Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-03-22

3 Rumors about IT, Sumter - Jeff Ddv
to send 5000 troops against W"shingto
-Proposi,ion by DougLas to postpone IL
question Of i0nr u.tI the merl session {
> Congress More Nominations, dc,
WlsulNoroS, March IS.
Gen. Scott is reported to have said tbs
the garrison of Fort Sumter wi ! be cut b
Monday.
D. X Carter, formerly member of Con
gress from Cleveland, Ohio. has been ap
pointed Governor of Nebraska
Petersburgh IVA voted, to day, to in
struct It's delegates to he Convention to vot
for SECESSION. The POLLS will be kept opel
tomorrow. when the SO ssiOnists expect Il
increase their majority The Seccssionist
are parading the streets with music. SC.
The flIowing combinations were mad
to-day: }. K..Goodrich Collector of Boston
Geo w. McLei!en Second Assistant Post
master General, dewitt Z. Littt, john Consu
to Liverpool, wm. II Ves.y Consul at Al,
Ia Chapelle, L. G. Forbes Postmaster u
B.loit, Wis, J. j POD Postmaster at l. luis
vile, Geo lIOrning Assistant Secretary o.
the Treasury.
The President, to-day, nominate Col
Sumner AS Brigader General, vice Twiggs
in acco" dance with the regular order of pro
motion; Jas NJ. EIwards as Commissioner
# The Land Office, ex Congressman Spinner
as Clerk in the Treasury Department., and
Lieut.. Talbot t" occupy the rank Of Assist.
ant Adjutant General.
The resolutions Introduced by Senator
Douglas, to day, design, by obl,ging reply,
20 officially disclos. that there j, no ndequ
| pnror nndar nv;St;n.r la,., ko vatoLo =, rl
hOld Southern forts nov in the possession OF
| seeded States, to show that proceeding
| ther in would involve large additional mill
tary forces nd a great expenditure of money,
and that therefore the question Of war must
necessarily be postponed till the next session
of Congress
Commissioners Forsyth md Crawford have
received such assurances frs, U high sources
Of the pacific intentions Of TIE Admins ru-
rion in reference to the Southern for,s that
they will make no official demand ut present
Pending movements ut Fort Sumter they
will remain quiet. 1t is said that their in.
structions contemplate sreSard Of forms
and etiquette in the attainment Of results
A special messenger left here, yesterday,
for Fort Sumter.
The mum er of Office seekers is largely
increased. The exam nations for clerkships
are to be very rigid.
1t is reported that Mr. Corwin has
decliaed the Mexican mi sion.
WASHINGTON, March II.
Gen. Bragg has assumed command of the
forces of the Confederate States 1T Pens &c ia.
The Charleston C3mier states that the
batteries bearing on the ship.ch ,nnei are of
hoo, D. a -. Al
nigh sinte Of preparation and ready for any
force that may be srnt against them. 1t
believes the reinforcement of Fort Sumter
an impossbii:ty, ami states that there are
3 uoo highly -discipl ned troops in the va, il US
forti6catons surrounding II. Th, Coui.r
also states thar official information will so,n
'e rece we'd that the tifteen-miliion loan of
tie Confederate States has been taken at a
premium probably at 5 per cent.
The Snprem" Court gave, today deci-
sion n favor of Mrs Gaine,, and gave su,h
directions as vii! place her in posscssi IN or
all the property Of Daniel Clark Of whom
she is the only legitimate child.
The Court decided adversely in tn e
Ke tucky and Ohio mandGm1s case While
anrounclng that the Governor OF q State
shoul SUI 'ren;ler fusitives on proper proof,
it held tIaG Con.ress cannot impose 3 v
duty on State officer. &o.
The Senate to-day confirmed Wm Hal
lam, n. Green AMI Francis Blake lieuten-
ants in the navy; julius Mari, Alex. w.
Stark. d. NcCuhen, lst lieutenants; and
Jas, Forney, Los is W. Gouldsherugh, "a
lieutenants in the marine corps; VIM. Allen
postmaster at Auburn, N y y; Amos Tuck
naval officer, Boston; Rufus flo, mer. consul
to Frankfort on.the Main; Willard P. Phil
lips collector at Salem, Mass; J. Il. J,nes
marsha Of Southern District of Illinois
0uss Us NJ. Clay minister to Spain The
nomination of COrwin to Mexico was lot
acted upon, his acceptance not being deter
mined upon. The only nomination to-day
was jacob Holderman, m ster to stock.
holm
Nsw YORK, March IA.
The Tines Washington correspondent
says Cassius n Clay has accepted the span
ish mission /: is understood also that Mr.
Corwin vii accept the Mexican missioa, if
his het th admits
1t is sad AIR Giddngs Is nominated as
Consul General ut ". II real
The He'"lds dispatch says II. B Erwin,
OF New York, is appointed Chief-Clerk in
the Navy department.
The same dispatch also Gays advices from
Montgomery state tuat President Davis has
receive IN st Onio0us com mmun cations trom
his friend at Washington r., pectil & tt. e
intentions Of the Administration to blockade
the 5 'uthern ports and attempt to collect
revenues. The Cabinet, it is said, thereupon
resolved, rs soon rs vessel vas stopped
outside uf a Sou port. to put 5t,thl,
troops in motion for Washington. believing
that the people of the border States will
rally to assist them.
WASHINGToN, March IA.
The amoant involved in the Gaines case
is estimated various from TWO to fifteen
millions. Ms. Gaines was in Court and
received congratulations of friends. The
Louisiana act of secession does not affect the
decision
Commissioners Forsyth and Crawford,
yesterd y. sent an official noe asking recog
nitlon and stating that an answer would be
called tor to-day. The Secretary of the
commissioners according y called at the State
Department for reply. The response was
a request for time to consider their prupo
si,ions which was accorded The opiniun
prevails that the Administration will refer
the WnOe matter TO the Oenate, TOR advice.
The Cabinet hell two meetings.
1t is denied in official circles that any
unusual naval d splay is intended in south
ern waters. The vess Is ut New York are
TO be put in transport service. There are
upwards of 1000 troops waiting conveyanc,
Northward in Texal.
WASHINGTON, March Is.
The Cabinet had another meeting, this
morning. Gen, Scott was present with them
This fact strengthens the surnise that they
were in consultation On military affairs.
Messrs. Crawford AMI F ,rsyth say there
will be no attack upo, Fort Pickens unti
they have reported the result of their IN ssion
to President Davis.
Great weg'lt is attached in political cir
cles to the declaration Of Mr. Fessenien in
tho 2nuuta fhnt fh.A