St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-02-21
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.IELEGRAPHlG.
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Captain Morrison, Of the revenue cutter
Levi, Cass, has sent his resignation to the
Treasury Department at Washington, and
acknowledge that he has surrendered his
vessels to the State authorities Of Alabama.
1t will be seen by the following orders that
no resignation under such circumstances
will be accepted. Captain ,Brushwood will
no doubt be disposed of in the same way
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Feb. III.
j. Morrison, of Georgia, a-captain in the
revenue department in charge of a revenue
cutter in the service of:the United States,
late in command Of the Lewis Cass, having,
in violation of his official oath and of his
duty to his government, surrendered His
vessel to the State Of Alabama, it is hereby
directed that his name be stricken off from
the rolls Of the said service, by order Of
the President, of the United States. 4
CSigncd JOHN A. DIX,
Secretary Of the Treasury. !
Some Postmasters recently appointed in
the seeding States, decline to make the
oath to support the Constitution of the U.
S., and of course the offices will have to be
discontinued, if persons cannot be- found to
take them according to law.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Government
has official intelligence from the Collector
of New Orleans, notifying that duties on
goods passing up the river will be collected
at New Orleans in behalf of the Treasury
of Louisiana. So. $751;. -
Another detachment of troops left
Brooklyn Barracks yesterday for Washing
ton, to reinforce the Navy Yard there.
CINCINNATI, Feb. ll:-About twelve
o'clock last night, German named Anto-
ny Kiltenstern was stabbed to the heart by
Charles Kilinger, and instantly killed..
NEW York, Feb. Disappointment
KENNEDY reiterates that the arms have not
been given up. It appears that they were
sold by the State bank Of Hartford to the
State Of Georgia. On the contrary, Crom-
we'll & Co., owners of the steamer Month
cello and others, say that the order for the
release has been received.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. l0-The conven-
ton has adopted State flag. 1t consists
of red field with single pale yellow star
and thirteen stripes, red white and blue.
The ordinance was passed making It, a
penal offence for pilots at Balize to bring
over the bar any United States war vessel.
An ordinance to accept the criminal laws
of the United States District Court was
adopted. .~''..
DETROIT, Feb. l1.-John Mckinney,
late State Treasurer, charged with embez-
element of money of the State was arrested
at Lansing to-day, and held to $25; 600
recognizance to appear for examination.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1.-The steamer
Charmcr, from Vicksburg to Nsw Orleans
with $500 bales Of cotton, Wa burned to
the waters edge to-day; ten miles below
Donaldsonville; five lives supposed to be
lost. The fire originated about the wheel
house. "-s
PITTsBURa, Feb. ia diabolical at
tempt to destroy the family of Augustus
Heveler, well-known citizen of Law
renceville, by an Internal machine, was
made on Saturday night. The machine
was placed on the window-sill and fired by
means of fuse. The whole front of the
building was shattered by the explosion.
It was as loud as discharge Of ordnance
Several bullets struck in different parts of
the room in which Heveler's family were
sleeping, but all mirraculously escaped
There is no clue to the perpetrators of the
6endish act. So"
ALBANY, Feb. l3.-The ice commenced
moving in the river about 3 o'clock this
morning, opposite the city. The breakup
was sudden, and attended by a noise like
thunder. Within twenty minutes after the
start the'water rose four feet, and has been
rising ever since until at present-l0:30
A. M.-the rise is about seven or eight
feet. .... - i.'.
The destruction of property is large
The damage in the basins is roughly esti-
mated at 100000. Boats, propellors and
other crafts were driven up by the force of
the ice. A heavy tow boat, and other
boats were driven through the first story
of the frame freight depot Of the New Y.
Central Railroad, the whole front being
knocked out, and the building, which is
very long, and two stories high, is very
much damaged. It
Two machine shops, owned by Mr.. Bun
chen, were destroyed in similar manner.
At the foot of Hamilton Street, propeller
was driven through the wall Of the Dudley
House. The damage which was done to
produce and provisions in store is compar-.
lively small, as the dockmen had strong
force Of hands during the night in antici-