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Show LATEST XLECrRAriHC iiy PONY: . tf ''M-fatra of Jono" Thp pony Express with eastern dates p to the evening of the 31st of May, arrived ar-rived here this afternoon, about 1-1 past 2 o'clock. - . ' WAsnoTos, May 2flth. . Colonel Ellsworth's funeral took place this noon from the Executive mansion, lite hearse Was followed by the Zouaves, among whom was the avenger of Ellsworth. Ells-worth. He carried the Identical secession flag torp down by tho deceased. Then followed the President, Secretaries Seward and Smith omccrs. of the Zouaves Zou-aves in carriages, the military, etc. All the bells-were tojled, and all flags at half mast, and draped in mourning,, Ther President, while accompanying the reroams'of Eflswcirtlf rd th"qcar!, Vas Informed In-formed by a conrfef, of stirring Ijostifities oa the irglnla side. General Mansfield was stmllftriy advised. A dense smoke meanwhile was sccaon the lino of Arlington Arling-ton lieights, ond cannonadhW heard. The latter, however, were fimcrafminute guns. Bn TOformet, probably from camp tires, Ihe troops now here liavo Leon ordered order-ed to hold themselves In readiness to mnrcb at a moment's notice. The utmost watchfulness on tho part of ihemllitary nuiuorittcs to gnard ogalnst the approach of secessionists, everywhere manifested. The steamer "Yankee arrived to-day from I'Ortress Monroe. She brings a report re-port that General Butler yesterday jcati-tured jcati-tured Sewajl's-Tifitnt with a lossof rtgbtr.i fonr killed atid wounded. Tho enemy lost bet ween three an.d four hnndrcd kilted nnd wounded. Many prisoners were taken, perhaps six hundred. " OnThorsday e.ycn1ng,tho raerates'piekets near lort Washlngtbo.werc surprised and three hnndrcd taken prisoners. The War Department KaS information to ihe same effect Nodotthf-a tVlrmisb took place between tho Federal, pad Secession pickets near Arlington nclgbj? tnlay. ' BaltivorB, MaySSth. John Slerriam, a worthy and a respectable respecta-ble citirea of "Baltimore county, was arrested ar-rested last nlght'bt 'Government officers, thargcd .wlth burning thebrfdgca ott the "' "' ' -' , . -v.v. Nprthcrnjctrtral roa,lW-he-act 'tl.e authorItft2 It If expected that th n mllw below Alexandria!" au Adv ecs from CulMt.Z .t , ' rebHre.de fridges' have been dZ u. ledcral authorities, od( i ISS Alexahdria to .LesbargfJ 1W(r, V, '; : " Zsv YmeMnvHi ' thc23tb, saysihal SZ5P . Ellsworth funeral' wkti'Li ,- dijiphiy. . The bodr t. i-, "Nat GpverVrComcLir.' nenthsdsecnredthSalt ;mut will nppbiot uank 1Z cSS" r:TItuJWf seyi seven' blT11 burgh; and Itft'ceti miles ot w4 Bft Alexandria, """a Over five lhonnd aiete t. w7" .Tlrginta to-night. 7 V'iCnptaitt Adams commandfei tk t" at Pctisacola has .been orJerSho . vl-iScofflce. of the ParkerslXh ActM. a. secession ihcet, w eeaS. Wished on;FrIday qlght C2 orivXTa on men, Who ceasidnT dnty;ttt'sttm.it.isWe; : Tho-border State copveMloB.iafcW Frankfort onv"Mdnday, , ( -Thq Skoals special to tte 4-t,ystcrday, faystnarilaUwk been proclaimed. iaAlcxahdria, Citian are,as?nred theywiU be' protested fa J-. J-. son and properly. "f ' " .:v .-Jt - ' ?Sr0.W iMiteentroBdiwaii aro being rected.ljy:';Kew, yk Uwt$ otrt Irgtnia liejghls: They -cbkasniS appronclies from. Alexiindria. The-Marshall House nhere Ellsttstt was killed. Is tho same house where Ob Washington boarded at. Col, E8smn was'shot near, the door of the, e'asoW General Washington occupied The- JferaliTs dispatch Mrs Qetmf Scott issued unorder giving, the i creiittj the occupation of Alexandria; to- Gti Mansfield; wboljoth'.plinned am: si ed the movements: ' ' The steamer' A'delahie arrtved' f Ssltl-tnorefrom,Norfolk;reporte(i,.G'8.,Bu Ssltl-tnorefrom,Norfolk;reporte(i,.G'8.,Bu had lieenlrreinforced'1 by thrcevthowui; troo'jis from Kew XtirW MarIats: Tk Adelaido-iindcrslands-'.orfolk'wcWU attacked to-day. Kebels think they est hold itagnlnst any force.' ' Tliq bridge Connecting Old'ToInt tW fort and'Hamptoa has becn.-barn(a W ,rebels.;,.: . , 5 . ... Xoeqmmnnieattenia .aflowed'ietfeea, I'ortsmoqth'andiforfellt.;. t" J. . Tiie'forceaVHorp'er's''Ferry'fnhtt ly tAtimn ted from teventbclevctt. tits-sand tits-sand men, two-thirds are' armed mi) cq.nd; they are-'-virjrebbrt of - ptJit-siomr,.-" s " '" cv?!) C .,' lop!e yisiting-Alexandria getnlfct l the iplaee .Where- .Ellswortll. war MWL Carppts.crit np; Into Khrcils iihd pTecM tf stairs' catre4;.'wltb; his': Mood,- tsks away. i- -' . t.? . .. -j The TViJaai dispatch ssystBicaojibj need.not be, surprised, if In , the conns, -three wdeks nOT ward movement wlUU mady qhhmond.romTCSon'rwsentat' Jy'iseparat'e'frtraj reserves at'W?jMngtbi which will be" so Overwhelming: lit rmF ' be'rVbsfto In'sTire'PiccesVsnBrper'fTeny may be.sccnrcd by 'flank 'morement ' The.:IfV,4l,Upatcb of -ihd: J2tk portftthat'Jast 'tdghtari-ndvance pfckttcf Zonav 'taittacked bv twenty tnrf ter-sovi.'ral''rqtinds- tho -Secessionist fi4 btit naflllx of them were captured ty the Zouaves. |
