Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-02-14
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/ { Secretary Dix sent - iudispepsible that he
4. nan to-day, saying nee Of loan Of eight mill
| khould 70 day give Aie Government may be In
Ons, II order u 1Inpedaible payments on the tirsl
broSino. .ss millions Of dollars in Treasury
| I More thaJeen redeemed out Of current reUe.
! notes hpdut two millions more fail ne befisre
huesys5f March, making nearly the eight mill
| fhe1eeded q. meet public wants before that day.
/ iaOTe than one-thiTd Of ltne reveniis derived
lfom customs Is paid in treasury notes due at a
future Gay, and the present embarrassment Of the
Treasury arises from the paper system which
bompels the Government to anticipate the pay.
inent Of itg debts out Of Its current funds As
be has decided TO issue notice Of public loan, be
ass that the bin reported yesterday not be acted
apon.
Ex Secretary Floyd publishes statement that
the report Of the CoEnnittee Of the House is an
absolnne arrsignment Of his ofioisl conduct upon
ex parte testimony taken in secret in his absence
I It Is q labored attempt BY inuendo, and by
means Of circumstances In the absence Of proof,
to TX upon him some unexpected complicitV with
the EphherY Of which he hsd no knowledge until
he promises to meet the report OF the commit
tee with full response.
\ There Is no truth IN tie statement that Floyd
and counsel has pleaded the act Of 1857 in the
bar of the prosecution pending against him
Owing to the apprehensiOns Of conspiracy for
the purpose of seizing the public building, they
have been privately quaftered though not in large
force for some weeks. Blowing up the Capitol
was regarded Is not improbable. Every night q
thorOuGha EafHiuntiOu Of iis cellars and vaults
was mslIe1r ts1 Capitol soldiers -
To-day the ohl5esa O. Artillery 77eIEe duty for
the purpose Of immediatsly commune sting with
Congress should an attempt be made to attack the
Capitol, and the military forces were ready to ad
vance at q moments warming. Nothing was Wis
ible to excite the least apprehension. Good order
was preserved
Gov. Hicks, Of Nd, was examined to day by
the Select COMMITTEES. His belief that a con
spiracy existed in connection with the Capitol,
per articles and that such combination did not
exist il Maryland, but IN other Southern States;
and that IN the beginning Of January he was
satisfied that there were existing organizations
with d view Of Illegal interference with the Fed
erai authorities and the seizure of public prnp
erty but for some time past be was satisfied that
they were abandoned.
opinion that WhasgVgF combination or inte
existed IN the earlier period that for the last 81
weeks there has been no Appearance or vestige G. +
an organization for hostile attempt on Wash
ington, or the public property therein
Hon John z. Wright, Of Oincinnatiy died this
P. II. Of peumonia. bis remains viii be taken
to the Relay House, to awRit the arrival o (
The Engineer Departmsnt had sent to Con
gfess modified estimates for fertilization. .Omitting
all except Forts Calhoun, Taylor and Jefferson,
Virginia. II IS added that $50, 900 each for the
two latter can be applied to advantage within
Ghs next fiscal year, to prepare them 70 ssTve
The Gaines case was before the Supreme Court
ne Secretary Of the Treasury has advertised
for proposals, TIL the 23d inst, for the eight mil
Ion loan under the late act. Those success ful
must depOsits on oT before the first OF March.