Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-19
NUMBER I'll.
LATEsT NEWS BIZ FELEGKAfH.
INTEREsTNG PROM rHE SOUTH,


A4jOurhment Of the Montgomery (Ala.) Con-
VendsH-71e Southern Ooasdtution and
Tari6 Unsatistaetory-Mqor Andsrson re-
ported 10 hdes Declared ne Reinforcement
Of Fort Ssmter EmpOsabe- Etropeun GOe-
srnnsnts IHtoT'sed of tie Future Policy Of
"a O"r GoVsyament-Ths Cabinet 10 Consider
the Collection Of ne Rerenss--RepOrtedA Ae.
eeptsnes By Thes, COrwin Of he Msrican
MssiOH-LGtsst Intelligence from Tezss.
MoN7soWRRY, ABA., March le.-H. o. Jones
and Nicholas Davis baYe been elected to
Congress to supply vacancies. ....r.b r
:, Congress adjourned tonight till the second
Monday in May. ld
NEW YoRK, March 1s.-The Charleston
correspondent Of the Herald SAYS the new
tariff and Constitution are unsatisfactory.
The floating battery will be moved Mon.
day, but not toward Sumter.
A Washington dispatch to the Herald re.
ports that Major Anderson had informed the.
Government that if re enf0rcements be in
tendt d, Carolina would Immediately fill the
channels and render communication by water
impossible. .
The Cabinet are considering measures re-
laung to the seizure of the revenue-cutter by
Texas. tits understood that the Administra-
tion has sent secret agents to different
European Governments, to inform them of
the future policy of this Government, thus
forestalling and defeating the object OF the
Southern Confederaey in sending their Com
missioners thence. The same course will be
pursued relative to Mexico. The Cabinet
as soon rs the Southern forts affair is settled,
will take into consideration the collection Of
the revenue. All are known to agree that it
should be collected, but the manner is the
trouble. %. ... .. ..r.
Mr.. Fay will probably be continued Minis
ter TO Switzerland.
1t is said Mr.. Corwin has accepted the
Mexican mission. a
Mr.. Sherman has left for Ohio. ..
Mr.. VIM. A.. Howard will be Postmaster at
Detroit.
The Heraids Washington dispatch states
that Lieutenant Putnam has arrived from
Texas with dispatches from Colonel Waite,
who has been instructed to withdraw from
Texas, and was concentrating his troops at
lndianola. Colonel Waite will remain till
all the troops have left. All stores and
munitions of war are in the hands of the
Texas Commissioners, who allowed the me-
cessary supplies TO send the troops out OF
the State.
The military post on Brazos Island was
surrendered by Lieutenant Thompson. To
General Nichols, first insisting that the flag
should be saluted. He had only fifteen men
| and two guns. "
The steamer Arizona was ordered bv her
| owners to wait at Indianola until after the
steamer General Rusk, which had General
Nichols's force on board, should pass her for
Brazos, in order that the arizona should not
take out the news of the intentions of the
Texans. -....
The Texas Rangers are stationed from
| Brszos to Brownsville, and it is anticipated
that they would attempt to prevent the
Government troops taking away stores and
artillery. .-- '.--... .-
| WARRINGTON, March 1s.-The Post.office
Department has been notified by the con.
| tractor that the cheap one-cent stampad
envelopes, combining the new improvement
OF the dissolving lines, are now ready fol
distribution. ,., ., . ....s-....--, :.
They are chiefly intended for circulars
and are issued in response to memorials
| from publishers and merchants from various
| cities. 80. +..-.....
! They will, during the present week, be dis
tributed among the most important post-of
flces, for sale at 81 10 per thousand, exclusive
! OF the stamp, which is O reduction of forty
| cents per thousand upon the rates of tho nres-
ent one cent stamped envelope, combining
| this Improvement.
! Official dispatches from the East India
| Squadron say that one of the vessels has beer
| dispatched to Ningpo for the purpose of find.
ing out, if possible, the pirates who recently
capturedtwo American vessels.
| The Pacific mail brought no information
relative to the missing sloop-of war Levant.
The last remittances from any OF tie Sc.
/ ceded States, on account of the customs
were received from Galveston toward the
close of February-about 5000.
Drafts or balances previous to Secession
nd Wnnn inf ~ he's AInt, "a
said, are bOnored in those States, with the
exception of Louisiana. .. I1 I
MIR. Archibald, Engineer in. Chief of th,
Navy, has resigned.