The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-02
WASHING TON, March 81, 1919.
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with the close OF the week and the close of
me month, We have Indications of the close
OF the winter We rejoice that old White
neard has gone hoIige; for a moro disagreeabls
vti than this last one he has never made to these
iatudes. Shad and herring are coming I'D tina
Potomac, and the fishermen, by thousands ara
making ready their preparations for selning: soma
OF the seines are nearly mile long worked by men
in boats and by men and horses on shore In one of
( these large seines we have heard in good sea-
son of as many as 5000 herrngs and 20. O0e
had being taken at single haul, vita any
o,,. nifty OF surgeons, mulets. rock ish, cats.
t;,~. g, perch, &C.; OUT the quantities have been
d,.,i~ 'shlIg tor many years past, from the i'm
men.,s, umbers annually taken before they have
,hs Nnrs the blue bi DIS and the hyacinrhs are re-
.n,.a,;us A. the Capitol gr0unds-the plouyhmea
AZ ~ werk the felds-a swarm of stone-cut-
the Smithssnr,, Institution and the Washington
Monnmr nj s,ts~ orlcois are bursting into bloom,
and a briokr sk\ ana warm sun to-day
confirm ali these srn 'imonials that
"The months ws u. ed to read Of
Have code TO us again
w Mnd 's s:a sssnss: VIII the Rain" ''
Tie administration are steadily at work upon
the amendments. MIR. Ew "g, Ml Oou1mer, and
OF rotation Wares makes 'uIck work of il. A
man comes in and complains Q, the unGtness OF a
Iocooco postmaster. &c Make your charges"
rsty %sas se' fs:Fas e,
factory Presto, the wing Is IN. aaxe mat 70
Mr.. Collaraer;" can ns6t" Aad at the end OF
the days work Mi. ColIsmer present. MS list to
hold you responsible. All correct /; but, mad you
have me right man displaced, and the n snt ono
put in"
The Virginia Congressional election cnA nes of
ADrlI the mi nj IA thus tar m T0lA,
have been re-appolnmtntS OF the loco iAcuNlh 0tss
as, tor instance. the Richmond Fostmas sad. <ho
Navy Agent at NOsolk. 1t Is an experraa-rat. .N
may fa but it may do some good in that cid ,ocn-
focO commonwealth.
It is said that Mr.. Sdchanan, the Postm .ster at
Baltimore, goes to-day. 1t so, VS. presune his
meets the reequlsitons Of the inaugural
Though the Nutiomcf InteA,genter is regagfed.
par e1retlence, the organic exponent, we hav., no
douSt that the National cshig In thc'con6dcne5
OF the administration.
We understand that letters have been receivssb
at the War Department from Catornis., asking a
reinforcement OF the mtery force in the territOrh
from apprehensions OF difficulties with the vasp
numbers OF foreigners pouring into the gold re-
glOns.
The last advces from Lieutenant C olo act Ffe-
mont, announce the loss CT eleven of Eis men
among the dreadful SHOWS Of FL Sierraods los
Mmbres; and among the dead are Messro King
and Preuss, OF this city, two ctthe Colonel omos
valuable companions. 1t appears that the Gallant
PetiDg his surveys OF the Great Basin and THAT In
order 70 be on the Sacram. at the appoint
ed Ia meet his family, he had taken the wagon
route OF Captain Cooke (of Ges. Kearny's arrny),
south OF the clusters of mountains thar flank tho
course OF the GIla and some three or tour kua-
dTed miles south OF the route, through the
southern section of The Great BASIN, which it vruS
The object OF Fremont IN this expedluon, explore
and put down upon paper, tor the benefit OF tho
country and mankind. We hOpe he may yet re-
turn and finish the work.
Last winter Lieut.. w. ID. Porser, OF the navy,
presented TO us a singular animal, which he cap
urtd on the Tobasco river in Mexico, during the
operations OF the navy that s;ream, LII the late
war. We believe the Mexcans called it the t,gre
dtl di0boLo, or tiger devil. 1t had the head OF a
weasel, the body and the thick brown fur of an
otter, the short legs and long feet OF a bear, aud
the long flexible tall Of a monkey. II was soure
three feet long from the to the end Of the tail
and about eight inches high Il was playful and
lnoflrnsive. We had intended taking the animal
to New York, and IN the interval gave him in
charge to our look at Coeman'o but having the
freedom OF the yard, Tobasco made hi csc ape one
night, and was shot on his way to Capitol Hill.
HIS skin is among the speciJsens IN The Patent
Office. We only Introduce the animal here to tx
press thanks to Lieut. Porter for the gift, aud
regret that the varmlnt shamrfuly
cheated OF HIS visit to the Ec0M office, and an
inspection OF those power presses. two stories IN
der ground. w.