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From Washington.

Washington, December, 12.
--Philip Frank Thomas, Commissioner of Patents, was to-day nominated and confirmed Secretary of the Treasury.

Ex-Gov.--(name not in the report — Bigler, we suppose,) of California, was confirmed Minister to Mexico.

Hon. Howell Cobb left for Georgia this morning.

Mr. Lamar, of Mississippi, also left this morning, to attend the Convention of his State.

The joint committee on Congressional printing has confirmed the contract with Wendell for the establishment of a Government printing office--price $135,000.

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