Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-03-25

Fort EunsfeE--aAke Aan9Afou aAA-lAon--'
Hostile Fleet On she PoromaF---AtfemPtI
70 Poison AiFa. Lisooln'a Horaes--s he
above Rumors Gortectsd---tarsnt speech
Of Mr. Donalas---Or any Other 1lan--.
special ~ the Bo0 Zine TELEGRAPH.
PROM our ova Correspondent
WAsameToS, yesterday Pm.
It has now positively tFanspired that the
I order for the evacuation Of Fort Sumter, Il
written at ell, was written on . blue ioolseaF
sheet.
A dead-head pass hona was sent 70 every
one In the Fort, Il anything, but this sail con-
/ tradicted by q messenger from the War Ofice
this p H., who positively says he knows
| nothing about It. and what be knows was
| committed 70 him under sesl Of the strictest
confidence.
This may be relied on as official and Is
made known 70 no one but your correspon-
tent several representatives Of lesser sheets
/ having expended large sums to purchase the
/ same information without success.
ltmay be set down that the present status
| will be maintained, and Fort Sumter be dis
posed Of as the Administration may de-
cide. If any of your readers are anxious "a
learn positively about Fort Sumter this may
oe taken as reliable, bat will not do to bel
| a ou.
The Mission to Kangaroo is given 20 Bent.
/ ey Blggins positively. This Is said to b
inal and rumoT says be is confirmed. It may
act be 50, however, probahly is not, though
/ incline 70 the belief that it's he will kei
mat OF the Mongolia Consulate, or falling in
/ Doth, viii wait for s0methingto turn up.
In Executive session this morning, thepro-
ceedings were entirely secret One OF the
Isges, bribed by your correspondent With 9
pint OF pea nuts, says be knows mere than be
iaTes to tell, OF would tell, for any sum shori
1i a dollar. It is understood to refer to the
/ Bengal MaI Route. The page saysfhe debate
Eason simple GbsiTaefioas but as this must h
rue Of debate upon the entire range Of tue
4 Affairs of he late Administration, that leave:
it in doubt again.
Floyd is here, wore yellow vest On Penn.
sylvania avenue, this morning, and was over
heard to say, a. Certainly, BY all means, un'
4 derssood, Of course, TO refer to his estimate oi
his chances Of acquitial,
A feet of four war steamers came up the
Potomac this morning, i was rumored that
they were to be stationed 10 the Canal for the
protection Of the Government greenhouses on
/ Third street. This ig ofiOial.
II has transpired that the reported feet IS
only the Mt Vernon beat, and three oyster
Fessels. They are not to Be- stationed IN the
! canal. This may be regarded as certain.
J Attempts we're made 70 poison one Of Afs
Lincoln s l0ng-tailed black horses this mora.
ing. Arsenic. was discovered in the stalls
rhe assayer Of the Smithsonian Institute afler
rigid analysis ofthep powder, has ssceFtaiRed By
.sking druggist, that the powder is Floul
Of Sulphur. His opinion WAS unanimously
confirmed by the Senate.
Jetties Beeswax, Belazi Buflitt, Richard
Turpin, John Smith, Walter Pip, Ernest Potts.
keiser, Hans Schuenhofterheisel, Deidricl
LenderbuFg, John Jones, Peter Bihks anI
ioar hundred and seventy-five others ara a.
plicants for eonsulships and clerkships.-
Their applications, petitions and letters o
recommendation are Temporarily stored il
the Washington monument.
Il has definitely transpired that the status
Of pretty much everything viii be maintain.
ed at the public expense; the desire Of many
I Office holders 70 have the rule extended L
/ include themselves, fer manifest reasons can.
not be complied with.
/ Your correspondent is in possession Of in.
formation from several points South which
be is not at liberty to make use Of Il is en-.
tirely definite on the point Of Fort Piekens
which It is noF understood was not named
sfter the present Gov. Pickens, but after Old
4 Pickens, q fpll confessional which he's been
tound eraanq inilF sperss This i hiqhly
Interesting s.
I TheSenHte have confirmed habits Of doing
/ as little So possible. Among their frsqusni
1 con6rmagioHs hoF-a-Ifs for other people Il
is entirely lair that they should net neglect
I themselves This IS oilcial and lTas weakly
allowed 70 transpire tdTougll tbe msdium ol
the Assistant Serges1t-af-Arms.
In the event ol "a early spring, then
viii Be plenty Of greens ia the marker here
very many indeed are hers already, bni
scarcely ff for the table. Though al Of theH
express confidence in thsir fitness for desk
With a garuish Of s1isrT (The telegraph
operator and composites MA please not maki
this esleT.l This mas Be looked upon a
reliable or any other mar.
4 Mr. Douglas has made the speeoh Of thC
I season. He commenced hE desiring the gal
leries cleared, end espee ally The reporters
gallery. Your correspondent crepl under hi
seat and took notes on hia shirt front.
K Mr. Douglas c0mmeacsd by saying that b
had ne doubt Mr. Lincoln meant peace in hi
inaugural Re had known Mr. Lincoln o
old, and be was a trump. They bad slep
togethe- in former times ard Old Abe had I
bad habiiaol drawing up bis knees, from do
4 ing which On equal tsrms his (Douglas'
I stsfure forbade He fLla10ln) had thus al
ways bad terrible trick Of scrougiEg fel
low out Of his share Of tie bed He hal
4 done it since ia the late canvass.
+ The InsuqnFnl meant Peace. ae was prom
to say #. He didn't care Vho heard il 0
any other man. BE would take occasion =
say here that the South he'd too general.
construed seriously the litile plsasa1iFies b
had at times indulged il vita rsgsrd to hi
Republican friends. u vas % % undefstoO
IS PickWickian, and Only iuteHa 2 inhu
enee the ebyesn up North.
1 he was sorry that any one AZ ne SoaI
had got The idea from him that the Mort
vas 90 bad after all. Il Wasnt He neVe
intended, when he charged the amsnte
John Brown With being one OF iaa ltghts Q
the Republican party, that any ore ailoul
believe it. BE had enly Nansei his ltd
joke.
He confessed that be viewed Wlt slaTl
the Nretehed mistake the South had made i
t5e construction Of DemScratic aralleni
=, editorials against Republicans. ~ bin
~ 1. ~ished bye-g0nes 10 Be hFe-gor :
- 80. - 2, back.
u75,.-.iI -. =. DOilt 0f order lll .ro'
to ask Ne. Douglas /. 9ls ~ -. s.'..o, y.
which the latter proceeded =. .o5 - n
three hours. The speech viii O.. r.,
Douglas is evidently the man Of the f"''
O. was before Mccormick bought it.
! The Secretary Of the Navy hss advertise,
for assistants. There have been no applica
iions. This IL ironical.
-Four heutenants and q drummer in th
Marine Corps have sent in their resignation,
/ tits rumored- the drummer was about to b
brevetted. BE was Immediately capiased 70
a small balance ius bis laundress. BE ha
asked her to resign, but she will maintai
her status.
tflVaie-If this comes through straigh