The weekly Butte record., 1861-04-20
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Arrival of the Pony Express---Dates to
29th Ultimo.

electcu Uy dUOut L.4uU majority.
The Union candidate was elected Mayor of
Kansas City yesterday
In Cleveland, Ohio, Edward S. Flint, for
Mayor, and the entire Democratic ticket were
elected yesterday. In Cincinnati the Democrat
&c Union average majority was $500.
In Connecticut the Republicans elected
their State ticket by an increased majority
over all opposition.
Gen. Lane, Just previous TO leaving New
York for the Pacific, wrote to friend Here
l am out Of politics but shall continue to
stand by the right. will urge the Democrats
OF Oregon to adopt the Constitution of the
Confederate States as their platform.
The New York Tribunes correspondent says
that General Scott has given assurances that
there never had been any idea entertained by
the Administration of abandoning Fort Monroe
The principles announced 10 the Inaugural will
not be abandoned, and if military necessity be
accepted as to Sumpter, it will be for reasons
which will not be held to apply elsewhere.
The Southern Commissioners have advised
JEFF. Davis that Sumpter will be abandoned
this week.
Advices from Virginia say that the seces
sionists, led by Hunter, Floyd, De Jarrett
Mason and Ben. MCCULLOUGH, are making su-
perhuman efforts to carry that State. The
latter says some coup d'etat will be resorted to,
as in Texas, if the Convention fails to carry
its point.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald, March 29th, says
II understand VIM. II. Russell, who was
recently charged with an improper connection
with the Indian Trust Bonds and the accept
ance Of the late Secretary of War, is about to
publish full statement of his vast transactions
with the Government covering the last twelve
years. He will undertake to show that the
Government is indebted to him for nonpayment
OF freight and the sacrifice of his property in
the military expedition against the Mormons
IN 1897, to the enormous amount of million
OF dollars. Russell's defence will, it is said.
exhibit the wonderful extent of our interior
transportation in connection with the Army
aud show the origin of the acceptances and
the hypothecation of the Trust Bonds to have
grown out OF the embarrassments produced by
the failure of the Government to pay its Just
debts to its contractors"
CIVIL WAR NEARLY INAUGURATED IN NORTH
CARoLINA.-The Raleigh IN Cardinal Reg
ister relates that the arrival of the train
from Godsboro, lately, laden with the dele
gates returning from the Goldsboro' Secession
Convention, a collision between them, or some
OF them, and portion of the citizens of Ra-
leigh was on the eve of taking place, and would
have taken place but for the departure of the
train on its Western route These beicose
delegates were filled with the spirit of secession
and what amount of other spirit we do not
pretend to say. On their arrival at the depot
some Of them, we learn (for we were not pres
ent cried out that Raleigh was a id
Abolition hole" To this refined compliment
10 our city, an Oak City man replied that they
dare not come out of the cars and repeat the
assertion, when several of the fre-eaterst tum-
bled out, and the fight would most assuredly
have begun, but for the opportune and con-
servative notice given by the locomotive that
it was about to drag the train out of Raleigh.
This sort OF secession was looked upon by the
fre-eaters as more iudicious than laying over
in id Abolition hole," for the purpose
of reverencing the Sabbath with fight, the
result Of which might not rebound to their
benefit. So they tumbed back into the cars
and went on their way if not rejoicing fuming,
and singing Dixie" Among those of the
party who were ready for the fight, was, says
the Register, Burton Craige, who remarked,
we hear, that if there was any fighting to be
done he wished TO be in the ring. A gentle
man who witnessed the occurrence says that if
a blow bad been struck on that occasion,
boodshed and death Ito what extent who can
tell p would have been the consequence.
wARLIKE INDICATIONS.
The special Washington correspondence is
filled with reports of warike character, which
may be thus summed up
On the night of April Sd, steamer attempt
ed to enter Charleston harbor, refused to show
her colors, was fired into by the battery on
Morris Island, and put to sea.
ha ham nod or rail- Of
once. Anderson's supplies are completely cut
of.
There is great activity at the Brooklyn Ma
w Yard. Several vessels we're expected to
sail last night.
A flag of truce was sent by Major Anderson
to Governor Pickens yesterday, for purpose
unknown.
Southern Commissioners demand the imme
diate surrender of Sumpter and Pickens.
Preparations for attack are completed at
Sumpter, and are rapidly hurried on at Fort
Pickens. The impression is that it will be
made at both points in few days.
The policy of the United States Government
is now to hold Pckens at all hazards, and re-
inforce it if necessary. The Gulf squadron has
been ordered to cooperate with Slemmer 1t
is not yet settled whether Pickins has been al
ready reinforced.
1t is believed that the activity in the navy
is designed for the collection of revenue in
Southern ports on shipboard. Other accounts
state that it is for the purpose of preventing
the seizing of San Domingo by Spain.
The Attorney General is now considering the
legality of the collection of revenue on men-of-
war
The troops from Texas, at New York, are
again ordered South
Reports from Texas state General Ampudia,
with large force, reasserts right to Mexico
and Texas, and is preparing for invasion, and
is now marching large force on Brownsville.
Colonel Ford is concentrating all his forces
and heavy guns at Brazos
LATER
Judge Mclean of the United States Su-
Preme Court, and Captain Bergman, of the
Navy, are dead.
Lane and Pomeroy are elected United States
Senators from Kansas, by small majorities.
The Kentucky Legislature has adjourned
sine die.
Increased activity is displayed at the forts
and navy yards about New York Soldiers
are emparking for ports unascertained.
LATER-DATEs TO APRIL STH.
FoRT CHURcH1LL, April 18th The Pony.
with datac from, ST OuiS IN pri Sth arrived