The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-03-24
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WAsHIKGToE, March l5.-The Senate
waS in executive session an hour and half,
and ratified the treaty negotiated by Ever.
ett and Champion, for the speedy iDdemnifi-
cation Of the English Government; for En-.
glish claims against the American Govern
ment, particularly covering claims arising
out Of false seizures under the slave trade
treaty and under custom house regulations.
The President sent in large number OF
nominations, among them, Charles Gordon
Green, editor Of the Boston Post, Naval Of
icer, Boston; Charles II. Peaslee. Collec-
tor, Boston; Henry W. Bishop, Sub Treas
urer, Boston; also, Postmaster and Marshal,
Boston, which, together with several ap-
pointments for California, II is understood,
were confirmed. a lso nominated Robert
Parks, Collector, Cleveland Gen'l Lane.
Governor of Oregon, and Territorial officers
for Oregon general y; also, various Postmas-
ters, Custom House officers, &c. Most OF
the nominations, however, were not read or
even opened. All are to be acted upon
soon, perhaps tomorrow. The President
also nominated, and the Senate confirmed
Thompson Campbell, Of Illinois; Geo. w.
Thompson,of Virginia; g. Alpheus Fitch ex-
Senator of Michigan, Commissioners to set
tie land titles in California. About 80 clerks
in the Treasury Department were removed
yesterday. ...-... ......... -r-
The Gardiner, trial was continued. J. NJ
Loyfee testified to knowing Gardiner al
practicing dentistry, and being in poor cir.
cumstances, in the City of Mexico from ls42
to 1874. Again, in ls47, saw him in Mexi
co at the time of the expulsion of the Amer
lean citizens, and offered him money to en-
able him to leave the city. -...l
Alfred Lewis, an EnglishmaH, fesiding a
Guada lajara, Mexico, testified to having seeI
DR.. Gardiner in that town IN September
lS45, practlcing Dentistry and apparently
in limited circumstances, at which time, &C
cording to Gardiher's memorial, he was bu
silly working the mines. -..- -e......
Sonora Atocha testified that in 1912 ant
lS43, DR.. Qarditiet and brotfef We're in tn
city of Mexico practcing Dentistry. II
conversation with Gardiner since the allow
ance for the claim, he asked him if the mel
represented IN the memorial were livinI
men, and told Gardiner that he knew tn
claim was a robbery. Gardiner made no re
ply to that. In answer to another remarl
to Senor Atecha, he said, have got m
money and nobody can get it back. atr
The Court rtilcd ont those parts of Atocha'
evideice to which Gardiner made no reply
Adjourned. The Court room was crowde
during the day and much interest was man
fested, .. ,. t.- ..r
A long Cabinet meeting Vas held las
night. 1t resulted it is said, in directing tn
Secretary OF State to demand an explana
ton from Great Britain of the recent ihte
> Iigence from Honduras. The Secretary {
the Navy is also instructed to report forth
with to the Executive the effective force d
: his disposal for active operations. ..-.s
WASHINGTON, March l7.--Senae tO-dn
> confirmed all the nominations which ha
been reported upon, towards a hundred
number. The nomination of Lieut.. Gard
uer. promoted to Captain of the LIST regitiicr
of Dragoons, was laid on the tabirb by larg
majority-the post being claInedbs shann
berg.
Among the nominations to-day were th
following: Loren p. Waldo, Of Connect
I, cut, Commissioner of Pensions, rice Heatt
Culcock, of South Carolina, Collector ia
!, ! the Port of Charleston; Benjamin +. Halle
District Attorney, Massachusetts; joel ia
mer, Indian Agent to Oregon; S u. Fol
ney, Postmaster at Barnstable, Massuchl
sctts; Fisher F Ilildreth, Postmaster I
Lowell. Massachusetts,. ...-