Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1861-05-24
News of the Week.

The Massachusetts, troops under Butler
will have possession Of Gosport Navy Yard
or destroy it.
1t is evident that the Government intends
dealing with Missouri as it did with Mary,
land. As an evidence of this the Govern
ment has concluded to take charge of the
Hannibal & st. Joseph r. R. and employ il
for Government purposes.
There is no reason for any belief that the
Europen powers will in any way give aid
and comfort to the rebels.
1t is probable that Gen. Mcclellan will
enter Western Virginia at the head Of his
Ohio and other Western troops simultaneous.
ly with movement by Gen. Butler on Nor.
folk. At the same time a column Of regulars
will move from Washington, attacking Vir.
ginia at three points.
Ben. McCulloch is now at Richmond. II
is reported that he has enrolled company Of
mounted men numbering about 800, the nu.
cleus of which is old Californians and Texans
"a set of dare devils; while the majority Of
the men are hunters and hard cases. He ex.
and it is known that he and Gov. Letchel
have been comforting together for several
days, and that Gov. Letcher does nothing
WITHOUT TcCtISluS OIuCIS lIOiu NuOhtSoLCAJ
Citizens of the Seeded States, in order to
receive patents for inventions, must take the
oath by law acknowledging their allegiance
to the United States.
ST.. LOUIS, May 18.-The city environed
by a line of military posts extending from
the river below the arsenel around the West
ern outskirts to the river again on the North.
The objects of these posts is to prevent hos
tile troops and munitions of war from enter.
ing the city, to protect the public peace and
to give complete security to every peaceful
citizen. The forces composing the encamp.
ments belong to the regiments under the
Command of Coils. Blair, Boernstein and 81
gel.
Twenty seven persons have died Of wounds
received in the Camp jackson affair and eight
in the Walnut street collision.
BALTIMORE, May 1.-THE Postmaster Gen.
eral says it is the intention tomorrow to sus.
pend all mail service in the Seeding States
as these steamers have no business now Of
any importance except the mail service, from
which the Government receives no benefit
It becomes subsidy to sustain broken down
vessels in rebellious States. All such con.
tracts will therefore be annulled by the Gov.
eminent.
Direct news from Ifarper's Ferry report
that new batteries have been erected on the
hills. 1t is supposed by the rebel chief they
would be attacked soon after the close of the
week, and that Gen. Butler would command
the expedition. Yesterday scouting parties
were sent out and Geographic signals agreed
on by which approaching troops were to be
made known.
The statement made by some Baltimore
papers that all the troops recently passing
through Baltimore, had not been molested OF
insultcd, is incorrect. Ringgold's artillery
were insulted nearly all the way through the
streets, but no offensive attack was made.
1t is stated that Chief Engineer Hoswell
from New York, who was under arrest at
Harper's Ferry, was released on the strength
of dispatches from New York, which declar-
ed that if he was hung every Virginian. in
the North that could be found would meet a
similar fate.
The Worlds dispatch says the Huntville
has Joined the Niagara before Charleston har-
Dor, and the two now constitute an efficient
blockade there. By last accounts nothing
but fishing smacks had been caught.
New YORK, May 20.-A person from Rich
mond who saw Gov. Letcher night before
last reports the Governor to be very much
and to have said that he hoped and
believed there would be no fighting.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-It is understood
General Mansfield will take command of 25,-
900 volunteers and 5000 regulars to be ad-
vanced into Virginia from this point.