The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-16
NTELLIGENCE By THE MAILS.
WASHINGTON, October "a, 1873.


J~sa Pan B,gcn-A Letter from htm-oM
Good Appointment By the ADMINISTRATION.
Day before yesterday the wings were IN costa
,;es q, The result OF the election IN pennsylvania;
and # required no extraordinary acu'eness TO dis
,inousb them from their unfortunate opponents the
democrats. While the former presented broad,
trimming faces the latterlooked as though theyhad
all been sick for month. Yesterday, however,
,bere was grea. change in the feelings OF noth.-
The holpu sspirits IN the thermometer OF the
one came down little; and those OF .ne otner'
which had descended 10 the freezing POINT, began
20 travel upwards. The cause OF 'h's was, tne
gains Of the democracy in Ohio; and now we have
a decentralization Of feelings, and express our sur
rrse tba, the keystone of the arch has been swap
ped for TIE Buckeye Sta'e
served IN Mexico, and have been presented for the
sufrages of citizens, have been elected.
Gunpowder is at premium, and II is no wonder
thar Col Weller has done sc well In state wfiica
both parties conceded 10 the wnigs IN the Suoer-
patoria Al election We knew Col. Weller while he
was in Congress twas he who IN the House OF
Representatives, assaulted letter-wrlte! lot the
Ba tyn@T Patriot (Mr Shnver) LOT wrlting oitter
thlnss against him. and il was he who refused to
6ebi duel with the aforesaid letter writer, when
CHALLENGED to do so If he had meths entIgonlst,
pistol IN hand he might not nave
Lived to fight another day
in Mexico, and thus become one o. the fifty
thous and heroes of the war undertaken Tor pur-
poses OF glorv aud conquest.
When, on Thursday Mr.. Buchanan received
teleeraphic despatch from Harrishargh, stating
that Iopgstreth was in all probability elected by
fifteen hundred majority, me democrats 'noS
courage and they who had money TO bet, staked
II on the information thus received 1t is SAID that
upwaIds Of five thousand dollars were lost, as a
consequence.
of the free soilers of this district, and reported
nroeress: and now we have 70 state that the As
sociati.n have received letter from Prince John,
land others distinguished as himsrlt Tor barn
burning and attending ''he stated preaching of the
gospei'') in which he sets II down certain that
the electoral vote OF New York Will be cast for
his father He states this from his observations
and correspondence VI course, inc Tree soilers IN
saws that the "Decaratlon OF the principles OF the
Free Soil ASSOCIATION OF this district second
declaration of American Independence, and he
thinks he can trace In It's eloquent and patriotic
Ian guaee the able author. II would be strange If
he could not, as the man who went on a Pilgrim
age 10 Lindenwald IF. ?. Blair, formerly OF the
daily Gio6f) wrote II, after gathering the Pelnts
from the ex-Presdent. Close the barnburners
wish 10 keep tn ir secrets, they ooze out of the
lesky vessels.
Thomas E. Browne, who has been appointed
chief clerk IN the office OF The auditor tor the Post
Office Department, at salary of two thousand dol
lars per annum, was, for several sessions previous
10 ls44, reporter for the Washington Globe He
is, by birth, an Irishman, and cut quite figure in
old Erin before he came to this country and took
up his abode in Louisville. 1t was IN Dublin
believe that he edited and published a periodical
paper against the British government. So power
full was his pen and SO pointed his wit, that his
paper was suppressed, and he banlshed for the Pc
nod of twelve or thirteen years. He loved this
country well before the expiration of that time,
that here he permanently hung up his hat and took
of his coat Mr.. Brown is industrious and talent
Id nd enfIa nd n haIIo tb tl,o
administrator generally so unfortunate In It's Sc
lecuons, has, either by mistake or design, in one
instance al least, made most excellent appoint
ment. FELIN.
WASHINGTON. Ger. IL 1913.
The Elect,ons-Pol,tlcs and Business-Ih Depart
n,cnt-A Sac,,fce-Mr. Secretary Mason-Issue
of Stock-Corcoran and Riggs-The Mertcan
Indemnity, &c, &c. &c.
After short visit to Gotham, we again find
ourselves in this quiet place-a transfer from
among schemes in stocks to the head quarters OF
schemes in politics OF course the election
returns are engrossing the minds of every one
from the President down and business is almost
suspended, so breathless is the anxiety for the
result
The results, so far, are certainly most extraor-
binary and unexpected. Pennsylvania whig Is
il possible The State which gave Polk a majority
of 545 to thus turn tail and elect wing governor
is assuredly most astounding freak In politics
Yet so It is and il is difficult to say which partv
il has most astoHished. Yesterday the wings were
in extacies-General Taylor was elected sure
whilst the democrats were completely chopfallen
This morning, however, the news from Ohio has
again cheered into life the friends of General
Cass, quite as Unexpectedly as did PENNSYLVANIA
his opponents. The Union arouses them with the
crv Courage friends! all will vet be WELL and
q demonstrate wi
yania election is no criterion OF the Presidential
contest as local influences were brought to bear
wings argue that Weller elected by the union of
the barnburners and hunkers and thata as this union
will not exist In the Presidential election, Ohio
is safe for Taylor. The news from Florida has
fully as astounding as the vote of PENNSYLVANIA.
The elections so far, demonstrate that Is Impos-
sible to, hazard even guess at the result of the
Presidential election. 1t is useless 10 speculate
movement has set every thing ahoat, and the
chances are tnst good that Pennsylvania will 90
for Cass as for Taylor or that Ohio will cast her
vote for Taylor as for Cass. There never was a
contest about which so little is really known. In
little over three weeks the agony will be over and
in the meantime specuatlons as TO the result. are
mere idle amusements. about practical as dis
cusslon upon the probabilities OF the moons being
inhabited.
The Secretary of the Treasury has, at length
acted il the matter OF the extra clerks which your
correspondent referred to in the early part of the
week Six clerks have been retained and six dis
missed, and among the latter, three barnburners.
great hardship attends the dismissal of these
gentlemen. Through the negligence of the Secre-
tay they were continued on for nearly four months
after the appropriation to pay them had run
out, and ttey dismissed without re-
ceivng any compensation for their services
since the 30h of June Some of them have
families, and are rendered almost destitute in
consequence. Had the Secretary done his durv
he would have made the selection as soon as the
appropriation foz the twelve ran cat. and would
thus have enabled those dismissed to work for the
suppor of their families, instead of giving four
months gratuItoue service to the government. By
The way. the lucky six thank the Herald for stir.
ring up Mr.. Walker, and some of them have prof
fered rs an oyster-supper and trimmings, as a
small token Of their gratitude. &c Having how