The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-03-07

nominated Col. Harvey Brown as Il brigader
general by brevet, Capts. Bell, Mckeon,
Dupont, Goldsborough, and Farraght, were
to-day confirmed as flag officers Of the navy
by the senate
The following were confirmed Us surveyors
Of customs W. Thornberry, Paducah, Ky;
j. r. Mecker, Washington Territory,
The following were also confirmed c. y.
Watertou, Indian agent Cherokee nation @.
! H. Hale, superintendent Indian affairs Wash
| ington Territory; Tho', ;, Nelson, recorder
Of land titles in Missouri ;, X, Jennison re
ceycr Of public moneys for Nebraska ii,
Stewart attorney aud q, Gibson, marsha! Of
utah T., f. Shattuck, attorney for Oregon
". Watson, marshal for Nevada. In add.
ton 10 the above, II large number Of army
nominations were confirmed, but none Of field
officers
FoRT MoxRoE March G,-Thc steamer Mt.
Vernon arrived here yesterday afternoon.
She lett Wilmington on Monday last
The fcrnanlina was still there, and the
/ sloopof,war jamestown was blockading New
| Inlet,
The State Of Georgia Gcmback aud Alba
| tross were II, Beaufort,
/ The Mt Vernon has not received man Tor
/ 10 days.
The Mt. Vernon took u prize On Friday
/ last,
| The British sch'r British Queen, which
ATTEMPTED to run the blockade, was sent with
n prize crew to Philadelphia The crew Of
the captured schooner was brought here by
the Mt. Vernon.
The Constitution started to-day.
BALTIMORE, March Private Jos. II.
Keepers, Of the "a Missouri regiment will he
hung at Fort Mcllenry, to-day, for the mur
Der Of Lieut., j. Davis,
BosroS, March The federal gunboa,
Tuscarora remained near Gibraltar, February
10th She had changed her anchorage from
Alglers to Orange Grove, bringing her with
in eight miles Of the Sumter, but still in
Spanish waters.
New York, March Flour market rather
more steady. Sj,3ja j,45 super state; s., Goa
5 G5 extra state; Sj,3jaj, IS super western ;
s., 3ja5 4j medium extra western; s., 90a5. 9j
shipping brands extra X II o.
Wheat market dull and unchanged.
Corn market dull at GOaG2c mixed west.
ern.
Pork unchanged. Sl3,75al4,37t
Whisky dull at 2j!a2G!c
WA.uISGToS, March Senate The mes.
| sage of the president suggesting the passage
| Of "a Joint resolution providing for CO operation
/ with any state for the abolition Of slavery
with pccuniary compensation, was read and
/ referred to the judiciary committee.
/ Mr.. Sumner presented "A memorial signed
/ by many prominent merchants of New York,
/ asking that immediate action be taken for
/ the transportation Of the mails from New York
| to Panama.
Mr.. Wade moved to take up the bill to pro
vide for the OCCUPATION and cultivation Of the
cotton lands. The motion was agreed to.
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ST. Louis, March SPECIAL dispatch to
the Democrat, from Caro-, says that Lieut.
Gwinn OF the guubrat Tyler reached there
last night from the Tennessee River The
enemy had not resumed their attempt TO for.
| tity pittShurg Landing.
. I'tht' 'Nlllb iuilh'I iIH'E Il Ilup VI truce
and was permitted to 90 mile from the river
/ before being stopped by the encmy's pickets.
! His object was to obtain an exchange Of
prisoners which had been taken last Satur.
day.
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