Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-03-26
gg telegraph.
From Washington.

From Washington.
wAsHNGToN, March 24.-Mr- Jayne, of L.
linois, is nominated for Governor oil Dacotah
Territory
WASHINGTON, March 25.-Benj r. Sher-
wood, of New York, is appointed Engineer
in Chief of the Navy, vice Archibald.
SESATE--OR motion of Powell, the Presi-
dent was requested to communicate to the
Senate dispatches from Anderson to the War
Department. Howe resumed his speech.
WASHINGTON, March 90.
The Senate to-day confirmed the following
nominations: James N. Burgess, Postmaster
of Jonesville, Wisconsin; Archibald w.
Campbell, Postmaster of Wheeling; Albert
Todd, Postmaster of Lexington, KY; VIM.
d. McNish, Postmaster of Nashville, Tenn;
franklin Spalding, Collector at Niagara;
Jas l.. Mcdowell, of Kansas, U. S. Marshal
for that State; WIN. L. Dayton, jun., Assist
ant Secretary of Legation at Paris; Chas. L..
Wilson. of Illinois, Secretary of Legation
at London; Jno. T. Edgar. of Tennessee,
Consul at St. Thomas; Jno. Hanna, T. S.
District Attorney for Indiana. In addition
to the above, a number of land Offices and
| army promotions were confirmed, including
that of Lieutenant Colonel Lee to be Colonel,
| in place of Sumner, promoted.
From New Yo-k.
IOfAh, 1udICu GU Hc l1tEdiQ YES
| terday's dispatch says that the President is
sued orders on the 231. for Anderson to get
| ready to evacuate Fort Sumter.
The Cabinet is considering the matter of
Fort Pickens, Bragg having notified Lieut..
| Slemmer that supplies cannot be landed
without President Davis's permit.
New YORK, March 2i.--Russia approves
| the continued French occupation of Syria,
and would support an increased force if
| necessary.
The Russian Emperor's brother soon visits
| Warsaw.
The garrison at Warsaw is nightly in
creased, but an impression of the preserva-
| tion of peace prevails
BERSE-The Federal Council is about con-
Guiding a treaty OF Commerce between
France and England.
New YORK, March 25.-The Herald's dis
patch says it is believed that the programme
| of the administration has been changed III re-
| gard to Fort Sumter since Lannon's departure,
| aud has made it condiiiodaI on Lamon to d.
| rect the evacuation if the provisions are in
| sufficient to maintain the garrison.
The Government is advised that Texas has
sent Commissioners to induce New Mexico,
Arizonia, Sonora and Chihuahua, to join the
Southern Confederaey with favorable pros
poets.
Fort Pickens is reported to be short of
| provisions The Government will probably
be compelled shortly to abandon tt.
T. Bigelow Lawrence is named as Consul
General to Florence.
New York, March 25.--Au attempt was
made to rob the Exchange Bank by burglarsj
but it was frustrated. They, however, got
81 900.
The steamer Bienville, from New Orleans,
is under surveillance by the Custom House
authorities, for alleged violation of the reve-
nue. laws; not having a proper clearance
Her cargo is valued at sSOO,O00.
Foreign.
New YORK, March 24.--The steamer Bohe-
milan did not leave Liverpool on the Sth
The London Times says that Davis's inau-
gural is the most difficult document to anal
we aud interpret that it ever read.
1t is reported that the Irish Archbishop
Cullen, is to be created Cardinal.
The Austrian Gazette says Francis I'd will
stay at Rome as long as the Pope does.
The Spanish Ministry pronounced IN favor
of the Pope's temporal power, and opposing
the trausferrence of the Papacy to Jerusa
lem.
The Turkish fleet, with six months provi-
sions, is about to cruize off the Dalmatian
coast.
From New Orleans.
New ORLEANS. March 25.--The steamer
Tennessee from Vera Cruz 21st has arrived.
The Macedonian was at SACRIFICES.
The principal road to the Capital swarmed
with bands of robbers.
Capt. Aldham, of the British steamer Val
orous, was severely wounded while return
Ing from Mexico.
The Constitutional Government is making
slow progress. -
Governor Zamora is dead.
Rumors had reached the Capital that q
party of fillibusters had invaded Lower Cali
foTna.
1t was also reported from the North, that
a movement was progressing for the separa-
ton of a number of border States, and their
erection into the Sierra Madre Republic
Saligay, the French Minister, pi esented his
credentials and was formally received
The steamer Arazona from Brazos, Is COM
ing up. She has S276,000 specie.
Owens, Governor of Arizona, in reply to
the Texas Commissioners appointed to con-
fer with New Mexico and Arizona for the
formation of Confederacy, invites them to
be present at a Convention in MessilIa on the
18th of March, TO consider the crisis.
Counterfeit twenties on the Bank OF New
Orleans are circulating.
The schooner William Mason from Frank
lin TO Baltimore collided with the ship Queen
of the West, from Liverpool to Mobile. The
latter sunk. Her cargo is total loss. The
Mate was drowned. The Captain and crew
were taken to Mobile by the Queen of the
West.
From Georgia.
AUGUSTA, March 24.-The Southern troops
are concentrating at Pensacola.
From Scranton. Pa.
SCRANTON, March 24.-The Hon. G. W.
Scranton is dead.
PORTLAND, March 25.-The steamer Bohe-
milan has arrived.
BosToN, March 25.-The stea mer Canada
has arrived here.
River News.
LOUISVILLE, March 25.-The river is fall
ing, with six feet inches water Ill the
canal.
Markets by Telegraph.
New ORLANs, March 25.-Cotton firm
sales II, 600 bales Middling l2a121. Sugar
and Molasses unchanged.
CINCINNATI March 25.-Flour dull. New
State 60a4 20. Oats dull 55kCorn Steady
33. Whisky 49,. Mess Pork l6 IS. Lard,
sales 5000 tierces Sc.