Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-10-24
Washington News and Gossip.

one of the most ultra anti Van Buren, poll
ticians in New York
John j Cisco, the new assistant treasurer,
was chairman of the Democratic general CON-
mittce for the city and county of New York
during the canvass of 1913, and was the De-
mocratic nominee for Mayor at that time, or
at the next succeeding election. During that
contest lie was universally regarded as the
Cass leader in the city.
John Romeyn Broadhead, the new naval
officer. is New Hampshire man originally.
He favored the appointment of Dickinson in
the Cabinet in the place of Marcy, and more
recently was supposed TO sympathise in the
cause of Mr.. D. and his friends. Indeed, the
onslaught on tho Administration i'll Putnam 5
MaCa etno was Mt first attributed, In Wash
ingtou, to his pen, though subsequently 1t be-
came known that he had washed his hands
clear Of the course which his immediate friends
were pursuing General Cass is said to have
urged him with great zeal for an appointment
The PUBLIC LANDS N CALIFoRSIA.-The
Commissioner of the General Land Office has
very recently caused a circular to be pre-
parel. embracing detailed instructions to his
subordinates in California as to the manner
in which they are to carry out the act of the
Sd of March, 1858, entitled - An act to pro-
vide for the survey of the public lands in
California, the granting of pre- compton rights
therein and for other purposes, which (cir-
cularl is of vast importance to the public
interest, and more especially to those who
have settled in the new State; az it embraces
full explanations relative to what may be
required on the part IF those who would
avail themselves Of the benefits of the liberal
| law in question. We regret that we have no
room for the insertion Of this circular, which
is much too long for our columns. We refrain
from attempting to condense it; the task
being impossible, without the risk of leading
our readers in that quarter into error. We
advise all who have friends in California to
obtain from the General Land Office in this
city copies of this document, to be sent to
them.
The CHARGESHIP TO PORTUGAL has hardly
| already been conferred on J. L. O'Suliivan
| ESQ, as stated in Washington telegraph; cor
respondence to Northern papers Mr.. O'S,
| who has been much in Washington of late, at
| tending to the case Of the st. Louis and Iron
Mountain Railroad Company application for
the right of way through the Government
property surrounding Jefferson Barracks; is
personally, apparently, great favorite with
| the Administration Yet we doubt whether he
| has been made the Charge to Portugal, and
also that it has been yet positively deter
mined to recall the present incumbent, Prof
Daddock, late of Dartmouth College. These
changes. however, loom up in the horizon of
| the future.
! THE T. S. STEAMER ALLEGASr.-We are
satisfied that the naval survey about to he
held upon the Allegheny. now laying at the
| Washington navy yard will result in a report
recommending the abandonment of her entire
machinery As utterly unfit for use. 1T was
built under tho specia!-favors contract system.
which has been pcremptorily tabooed by the
! present Secretary Of the Navy According to
his practice in such matters. no man is now To
get anaval contract unless his bid is all things
considered, the hes: received under open CON
| petition; and unless he binds himself in such
n penalty will insure the fuflmcnt of his
obligations to the letter.
NAVAL OFFICERS, ORDERED, DETACHED.
&c.-Passed Midshirman W W Low ordered
to the steamer Princeton as Acting Master.
Passed Midshipman VIM. r. Mercer, or
| IN tho iv;p .1ol I,
Boatswain Joseph Lewis, ordered to the
| steamer Princeton.
Passed Midshirman Watson Smith ordered
to the steamer Fulton.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Jeffery, detached
from the Naval Hospital, at Pensacola, and
has three months leave.
Passed Assistant Surgeon VIM > Bishor.
has been ordered to that hospital in his stead
The Hos. Carroll SPENCE T. S Minister
| to Cons.antinorle, will probably very soon
| take passage in the L. : steamer Saranac
at Norfolk, and sail thence direct for his post
! ACCURATE WoRK--We hear that since the
10Th Of October last, the Post Office Depar.
ment have distributed among the various post
masters of the country, Hostage stamp, and
stamped envelopes TO an aggregate amount of
more than three millions and half dollars.
These stamps and envelopes are in denomina-
ton for one cent three cents. and twelve cents
After taking an account of the balance on
hand. it ia found that those thus sent out are
accounted for to within $IoG dollars worth or
40. Such accuracy in the transaction of such
| business ia extremely novel in view If thc ~,
mcnse number of poztmasters served, the IN;
| nuteness Of the denominations of the stamrs
and envelopes, and their immense aggregate
value.
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