, 1864-04-21
Uhie64c Urtbmue.
THURSDAY, APRIL 81, 1861.


NEWS
The rcEe from Western Louisiana takes
Gu Il mort cheerful tone. Tc are Informed
T., t,ic diepatcncs that tic late rcpnlso and
, dienstcr to our forces was succeeded by the
<:.ttat Of .l4e rebels themselves and their
.,-;avy!ss. The details arc very mcagre.
Ne lole ii is something more than the mere
rigging ofa jary east TO bring the wreck to
l...' 1--we have sustained serious loss in
tAat fcc'inn let us know and repair it. We
Lurstl'::t The more cheering turn ofthe news
Is ~c;l founded however.
lhc.peti,ion presented to Congress day
or two since in favor Of the entire and tmu,e-
Gate abolition Of slavery, was brought In by
tTo Gtout men in bushcl basket, which tho
l4uge roll just filed. It was signed by ,.l6
Hcn aud women in al parts Of tic Union
fifteen thousand residing in Pcnnkylraala aad
eight thousand in New York.
The uews by the steamer, elsewhere re.
ported, announces the end OF MI hesitation
Of Ma1iIriliaa in the matter OF the Mexican
throne. He was 10 have accepted the crown
OF Mexico on the 9Th Of March, but 1t was
postponed until he could make satisfactory
arrangement With his cldsr brother, toe En-
peror OF Austria, who has two children, a
boy and girl (the former not quite slx ycars
old1 and tlrec brothcrs~-Maximiliau, Charles
and IcEie-the first two Of whom arc mar.
ricd, but clilGleSs. Should the Emperor die,
lis son will succeed, and, In the event Of
that child's death, the Archdake Maxlmilian
would be heir p,csumptiye 10 the crown of
Austria. The Emperor says: t'lf you become
Emperor Of Mexico, yeu must first 2bandon
all clafm to succeed to The crown Of Austria,
and must relinGuis!a I'll right to posscss prop
e1ty in Austria-n It Ia not stated on what
2recisc terms the question is settled, but the
Trench made Emperor Viu shortly establlsh
.,ie court in bis new western realm. 4 new
history Will then begio, and out Of 1t may
grow complications ,that may chsnse the
maps Of both l:lllisphcres.
II is rumorcd thet Lee is moving porto,
oi lis forces across the Rapi12n, ncar Madi-
ton. Court Hocse. Two Of Lees scouts, Gap
1cred in Culperpcr day or two since, dis
guised as tsamsters, will be dealt with ac~
cording to law. Our dispatches speak Of re-
views in progress. not in the Little Mac style
Of yorc, but meaning business.
Our new Lieutenaot General is flying about
with speed that renders it difficult for the
dispatches to keep pace With him He will
presently deserve to hare his first iaftial
stand for UJi4a;tont.
The meeting called for this evening at the
Board Of Trade rooms to discuss the currency
question is most important o.c. The pco-
PIE and the country. arc fully resolved what
to do, to Insist on grccnbacks. It remains to
be seen whether tie interested friends Of the
1ng mill cur1cncy have sufficient power with
the Board OF Trade 10 postpone the effect Of
their recent action in the same direction.
Who knows that the infatcd issues of fifteen
hundred suction'pnmp note factories will live
until July? VIII it be easier to get rid Of
them without loss, then than now, when they
certainly possess vitality enough to fight,
and probably enough to CLAW out of the
State, if they see they must 60,
The city WIS filed with satisfaction ycstcr-
day at the result Of the election Of Tuesday.
Even the several hundred good Union men
who were too busy to vote aud thereby al.
lowed the Jet. Davis crowd to reap some Of
1be advantages Of the field; these men, good
fellows, whose loyalty is unimpeachable,
rubbed their comp1accnt palms together aad
chucklcd over Whit tive did.'' Verify 1t
would haye been 4'wce'' enough had the de-
1ault Of the few been little more general
We give Oh our inside pages very full and
interc.ung details from the late Louisiana
repulsc, and the Fort Pillow massacre.
The great New York Sanitary Fair il to
eloee on Saturday.
The rebel raid in Eastern Kentucky has
failed. as told elsewhere. Nevertheless the
conxiction is on the increase in that State
that rebcl raid thitbeTward Of gigantic pro-
portions 1ray be looked for. To anticipate
and provide for It is the best way to prevent
it
Hoye-fn Sherman, now that the result of
the election causes tic In the Common
Council, resembles very much solitary old
horse hitclIed up TO draw before oxen. He
may be moro speedy, (somc men say the
Mayor is loyal but the traces hold him to
the gait OF the cattle at his back. He is alone
with no one to lean to. Ec cannot stop, or
he will get horEs in bis rear. When there
comes place when very dirty party slough
is to be crossed, aud BY virtue of his casting
vote he must lead the WAY, it will be time
Of terrible trial. This is verT serious busl-
noes for one all his life accustomed to be
<ttied behind"
Tie eale of gold certificates has ceased,
from confessed fai1urc to accomplish MI that
wus expected from It.
It is now stated that Gen. Stone vas on
the cyc Of being mustered out of service, OF
rather was actually not in the service at all,
when he committed the bluuder at Pleasant
Hill. It is unfortunate that any opportunity
was ever given him to repent Balls Bluf
General Burnside has nearly completed the
reorganization Of the troops under Ills COM
mand, at the Annapolis, Nd, rendezvous
They are understood to be in fine condition,
and arc expected to render important service
socn.
Gen, Prince succeeds to the command in
the district comprising Paducah, Columbus
and Cairo, Il would seem indeed to be time
that some effective supervision be secured
in TINT part Of the field =