Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-16
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Rumored Resignation Of the
Postmaster General and
Sec'y of Interior.
THE POLICY OF FORJlFIISG THE
WESTERN LAkESk RIVERS
TALKED OF.
Weekly Statement OF the United
States Treasury.
important News from Mexico.
Later from Europe.
Important News from Mexico.
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
From Washington.
fSpecial Disuatch 10 the Times !

From Washington.
special Dispatch to the Times
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA.
The bank presidents this morning abandoned
the question Of finance to joint mi tee Of he
Boards of Trade of Boston a nd Philadelphia who
spent two hours this orning with the Committee
Of Ways and Means ot the House. The tor,naticp
of practical scheme advances rapidly, and may
now be on.ider-d settled.
The President to-day nominated Thomas F.
Meaghsr and Jas. Shields Brigadicr Generals.
The judiciary Com III ttee Of tho House resolved
unanim ously to day to report bill repeslng the
law that exempts man from criminal pros, cut, ion
TO- offences in regard to which he may have been
exam ned before Congressional committee. II
was under this law that Floyd escaped punish
ment
lTribune's Despatch
| The Senate will probably pas. the House bill
70, the boIishing OF the irankii privilege with
| out ielav.
| The House Julc larry Committee stands, in the
absence I Mr.. Hickman. its chairman four to iou,
the bill for the confscation of the property oi
rebels, and the emancipation OF their slaves. The
/ bill will not stand thus long.
1 Neither the President nor Secretary Of War "
10 to day has received nnv intelligence respecting
/ the resignation Of Gen Sigel.
Worlds Dispatch.
! The City is filled with rumors respecting the
| probable retirement Of least two ot.e members
! o. the Cabinet. Hon. e. b.. Smith, Secretary o.
the Inteii r, and Hon. NJ Blair, Post Master Gen
erGl are the gentlemen II dcated ly the gr.ip o.
the hotels. Mr.. Smith, who G, joys in a high de-
gree the conf fience Of Gr Lincoln vi /, il is said
s>ume of the vacant seats in the Supreme
Court w.ie Mr. Blair will d. cline any other APP
i ioirtment AT the hands Of tho President.
/ People who profess To know, ,ay an unguardci
letter to Gen. Fremont, in winch Gen Sc"ts AMI
other high officials are criticized, at the bottom
oi this matter. Nr. Holt may FL Mr.. Smiths
place. and Mr.. Colfax ii Ind. MIR. Blair's, but no
b. ]. knows anything about it. The Preside has
evey conf ience in MIR. Weiles and he Is not to be
disturbed
1t is said the appointment Of Mr. Stanton has
Mr.. I!o.'s hearty approval. lie was urgent tha,
his friend sneuld be confirmed In the office.
iierall's Dispatch
! outstanding the absence Of any cause 70,
serious apprehensioEs OF a toreign war, it is the
desire Of the Government and com una nd ng Gener
al that the militia of all the lova. States shall bt
Iliy and fiji .iently organized, and in this conaee
ion Geg Mcclellan strongly urges the or, ,af.iza
ton and practical preparation Of artillery corps in
Al the seaport an. lake towns with vie. Il
have in readiness Tor any emergency eff actiyt
body Il we-Iiied arti,.eiists for the defense
cur searorts and c8ast. II is desg gned these corp.
shall be provided By the Goy.fnh.rnt with guns
and equipments, ami be paid by the nited States
whenever c,lled into actual service.
Among the Ium6rs in ci,culaton it has been
whispered that the Secretary of the Treasury
intends 10 withdr4 " to resume seat in the IT, s
Senate. This is ali oneoture.
The rebel batteries on the Lower Potomac con
time to exhaust large quantities of ammunition
without efectng anything The Reliance was
fired AZ SO times, Monday night, while running
down the river, from Cockpit Point and the bat
teries lower down, but she was not touched
The batteries at shipping Point and Cockpit
Point kept up constant fire Of she'll towards the
Maryland shore til +. NJ, which all burst high in
air aud did no damage to any one.
