| Show interesting items of news FORT ark march 18 taic arkansas election closed last night nio 0 ht having baving continued three days under the old viva voce system sy stern all counties north and about twenty south of tile the arkansas rivet river voted ten to fifteen thousand votes vote it is expected old pap will as sume bume command department of arkansas 11 ho e tells liis his demoralized fins that he will soon load lead them against thir their cowardly boasting boastin 0 foes believe their ie levers verses cs reoccupy their territory and establish in perpetuity their gov ern ernnie ment nt the union men of texas ara are concentrating cent rating in anticipation of speedy protection from gen herrons Hor rons co column lunin moving flom this direction it has been decided that the army of the frontier shall remain under gen thayer which leaves general blunt without a command all quiet in the indian country NEW YORK march special to the past the naval committee of the house have taken nearly nine hundred bundred pages of testimony in in their investigation of the affairs ot of the navy department there is not A particle of evidence yet produced showing owing sli 0 that the department has been mismanaged NEW YORK march culpepper dispatch says signal 0 offic erson cedar mountain reported yesterday that the rebels who have been in carlp across the rapidan all winter broke up their encampment and set fire to their huts marching in the direction of the shenandoah valley washington WASHING TOK march parties from the front repol t a rebel advance was wag anticipated yesterday marchin marching orders were issued to neaily all our commands after all were in readiness to move the order was countermanded term and thing settled to their usual order filing was heard in the direction of dumfries this morning it is thought thou glit sonic some was going on springfield III mass ass march 19 eight 0 persons have almeady died e from the effects of injuries received it at 0 the recent cartridge manu manufactory facto ry explosion NEW YORK march the banks have generally advanced the rate of interest to seven but on the street loans are made at five and six NEW ORLEANS march considerable activity in military affairs here geri gen banks is on the eve of departure for western louisiana his object is point alexandria a net fleet of porters gunboats gun boats has already started for that place and it is expected that rather formidable works of defence will be encountered by the iron between the mouth of red river and alexandria Madison villo on lake opposite apposite orleans has been evacuated extensive fortifications thrown up on tho the landside land sido were left intact but add I 1 nothing th alid c strength th ortho fur tile the febe debels ls as as ie is aas easily lly approached by y water gen grovers whole force lias bas beer been ordered to concentrate at baton rougo rouge it is believed there is some sort oi of understanding between gens geng banks and steele by which western louisiana and southern arkansas will be cleared of debels an ali order has just been issued by gen banks for the election of delegates to tho the cons constitutional titu dional convention of the tin this s convention meets meeta at new oilcans on oil the ath oi of there are to be one hundred bundred and fifty delegates 1 chosen cli osen on basis as per census of CO now new or leans will have sixty three members NEW YORK march farch 20 tivies times special says the in re regard rard to the ilic thre threatened atoned raid by stuart t has subsided A detachment of the enemy ci ossed the nick ilick at on wednesday night and on the following day the pennsylvania cavalry captured twenty of them on oil friday morning mornin another detachment crossed at mortons mortons Mor tons tons ford and drove in the ath Ifie michigan bigan but were subsequently repulsed and forced across the river river stuart is said to be massing his cavalry at charlottesville lie he has three bi brigades i ades and two at fi federicks b burg 11 r g 4 the heralds west virginia dispatch of the says all is quiet in the shenandoah valley the latest reports from froin the kanawha valley do not confirm the reports of a strod strong 0 force of rebels marching on barbo barbourville tir urville ville it is stated the rebels in the neighbor hood of new greek creek are preparing ID for a movement the object of which is as yet unknown washington march 20 thirty two war vessels are arc now teady for sea but waiting for chews it is is supposed that the transfer of sailors from the aimy wiil supply the demand the judiciary committee of the house has instructed the chairman 1 to tb report with a recommendation that it pass representative wilson wilsons Wil sons resolution propos proposing inz to the several state legislatures an amendment oi of the constitution abolishing 0 slavery as incompatible with republican gov ein ment new YORK march specials say that bills are arc bei being prepared by the senate and house committees on commerce to establish lines of first class steamships between new york and tile several european ports which will be provided with the necessary armament not only to protect themselves but to capture privateers tho the navy department approves these measures and will render all aid in its power for their establishment tho the post office committee have the same saine subject under consideration and will shortly make a it is ascertained from official sources that the effective army of the U S now in the field exceeds by two hundred thousand the entire force one year ago a it is stated by authority that gen grant wilt will take command of tho iho army of tho the in pei json w |
