Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-03-26
From Washington.
Washington. March 10.

Commissioners from the southern con-
federacy expect no answer to their Official
Communications for ten OF twelve days
They feel confident meanwhile that there
will be no collision or change in military
status in seeded s;ates. They have tele-
graphic assurances from Montgomery that
ample arrangements have been made to
avoid trouble at Fort Pckens.
The following named gentlemen, il is
understood, have been nominated for post
masters:
john lockwood, at Milwaukee; Sidney
+. Tan Bounherst, at Pittsburg; VIM. A.
Gaines, at Frankfort, Kentucky. Charles
Howe has been nominated for collector Of
customs at Key West. Benjamin o. Far
rar, assistant treasurer at st. Louis, and
DR.. Samuel Long, Of Illinois, consul at
Labaina, Sandwich Islands.
Orders have been forwarded to Major
Anderson to evacuate Fort Sumter.
New York, March 90
The Herald's Washington dispatch says
that the administration has instructed the
commanders Of vessels of Pensacola, not
to make any move until further advised
An armistice Of ten days is agreed upon
between the southern commissioners and
the administration.
The ueral6's Charleston dispatch says
paymaster Hutton visited Sumter under q
flag OF truce, this evening, and paid CT
nifty government soldiers under Major
Anderson, and the command will leave by
steamer Columbia on Saturday.
The southern confederacy viii be recog.
nized by France and Spain. No recon-
struction, even upon the extinction Of the
republican party will restore the south to
the Union.
Commander Ingraham and Capt. Harts-
TEN have left on secret service.
Some excitement was occasIoued by the
/ appearance Of q steamer from the north
about Sumter. The steamer Excel had left
to reconnoitre.
Washington, March 90.
The president has sent the following
nominations TO the senate:
Buriingame minister to Austria, X. Y.
Wood, minister TO Denmark, ii. s. San
ford To Belgium, Freeman ii. Morse, con.
sui to London.
Thomas j. Doyer of Oregon, has been
appointed commissioner to the Sandwich
Islands, JAS. o. Putnam Of New York
consul to Havre. Rufus King editor Of the
Milwaukee Sentinel, consul to Rome.
Much curiosity is manifested respecting
the action Of the administration relative e
affairs south and various rumors prevail
but information derived from an authentic
source warrants the assertion that whatev.
er movements may be in progress involve
nothing Of u hostile character, but on the
contrary are in the direction Of peace
They generally agree, however, that tht
military status in the gulf forts now held
by The federal government will be preserv.
ed.
The senate confirmed Adams as minister
20 England, Marsh minister t. Sardinia
Webb minister TO Turkey, Serford to Bel,
gum Thayer consul to Egypt, Divine con
sul at Cork, Green Clay secretary Of lega-
ton to Spain, Francis Queen postmaster N
Miles, Michigan, Henry Shout postmaster
at Fremont, Ohio, j. b. Defrees superin-
tendent OF public printing. lie will im-
mediafely organize new government
bureau.
J. W. Nye Of New York governor o
Nevada.
The two indictments against Gov. Floyd
IN the court here were dismissed as untena
pie. The hrat was for conspiracy to de.
irauo the government. The district attorney
STATED IN open court that there was n,
evidence to sustain the charge, and with
the leave OF the court, would enter noA.
"osequi: The second was for malfeAsance
IN once IN Issuing acceptances. The act OF
1907 prohl5its prosecution where the tarty
indicted has testified before committee
OF congress touching the matter charged /:
TINS mas been Jndicially decided 10 be not O
privilege of witness, but mandate Of
law, and the case would have come 70 an
abrupt termination on the fact appearing
! In the course a the trial n. IL r 4
ing submitted In advance to the court by
the counsels Of 10th sides the Indictment.
were ordered quashed, as they could moi
be maintained. The commissioners Of the
confederate states will wait leisurely for the
action of the government. Great cfF,r,s
are making by distinguished gentlemen "a
effect peaceful solution Of the sop,bern
complication. The government of Mont
gomery have no apprehensions of n collision
at Fort Pickens. i: is said that the
accounts published are gross exaggerntious
OF the true condition Of affairs there. The
commissioners have information tina, the
best OF feeling exists between the federal
troops and the Ulcers in command of the
confederate troops, aud no danger OF collis
ION was entertained.
I New York, March 20.
The Commercials Washington dispatcb
says ex-GOv. Boutwell, decliaes the treasure
cOmptrOllership.
Seward and the New York senators had
day. fP'"'e"'s u
1t he understood that q noHe proseo,a has
been entered in Floyd's case.
Large quantities " cotton are arriving
al alexandria via Memphis, going north J,