Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-14

sdH IN Possession of the United States
Troops The Nomindton Of Crfteadsa for
Supyeme Judge Doubtful Ssward Declines
to CorJer pith the Southern Commissioners
= General Beauregaid Defes he Govern
meat to Re enforce Fort Sumter More Ap-
pointments, 3c.-Eraace C6ers Mediation
6etoeen the United States and Peru.
WAsnN GToS, March l3-Gentlemen oc-
cupyiDg prominent positions confidently as
seIt that Fort Sumter will be abandoned, in
Consequence of the pCremptory opinion of
Scott. Some say that it will he done next
Mouday. This information, however, is not
official.
The report prevades that Crittenden is
almost certain to be nominated to the Su-
pleme Bench ....
| What the Southern Commissioners have
done SO far has been informal, and in the
direction of peace. ..
Senator Latham has succeeded in getting
tri weekly mail service from San Francisco
TO Los Angeles, with weekly service to San
Diego.
A contract was also closed for the removal
OF tie ButteTlield Company 10 the Central
route, wlh service from SSt. Louis to Placer
vile, California, 10 sixteen days daily, Sun
day Included; also Pony Express three
times n week, in eight DAYS, to eommence
on the 10Th of June. The contract was
signed, 10 day, and The Overland is discou
tiDued Till the establishment of the Central
service as above.
Mr.. Sewerd b8s declined conference with
The Southern Commissioners. They will to-
day address an official, formal communion
ton TO bin, setting forth the character and
purpose of their mission.
| tCorrcsopdenee of the N. Y worid1
The question of the nomination of Mr..
| Crt,eDdeu TO ill the vacancy in the Su-
! Preme Court is at last settled by vote in
| the Cabinet, that it shall not be made
Colonel Ellsworth has been appointed a
! Lieutenant in the army.
! iAdiutsnt General Cooper, at the request of
jeff Davis, bas gone TO Montgomery, with
the evident intention to resume the same
! position in the Southern army.
! The Head corrt spoudeHce says, in reply
10 dispatches putting the authorities on their
guard, that Gen Beauregaid telegraphs here
to-day as follows: I'VE are prepared az all
points, and defy them TO re-enforce Fort
| Sumter
Senator TJumbull is severely denounced
| by lIiL OILS Republicans tor urging his broth
erin laws appointment as Governor Of Da.
cotBh.
The nomination of James Speed as Post
master at Louisville, gives great satisfaction.
The friends Of B. Gallagher are especially
cbagIined.
D. G.. Rose will be appointed United
States Marshal in Indiana John L. Scripps,
| Postmaster at Chicago; g G. Jones, Post
| master at Terre Haute J. NJ Stockton at
Maysvile, and John Ocrwin, at Hamilton,
| Ohio t.a
James Tyner, State Elector, has been
appointed Special Mail Agent for Indiana
Secretary Csmerou'will retain the present
Chief Clerk, MIR. Potts, for the preseut
| To day Mr.. H. NJ Cobb, of Tioga, Penua
/ was appointed Disbursing Clerk in the Wal
I Department. 81
/ Judge Eomonds, of Michigan, is a prom
iDent candidate for Commissioner Of the
General Land Office.
/ The Times spondence says Secretary
Cameron is understood to favor the policy
OF collecting the revenues outside of the
ports after Secretary Chase shall have drawr
Itquisitions upon the officers of the seeding
States, and they have refused to comply.
The French Minister called upon Mr.
Seward, at the State Department, to day, and
rendered the good services of his Govern.
meDt TO mediate between the United States
aud Peru, relative to the difficulties gro wing
out of the seizure of the ships Lizzie Thomp.
son and Georgidad Mr.. Seward received
the offer cordially, but, of course did not
commit himself upon the subject .ps
All arbitration on this case was rejected
by the late administration M
The Court in the Commodore Armstrong
court martial case was organized this morn
+ ipg, Commodore Stewart officiating as Pres.
ident. Commodores Shubrirk, Gregory
Sriugham, Meryin, Paudiug, Cobb, i
Breeze, McClenDy, Jarvis, and Captain:
Hull and Nicholson, constitute the court
Col. A. B. MagIuder is Judge Advocate, anC
Philip Phillips counsel for the defense.
New York fribune's Correspondence
The nomination of Mr.. Corwin as Minister
to Mexico was quite unexpected 10 him
aud was-Bot desired. 1t is only three days
since he urged upon the President the se-
lection Of another person, ss peculiarly fitted
for this post
Mr.. Lincoln nominated him without any
conference whatever, and was influenced
mainly by the desire to secure his services
in carrying out the policy which Mr. Cor
win has advocated, in and out of Congress
as most desirable for our future commercial
political and diplomatic relations with tina
Republic.
II be consents to accept that mission a
all, which is yet undetermined, it will be fol-
the purpose of inducing Mexico to adop
this policy, and for no other reason. In thii
view the mission is now among the mos
important in the whole service.
The agents OF Jefferson Davis are there
endeavoTipg to obtain recognition. .,rr
The principal officers of the steamer Wats
Witch at Philadelphia, detained for specia
service, are Lieut. Commanding Bockenhoff
and Lieutensnts J. S. Davis, Cushman ant
Eestman, and A. o. Reed, Master. ....I
The steam sloop. of-war Pdigaee is still OF
Washington Navy yard, with her officers anC
sHpplits on board.
Workmen are engaged in putting in th,
machinery OF the Pensacola, which will no
be ready for sea for two or three months.
Mark Fl. Cobb, of Penna, has been ap
pointed Discussing Clerk in the War Depart
meDt, in place of John Potts, who is pro
NOTED 10 the Chief Clerkship. ..
The Charleston Mercury of Monday, say
that the subscriptions received in that Cit
toward the establishment of STEAMSHIP
line between Liverpool and Charleston, ar
sufficient to authorize the Organization O
the company and The commencement of tn
work on contract.
lBy the Pony Express.
Later from CaIfO Fnia.