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Repair Of the Raiir.ad-m.v.men,. Of


It Is stated that the Northern Central Railroad
bridges and track will be IN order for use to-
morrow, aud that the work for the Philadelphia
road 10 being rapidly prepared. The latter route,
however, can hardly be opened for travel for a
week or more yet, though by proper energy IT may
be ready earlier
1t lis believed that as soon as the Northern Gen.
trsl line 10 ready. bodies Of troops will come down
either to this city or near to IT, on their way to
Washington 1t is understood very clearly. we
believe. that the government has not determined
to station or quarter any volunteers in Baltimore,
or to allow any hostile demonstration upon this
city at all, nnhss IL should be essential for the
protection of troops passing TO Washington.
tits given out In high quarters that the govern.
ment is exceedingly anxious to avoid any neces.
sity Of a raid upon Baltimore such as some Of the
Northern papers have preached. but on the con-
tary desires to cultivate respectful and peaceful
relations with our citizens. 1t Is said. however,
that the pressure upon the Washington sutheri.
ties Tor an onslaught upon US still continues, al
though IL Is becoming evident that they are
very successfully and prudently resisting Ii II
IL vain to deny, however, that IL anv provo
cation should be given by another attack on the
government In any violent form here, the conse-
quences would be very serious, and involve the
city In almost inextricable difficulties
About one hundred volunteers from this city
passed through ReistersS9wn yesterday morning
en- ronfe for Virginia, to Join the Confedera
forces They looked verv formidable, being
armed with revolvers and wie-knlves II was
reported that four hundred United states troops
were encamped at Taneytown, Carroll county
About 500 United States troops have crossed the
Susquehanna river at Perryville, part taking up a
position at Havre-de- Grace, and part coming on
to Bush river IL was supposed the latter move
ment has something to do with the rebuilding of
the bridge at that point.-Sun.
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THE Loss OF LffR AT FoRr MouLrnIx The
New York Post ssss In spite Of the EN- pbatie
denial Of the rebel press and the repeated contra
oictlons from the cessionist pa pers of the North
we constantly receive confrrnaiorv Accounts 81
the reported loss OF life at Fort Moultrjs during
the bombardment Of Fort Sumter. -four mer-
csant OF this city, who has just returned from
Cnarleston, states that be was impressed into the
feoel service, and was In Fort Moultrie dprtno
the whole battle. He confirms previous renorts
and adds: e'
"The very first shot from Fort Sumter cam.
booming into one Of the portfolios near which I
was stationed, dsmounted the gun and sbtvered
the carriage into thousands of splnten These
spnnters Were scattered with terrible force
throughout the fort, kiEliag hirtv.fA,se rr,n ,n.
stansIv, and wounding many more This was the
most destructive single shot we received. but
.aro9e nont the entire cannonading the havoc In
hiouitrie was terri BILE The dead and diving we a
lying about rs In eveYv direction and were tram
pied under foot by the soldiers In their arduous
iaoors We bad not surgeons enough TO attend
70 theh an and the groans Of the dying and their
piteous cries for help were distressing in the en-.
irene w hen Sumter finally captulated without
losing man thank God, the relatives of our dead
and wounded fastened to Moultrie to learn their
fate Mothers came asking for their sons. sI Isters
Tor brothers, sons for fathers ana all were toId
that all Were well-that none Were killed but
that confusion prevailed, and the soldiers could
"That night the bodies of the dead were bor.d
up ana conveyed on shore, where they Were buried
In uenches In the negro buryinp ground Os,
hundred and siTfy bodies irsrs eonre ved to n.
enr,ai- place on small schooner and the o.he,, bv
cartons other eonreyaness. On the following day.
Wnen relatives inquired for those who Were dead
they We're told that they had been sent awav To
other points to recruit their energies Every nos
soie meaGs We're resorted to to keep the truth
from being known. l myself counted ore, t,ro
hkndrsd dead bodies In Moultrie and know that
There were others which 1 did not see | have
no means OF knowing the extent Of the slauo htsr
at the other Notifications, but heard Incidentally.
