The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-19
Appointments by the President.

OFFICES.
Jacob Feamar, register at Kaskaskia Illinois, reap
William w. Leland, receiver of public MONEYS at
rontotoc Mississippi riee William s Taylor resigned.
Hiram Rogers, receiver OF public moneys at Quincy,
Illinois, rice Samuel Leech appointed receiver at Fall
of st. Croix Wisconsin
BREvEr PROMOTIONS THE PREsIprNr
ueodact % nc battles Of Paio Alto aud Resaea de
date from sti of May ISIS ' ~" "" " may i's'' 70
Brevet Major George A. Mccall since major of tba
Sd infantry, to be lieutenant colonel by breyet
Captain William w. s. Bliss, assistant adjutant ge-
neral to be major by brevet.
Second Lieutenant Delos b. Sackett. LIST Dragons
to be first lieutenant by brevet.
Second Lieutenant Thomas j. Brereton, Ordnance
department to be first leute nant by brevet
Brigadier General David f. Twiggs to be major ee-
neral by breyet orgallant and meritorious services
IN the several conflicts at Monterey, Mexico, the
list I'D 23d OF September, $780, to date from the
23d Of September, 1896
List Of officers for breret promotion for gallant and me-
rtorions conduct in ne several conflicts at Monterey
MericO the 2lsf, 3d. and 23d September 1886 10
date from the I'D Of September, 1876.
Captain George d, Ramsay, Ordnance Department
Captain Henry cambridge, Sd infantry since major
of the 18th infantry, to be major by brevet
Captain William s. Henry, Sd infantry to be major
by brevet
Captain Lewis S. Craig Sd infantry, to be major by
brevct.
First Lieutenant William w. Mackal, LIST artillery
to be captain by brevet.
First Lieutenant Don Carlos Buell. Sd infantry to be
captain by brevet.
First Lieutenant william T. H. Brooks I'D infantry
to be captain by brevet.
Second Lieutenant Charles l.. Klburn, Sd artillery
since first lieutenant to be first lieutenant by brcvet
Second Lieutenant Joseph J. Reynolds, Sd artillery
since first lieutenant to be first lieutenant by brevet
Second Lieutenant Samuel G.. French. Sd artillery,
since first lieutenant to be first lieutenant by brevet
Second Lieutenant Schuyler Hamilton, LIST infantry,
to be first lieutenant by brevct. r'
List Of officers for breret promotion for gallant and
meritorious conduct in the battles Of Buena Vfsta
Merico. on the 22d and 23d February 1S47, to date
from the 23d of February, 1S47 .st
(,pna oh MI tn IN p,o;n
cra by brevet.
Colonel Sylvester Churchill, inspector general to
be biigadier general by brevet
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel John Munroe, major ID
artillery. to be colonel by brevet
B,evet Lieutenant Colonel Joseph X. F. Mansfield,
captain corps OF engineers to be colonel by brevet
Major John Nj. Washington, 81 artillery to be lieu
tenant colonel by brevet
Major Roger S. Dix, paymaster, to be lieutenant
colonel by brevet $3.50
Brevet Major William w. S. Bliss, assistant adju-
tant general. to be lieutenant colonel by brovet
Brevet Major Braxton Bragg, captain Sd artillery, to
be lieutenant colonel by brevet.
Captain Thomas B. Linnard, Typographical eng-
Captain Amos u. Eaton commssary of subsistence to
be major by brevet.
Captain Ehonczer S. siblcy. assistant quartermas-
Captain William w. Chapman, assistant quar-
tcrmaster, to be major by brevct
Captain Thomas w. Sherman, Sd artillery, to be
major by brevet.
Brevet Captain William H. Shower, Sd artillery,
since captain, to be major by brevet.
Brevet Captain james L. Donaldson, since assistant
quartermaster, to be major by brevet
Brevet Captain George H. Thomas, LIST lieutenant Sd
artillery, to be major by breyet
Breyet Captain Robert s. Garnett LIST lieutenant 4th
artillery. TO be major by brevet.
Captain John p j. o. Bren, assistant
| to be major by brevet
| First Lieutenant Henry w Benham, corps of en- :
gineers, to be captain by brevet.
