The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-13
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( WASHINGTON, April 11.-The. receipts -fol
customs for the two weeks ending april Isl
1860, were 81, 451 ,34I, and for the two cor
( responding weeks this year $l,500,66 III
crease $29, 4f6.
I The Secretary of the Treasury opened
bids this evening. These exceeded the
I amount of treasury notes offered viz 81,
900, 00O about S43g 900, at rates ranging
( from par to 27-lO0ths premium. The treas
ury is now in good condition. No part OF
! the proceeds of last weeks loan has yet
been used, nor will it be needed for some
time.
! Thu receipts for customs for two or three
weeks past was nearly equal to all the de-
mands for the treasury.
The Secretary of the Treasury has pre-
pared a circular of instructions to the col
lectors of customs The circular concludes
as follows:
The control of the warehouses of the gov
eminent in the several states of South Car
DINA, Georgia, AIabauah, Mississippi, Lou
isians, Texas, and Florida, having been
usurped under the alleged authority of those
states, and the officers of customs acting IN
der the authority Of the United States hRv-
ing been forcibly excluded from their func-
tions, it has become impracticahle to con-
tinue the privilege of bonding for transpor-
tation at those places. The collectors OF
customs are accordingly hereby INSTRUCTED
that no entries for transportation in bond to
those points can be permitted until other
wise directed by the Department. II case
of merchandise entered for transportation
for ports of those states, transportation bonds
will be Cancelled on payment of the duties
at the Collectors Office at the port OF desti-
nation, after the Q. S. officer at such port
L ~ 10 oanaa1Iinn
certificates.
DC. jackson, of Madison has, been ap-
pointed Marshal, and J. B. Cogswell, Dis
trict Attorney of Wisconsin.
HERALDs CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON April 12.-The men of the
West Point flying artillery, now in Wash |
ington, received orders to keep their reVol- |
vers constantly loaded, to be ready for i'm |
mediate action. Part of the volunteers will |
be stationed at the bridge across the Poto- |
mac, so as to defend it from an invading |
force Nearly 1000 men are now enrolled |
for regular service from the ranks of the /
District militia. Those who refuse to take |
the oath of allegiance, are marched back to |
the armory, disarmed and their names strick- |
en- from the rolls. Kisses from the specta- t
tors accompany their disappearance from |
the parade ground.
Gen. Cadwalader OF the first brigade of t
the Pennsylvania militia, has been ordered |
home Immediately by the Governor The |
is supposed to be in connection
with the occupation by Pennsylvania vol
unteers.
Gov. Hicks Of Maryland has been in con-
with the President for several
hours to-day. He came here with feelings |
of regret at the course the administration in
its seeming coercive policy, but when the
Governor beard the reasons for the present
course Of the President and his advisers, and
the record by which they had
been guided he modified his opinion TO
very great extent.
WAsHfxGToH, April 12.-Private des-
patches have been received FROM the South,
y hich leave no reasonable doubt that hos
tilties were commenced at Charleston at an
early hour this morning. We are in mo
mentary expectation Of full details.
WAsH1NGroY, april l2.-The Virginia
arrived here this morning.
Only one wire working South, aud that
badly. There is rot word from any point
South, thus far.