The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-03-13
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Washington News.

Washington News.
WAsnNaroN, March S.--Mr. Holloway,
editor of a paper in Indiana, is strongly
pressed by Secretary Smith as Commission
er of Patents.
The statement that Mr.. Sumner opposes
Mr.. Crittenden's nomination to the Supreme
Bench is erroneous. Mr. Sumner approves
Of tn, nomination. The nomination, how
ever, continues to challenge decided opposi-
ton from influential quarters, and it is fear
ed it will not be made. Badger and Ruffin,
of North Carolina, and Holt, of Kentucky,
are now talked of.
Mr. Lincoln found about seventy vacan-
Gle: in apartments under the Government.
These must all be filled while the Senate is
in session, or they cannot till Congress meets
agair, consequently they must first engross
the Presidents attention. When these are
disposed Of Mr.. Lincoln's present purpose is
to take up for action the appointments for
the new Territories of Decotah, Colorado and
Nevada
Col. Lorenzo Thomas, of Delaware, will
supcrce lie Cooper as Adiutant-General.
The Overland Nail Contractors have pretty
much Determined to run the Poney Express
between St. Joseph and Placerville, Califor.
MIA. three times Instead of twice week,
after July next. They also propose when
they get really to run three coaches across
the Continent in sixteen days time, to al
range for the conveyance ofpassengers at a
cost Of moi more that $3.50 each.
The nomination of Mr. Dale, of Illinois,
as Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and A.
Williams, Of Illinois. as Judge Of Kansas,
were sent to the Senate, but before the mes.
scnger reached the Capitol the Senate adj
journed.
The completely Of Sam H ,u|ton in the
treason ofGcn. Twggsi is fully proved by
the letter to Houston, which will be found
in our Washington dispatches,
WAsHISGToN, March 1.-THE Criminal
Court to-day discharged VIM. Russell, who
was indicted in connection with the ahstrac-
ton Of the Indian Trust Bonds. This ju-
dicial course was in accordance with the
law of 1857, which exempts witness before
Investigating committees from trial Mr..
Russell having appeared as such before
that Of the House on the subject Of those
bonds
Elk Secretary Floyd to day gave $4,000
eoo,,r;ty fn,, his Of
An official dispatch was received from
Montgomery this morning, instructing Mes
srs. Crawford and Forsyth to at once enter
upon the business of negotiating with the
Administration without waiting for their CO.
Commissioners, Roman. ........
WASHINGTON, March 9-fmportant intel
lgence has just been received at the War
Department, from Charleston, by messen-
ger who left Fort Sumpter on the afternoon
of Thursday last. He reports that salt pro.
visions remain for only Is days. and that
only limited amount of venetables is ler;
in the Fortress Supplies of all kinds are
running very low. Major Anderson, how.
ever, is still able to procure fresh meats and
butter from the Charleston market.
Mr. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, in
formed Senator to day, that the Collector
ship of New York had been decided. Hiram
3orney is the lucky man. The other New
York appointments will be made early next
week. WakcInan will be surveyor, Webb,
Naval Officer, and Hoxe postmaster; the
others have not been settled. 1t is believed
that GIN. Nye will get the Marshalship
Mr.. Crawford received dispatch to-day
from Mr.. Romon, stating that he would
reach here by Monday.
There is no truth whatever in the state
ment that preliminary steps have been taken
for an inter view between the Commissioners
OF the Southern Confederacy and President
Lincoln. The latter will hold no counsel
with these gentlemen, nor will he receive
them except as yiolators Of the law of the
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