The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-24
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


MONTGOMERY, April 10, 1861.
The Treasury Department has Information that S. COO
0oo Of The Confederate loan has been taken beng
severa, of the smaller to where books opened
hear from Montgomery took $500 00c, $500 Of which
was taken by sc negroes belonging 10 General Hardaway
and Coitnel Bib.
NEW ORLEANS, April Is, 1861
The amount subscribed IN this CITY the ate
loan. on "Wednesday, WAS two m,ioas seven hue fred
CHARLESTON, April Is, 1861.
The total subscription to the Confederate in this
lars lars ''0 ''i0n wv H'A0's' anu sixty 'u0oS'n' a'i
An quiet here to night Large numbers Of troops from
the batteries are in the city on far!oagh
REJoICINd IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DAVIS PRE-.
PAIRING TO TAKE TIE ELD-FIFTY THOUSAND
TROOPS OFFERED BY TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY.
MONTGOMERY, April 1873 P. N.
The city is brilliantly illuminated to night. salute
OF hundred guns has been nred All classes par.
tcpase in the general 10! that our revolution Is com
p!ete.
Kentucky and other States will be- held at the Exchange
Hotel this evening 10 have rejoicing over the glorious
Adu,ant General Cooper OF the Confederate army has
issued general orders Tor salute OF eight guns ad
di.ona one hundred guns will be fred on Capitol Hill
Ii ia publicly announced by the clerks in the War De-
partnen that the services OF hy thousand troops have
been offered to the Confederate states from Tennessee
The vote Of the Virginia Convention on the Secession
ordlnsnce has not yet come 50 band:
President Davis is preparing to ,ske the leij.
Vice President stephens here md wI administer the
The Yrsihians have taken n. Not.ok Navy Yard
and sunk shOoners in the channel Of the harbor pre-
vent the Quilted states war vessels IN that port from
| leaving
Every thing Is favorable to our cause.
Retaliation viii be made on Oaio fpr the seizure OF
Southern property.
MEETING OF yIRGISIANs IN MOBILE.
EoRls, April Is, 1861.
An immense meetrg, called BY the natives OF Virginia
s progressing the greatest bus and re-
9cng pefvaGes the body. The eigy OF Lincoln has lust
passed the meeting, rail NJ uproarious shouting
IhP I'm arstN
Einny &c.
VICE PRESIDENT STEPHENS GONG TO RICHMOND VA.
The Savannah Repub'icdn says--
We are permitted 10 copy the following from private
despatch received here yesterday from Montgomery
The President has received Official notice OF the
sion OF Virginia, and her entire accord with us, military
and otherwise
Mr. stephens will leave here for Redmond tonight, as
the Commissioner Of this government.
INSPECTING THE JsFEscEs.
Commodore Tstnlll accompanied By Br.glder Gene raj
Lawton and other officers, took steamer Thursday
and instituted thorough examination into lilo condition
OF our military works together with all he sounds sud
nts that aiiJd al approach to the city Large bodies
OF men at work throwing Up breast works. PLATING
capnon &c ana every avenue OF acces1 win be IN a
complete state OF oefeace IA the Of very few
days. The main works ALREADY dashed and read 2
for the enemy, and with them are aafe against any
expect attack but II Is the infection OF General Law
ton o guad Us at every polt aud thus { any attempt
that ma? be rade.
no PRIvArEsRs TILL MAr /.
The paper say..-we have the best authority FOR
Say ing that the government at Montgomery deter
mired TO Issue 10 commissions authorizing rcrrsals until
after The assembling of Congress 29th nsant) Ia
der TO obtain PRECEDENCE however It i important that
parties should file their applc,'oos AMI bonds INN
ateiy.
NEws AT MONTGOMERY, ALA.
letter f'cm Montgomery. dated AprIl Is, says the
Of the growth OF secessonsm and rapid
general regeneration Of the slsveholing states The
ample Ct Virginia al now IL has al Ways done
States Vice President stephens returned the city
and will OIL the Presidential chair 10 the temporary alb.
sence Of his Excercy, who s reported TO be making
for establishing ms headquarters at Rich
mend This Is OF itself sgndc fact and riocds
the North would do well to give II their early.
tention His army OF nifty and VIII be equipped
and ready for the field thirty Gays time aud viii be
joined by many more necessary, before he reaches
headquarters The Offers from the border states are
numerous ard urgent have heard rumored that his
stall will consist IL Beaurcgard, Bragg. Pillow, and
other WHO v IS formidable IN the aed he has been
distinguished in the Cabinet, but whose name viii not
mention yet
All tie counties in North Alabama formerly dislu.
guished operation, holding meetings ratfying
the constitution rendering troops aud dcGouncng George
W lane, the Lincoln appantee OF District Judge This
gentle has found the climate too warm for him to
tsb3r under his comm ss0n aud has thrown IL or aud
volunteered IN the Confederate army for the bened OF
b health
Since The ssuc Of Go resnor Moorss proclamation call
Ing for tho Alabama quota o. confederate troops twenty
companies have volunteered The call was made ono
week apn.
There has been very little business transacted in the
cotton the last three days everybody seems
to DO investigating their monies in newspapers.
ARRIVALS AT SAVANNAH.
Hen John r. Ward, late United states Minister to
chlns and J. Locke ESQ, former editor or the Sa
vannan Rep,bt,ean, have arrived at that city.
THE GOVERNMENT FIRM.
member 81 the Cabinet writes TO friend 1--WE 10.
tend test the power Of the government to protect Itself
sgairsi treason and the p opc Will sustain Us, will
crrsh cut this rebellion
A SECRETARY or STATE IN THE RANKS.
on John Boyd Secretary Of state OF Connecticut has
loined The wnsted Rifle Company az private soldier.
An UGLY CusToMER-HoSEsrY At A DISCOUNT.
The follow ing characteristic despatch received by
Mayor Hatch, OF Cincionati, from the Mayor Of Fort
Smith AK
70 MAYOR of CINCINNATI.
FaRT SMITH, ARg., April IL 1861.
Cincinnati stops Arkansas guns Arkansas stops pay
ing debts Ii CiuCfnn sti II Is tie acs OF cowardy
esems 10 steal arms Of an adversary.
X. M JOHNSON, Mayor OF Fort Smith.
THE EXCITEMENT IN THE CITY.