The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-22
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BY THE PRESIDENT.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
TURNER n. KING, to be Register OF the
Land Office at Springfield, Illinois, vice
James w. Barrett, removed.
WALTER DAVIS, TO be Receiver Of the
Land Office at Springfield, Illinois, vice Ar
cher G Herndon, removed.
Cornelius RosEyELT, to be Register Of
the Land Office at Genessee, Michigan,vice
John Barton, removed.
GEORGE II. SMITH, to be Receiver Of
the Land Office at Newnansville, Florida,
vice John Parsons, removed.
ANDREW Guthrie, to be Marshal Of the
Western District Of Tennessee, vice Robert
J. Chester, removed.
ny the Secretary OF the Interior.
WILLIAM ]. HOWARD, to be Pension
Agent, at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, vice
John b. Guthrie, removed. -<
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~ While the Nep YORK. Mirror takes violent excep-
lion 10 Mr. Ewing's appointment Of Mr. Mitchell TO
an Office In the Home Department. nine tenihs OF
the press Of all parties are warmly applanding the
act as emInently. creditable TO Mr. EwIng's head
and heart.
- The Cincinnati Enquirer accuses Ms Of lnsnua-
ting, that every Democrat turned out Of Office, Ia
some sort of a rascal. We have done no such
thing, but we say--let him whom II fits, wear the
cap.
The editor Of the Union does NOT appear to relish
the sudden appearance of the editor Of the Nip York
Mirror In the opposition camp. He calls MIR. Full
Ter 10 order for his violent assaults upon his old
friends evidently fearing lest the sceptre may pass
TO the New York convert.
The Union has promised us fresh discharge Of
Its bile this morning. Wehave taken the precantion
provide ourselves with supply of Ledoynen's
Disinfecung Fluid for the occasion.
= Fresh fish in cholera times Is declared worse than
poison TO the stomach.
There are fifteen saw mills In full operation In st
Clair county, Michigan that turn ont annually 80
millions of feet Of lumber, valued at 100000, seven
more mills are being built.
The loss In the crop Of sugar in Louisiana by the
food Is estimated At 40, 600 hogsheads
- May 18th, the first canal boat through from Buff
falo 10 Albany arrived al the latter place. -
: Mr. Benedcf, the new Postmast al Albany, N ",
is highly acceptable 10 the Wings Of the Empire
State.
Yankee Sullivan has NOT been pardoned BY the
Governor Of New York.
- ~ uttu WHHif WIS ttrtutly tthtH up near Ttiu
Judith having been killed It Is supposed In fight
with another whale.
e. The Albany Epening Journal Of the 9th inst, pub
fishes list Of seventeen Posmaslers removed In the
State of New York.
The Michigan Southern Railroad has passed inlo
the hands Of a new company, with Rufus II. King
at lis head.
Geo Floyd, Of Virginia, was received, on his Welt
day or two ago 10 Norfolk with all the honors by
the U. s. officers there stationed.
= The divorce of physic and slate is advocated 10
Ohio with great zeal that is the repeal Of oil laws
regulating the practice and study Of medicine.
- Not single Whg otiiceholder Is to be fonni on
the Pennsylvania State canals
" The last news from Cayenne Is, that the blacks
claim oil the lands and viii not work.
~ The insurance offices in Philadelphia lose $50
600 and those In Boston, 100000, by the 81. Louis
fire tho Pittsburg and Baltimore offices are also
losers. s sas
= Jacob B. Moore, the new Postmaster at San
Francisco left. Georgetown, d. c. on the 18Th inst
for his destination.
= The Marsh :.Jackey's, a small andalsian horse
have been introduced from South Carolina, into
Pennsylvania.
- Commanders Talnail and Sands are volunteers in
the franklin expedition, and Capt. Wilkes, il is re-
ported 10 10 go in command of one Of the vessels
Three persons, Two men and woman, were re.
Gently strangled at Porto Rico, by the garofs fol
murder
- Porto Rico man has got patent for making
sugar from the syrup without leaving any molasscs
Three little children were drowned In cfstern a
Albany, a day or two ago.
= On the l4th Of April instruction broke out
Teheran, In Persia, but Il was speedily put down.
DR.. DAVIS, OF South Carolina, and his BROTHER arr
now 10 Paris, with project before the French Gov
eminent for extending and improving the culture Q
tobacco in Africa.
"A colored minister said to bis hearers, at the clos
Of his sermon: My obstinaceous brethren, find III
no 10 preach to you, than it Is for gras,hop
pers to wear knee-buckles.''
The Committee on the Navy Department In thu
French Assembly proposed to reduce Its expendi
lures three millions OF dollars, by Diminishing hos
Of officers, and bringing down the corps Of seamer
from 5000 10 10000 men, but the proposition wa.
rejected.
1T cost the French Government $4,000 to cele
brate the fate of the 4th inst.
The Cornmttee on War In the French Assembly
proposes to reduce the war expenditures eight mil
lions Of dollars, by Diminishing 5000 cavalry and 80,
600 infantry.
-fazrene hes been appointed Minister TO Spair
from France, vice N. Bonaparte
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Republican Government.
IA Republicans Government says Guizot, ''has
the same vocation, the same duties as any other gov
eminent lis name gives II no claim to dispensalion
nrr Of antfafv hoth n md