Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-27
THE NEWS HERE.

THE NEWS HERE.
TIE voTE.--Wherever disunion troops were
stationed In numbers, the vote Thursday last
was overwhelming against the Union as in Alex
andria and elsewhere In Eastern Virginia where
the disunionists keep up their despotsm of ter
ror Comparatively speaking no Union vote Wa,
east in Eastern Virginia.
In the Northwestern portion of the state, and
thence along its northern frontier to within thir-
tY-hye miles Of this city-with the exception of
the single county Of Jefferson, wherein troops
lat HarPer's Ferry al its vicinity keep up the
reign Of terror, the vote was Overwhelmingly for
the Union. The territory embraced In those
counues-twentY or moTe-comprises one-third
OF that Of the whole 8 ate, and their aggrerate
population will entitle them to three II not five
members In the Congress Of the United States II
they separate from the rest OF Virginia, IA pro-
posed. We trust, however, that they will rather
take the ground thst the ordinance of secession
Is violent revolutionary measure, and that the
states present authorities have turned revolution
lists, and will claim to be recognised, themselves
oy the United States Government, as the true rep
resentafives Of the political equalization OF the
State II so doing, county after county adioin-
Ing them will promptly fall into the movement
SO soon as the United States represses the reign CT
terror under which they have been compelled for
TIE nonce to seem TO favor the transfer Of Viz
s,hla under the revolutionary despc.ism of the
oligarchy.
FLASH AccouNrs.-rhe New York papers of
Saturday last contained accounts Of the military
movement from this city into Virginia sent by
telegraph, made up for the most par, from the
Star, and correct only where the Stars account
was followed literally. They were full Of blum
d'rs and misrepresentation Of facts wherever
their complies ventGred to depart from the Stars
text bsfore them. We have no space In which to
point them out separately. Our account of tie
Circumstances attending the death Of the lament
ell Ellsworth is the only correc: version OF that
efair so far published in any newspaper
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ShAAEFuL-The conduct Of a few of the
Zouaves In Alexandria we know to have been
ulsgraceful 10 the regiment, the service and the
caIse OF the Union. Their officers are the respon
sole parties FOR the outrages the men have per
Peuated upon the people there, and should be
heid oy their suPeriOrs to swift and sure account
ability II falling To make due examples Of the
sui'y ones The regiment under the inconDe
'ehcF OF some OF it, others In this respect may
Wofk irreparable injury to the good cause for
which 1T Is in arms
IHE STATEMENT that the alarm of saturday las.
ian the particulars OF which were correc,iv or.
Piained In tie Star Of that day) was accustomed
oy an attack upon the outpos;s of the troops Of the
United states In Alexandria county, ia insnted ON
In the Now York papers OF yesterday. Ii cannot
possibly be true, because all the camps OF the q
.. troops in Alexandria county are some miles
within the lines of their outposx; while the out
pos" OF tue disunionists are nowhere within If
teen miles OF them since their fight of Friday
morning last. We are positive Of this fact
The HoS- JOHN A. MCCLYRNASp, Of Illinoi, I,
mere endeavoring to induce the prompt assem-
Dnn8 OF very large force by the Government on
.ne line OF their proposed Mississippi river mill
tary operations and also 70 have the Government
promptly purchase large quantities Of provisions
ana grain now In the hands Of the farmers of
Illinois, 10 save them in some measure from the
los Of their lower Mississippi markets, we ORE.
slms
A MIsrAkE.-The General johnson now in
command Of the disunion troops at 9a,ns,,,
Ferry, IL General Joe f.. johnson, 'ex. Ouartsrm,s
'f'ensral L :. A.--cousin 10 ex-Secretary Flo, d
VINO got him promoted TO the Quarterma ster Gen.
efalsnipo on the death Of the late Gen Jessap-and
MOI zen. sidney Johnson, OF Texas, who COM
mahdeo the U. :. army in Utah. az the Baltimore
SHa ihis morning iulagines
APPOINTED BY THE PRKsIDENT-The President
has recently made the following appointment, an
PostnasteTs. Viz:
III Lynn, Mass.-Geo II. Chase
Al Salem. Mass.-John Chapman.
Al gloucester. bass.-Wm. H. Haskell.
Al Lafayette, Ind.-James p. Lu.e
AT heasington, Pa.-Samuel Ware
At Patterson, ~. ] DANIEL Wells
a NEW BRisADiLR.-Lieut. Col. Daniel Ty,er
OF the Connecticut troops, who has Just been pro
moved to Brigad:er Generelship, was formerly
an experienced and able officer Of the regular
army His new command is to conss, Of the
tnree Connecticut regiments now here.
Arrols-KD.-Zenas w. Bliss, of Mass. has
Deem appointed to a hnt-class tsI 2C0) clerksb,p
in the Census Bureau
Frank A. Goodnow, of Pa, to hrst-clsss clerk.
saip, ard Edward 8 Dana, Of VT, to a second.
elerkshiP, in the Pension Bureau.
fHs srEAs FRISATE MINNESOTA is expected
70 cave Fortress Monroe to-day, for blockade
serViee ut Charleston bar, to he followed in few
daJs by two or three other vessels
here will be Reception AT the
Executive mansion on Tuesday evening, the 2sth
Instant, between the hours Of 8 and 10 o,cIocI
skchxrARY Stewards reception this week has
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