St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-03-07
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! WAs,llSGroN, Feb. 28.-Cnptain Pope,
ore of Mr.: Eincolh's travelling suite, is to
be court martialed for speaking disrespect-
fully Of Mr. Buchanan, in a lecture on for
tifcations! deli, by him recently ut
Cincinnati. The court martial is to con-
vene at Newport, Kentucky, Of which Ma
jor F. S. Lee IS to he Judge Advocate, and
Captain Hazard, also one Of Lincoln trav-
cling suite, is member. Much indigna-
ton is expressed here concerning govern.
ment proceedings in this affair. 1t is ru-
mored that Secretary Holt is not RESPONSE
bic for them. -..
Flag officer Montgomery. of the Pacific
Squadron, writes the department that the
Saranac had returned from an unsuccessful
search for the sloop-of war Lcvant. He
still hopes tor her safety. The Wyoming,
also sent in search, had not returned.
The War Department y sterday received
dispatches from Major Anderson lie has
not been sick. He says the work contin-
ues on the bomb proof battery at Cum
ming's Point, but he could, with the guns
Of Fort Sumter sweep the whole army in
a few moments.
United States stocks advanced Al per
cent. here yesterday.
Ex-senator Slidell telegraphs his family
to remain here. 1t is supposed he is on his
way hither to make arrangements to go to
Paris us the Minister Of the Southern Con-
federacy.
The Court Of Inquiry has ordered a
court martial in case Of Capt. Armstrong
for surrendering the Pensacola Navy Yard.
Yesterday MIR. l.inc,'n dined with Mr..
p Spauldins, member from the Buffalo lis
trict, in company with Gen. Scott. Gov.
Chase, Gov. Seward, Judge Bates. Of Mis-
souri,, and some twenty other notable gen.
p tlemen.
Advices from Charleston state that the
floating battery was launched on Monday:
and the Dahlgreeu guns were hoisted and
Inspected; all troops OH furlough were or
dered to return by Wednesday.
The public business is in a greater state
of forwardness than heretofore toward the
close Of Con ress. Several Of the general
appropriation bills arc pendir & on Disagree
, ing amendments.
! The President has approved the .bill es-
tablishing u territorial government in Col
orado, including Pixies Peak.
Senator Cr!ttenden had an interview
with Mr.. Lincoln to-day; also several Re.
publican Senators. and others.
he correspondence ON the files of the
War Department, show cunclusively tina,
Governor Houston was grc'tly instrumen.
tai in inducing General Twig gs to surrcn.
der the Government property in Texas.
PROVIDENCE, Il. l., March 1.-The
:, House refused, by tie vote, to instruc,
the Senators and Representatives in Con
gress to vote for the proposition Of the
Peace Congress-.
NEW Y~RK, Feb. 28.-There are a
y great number Of Southern merchants il,
:, the CT y making purchases early, with &
: view OF availing themselves of the ordinance
Of admitting goods to the Confederated
= States free Of duty up to certain date
The dry goods business is unusually active
! mostly fer cash.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Feb. 28.-nan
iel arber, tax collector, was foud murd
. cred in the highway near Tappansville IL
. this county early this morning. lie i.
? supposed to have had considerable amount
Of money on his person. No clue to tn,
> murderer,
WASHINGTON, March 3-An immense con
. course OF spectators are here, especially from
the " est and from Missouri, Virginia and Ma
: ryland.
' Numbers of threatning letters are still sem
r to Mr.. Lincoln, and quietly consigned to the
flames
The Army and Navy officers, and also the
D Secretaries of these departments, paid thei,
9 farewell visit to MIR. Buchanan Yesterday -
Short speeches were made
Ex-President Buchanan leaves on Tuesday
for Wheatland. His private Secretary. Mr.
Giossbrenner will remain several days to ut.
tend to Mr. Duchanan's private business.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-President Ruchan.
an and Chief Justice fancy listened with the
utmost attention to every word of the address.
. and ut it's conclusion the latter administered
was most vociferou.ly "heercd. The Chief
! Justice seemed very much 'agitated and his
hands shool perceptibly with emotion. The
, Inauguration Of to day makes the e,eth cere
mony Of the kind ut which Justice Taney has
ofhciated, having administered the oath Of Of
flee successfully to Presidents Van l;uren. ry-
Ter, Polk. Taylor, Fillmore, Fierce, Buchanan
and Lincoln. The ceremony was exceeding Y
impressive At the conclusion of the inau0u-
ration ceremony. the President was escorted
to the Senate Chamber, and from thence to his
carriage and the military forming, as in the
procession Of this morning, accoh. panied him