Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-01-24
FROM WASHINGTON.

wAsn,soros. Jan. PA caeinet
meeting mas held to-day to consider the
object of Ex-P President Tylerts mission in
behalf OF Virginia. - 8 \ = q
WAsHISaroN. Jan. 22.-In anticipation
of official information of the secession of
Georgis. majority of her Representatives,
have already signed letter of withdrawal
from the House. Hill and Hardeman
have not yet assented,
EGeh. Dix statesin a.letterto abe Com
mittee on Ways and Means, that after
careful examination or the condition OF the
Treasury so far as is now practicable, that
800, 900, 900 will be required to carry on
Government till the list of July In adj
dition to the ordinary revenue from all
sources and Treasury notes already grant
ed. This amount is provided for in Mr..
AIorriIl's Tariff bill in the shape Of loan
which the Secretary of the Treasury will
probably lie authorized by joint resolution
to convert into treasury notes at his dis
erection. Mr.. Cobb's report entirely mis-
represented the state of the finances, and
even now there may be other heavy labili-
ties discovered which will swell the ag-
grcgste still more. eHc1 'neiiiiog isnil
The party who has undertaken the treas.
enable job of supplying Mississippi with
rifles has been detected in telegraphing to
authorities of that State in regard to that
matter. He had nearly If not quite conn.,
pleted bargain with an agent Of North
ern Rifle Manufacturing Company, when
he was exposed. q. f.easa 81
While a derrick was in use on the dome
Of tile Capitol this morning the main shaft
broke, the falling material damaging por-
ton of the cornice of the iron dome, and
inioring several wofkmen, one Of them Sc
rioasly. 'sHi Iiln'7z7a So 81
WAsHrSuroN, Jan. 22.-Letters reeeiv-
ed from Paris by the Asia, state that on
New Years day the Emperor Lonis Ma
poleon. at the official presentation of the
Diplomatic corps. expressed to Mr.. Faulk
ner, the American Minister, the hope that
no States had separated, or would separ
ate. from the General Government of the
Union. The Emperor also expressed
the wish that the INTEL States might
long continue united and prosperous peo-
pie. 'sf''''' car
Secretary Dix to-day communicated to
Housc an important document in reply to
Mr.. Sherman, Chairman Of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means 1t gives the first
amount of the public debt. detailed de-
scription of the different kinds of debt
Second, the amount and details of the
floating and unpaid balances with claims.
Third, the amount Of acceptances anu 9TH
or Acknowledgements of debts by the diff
fcrent departments of the Government
Fourth, the facts connected with the re-
cent sales Of Treasury notes. Fifth. the
amount required to pay the public dues &C.
cruing prior to July 1st next, and in this
connection the estimated amount from dues
and imports, the public lands and miscel
laneous sources up to that date. He esti.
mates the amount necessary prior to July
1st next. in addition to the accruing reve-
nue., at $4,000 900. and then suggests
measures to raise this money, and among
other means refers to the surplus revenue
deposited in the States in 1886 as 4 spe-
ciiic fund, which might be pledgedor re-
called 'rhc communicates shows the
precise condition of the Treasury at this
time. -
The Navy Department has received the
resignation of Com. Farrand. who was
attached to the Pensacola Navy Yard. and
who was among those who in the name
of Florida demanded its surrender, and
also that Of Lieut. Redshaw. who gave the
order to haul downthe flag Of the Union
These designations were accepted before
ii was known what part they had acted in
the proceedings. Lieut. Egglcston. at
tachel to the steamer Wyandotte, whicl
is in that vicinity. has also forwarded hi.
resignation. which has been accepted.
The story that the President elect i,
coming to Washington in the early par
of February, and that he will be thu
guest of Senator Trumbull, is not wei
founded