Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22
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WASHINGTON, March Is.
The Senate, to-day, confirmed the nomi-
atoms of N. g. Isbel as Collector of De-
roit, Wm G. Butler Collector at Camden !,
N. C.), w. G. McMath Collector ut Michel
nackinac, j. M. Edmonds Commissioner of
he Land Office, Gen. Spinner Clerk in the
treasury Department, c. G. Ripley, of
dinn., Secretary of Legation at Brussels,
md j. l.. Haldeman Minister resident at
stockholm. A number of the Army appoint
nents were also confirmed.
The treaty with the Winnebago Indians
vas ratified.
New YORK, March 16
A Herald dispatch says: 81 am able to
,tate positively and authoritatively that no
foreign born citizens will be appointed heads
If diplomatic posts in Europe during the
administration. The Secretary
Of State is immovable. His determination is
formed, and will not be shaken by any infu-
ence that may be brought to bear on him.
after remonstrance, both YER
bal and written, has been lodged with him,
but all to no purpose. He has made up his
mind, and is prepared to take the conse-
quences."
WASHINGTON, March II.
1t is said on good authority that Crawford
and Forsyth, the Commissioners from the
Southern Confederacy, entertain the strongest
hopes of preserving the peaceful relations
between the two Governments. There is no
doubt but that their diplomacy is judicious
1t is estimated that there are between 5000
end 10 900 applicants ready for appointments
connected with the Post Office Department.
The number Of letters daily received is un-
precedentedly large, sometimes amounting to
700. Nineteen clerks are engaged in attend
ing to them. The applicants for employment
in other departments of the public service are
correspondingly large.
The Senate has confirmed the appointment
of Lieut.. Col. Thomas as Adjutant- General
Maj Townsend as senior Assistant, and W
A. Nichols, of the District of Columbia, Mr.
Buel, Thos. Talbot, R. O. Drum and j. B. Fry
as Assistants, with the rank of captains.
G. A. Hall, of the District of Columbia, has
been appointed special post oluce agent fo1
Maryland and Virginia.
Certain friends of Mr.. Corwin are still en-
deavoring to induce him to withdraw hi!
declination of the Mexican mission.
WAsnINGToN, March IS.
The last remittances from any of thu
seeded States on account Of the customs
were received from Galveston (Texas), to
wards the close of February. About 800
in drafts, on balances previous to secession
and receipts other than from customs. it il
said, are honored in those States, with tn
exception of Louisiana.
The President to-day nominated in tn
Senate, Chas. Francis Adams, of Mass, a
minister to England, Geo P. Marsh as min
lister to Sardinia, James Watson Webb, o
New York, as minister to Turkey, and VIM
l.: Dayton, of New jersey, minister to France
The last named nomination was confirmed
the rule requiring it to be referred havin!
been suspended, as Mr. Dayton was former
| ly member of the Senate, and his charac
ter, theret ore, suffi oienty known without
| formal investigation. This is usua
courtesy in such cases.
The Senate also confirmed Ben. w. Trum
ball as Receiver.of Public Monies at Omaha
| N. t., and ex Cong essman VIM. A. How
ard Postmaster Of Detroit, Mich.
VIM s. Thayers, of New York, was nom
mated for Consul General to Egypt, an
Patrick j. Dirne as Consul ut Cork d.
Leech, of Indiana, has been appointed Chic
of the Agricultural Bureau at the Paten
Office.
| WAsHINGToN, March 10.
| Detroit, Chicago aid Portland have bee
constituted exchange offices for the French a
we'll as the British mails, to be conveyed ri
Portland and Liverpool, or River Du Loup
and Liverpool, to take effect o. the st c
April next. The Western Postmasters wi
accordingly send l.tters for France to tn
Post Offices of the cities first above mentioned
instead of New York.
| V. Y. Russell, the founder of the Pom
| Express, has concluded contract with tn
Overland Mail Co., transferred by the las
| Congress to the central route, to run the ma
and pony from the Missouri river, connectin
with the Overland Co. at Salt Lake City
TIE accounts of the Census Mar>hals in tn
| Confederate States have not yet been settled
as the latter withheld the public money iron
payment.
The State Department is about transferring
to the several States notification Of tn
passage by Congress of the following propose,
amendment to the Constitution, which shall
become valid when ratified by three-fourth
of the Legislatures, viz:
"No amendment shall be made TO the Con
stitution which will authorize or give to Con
gress the power to abolish or interfere within
any State with the domestic institution.
thereof, including that of persons held to labol
or service by the laws of said State"
New York, March 49,.
The Worlds Washington dispatch state:
the opinion is universal that there will bt
an extra session of Congress.
Gov. Roman, Southern Commissioner, has
arrived.
1t is rumored that Maj. Anderson and his
command have been ordered to Newport
Kentucky.
The Tribune says the War Department
has received a dispatch from Maj. Anderson
endorsed by all the other officers OF Fort
sumter, saying the fort cannot be rein
forced without 10000 men.
The Commissioners from the Southern
Confederacy expect no answer to their official
communication for ten or twelve days. Great
confidence is felt, meanwhile, that there will
be no change in the military status of the
seeded States. They have Geographic as
surances from Montgomery that ample
arrangements have been made to avoid
trouble at Fort Pickens.
The following named gentlemen, it is un-
derstood, have been nominated for Post
masters: Jno. Lockwood, of Milwaukee :;
Sidney F. Van Bounherst, of Pittsburgh !;
W. A. Gaines, of Frankfort, Kentucky.
g. Howe has been nominated for Collector
of Customs at Key West; Benz. 0. Farran,
Assistant Treasurer at st. Louis, and Samuel
Long, of Illinois, Consul at Tahalna Sandwich
Islands.
Orders have been forwarded to Major An
derson to evacuate Fort Sumter.
New YORK, March 20.
The Hera1Gs Washington dispatch says
that tie Administration has instructed the
commanders of vessels off Pensacola not to
make any more movements until further
advised.
An armistice of ten days is agreed upon
between the Southern Commissioners and
the Administration.