The New York herald., 1845-09-09
LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
BY LAST EvENsn.'s raasl.
Washington.
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Correspondence OF the Herald
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, lS4j.
Mr.. Bogardus, Of the New York Custom House,
is here for an interpretation Of the Tariff OF az re-
specting the duties on wool. There have been re-
Gently imported into New York, ll6 bales OF coarse
Brazilian Of the '.kind and Sort" under the value OF
cents per pound but of this invoice, there are
some five bales of the same "kind sort, or qua-
ity," of greater value than cents, from the wool
in said five bales being washed. The law provides
that where portion of an invoice of such wool,
bale, or bales, may be OF better equality" than the
residue, or the cents minimum, the whole lot
shall be subject to the maximum of cents per
pound, and 80 per cent ad vaorem. Coarse woods
of less value than CENTS are charged with a mini
mum of five per cent We have not the law before
u.s. but this recollect OF it. The question wnicn
puzzles the collector Of New York and his deputies,
is whether equality" applies to value. Whetner
pound Of coarse wool OF the ''same sort, by being
cleaned and washed and thus increased IN Its value
per pound is under the sense of the law an article
of "better quality" Mr.. Walkers decision may be
expected on Monday in the negative.
Gen. Thos j. Green, of Texas, one OF the Mler
prisoners, the United Sates with his old trend
DIR. Archer. Gen Green has an interesting work In
press OF the Mier expedition and its disastrous re-
SUITS with maps and illustrations, which will prove
of great service to the War Department, in view OF
hostillties with Mexico.
There was music this evening at the Presidents
grounds usual, and a fashionable Official con-
course in attendance.
We have another camp meeting in full blast with
in four miles of the city The entire substratum of
orr district population will be there tomorrow.
Mr. WALKER is being brought to account for
tain of the late removals in your Custom House
The chances are that there will be e-instate-
ments. Among others, great effort Is making tor
Agnew.
The larger offices in the departments here will be
held in abeyance till the NEE ing OF Congress, as
ammunition to bear upon the printing for the organ.
Good move.
Mr.. O'Suvan, of the Morning Ne,cs, is here,
aiding as | suppose, Mr.. Bancroft, 10 shape bis
course as to suit the times, or probably to ad-
some local interests and personal aggrandze-
ments. The sequel will tell.
An opinion is afloat here, that there are great
many removals to take place about the middle OF
this "propitlous' month, in the departments at
Washington. Bnt should this, like all other false
reports turn to be untrue, the well-known, tried,
and true democrats residing in the Dlstrct OF Co
luubia, prepared to carry the war loto Africa.
Then there is but one alternative for President
Polk, either to war WI n his enemies, or make
peace with his friends.
The candidates tor the public printing are in the
field, every one exercising his tact and inventive
genius, with view TO success.
The President held last evening. one Of hls
" Drawing Rooms.'- .'-Qhe name given by John
Jones, 10 the mere opening OF the doors OF the
sation stiff, frigid, hard affected, and altogether
so-soish ''Ah! Mrs Soaptub, pom honyaer-the
President looks remarkably we'll this evening, and
Mrs. Polk and never saw her appear so handsome,
young and engaging, in my llte Very young wo-
man, beg pardon, Madame; lady, should have
said Very young lady OF her age, And we
leave the Commodore level'lng his eyeglass at Mrs
Polk on The opposite side OF the room
Some amusing scenes take place at the White
House now and then. A tew DAYS ago, gentle
man with the well dressed expensive appearance OF
professor OF King Faro, called to see the Pfesi-
dent; but the colored waiter at the door SAID il
impossible he could go IN, unless he could give his
name, and the place where from. The stranger, re-
ported himself Col Parenthesls OF Texas, The
President, doubtless expecting that the gentleman
would have news from Col Twlggs and Gen. lay
lor OF the army ordered Col Parenthesis to be ad-
mitted He walked in and said, that he was irom
Texas, that ne had voted Tor Col Polk. however, IN
the United States at the last eectionthat he want
ed none of your damned offices, that he only want
ed TO see who is James X. Polk, and being satisfied
that he was nothing extra, he bid HIM good morn
Col PoLK.-Good morning, call again soon, if
convenient
4 The CoLoNEL-Thank you, sir If convenient.
After the strangers departure, the President was
exceedingly anxious to know who the tall stranger
in the striped breeches was but nobody present had
ever seen him before nor has he been visible since
The Board of Aldermen. OF our corporation, have
had before them, for some weeks, resolutions for
the removal Of the Washington and Baltimore hall
road Depot from its station on Pennsylvania, to the
nearest farthest point without the limits OF the
corporation, a. the option OF the company Among
4 the reasons assigned IN the resolutions ny Inc
board tor the removal of the depot without the cor
poraton, aforesaid, is the fact, that from the pre-
sent location of the depot, and from the running OF
the trains and out OF II by steam, there is Great
risk of danger to life and limb. A night or
two ago, however, these reverend fathers OF
our city, agreed to postpone the removal OF the
Depot in the prospect that by holding this threat
over the heads of the Railway Company, they
might be induced to a reasonable reduction OF their
fare the danger to life and limb being set aside as
secondary consideration, in fact it is, in this and
most other where question OF dollars ana
cents is involved among the issues contested There
has been accident we believe, as yet, within the
city, from the locomotives but still If there IS dan
ger life and limb, the city fathers ought to take
care OF their children, without regard to prospec-
tive reduction of fare, as the bonus demanded tor
allowing the danger TO life and limb to remain un-
disturbed and unremoved. Queer old chaps, our
city fathers Alderman Purdy ought to send them
leather medal.
Hon. r. B. Rhen, of South Carolina, who, short
time since passed through this city on his way to
New York, again at Colemans, having IN the Inte-
rum been to Europe and back, via Boston and New
York We could scarcely stretch our creduty 10
fact by the host of educational Steam is assuredly
the great agent of the progress of the 18th century,
physical, political and religious progressively all
20 by steam, and from the number Of boilers con-
tnualy bursting, it is evident that the steam Is
sometimes up too high And from the combustible
materials collecting, you may rely upon IT. there Will
be such political explosion in the Capitol next WIN
ter as will astonish the Irish And from his proxl-
nifty to the boilers, look out for Father kitchie
among the killed and wounded. The two-thrd rule
will be apt to blow him as high it blew up Mr.
Van Buren, Still we hope for the best; and that Col
Polk will so manage the safety-vaye as TO let on the
surplus steam without danger to life or llmb
New ORLEANS, Aug. 81, l945.
No declaration of war yet by Mexico and none likely
10 be- by land or water unless mistaken than
ever was in my life In military point Of view, we
are as still here now windlcd May morning. with not
q particle Of that begerent sfsrvessnce left which
General Gaines SO unaccountably engendered In pre-