The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-26
INTELLIGENCE By the NAILS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ~, 1913.

WASHINGTON, Dec. n, I846
TIE Postal DiGcuities w,th Great Britai~-- The
Patent Office Report--1he IMisslon to Rome
General Tayiov's Quarters, &C., &c.
We have seen II stated that Mr.. Putnam, of New
York, brought OUT from England. the other day,
final settlement of the postal difficulties between
that country and ours. This 10 a mistake. No
communication with reference to that subject has
been received, either at the State Department or
the Post Office Department, from Mr.. Putnam,
and, weunderstand, no final settlement ofthe ques-
ton has as yet been made. There are still two
or three points OF disagreement, which Mr.. Ban
croft, our Minister, is doing all IN his power to ar
range; and it ia believed, from the good feeling
which az nresent exists, that everything will be
satisfactorily settled in very short time.
genius who presldes over a miserable sheet
by courtesy called newspapeI-,n New York,
complained the other day OF the Patent Office Re-
port tor 1913 not yet having made Its appearance.
There Is one, and but one, copy of the valuable
sheet In question taken in this city, and by chance
we lighted upon the article containing the formi-
dabe complaint against the Commissioner Of
Patents Now, II so happens that the calendar
year, or the last day of December, completes the
year IN the Patent Office, and not as in the Trea-
sury, the hscal year ending the Both of June. 1t
would, therefore, be rather difficult matter tor
any Commissioner to furnish the operations of q
| year until the year was Completed; and conse-
quently no report IS made until some time in Feb
| ruary-thus allowing reasonable period to bring
up the details which are embraced IN the report OF
| the Commissioner.
There is little probability of the noInina alton of
| MAJOR Cass to the mission to Rome being con-
rmed, some OF the strongest personal and political
friends OF his father going against it. Several
reasons are assigned for this course-the most
| prominent one being, that there are many good
| democrats, who, In a pecunlary point of view,
stand much more in need of the appointment than
! the gentleman nomlna ted paternaely does In case
| of MAJOR Casss reie ction, it Is believed Colonel
Weller, of Ohio, will be nominated for the mission.
| Colonel Weller presents strong claims-althOugh,
we understand he posse the merit of never
having urged them. He has tor years done battle
IN the ranks of the democracy; and the recent GU
bernatoral election In Ohio proves that he enjoys
the confidence OF his party there.
The Vice President elect has taken rooms at
Wizards Hotel and it is generally supposed by
the friends of General Taylor, that the President
elect will also ''put up" at the same house This
is rumor much more likely to be correct than
any of the ''gvngs out we have seen as to the
PERSONNEL of the old hero's cabinet. Wizards is q
new hotel, elegantly iurni she'd throughout, and,
from the manner IN which it is KEPT, rapidly COM
Irg INTO favor with the travelling community Its
proximity to the White House will render It espe-
clally convenient to General Taylor should the 4th
of March turn out to be wet day; meanwhile, 1t
will be advantageous to Mr.. Polk, as he can vlsit
his friend, the General, daily, without much
| fatjUue