, 1861-03-14
Affairs at the National Capital.
Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Gazette. |


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... WASHINGTON March u, 1861.
Mr.. cR1TTESDEN NOT TO BE * sCPREME 3bDGE.
All suecuIation AZ ;renards Renator Cr;tteD-
denis nomination for the Supreme Judgeship
is ended, q formal vote Of the Cabinet deciding.
that he will not be nominated for the position.
Hon. John NJ Read Of Pennsylvania seems to
head the list Of candidates for the office, but
it Is believed no haste viii be manifested IN
making nomination. -
TEE coMad1ss1oNERsua. OF .PArEkTs.
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~ - patants dncs not sce1n is,i;ned to occenP
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FORT SUMTER"
1t is believed that the policy Of ,ilc Admipiz-
tration. regarding Fort Sumter, has been set
tied. No orders have been issued as yet for
the withdrawal OF MaJor Anderson, nut 1Ae
ers sSe oftise seemed to be- m tint mt the order would
et.a ean ha ;ea1 st-a4eeet;ca1 saa nacsse;tv
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a ". nnLet LIZ Ise - " a;nfaraad hofora ~ wa11
ueison nuos go I 4ha 1;+;n1, ~ c"ne,.,7
ee4 :: ,.;+, ;,nnass,hic - affnrd Mainr
ando,,snn fu1theT snrn1ies or reinforce hiIo,
ana fbe necessity fnr Lila withdra,yal is ao,
Iarent.
AonI ~ ~ eoiss : o'1'io'
u. - ~. M.s 0u ~ a7-,1.'t,1 81 1o
has been rendered the Nilwnuizee Pogtoffice.
Robert PAYNE was yesterday conflrmed az
1Jn;ted Stafes Marshal ofthe Northern Distric1
IF 0h;o
Tho off3ca-sne,,;ntr crn,vd Mt fin pres,dont,s
1,onse and the Dcnartments increases rather
Than diminfshcs. To-day It was almost i1u-
possible for one to work lis Way through til.
anxious ones congrcgated in fhe State Dr.:
nartmert md Dassaee in the vicinity OF tic
Secretary;s room.
Walter Coryin of Ohio. son CT Hon. T1os,
EorWin. was to-day apnpinted 10 tirsf.c]ass
,Jerkshin in file interior Department. Two
clerks who resigned in that DEPARTMENT 10
day have left for Montgomery, Alabama, for
situations.
Speaker Littlejohn Of New York is appoint
ed Consul to Liverpool, thereby disappointing
at least two thonsand applicants.
TIE PREs1pEsT HARD At WORK.
The President is ahout the husiest r,erson il,
Washington, He is working early and late. lii,
time is taken up mostly with tue ceaseless tiLc
OF ofhce-seekers constantly pouring in upon
him. lie has not Lad an opportunity to rid"
out since bis Inauguration: and yesterday step
ped out into the grounds Of the White House
ior the first time, His family only see him IT.
retire to his room rs soon as lie leaves Lis
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MILITARY MATTERS.
Ad1utant-General Thomas says no troops
those stationed on the frontier Of Texas. The
resignation OF Capt Withers, Assistant A6ju.
tant General, was owing to large private in.tf-
csts In Texns, which demanded his personal
attention to prevent their going to waste. IT..
denounced the secession movement, and IT,
required hinl. to surrender his commission.
Some troops lately under the. command oc
Gen. Twiggs have been ordered here, quarters
having been provided tOr them in the old
thestcr.
COMMODORE sTErART's CASE.
Commodore Stewart has not resigned, 4,
telegraohcd abroad. lie objects, however. II,
he famed as senior 11ap officer r., tne Naral
Kegigter. there heinp no such rank nni asl5;
ti,at hc be l,lared It The hc,i] of The 1;st r.
Carfa;ns where he stood hef;,re h,. 1-os d;s.
1,lased hy the Naval retir;nr Roard
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"EslhAN AffolN9AsSTs.
Most CT the~Hcstern members Of Congres:
aIe stlH 1ele iooKlhg 4tcf tHe clalus u
friends Tor olice- The. West seems to COLT:
IN 1or the lon's share, although the President
Is understood to he determined not to aFroi::
any more from Illinois for tWo weeks yct.
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Fort Sumter.
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+erd n;or uderao,, b,,r,t ths ;es, tnia
fnr1 Ind lint ali The wood zoo work Of Of 1i,e for,