The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-01-31
w..h,nrto,n News.

nd State forces during the relRalnueV VI
lis administration aad that he should GER
ainly make every effort to prevent it, and
% preserve peace.
Mr.. Tyler will probably remain here
ill the 4th Of February, to meet the
from other States than
Virginia.
Larz Anderson. brother of Major An
ierson will leave to morrow for his Nome.
Cincinnati. His efforts; both in Wash
ington and Charleston, were instrumental 4
ia pr 1ducing III, better understanding be-
tween Major Anderson and the South
Carolina authorities
A l,rga number Of leading Republicans
from various parts Of the country have
been here for several days.
There is great deal Of consultation
among the friends Of the incoming Ad'
ministra,ion. the results OF which may
soon be developed.
The Senate in executive session. con-
frmed number Of Comparatively unim
pJrtant nominations, thus clearing the
calender,
Among the combinations was tllat Of
Capt. Black Of N. j., as QnartermasIer
of The marine corps.
Mr.. Kellogg Of Illinois, returned from
Springfield TO day, and expressed the
opinion that the Boarder State Commit
tee resolutions come Eearer than any other
plans to what the public exigencies re-.
qure. This is deemed significant in
Convention with his re;e ut visit to the
President elect,
| Mr.. Case Of Indiana, Of the Committee
viii report bill appropriating 100000
for the relief of the sufferers in. Kansas.
Thaddcus Hyatt las proceeded thither
with view of exertDg his influence in
the Senatorial election.
The principal candidates are Mcssrs
Army. Pomeroy and Graham.
Mr.. Rust has, through friend, sent a
note to Mr.. Dunn, owing to what was
said in their colloquy III the House to,
day.
| WAsHTNGroN, Jan. 25.--The matter be-
tween Representatives Rustand Dunn is
in the hands other friends, 1t is moi
expected that any hostile meeting will
grow out of it. .........
| Mr.. Colfax's amendment to the Post
Office bill for daily ov,rlahd mail pro
poses that it shall start from the western
frontier Of Mis- ouri accessible by railroad
from the East. and 90 through TO Placer
vile, instead OF from St, Louis 10 Sar
francisco, III.
Letters and newspapers in twenty, ant
magazines AMI documents in thirty Gv'
days: but these may be sent by the con
tractor by steamer at bis own expense
lie showed in his remarks that il woul'
involve only 100000 expense per an
nun over the present system, being tn,
cheapest daily plan ever yet proposed
This amendment is still pending in III
House. xxx.
/, The House Military Committee hai
prepared bill for the benefit of the sol
= diers at Fort Sumter. 1t appropriate
$l,15O TO Indemnity for loss sustained i
precipitately leaving Fort Moultrie.
II Vim. H. West has been dispatched b
!. Government to the Southern cities wit
e most important dispatches and in gro
= haste. te A.ts II
" As soon as Louisiana sccedes, Congre
% will probably pass bill! repeating duti'
4, on sug'r
= Another fraud has been discovered
the Land Office o.day.. Three warrsn
, were stolen some time since by a Gle
:. from Georgia, now in Jail on anoth
: charge, We're retdrned, as they had bee
>. hypolhecated. The Government los
,0 nothing. @ . B...a.......
"A "A The House Military Committee ha
: unanimously agreed TO report n bill f
the relief of tho officers and soldiers
~ Fort Sumter, sustained in their remov
= from Fort Moultrio.
Russell and Bailey were indicted I
day by the Grand Jury,
u. II is well understood that true b
a. has been Iound against Ex.Secreta
r Floyd. a.a
he Col, Hayne positively submitted an a
to ditional communication to tho Preside
ed yesterday accompanied by certain stat
men's and specifications
al No lcpl has been mailed, or will be
%, some time.
nd The Brooklyn, it is believed, sailed
g. the defense Of Fort Pickcns at Pensaco
Ter The Virginia delegation will oppC
so the right of way of the Baltimore & Oh
no Railroad through the District, until
lS' position of Maryland in the present |
ks llical crisis is ascertained, The bill v
le' probably lie dormant this session. I
re- States office here will shortly be sold o
=. Cassius NJ, Clay is here, vigorously
IT. ging the adoption OF Corwiu's Compro
lot ise BY invitation he will address the |
oil publican Association tomorrow night.
ou 1t is quite certain that Crittenden's \
olutions will not pass Congress, but so
plan of compromise most likely will,
,oo An officer of the Navy, Just from
,a' South, says that all the States VIII
on - have seeded except South Carolina,
AN AN ready to como back upon reasonable 0,
rn m cessions being made. ss d
W, w Mcssrs. Orittenden, Bigler, Doug
~ ~ and others called a meeting to night W
II Eth eridge and other conservatives Of.
~ House TO consider new measure O.
% promise, Just elaborated, ofs highly
portant character The proceedings
". strictly private. 's ,rl"i
No. John y. Potter Of Wisconsin, who
,rv been long time absent arrived to.t
40 and was warmly greeted.
The debate in the House continued
wa day. Mr. Nelson of Tennessee made