The Shreveport weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1861-1861, 1861-06-03

Washington, May 22-Thirty.two
strong regiments. including two Of re-
guitars. are here now.
Gen. Scott wants sixty thousand
men along the banks Of the Ohio and
Mississippi.
The government don't care much
about Harper's Ferry.
The regIlsrs on the border service
have been ordered here. including the
Utah and New Mexico outposts.
which arc to be- guarded by volun-
tcers.
Wheeling. May 22-Soashern SOL
:, dicrs are positively at Grafton. HOO
government, troops are encainped a.
the Fair grounds.
/ A Philadelphia named Kelly ha.
been elected Colonel Of the first Lin
conite regiment.
Louisville, May 22-The army
bill has been defeated in the Kentuc-
:, KY Legislature, by AZ to 42, the Con
stitution requiring 81.
Washington; May as-strsnnous
efforts are making to keep the New
York Seventh regiment three months
longer at Fort Monroe.
Chicago, May 22-In consequence
of the coming difficulties. farmers re-
. fuse to except for specie.
St. Joseph, May 23.-Ihe flag of
the United States over the Post
; Office has been torn down. That
) over tie Turner'S Hall. Ia German
Associrtion) was taken down volun-
tarily.
Leavcnworth. May 23.-The Kan
: sas Unionis,s have been driven fror,
: the border, seeking refuge in South
ern Kansas.
: Baltimore, May 23.-The blocka-
u ding steamers, it is reported. have
: been fired into by the Virginians, but
they were unframed.
Washington, May 23.-The gov
ernment anticipates hourly the begin
ming of hostilities at Fort Pickens.
h Naval officers here believe the assail-
. ants will be outfankcd.
Gen. Butler says few days will
pu. him in Richmond.
ST. Louis, May 23.-'The steamer
J. G. Swon has been seized and will
l. probably be conhscated, for bringing
e arms previously from Baton Rouge.
S Five thousand pounds Southwark
bound lead has been seized at Iron
Ii Mountain. after resistance. Several
Is shots were fired, but proved harmless.
le John Dean and his companions
r. have been released on their parole.
i'll Governor Black, of Nebraska. is
" en- route for the East.
n Indian Expectations in the Terri
IS tory are imminent. Black urges
IL liarncy TO send regiment into tue
a 'rr,T-i;ory.
Philadelphia, May 23-Two Ohio.
III regiments have departed southwark
lie New York, May 23-An officer, in
ii. letter states that there are FIVE holes
n. in the Monticello, recently fired upon
he hv the Virginia batteries. Two per-
nc sons We're wounded.
an Twenty bankers are in consnl,a-
be ton relative to the loan.
There was slight fire to-day at
lie the Office of the surveyor of the port.
at 1t is supposed TO have been the work
of AL inccndiarv, and the design the
.s destruction of documents.
Washinston; May 23-Thc ex-
an. IRENE South will probably not be ni-
nd preached during the hot weather
~, There were no union votes cast n,
~, the election in Alexandria to-day
-, on ratifying the secession ordinance
re-. of Virginia.
no Louisvill.. May 80 - Prentice
Harvey, Mckee, A. 0. Brannin, and
en-. the Secretary Of the State Rights
en-. Committee were taken to Frankfort
nd this evening, to give evidence before
to the committee of the House, relativ,
nts to the introduction Of arms. Carrot
er, Davis was before the COMMITTEE,
ng and was granted iii 'o-h'ofroI -
answer the questions propounded t.
d. him.
en-. The Senate bill arming the State
appropria,ing million and sever
ap- hundred thousand dollars has passst
the Iiousc. The bill defeated yester
wv dav was Underwood's substitute,
ais. New York, May 23-Fitty-tw'
It'll thousand dollars in the notes of til
ofs Bank Of Dalton were seized to-day
Baltimore. May 23.-lt is under
or stood the Minnesota. supported b,
sed armed briggs willmake an attempt oil
to Scwell's poiut to-day, with the deter
nal mination to capture ii n: all hazards.
The British ship Albion is ashor
con near Cape Henry-a total loss. 4
eo,, fire on the beach deceived the captain
Louisville, May 23.-Neither Prem
rice nor Harvey went to Frankfort
ute though assured that the sergeant ha
eel summons for them.
,rv. The Senate bill for arming TIL
Sc state, gratiiies the State Rights mer
on The Governor is included in the CON
missiouers. IL provides for HON