Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-24

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tng the Telegraph enacts that during the wa. n e
President Is authorized TO take control off,, lie
graph lines, to enable him to supervise conn al
cations, 30 that none be conveyed of military
operations, calculated to rure the Conf.d, ,te
states. The President is authorized to sppoint
agents 10 supervise communications
RIFLING CoLUMBIADs Ordnance Do Nart-
ment Of Governors Island is at present en-, aged
Ia very novel ~ deItaking, viz riding Column
biads. Ii Is a difficult thing TO be accumulated
successfully, but the authorities feel quite equal
going the operation
IL WigfalI has written letter, fixing the 18th
OF June as the last day to which he can be in
duced to postpone the capture Of washi upton IL
the Southern troops don't take it by that time, be
VIII no doubt take II himself. He can. He sell
dom walks through a street without taking the
whole OF it-LoHtsrIHe Journal.
hkLEAsE OF THE SHIP ARGo.-The New York
Journal OF Commerce learns that the Bremen
Minister has earnestly demonstrated against tba
detention of the Argo. seized by the biockadt.1
| SO adron now in Hamp ton roads, (her cargo and
charter belonging TO Bremen citizens and that
the Administration has consented to her release
TARIFF OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES Tho
Chdripston Courier was Informed by a private
dis patch from Montg omerv that the tariff Gy.ith
sats!actOry amendments was expected to mass
on Friday next The amendments were IN ali
cases reductions OF rates on important articles
II The British ship Sir Allen McNab. from
Liverpool which contrived to elude the vigilance
OF the blockade force of Charleston and TO enter
that port on Friday last, salusd the Confederate
nag on Fort sumter as she passed. The fortiaca-
ton responded to the courtesy
CAPTURK OF NORTHERN VESSELS Mobile
rlspa'ch TO the Savannah Republican announces
tie capture. outside the bar Of the former cifyf on
FRIDAY morning last of the sh p Marshal of Pffv
dence. Another prize, name Unknown was slso
captured by southern privateers
IL The Coroner states az the results of his sex-
perience at the late nq uests in St Louis a wo and
from mimic nile ball, In the feshv part Of rhe
fatally. " 'egu''
III Tommy Pell, jig dancer, has retired fI,m
professional world for two years. during WHICH
time be will be employed by the State of III ss,1r
-. nfeak stone, or any other employment wlrch
they may see ft to set him at.
iD-In New York OH Tuesday morning a s,,-
picious looking craft was seized by tn, harhor
police and found to contain $50 barrels power
secIesed In her hold. Her crew Were put unser
arrest, and are awaiting an examination.
ID Two hundred able bodied seamen are I'd.
vertlsed for at Savannah for the Confederate sal
service. The princip pal pducenen Mt appears III be
that -four cents per day will be allowed for gros
So says the advertisement.
III The tbeaters Of New Orleans and ind led
throughout the South and Southwest. are said m
be nearly ali closed. Some of them are only MN
inaily open, waiting for something to 'turn 10,
that will better their fortunes.
III The Commercial Journal Of Pi,tsburg has
been consolidated with the Gazette Of the ss3ne
city, and the twain are hereafter to be publisSed
a. one paper.
III The Union Defence Committee Of NV
YORK have given orders for the Manufacturing Of
sixteen Of James rifled cannon to be sent to Port
Pickens.
III English, or rather London, literature ina,
recently received a spicy addition by the publa;a-
ZION OF the Yelverton case In pamphlet Of Sne
hundred and ninety pages
IL One Of the com panies connected with The
ONO regiment contains sixteen brothers by She
name Of Fisch, residents of Dayton, Ohio
u Miss Cushman sprained her foot while
playing Romeo In Worcester, on Thursday AID
finished the part in great pain.
IL The U. 3. ffigate ST. Lawrence will be
ready for sea in about two weeks. She 10 now
receiving her goods and ammunition.
.ITCommodore Tatnall, Of the Confederate
Navy, assngned to the command Of the Naval
forces at Charleston, has arrived there.
ID The Frencbmen In New York have given
"a 40 to equip the Lafayette Gusrds, made up
wholly Of trenchmen.
III General Johlson passea down the Orange
road on Wednesday, en- route for his command At
Harper's Ferry. =
III Ex-Governor Floyd, having been commits
stoned az General In the Confederate service mas
commenced raising brigade In Virginia.
IL The health Of Henry A. Wise, Of Virgins.
10 reported by the Richmond papers 10 be very
precarious.
The expenditure for rstions and pay Of a
regiment for month, 10 about $40 900. Il
III Fifty-two regiments have been accented
nom New York alone