Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-16
Washington News.

the appointments of inspectors, weighers |
guagers, and measurers in the New \ ork Gus
tom House, of which he was notified up to the
18th Of July. This action sets to rest many
troubled spirits Great efforts were probably
made to induce him to black ball moro than
one gentleman found on the Collectors list
Indeed, it is highly probable that one half of
them were violently opposed by New York
politicians visiting Washington, and by others
writing letters. On taking office, it is under
stood that Secretary Guthrie laid down as a
rule for his own government, the determine
ton not to look behind the recommendations
of Collector, in the matter of sanctioning his
selection of subordina.es, unless in case of al
legations against the private character of the
latter. To have adopted any other rule would
have forced him to devote all his time to the
consideration of charges against, and defences
of subordinate employees in the various Gus
tom houses His determination, therefore, is
4 capital one, however much it may operate
to disappoint gentlemen whose merits ard
claims have been passed over by the subordi-
nate appointing power in their own respective
baliwicks
The clerks of collectors in New York and
elsewhere, are not subject to the confirmation
CT the Secretary of the Treasury, who. under
the law, merely fixes their number and com
pensation; the collectors appointing whom
they please.
ANOTHER HUMDUG-The account OF the ne
COLLATION. OF n secret treaty between the United
States and Turkey, which comes by the Hum
boldt, whose news reached Washington this
morning. we have every reason TO believe, il
all CANNON. We are satisfied from what we
! have been able to gather, that our Govern
ment has been engaged in no such enterprise
A New APPRAISER IN THE New YORK Gus
TON Hor>E.-D. d. Briggs Esq, has been
appointed to that position, cicc Cornelius
! Savage. removed.
MAILS TO THE SANDWICH ISLANDS The
Post Office Department has given instructions
to the Postmaster of New York to make up and
send all mails for the Sandwich Islands in
sealed bags, not to be opened on the way, ac-
cOmpanying each bag by a letter bill, stating
contents, &c. and to send duplicate Of such
letter bill at the same time, to the Postmaster
| of San Francisco, who keeps an account with
the Honolulu office. The United States post
age, on all such matter, must be prepaid az
far as San Francisco. The rates are duly
stated in the foreign postage tables sent to
Postmasters
THE Hoy. DAVID ToD, of Ohio, late United
States Minister to Brazil, il in Washington
He comes East to negotiate in Baltimore a
loan for the Ohio Railroad Company, of which
he is 4 Director.
The C0NCENTRATIOS OF \ CONSIDERABLE
| BODY OF UNITED STATES TROOPS ON THE LOWER
! RIO GRANDE.-From what we have been able
! to CLEAN, this movement has been rendered ne
ceSsary by a similar one on the part of Santa
Anna. who has hurried on the Mexican side of
the river as quietly as possible, detachment
of full six thousand men. We have no idea
! that our Government attribute to him dispo-
sition to make trouble between us and Mexico.
On the contrary, his purpose is, probably, to
! break up marauding from the Mexican side
upon our territory, and to defend the Mexican
! territory from American marauders who, for
the last two or three years, until recently
| have been committing shameful Outrages in
that quarter. Nevertheless, the presence of
SO large a Mexican force there, renders it ne
cessary that we should station opposite to them
a force sufficient to hold our marauders com
pletely in check otherwise collisions between
them and the Mexican troops would surely soon
embroi in serious difficulties with Mexico
1t will also be remembered that Santa Anna
! is proverbially trickey, and bears watching
| Our War Department is therefore probably
making ready to watch his maneuvrcs in that
quarter: for in the changes to which the
| Mexican Government is 40 constantly and
suddenly liable, there is no telling what may
turn up-what military necessities may rest
upon Us there.
We apprehend that no more troops will be
ordered to the Rio Grandc from anywhere east
of Texas. under present circumstances As
many of those in Texas (off from the Rio
Grande) as can possibly be spared from their
present positions, will however be transported
to the river bank, where three points are to
be fortified. if we are not mistaken That is ::
the works at Fort Brown will be repaired, and
new works will be thrown up at suitable points
near Laredo, and at Eagle Pass, which is stu
ated at the Rio Grande crossing, lying due
west from San Antonio; opposite to all which
points Santa Anna now has military posts
The Hon. JEFFERSON DAVIS, Secretary of
War, it is said, is shortly to go with Professor
on a visit to the camp of the surveying party
now engaged in establishing a base line in
Maine and New Hampshire.