The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-06-11

Fairfax county will be represented in
the Wheeling Convention by Union men
who have been driven from there.
A man whose assumed name was
Williams, an agent of the Government,
was arrested at Harper's Ferry yesterday
and Immediately hung.
Private dispatches from an officer in
that vicinity affirm that the total number
of troops at Harper's Ferry on Monday
morning did not exceed 1000. Nearly
all were little more than half dressed, and
not half fed. Almost half were either
entirely without arms, or armed so as
not to be efficient.
Dispatches from our ministers abroad
give gratifying evidence of great
change Of feeling towards our Govern
ment. The united sentiment of the
North, the firm, dignified, but temperate
tenor of the instructions from the de-
partment of State to our Diplomatic
Corps has convinced foreign cabinets
that we have courage, spirit and resolu-
ton at home, and will vindicate our
rights, honor and territorial integrity
abroad.
1t is said that the Austrian cabinet
have refused to recognize Mr.. Burl!n-
: game. His rejection is from his agency
in procuring the passage of the bill
raising the Sandman legation to full
) mission.
June Cool. Bartlett of the Naval
} Brigade, states that Gen. Butler now has
, orders from the President and Secretary
! Of War to accept the Naval Brigade with
} the full complement of 1000 men and
80 officers, as ordered by the President
on the 22d of May.
In the New Orleans mail, which ar
rived at Marion Post Office yesterday,
via Petersburg, was letter addressed to
the p. M. General, regarding continu-
ing appropriation for the contract to
! carry the mails in the Confederate
: States.
} Fl. MONROE, June 5, via Baltimore g.
} This morning the Harriet Lane ex-
: changed about 50 shots with the Pig
Point battery, nearly opposite Newpor,
News. She received two shots and had
five men wounded severely. She was
) about three-fourths of mile from a
battery, having seven embrasures which
discharged heavy pieces. Two of the
: Harriet Lanes shells burst Immediately
2 over them.
The light before last, FIVE companies
went nearly to the half way house be
tween Mampland and Yorktown.
f Gen. Butler has spent the day at New
! port News.
ST.. LOUIS, June Ga battalion Of U
s. regulars, from Carlisle barracks, des.
} tined for New Mexico, arrived here yes.
terday and proceeded west by the Han
niba d St. Joseph r. r. Col Brenstine
has resigned his command in the I'd
: Reg't of Volunteers.
The Republican learns that Capt. Nc
! Donald will be produced before the U.
S. District Court at Springf this morn
ing, on writ of Habeas Corpus, issued
by the Judge of that Court on Monday
!. last.
BosroN, June 6.-The following Off
) GERS of the frigate Susquehanna, which
arrived this morning, have resigned =
) Commander Geo. II. Holdings, j. n. Bar
) ney, LIST Lieut., also the Purser and three
Midshipmen. The Susquehanna is now
at the Navy Yard.
SCRANTON, Pa, June 6.-The Bank
) ing Honse of Gillespie, Price d. Co.,
was entered by burglars last night. and
$1,000 taken. They first entered the
dwelling of one of the partners and got
the keys from his pocket. Two thous-
and dollars are offered for the apprehen-
sion of the burglars.
CnAMBERsBURG. June G. Clinton
Rentch, a wealthy secessionist, was shot
last night by Union man at Williams
, port. Rentch boosted that he could
whip any Unionist living.
} TORONTO, June 6.-During gale yes
terday timber in RATS to the extent oil
! $4,000 was lost in the Lake near this
place.
r WASHINGTON, June Especial to 7ri-
, hume. hundred regulars have
left within "a hours for the Relay House
They will form portion of one of the
columns that will march against Harper's
Ferry. A column of Gen. Patterson
! army is approaching by the way o.
Hagerstown, and column of Gen. Nc
: Clelland's army is approaching from the
g West. Help can't come to Gen. John
y son from Manassas Junction. for Gen
e Mcdowell will engage the whole atten
g tention of the rebels posted there, nol
t can they be reinforced from Richmond
and Norfolk, for Gen. Butler will be q
+. dangerous foe to leave there inactive, il
e the rear, and he will not remain inactive
: There are armed steamers enough in the
o Potomac to threaten other approaches te
y the capital of the Old Dominion W.
have good reason to believe that before
, many hours column of 1000 men viii
Q march from this city towards Harper:
Ferry, the whole commanded by Col
Stone of the 18th Infantry. The houl
!. Of starting, which has been postponed
. several times, is not yet definitely deter
. mined This column will pobably have
e no more serious task than that of inter
n cepting the fugitives, from other com
j. mands, from Harper's Ferry. Othe
/ regiments are under marching orders.
: We learn from a prominent politician