Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-02-15

scheme for re-Opening the Tehuantepec route
TO California. 1t is said that several millions
Of capital have already been subscribed in
New York, and that Duncan, Sherman & Co.
IRE some way engaged in the matter.
The Tennessee delegation are in receipt Of
dispatches, to-day, showing the result of the
election in that State, yesterday. The Union
men have carried everything before them by
IN overwhelming majority.
Gen. Scott has ordered all the forces of the
District, to be ready to perform duty on the
18th inst, the day previous to the counting
of the electoral vote in the House. No diff
Guilty is anticipated, however.
Ex-Gov. Floyd will be here, next week, to
submit himself to the criminal laws Of the
District He pronounces all charges frivolous
and malicious, and instigated by ex Secretary
Thompson, aided by the Administration.
WAsHINGroN, Feb. II.
A proposition is likely to be soon effected
in the Compromises Convention, under Re-
publican auspices, proposing an accommo1a-
ton on the basis of National Convention
for the consideration of amendments to the
Constitution, to be called by the States on
the recommendation OF Congress.
jeff. Davis telegraphed here to-day adj
yising against any attack on Fort Sumter.
He supposed Col. Hayne was still here and
expected has counsel would produce some
effect in shaping his correspondence with
the President.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II.
tits reported that the President has received
telegram from Mobile, to-day, announcing
the mal-treatment of the British Consul there
I h IoJ % TOT IL,
for the facts.
The committee ON stolen bonds will report
tomorrow, duplicating Bailey criminally, and
Floyd and Russell inferentially.
A subscription is being raised in Virginia
to purchase the birthplace of Gen. Scott, in
Dlnwiddie county.
A joint resolution will be offered, in the
Virginia Convention, which meets tomorrow,
requesting Messrs. Hunter and Mason to
resign their seats in the U. s. Senate, on the
ground that their secession sentiments do not
represent the voice of Virginia.
Capt Nor rison, of the revenue cutter Lewis
Cass, has sent his resignation to the Treasury
Department at Washington, and acknowledges
that he has surrendered his vessel to the State
authorities of Alabama. 1t will be seen by
the following order that no designations under
such circumstances will be accepted Capt
Brushwood will no doubt be disposed of in
the same way:
"TREAsUkY DEPARTMENT, Feb. Ito j.
J. Morrison, of Georgia, a captain in revenue
cutter in the service of the United State, late
in command of the Lewis Cass: Having, in
violation OF his official oath and of his duty to
the Government, surrendered his vessel to the
State of Alabama, it is hereby directed that
his name be stricken of from the roll of the
said service. By order of the President Of
the United States. [Signed,
JOHN a. DIX, Sec'y of Treasury"
Some Postmasters, recently appointed in
the seeding States, decline to take the oath
to support the Constitution of the United
States. Of course, the offices will have to be
discontinued, if persons cannot be found to
take and hold them according to law.
A private dispatch from Greenville, Tenn
essee, says that johnson county gives q
majority against Convention of 2,291
ashington and Hawkins counties are
strongly for the Union.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ~.
The report of the select committee, Of
which Mr.. Morris, of ILL.,, is chairman, gives
the Indian Trust Bonds. 80 or 40 witnesses
were examined, including ex-Secretaries
Floyd and Thompson. The latter is exone.
rated from any completely in the theft, bu,
he, as we'll as the former Secretaries of the
Interior, has been censured for the manner
in which the bonds have been held in that
Department, there being no adequate re-.
onsibility attached to the custodian
According to Russcll's own evidence he did
not know at the time where tho bonds OF
which he obtained possession, came from. -
Bairth was the agent for the negotiation OF
sale of bonds, and Leas an intermediate
party between Russell and Bairth. 1t was
also ascertained that Mr.. Floyd gave accept
ances to the amount of nearly 100000, or
two or three millions more than Majors,
Russell Il Co. ever earned, while these
contractors received all that was due them
The acceptances were given on the strength
of the contract
Senator BENJAMIN was an important witt
ness. About year go-he could not fix
the exact time - he received letter from
Duncan, Sherman & Co., asking him to
ascertain whether his (Floyds) acceptances
were good, as bondsmen called on the Pres
ident, who said that he knew nothing about
them or anything authorizing their issue.
Mr.. Benjamin next called on Mr.. Floyd, who
said the acceptances were in accordance
with the usages of the Department and were
given conditonally, as to the arrival Of
trains from one point to another. Mr. Ben
jamin reminded him of the improperly of
such proceedings, and Mr.. Floyd said he
would sign no more but, Notwithstanding,
from april to December there ara accept
ances to the amount of 81, 162,0CO. The
last batch was of the 18th of December,
when Mr.. Baily delivered the last supply of
bonds.
The committee have ascertained that
many of these acceptances are still out, and
$4,000 worth of them are in the hands of
worthless The committee make no recon-
mendations but simply report facts.
New YORK, Feb. -.
Gov. Chase, of Ohio, has telegraphed that
Kansas will send commissioners to the PEACE
Congress.
Tie Government has official intelligence
from the Collector of New Orleans notifying
it that duties on goods passing up the river
will be collected at New Orleans in behalf
of the Treasury of Louisiana.
Another detachment of troops left Brook
Ign Barracks, yesterday, for Washington, to
reinforce the Navy Yard there.
The rifles belonging to Alabama, which
we're seized here by the Metropolitan author
ties, have been released, and are already
shipped to their destination. Those belong
ng to citizen of Georgia are awaiting the
.esult of negotiations.
Virginia Legislature.
RICHMOND, Feb. II.
The Governor transmitted to the Lesisla-
ure. to-day, communication from Judge
robinson, Commissioner to the seeding
;tates, dated Montgomery, Feb. Sd. He /
avs: "The Governor of Georgia accepts the