Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-09
Washington News.

WhSu1ukt0u N6WS.
T. A HEAVY HAUL OF LAND WARRAxrs.-WeI
hear that Mr. Wilder, of New Orleans, has
presented claims for The bounty lands due the
regiments of blacks who served during the last
war in defence of New Orleans. There can
be little doubt, we presume. that that regi-
ment, and their heirs and assigns. are duly en-
titled under the law but from the sweeping
way in which these claims are suddenly mar
shaled, it is fair to presume that some one
has been at work recently, copying records in
! the Departments, bearing on them. The law
makes no difference as to the color Of those
who have regularly served this Government
| in war, granting the reward to all-white, In
dian, and notwithstanding to service and
grade. We presume that if these claims arc
substantiated by the evidence usually required.
they will be promptly honored at the Pension
Bureau. .f,5 -,.-..-
The SECRETARY OF TIE INTERIORS; last trip
| to New York is now said in Washington to
have been undertaken to obtain information
concerning international affairs in Europe not
to be had here. or at all, except through in
vestigations cautiously made by Government
| officer in high position.
| The ASSAULT ON THE FOREIGN MINISTER
recently occurring in Charleston, was upon
NJ. sartiges, Louis Napoleons representa-
tive. We hear to-day that he was very rough
ly handled by the crowd of hackmcn, who did
not know of his legal privileges.
THE DEATH OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL BLISS,
Gate son-in-law of General TaylorO Of yellow
fever, which occurred yesterday at Pascagoula,
promotes Brevet Major Mackall to be Major
in the Adjutant Generals Department, and
Brevet Captain U. S. Grant to be Captain in
the 4th Infantry, and second Lieutenant John
G. Bonnycastle to be 1st Lieutenant in the
same regiment. 1t also leaves vacancy in
the list of Captains in the Adjutant Generals
Department.
The FRAUDS IN THE INDIAN SERVICE IN
MINNESOTA which Governor German is now in
vestigating, are said tohave reference to swind-
ling purchases of Indian annuities for trihe,
months before they we're due. Three months
after an annual payment it often happens
that the Indians right to receive Sl0O at the
next ensuing payment, can be purchased for
perhaps five dollars in goods or money 1t
seems that there are good reasons for bcliev-
ing that some former Government. employees
in Minnesota have been participating in the
profits of such transactions and Governor G.
is after them with sharp stick, as he should
be. r.n..-.. .-....r.
The POSTMASTER GENERAL left Washington
this morning for Philadelphia He was to
have started day or two ago, but was pre-
vented by indisposition. Mr.. First Assistant
Postmaster General Hobbie, is the provision
al Postmaster General in his Chief 8 absence
The person holding his position being the
only officer made by law in such cases the
temporary Head of Department of the Gov
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CLERKS APPOINTED IN THE PENSION BIZ.
| REAU.-We understand that the following
gentlemen have been appointed to clcrkships
In the Pension Bureau, all to places at So So !
per diem, except Mr.. Robb, whose place is of
the second 81, 200 class j. r. Dunn, D. c. :;
J. E. Stuart, Md. VIM. X Hall, n. l.; Alex
Mccormick, D. c.. a. Cooper, D. c.. ii.
Hungcrford, Va; II. II. Weightman, D. C. ::
Newell kcnnOn, Charles A. Newton, Amos
Cogswell, ILL.,; Ezra Williams, Mich. John
| RObb, Mass.
ANEW ROUTE NAIL AGENT William West.
of Concord, New Hampshire, has been ap-
pointed route mail agent between Bradford.
New Hampshire, and Lawrence, Mass.
NEW PoSrMAsrERs. The President has an.
pointed Timothy La Coste, postmaster at Mach
itoches, La, riee VIM. Darcy, declined; and
Daniel Van Vorhis. postmaster at BROOKLYN.
N T., r,ee Gould S. Silliman, removed
OCEAN STEAMER MAIL AGENTS APPOINTED.
John B. Guthrie has been appointed special
mail agent to accompany the United States
mails to and from California He commences
his service on the steamer leaving New York
on the Goth inst -
O. B. McFadden has also been appointed to
a similar position. His first trip is to be on
the steamer of the 5th of September.
CARPENTER WILLIAM LEE, T. s. NAVY, died
recently ut Pensacola, Fla t....5.s ....
The STATE DEPARTMENT to-day received
their first batch of dispatches treating of the
Costa affair, we hear
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