The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-11
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

A CORRECTION.
The Washington Inlelgencer is requested by member
Of the family Of Lieutenant Talbot ION duty at Fort
Sumer 70 correct paragraph now going the rounds in
that officer II is stated that either had
resigned about to resign. There foundation
whatever for any statement Of the kind. Lieutenant
Talbot has no intention of resgning but intends 10 re-
main ut his post and continue true TO his government
COST OF THE AGITATION.
The Salem (Ala) R,giser thinks there is not public
work single branch of business of any kind single
department Of human enterprise in this country
single individual in It, but has suffered less by
the present agitation The loss TO the thinks
can scarcely be less than thousand millions Of dollars
f"~- sERENADE TO MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS.
The wife of the Southern President, Mrs. Jefferson
DaSis- arrived in this city few days ago, her way
TO Join her husband at Montgomery She is still here,
having e Few sas 2, t ns6 Of
standing the rain the Louisiana Guards battalion un
der Major Todd turned CAT and visited the lady, and
complimented her with military serenade Mrs Davis
appeared and returnc IN few appropriate words, her
for the honor paid TO her husband In this man.
Ier and when she ~
white blue apd yellow the coors Of the flag Of lous,sns
-Ne,g QTeaM CreceN
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN LOUISIANA.
Says the Baton Rouge QA) Gosdte, OF the "a inst
We assured good authority that gang Of runa-
way negroes about fourteen in number are depred1tng
almost with mpunity the property Of citizens living
on the eastern side Of the Comte river in this parish
They have been frequently seen in squads some OF them
armed with shot guns and in instance gun was put
to the head Of white by Of four negroes who
act Of securing Of their comrades Two white men
with these negroes both armed with double barreed
guns doubtless the nsgaors OF their thieving
and insoence An expedition foot 10 capture the
whole party. If IL succeed the white Villains will get
their reward OF course much excitement and apprc-
hension exist in the ncighborhood.
ORDERED OFF.
We learn from the Cahawba (Alabama) Gd;e Of the Sd
instant that informed, by Colonel Rves, OF Col
Irene, Lowndes county, that man named Robert 3
rnarn, lawyer OF Wetumpka, was taken up at Coli
last week. tried by jury OF citizens, convicted
punished and banished from that community, for
pressing and endeayorng TO propagate sentiments that
dangerous TO the peace of society. He had con
versed with several shareholders in the neghbor
hood proposed them the organization Of secret
abolition society," and said he Was going to establish
newspaper TO be called the Non, Shareholder The ev
dence against him conclusive Ihe punishment in
dicted was physically slight, although II was degrading
OPPOSITION TO THE PALMETTO IN PORTSMOUTH, VA.
palmetto ffag displayed, in conjunction with the
State flag Of Virginia, at Portsmouth, on Monday. OBJ
jecticns being first made 70 the state ing being used In
such a connection IL was taken down, and public sent
becoming excited aganst the exhibition Of the pal
metto banner threats made 10 tear down, when
the party by whom IL raised, In order to avoid
resist the threatened attempt wisely withdrew
the obnoxious bunting
REPLACING THE BU0ys At CHARLESTON.
We learn that vessel acting under the orders Of tho
United states government replaced few days ago the
buoys lately removed from st. Helena bar. The IA 1T
being brought to the notice OF the state authorities
prompt taken 10 undo this gratutous and
somewhat iltmcd harbor Improvement Msr-
csuy, Morcb ].