St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-04-25
Southern News Condensed.

scccssi'"ists In Western Virginia volun
teer companies are forming to sustain the
Union. An immense Union m"ctinx was
held at Louisville, Ky. On the 18th, where
resol utiohs were passed condemni,g seccs-
sion and refusing to take part against the
Federal Government, and claiming to DC
utral Fort Pickens was certainly rein
forced on the 18th. The Charlie ton Cor
respondent Of the Bostvu Past, compla us
OF scarcity OF provisions a>d fear Vi famine
Fort Sumter is sill good fur the defense
of the harb"r, but will require two or three
hundred thousand dollars to put it in ord
er. Baltimore is to repair the Railroad and
bridges, and keep open the communication
for mails, troops, &c. Gov. Jackson, OF
Mo. has called an extra session of tho Leg
islature, to meet on Tuesday, May End, 20
put the State in 4 posture Of defense. JEFF
Davis has Issued proclamation Offering
letters Of marqus to privateers TO seise the
ships and property Of the U. s., on the
high aeas.
The Charleston correspondent of the
New York Tribune mentions that thirty
aataraliEed eitiE rs, Germans and Irish,
who had been compelled to enlist in the
rebel army, positively refused to fire on the
American flag, during the bombardment
Of Sumter, and were consequently arrested
and put 10 prison in Charleston, where
they yet reman:
Gen. Scott did not advise the evacuation
Of ouGpter. A few days since he saio to
a U. s. senator, IL had rather lose my left
arm, yes, my right arm, aye, both arms,
than have Fort Sumpter evacuated"
The La Crosse 4 Milwaukee Il. r. offers
fire.. passage to Minnesota troopd and bag
gage. Accounts are most contradictory US
to the future course of the Maryland and
Baltimore authorities about the passage OF
troops through that State AMI city.
PHILADELPHIA, April 23.-rwo hun.
dred and thirty women, between the ages
Of eighteen aud twenty-five have enrolled
themselves here as nurses sor the sick aud
wounded.
The Baltimore American Of Monday
confirms the scuttling Of the Pennsylvania
cutters Columbus, Delaware, Karitan aud
aud Merrimac, at Norfolk. by order Of
Captain Prnndergast, and the destruction
The only vessels saved to carry away
the Government forces were the Pownat-
tan and Cumberland.
The ship houses were being torn down
and factories lcveled to the ground with
the intention Of firing and abandoning,
them.
On Saturday night the Mayors Of Nor
folk and Portsmouth sent Gag Of truce to
Pendergast to ask if he intended to FIRE on
the towns. He replied that he should act
altogether On tue defensive If fired upon
or il the ma y yard was attacked, it would
be bis duty to fire Oh the two cities. 1t
was not known whether the Pawnce enter
ed the harbor or returned to Fort Eonroe
The excitement at Norfolk and Portsmouth,
was Intense, women ami children we're hy
ing and men rallying to arms.
line New York On The stocks would be
fred before the yard is abandoned. Lev
cling building by blowing them up with
ppwder was going OH, aud it was thouy hi
there would be an effort to destroy all.
was feared that the cvuaayration might ex
tend to the cities.
People Of Norfolk have seized the pow
der houses at Craney Island and remove.
the powder to tie city and are making al
engagements tar vigorous defence.
The women of Chicago are busily en-
gagged in preparing lint anu baudages to
the Illinois Regiments
The secessionists ask, "Whcre will Ken
lucky go?" When the countrymau Wa
askee, "Where does this raj road go!' h
answered, The road doesu't ~ at all -
Kentucky wont ''go," she'll stay.--Lout.
viNe Jurnal.
Gov. Ramsey is home, and was receive
when the ste mer landed at 10 o'clock i
the evening by nearly thousand peop|
including tho Pioneer Guards. Cap
NJ lson has been sent by the United State
to muster the Minnesota Regiment int
service The time to move iorwa. j is th
goth of May.
The Illinois troops, whose rendezvou
was at Chicago. left Sunday night unds
ssaled orders, destination supposed to b
the mouth of the Ohio.
A vessel was stopped at Cincinnati o
Sunday night, loaded with supplies for tn
South. All steamboats, are required
take down their signs for Southern dest
nations.
Arlington Heights, two miles fo
Washington are occupied by Virgin
troops.
An Englishman named Jasper was a
rested at Charleston, On suspicion Of beil
. correspondent of the New York Tim,
The British Consul demanded his releas
as British subject, and threatened
call the British West India fleet to bloc
ade Charleston, and to release him BY fore
Mr. Jasper, with humble apologies, wAs