Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-28
Waahinrfnn Items.

/, isupders,ood the Collectorshp oil Boston mas
been offered 10 John Appleton. Ass''ah' 0ee's.a'
Of Stale, and declined, he having been a'gsa W
continue OF his present post. Among the esha,se,
mentioned for the place are NV "',".' =
Gre.ns.id Mass and Gen. Whitney the super
in,enden, Of the g6elJ Arsenal Both gentle
,,., we're prominent candidates at the time mr.
Austin was appointed
The Senate Printing is still the cause oi cons'd'
cradle difficulty. Wendell has commenced Ia"
,u,t uraiust Bowman for violation OF CONTRACT,
and sets damage at thirty thousand dollars, wen
dell rays he gave Bowman twenty thousand o"i.
lar. and the Union, newspaper upon agreement
that Bswman would let Wendell do all the Senate
printing ns long as kowman WAS printer oil that
body Wendell contends now that Bowman Dv
making his recent contract with Rlves 10 10 Tue
printins for him, has violated his contract with
hlm, Wendell.
The Senate. in executive Session confirmed a
large number Ut Po,tmasters, Mnrsbals nnd p's-
trict Attorneys am ng them Benz. Grover, Post
master # Concord, n. H.; W. a. Davidson, Judge
of the Supreme court uf New Mexico. and MIR.
Cushing as Minister to the Argentine Confede-
ration.
The government is shout arranging Tor horse
EXPRESS from st. joseph u Paceryille. TO con.
meet with the telegraph " SAT- Francisco thu. se-
curing Dispatches from the Pacific IN ten days
Dispatches from Utah report that the Mormons
nrc highly pleased with Governor Cumming
Message.
Tie committee investigating the liarper's Ferry
nfiair have determined not t. explore any points
involving knnsas troubles Hence all testimony di
rcctcd to nn explanation Of the supplies md arms
for supp ~ and defence during that period is To be
Immediately arrested. Ms opening field Of inqui-
ry beyond The scope Of tie committee.
Our government has received no dispatches from
G,rt he usl iuu eka n rel tn he
san Juan difficulty, which, IL agreed on all sides
will soon approach settlement.
Mr. Bishops successor is said to he an able
lna,cr and n matt oi much administrative ca
pncitv Should he ACCEPT the charge of the
patcnt Ofige, it is not improbable that General
Pratt, OF Connecticut, may succeed him IN charge
ii the Burrnu Of Customs. Mr. Pratt was the
defeated candidate for governor of the State last
year. The absence If Mr.. aud Mrs. Bishop from
the s,cnl circles in Washington will be deeply Ie
stettcl.
When the prinershIp Of tho Senate was dis
GUESSED III Ncmocrniic circles, it il snid TINT Mr.
Wendell Inhibited evidence, claim to consi1
c,ntion. Of his having expended SIM 900 for the
bcneht oI the cause, including $3l 900 for carry,
,ng the Lrr"mpton bill IN modified form. There
facts are likely To be ventilated.
Tho Illinois Mnrshalship is filled by II N. Thos
IINuc, Of Chicago. lawyer Of high herit. one Of
Cd. Pines -urotles. and his appointment will no
t7ult give ,islnct"n to the people Of the DIS
t,et S'm' Of thu dsapp nteI applicants and
ilcir hicud-, however will not relish it, Smell of
be Wat county, came after the place endorsed by
cx Senator Bleesc.
OlD BEowN's Pixies. The following, relative
Il the testimony Of u witness before the Senate
Committee. appears among tho late telegraphlc
dispatches from Washington
Mr.. Chrres Blair, Of Collinsyille, Conn, testi-
fed thmt he made Browns Pixies aud that Brown
pain 0 !Ir then, h,n,a,lf and ho knew 10 other
parties concerned with Brown i'll the matter -
Mr.. Blair IS Democrat, and made the contract
u he would with my other person, not knowing
i'r what purpose the weapons would be employ
cd.
S>ow At WHEELING We learn from dispatches
received by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, Mt the Camden station that snow com.
mcnccd falling at Wheeling Mt | o'clock yester.
day morning. and continued up to 4 oclock,
when several inches bad fallen,
Pr>>>ylvANn poLi1lcs.-Ph Philadelphia Janua-
ry 2b.-Thc Democratic convention Of this city
had II stormy struggle last night, but the Buchn.
nan wing hnlllv prevailed over the Douglasitcs in
tao choice Of delegates to the Ecadng State CON
,cntian., Resolutions were passed OF nm indeti-
nuc character, containing no instructions to the
delegates
1ne llNrrER's frnky INqrinY.-Clevcland,
Jan. "I.--Marshall johnson was in Ashtabula
county yesterday, to srrven summons ON Mr.
GthhnES and John Brown. Jr, to nppear before
Nae Srna'r committee oi inquiry. Mr. Gillinss is
nav lo New York but has been notified by telc,
arh AMI will und'uhiHily proceed to Washing
tn rihMnh, Brown could mot lie found Both
are s"mm"""l II appear IN til" 3o,h instant.