The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-05-30
Events of the Rebellion.

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Three thirty-two Founders arrived
at Cairo on the 22d. The work of for
tifying the place commenced the same
day, and will be vigorously prosecuted
Gen. Pillows proclamation prohibit
ing all boats passing Memphis North
ward took effect on the 21st.
The Stars and Stripes were hoisted
over the Post-office at st. Joseph, Mo-,
on the 22d. Soon an excited crowd
proceeded to the Office, cut the pole
down, and tore the flag to pieces. They
threw the pole into the river and raised
the State flag instead. The latter,
however, was ordered down by the
leader of the crowd. That removed,
the Stars and Stripes were again hois-
ted. Some threats were made against
the Postmaster, but no attempt at ex-
ecuting them were made. The crowd
then proceeded to Tromer's Hall, over
which the American flag was waving,
and ordered it down, which was COM
piled with without resistance. The as
sembly soon after dispersed, and no
further acts of violence were commit
ted.
About 5000 lbs. of lead, en- route
for the South, was seized at Ironton,
on the 23d, on the Iron Mountain Rail
road, by order Of Gen. Lyon. Some
resistance was offered by party OF
citizens and several shots were fired on
both sides, but nobody was hurt.
Besides the brigade to be raised un-
der the heroic Col. Anderson, squad
ron of cavalry is to come out of Ken
lucky to join in the defence of the I'm,
ion.
Two persons are now under arrest
in Baltimore, charged with treason in
enlisting and sending troops from Bal
timore, to join the confederate army
1000 such troops have left Baltimore ur
to this time, but it was not certain that
the prisoners had any hand in their en-
listment.
A battery of the celebrated Whit
worth guns, twelve-pounders, with am
unition and carriages complete, ha:
arrived in New York, as a present tC
the government from patriotic Ameri
cans abroad. Each one Of the guns
bear the following inscription "From
loyal Americans in Europe to the U. S
government. 1861"
A dispatch from Washington, dated
May oath says: ''Postmaster-Genera
Blair has prepared an order to-day dis
continuing the transmission of the
United States mails in Virginia ano
other seeding States, and annullins
all contracts for the same. TENNESSEE
is excepted from the operation Of the
order for the reason that the State ha:
not yet formally seeded. Contractors
will be Immediately notified of this de
cision. The mails for the South from
Washington were stopped at the eros
sing place of the Federal troops ant
returned to the Post-office here"
| Almost every ore that visits Alexan
dria brings away some memento. The
oil cloth on the hall where Ellsworth
fell has been cut up and divided
Pieces of the stairs, covered with hi
blood, are also cut off and carried
away.
A late dispatch to the N. Y. Tribune
says: "The country need not be sur
prised if in the course of three week
forward movement be made on Rich
thond, from sources entirely separat
from the reserve at or near the border
and which will be so overwhelming il
force as to render success certain
The position of Harper's Ferry may b
secured by flank movement"