Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-05-15
THE NEWS!


Telegraph, May Ends
GALVESTON, May 2,-The Steam
shin Texas, with three days later
teleeraphic news arrived here at
one o'clock this p. M. She brings
the following intelligence;
RICHMOND, April 3O,-The State
Convention has elected Ex U, s,
Senator Hunter, William Rives,
Judge BroclScrborough, Mr., Shapes
and Judge Campbell, Delegates from
Virginia to the Confederate States
at Montgomery
ALEXANDRIA, April 3O,-A special
express to the Gazette says that the
Long bridge over the Potamac ut
Washington is guarded on the North
side by a large force ofFcdcral troops
and ON the South side by Virgin
ians.
1t is reported that tho Federal
troops are now in occupation OF
Arlington Heights; also that n
United States steamer is to be off
Alexandria, and that all fish caught
at the lower landing on the Potomac
are to be sent to Washington.
Families continue to leave Wash
ington in large numbers, fearing the
approaching danger.
Gen. Scott is said to be very in
firm.
MONTGOMERY, April 30,-At an
election held to-day for officers of
the second regiment of Alabama
volunteers, Hon. J. M. Withers was
elected Colonel, Tenant b. Lamar,
Lieut.. Colonel ; Battle Of Tuskegee
Major. A large portion Of the first
regiment left last evening for Vir-
ginia. The city is full of volunteers,
and the hotels are jammed The
war feeling is up to the fighting
point. A large number Of Congress
men have arrived.
DR.. De Castro arrived here last
night, and says he had an interview
with Mr.. Lincoln, and thai the Bra
lillian Minister and all the foreign
diplomats at Washington sympa-
thise with the Confederate States,
and think their governments will
oppose a blockade of the Southern
ports.
ALEXANDRIA, April 29.-Four ves-
sells, two of which were war steam
ers, and two transports, with North
ern troops on board, passed up the
river this morning.
Gov. Hicks, of Maryland, has is
sued a proclamation, recommending
the State of Maryland to occupy q
neutral position.
The mail steamer Adelaide Bell, of
the Norfolk line, was fired at by the
revenue cutter Harriet Lane, on
Friday night last, off Rappahan-
mock river, in Chesapeake Bay. AT
ter having been boarded by the
officers Of the Lane, she was allowed
to proceed on her voyage.
The citizens of Washington who
sympathize in the Southern move
mcnt arc still compelled to leave
Washington in large numbers.
A large quantity ofshell has been
landed at Fort Washington by or
der of the Lincoln Government.
Two gentlemen, one Of whom is
a citizen of North Carolina, the
other resident Of Washington, have
been arrested, and are now confined
as prisoners in the Capitol at Wash
ington for having expressed Seces-
sion sentiments. The celebrated N.
Y. Seventh regiment having openl y
declared that they would not invade
the South, are consequently looked
upon with much suspicion by the
Lincoln administration. The list
N. Y. regiment, quartered at 1naug-
uration Hall rovolted on account of
their bad quarters, and had to be
removed to the navy yard. A man
by the name of Boyd was shot on
Island Washington, on account OF
his having expressed Southern SEN
timents. He was called from bed
at midnight, and was led without
preparations to be ahot.
PALS A L'OUTRE, April 20.-The
ship 1ronsides, Chase master, with
twenty-four hundred bales Of cotton
and eight thousand barrels of -four
on board, was put.over the bar yes
terday morning bound to Liverpool.
At haIfpast 3 o'clock this morning
the ship was discovered t. be on
fire. The smoke issuing from amid
ships.
The tow boats James n Whann,
Junius Beebe, l.. Millandon and
Anglo American, are now engaged
in pumping water into her. They
have already pumped eleven feet
water into her and hopes are enter
tanned of saving the ship. The tow
boat S. Millandon has on board fif-
ty bales of cotton and all the ships
sails. The main deck of the "lron-
sides" is burned through at midship.