The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-04-19
INTERESTING WASHINGTON NEWS.
WASHINGTON, April IL.

WASHINGTON, April II.
Herald Correspondence The men of
the West Point flying artillery, now in
Washington, have received orders to keep
their revolvers constantly loaded, to be ready
tor immediate action. .-..
Part of the volunteers will be stationed
at the bridge across the Potomac, so as to
defend it from an invading force, Nearly
one thousand men are now enrolled for
regular service from the ranks of the district
militia. Those who refused to take the
oath of allegiance were marched back to
the armory disarmed, and their names
stricken from the roll. Kisses from the
spectators accompanied their departure
from the parade ground.
General Cadwallader, of the first brigade,
Pennsylvania militia. has been ordered
home Immediately by the Governor. The
movement is supposed to be in connection
with the occupation of the Capital by
Pennsylvania volunteers.
Governor Hicks, of Maryland, has been
in consultation with the President for sew
eral hours to-day. He came here with
feelings of regret at the course of the
administration in Its seeming coercive poll.
cy, but when the Governor heard the rea-
sons for the present course of the Presi-
dent and his advisers, and understood the
record by which they had been guided, he
modified his opinion to a very great ex.
tent.
WASHINGTON, April IL.
Receipts from Customs for the two weeks
ending April 9th, 1861 were $l,47l,241,
and for the two corresponding weeks last
year, 81 ,50O,677. The Secretary of the
Treasury opened bids this morning. The
Treasury is now in good condition. No
part of the proceeds of last weeks loan has
yet been needed, nor will it be for some
time. Receipts from customs for two or
three weeks past have nearly equaled all the
demands on the Treasury.
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued
orders to the following effect, in reference to
the transportation of goods in bond, to the
South: The control of the warehouses of
the government in the several ports in the
States of South Carolina, Georgia, Ala.
bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida and
Texas, having been usurped under the
alleged authority of these States, and the
officers of the customs acting under the
authority of the United States having been
forcibly excluded from their proper func-
tions in the custody of the merchandise and
superintendent oil the entries for warehous-
ing and withdrawal, it has become imprac>
ticable to continue the privilege of bonding
for transportation to those ports.
Collectors of Customs are accordingly
hereby instructed that no entries for trans
portation in bond to these ports can be
permitted until otherwise directed by this
department. In the case of merchandise
entered for transportation before the receipt
by the Collector of this order, the bonds for
merchandise to the ports in the above States,
will be cancelled in the payment of duties,
to the Collector of the Office at the ports
from which the goods were shipped, on the
Collector being satisfied by affidavit that the
goods arrived at their destination, and that
it was found impracticable, "by reason of
the existing condition of affairs" to obtain
the requisite cancelling certificate.
WASHINGTON, April IL.
The President has made the following
Massachusetts appointments: Charles A.
Phelps, Surveyor of the port of Boston, in
place of Fletcher Webster, who was relieved
at the earnest request of the Massachusetts
Congressional delegation; Eugene L. Nor
ton, navy agent at Boston; Richard H.
Dana, District Attorney; John 8. Reyes,
Marshal; j. A. Goodwin, Postmaster at
Lowell P. Baldwin, Marshal, and George
Howe, Attorney of Vermont.
1t is denied that any portion of the con-
federate states loan has been offered in New
York. More than the entire amount has
been arranged at par within the limits Of
the southern confederacy. --.-..
A Washington Tribune despatch says
Captain Fox commands the vessel with pro-
visions which is to lead the expedition into
Charleston. The President received the
war news calmly, and with confident feel.
ing that he had done his duty in the matter,
Senator Sherman arrived from Ohio, and
reports the Republicans there ready to stand
by to the last. The opinion prevails that
an attempt will be made before Sunday to
run the light draught vessels of the feet up
to Fort Sumpter to reinforce and provi.
sion it.
WASHINGTON, April IL.
The President has directed that Captain
William B. st John, Sd infantry and Lieu
tenant Abner Smead, LIST artillery cease to
be officers of the army.
The regular troops here have been order
ed to proceed to the outskirts of the city to
guard every avenue thereto, while the vol
unteers recently mustered are to guard the
armories and public buildings. o@
Videttes are constantly seen running
through the streets. o.lla-G e45tarI
/ --e......-..;,..c NEW York, April IL.
The steamer Vanderbilt proceeded to the
Navy Yard this morning having been