The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-03

The Cincinnati Gazette of Monday comes
to US unusually laden with sensation items
from Washington. We copy few of the
most interesting:
The Cabinet yesterday forenoon was en-
gagged in the consideration of the California
appointments. Senator Baker and Simon
ton of the San Francisco Bulletin, are at is
sue over those appointments, and DR.. Rabe
also. All three are urging Collectors of
Customs for California.
During the interview a quarrel arose,
which Mr.. Lincoln stopped by throwing in
to the fire an impatientIy written protest
against the selections made by Senator Ba-
ker
The President informed the Californians
that he had known Senator Baker longer
than any of them, and needed no pretended
expositions of his character. Upon this de-
claration, the Oregon Senator arose and said
he would make no defense of himself, and
called on his friends to leave the room
whereupon about one-half of the contestants
seeded. The opposition clique cobbled
down. The President heard them patient
ly through, and then they withdrew. The
scene is represented as disgraceful in the ex-
treme.
The California politicians are of decided
ly questionable order 1t will be recol-
lected that Just such fight took place be-
tween the rival clques ut the incoming of
Mr.. Buchanan, which resulted in great
split of the Democracy in California and
alienation of Gwin and Broderick, which
ultimately ended in the death of the latter
at the hands of his opponents.
1t is now said that the appointment of
Henry Winter Davis, as successor to Mr..
Ward, Minister TO China, will be made.
Conner is appointed postmaster at In
dianapols. The appointment was made
over the head of the Congressional dele
gate from that District 1t was settled thus
after vigorous fight.
Orders have gone to st. Louis and other
points west, to confiscate all goods intro
duced into Southern ports without payment
Of the regular United States duties.
At Mr. Lincoln's first official dinner, Mr.
W. 81. Russell, of the London Times, was
present.
The opinion is now more general that an
extra session OF Congress will be called, to
consider the operation of the new tariff, and
the state Ofthe Treasury, but it cannot con-
vene before June.
Secretary Chase is one of the most in
detatigable men in the Departments. He
comes to his office by o clock in the morn
ing, and remains continuously till three
next morning, unless he is interrupted by a
Cabinet meeting; when that occurs, he re-
turns and often labors till sunrise.
Tt is the wish and purpose of Mr.. Lincoln
that the Consular appointments should be
apportioned throughout the States in accor-
;tI f,a Of
will give general satisfaction, and not sub
ordinate the claims of one district to those
of another A similar rule for clerks in the
departments here should be observed.
The District Republicans are highly ex-
asperated at being overlooked in the dis.
trihution Of Federal patronage especially
that portion Of them who are members of
the Republican Association. Neither Cla-
plane, French, Goodloe, Wylie, Stetson, Sar-
gent or any other prominent member of
the Association, have been provided for.
The total Indebtedness of the United
State Government is $74, 1886, 1856, including
tbe various issues of Treasury Notes, and
the loan negotiated in February. The new
loan will increase this amount to eighty
three millions in round numbers.
Secretary Chase has the most encourag-
ing news regarding the new loan, which
will be opened on Tuesday. There will be
q large number of bids in. Wall street
combination bids have been formed, and
other large amounts are in process of being
formed into one combined offer. Ia New
York. last evening, the stock market was
dulI in the extreme. Money was abundant,
and the banks competed with each other for