White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-05-09

It 10 stated on undoubted authority.
that Senator Mason, Of Virginia. was ar
rested in Maryland on the 2Sth. By order
of Gen. Patterson, and taken to Perry
vile. He Was to bs taken to Philadei-
phia. Another report denies the above
statement. bot . later dispatch to the
Tribune confirms the arrest. and says he
is on bis way to Philadslphis.
A private dispatch from Baltimore
says secession is defunct thsre. and that
the Unionists are again triunphaat. The
reaction is overwhelming in oil parts Of
the State. On Wednesday the Custom
House will b cleared Of its present ON
GERS. and new appointess will take their
places. Secession flags have disappeared.
A Montgomery dispatch to the Charles
ton Courier states that plivatsen COM
missions are being prepared for issue :s
soon as Congress declares war. which it
will undoubtedly do. The instructions
contain prohibition against the seizure
of cotton on eithsr British or American
vessels.
Five employees at the Washington ma
w yard have been arrested. They were
found filing the SHELLS with sand: they
will be tried. and il convicted. shot.
Government has formally decided to
receive 40. 900 Of the $4,000 volunteers
called, for term Of three years. and 25,-
600 regulars for Eve years.
An armory will be established at Rock
Island. in place Of Hsrper's Ferry.
The N. Y. Herald has dispatch from
Philadelphia saying that . gentleman
had Just arrived there from Wilmington.
N. G., leaving there on Friday and Rich.
mond on Saturday. stating that the peo-
pie of North Carol;na were all mp in
arms. and were preparing to come North
with several thousand troops. for the pur.
pose, as Gov. Ellis informed him. Of
making an attack on Washington. The
Governor showed dispatch be had jnst
received from Montgomery. stating that
some SO. 900 troops were on their way
to join those Of North Carolina. about to
leave for Richmond. and that it was the
purpose Of the Confederate Government
to make an attack without . moments
delay. That If they were to attack it.
it must be done before the Federal Gov.
ernment had concentrated . large force
at Washington. He conversed with
Gov. Letcher on Saturday morning. and
the Governor told him it was the pur-
pose of the Southern States to attack
Washington at once. He (Lstcher had
advised against it. but the Confederate
government was for instant attack. He
says he has NO doubt that the attack will
be made very soon, and at several points
at the same time. That every little vii
lage was bristling with bsyoDets, and
people were perfectly frantic. He says
further. that Gov. Ellis showed him q
dispatch from Pensacola, dated 26th.
from Gen. Bragg. stating that no attack
on Pickens up to that time had been
made. and it was not his purpose to at
tack it for some time.
Intelligent gentlemen from Western
Virginia waited on tho State sdministrs.
tion yesterday. invoking its influence with
the national administration to procure
arms to defend themselves. They say
that West Of Blue Ridge can be held il
the necessary arms were given in time
They said thew were endorsed by the
public sentiment of that portion Of vir-
einia.
The State administration has complied
with their request.
A Washington dispatch Of yesterday
saws: The troops called ont by order Of
TO-DAY are all additional to tho $4,000
already required. The whole number
called for bv the eoverumeut TINS far IL:
Volunteers bv nroclama alton Is 600.
volunteers for three years. service, 40,.
600: regulars for Eve years service, 25..
900: sesmen for five years' service. 49,.
600: being a total of i6S 900 men-tbs,
10, 5000 week before last, and s3 900
to-day. Even this falls short of the real
number. "A several States send double the
number Of regiments asked for.
A spontaneous Union meeting was
held in Baltimore last night: about 90
600 people attended.
Trains run from Baltimore to Wheel
ing. but are searched at Harper's Ferry
by secessionists, who sis all along the
route.
The Chief Justice of Vermont. who has
resided in North Carolina for the past
few months, arrived At Harrisburg yss.
terday. He came with passes from Gov.
ernors Letcher and Ellis. and says North