The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-04-05
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, April 3.--The President has
issued his Proclamation for an extensive sale
| of public lands in Kansas and Nebraska, dur
| ing July, August aud September next Secre-
| tary Cobb is acting as Attorney General during
the absence of Attorney General Black.
The Grand Jury, after examining witnesses
for a week or two has made presentments in
the case of A. g. Seaman, the late Superin-
| tendent of Public Printing; General OullOm,
the late Clerk of the House, and p. d. Duval
of Philadelphia. The last-named was wit
ness before the Select Committee to examine
Mr. Seamans accounts. Should tho District
Attorney prepare indictments they will not be
Immediately acted upon by the Grand Jury,
that body having been discharged for two
weeks. General Cullom, on hearing Of tho
action Of tho Grand Jury, appeared and gave
bail.
The Union of this morning reiterates the do
, claration that the dangerous controversy which
has so long existed between the British Gov
ernment and the United States, in regard to the
true construction of the Clay -Bulwer treaty,
is now in progress OF satisfactory adjustment.
The number Of proposals received for the
Southern mail contracts are represented as fully
up to the average. and, as far as known, the
bids are generally at higher rate than usual.
Ex-Congressman Hatch, of New York. is
named, among o dozen others, as q candidate
for the CommiSsionership of Indian Affairs.
Charles A. Appleton, of Maine, committed
suicide to-day by drowning himself. He has
been subject to temporary fits Of mental de-
rangement. His brother, Mr.. Appleton, AS
sistant Secretary of State, took charge Of the
remains Of the deceased.
APRIL 4.--Mr. Geo. Jones, Of Iowa, who re-
Gently declined the mission TO Bogota, tele-
graphed to the President yesterday, withdraw
Ing his doclination He has been notified to
report himself immediately at tho War Depart
ment.
Evan Runnels, the newly appointed Consul
to San Juan del Sur, left Washington this af-
ternoon to 20 out on the steamer to sail to-
morrow for Aspinwall, and will bear dispatches
to General Lamar.
1t is said that Mr.. Mix, the chief Clerk Of
the Indian Bureau, has been offered the posi-
ton Of Commissioner of Indian affairs, but
declined. He, however, has been appointed
Commissioner dd interim, till successor t
Gov. Denver shall be selected.
The government will await tho ratification
by the New Grenadian Congress of the Sen.
ates amendment to tho Cass-Herran Treaty
before it will act on the subject of the tunnagt
and other taxes provided by the Treaty o.
l84S, and which General Herran has been So
journing here to arrange.
Lieutenant Parrott, of tho Navy, has beer
ordered to report himself to Captain Ingrahan
for duty, at the Washington National observ
atory.
The opinion has been expressed in oiicia
| quarters that n necessity may occur for an ex
| ira session of Congress, owing to the condition
| of our foreign relations.
An unusually large number of proposals fo
the Southern mail service are in the form o
star bids that is, that the contractors ma,
carry the mail by any mode they may choos
| without being confined to particular classes o
vehicles. Assurances have been given fror
various quarters that certain banks will free
advance money on contractors evidences Q
| service.