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be completed, and it is not certain
whether he will issue proclamation
In regard to voting on the COustitu
tion Ia these States, or an address t.
the commanders through the Wal
Department.
The Treasury Department has de
cided adversely to the classification O.
certain iron from Gothenburg, of an
| octagonal shape, under an act of 1864
not otherwise provided for, and de
cides that it Is dutlable at one cent and
a quarter per pound.
sWAsHINGToN, April IA. = The
President sent to the Senate, to- day,
the following nominations: Charles
| c. Grove. of Alabama, Governor oi
New Mexico.
For United States Marshal: George
| T.. Wentworth, Northern District oil
Florida; George j. Lamon, District
of Navada; VIM. A. Britton, Western
District Of Arkansas; Augustus Arm
i strong. for Minnesota; Samuel 4.
| Carroll, for North Carolina.
Charles A. Dana, for Appraiser of
Merchandise tor the port of New
York.
Assessors of Internal Revenue
Charles Showrth. Fifth District of
Pennsylvania; o. p. Johnson, Second
District of Kentucky.
Collectors of Internal Revenue ::
| Charles w. Stock. Second District of
M Massachusetts,; w. r. Darling, Ninth
District OF New York; John r. Reno,
Second District of Kentucky.
Receivers Of Public Money: S
Moore, Mobile; William A. Davis,
Stockton, California; q. L. Goodfrey,
Dss Moimes, Iowa; w. A. Dengley,
Montgomery, Ala abama; G. NJ Patter-
son, Marys9lile, California; james @.
Broden, Greenleaf, Minnesota.
Registers Of Laud Office: G b.
Campbell, VermilliouY D4kota; B. + i.
Anderson, Montgomery, Alabama; e..
| f. Stearns, Mobile.
Pension Agents: B. 2. Prentiss,
Quincy. Illinois; Thad. Foot, Jr.,
| Grand Rapids, Michigan.ss
Postmasters JAS. Farrier, Jeffer-
sonville, Ind.; d. w. Bayless, New
Albany, Ind; j. j. Hazelrigg,
Greensbarg, Ind; Mrs. Wm. w.
| Nichols, Leavenworth, Kansas; Jas.
Hall, Ocouto, Wis; John ID. Lewis,
Pulaski, Tenn; John Wilcox, Eddy
vile, Iowa; A. NJ. Whitlow, Adrain,
Michigan; r. p. Reckery, Salem. Or
egon; Perry Hawes, Sedalia, Mo.
Michael Peegott, Quincy, Illinois; j.
NJ. Billings, Santa Clara, CAL; j. j.
Smith, Orrville, CAL; Mary j. Falls,
Vallego, CAL; Anthony Sanspear,
Lebanon, Ill; Ed. Fl. Sears, Staun-
ton, Va; ID. A. Sacket, Pettulma,
! Cal: j. Slough, Bsllefontaine, 0hio !;
FL. 2. Davis; Maasfeld, Ohio; Mrs.
! SIrab l.. Peizer, Doyleston, Pa; Car
oline A. Arndel, Easton, Pa; b.
/ Blair, Huntingdon, Pa; Jas. A..
Tomlinson, Fort Scott, Kansas; A.
States, Jacksonville. III; Anson Pat
terson, Joliet, Ill; w. Il MeMichen,
Salem, H., S. p. BArbee, Danville,
Ky.
The Senate to-day confirmed the
following nominations: Collectors oi
/ Internal Revenue: Dan'l Ill. Peabody
9TH district of Tennessee; Thomas
Harlan, Wyoming Territory; Enoeh
Emery, 9th district of Illinois; Sam'l
l.. Watson, Montana; E bridge L.
Gale, 6th district Of Mich gan. As
SCISSORS of Intcraal Revenue: Thos.
/ j. Majors, Nebraska; Edward Baker,
8th district ut Illinois. Jas. K Ken
nedy, Associate Justice of Washing
ton Territory; Vim. q. Whipple, At
torney for the Eastern District of Ar,
kansas, ; 2. Evans, Marshal for the
Eastern District of Tennessee; Or
ange Jacksun, Associate ustlce oi
The Supreme Court for Washington
Territory; Edward Russell, Postmas-
ter, Davenport, Iowa; w. w. Evans
Surveyor OF Customs, Parkersbu g
Vnginia Edward T. Townsend, Ad.
jutant General OF the Army with ran K
OF Brigadler General; Lieutenant
Colonel Richard d. Daum, Assistant
Adiutant General, with rank of Col
onel; Major Robert Williams. Assist
ant Adjutant General, with rank of
Lieutenant Colonel; Captain james
p. Martin, 7th il antry, Assistant Ad'
jutant General, with rank of Major.
The following was issued day:
Treasury DEPARTMENT.,
WAsHINGToN. April IA, 1859
Notice is hereby given that the in
terest on coupons payable on the first
day of j July next will be paid on pre-
sentatIon at the proper offices, upon
rebate of interest, at the rate OF 6 pei
cent. per annum.
(Signed) GEO. S. boutwell,,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Rear Admiral Thos. I. Craven has
been ordered to the command of th'
Mare Island Navy Yard.
Lieutenant Commander Fillebrown
{ of the United Steamer Narragansett
reports, under date OF the 7th inst.
from Havana, the particulars of twt
passengers (Cubans) having beel
| taken out of the American schooner
Lizzie Major, ten leagues from tn
2 coast of Cuba, by the Spanish trigat
Ferdinand Oanllico, and imprisoned
The two persons were named ID. San
tIago 4. Annible, and Don Ramon
Rivas. 1t seems they took passage Oh
the Lizzie Major at Havana, for NeY
Orleans. The schooner touched a
: Remedies, took in cargo, and saile
= ca the 10th of March for her destina
ton. She was boarded the same da
, by the Spanish irigate as above.
: The prisoners were carried back &
= Remedies and incarcerated. Oae is
E lad about ten years of age. The
were visited in prison by Mr.. Stone
u. S. Consular Agent at that port
! who made demand upon him Will
commander of the province, for thei
. release. This he did not feel author
= lied to do without orders from supe
. rior authority. The case having bee
q known to Mr.. Hall, u. 5. Vice Con
n sui General in Cuba. he has ordere
:. a thorough Investigation to be mad'
The grounds for the arrest are said
e be that the names Of the passenger
d were not on the manifest OF th
e schooner.
-e The decision of the Supreme Cour
e dismissing the McArdle case for war
u OF jurisdiction, Is founded on the az
n passed at tho last session of the FoI
I tioth GOugr.ass raDoaI;, Il