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JErrsRsoN Cry, May 2

/ L ne four hundred men who came down on
White Cloud. leave tomorrow morning on
the A. Mcdowell.
Gev. jackson, from the steps OF his
mansion, made speech, in which he de-
clared he intended acting in good faith. and
trusted the other parties would do likewise ;
hnt If the pledge was broken, he would re-
sist to the bitter end.
WAsmSGToN, May "a.
Intense excitement was created by the as
sassination of Col. Ellsworth. Bells are
tollinS, buildings are dressed in Grape, and
flags are at half-mast. Ellsworth was shot
IN the back by one jackson, the proprietor
of hotel in Alexandria. jackson was in
stantiy killed by Francis ID. Dromneil, of
Troy, member of Ellswcrths Zouaves.
The body IS lying in state at the Navy Yard.
President Lincoln, who was warm perso-
nal friend of Ellsworth's, is deeply affected
by his death =
About 10000 troops have crossed the
fotomac, and are now in Virginia. The
New ork Seventh Regiment holding
Ar'ingson HeA&hts. ana the Sixty ninth are
throwing up -H4 ssst- works there.
Shermans S Light Artillery and the Dis
trict militia command the Maryland shore
above Georgetown, and will repel every at
tack by forces moving from Harper's Ferry.
Judge Army. bearer of dispatches, had
an interview with the President and Secre-
tary OF War, to-day, and rendered to them
three regiments from Kansas, to Cooperate
with the regiments in camp at keokuk and
the Illinois regiments in camp at Quincy, to
protect Union men of Northern Missouri,
and to secure safe transit of stores and pro-
visions over the Hannibal and st. joseph r..
Il. to the West.
New York, May "a.
The Tribune's dispatch furnishes the fol-
lowing particulars
Col. Ellsworth was shot as he was de-
scending the stairs, with the secession flag
which he had torn down. by the man jack
son, keeper of Tho Marshall House, with u
double barrcled gun. lie died almost in
stsntly, dyeing the secession flag with his
blood. lie only said. ''My God"
A later dispatch says Alexandria is taken
and will be held. The first Michigan regi-
ment entered town about o'cloch, an hour
after the appearance of the Zouaves, anu
I captured body OF cavalry, who, at first.
demanded time to consider, but were forced
to yield without delay.
FRANKFoRT, KY, May 81
The Senate passed resolutions that Ken
lucky will not sever her connection with the
National Government, nor take up arms for
either beligerent party, but arm herself for
the preservation of peace within her borders
ana tender her services as mediator to effect
a just and honorable peace.
lhe House amended and passed the bill
empowering the committee of investigation
to sit thirty days. Adjourned sine die
3osroS, My 81.
Steamer Massachusetts sailed for Fort Pckens
to-day She was heavily ladened with munitions
of war.
* WAsHINGToS, May o.
The MInnesotstlssi three other vessels leave
Fortress HeRroe q -scAaie Charleston Harhor
! pass from Rici imond Yesterday. SAYS that
the train on which ls travelled Brought one ,i,rs
I and South Carolinans.
AT Manassas Gap junction, there are five thous.
/ and southerners, tolerably equipped. They are
tnrowinS up extensive intrench nients believing
that HafPers Ferry Will be attacked, they move in
that direction.
The correspondent of the New York Times SAYS
t1af the inhabitants of Aexaudria are sulIen and
Observation-Disclosures are bein, erected at Il
exant,rIa, including bank mile long and seven
feet high
Twenty thousand more a5olitionists have been
called to Washington martial law has been nr,-
claimed in Alexandria.
! Snowten, editor Of the Gazette refused to pub
publish the proclamation declaring martial law
printers from the ranks took pos session o the office
/ and published the paper.
i The CORES pondant OF the New York Tribune
! says That probably an overwhelming movement
against hichInond will be made within this week
PADUCAH, KY, May -.
company of Al men, from Carbondae. Illinois
through here to day, to offer their services To
'.u : DaFis, more of them expected, tonight. The
citi1ens provided them with money and a flag.
| The Washington CORES pondent of the New T,rL
independent observes that the position of U.rnar,s
Ferry may be secured by flank movement from Al.
e1ahdiia ana Washington the southerners are ey-
| Identity preparing for action. They are entrencb
ing 1Ianassas Gap Junction Gen. Lees advance
| VIA: Harper Ferry on Manassas Gap junction will
be immediately followed by Gen. Buffers advance
| ON Norfolk
Gen Butter anticipates reaching Richmond the
/ 20th of July.
Gen. Patterson will throw Massachusetts troons
down Maryland line from Cham bersbur., in the ii
rectlon OF iiarper's Ferry.
BALTIMORE, May 2S.
The New Hampshire regiment passed through
to- DAY. route -. Virginia troops distribu-
ted along The road rorth of Harpers Ferry also ON
northern approaches 70 Maryland heights The
outposts and pickles extend much further. Gen.
| johnson superintends movements personally. Sew
enty two additional cannon arrived nom inches
I ter ON the evening train Reports from Harper's
Ferry are unchanged. Cairo Notifications progres-
/ sing.
:, Passengers report a concentration of troops at
Randolph.
! LOUISVILLE, May 20
Ex-Gov Morehead has defined his position The
following is the fist paragraph in the Louis vile
! Journals leader 4 -.
'' The public VIII find in the Journal of to- dav.
a letter from our sad friend. Gov Morehead defin
ing or attempting ~ define his political status We
cannot conscents.isiy say that the effort Is sue
cessfu one for assnredly it is to rs, most unsat
issactory effort
Moreaead concl,Eles by saying II consider the
sutugarion Of the South the utter annihilation of
every material intefest in kentucky if the insane
attempt should be Persisted in, fear the pillars of
the temple of liberty will be torn down, and all
that is now sacred to us will be crushed uuler
their broken fragments
| In another paragraph, alluding to a contingency
too elaborate to be explained by telegraph he saws
60 trust with every patriot of the land that Ken
lucky will promptly unsheati her sword in behalf
| of what VIII have become a common cause
The importance If the letter will appear when il
| is remembered that Morehead was a candidate for
the State large oa the Union ticket to the border
State convention.
The introductionof northern arms clandestnely
into Kentucky has been confirmed
The indications, however, are that most of them
will fall into hands which will, under no circum-
stances fight Lineohl's battles.
MEMPHIS, May 81.
All the troops leE Camp Rector on Saturday for
| point near the Missouri line on the Mississippi