Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-02


business is in greater state Of forwardness
than heretofore, toward the close of Con-
gress. Several of the general appropriation
bills only are pending on disagreeing amend
ments. .
The President has approved the bill estab-
fishing Territorial Government in Colo
RADIO, including Pixies Peak. 1t is silent on
slavery. .t.. --
Crittenden had an interview with Lincoln
to. day-elso several Republican Senators,
and others. 'n.
Governor Hicks, of Maryland, is making
earnest efforts for a Cabinet appointment
for Hon. Henry Winter Davis. John Bell
denies the report that he had been offered a
seat in the Cabinet, or desires one.
The appointment of Senator Chase to the
Treasury Department was settled last night.
Cameron is offered the War Department.
Neither have decided yet to accept.
The correspondence on the files of the War
Department show conclusively that Gov
ernor Houston was greatly instrumental in
inducing Twiggs to surrender Government
property in Texas. -
Captain Pope, of the United States Army,
one of Mr.. Lincoln's travelling suite is to be
court-martialed, for speaking disrespectfully
of Buchanan, in the lecture on Notifications
delivered by him recently at Cincinnati. The
Court-martial on Captain Pope is to convene
at Newport, KY. ~
Major F. S. Lee is to be Judge-Advocate,
and Captain Hazard, also one of Lincoln's
travelling suite, member. Much indigna-
ton is expressed here concerning Govern
ment proceedings in this affair.
1t is rumored that Secretary Holt is not
responsible for them. -lsf
Flag officer Montgomery, of the Pacific
Squadron, writes to the Department that the
: Sdraadc had returned from an unsuccessful
search of the sloop-of-war LeUdnt. He had
hopes for her safety. The Wyoming, also
sent in search, had not returned.
The War Department yesterday received
dispatches from Major Anderson. He has
not been sick. He says the work con-
tinues on the bomb-proof at Cummings
Point, but he could, with the guns of Fort
Sumter, sweep the whole in few moments
United States stocks advanced AZ per
cent. here yesterday.
Ex-senator Slidell telegraphs his family
to remain here. 1t is supposed he is on his
way hlther to make arrangements to go to
| Paris as the Minister of the Southern Com
federacy. IT'S I' =
The Court Of Inquiry has ordered court,
martial in the case of Captain Armstrong,
| for surrendering the Pensacola Nayv-vard.
| yesterday Mr.. Lincoln dined with Mr..
! Spaulding, member from the Buffalo Dis
uict, in company with General Scott, Gov
elnor Chase, Governor Seward, Bates of
Missouri, and some twenty other notables.
Advices from Charleston state that the
floating battery was launched on Monday.
and the ,Dablgren guns were hourly OK
p eted. All troops on fnrlough were or
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RICHMOND, VA, February 2S.-Tyler and
| Sedden were serenaded tonight. Both
spoke. Tyler denounced the result of the
Conference as worthless affair, and said
the South had nothing to hope for from the
Republicans. Sedden said it was delu-
SIGN, shame, an insult, and an offense to
the South. ...
Lieutenant Montague made Secession
speech. The Secession feeling is increasing.