New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-03-10
Things in Washington.

Correspondence OF the Baltimore Patriot.
WAsHlSsros Saturday. NIarchs 1915.
The Loco-Foco Senators held caucus IN the
Capitol Yesterday and lis understood that the prn-
ter 10 the Senate was the bone OF contention. One
fragment are for giving The prnlng TO the Consttu-
ton, tNIr Calhouus paper and another 10 give II
10 The Globe
There is a tremendous opposition 10 Bancroft IN
the Senate and out OF II. Mr.. McDuh- made
speech against him, charging HIM with radIcallsn,
Dorrisin, &c. The New England " Democracy
VINO objected TO him at first, now take courage from
| the hesitation in the Senate, and are clamorous
against HIM.
The President already realizes the discomforts OF
his office in ths matter of notwithstanding. He
Is literally besesed by swarm oil hungry partlzans,
and is beset every moment he will allow them 10
approach hlm. He Is sometimes very tree IN lis
censure OF those who say they have night 10 be
heard;' and | heard who thinks himself
great man, say 10 another OF gang, that ne tld
81 got understand this way llr. Polk had OF taking
| people down
There is 10 be sweepin the General Post Office
and the public will not regret II, though ihey may
object 10 particular leases. Mr.. J = Skinner, inc
third Assistant Postmaster Genera, l. pursued WIN
much zeal and the :" Kitchen Cabinet -iof mar
offspring OF the reign of Jackson il revived, with
Amos Kendall at lis head, say that Mr. Jesse Dow,
Door-keeper to the House, must get the place
The disinterested Mr. Burke, OF New Hampshire,
wants to be Commissioner OF Patents; and the I'M
ma culate Amos keadaii l. soliciting the w ashing-
ton City Post Office:
They say there will be noremo"as I'LL after the
Senate adiourns. Time will be taken for cocsIde-
ration, and then all will go with one fell swooP."
o. The Hon Cave Johnson entered upon bis
duties as Postmaster General, and
The Hon. w. L. Marcy took charge of the War
Department yesterday; to-day,
The Hon r. J. Walker entered upon his duties as
Secretary OF the Treasury
This isorning the officers of the Army, and
others, paid their respects 10 the Secretary Of War;
and, together with large number of citizens and
strangers visited the President OF the United States
al the Executive Mansion and,
2irs. Polk received vislters Yesterday and to-
day. (Madlsonian, Saturday.
AMBIENT TXoCBLEs.-A letter from Major General J.
Smith, dated Kingston, March 7t states that on the
previous Friday Mr. LasLer. who had been employed 10
remove timber which had been feei by some tres
pasers the Livingston paieat. surounteb BY gang
OF fifteen sixteen men, disguised a. Indians. After
struggle. in which 5r L. resisted manlly he was over
powered. tarred ard ;hered. and finally thrown FROM
rock some ten feet hight his fall he dragged TWO Of the
Indians wiz; hii, whose masks falling off, was able TO
recognise them. They arrested but escaped The
PROJECTORS Of The land beg: upon collecting al their
reas and II Is though, military assistance viii again be
necessary.
SAGACTTY OF \ DoG.-In the recen. fire which
destroyed the dwelling Of NJ. Thompson, in West Haven
he was indebted Tor the preservation own life and
that OF his family, The instinct aud fidelity OF his dog
This ANIMAL observing The progress OF The dame leaped
upon the bed where his master still asleep AMI
scous Of danger. and BIZ loud and yUcerous howfngs
In