Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-14
News by the last PONY.

The Union received the following addition
al Intelligence:
81. LOUIS, March 30th According 10 this
Moons dispatch from Washington, 1t appears
that the cannon sent from Belona Iron
Works at Richmond, to Fortress Monrone,
which produced so much commotion in the
| Virginia Convention, were contracted for
three years ago.
The Tribunes correspondent says the Fort
Sumter question is still undetermined, and
will be 50 for several days, and also reiterates
that orders have been sent to land troops at
Fort Pickens.
The New York Worlds correspondent says
information was received yesterday that the
Florida Legislature had passed an act making
it treason, punishable with death on convic-
tion for any one to accept Office under the
Federal Government who resides in that
State after a collision between the Federal
and Confederate forces.
1t is said that Lane, recently confirmed
Judge, will endeavor to hold Court at Athens,
Alabama.
The Times correspondent says Judge Bar
ton, of Kentucky, will decline the Chief
Judgship of Dacotah, and probably will OBJ
tain a better appointment.
Advices from Mexico report that the stage
from Mexico to Vera Cruz, containing two
American and five other passengers, was at
tackled by band of robbers Lieut.. Dick,
U. S. A, and the other American, defended
themselves, killing FIVE and wounding seven
of the robbers The Ualace fled. The Amer
leans were both wounded.
ST. LOUIS, April lst-The steamer Daniel
Webster, from Texas, arrived at New y HOrk
on Saturday afternoon, March 3Oth She re-
ports that she landed at Fort jefferson, Tor
tugas, companies NJ and l., First Artillery,
and at Fort Taylor, Key West, companies f
and X of the same regiment She reports
that the Indians are creating great havoc
among the people of Texas killing some and
running off their stock. Major Sibley chas-
tised some of the savages. Cortinas was IN
derstood to be only waiting the departure Of
troops to commence operations on a larger
scale than before
A dispatch from New Orleans, March 30,
states that the steamer Coatzacoalcos arrived
off Matagorda Bay on the 25th inst, to take
away Federal troops 1t is reliably stated
that the troops will be landed at New York.
Eight hundred troops are awaiting transpor-
lation at lndianola. Several companies are
expected from San Antonio.
Richmond dispatch of yesterday says
the House was in session all night consider
ing the joint resolution relative to the move
ment of troops ard arms within the Com.
monwealth, growing out of the proposed
transfer of guns from the Belona Foundry.
Various amendments were proposed and re-
ected, amid an exciting debate. The Sen.
ateS amendment were finally passed, modi
ged by authorizing the Governor to call out
the public guard TO arrest the contemplated
removal and directing him TO employ the
needful force to resist any attempt to remove
the same beyond the reach and control Of the
State Government.
A renconter occurred yesterday at the Bal
lard House. Hugh L. Gallagher, the con-
tractor at the Rip Rap, fired at Joseph Segar.
a member of the Legislature; the ball passed
through his coat and he wasunharmed. Gal
lagher accidentally shot himself and it is ex
pected he will die.
According to the Washington correspond
ent of to-dnys New York World, orders
have been forwarded 10y the Treasury De-
portmcnt to the principal cities on the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers, instructing our Sur
veyors to appraise all foreign goods not hav-
ing paid duties to the United States.
The Tribune's Washington correspondent
says the opponents of secession in the Rich
mond Convention have a clear majority of
twenty.
A Montgomery dispatch to the Tribune
states that if Sprague is elected Governor of
Rhode Island, that State leaves the Union
and leeomcs The commercial depot aud sum
mer residence for Southerners