St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-03-14
T9e gatclligenter.
From Washington.

From Washington.
Gen Scott ordered a salute of one hundrc
guns on the 27th ult. in honor Of the Pcac
Congress A meeting of the railroad officer
has been held to arrange schedule of til
great Southern mail so as to avoid the sc
Ceding States 1t will probably go by the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad to Columbus an,
Cincinnati, and across Kentucky direct t.
Memphis. Advices from Charleston state tina
shortly after the arrival of JEFF. Davis, at tina
city, he paid visit to TT. sumpter, and hac
an interview with Major Anderson. 1t wa
afterwards given out in Charleston that Their,
would be no fight at Sumptcr The President
approved the Tariff, and Territorial bills o
| Colorado, Dacotah and Nevada The Pacific
Railroad bill is beyond resurrection. Nc
measure which even the most ultra secession
lists can call coercion, has passed Congress A
great many discharges within the past few
days have taken place in the Gosport Navy
Yard; and all who are known to favor seccs
sion are stricken from the pay roll Late pri'
vatc telegraph adviccs from Texas say that the
arsenal Of San Antonio has been taken pos
session of by Texan troops, as well as some
military posts in northern Texas, and cannon
and other munitions at BRACES Santiago and
Brownsville were also seized. The Secretary
of War has published an official order dismis-
sing Gen. Twiggs from the army for treason to
the flag of his country, in having surrendered
on demand of the authorities Of Texas the
military posts and other property of the Uni.
ted States in his department, and in his
charge. Forty-three army officers have re-
signed since the passage of the South CARROLL
ma ordinance of secession several of them
without reference to the subject. The rc.
Gently passed post route bill contains sec
ton requiring ten cents prepaid letter pos
tage to and from the Pacific coast, without re
gard to distance. All drop letters are hercaf-
ter to be prepaid with postage stamps Dos
patches from Richmond announce that the Sc
cession ordinance is drafted John Tyler is
doing all ne can to dive Virginia out If the
Union. All Apr pri1ti.H nl|l. l.. la.,.a.
Numbers "i In.>at.'nu- l.jn., ~. still. ~,ul
to Mr.. Lincoln, AMI q...ry e. ..-.sad ru the
Ilames Hon. John ruyuic rcr,D.I, -lt.l.jr.a
New HAMPSHIRE to stump til" State dulIu-
THE pending canvass. 4 despatch from Mont
0yomcry says the tariff recently enacted 10y the
new Confclcracy will be Immediately amend
ID SO as to impose an export duty Of per
cnt on cotton, tobacco aud rice. All bread
tufts, tea, coffee, meat and jcwclry will be adj
nittcd free. The struggle on saturday eve
ling, I'd inst, in the presence of Mr. Lincoln.
yer the Cabinet appointments, was very cX-
ting, the friends Of the different a,pirants
ushng their claims with great vchemcncr,
ntil the President said "Gentlcmcn, it is
,idcnt some one must take the responsibility
n these appointments, and will do it. My
abinet is completed. The positions are not
Il definitely assigned, and will not be until
Inounce them privately to the gentlemen
HON have selected to be my constitutional
ivisers.' Quiet was Immediately restored
Ir. Lincoln then sent for Mr.. Seward, and
omitted to him his inaugural. The Senator
incurred heartily in the greater part, but sug-
,sted a few notifications, which were accept
/, and the document declared complete. The
aryland delegation returned home in dis
ust at Lincoln's determination to put Chase
I'd Blair in the Cabinet. They declared that
ere was no hope of retaining ;hcir state in
ne Union. Mr.. Lincoln replied cmphaticaIly
Gentlemen, the affair is decided my Cabi
4 is formed"
LATEST TELEGRAMs.
WASHINGTON, March Sit is understood
lat Mr.. Lincoln will decline any conference
It'll the Commissioners from the Southern
,nfcderacy, on the ground that lac regards
c seeding States as still in the Union. The
ats drawn by ex-Sccrctary Dix on the Assis-
1t Treasurer at New Orleans to pay for work
ne on the Custom House. and also drafts
Ex-pos;mastcr General King on the same
ice in connection with the postal service,
counting to between 5000 600 and $500 900
We been returned unpaid The Treasury
] not pay anything until ilr. Chase assumes
M position. a large amount was claimed
&C Friday, when Nj. Dix declined paying
re. Mr. Lincoln requests Cameron to APP
mt Col Ellsworth Chief Clerk of the War
vi partmcnt.
March 6.-When Mr. Dix entered upon his
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M expectation of Mr.. Chases entrance on his
ties and they show balances in the hands
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