Moultrie. | was told that one shot al Steysn.;s
Battery dismounted cannon and killed several
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=, DEsTRucTIoN OF THE FREDERICK CouRr
HOUSE BY FIRE.-Yesterday morning about two
O'Clock Ore was discovered in the cupola OF
the Court House Of Frederick county, Md, which,
notwithstanding the efforts Of the fremen. de.
stroyed the building. The records Of the courts,
and other important documents belonging to
Frederick city and county were contained in the
record ONCE. "a fre-proof building detached from
the court house. and all escaped destruction. The
residence Of Mr.. Walters, on the north square,
was the only other building DESTROYED by the
flames. The offices of the sheriff, county com.
missioners and tax collector were located in the
court house, but all their papers Of i'm portance
were saved. The "Home Guardn of Frederick
occupied the upper part of the edifce as drill.
room There is an insurance Of as 600 on the
editce In the Mutual Insurance Company of
Frederick which will not cover the loss by several
thousand dollars The court house was of brick
and stone, spacious and quite an ancient structure
paving been erected In 1852, In old colonial times
In 1882 the roof was damag I'd by fire, and the
damage was repaired the same year During
the progress of the FIRE chimney wall of the
court house fell, injuring Henry Dull, a fireman,
another fireman, name unknown, and a bow:
none fatally, 1t was supposed
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"MoRE SENSATION Under this head the
Baltimore Sun Of this morning makes the follow
Ing reply (Which we copy In Justice to that pa Der
TO statement in the New York Tribune:
The Annapolis correspondent Of the New
York Tribune furnishes that infamous sheet with
an account Of the arrest Of a man named G Grapdyal
as spy at Annapolis, and asserts that papers were
found upon his person associating him with the
Baltimore Sun. II there is any pretence what
ever FOR such an impu'ation, we meet IT with an
unqualified charge of falsehood and fraud, what
ever the purpose may DE in reference to the SUM-
or any person connected with the establishment
man calling himself GTandval applied at this
offce some two or three weeks a 90 to be employed
as an army reporter, proposing to furnish such in.
formation as he could obtain sutsabl. fo, ppbliea
tion. He was referred by the proprietors to one
OF the gentlemen in the Office and after an inter.
view OF couple Of minutes In the counting.room
bis proposition and services were declined Not
word furthet was exchanged, and he went of;
aud the next thing we heard Of him was from or 9
OF our Washington correspondents whose letter
contained notice Of the arrest of one GrnudriLs
as spy, and we at once concluded that this was
no other than our proposed army correspondent {,
And II he has papers about him protesting to as
soclate him with this office or any one connected
with 1t, he Is an unmitigated scamp, and has
falrly earned whatever penalty his offence incurs
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u The New Orleans Crescent ,av, the f,.s
negroes from up the country, employed on steam
boats, have been visiting that city and
with slave population, under the prstense of being
slaves themselves.
III Capt. Degroot has sold his stea I'm proneIIs,s
Resolute and Reliance to the Government tn
are n'tsd out with 32-pounder, and are to form
part Of the fotila of four vessels at the
of the Chesapeake Bay.
IL Il ID Gazzam, president of the Pittsburgh
vigilance Committee, telegraphs to notify slit n
pers OF goods in New York, that all packages Of
guns, pistols, powder, and coniraband Of war
oesuned Tor the South cannot pass Pittsburgh.
IL The Illinois Legislature has passed a hill
unteers. VI
IT Western Virginia, tits said has sIread y
enrolled 2 OOO men for the service Of the United
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RICHMOND THE CAPITAL OF THE CoNFRpRRArE
TEs-A letter from Montgomery, In the
Charleston Courier, saws:
believe, for the present, at least, Mr. Davis
has no intention Of joining the army, thong b
there Is great speculation about bis going to Vir
ginia within few weeks, having in bis train
the Congress. the Departments, and, in fact ali
the machinery Of Government In other words
there is strong probability that the Capitol oi
the confederate States will be removed from this
"dog CITY," as correspondent calls it, to Rich.
mond, Virginia, the beautiful city upon seven
hills. The best Informed officials think that the
removal will surely take place At all events
there Is so much dissatisfaction with Montgomery
that the seat Of Government cannot remain long
here II may be changed to Huntsville or Allan.
Ia but am disposed to think the Congress will
indicate Virginia as the State, and Richmond a.
the Capital"
The Montgomery Confederation, Of lst instant
noticing the adoption Of resolution by the Vir.
ginia Convention inviting President Davis to
Richmond, and adds:
we hope that our Congress will refuse to nc.
cept this invitation, but judging from what we
have already heard, we would not be SURPRISED II
the Capital was removed within thirty daysn
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spirit of the asrning Press

The IassLigesesr reminds those who are in
clined 10 believe the statement that Gov. Letcher
notified President Lincoln Of his intention TO pre-
vent any Southern troors from marching upon
Washington, that Gov. Letcher had no power to
interfere, ss the whole military force was under
the comma nd of President Davis.