First Lieutenant Thomas l.. Brent. 4th artillery,
since captain and assistant to be captain
| by brevct.
First Lieutenant Lorenzo Sitgreaves Typographical
engineers. be captain by breyet
First Lieutenant Irwin Mcdowell LIST artillery since
asssta mt adjutnnt general to be captain by brovet
Brevet First Lieutenant John Pope, ID lieutenant
Geographical engineers to be captain by brevet.
First Lieutenant John F. Reynolds, 81 artillery, to
First Lieutenant Charles L. Kilburn Sd artillery to
be captain by brevet
Brevet First Lieute nant Samuel G. French Sd art-
lery since first lieutenant and assistant quartermaster
to be captain by brevct.
Second Lieutenant Charles p. Kingsbury Ordnance
Department. since first lieutenant, to be first lieu
tenant by brevet.
Second Lieutenant Henry NJ. whiting 4th artillery,
since first lieutenant to be first lieutenant by brevct
Second Lieutenant William b. Franklin topogra-
phical engineers to be first lieutenant by brevet
Second Licutenan Darius N. Couch 4th artillery,
since first lieutenant to be first lieutenant by brevet
Brevet Second Lieutenant Francis 7. Bryan. topo-
graphical engineers to be first lieutenant by brevet
From TExAs-The steamship Galveston, Capt.
Grand, arrived yesterday from Galveston, having
sailed thence the eth inst The is not Of i'm
The Criiian Of the 9Th inst says that they have the
most favorable accounts of the crops fromevery section
| of the State The rains have been general
The Ciriiidn has accounts from the Rio Ora and
furnishes the following item Of Information part
of some ten or twelve Americans and Mexicans united
was recently formed in Matamoras to out upon the
road and rob private train OF wagons belonging to
American traders and bound for Camargo Their plans
were discovered and some four or five of the robbers
arrested and thrown into prison. where they
MAIN
The Austin Democrat, of the 2od ult, says report
reached Austin of the murder by the Indians Of three
n
eating lands the waters Of the Brazos John
SON s trading house. The Democrat says The party
were about moving their camp and had left the three
men to guard portion of their baggage, while the ba
lance of the company would procure a more conve-
nent situation. On their return. after an absence of
day, they found the dead bodies of their three
radcs with their hearts cut out and suspended to their
men were out scout, they came across an Indian,
who cndeavored to escape and being closely pursued
he turned and fired on the whites. Hsw immediate
y brought to the ground by shot from one Of the
company. The Indians were thought to be Wichitas
| and Wacoes
We learn from the Pretoria .7drocate, that most
| brutal murder was committed at Refugio about the
middle oflast month, by man named Daniel Doty, on
u citizen named Simpson. The latter passed some
joke Doty in public house, who, drawing knife,
stabbed the other six different times. Doty was re-
fugce from Alabama. where. some years ago, he had
| killed man. The Houston Star learns that party
of Indians amongst whom there several Wacocs,
recently visited Torreys trading house They stated
that the Indians killed weeks since the Llano
by Capt Highsmiths company, were not Wacoes, but
rcnegadcs of the Towash village This statement
not fully credited They further stated that those In
dams invited by the Lipans to go horse
stealing expedition. and when the Rangers upon
them the Lipans abandoned them to their fate. AL
though the various tribes who have since visited the
trading house manifested hostility account of
the Indians who killed IL is thought their rela-
tves will be disposed to seek revenge and the muir
der of the three of Capt Johnsons part y
most probably act of rctaiation.-New Orleans
Picayune, May 10.
CORNER SroyE OF THE national WASHINGTON
MoSrMrNr-The building committee of the National
Washington Monument. are happy to announce that
the excavation for the fou ndaton of the monumen Mt
has been completed anu the masonry will be very
commenced The corner stone--a white marble block
of six eight tonswil be at the railroad depot In
few days, when IL Is intended to place 1t upon large
site of the monument by fellowctizen under the
dircc ton and Of Mr.. Philip Ennis and Of
which due notice will be given to the public. As this
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