Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-12-16
Iynsbington Intelligence.

The despatch of the 18th to the Tribune has
the following items
Government has received voluminous dis
patches from Nicaragua in regard to the con-
duct of the English there. There is yet moth
inq known of the course which the President
intends to take in the matter. The Cabinet
had a special meeting yesterday and to-day.
A large number of appointments was sent to
the Senate to-day. That of J. CLANCY Jones
has not yet been reported There is some trou-
bic about his confirmation.
Lord Napier is transferred to the Hague,
much to his disgust it is said.
The fact that Mr.. Green opposed, to-day, the
attempt of JEFF. Davis to urge forward the or
ganization of Arizona, provokes much specula-
ton. Arizona is regarded as the first step to-
ward Sonora and Chihuahua. There is much
dissension among the Shareholders with regard
to the Presidents policy of aggrandizement.--
1t will be strongly opposed by the cautious and
prudent Southern Democrats.
A majority of the House Committee on Ter
ritories is against reporting the Oregon bill
| The vote in Committee stood four to four to-
day. Zollicoffer, who is opposed to the bill,
was abssnt.
The Republicans in the House have deter
mined to make an effort to rep al the English
limitation in the Kansas act, so as to put kan
sas on an equality with Oregon They main
tain that the same rule should be applied to a
Republican as to Democratic State.
The trouble about the House printer came to
head to-day. Wendell, during last session,
bought out Steadman for S3l, 600 Steadman
came back this session aud demanded an addi-
tional bonus, threatening, if refused, to resign.
He actually placed his resignation in the hands
of a Member this morning, but this afternoon
the matter was settled by Wendell paying Sl''
100
Judge Douglas has prepared, and will soon
publish his declaration of his intention not to
lie a candidate for the Presidency in 1860.
Of the House Printer difficulty and Doug
las movement the letter of the 18th to the Times
says;
I A serious misunderstanding has occurred
among the Printing spoilsmen here. Wendell
! has refused to comply with the demands Of
Steedlnan, who is nomineted Printer to the
! House. Under the Ic1 taliORis the latter has
placed his resignation in the hands of Mr. Cox,
| of Ohio, to be rendered to Congress on the first
opportunity. As Wendell does the printing un-
der Steedman, the latter's resignation blows uF
the concern. Banks, of Virginia, 1t appears
has pocketed his portion of the spoils. Wen
| dell contends that Steednlan is also ONeEpdlu
while Steedman claims several thousand dollars
more. Should Wendell satisfy this claim, the
resignation will be withdrawn.
A movement is already on foot for the calling
of State Conventions OF Douglas men in New
York, Pennsylvania, and al the North Western
States, to be held early next spring. Mr.. Doug
las friends foresee that if he relies upon the
| Charleston Convention alone to sustain and en-
dorse his claims to the Presidential nomination
he is certain to be swindled out of 1t; but they
believe that by the concerted action thus sug
gested, they can carry him to Charleston witt
such strength as viii force his nomination from
that body.