The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-22
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WAsHIsoroS, Oct 90, ls4o
The Removals. from OGee-Sawysr of ohio-The Dis.
tanoe San Luis Potosi, &c.
A great movement removal, which is Just the
thing, has recently been effected. Major Noland the
commissioner of the public buildings at 81 900 year,
gives way TO one Mr.. Andrew Beaumont, of Pa who
at time. believe member Of Congress from
that State. The retention of Major holland. (whg)
long in once under the administration excited fire.
quent attempts to get him QUIT and 1.-THE failure
months ags, Of the democratic association Of this
city to dapacs him for the accommodation Of Mr. seng
stack their head during the paign Of IA,
accounted very ungraeiul bu mess the part OF tho
President and this first led to the association giving the
administration the cold shoulder-so cold this uncure,
that the OIL seholders in testimony Of their loyalty
about establishing an administration democratic assoca
ton The moral power OF such org anization. will
be very formidable but may have the effect of furnish
ing TO the President the periodical proofs of the fidelity of
his supernumeraries in such resolutions and reports
may from time to time be adopted And why should il
notbe so? Why should not A, and C. the ms extol
with ndscrminate aduatioa the doings and designs OF
tho Farmer docs to his fields Why should they not praise
the President and pass resolutions clarifying his every
act and subscribe TO the Unon regardless of what the
outs may say 49, ..s, i.
Hon. Mr.. Sawyer, from Ohio, anxons.fo hsxb the
two auditors, Messrs Hagner and PleasanoR 10 we're
removed here chattes of the from Phila
delpha in 1900 and who have been in office since
rotated into state of reracy but Mr. Sawyer and his
Ohio and Indiana friends failed in the unde taking
10 this fact is attributed in the failure Of
the party in Ohio and it is also asserted having had
not little influence in the Pennsy lvana elections The
fact that TO wing remaining in Office there have
been some hfty more less, disappointed applicants
who have added their influence indifference to the
overthrow OF the democracy in Mary land Pennsylvania
Ohio and every where else
Gen Thomas J. Green's book of the Mer Expedition
furnishes much important information respecting the
country between Natamoras via Monterey, to Mexico
We make the following extracts: =
n viz ard
left Monterey for Satllo distant rs miles-town estma
ted to contain 10 900 inhabitants Made the distance in
two days
Feb. Left saltillo for the hacienda saado, forty
leagues distant or l2o miles. This road a
barren country, very destitute of vegetation and sup
piled from deep wells OF bracksh water drawn up by
null s working very simply contrived drum, with
buckets attached to very broad eahern strap hair
ropes" The distance was travelled in three days
oat ilh, owing to delay o. part OF the prisoners
that they pursued by the prisoners
had made break the guards of the first gang" says
town of Cidrsl. only stopping once for water" The
country was for many miles ihrougha broad level plain
with high mountains each hand Cidral is q mining
town, of about G 900 inhabitants
Three leagues further ahead is the town of Matagusl
Karvisky of RUSSIA, fne old gentleman, in prosecu
ofscienuhc researches.
Loft Matsguala on the 18th, the San Luis Potosi
road, and GU the 18th reached the hacienda OF
Zivges rich gentleman OF the hos itali-
~ His estate embraces IS leagues OF land HE had
200 brood mares, which required 6s stslons and 80
jacks TO serve and he had also 10 900 black cattle and
1000 sheep" A second Prince Ester hay
- February 18th marched for san Luis u distance Of 80
leagues which reached the goth Prisoners com.
planned much Of The sum- and of the heat
roet
From these memoranda estim alto may be formed
OF the distance and cha acter of from Monte.
rey TO San Luis Poos the present understood uimatu
of General Taylor
the distances are pretty nearly as follows.-
From Monterey to ssltlo with on al sides
an abundance OF water and several dangerous
To salado Hacend, over desert plain lao
10 1idraI sater soarce). ................6 60 "
To Count zvges Hacienda .......s
10 san LUIS (mgh broken country. 90 "
Total from Monterey to San Luis Potosi :. s.s miles
The city Of San Luis Potosi Is described az "a large
and beautiful place and the capital STATE OF that
name II is situated extensive plain surrounded
by hkn mountains, and the cultivation - Carried
and the tie watered from wells, worked by
mules rnese wells usually deep, and dug ia the
form Of parslelogram The mode OF raising the wafer
has been greatly improvei since the Hon X Poinsstt
travelled the country in 1921 tits however exceedingly
simple mule budfolded lfor almost every thing 70
hood ~naed In nat country Is hitcned TO shaft which
turns perpendicular spindle which atac ned crude
vertical log wheel working drum which leather
band passed AMI upon which Is attached small buckets
one loot apart upon the plan OF elevators in flour mill
THIS band extends the water, be the well deco or
shallow. the water from the buckets. as they return
over the drum emptied into "a trough which conducts
Il INTO an extensive reservoir, from which cattle and
farm are supplied. The hoodwinked animal works his
day without driver and is then turned loose to recu.
perate while fresh is hitc he'd place and thus
aperpetu stream Of water is poured forth from these
numerous wells"
pause to collect supplies and for the long
lVO miles over the desert plain before him; and
ior the whole march Of 300 miles TO LUIS f shall
DC necessary to make IT, he will have materially to de-
pend upon toe hog and homny shipped from nted
states aud carried up the RIO Grsnde thence
we mountains via Monterey. But the constsncy, the
csPasiy and the spirit oil tue American army compe
tent IVI any enterprise that and bay may ac
S''"P"'a Respectfully, fHG DocroR.