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WAR NEWS.

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WAR NEWS
From the Washington Correspondents Of the Northern
Journals
Fran the Herald
THE BLOCKADE OF MISSISSIPPI.
MAY s, lS6l-l feel, however, authorized to state
positively that corpS d'drmee will the Puto-
mac an enter Virginia from this point at no distant
day. To commence a campaign without due pre-
paration is folly of which General Scott will not
be guilty. Secretary Chase had instructed the
western Collectors to refuse clearancrs for ports
IN the rebelIi0us States some weeks since He
labored under the impression that the order would
operate as effectively in the West as the East
where it at caused the suspension of
an commercial intercourse with the States
Ia question. He ascerained, however, in due
course OF time, that it did not prevent
SS,,ipnehtS by steamboats, owned by Ohio and
NllSsiSSlPp' secession sympathiZars and hence his
onu S tNPhcis order, mentioned in my last nights
ueSpa'cues' III lhstructs Western Collectors not
only to refuse cearances but to scar every boat
train, &c, bound South, seize both mnnitions n
war and supplies Of provisions and brin,, shinnsrs
and carriers to justice for aiding the 'Souiberp
rebels. kentucky and Missouri are the only slave
holding States bordering on the Ohio and Niss;s
sippi exempt from the prohibition Mr.. Rnnlignv
Congressman from louisiana who arrived ypster
day, states that four Thousand men have left New
Orleans for Lynchburg, Va, and that large bodies
OF troops from various quarters concentrating
in that locality.
(From the Times)
AFFAIRS AT CAIRO.
WASHINGTON May S.-Orders have recently gone
from the War Department to put Cairo in the
very best military condition. This is owing to the
threatening attitude of Gen. Pillow and the seces-
sionsts under him from Tennessee and Kentucky
contradictory reports are received concerning the
strength of the SecesSiOniStS there and their uIti
mate designs. In conversation with two gentlemen
tins morning, both from Memphis, one said the au-
lh"rltias OF those States would do nothing to sup
press IlInW ana his rebrl coadjutors; the other
thought Kentucky and Tennessee, from seICinter
est, would attend to these fellows without any in
tererence from the United States forces They
represent Pillow as having about six hundred to
one Thousand followers, mostly deSperadoes, with
arms sent from New Orleans. They are both Union
men, and regard the attempt ~ intended only To
precipitate the two States into the secession gulf
as the only means OF accomplishing their purpose
FOR the purpose OF resisting such attack, the
ar department and Gen. Scott have, for the past
two DAYS, been arranging the details of rendez-
vous OF estern forces at Cairo. There should by
Saturday night be fifteen thousand troops at that
place, according to instructions
John Brown, Jr son OF old John Brown of Har-
pers Ferry nGtoriety, will have conspicuous part
IN the contemplated movement upon that some
what notorious arsenal. Young Brown is a very
brave man, and will no doubt be stimulated with a
new incentive to action at this particu ar point uu-
der ali the crcums ances.
(From the TriJune)
VIRGINIA.
considers Trustworthy source, that not far from
oO,OOO men are within two davs' march of Rich
mond. They know positively that Gen Braure-
gard has been at that place within ten davs from
which he returned to Montgomery in great haste
1t Is the Impression here that have been misled
concerning Southern movements and Southern
success in raising troops; much 50 that within
few hours, the policy concerning The concentra-
tion at this point of troops has been the theme of
an animated discussion at the Cabinet meeting. 1t
was deemed best to continue the rapid Importation
OF forces to very large extent. and Cen Scott has
this afternoon given orders to that effect.
EXTRA SESSION OF THE CONGRESS OF
THE CONFEDERATE STATES.
FIFTH DAY.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 4.-Congress met to-day
at noon.
Mr. Shorter, Of Alabama, from the Committee
on ub!ic Buildings, reported a resolution that
when Congress adourns this dav it adjourn to
reassemOIe in the hall of the House Of Representa-
tives in the State Capital, which was unanimously
adopted.
After some unimpOrtant business
On motion of MIR. Hill, of Georgia, Congress
went into secret session.
