Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-14

" Edmund J. Davis, Judge of the Twelfth
Judicial District Of Texas refuses to take the oath
OF allegiance to the Confederate Constitution,
and publishes an address to the people of Brown,
Vile, in which he says that he cannot syvea, N
support a constitution or a government To the
establishment Of which his consent as one of the
people, was not asked.
HcING A GAcHTENe.-The tender Of volunteer
yachts mas been among the many offers of aid
made the government by the North, Amono
otners, James @. Bennett Jr., has offered the use
OF his yacht Rebecca, desiring that, at his own
expense, u may be fitted with Dahlgren guns,
ana auoltlonaI seamen at the expense Of the gov.
crnment-he to command ~
~ he late heavy frosts In New Jersey have
partly Injured the fruit trees The pear and ohe,,v
blossoms are entirely destroyed In the northern
damage was less severe, though apprehensions are
entertained that the fruit crop generally will be
short. A W
=, " The Brownsville (Texas) Sentinel saws
tnaI aige bodies OF Mexicans are garrisoning the
frontier towns. There Is now no doubt that the
Lone star state will soon have lively times in
LOOKING after our government troops various
uines OF merciless Indians, and predatory bands
OF Mexican soldiers
II The Texas Episcopal Convention. which
was In session at Galveston last week decided 10
send delegation to Montgomery AIabama In
meet with delegations from the several dioceses
OF tne reDei states, to consider upon the question
ol Sutilng the church loose from their northern
brethren. A'' Ia
IL quantity of dried apples was recentlv
shipped from Massachusetts, destined for Ionis
vile, Ky: The American Express Company
they Were examined and found to contain nine.
Teen OF Colts army and navy pistols
u The boys Of the Quincy School Bos,on
nave given over $500 for the benefit Of volunteers
The young ladies in Mr.. Caleb Emery,s school
nave been busily engaged in making garments
&c, and they have also, by subscrfption' nnI,
chased handsome standard, which they intend
to present to enc of the volunteer companies.
MA shocking accident occurred n few d,, g
since, a' d steam saw mill near Vicksburgh Miss
A negro was sent into one of the boilers to clean
II, when the engineer, not being aware of n Lot
in steam from the other boiler literally boiI, ng
the poor fellow to death.
III A Southern Merchant wrote lately to q
large hrm In New York, requesting list OF tbo.e
who supported and sympathized with the ssMove.
ment against the South" The New Yorker re-
piled by sending through Adams d Co 'sEx-
press, copy OF the 'City Directory"
ID The Knickerbocker, after gtyino soms an
ecdotes Of John Pbenix," (Lie1tenant Derby !
says: Poor PbBuix. after being deprived ~
available sight for many months, his Inner
!igfp suddenly grew dark; and he is now under
the care OF those who minister % a mind dis.
eased. - "''
UETroops continued TO be concentrated in
roland, where the army already nG mbered 20 GOO
meh They were receiving the additional nay
ment usually granted them when placed on a wa r
nj
Ing 10 D OOU,O GOO forms would be supposed upon
the country. f
IVA gentleman, just arrived aispit.sburp from
Jacksonville Fla, reports the peobIS of the latter
pIGe tEe, as Strongly Union They he reason to be,
Northern invalids who resorted there
IL The fishermen and pilot, Of Maine and
hassac chusetts are organizing a government boat
Dflgede, Tor the protection of the coast cutting
land ''' VI"
IL r. NJ T. Hunter passed through Lynch.
ourS tuesday, en- route for Monta omeiv. where
he Will take his seat one of the representatives
from, from virginia In the Congress Of the Confederate
IL Two women, disguised liz m,n,s cIotbs.
enlisted at Alton, ILL.,, last weeh, but on bejng
discovered were sent home to thei, friends utterly
against their wishes.
III The Wheeling Intelligsncer saw, that
troops are to be located at Zaness,iIIe Ohio .nd
not at Bellair, ss was FIRST Supposed Abont , mIo
Will be stationed there.
ID The Mobile, Ala Advertiser calls the at
tentlon OF the privateers to the 'ine pickinos >,
10 oe had from the Spring feet of tea ships afriv.
Ing from China.
IL The great Philadelphia Mechanical R,terv
was sold auction last week for sh2 500. II cost
great sum, but was n very losing concern IL
could produce near three tons OF bread daily.
NJ II a negro panic has seized the people of
we" Ofieans The negro cbCFches have been
closed by order Of the Mayor, and all assemblages
OF negroes, slave or free, have been forbidden
bill is now before the British Parliament
modlfyiDg the law Of marriage IN Ireland so as
TO the recurrence Of Yelverton cases hence
70 III. ~ Aeii1e-
" The Spanish Government profess, publicly.
10 nave been entirely ignorant OF the movement
In St Domingo
Two women OF low chart ter were arrested
a. memphis ON Monday last on suspicion OF being
VI Every voter In Kenton county. Kentucky
which includes the town Of Cov:ngton. Is for the
" The Boston Atlas has sent four editors ana
are in earnest fSSP'e
W Capt McClelland, Of the Ohio and Miss,s.
sslpp, ra1iroad, has been appointed major general