Col. Chas. hearney, Typographical engineer,
recently placed on the retired list, died on Friday
last. aged 78 years.
he Committee appointed to inquire into the
matter of fltfying the Western Lakes and
Rivers, have got to " RI. at last. 20 far hey
have decided on recon- endiog fertilization OF
the strait. Of Ma, hiDaw leaving it to a Commis-
sioner to Sc ect the precise locality.
The United States treasury last weekly state
ment showed that the total amount on deposit,
was - 20 .oa0, on which drafts had been drawn
to the amount of S6foJ,oUo. I he bullion fund
is Si,le2uCo. The eayalable balance in the States
under insurrec;ionary CONTROL is stated at 81 10,
COO.
WAsHISGTOE, Jan. Is.
Mr.. Rodman, Chief Clerk ef the Treasury De-
par,meut. died this morning after a few days i'll
ness.
Foreign News.
ST.. JOINS, n. F., Jan. Is
The Arabia from Liverpool, the 4th inst, passed
Cape hace last night and summary Of her news
obtained. She has two tatterie. Of artillery on
board for Halifax.
The steamer Anglo Saxon, from Portland, and
the Glasgow from New Y rk arrived on the third
Confidence in Peace had gained strength consid-
eratly.
Conso!s had advanced to the quotations
cnrrent before the Trent affair.
There was strong conviction that the Europa.
due at the departure of the Arabia, would bring .
solution OF the Mason ard cl,dell affair
A suspicious steamer Was cruising on the Eng
lish channel, believed t. be the Privateer Sumter,
but more likely the United states gun boat 1us-
carCra.
The ship Shepard had left Liverpool for Now
Orleans.
preadssuffs on Friday dull, an all descripti, .
slightly lower, closrg with declining tendency
Provisions quiet but steady. Consols closed.
From the character .; the rise in CON
soIs IN the 81, it is inferred that the
Honsa m ght have taken out I'D vices to The gov
ernment n m Lord Lyons, ron soma information
hayin, been given by tho Cabinet at Washington
that Mas and Slid Il would be given up.
The London He,od says speculations a. pear to
be guided by private information from America
The saue journal in an editorial says it Lehooves
boih i.ngiand and France to consider whetL er II
time has not arrived fer recognizing the southern
Conicderacy.
The London daily Aers remarks. "as yet the
Washington government has not 'spo.eD, but if
the theory Of solas Of its coenporaries be correct
that government really presides in the New York
ess. The question Q. peace was really divided
when the !fousa loft. ! he same paper says the
arbitration principle has been ridden to death by
inj udiciOus friends and Condemns tie policy Of
English opinion at the.prcsent time.
The LeDdon Tunes expresses some Of the strange
regard to their own omnipotcnce and invulne a.
bility.
The coupons for the January dividends on the
Virsioia bonds have been returned ty Messrs
karing Bios, W til tho answcr-no advices 10 pay.
The same answer IL anticipated relative 10 the
debts of the other Southern >'atcs
The London NorsinJ Pot regrets that the
Washington Cabinet has evince1 no a!acrity 70
avail themselves Of the respite grated by Eng
land, and dra rs unfavorablc deductions therefrom
he Daily N>,cs. per contra, finds in the delay
encouraging signs OF moderation, and GO. eral
disposition on the part Of the Washington Gov
ernment TO act with reason and Justice.
The Pari. 7ea.ps is assured that the T. s. At
torney General will give an opinion that Mason
aud ,ldell should be delivered up.
The Cologne Odx.fe says tho Prussian note to
Washington does not treat the Tren. affair FROM
the point Of view Of Public right, but urgently
counse!s peace. 1t says that should America re-
ject the demands Of Eng land, the Powers will send
Z collective note to Washington urRipg peace.