The Republican argues thstit would be folly to
attempt to put down a rebellion against the ballot
box by a resort to the ballot box again, and says
"the Gulf States have appealed to the sword, from
the lawful election Of President by the people.
and the present struggle is to enforce the prem
acy Of the ballot box by the bayonet, and there Ia
nothing else In it.n
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MARYLAND LFeIsrAruRr

Wsdnssday.-ln the House, three petitions from
Howard couRty. one from Allegheny county and
and referred.
Mr.. Scott reported joint resolution for the ap-
Pointment OF commissioners to contract for the
manufacturing, PURCHASE and repairing of arms
for the State to be held subject to the order of the
General Assembly
The exemption bill, heretofore reported, has
passed the Senate without amendment, and takes
effect June 1st
The bill to provide for twelve months, stay of
execution on judgments, &c , as reported and
published YESTERDAY, was passed. Yeas 81, nays L.
Mr.. Compton offered a message to the Senate
proposing the appointment Of joint committee
of two from the Senate and three from the House
to consider the report Of the adjourned session,
and what alterations, II any, ought to be made In
the militia system of the state with power to sit
during the recess and to consult and employ sueh
competent military advisers as they may deem
proper to assist them In their labsrs, provided
the expense shall not exceed 81 900, which was
adopted.
A message was received from the Governor,
communicating the report Of the Adjutant ener.
al with the vouchers Of the expenditures Of SO,
600. The report states the number Of arms pur-
chased to he two thousand rife muskets of the
MIME pattern, and one thousand cavalry sabres
and revolvers. Referred to the military commit
tee.
The bin to authorize County Commissioners to
arm police for the defense Of their counties, and
make levy to pay for the same, was passed.
SENATE.
The bill to relieve from prosecution the mayor
and police board Of Baltimore city, and all those
acting under their order, and after the 10Th of
April, was passed without amendment, and is
now law.
The resolution to appoint committees to visit
President Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, and the
Governors of Virginia and Pennsylvania was FILE
by electing Messrs. Brooke, Yellott, McKaig and
Lynch as the committee on the part of the Senate,
and ordered to a third reading
Mr.. Kimmell reported a bill to authorize the
commissioners Of Frederick to levy a sum of
money to rebuild the Court House Adjourned
The Governor, in reply to the resolution of in
quiry whether he authorized the burning of the
bridges on the Northern Central and PHILADELPHIA
railroads, emphatically SAYS that he did not sane
ton the act, but disapproved Of the measure.
1t may be safely stated that the Legislature will
adjourn temporarily without calling Sovereign
Convention
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0T NOTICE.
pS The following order, issued BY the Navy
Department on the 18th instant, is now made pub
llo for the eneEt of all whom it may corcern:
NAVY DEPARTMENT, April %, 1881
To the FofTh auditor of the Treasury:
sIR-Ihe amounts found to be due to resigned
Navy Oficers from the States which claim to have
seeded will hereafter be paid them from the United
States funds heretofore sent to or deposited in
tho'e States. except In where the Department
shall otherwise direct.
an, respectfully your obedient servant,
GIDEON WELLES,
ep <5-2W Secretary of the Navy.
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SHARPEN YOUR SWORDS One very great ab-
suidlty attending the hurrying Of raw miIitiamen
GERS OF foot and even Of cavalry soldiers are no,
snafpened sword blade, not sharpened is of
little more use than cudgel The point is, of
course It's most deadly application, but the edge
Is also terrible when accurately applied saber
Dlade should be made very sharp for about fifteen
70 eighteen inches on the front edge and for about
SIX Inches on The back. Ere blades as they come
I.onl the armories require considerable grinding.
IL should be done by cutler.
