Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-05-08


have been arrested on The hiimins la ald f.
Weldon rsilroad for cutting bridges 10 pre-
vent our troops hom coming
PnIIADELPniA, April .5.-Oen. lesuTe- .
gard, FROM hiehmond, has sent President .
Lincoln note recommending ihat all NO. /
men and children be relnlyel from NASH I
ingion before Saturday,
PmilApELrnA, tApril aa.-'ien. iamon |
SAYS lineoln, in applying 10 the baltimore /
Committee, asking peace said; " II yuur ]
peeple will not attack rs NE will NOS at
lack tl,eln. Ii they do NO will relaliaie |
severely. Troops for Washington must and .
shall eone ihraigh Maryland,
GOV. Hicks ronyenes the Maryland leg
islature ia extraordinary session io-morTuW,
in consequence II the Federal troops az
Annapolis,
Il Is probable that Communication he
tween Washington anl iiaal im1rc i'y rail-
will no rcopenel by orders ol Gen, SCOT,
Il is reported that upwards n soOh South
ern troops arrived al Norfolk ON Tuesday,
d ,ir dcst nation is Not kn0Nn,
ihe Baltimore authorities are still adverse
Ia the re-orenins Of ,elegia!i'ie eommun'-
eniiOa,
The Baltimore American announces the
arrival az Annapolis Of the baltic, COa,4a-
elalcos, ColumLia, Il, H. Cuyl,r ARIEL, llar-
rleI Lane, Boston, Maryland, aud tug from
liayre lie Grace, with 5000 Pennsylvania
aud n, Y, troops, The Constitution is TO
blockade the muu.'ri ibe lalHuseu,
Thirteen luulflnA iyauls ans .a march,
li.en. Annapolis 20 Washington NO u..-
rood Transporting provisions There will De
nu nruel opposition the troops,
Engraved plates iur bonds anil HlHk
notes HE Ihg southern CoL!JdcLcN Nee
l,..y4 ~ Ma. street,
The steamers Cedar aud Champion have
been chartered by the Government as trans
ports,
Sixteen riHcl cannon have been purelas-
cd OF West Point for the use of volunteers
The citizens Of Wilmington, y, e., have
taken possession of the steamer Georgia,
Il Is reported that the sloop Sunshine was
fired into oil Yorktown, aud capsiEcd in en-
dcayoring To make her escape.
NEW loRK, April 25.-Noriolk adNiees
say Captains Rogers and White are prisoners
in the hands of the authorities.
OF the burnt war vessels NJ Norfolk, the
| Plymouth IL the only one scrviccablc.
The Southern officers on board the U. =
steam frigato Niagara have resigned.
A company of flying artillery, with rii'cd
cannon, organized yesterday in Boston.
The steamers Massachusetts, and South
Carolina have gone To Charlestown Navy
Yard to be made war vessels.
NEw York, April 2j,-Thc Schooner
Commerce brings the crews Of small crafts
seized in York River Va.
Annapolis adviccs say that five more rcgi-
ments, and sappers and miners, have arriv-
ed there destined for Washington.
HARRlsHuRG, April 25.-Fiyc hundred
C,rclinians passed til olgh Tho NASHVILLE, on
Sunday, ON their way North. All along the
route troops are entering the cars saying
their destination is for the Southern Camp
AT Aqua Creek, twenty-four miles south
OF Washington Itis Judged that four thou
sand troops are at llarpcrs Ferry.
LouIsvILLE, April pa detachment of
Col. Duncans regiment of about 1000 men,
left by the Nashville cars, this afternoon,
under Capt. DeshO, for the Southern Con-
fcderacy.
New York, April 2G.-It is reported the
Secessionisis have planted n battery of four
guns at IIarpcrs Ferry, and arc examining
all passing trains
The war steamer Mohawk is reported to
have hccu in Havana, The other day, taking
i'm supplies. aud would leave for Texas in IL
! day or two.
Two thousand Charleston troops arc on
their way to Richmond, Va
The Governor of Michigan has convened
the Legislature Of that State May It'll
Five regiments have been offered to the
QUyarnrncnt.
The Governor of Kentucky has proposed
to the Governor of Ohio that the Governors
of the Border States become arbitrators be
tween the contcnding parties.
The Tennessee Legislature convened on
The 25th in secret session. No reporters nd
mittcd.
Cotton in New York was reported with
improved demand on the 18th.
Tic y @. Bclm private disprtches say
he eycisvmeu, III Baltimore is intense
Larrc amounts cC money are being raised
.a,ara dri:ihg being distributed, etc.
rTes& buchanan is said to have fled tc
Canada
Great efforts are being made to dcfcnc
Washington City, but the ability to do so u
doubted. The number of troops is Oooo
including District volunteers, having strong
Southern atiinities, arc not deemed reliable
in support of Lincoln. Two thousand o
them on the 24th, threatened to hold meet
, ing. This disatfcction was so great tina
secretary NillIclOll w IcIuii w '" "'II- -
it. Martial law, it was expected, woul,, b.
proclaimed. The Republicans are alarmed
and preparatons are made to blow up TIL
Capitol and public buildings, should tn
Southern force make n successful attack.
s The Northern troops are ordered to holt
y Annapolis. The military power, as regard
e regular forccs is completely broken. Ill
army virtually disbanded, and the Nav.
| Il, nd lic ia n farming TN
: Administration excessively.
Over 100 designations including scvcra
f Department clerks, have been tcndcre
o within the past few days. In add tior
there is lack of harmony in the Admins
$ tration. Lincoln disregards his Cabine
Y and Yields to the control of jim Lane, Gas
sius NJ. Clay and Frank Blair, who adml
: that their object is not the preservation Q
: the Union, but the destruction of slavey.-
: They openly declare their purpose to obilt
crate State Rights and establish powerful
n Central Government under Northern con
\ troll All communication between Washing
: ton and the North cut off.
n Maryland is cOntesting every inch Q
: ground and has succeeded in etlectuall
O preventing any Northern troops from reach
: ing Washington since the attack on tn
Mass. regiment Lincoln is said to be great
& " alarmed for his personal safety. 1t
h said the Northern legions intend te max
q | MARYLAND the first battle ground. The foI
4 eign Ministers all sympatize with the sout
/ and think Lincoln and his advisers insane
The government suppresses all dlspa,cn
i cs for the South. The Deltas correspondent
: saws he is therefore compelled to TELEGRAPH
from Alexandria. He says the foreigi
I Minister'S laugh at Lincolns prociaiha'io'
q of a blockade.
. He saws Vice President Stephens mis-
: s;on to Virginia to get that State to coop
: craIe with the Confederate States, has bee
q entirely successful, and that the Old Dc
n minion may now be regarded as one of til
Southern Confedcracy, The Convention a