Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-04-05
From Washington.

Gen. Scott says the Principles Of the inaugural
will not be Abandoned.
o., 600, 900 Of the rs, 900. 900 Loan
Taken.
Probable Reinforcement of Fl. Sumter.
WA.nrNarou, April l.
The President has appointed Geo. Little |
Marshal for North Carolina; David Phillips
Marshal and Lawrence Weldon Attorney for
the Southern District of Illinois.
Also, the following Postmasters for Mis-.
souri,: P. L. Foy, of St. Louis; j. B. Alex
ander, Lexington; Allen P. Richardson, JEFF
terson City; Chas. L. Miller. Hannibal; W.
L. Pyncheon, Independence; Stephen Has
let, Kansas City; John L. Bettinger, St
Joseph.
Also, M. Smith, Rockford, H.; Chas. H,
Judson, Freeport, Ill. A. Williams, Rich
mond, Ind, and Geo. Wilson, Steubensville
Ind Nrw vo,x .n,;,
A Washington dispatch says that Charles
Francis Adams, Minister to England, has re-
ceived his instructions. He left Washing
ton yesterday, and will sail for England dur
| ing the month.
WASHINGTON, April 2.
A proposition has been made by the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad Co., and is under the
consideration of the Post Office Department,
| to change the schedule time so as to secure
the arrivals Of. the trains at Washington and
the South earlier than now. Similar advan-
tages are to be secured to the West. The
change is to take effect on the 18th inst,
provided the Southern lines arrange accord
ingly.
Gen. Lane, just previous to leaving New
York for the Pacific, wrote to friend here:
II am out of politics, but shall continue to
stand by the right. will urge the Democracy
of Oregon to adopt the Constitution Of the
Confederate States as their platform"
The bids for the new U. ). Loan were
opened to-day. About 100000 were bid
for. The average for accepted bids was
about oslo, and no bid was accepted below
SO 17-lOOc. The bids ranged from 900 to
par.
The commissioners from the Southern
Confederacy disbeiieve the statement relative
to the reinforcement of Fort Pickens, and
have so advised their Government, at Mont
gomery.
Commander Pendergast, named in the
reports as ordered to land men at Fort Pick
ems, is atNorfclk instead Of Pensacola.
1t is believed that the heavy bidding for
the loan, today, was mainly in consequence
of assurances from high quarters Of a pacific
policy on the part Of the Administration.
The War Department has received the
resignation Of Capt. Winder, appointed from
Maryland.
i The Federal company of sappers and
miners will leave this city tomorrow, it is
supposed, for Fort Hamilton; and the two
artillery companies, Capts. Msgruder and
Barry, will probably follow, during the week,
to the same point.
| New YORK, April g
The Tribune correspondent says that Gen.
Scott has given assurances that there has
never been any idea entertained by the Ad-
ministration of abandoning Fortress Monroe
Tho principles announced in the inaugural
will not be abandoned, and, if military neces-
sity be accepted as to Sumter, it will be for
reasons which will not be held to apply else
| where.
The World says that the Administration
discredits the report of the sailing of an
Anglo French feet for our coast
The Times says: 1t is reported that the
Pawnee has been ordered to Sumter. to take
Anderson and command off. The other
Southern forts are not to be disturbed.
The Southern Commissioners have advised
jeff Davis that Sumter will be evacuated this
week.
Advices from Virginia say that the seces-
sionists, led by Hunter, Floyd, DejarDette,
Mason and Ben McCuloch, are making super.
human efforts to carry that State. The latter
says some coup de etat will be resorted to, as
in Texas, if the Convention fails to carry its
point.
A letter to the Secretary of the Treasury
to the Collectors, says, in consequence of the
control of the warehouses of the Govern
ment, in ports of South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama, Florida, and Texas, having been
usurped, it is impracticable to continne the
privilege of landing goods for transportation
to those ports, and 90 lectors are instructed
that no entries, in bonds, to said ports, can
be permitted.
| The Posts Washington despatch says that
the question of the reinforcement of Fl.
Sumter is still open, am the reinforcement
| is not considered improbable.
Proposals for 81, 100, 900 of the loan came
from Boston and 81, coo, 900 from New York.
New York, April 3.
At the election in Brooklyn, yester Jay,
the Democratic ticket was successful gener-
ally, by majority of $500.
The World's Washington dispatch states
that the new Minister to Belgium took out
explicit instructions to all our foreign Min
listers regarding the policy of the Admins.
tration towards the Confederate States, and |
a protest to the European Governments
against the recognition of those states.
The World says quite a number of clerks
have been removed from the Patent Office.
including one principal examiner.
Senator Nesmith has left for Oregon, I'm.
Outstanding from the President that no cx-
ira session would be called.
John L. Carlton, of Bath, Me-, has been
appointed Principal Examiner of the Patent
Office.
The Hsralds Washington dispatch says
three companies Of artillery left on the Paw
nee, to-day, with sealed orders.
The troops on board the Brooklyn were
for the Reinforcement of Pickens, and were
doubtless landed some days ago.
Orders have been se1t to the Charlestown
navy yard to fit the steamer Minnesota
for sea Immediately.
The Times Washington dispatch says it
is said that Dinnison will be appointed ma ,
val officer of New York.
Blatchford's chances for Sub. Treasurer and |.
Ullman's for the Assay Office are good ,
Earls will be offered the Attorneysbip. If
he accepts it is understood that Dela6sld :
Smith will do the work. II
The Commercials Washington dispatch !,
states that a meeting of the Cabinet, attend
ed by Gen. Scott, was hastily summoned
this morning. Capt. Fox has arrived from
F. Sumter. 1t is thought the consultation
is in reference to reinforcing Anderson
There is considerable excitement here. l