, 1861-02-14
From WHx i5asrf tbFs-

| WASHINGTON, Feb. 15:--Secretary Dix sent
anotlcr letter tn Mr.. Sherman tc.tlay sayil,. j,
Mas i"dl: :pcnssble that he s!nn'l to-day stye
| notitc Of a loaa Of eight millions, i'll order
that tile Government 1Iay be in funds 10 meet
indispensable payments on the 1irst proximo,
liure t1tan i've millions Of t1n.;ars in treasury
s:otes have been redeemed o1li Of current r.y-
t:nsles. About Two millions more tall due I,c-
:aEe the 4tlt of March, making nearly i,c eight
| millions nctGcd 10 Hl.ei jnijlic wants lyeiurc
tha: day: More t.an vue-.liird Of ilr revenue
derived from customs is paid in treasury notes
tEue ut Il future day, and the present clr,bar-
rassl'lc''t oi the treasury arises from the oer-
:stioiis Of paper system which conllcls Gov
er',nlsnt 10 antIcils the payment Of lis debt
out OF the current funds. As nc has decided
10 issue notice cf q public l.,an, III: asks that
the hill reported Yesterday be I,ot acted Oh.
Ex Secretary FIayf publishes Il statement
That the report M tic Committee t,it1lt. House
Is an &c 1,arte arraignylent ri his official con.
duct 'lI,ou cr 1utie testimony, taken in secret
lit his absence, 1t is :. 1horc.! alttn1pt ly inu
t'.'s' :.f.,l t'v ne1s of circumstances, III the
absence Of rrot,.. to Fix Hou linn some ,lnex-
rceted completely with lie robbery, 1t witch
he had mo- knowledge until shout the time il
Wis publicly disclosed. He promises To meet
The report Of the Committee with full re-
s.'inae. There Is no truth in The report that
Floyd las pleaded the act uf 1851 il bar OF Tie
prosecution A:saitlst him.
living to al'prcitnsio,is of Il conspiracy for
the purpose O.: selling ti.r public building.
they have bcc,, privately guarded, though not
III large tvrts, tor soIAc weeks. BIuwi,ts IN
the Capitol Was regarded lis net improbable
ltclee every night Thorough, exanination Of
its rt}lars and vaults was made liz the Cu1,itol
police.
To-day lllc officers Of artillery wcrc on duty
!or tho purpose t'f immediately communicate
ing with Congress, should :,l ;,!tc.4rt l,c t,lae
to attack the Capitol, and the military forces
were ready to advance ri = moments warning.
Nothing mas vlsif'!e to excite the least ,,,,rc-
hcnsi.a, and perfect gaod or.icr w:.s preserved,
tov. Hicks. of Maryland was examined to-
day ly the Special COMMITTEES. His belief
that conspiracy existed in cnl,nretian with
the Capital was caused by ANONYMOUS letters
ana newspaper articles. and 1li:.t sucl. calu-
lination did mol exist u MARYLAND, hut other
Scllter1, States, and i1iat i the hc.in,;u.r ri,
+.nua:y lie wa= satisfied that there were ry-,-
listing organizations with Il view 10 illegal in
reference with the federal authorities and ill.,,
seizure Of p''b!ic property, hut for some time
past he was satisfied tllat they were abandoned
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1:;-1hc Special Com
mittcc arc unanimously Of the opinion that
whatever continuation or intcnts existed iii fl,c
earlier period, that for thu last six weeks there
has been llo appearance or vesti-c t}f IN orau-
iS:tion for Il hostile attempt upon Washington
or the public property therein
1lan: t'chn C.. Wright Of Cincinnati, died
tHts HltfhepH VI pneumonia. Ills remains
will be taken to the relay house to await lie
arrival Of friends. -,
~ The Engineer Department has sent to Con-
s5rc*s modified estimates for fortiticatiors,
hitting MI cxcep. Fort Calhoun in Virginia.
Taylor aud 1etleieon. It is added that $50 coo
each for the Two latter tan he applied to a.lvap-
tagc within the next fiscal year, to prepare
tlleM fu terte particularly, ut least, rs naval
dcl.ots in The Gull.
The Gaines cas-: was l,elarc .lic Sunr2n,c
CourI To-day. 80
The Secretary Of The Treasury has advertised
;or proposals ti! the I'D Tor lie eight million
loan under the late act. Those s;1ccessfi,l ,uust
tleIlnsit Oh or before tic first ur March