Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-03-14
Yesterday Afternoon's Report
WASHINGTON NEFs.

VI A4altNNNAt llsAilA 49,
The worlds correspondent says. Ihe qgesslien
Of the nomination cf At urltlenden % ail th5 ne
vacancy IN the Supreme Court, s. at Is. settiea
BY = vote Ii the Cabinet that I shall not os
0Si,EllswOreh has been uPpOiateda Lisn'onan'
" The he late Sdjatant Gen. Cooper, at the request
OF Jef DaVis has gone e AoutgomeIl Ni!h ne
evident view 70 resume the same position IN 'ne
RE Herald's correspondent says, In reply to
dispatches putting the authorities on their guard:
Gen Beeuregard telegraphs here to-day rs fol-
lows; awe are prepared AZ All points aud deiy
them to reinforoe Fort SUMTER
Senstor Trumbull O. severely Gqnouucee ~ the
Illinois Republicans lor urging ne appointmenf
OF his brother in law as Gov. of Daootah
Tie nomination Of James Speed as Poet Master
al louisville gives good deal Of dissatisinciien
The frisrds Of B. Gallagher are especially che
d. 9. Rose will be appointed L, s. Marshal in
Ind. ] ! Scripps, Post Master az Chicngoi UU
Jones, Post Mseter az ierre Hauie; j, III. stock
ton at Maysville, KY and John Sor"ie q
Jane Lyner. a STATE Eiector, has bean -
pointed q special mail agent for Indiana
Sec letary yCamsron vii retain The present Chief
CLERK, Wm. Potts, Tor the present
Today Wm. H- M Cobb, of rioga, Pa, was
uppointsd DisbufsinE eierk in the War Depart
menE
Judge Edmonds Of Michigan, Is prominent
candidate for Commissioner Of the General Land
Oflae
The Fimes' correspondent says: seeretary Cam
uulrursruud % iaNof ne p0iley ol eoAeet
lag the revenue outside Of the ports after Seere-
tary Chase shall have drawn rcQuisiuorls upon
the odlssrs Of tae seeding States, and they have
refused % comply
me French Minister called upon Mr. Seward
AZ the state Department 70 day, and rendered the
good services Of his Government to mediate be
TVeen the United States ana Peru, relative TO the
dhcuities growing out CT the seizure Of the ships
Lizzie Th0mpson and Georgiana. Mr.. Seward
received the offer cordially but Of course did NOS
commit himself on the subject. All arbitration
On this case was rejected BY the late Administra-
Tne Court in the Commodore Armstrong court
martial case was organized TINS morning, Com
mOdore Stewart ofaciating as President. Com
rno1ores 6hubrick, Gregory, Sfringhfm, Mervin,
rauldinq, Cobb, II. Breeze, McClenny, derFis,
and Captains Hall and Nicholson constitute ihe
Court.
Phillip Phillips counsel for the defence
The Tribune correspondence sayE the nomin2-
tiOn Of Mr. Cor Tin IS Minister 70 Mexico was
quite unexpected to him and was not desired. i
s only three days since he urged upon the Fresl-
dent the appointment Of anoiher person a. pecul-
larry htted for this post SIR. Lincoln nominated
him without any conference whatever, and innu-
enced mainly BY the desire 20 secure his services
in carrying ous The policy which M. CorWiu has
advocated 10 and cot Of Congress, as most oesira-
Die Tor cur future com aercial, political and q
plomatc relations with that Republic II he
consents 70 accept that mission at all which Is e
yet undeteminei, IL viii be for the purpose OF
inducing Mexico % adopi this policy, and for no
ether reason. In this view the mission Is now
among the most important in the whole service.
The lFeDss Of Jefferson Davis are there en-
deavoring 70 obtain recognition.