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

j. The case of the schooner Restless. confis.
Gated by the New York Collector, is before
the Cabinet. -
The Commercially Washington dispatch
says ex-Gov. Boutwell, declines the Treasury
Comptrollership. -
Mr.. Seward and the New York Senators
held consultation on the appointments to-
day.
1t is understood that nolle prosequi has
been entered in Floyd's case. $3.50
Large quantities of cotton are arriving at
Alexandra, Va, from Memphis, going North.
The Post says r. HI. Dana is urgel for
District Attorney of Massachusetts.
Wv WAsHINaroN, M arch 20.
Thomas j. Dryer, of Oregon, has been ap-
pointed Commissioner to the Sand wich
Islands; James d. Putnam, Of N. Y, consul
to Hsvre; and Rufus King, editor of the Mil
wauke Sentinel, consul to Rome.
The President has also sent the following
nominations to the Senate Burlingame,
minister to Austria; B. r. Wood, minister
to Denmark; Ii. s. Sanford, to Belgium;
and Freeland II. Morse, consul to London.
Much curiosity is manifested respecting
tile action OF the administration relative to
affairs South, and various rumors prevail,
but information derived from an authentic
source warrants the assertion that whatever
movements may be in progress, they involve
nothing of hostile character On the contra
ry, they are in the direction Of peace They
generally agree, however, that the military
status in the Gulf forts now held by the
Federal Government will be preserved
The Federal Government will be preserved
The Senate confirmed Adams as Minister
to Englxnd; Marsh, Minister to Sardinia
Webb, Minister to Turkey; Sanford, tc
Belgium Thayer, Consul. General to Egypt
Devine, Consul at Cork; Green Clay, Sec
tary of Legation TO Spain; Francis Queer
Postmaster at Niles, Michigan Henry Sho
mo, Postmaster at Fremont, Ohio; also
b. pefrees, superintendent Of Public Print
ing. He will immediately organize new
Government bureau. j. w. Nice, of n
u, is Governor of Nevada.
The two indictments against Gov. Floyd
in the court here, were dismissed, as untena
Bile. The first was for a conspiracy to de
fraud the Government. The District Attor
ney stated IN open court that there was N
evidence to sustain the charge, and, with tb
leave Of the court, would enter nolle prose
qu5. The second was for malfeasance il
flee, in issuing acoeptances. The act @
1857 prohibits prosecution where the par!
indicted has testified before committee G
Congress touching he matter charged. Thi
has been judiciaily decided to be, not priv
ilege of witness, but a mandate of law
and the case would have come to an abrub
term nation, on the fact appearing in tn
&, course Of the trial. On the fact being sub
united in advance to the court, both sides c
the indictment were ordered quashed, q
they could not be msin tanned.
e The Commissioners from the Confederat
Stetes will wait business for the act on @
+ the Government. Great efforts are maxim
i by distinguished gentlemen to effect peace
l. full solution of the Southern compli GATOR
: The Government at Montgomery have n
. apprehensions of a collision at Fort Picken
3 1t is said the accounts published are gros
exaggerations of the condition of affair
there. The Commissioners have infOrmatio
a that the best feeling exists between the Fec
j cral authorities and the officers in comman
of the Con federate troops, and no danger {
i collision was entertained.