Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-03-19
From Washington.

WASHINGTON, March l8.-The President to.
day nominated to the Senate Charles Francis
Adams, of Mass, as Minister to England;
George P. Marsh, Of Vt, Minister to Sardinia;
James Watson Webb, Of New. Y York, Minister to
Turkey; w. L. Dayton, of N. j., Minister to
France. The last named Minister was con-
frmed; the rule requiring it to be referred
having been suspended, as Mr.. Dayton was
formerly member of the Senate, and his
character, therefore, sufficiently known without
o formal Investigation. This is the usual cour-
tesy in such cases. The Senate also confirmed
Benz w. Trumbull as Receiver Of Public Money
at Omaha, N. T.. and Ex Congressman VIM.
A. Howard, Postmaster Of Detroit, Michigan.
VIM. s. Thayer, of New York, was nominated
for Consul, General to Egypt, and Patrick J. Di
vine as Consul at Cork. DR.. Locke, of Ind,
has been appointed Chief of the Agricultural
Bureau in the Patent Office. Ss6
WASHINGTON, March l9-Detroit, Chicago
and Portland have been constituted exchange
offices for the French as well as the British
mails to be conveyed vial Portland and Liverpool,
or River Du Laupe and Liverpool, to take eff
feet the first of April next. The Western
Postmasters will accordingly send letters for
France to the Post Offices of the cities first
above mentioned, instead of to New York. x.
VIM. H. Russell, the founder Of the Pony Ex,
press, ,has concluded contract with the Overland
Mail Company transferred by the last Congress
to the central route, 1 to run the Mail and Pony
Express from the Missouri river, connecting
with the Overland Company at Salt Lake city.
The accounts Of the census caarshals, in the
Confederate States have not yet been settled, as
the latter withheld the public revenue from
which the Government desires to make the pay
ment. tea g. 3, '9.isgg. n,ne
The State Department Ia about transferring
to the several States a notification OF the pas
sage by Congress Of the following proposed
amendment to the Constitution, which shall be,
come valid when ratified by three-fourths of the
Legislatures, viz: No amendment shall be
made to the. Consultation which will authorize
or give to Congress the power to abolish or in.
terfere, within any State, with the domestic
institutions thereof, including that Of persons
held to labor or service by the laws of said
State. rsspA asst ttonHt} n e--' gif1g9-
New YoRK, March l9.-The Worlds Wash.
ington correspondent states, opinion isIuniver-
sal that there will be an extra session Of Con-
gress. 4 dfJi@OdVlef n9's q AsIFpa
Gov Roman, Southern Commissioner, has
arrived. s7osNs Etja. sN
It is Iumortd that Msjor Anderson andcom'
mand have been ordered to Newport, Ky9 aU
Geo. Orfutt, for fifteen years chief clerk il
the Auditors Office, has resigned, and goes L
Montgomery. sits y. tFIslsj isls ia.
The 7r6uae says the War Department hal
received q despatch from Major Anderson, en-
dorsed by all the other officers of Fort Sumter
saying the Fort cannot be reinforced without
/ 20, 600 men. ~' ~ @
The 7smss says the reason for the resi- gnatiol
Of Engineer Archibald was an offer of th,
same post in the Confederate States, and tn
gift Of furnished house.