Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-12
Correspondence OF the U s Gazette.
REMOVALS AND APpoINTMF%,yys :

REMOVALS AND APPOINTMENTS.
Learn that Jesse Miller. First Auditor, has been,
or is to loo Immediately removed from Office, and
that John Williamson will lie nominated in his
place. also, that a MIR Barr, formerly OF PhiadeI-
phi'' Is to succeed him. MIR w. would do well TO
remember the fable OF the dog and the shadow
Numot, moreover, says, that MIR Pleasanton and MIR
Dayton, 9Th and 4,h hrdtors, nre to have unlimit-
eel leave OF absence from their official labors Who
are to take their places | am no, informed probably
iuUy IL Wise will be one Of the successors.
nave 1t from an undoub,ed source, too that the re-
moval Of from 100 to $50 clerks in the Department,
is to take place soon; eas, that such is the pre-.
sent determination at the White House.
little circumstance IS related here which serves
MS an index TO the state Of things. A clerk in one
oil the Offices died n short time ago. and as has bee
customary, the head of the Bureau in which the
vacancy occurred, sent the name Of person whom
he desired to Le appointed to 1t, to the Secretary
but IN the meantime the Executive sent n eong, d,
are 10 the Secretary, in favour CT another person
VINO OF course received the appointment MIR Tvler
does vast deal OF business; not en- uppo,n,men m, of
any KIND being made but 10y himself, and all the
details OF matters of this sort undergoing his strict
revision.
AN arrRAr.-As MIR Stanley aud Mir Wise were
coming from the race course yesterday evening, IL
un'uckily so happened that they rode out OF the
YARD, IN which their horses had been ted nearly
abreast oil each other, and proceeded in that way
some distance on the road, Wise, Us understood
Keeping his eye fixed fcrcely upon Stanley, and
the latter, occasionally, turning his upon him. As
they were approaching large null hold that
extended across tho road, Stinley's horse, which
was head'sIronG, awkward, clumsy animal,
shyed of, ran against wise's with such force
as to throw the RICH, eg Of one, and the eff
leg OF the other rider out Of their siirups Stan
ley's horse at the same time passing ahead
MIR S. endeavoured to hold up, and was in tic
act OF turning % opo'osse 10 MIR w. and state tina,
1t was an accident, when Wise spurrci forward
and with loaded rattan, struck Mr. S. over The
head. The force Of the blow was so great that the
ball OF the rattan broke through the crown Of his
hat jus, above the temple, and the rim W S also
broken For an instant Mr. S. was completely
stunned, and los, his sight, bu, still held his horse
As soon as he recovered his senses, he tod Wise
that he had done the dastardy act TO strike an un
armed man-one who had not even switch in his
hand, from behind; tina, the shyrg of his horse was
circumstance he could not prevent, and he was
turning to apologize to him for it, when he received
his cowardly blow.
Mr. Wise replied that he had called him coward
in the House, and he lad now given him blow
and he might take both.
MIR Sparks OF Mississippi, who had observed
MIR Wise looking at Mr. S,anly 10 the way men
toned and had rode up and endeavorcd to engage
MIR w. ia conversation, with the view OF drawing
him of, now fearing serious recontre, remarked 10
both, that he hoped they would not carry the affair
any further there. MIR s. said no. he should not.
and rode on. Here it ended for the present, a,
least. Whether any thing more will grow out o. il
am unable 10 say i IS evident however, that MI
w. wishes TO provoke challenge, that he may die.
tate hls conditions. The blow given by him was
gwen with an instrument, and force, tina, indica.
ted determination to kill or seriously injurc, and
the first would have been the result had the bal
struck two and a half or three inches lower, and if
NIGH, have teen the cose but for the hat arres,ins
IN some degree the force oi the blow.
make no common, upon the affair. but give III,
facts as gentleman who had them from the ouI,
eye witness of the WHOLE related them to me. with
out "exlenuatins or setting down ought in malice,
leaving every mar 20 Judge of them for himself, and
| ~ Oe"su'c whom ne may thnk deserves his cen
sure.
Ii Is rumored that MIR Ty'er has said he will moi
sign Tariff Bill that shall impcss n duty above 2C
per cent. can scarcely believe IT, lut II he has said
so, and intends TO OPPOSE any such Bill, it will bs
with the view of ooncilatins the Locoocos, Richie
Calhoun, SC. On this account II is probable that
the Army and Navy Appropriation Bills will b,
laid over ill the Tariff Bill is passed, and then, IL
tie latter should lie vetoed, MIR Tyler must find
money 10 pay the Army and Navy where he can
rupture in the Cabinet would surprise 70 body
here at any time; and yet / do not look !or any
thing oil the kind at present.
OLIVER OLDSCUOOL..
From the y. Y. Express Of May TO-
a GREAT WEEK.