Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-09-06

BIZ and ,rah tie adr.ce anil consent of The Senate.
Francis Robert Rives, of Virginia. Secretary of the
Legation OF the s. her Britannia Ma esty, in the
place Of Benjamin Rush, resigned.
John Howard Payne, Of New York, Consul OF the
T. S. for the city ana kingdom Of Tuns in the place of
VIM. B. Iiodgson, resigned.
George W. Macrae, Attorney Of the U. S. for the
Southern District Of Florida, in the place oil l.. w
Smith, resigned.
RI is said, that Francis j. Grund has been rejected
Consul TO Bremen
Lewis Warrington, 10 be chief oil the Bureau oil Navy
Yards and Docks
w. NJ. Crane, TO be Chief of the Bureau Of Ordnance
and photography.
VIM. P. e. Barton, 10 be Chief Of the Bureau OF Me
dicine and Surgery.
David Conner, to be Chief the Bureau Of Cons,ruc-
lion, Equipment, and Repairs.
Chas. w. Goldsborough, to be Chief of the Bureau OF
Provisions and Clothing.
PROMOTIONS IN TIE NAVY.
Commander John Gwinn 10 be Captain, from the
18th April, 1912 vice Clack, dismissed.
Lieutenant James T. Gerry TO be Commander, from
the 18th April, 1912, vice Gwinn, promoted
Passed Mdshipman Hum Gansevoort TO be Lieut.
from the 9th February 1872 vice Clinton, deceased
Passed Mdshipman William S. Drayton 10 be Lieut..
from the lst April, lSi2, vice Carroll, deceased
OFFICERS of TIE CUSTOMS.
COLLECTORS
Joseph Ramsey. at Plymouth North Carolina, re
Thomas S Singleton, Newbern, North Carolina, re
appointed.
F. II. Taylor at vcksburg, Miss, vice Jno. Thntch
er, whose commission has expired
Charles &. Holmes, al Fall River, Mass, vice L. w
Leland.
William NJ. Jones, at South Quay, Virginia, reap
pointed.
Robert H. Webb, at Suffolk, Virginia, re appointed
Daniel Burrows, at Middletown, Connecticut, re
appointed.
APPRAISER.
Charles Francis Breuil, at Philadelphia, vice Richard
Coe, removed
| John K. Cooke, Of Virginia, at Xibara, in Cuba, II
the place Of e. j. Bulus, resigned.
The gentleman thus appointed IS worthy ont
highly esteemed citizen of Portsmouth
Letters from Washington state that Monday, MIR
Claiborne, formerly member of Congress from Mlss's
sppi, was unanimously confirmed as one OF the Com
missoners under a treaty with the Choctaw Indians
Aessrs, S,arke and Graham, the other nominees, wer
rejected by very large maoritles. Captain Clack, WIN
was nominated for restoration 10 his rank in the Navy
was rejected, as was also Mr.. Soucher, nominated q
Marshal of the Western District of Florida.
The Madisonian states that the Senate has ratified
the Treaty concluded in March last, with The Senec
Indians, by which they cede about seventy thousan
Of good land to The U. s., being two OF their re
servations, the Bualoe and Tonewanda, retaining In
Cataraugus and Chalauque.
crushed sugar each containing 1900 lbs is now land
ing at this port This 600 lbs. of sugar wasimport
cd from Amsterdam, and paid duty o ~ per cent a.
valorem, or about | 81 CTS pound. Under the nev
law the duty is 6 cents pound, making difference
over $4,000 on the cargo. When this sugar was sen
here, it intended to export II to Italy, with The be
eft Ct drawback but having bundered into so avora
bic position, il will of course be retained here.
cargo of brandy is also landing, which was ad
med last week at duty of2 per cent. Under IN
new Tariff the duty ST gallon, or about tive time
the former duty
These will serve as specimens of the operation ofth
new Tariff upon importers who have on hand larg
stocks Of goods of particular descriptions. Upon Iner
chants whose cargocs yet 10 arrive, it will IN som
cases operate unfavoraby.
merchant remarked TO us the other day, while tn
details of the bill under discussion in Congress
that the decision Of the question whether tea should
free, pay duty Of 90 per cent, would affect his in
,eress TO the amount Of $4,000.
The cash duties ordained by the Tariff, will ope
rate very severely upon houses of small means, mas
much as after purchasing The goods abroad an amour
of duty greater in than the cost Of The goods
must be paid IN cash before any thing can be realize
from sales.-.M Y Journal Of Commerce.
Full REruRSs-Indtana Redeemed! We are fail
ly delugcd with Democratic victories. Triumph TO t'
people, and political death to the conspiraors, a.e tn
words already written upon the ballot boxes OF Nirg
MIA, Connecticut, Louisiana Illinois, Missouri, in bre
ing alone the State Of Kentucky. This morning W
have full! returns from the State Of Indiana. The
come in the clarion notes Of Chapman rooster. Gu
fears Of this State dspelled The family dilcultis
of our party there, have not, as We feared they nigh
given the prepon derance TO Whiggery:
The following is correct statement of the slrenth
parties in The next Legisatnse-the entire State bein
+ heard from
Il SENATE.
1 Dem. wbg.
Old members II II
ii New III
Wing majority, d
HoUsR.
Democrats, S.
q Wings, AZ
! Democratic majority, IG Majority on joint Laio
10 That u S. Senator,