Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-04-12
Seine pc, sons insist that plot has been

Seine persons insist that plot has been
formed to seize the federal capital and it is
even snnounced that Mnj. Ben. McCuloch,
the Texas raoger, has organized force OF
5000 men for the purpose, end will appear
ut Washington the momentIhe gen Tal gov
ernmen: sheds drop of blood at the South.
A "Virginia gentleman" is sad 70 have
learned this directly from McCulloeh' 5
lips" Mr. g. H. Hall in, note 10 the
lntelligencer, coutradicts tic story that The
Hon jeff Davis bad bought a pew late
ly" in the Church of the Ep; phany. in
Washington Ea has owned pew in tn /
church for some years. On leaving the
city he rents of the pew were given to the
vestry, and, as sign If past friendship and
ownership Of it. NIrs. DAVIS ordered plate
t. he put On it with bis name. This, how
ever has not yet been done.
SrrRs IN New YoRK 1t is ailedged shat
the Montgomery government keep COZ Pr
of active. in iustfious. Lynx eyed spies at
New York city, to telegraph to Jeff: Davis
every movement ofthe federal government
at this point rela i've to the trnops and Twai
vessels A dispatch of Que thousand words
containing the substance of Ill the nvtning Z
papers published on Saturday.. was forward
ed to Montgomery, and recei pit there of ac-
Inowledged before six o'clock p. NJ The
administration ct Washington is aware Of
this systematic transmission Of their move
nents South. and hence peremptory inst-ac-
lions are given to all persons at. the navy
ri anI tta CHI
here, to lmpart no information to any per
son whatever. and to this rule the press is
hot to be considered an exception.
.gCuIcAeo, April s.-One hundred I'd six
fugitive slaves, who have heretofore taken
I'D their abode. here, left this city last night
for Canals, +ia the Michigan Southern Rail
road. Over enc thousand fugitives have
arrived there since last fall, most Of whom
have left since the recent arrest Of Eve fu-
gi,ives BY the United States Marshal: ;
;, DETROIT, april S.-About three hundred
fugitive slaves, principally by way of Hi
nois, have passed into Canada at this point
since Saturday. and large numbers arc re-
rort"' 10 be on tie. way. Many of them
20 entirely destitute and much suffering is
anticipated, notwithstanding the efforts for
shtir relief
''''o cGicial career of Gen. Lewis Caes
t"3;~euced when he was elected member
= re frst State Legislature Of Ohio, in
9s3 and he has been in high public posi-
t'"n ever since, period of nearly fifty eight
years. Within that time he has been a
member Of the Legislature, Governor of a
Territory, Indian superintendent. Secreta-
ry Of War, Minister 10 France, United States
henstor for II years, candidate for the Pres
'aency, and Secretary Of State. He is the
patriarch of American statesmen, SO far as
length of official service is concerned, and
has now retired to private life at the advan-
eed age of 10 years.
AN OFFEn OF 5000, 600 TO THE sorru-
ERs CoNEEDEgAcY Mr. s. Hart, of Ell
Iaso, Texas, one of the commissioners from
shat State to New Mexico, has offered CHE
Montgomery Mail announces) loan Of
$2oO, 600 10 the Confederate States with
cut interest, to be repaid at the convenience
Of the government. Air Hart proposes to
have the amount doTbied by his friends, il
sgsa step shall se Necessary.