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FUNERAL OF Bishop ONpERDoNx.-One of the
most imposing and Impressive services of which
even Trinity Church, New York. has been ths
scene, occurred in that ediics on Tuesday after.
noon on the occasion of the obsequies Of the late
Bishop Onderdonk The interior Of the vast ten
PIE, IL is stated never perhaps appeared so solemn
before, draped, as 1t was In memorial monrninp
The clergy Of New York, Brooklyn, Williams
burg and New Jersey and other States were pres
sent In large numbers. There were also present
an immense congregation of the laity who had
assembled for an hour before the services com
menced, crowding the ediice in every part The
religious services were Of the most impressiye
character
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How WARS ARE DECIDED -Successfnl yy,,s :, 20
usually decided on given point and In a single
day 1t sthe greatest error to oppose a cam pai
extends to every village in State, and is COM
overwhelmed at Austerlitz and Friedland bv
troops that had never seen her soil; Napoleon
was hurled from his throne at Waterloo; Austria
was humbled at Solferino, and the victory of
Wolfe, at Quebec, won Canada for England In
the Crimea, the legions Of Nicholas Were ex-
hausted In SehastonoI
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ID Bishop kenun (Catholic,) Of Wisconsin,
has directed that the Stars and Stripes should be
thrown out from every church edifce In his
diocese; The request was complied with very
promptly.
=, III New Orleans Firemen are organizing
themselves In military mpanies.
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The New Orleans True Delta says that last
week the workmen employed in the Warrington
lock yard stopped work, when a reduced scale
Of wages was announced &c them. The greatest
dissatsfsction exists. They have been working
Tor the secessiontsts since the 18th Of January
unspiking guns, mounting cannon and build n y
magazines, and have received no pay during ali
that time
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HIGH PRICES AT CHARLEsroN.-The CAPTAIN
OF a Portland, Me schooner, just arrived from
Snaiisston, South Carolina, says that he brougb,
hour, which he sold at $40 so per barrel, and that
prices for other provisions In the city last weei
were as follows Indian corn, 50 cents per bushel;
pound; fresh beef, (very scarcs0 so cent. per per
pound and salt pork, $50 per barrel. r.
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UTh Richmond ID ispatch Of Yesterday has
the following: Those residents Of " ashngton
ID G, new in this city, are 10 hold meeting al
the Spotswood Hotel building, this afternoon at
. O'Clock, to consider matters OF importance to
themselves. All of them will no d oubt obey the
summons with alacrityu
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IL From Shillngton, Odeon Building, we
have useful and cheap little work, "The Volun.
teer's Manual" containing full instructions for
is uqundantly illustrated
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FATTALIoN OF DRILL OFFICERs-Yesterdsv
tne class OF West Point cadets, IS in number. thai
CIRCULATED on Monday last, arrived In this CITY in
pursuance OF orders from the Secretary of Wsr
ana reported for duty TO General Mansfield in
command here. They are all immediately 10 he
10 duty here as drill officers for the several
new reglmenta now in service in tb,s nTIitarr
department They Will soon be assigned perma
hentIy TO tie different corps of the regular armv
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Wood and Coal.

Mol article of WOOD on hand. prepared 10
suIt the wants Of each customer Wood sold cord
length also, or In any way or any quantities de-
sired.
II Goa! ksyt ~ Coal Hossss, screened before oe
nvsring.
III 2.2&n lbs. TO the ton.
ID Personal attention 10 every order,
i. J. a W. M. GAIT.
omoe 9c2 Pc. sv, between Iith and l2n Ca.
wepd Mil and Wharf foc< AZ suev~.s-~.sl -.
below WE DepsrtmeuI =. ZGS
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ikoNoIKp 1t sfords US great pleasure to be
anie 70 State that IL is understood to day that Col
hensneld, U. 3 the military commandant
here, has been tbis morning, or is about 10 be
promoted to be brigadier general
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-09

COMMANDER PooR.-rhe current newspaper
HarsgIaPn casting suspicion on the loyalty Of
Commander Charles H. Poor L. : docs n, ~
gentleman grievous wrong. lie is not In com
mand OF the st. Louis, but Of the war steamer
brooklyn, TO which ship he was transferred some
tme ago. Nor Is he Virginian, as alleged n
the same paragraph; but native Of NJ assac husetts
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ISLsTMESTs IN BALrIMoRE-Captain J G.
