The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-07-07
From Washington.
Z Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, June 80.

WASHINGTON, June 30.
Judge Mason, Commissioner of Patents,
pursues very liberal course toward inven-
tors. He aims toconciliate men of genius,
and is kind and courteous to all.
Naval Constructor Hart is appointed
Chief of the Bureau of Construction in
place of Commodore Shubrick, under the
act of the last session requiring practical
Constructor for that Office.
1t is not certain that Mr. Buchanan will
go to England. Rumors are rife in well
informed circles that he will decline, though
some shrewd men think he will go, butre
main there only a short time.
COL Charles K Gardiner, distinguished
in the last war, is appointed Surveyor
General of Oregon.
Hon. VIM. j. Brown, who was almost
elected Speaker of the House of fRepresen-
tatives, has been appointed Special Mail
: Agent for Indiana and Illinois. 1t is pre-
. sumed Mr. Brown is indebted to the Gov
ernor of Indiana for this appointment, as
they were.seen in company at the Postof
fee Department to-day.
The slaughter among the clerks, to-day,
has been awful. In tie Census Bureau
40 clerks were notified that their services
were no longer required, as the work is
substantially completed, IA only being re-
tanned to finish up and superintend the
printing.
In the General Postoffice II were re-
moved, all Wings, as follows: VIM. Fred.
Hall, of Vermont; Maj. E. Vandeventer,
E. Max Leal, j. w. Haskins, and R. M.
S. Keels, of New York; Joseph G. Reed,
New Jersey; Robert Morris, Of Pennsyl-
vania; Alfred Jones, Of Indiana; G, B.
Armstrong, j. w. Decide, and J. T. Gle
ments, of the District of Columbia Rev
Mr. Parker, of Michigan; Alex. Horn, OF
Missouri; and several messengers.
In the Third AUDITORS Office there were
nine dismissals, viz: Gen. Thompson Chief
fClerk.--Winter, of Pennsylvania; Brown
AMI Cobb, of Virginia;-i'igost and DR.
Scott, of North Carolina; Beatties and Nc
Curdy, of Ohio; Beames, ofFloriIa. The
last two had but recently been appointed
In the Pension Office upward of 4(
Clerks were dropped and some 25 tempo
rary Clerks appointed.
Various changes were also made in the
$City Postof6ce.
The classification of Clerks, including
fresh appointments, was also attended toir
the several Departments. The result il
not fully known. Those assigned to thu
first class, with salaries of only 5000, thinl
their lot hard one. Not few, it is be
lieved, will decline, and Congress will b
.petitioned to amend the law.
David w. Mcmahon is appointed Chic
. Clerk of the First Auditors Office.
Hon. Sam. Medary is in town. 1t
said he will decline the Chill Mission, an
take an editorial chair in the UniOn office
We can not, however, vouch for the state
ment.
The Congressional Library is completed
and Mr.. Meehan, the Librarian, will tax
possession with 10000 volumes, nearl
enough to fill it, in the course ofa fortnigh
The following is the classification of tt
Clerks in the Patent Office, so far as con
pleted to-day. Amos B. Little, promote
to Law Clerk-salsry 1880. Messr
Gadsden, Mccormick and McEntire, real
pointed. Messrs. Pool and Sales, promo
teJ--salaries 81 ,59O each. Mr.. Bell, r,
appointed, Machinist's salary $l 800.