirec Of the
Secretary Of State last night. -: .:~ -
The President h"s promoted Brigadier
General Butler to be hcnccforth a, Major
General Of the Uuitcd States Army.
BBLr1MoRE, May l6-The New York
and Massachusetts, troops withdrew from
Federal Hill this morning. taking 2half
their battery with them and returned to
the Relay House. ,.. ..
The removal Of the remains of Washing
ten WAS done on the ground that the north
was about to do the same thing 81: IL: i" =
HARRISBURG, May l6.-It is reported
that Colonel Anderson simply told Gov.
Curtin, as report, not as fact, that j.
c. Breckenridge was to take federal COM
mand unde, him. ; -. :'.*.. ..'- - .'
Ex-Governor Garry is spoken of as Brig.
adler General Of Pcnnsyls Seventy
five members Of the House, headed ty the
Speaker, have rendered their services to
the government. si''. =. @:". -. ''-'.'
NEW. YORK, May l6-Gustavc Holland,
who. Was, despatched BY the. Montgomery
rebels TO Europe for d recognition of the
Southern Confedcracy was arrested here
on his arrival in the :Aragoo from England,
and was discharged after an examination
Of his dispatches, which awere. returned
him. they being such as will be productive
OF little gid Or comfort to the rvbels. : :.
Il '.What do you ask tor that ,ere horsc%' !!
=. "'One hundred and twent-6ye dollars"
"Give you twenty-five" :, .,;tsa1 ,,-..,. -.
b. s!Take him alone-ir shSntt 81, Isaaid that