Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-03-15
FROM WAsHLNGTON.
Ny. usrald,s washington Correspondence.

/ Ny. Herald's Washington Correspondents.
NEW YORK, March 10-The Herald
Washington correspondent states that
political circles were feverishly excited
on Sunday by the report hatiheevacua
tion ofSx xorts Sumter anS-Efckens was
deterrfi1ed upon is CabiaessCouncil on
Saturday night. 1t is rfow certain that
the stock of prerisions is almost ex-
hausted. Several Republican Senators
repeatedly declared that such policy
was decided upon, while leading South
ern Democrats call it a master stroke oil
policy.
The Times correspondence says: ~
heard distinguished Secessionists' con-
tess tonight that if Mr. Lincoln does
withdraw the troops from Fort Sumpter,
Secession is dead, and every leader in
the movement ruined
''Geo G.. Fogg of New Hampshire,
i late Secretary Of the National Republi-
can Central Committee, has been ten
dered the position of Commissioner of
Patents. Illinoisians say Mr.. Lincoln s
intimate friend, Col Lamon, is certain
to be Marshal of the District. Of Column
bia. Hon Eli Thayer is urged to ac-
cept the Governorship of New Mexico.
John J. Defrees, of Indiana, will prob
ably be Superintendent of the Public
Printing Office in this city.
Secretary Welles contemplates dis
posing of the patronage Of his depart
ment at an early day. The Michigan
delegation have agreed to recommend
the following appointments in that State:
an G. Esbel of Livingston, Collector
of Detroit; Hon A Howard, Postmaster
of Detroit; Hon. D. c. Leach, Indian
gent, Col. Dickey Of Calhoun, Marshal;
Mr., Stoughton of St Joseph, for Dis
trict Attorney.
"Ben Mccullough and his followers
are organizing for Il descent upon the
Northern provinces OF New Mexico, with
the expectation OF uniting them to Texas
by conquest, and setting up an Indepen-
dent Government, detached from the
Cotton Confederacy.
"The scheme has been planned for
some time.
can animated contest occurred yester-
day, over the District Attorneyship for
Northern Ohio. Robert Payne Of Cleve-
land, was finally accepted, through the
decided influence OF Serator Wade. Mr..
Ballard will be Collector, and Mr.. Coles,
Postmaster of the same place. -
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Grim
inal Court to-day discharged VIM. II.
Russell, who was indicted in connection
with the abstraction Of the Indian Trust
Bonds. This judicial course was in ac-
cordance with the law of 1857, which
exempts witnesses before investigating
committees from trial-NIr Russell hay
ing appeared as such before that of the
House on the subject Of those bonds,
Ex-Secretary Floyd to-day gave
SO, GOO security for his appearance at
Court.
An official dispatch was receired from
Montgomery this morning, instructing
Mcssrs. Crawford and Forsyth to at once
enter upon the business of negotiating
with the Administration, without wait
ing for Commissioner Roman.
An official letter from Mai Anderson,
which arrived on Saturday, says he had
uHI IL udS 70 eupoiH1ShSG eIiNi hOoo.
The question has therefore risen with
the Administration whether reinforce
ments be attempted OF the fort aban-
doned.
The latter course. it is thought, Will
he aIepsad from tnev1rabte necessity, by
advice of Lieut. Gen. Scott
There is, however, conflict of opin-
ion between Republicans Oh this ques
ton, but no conclusion was arrived at in
Cabinet council day.
The National Intelligence. Of to-day
contains long article reconsidering the
REIMBURSEMENT of Fort Sumpter and
Pickers, as an act OF conciliation, and
says that the new Administration might,
by moving first in the direction OF con
citation do infinitely more TO consoli-
date its powsr, than by passiyeIy await
ing the progress Of events.
Archibald Campbell, editor Of the
Wheeling Entelhgencer, has been nomi-
mated for Postmaster of that place.
Lieutenant Walker, of New Yerk, the
engineer in charge of the lighthouses in
Texas, has resigned to enter the service;
of the Confederated States