The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-10-27
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

WA%sHINGToN, Oct. &c, 1886.
Where is Whipple's body al RemopaI-A
Typo going back to the Shop Capt. Thorn
fon-Bdrnobas Bates Constructor Grice-
Gosport Many Yard, &c.
There is some commo,ion here in the wigwam
OF the Gold Water Army. The unsuccessful eff
fort Of their agent who went to Portsmouth to OBJ
tain the remains of the unfortunate, hut eloquent
WHJpPLE, for interment in Washington, has
caused great disappointment to his numerous
friends and admirers. and to the host of Temper
ance men in the District who were DESTROYS of
burying him with all the honor and respect that
his talents and devotion to the cause demanded.
The reasons assigned by the Surgeon, or some
body else at your Naval Hospital, for not deliver
ing up the corpse of poor Whipple to The appoint
ed agent of his friends, are represented as very
trifiing and unsatisfactory. A considerable degree
of excitement exists in regard to this matter
and 1t will not be allayed until the suspicion is
proved 10 be unfounded. that Whipple's body
Uas made tho subject ofthe dissecting rooms
Well, the Maior-,he good old Major holland,
is " out at last, and the office of Commissioner
of Public Buildings now belongs to Andrew Beau
mont, Esq. formerly a member of Congress from
Pennsylvania. The place was rendered him long
ago. but he declined it. and it is only now that he
has been prevailed upon to accept it. The salary
is $4,000 a year. and +" pickings."
K. g. Eastman, a practical printer, a sterling
democrat, and a sound writer, has been called
upon by the Democratic party of Tennessee,
(where he formerly published a paper,) to return
to that State and resume the editorial manage
ment of the Nashville Union MIR. A. %. p.
Nicholson, its present editor, wishing TO retire.
Mr.. Eastman is at present enjoying a salary of
$4,000, as Chief Clerk of the Sixth Auditors
Office. understand he has determined to accept
the call. and will be in the editorial chair of the
Nashville Union on the LIST of January next. He
very wisely resigns the body-and soul slavery of
office, for the " freedom of the press" He has
our best wishes fur good luck and a long life.
Capt. Thornton is on the wing for Mexico.
He has orders, the Union says, " 10 join his ban
ners in the South"
Your old friend, Barnabas Bates, Of the New
York Custom House. was here last week-per-
haps, after that vacant Pursership but Mr.. Rev
nolds. of Illinois. was too soon for him.
II is probable that Mr.. Frank Grice, who has
been lately ordered here from The Brooklyn Yard,
Will Oe pldCoC u the I1ead OF the Bureau OF Con-
Hope he will. His appointment
would give satisfaction TO thousands who know
him.
or course you have been appraised ere this of
the determination of the Navy Department to
launch the st. Lawrence at yonr Yard. As a
mere matter Of economy TO say nothing of the
policy or duty of the Government to keep in en-
p%loyment the worthy mechanics who have settled
there with their families-its a wonder the thing
not done earlier. But this is the first order
only that Judge Mason has had the opportunity
of sending you and from that good and popular
Secretary we may expect more work and happier
We are enjoying a spell of delightful InJisp
Summer. Yours truly.
r. We regret to learn that any ill feeling or ex.
element should have been created in Washington
by the non arrival of the remains of the lamcnted
Whipple in Washington at the time expected, in
care of the agent who was sent to transport them
They need be under no apprehension that
other than legitimate uses were made of the body
after death. a post mortem examination was
made, but nothing more. His singular and violent
disease, which preceded his death warranted such
an examination, and the condition of the body was !
such as to prevent any handling of il, until the
time designated by the Physician of tho Hospital
Editor Neto Era.
a GOOD REASON FOR BEING THERE.
A few days since the grand jury ignored a bill
against a huge negro for stealing chickens, and
before disch9ruinU him from, oostndy Tho Iudoo