LCD'CGOrs BLUNDER-ARRFSr OF CADETS
ANrslNG SCENES.-About 10 O'Clock last evening,
some twenty picked policemen were ordered from
the Central station to Walnut street wharf, on
secret mission. When the New York train got in,
shortly after 10 O'Clock, ana the boat crossed the
Delaware, the milk in the cocoa NUT became Wis
ible at once. The police jumped aboard the boat
and proceeded to arrest f,rty-three West Point
cadets, who had come on from New iork by the
train. The arrest was made on the strength Of
telegraphc despatch from New York, in which it
was stated that the cadets were suspected OF being
on their way to lin Jeff. Davis army. The de-
spatch was predc4ted on the fact that the cadets
had been buying swords, revolvers and other arms
in New York. The facts in the case, however,
follows:
The cadets had been ordered Off from West Point
to be attached to the United States army Second
L'eutenants, &c [owing to the scarcity of regu-
arIv educated otlcers) and thinking that they could
tit themselves out better with arms in New York
than elsewhere, they procured full supplies at "the
metropolis"
9s TSeBf iRfig caETfSt was quite amGsing the
the TACT that number Of officers of the Sixth and
Seventh New York Regiments also the
train, on their way to join their regiments.
There were forty-fve cadets in the party, forty
three OF whom were arrested, the other two escap-
ing. They taken to the Central station.
where they seemed to enjoy the matter quite a
good joke. BY order Of the MavOr they were sent
to the Continental for the night, as it then
late Tor them to take the eleven O'Clock train tor
the South. They remarked that they would
spend night here the guests of the city as not.
They were all members of the graduating class at
West Point, and were commanded by Cadet Kings
bury, who had his orders from Commandant Bow
man to conduct them to Washing gton.-PhH In
q"trer.
A WoULD-DE TRAGEDY.-Stanwix Hail. Albany
was the scene of what might have proved a trage-
dy few DAYS since. Miss Henrietta Irving-one
OF the Irving sisers-was the heroine of the affair.
She entered the room of J. W. Booth, who was
stopping at the Stanwix, and attacked him with a
dirk, cutting his face badly. She did not h0wev-
er, succeed in inhictiug mortal wound. Failing
in this she retired TO her own room and stabbed
herself. Again she failed in her destructive pur-
pose. What promised to be a real tragedy in the
outset, after all but farce. The cause of
this singular proceeding attributed to jealousy
or Misunderstanding.
THE ARRryING TRooPS.-Fur reasons satisfactory
to ourselves, we do not chronicle every arrival Of
troops from the South the interior of the State
or give any other information which may have
tendency to be useful to the enemy. But
not refrain from expressing our admiration of the
Louisiana troops, who arrived here Monday eve
ming. The battalion of Zouaves, fine a body of
soldiers as were ever collected, marched to the
Capitol Square, yesterday about two O'Clock and
forming an alignment Of two ranks, in front of
the Washington Monument, presented arms in
manifestation of their espect for the memory of
WashiDgt ton Richmond Wig.
ELECTION RloTs IN New wFouNpLAxD.-PrcroU. y.
S, Monday, May G.-Great election riots have
prevailed in newfoundland. The telegraph line
was taken charge OF by The mob last week.
particulars were received. Two were killed ard
thirteen wounded. The mob would not allow the
to repair the lines in the several districts where
the riots prevailed. The participators were dis
franchised by the Governor. So far as know, the
conserVa ives were successful.
ANOF 'IR OUrRAGE.-IwO Young gentlemen of
this village were arrested in Washington on Satur-
dav, and kept in charge tor some time, for other
cause than that they hailed from the southern part
OF Maryland. Gentlemen who do not wish to liSk
insult, had better give Washington wide berth.
The facilities Of travel 70 Baltimore by steamer
good, and our citizens should encourage, first
their own villages, and then commercial en-
porium ~ Marlborough Gazette.
DEATH OF Mr.. TERENCE FoLEY.-We regret to
announce, says the San Francisco Monitor, the
d ath of Mr.. Terence Foley which took place in
Sacramento Thursday morning, pril 4th Mr..
Foley well and iavorablv known throughout
California and his death will be sincerely lamented
" large circle Of friends. Mr.. Foley was ma
tive of Sligo, ireland, and aged about Al years. and
formerly resident of Baltimore.
1t has been stated that General Bragg has sent
an order for two thousand troops to streng th-
en- his position. The given in the Montgom-
erv papers is that Colonel Brown, who is now in
comm and of Fort PickenS, intends to land Suiii-
cient force to take charge of the railroad and at
tack Pensacola.
A suit has been brought in the LAFAYETTE (Mo.)
er, against the Lexington and st. Louis Railroad
Company, to recover 1888 600 for labor, materials
and damages for the non-ufment of the contract
for building their railroad.
There are three steamers from Europe now about
due and as they will bring the first impressions
on the European mind of the bombardment Of
Fort Sumter, their arrival is looked for with un-
usual interest. These steamers the Great East
ern, the Arago and the Kangaroo.
The funeral of the late Bishop Onderdonk took