Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-14
FROM WARRINGTON,

ly assert that Fort Sumter viii be abandoned
u Consequence Of the psrsmpt0ry opinion ol
Scott. Some Gay it will b. done next Monday
This information. however, 10 not of1cial.
The report prevails that Cristsn Ian 10 almos,
esr.sia to be nominated 70 the Supreme Bench.
| What the Southern Commissioners have Z one
90 Tar. has been isfor0al end In the direction
Of peace. m II
Senator Latham has succeeded in getting .
tri-w weekly mail service from San Francisco and
Los Angeles, with weekly ::servics:to San Diego
The contract was also closed for the removal
Of the Buttevfield Company 70 the Central
vile, Cal. in sixteen days. daily. Sundays in.
cludsd. Also . Pony Express three times q
week in eight days service, to commence the
18th Of June, The contract was signed to-
day. and the overland mail is discontinued till
| the establishment Of the Central service. u
above.
Nr. Seward has declined . conference With
the Southern Commissioners. They will to
day address 40 Official formal communication
with him. setting forth the character and pur.
pose Of their mission.
Nsw YoRK, March Is.
The World's correspondence on the question
Of the nomination Of NJ. Crittendsn to 1ill the
vacancy in the Suprems Court 10 ct last settled
by u vote in the Cabinet that it shall not be
made.
Col. Elsworth has been appointed lisuten
| ant in the army. The late Adjutsnt General
Cooper, at the request Of JEFF. Dsvis, has gone
to Montgomery, With The evident view to re-
sumo the came position in the southern army.
The Herald correspondence says in reply to
diapetehes putting tho authoriSiss on their
guard. says Gen. Bsauregsrd telsgraphs here
to-day as follows: We are prepared ct all
points and defy them to reinforce Fort Sum-
ter
Senator Trumbull 10 severely denounced By
Illinois Republicans for urging his brother In.
laws appointment - Govei nor of Dacotsh,
The nomination Of Jas, speed - Post Master
at Louisville gives good deal Of
The friends of B. Gallagher are especially cha
erinsd. q. g. Rose will be appointed U. 5.
Marshal in Indiana, Jno. l. Scripps POst Mas.
ter 1T Chicago, and &. G. Jones Post Master at
Tesre Haute, J. NJ. Stockton at Maysville. Ky..
and Mr. Corwin at Hamilton, Ohio. Jas. Ty-
ner, State elector, has been appointed spec
isl mail gent for Indiana.
Secretary Cameron will retain the present
Chief Clerk. Mr. Potts, for the present
To-day Mr.. II. N. Cobb Of Troy, Pa, vas
appointed disbursing clerk in the War Depart
45adfugs Eumunus o. mIcn., p,o.u.ueu.
candidate for Commissioner Of the General
Land Office.
The Times correspondent says Senator Cam
eron 10 understood to favor the policy Of col.
lscting the revenues outside Of the ports after
Secretary Chase shall have drawn reqaisilions
upon the officers Of the seeding States, and
they have refused to comply.
The French Minister called upon Mr. Seward
at the State Department to day, and rendered
tho OOnd aaevinae If hia m opt tn lat
between the US and Peru, relative to the
difficulties growing out Of the seizure Of the
ships Lizzie Thompson and Georgian. Mr..
Seward received the offer cordially, but Of
course did not commit himself on the subject.
All arbitration in this case Was rejected BY the
late administration.
The Court, in the Commodore Armstrong
court-martiAl case, Was organized this morning.
CON- Stewart officiating ss President Com.
s. Shubrich, Gregory, Stunghsm, Mervin.
Paulding, Cobb. Jarvis. and Capt. Hull and
Nicholson, constitute the Court. Col. A. b.
Msgrudsr is Judge Advocate. and Phillip Phil
lips. Counsel for the defence.
Corvespondsnes Of hhs ITibuns.-The nomi-
nation Of Mr.. Corwin, % Minister to Mexico
was quite unexpected to him. and was not de.
sired. It is only three days since he urged
upon the President the selection Of another
person as peculiarly fitted for this poet. Mr..
Lincoln nominated without any conference
whstever. and WAS Influenced mainly by the
desire TO secure his services in carrying out the
policy which Mr.. Corvin has advocated in and
out Of Congress, as most desirable for our fu.
ture commercial, political and diplomatic re-
la,ions with that Republic. II be consents to
sccept that mission. at ell. which 10 yet onde-
termined. il will be for the purpose Of inducing
Mexico to adopt this policy, and for no other
reason, 10 this view. the mission 10 nov among
the most important 10 the whole service.
The Agents Of JEFF. Davis are there, endeav.
oring to obtain recognition
WASHINGTON, March l3.
The principal officers Of the steamer Water
Witch at Phils. detained for special service
are Lieutenant Commanding Bonk endorff, and
Lieuts J. L. Davis, Chatman and Eastman, and
Read, Master.
The steam sloop of war Pawnes il still Of
Washington Navy Yard. With officers and sup
plies on board.
Workmen are engaged in putting on the me-
chinery Of the Pensacola, which will not be
ready for sea for two Or three months
Mark II, Cobb, of Pa, hes been appointed
Disturbing Clerk Of ths War Department in
|plsce Of John Potts, Who Is promoted to the
Chief Clerkship.
The Cbarleston Courier Of Monday, says that
The subscri ptioDs desired 10 that city toward
the establishment Of : steamship line between
Liverpool and Charleston. have reached an
amount authorizing the definite organization
Of the company and the comm sncement Of tho
work on contract.
Later from Texas.