McCcnhelI, L. ;. A, commissioned by the War
pt afiinrnt TO enlist volunteers in Baltimore for
United States Service has had GOOD sncca.S aoi
having obtained readily some 800 recruits already
IL Is 9ut Justice to the Commissioners of the Raj
ulhoie CITY Police, presided over by Charles
no 20" arc, hsq to say that they have afforded
ance Of his duties
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A BOARD OF L. g. NAVAL Oyy1crR. "a hslisvsa
70 have been ordered to Europe Yesterday, on
special serviee-probably TO purchase vessels Of
war Tor the Government, we apprehend
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DlABoLtcAL ATrEhPr TO Poison SoLprKR.
ga tuesday, nendish attempt was ued- tn
poison the soldiers stationed at the RELAY Honse
oy means OF strychnine administered in the food
SrI'I yrnGeo "a Tue camp by peddlers Gen Butler
audes 70 il in his special orders of yeseTdsy and
says. J' 1ho
Are our few insane enemies among the loyal
msn OF Maryland prepared to wage war upon us
IN rs manner. DO they know the terrible lesson
OF warfare they are teaching US, Can II ne TIT
theE realize the fac: that we put an agent with
WORD into every household armed with this ter.
rible weapon ," ' 'ei
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PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS ro-pAY-James
z s!oo, Surveyor Of the Customs at Cairo, I'M
J Z. Havens, Postmaster at Chicopee Mass las
u Hailock, do. at MIddIetown, N Y. Win. III
de Costa, do. at Charlestown, Mass. Jacob Ian.
caster, do. at Burlington, New Jersey John
n Weich, Register Of the Land Once at Chat.
Held, minnespota.
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From French & Richstein we have the
"Chess Monthly' for May
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A ACoRREcrIoS.-The recently appointed su,-
veyor General for Kansas Is Col. Delahay-not
Beliahay, ~ announced In q number OF news
papers. -
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REAhnINe THE PER LAMBs.-It seems to be
understood that the First Regiment of New YoTk
Zouaves are at once to change their present arms
Shapes carbines, far better suited for cavalry
service than for such as theirs-for the Minnie
Tine with the saber bayonet
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EAGLE RIFBES.-This COMPANY of Dis
W. trlct volunteers organ zed on the 9TH and
chose the following officers Capt, Thos s. j.
2}nhnsoT; 1T Lieut., Jos. X. Qui ter; I'd Lieut.,
pany now musters 67 strong, and a few more good
men r VIII be received on application at the corner
VI - anu o'Itn streets IT,
0~THE PERSONS SHERETOFORE CON-
lS neoted with the Jackson Guards, COMPANY
b, are requSsi ed to attsnd meeting of the compa.
ny at the hall o. the Metropolitan Hook and I,ader
ComPahy, mass avenue, between 4th and 5th sts
on FRIDAY. the 10Th instant, at ~ p. M as the
company are deslrous of taking into The service A
By order.
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APPOINTMENTS. ths Pension Buysau-Nr
"ohn n. mlIler, OF Tenn, has been appointed TO
atemPorary (SI 100 per annum) cIerksbin I'm the
fenslon Bureaus and MIR. Charles NJ Tompkins
OF WIS, TO temporary (sl ,2OO per annnmI
cLefhShip In the same bureau; also John, D. Hell
me- me- oI ONO, 70 messengership Cs7OO) In the
IN fhs Patent Ofes MIR. Jos w Jane. of Pa
Las brrn appointed TO an assistant examiDersbip y
IN in the Pdtent office, Isl 500 per annum;J and Sir
10 @ Principal examinership in the same bureau,
500 per annum)
In fAe Posi- OtTes DEPARTMENT the FOLLOWING
Gtsf,Gdl PLolniHehts have been made, viz: n
-. MGCIenahsn, of Md to a Isl 200 per annum,
clerkshlpi Roster Bliss, to a temporary (sI 10,
Per SnnuIn) clerkshiP; and Geo. B. Clemens Sr
OF Mass, to lat class 81 ,2OO per annum) CLERK,
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MAJOR ANDERSON To-day orders are To he
Issued assigning MejOr Anderson to the command
and organization Of the two regiments of Ken
. tnc klans VINO have volunteered into the service
of the United States IL is understood that he "a
at the same time to be promoted to full colo.
nelcy.
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IMPORTANT FROM TENSEsszK-we have Or,
va'e Information, by telegraph from Nashville
mat the Union state Convention in session tbere,
on tne day before Yesterday, 1.-THE Hon. VIM.
T0ik Tik Presiding } unanimously nomi mated ex-C,ov
t' Wm b. Campbell for Governor, on an uncondi.
on. sionaI mon biafoIm He commanded the Ten
alslhcnon, IL Will be remembered. fhe Conven-
uon are sanguine CT his election, in August neIt
ny an 0rerwhelmIng majority. The position on
sion recently adopted by the Tennessee 1, eSisls-
.are was one OF positive ard undeniable usuTps-
non and treachery TO the State, as well as TO The
osneIai government; and that the principal men
. harris, deserve and shall, hang at the end Of