The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-27
Washington Gossip.

From the Evening Star, Aug. 25
TIE CHAuyIN CLAIM -Ths mai moth land claim, which
rejected by the government on The Ga Of is5. seq
tenber Evans Esq. Of st. Louis, Missouri, being
then the attorney pressing il has again been pe'eaed
Col. Benton having undertaken its management here
The assignee Of Madam Chau7in the widow OF orginl!
grantee claims In this that her grant Of thir
roneousy located though in 1892 ~hsn The veg
made he is erscod TO have ed TO the location
given him lie now asks, through Col Benton, as lately
through Mr. Evans that 1t shall be changed 70 position
m M datey on the outer Geld lots adjacent 70 81
louis many Of which have lcrg been claimed BY Others
under old Spanish grants As the holder Of this claim
Ssh that It's loc1on may be chaogea acseded TO- the
value OF the claim will be ncres ed huncrei fold isrs
sisted tho ground that the origin location
THy INTERIOR DEPAR1lu.Sr's STATIONERY CONTRACT -
Messr speden Baker Of New York havs been awarded
for furnishing stationery for the Iateror
Department ard its bureaus, fos the present scal
The Low EFT hdcers. taxing into conzde alton tae qua
lily Of tie samples Of the various articles required,
TIE Secretary OF the Navy, having sufficiently reco
vered ssgin at the Navy Department in the discharge
A Erw CONSULAR Aazsr-John G Willis, ESD Of Ga
lem Mass has been sppuiuted Cousua: Agent ~ Ioando
West Co.'s. q Afrisa new coamercs Of some impnf-
at that port, md the policy Of the soEerunsnt is Ell
Usilrn STATES Jupcr APPOINTED John Kinney Of
Iowa has appointed Chief Justice for Utah. He is
NEW POSTMASTER ApPoIsrsD EY TIT PRECEDENT Bernard
Grey, Gsepa, Illinois, vice W. p. Willard, removed.
NEw posT OFFICE HouTE AGENT APPOINTED -Georzs 9.
Smith, 81 Ahop, r. from Niagara Fais to Rochester,
N T.. wee tEe0 VI hultlt, resigned
POar 0rrltg SPECIAL AGENTS APPOINTED AND REMOVED
II nry Campbell Of Keokuk 10 Specist Aye1- for
lows Missouri erd Nebraska Hsnry Hart, Of Aotian,
Bch for Michigan Wiscor sio and Minnesota Erfitocv.
We nnderftsnd that Feysrgeather, OF Iiinos, aud
Waller, o; The District OK Columbia have been
moved rom The special ageocise they recently held.
NIw PEvs,oN Agent david 3aioIn0a, Pension Agent
Of Mobile Aabamo vice John Pertibe, removed
PRoN0Iiosl fATEsT 0FFIes DR.. rnong j.
Everett, Assistant Fxauner promoted 10 b Chief tx
nmnfr in the Patent ohce. Salary 81 500
TdTard totemsn, prone ted to be Assistant Examiner
Salary 81 800.
FIRE IN DkEvPns.-- About half past o'clock yea
terday morning, fire was discovered in the large pa
tent enamel'ed leather mandatory Of Guleop,
Stackpoe & Hobbs, between Foster and Spring
streets In South Danyers and IN short time this
building with its contents and the tanning and cur
rying establishment, and shed connected Herewith
were entirely destroyed Los estimated from seven
to nine Thousand dollars insurance in New YoriS
and Boston for aboat 81 900. Fortunately the night
was calm, or mott extensive and destructive cona-
grafton would have cnsued. Az il was, the Unitarian
church t00h fire on the roof FROM the cinders, and
also Mr. I. 4. Swoetser's apothecary store, on Main
street but Few buckets az water were sufficient To
prevent much damage. The heat was 30 intense
that apples in garden sxt, feet from the burning
building, we've literally baked upoo the trees-S.lsai
Register, dug %.