The evening Argus., 1862-05-29

| John VI. u. farEtT, formerly NJ 5hlp IS
land, is postn aster at New Orleans.
Some cotton had arrived from Plaquemine,
and quantity Of oiprovisions front the interior.
Gen. Butler forbids the observance Of JEFF
Davis day Of fasting and prayer
lie had also issued the order about women
previously reported via Coruth.
The Crescent i suppressed
Strict health regulations are established at
quarantine,
WASHINGTON, May 2sth.-Iui,rmation re.
| ceIycd from Cen llalIecks command, dated
| yesterday, indicate, that no engagement had
taken place
No further particulars Of Gen. Bank ai-
/ iaT- nave bern received.
PROVIDENCE, May 25.--Goy VIM. Sprague
was to-day elected {, s. senator for ,ix years
| from the 4th oi March next, when the term
Of Senator Simmons expires lie received 90
votes ont Of lob, There was 10 regular nom
inaton in opposition,
BALTIMORE, May * --Eugcnq Van Ness,
! yaytnastcr IN the /. $. y, died to-day m this
city, He had been in the army % year.
New YoRN. May . Several lcttel. have
/ been received from New Orleans iroa rebel
! sources, pretending To- give accounts Of the
! defeat Of llaIleck also that Butler robbed
/ the Dutch consulate ii SSOU,OoU, deposited
there By an agent ui the banker, Hope, and
! that all the cousus made a unanimous pro.
/ test ag4in,j il; that Farmgut and Porter are
/ afraid 10 hand at New Orleans On account Of
| the mot, all Of which and other foolish state
/ moutS were eagerly printed by the Diarc Ma.
/ rlua which refused to correct the statements,
| although proved To be false
The last direct account Of May 3d. places
! the French force t. 2mies from Pucbla, with
| $1,000 Mc&lcans, ready to give battle.
Several vessels have suled from Haynuna,
| for New Orleans and more are advertised, in.
| GLIDING two Spanish steamers,
| Two rebel schoonerS with cotton. have ar.
| rived.
The British steamer Edward Hawkins nr.
| rived with cargo Of Cotton, from Matamor-
! rs and sailed for Liverpool.
/ New IoRs, May 2S.- special dispatch
to the New York Herald, dated Nashville
/ 2Gth, says;
! Gems; mitchell and Ncaglc arrived here to-
/ night They report everything quiet at Hunts.
/ vile, Ala, and union feeling increasing
/ Jcre Clemens and Judge Mclean and fam.
/ lily are among the prominent uniOnists.
/ Gen. Mitchell speaks Of his position in Ala.
I Dalnt rs permanent,
roKr monroe, via Baltimore. May Is
| The steamer Mu-sarhu,ctts, which left Sun.
/ day morning for Ci,y Point with hag Of
/ truce, returned early this morning. rhc
boat took up Col. Hanson of Ky, who was c&-
! pec.cd to be exchanged for Col. Corcoran,and
| also Capt Robertson Of Va, Lieut. Whitaker
private. Il lady, and Mr.. Lowe Of Ky. The
boat arrived at City Point on Sunday eyeu'g
/ The next morning Gen. WooIs cJmmunca-
! ton was delivered, and On Tuesday an an
swer was received frem Gen. lluger. Colonel
! Corcoran and the other prisoners not having
! Decn delivered up, Hanson and the officers
were brought back. Hanson is very severe
on iIuger for his failure 10 fulfill his promises.
Our gunboat fleet still remains Il or 70 miles
/ below City Point.
Nothing has recently been done beyond
reconnaissance a short distance up the Apo.
matomax 4 squad Of the enemy's cavalry
was .ccn on the banks but Il few shells scat.
tered them.
No troops or citizens are left at City Point.
A steamer arrived from llatteras this morn
ing, but briggs no news.
There IL no truth IN the report Of General
Burn.ide'> occupation of Raleigh.
The union prisoners at Salisbury are on the
4 way to New York, having been released and
delivered to Gen. Burnside, at Wilmington
/ n. c.
! The Norfolk Day Book, which was sus-
! pended yesterday morning. re-appeared in the
| atterno0n--the restriction having been re.
moved in consequence of the frequent viola
/ ton OF the orders prohibiting trade with Nor
/ folk and Portsmouth.
! \ new and more stringent order was to-
day issued a- follows;
! Headquarters, Department Of Virginia,
MAY 2Sth. 1862 !
New Orleans goods Of any kind will net here
after he transported by express companies to
/ Norfolk. Portsmouth or Gosport, except by
permission Of the commanding general, and
/ then only after invoices OF the articles have
been furnished, with names of those to whom
they belong, and whom they are to he de
. hycrel.
Hereafter no more vessels not employed by
the army or navy VIII be permitted 10 20 to
7 Norfolk, Portsmouth or NOspOrt, or any other
place on either side Of the Roads, not occupied
bv troops of the United States, except by ex-
press authority Of the commanding general.
Any violation Of this order will subject YES
sells and property t. seizure and contscai0n.
and the persons who may be the cause. di-
rcctly or indirectly will be severely punished.
By command Of Major General Wool.
Quite disturbance took place in Norfolk
last night. 1t is said to be caused by II negre
shooting corporal named Juo. Barker. Co. 4.
QQth \. \. regiment The disturbance be-
came general and the greater parl o, the COM
puny was engaged. Three negroes w"r" killed.
and two wounded. SIX Of the ring leaders
were sent to the Rig iaps. T. day many oti.
crs were arrested hn; released.
All is quiet now.
New YORK, May - -- Flour market ) cts
better with fair demand. S42ja4, 40 super
state; l,jja4,Gj extra state: Sl,25a44 40 su-
per western; Si,jjat IS common to medium
extra WESTERN S., ,0jaj Is common to medium
shipping brands extra Il II 0.
Wheat lc lower. goal ,OOc Chicago spring;
QjalO2 Nil club; Sill amber Mich.
Whisky 23la234, quite firm.
c & h | 60!
New Orleans, May Is, via New York 2S.-
A municipal regulation Of the city Of New
Orleans Furnishes with imprisonment in the
culaboosc any woman # the town found in the
streets after nightiall. or who may converse
from the windows of their house with person,
outside. This is doubtless the punishment
accorded to women who may insult our sol.
dierS, under the generals proclamation.
ST. LOUIS, May 2Q.--The Cairo correspon-
dent of the Republican says troubles are
breaking ont ntresh in western Tennessee A
considerable force of rebels is SAID to be at
Trenton, ready to march on Union City aud
Hickman. Uuon men from Wickiif and
Ohio counties were hockins to Hickman for
protection.
Four or five hundred rebel cavalry are sta.