- "Reliable information was received here this afternoon from the South to the effect that no attack will be made on Forts Sumter and Pickens until after Mr. Lincoln's inaugural address has been delivered, and not then unless it foreshadows coercion, or an attempt shall be made to reinforce these posts."
And speaking of war:
- "The Naval Committee of the House of Representatives have before them a proposition from Wm. Rice, of Pennsylvania, for the introduction into naval architecture of iron frames in lieu of frames of live oak.
It is argue4d that the live-oak frames, taking into account the length of time it is stored before use, and the cutting of it away to suit the mould, costs more than iron...that they will last twice as long as live oak, and when worn out have some value as old iron; and that in the aggregate the saving by use of iron frames would be about fifty percent."