White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1861-05-02

tween the contenling parties in the pres
ent difficulties. .---
A Wheeling. Va. dispatch. Of tb
o5,b. says: The Bell and Everett men i
mi, Congressional District. met in con
rention in this city to-day. and accepte
the nominee of the Douglas Democrats
W. G. Brown. Of Preston Comfy. a
their candidate for Congress-. A resolu
tiou was adopted. approving Of the Har
risou County preamble and resolutions
which condemn the course OF Easter
Virginia, and recommend ell the North
western Counties to send delegates to {
convention at Wheeling on the 18th o
Nav. Strong Union speeches wer'
made, and everything was transacted will
perfect unanimity. The prevalent opin.
ion here is that there will be- division
ofthe State.
The amount Of -four seized at George.
town BY the Government is 25, 900 bar.
rels. They are selling it to the poor 81
q per barrel. The street price is SIS.
Advices from Frederick. Washing on
and Allegheny Counties, Maryland. show
that these cosntiek are strongly for the
Union, and declare they will rebel against
the State. If the State secedes from the
Union.
There are said to be 8. 900 sscessionists
1t Pennington, Del, though there are
thrss Union volunteer companies there.
Gov. Letcber, of Virginia. has issned
proclamation prohibiting the exporta-
ton Of -four to Northern cities.
A large anil enthusiastic meeting Of
British residents was held in New York
last evening, and Q movement set on foot
to equip British volunteer regiment.
A deputation of 20 Indians have ar
rived to tender 800 warriors Of the Sioux
and Chippewa Indians to the President.
Three citizens of Baltimore passed
through Perryville. NIL. yesterday. for
the North, confirming the accounts Of in
juries suffered by the Union men Of Bal
timore. They had been waited on by a
squad of Trimble's troops and ordered to
leave at once. They all seem to have
been in comfortable circumstances. One.
who said he was worth SAC. 900. left
with only Is GEMS in his pockets. He
walked from Baltimore to Havre de
Grace
1t is currently reported that ex-Presi-
dent Buchanan has disposed Of his farm
anil gone to Canada. IN consequence oil
threatening remarks from the Ohio troops,
2U00 strong. now CHARTERED in Lancaster.
Hon. John Sherman has joined the
Ohio troops as private. LIZ -
$4,000 Psnnsylvanisns have TINS far
responded to the call for volunteers. and
the Governor says he is literally mobbed
with offers of more. He has accepted
10000 Large numbers Of persons ar
rived at York. Pennsylvania, yesterday.
from Baltimore. whence they fed.
Gov. Burton. Of Delaware. has issued
proclamation calling out troops to de-
fend the Union.
1t is stated that jeff. Davis will not ia
sue l.tters- until after the meet
ing Of his Congress on the 29,h.
Gen. johnson, OF Tennessee. was mob
bed at Lynchburg, Snn'iay. on his way
from Washington to Tennessee. He de-
MED sending message stating that Ten
nessee should furnish quota Of men.
The States and Union of Washington
has suspended. The people having
to demtlish the office If it con-
;inusd to advocate the Southern Confed-
eracy. .ns.f .s-=a -
A son Of Senator Baysrd of Delaware
has raised company and taken the oath
of allegiance at Wilmington.
APRIL 2sth.-It is reported that Gen.
Harvey was taken prisoner at Harper's
Ferry. by a detachment of Virgins
troops. He left Wheeling for the pur.
pose Of reporting at Washington. Be-
fore the train reached Harper's Ferry, it
was stopped, and number of troops
mounted the platform. and the General
heing pointed ont. he was Immediately
taken into custody. He was in citizens
dress. and was treated very cou-teously.
~ Information has been received of the |
condition of affairs at Pensacola, and to
the 2lst there had been no attack, and
Gen. Bragg has intimated his inability |
to reduce Fort Pickens. He says he
will act purely on the defensive.
Eight United States vessels were off
Fort Pickens. on the 2lst. with their guns
ready for immediate action. 1t is bsliev
ed they would retake the navy yards and
forts adjacent
A correspondent passed through Mont
gomery, on the 22i. Davis was max
ing active preparations to attack WASH
lngton. lie saw troops en- route to Rich
mond. They received arms and equip
ments at Augusta. s-.T
Gen. 'Renon. of Tennessee. was at
Montgomery. concluding arrangements
for sending 1000 desperadoes. in citl-
Gems dress. to Baltimore and Washing
ton. to secretly operate in an attack near
Washington. /
Gen. Butler, of Massachusetts,. remains
at Annapolis. He has planted a battery
on the heights opposite the town. which
can destroy the city at an hours notice.
A Washington dispatch Of Wednes-
day. to the New York Times. says a de
Putstion of VIginians and Marylanders
waited on the President. and demanded
cessation Of hostilities until after the
session of Congress.
The Presidents answer was prompt.
decided. and in the negative Que OF the
deputstion aaid Is 600 M,rylaniers