Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-07-16
OUTSIDE oFFICIALITIES
FROM THE LOCAL cHRoSIoLERs.

The NEW CONSUL TO LMA.-Judge j. CALEB SMITH,
Of California the Consul TO Lima is the of
Governor WM. SMITH, of Virginia, recently elected TO
Congress from the seventh district of that State This
pointmen though excellent far the recipient Of the
favor is concernedfor he is in oil respects qualified
will create much excitement just the Potomac it
has already generated hard feeling against the exGoyer
nor among Virginia oficeseekers now in Washington,
who Of course attribute his exerons the good fortune
Of his son. 1t will be recoleeted that not long since the
exGovernors brother then clerk in the Third Auditors
office, was appointed to very desirable Indian agency in
New Mexico, whereupon the Virginia Office above
mentioned raised howl against Smith for looking too
closely after /" number one" while many to whom he
owed his triumph in his own recent sharply
election are in pitiable condition for want of crumb
from the table Of Executive patronage. This
appointment is destined TO make disturbance in Vir-
gina, where the Ex-Governor is blessed with many
mics willing and anxious any every expedien
break down his remarkable popularity.
The New Consul AT MASHEIM.-There is trouble
among the Baltimoreans in Washington relative to
this appointment 1t that Mr.. ScHERFF, who OBJ
tanned the prize IS unpopular at least with the many
friends OF the many Marylanders who were after such
places 80 they furious against him and those who
aided him for defeating all their plans and hopes
The Office in question is said be worth some three thou
sand dollars per annum.
IMPORTANT TO DEALERS BREADsTuFFs The Treasury
Department this morning received letters from the Anne
rican Consul at Marsees per steamer Arabia in which
that officer writes:
1.-THE French steamer Is in from Constantnope News
unfayorabe Wheat is rising and will be very high if
war takes place. the Black Sea 1.-THE great granary)
will he closed The American flag will be in great de-
mand If il remain neutral"
The FISHING GROUNDS SouADRos.-We have reason to
believe that the Princeton may not prove in condition to
join the fishing grounds squadron Her recent trip from
Norfolk to Portsmouth IN. H turned out to be dead
failure owing to defects in her boilers survey is to
be ordered upon her immediately and from the report of
those making the survey will b. determined appre
hend whether send her to the of the Br
fish colonies.
The Vermont (74) lays in New York harbor ready for
She to have formed one Of the Japan exped-
ton squadron but has not been sent in that direction
because far it has been found almost impossible get
crew for her
Commodore Shubrick, accompanied by Lieut.. Henry
w. Lewis his flag lieutenant and Col j. S. Cunning
ham, his secretary have departed from Washington for
mand of the squadron.-Evening Star.
Mr. Frederick A. Beeen Secretary Of Legation to the
Central American Mission passed through this city to-
day. for New Orleans, there to join the Hon.
Scion Borland Mr. Beelen takes with him Mr. Borlands
instructions, the receipt of which Mr. B. will sail d.
for San Juan in the frgate Columbia the flag ship
of the home squadron.-Repu6lic,