The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-04-26
Washington Gossip.

from the Washington Republic, April %
General john Loughborough, Of Missouri has obtained
the post of Surveyor General the land embraced
within the limits Of the States of Missouri and Hi aois
There many competitors for the position The
lection is believed TO be good better selection for
tho public interest than might have been expected
ointment sdetermined in Cabinet council yester
Ay, and his commission was issued to day.
The rrineipal appointments for the interior of New
York also discussed yesterday in Cabinet council
though conclusion reached in any one case So
far, the only interior Of New York appointments
aha Of the Northern distric. (Motte) and the Dis
trict Attorney for the district, (ex-S Senator
fore written you. Fosters appointment has certainly
given the many softs who still here looking after
these matters fits of the blues However they get dis
hearen.0 without cause for the President is well
that to fill those Offices wherein incumbents thrown
much contact with the people with gentlemen secretly
hostile to the Of the union of the party there
on Secretary Marcy terms will be death to the demo
ccys hope OF carrying either New York, Connecticut
Rhode Island Ohio Wisconsin in the next Presidential
election which is not to be among things possible the
administration here drive in wedges to encourage the
again into baraburner and bunker factions
Among the last batch of removals from the Pension
Once we're eight Virgnians, thirteen being the total
number displaced. The selection of many subjects
from the Old Dominion has given great joy indeed to
the host of seekers from that State who are now
most indignant against their delegation in both
branches Of Congress- nearly all Of whom have been labor
ing to prevent the removal Of their whg constituents
nov in Office in Washington. The outs (ofice seek
ers) from Virginia realize that this position of their
Ssp to bs m Of
under the present administration they disposed
very properly to hold the real authors Of this Ito them)
state of things responsible for its exist
ence But the removal of eight Virginia wings on this
occasion has gaddened their hearts leading them as it
does to the conclusion that the administration have
made their minds to disregard the wishes of the V
gnia members Altogether this is "very pretty quar-
rel it stands between the Virginia congressman and
those vrp nians who having fought bed and died for
the election of President Pierce asking the
ward claimed to be due to faithful democratic party SOL
diers.
tits supposed around town that DR.. Fraieys promo.
ton TO the chief clerk of the Gener Land Office any
thng out agreeable to Commissioner Wilson know not
on what data however.
The new administration believed to have been
quite as unsuccessful the old in the matter OF obtain
Jog from Mr. atchett Of New York the papers in the
Of than three hundred alleged frauds on the
cipaiy under the law Of September 2s, 1885, which
we're put into his hands for investigation prior to oo.
mencing prosecutions them Secretary Stuart did
his best get them back through Commissioner Heath
but IN vain Lstchett is said TO demand SO 600 as
fee for his services already rendered before he will
store them bis attitude can hardly fail to defeat all
hope that the eventually either
OF these cases the evidence in all Of them being in his
hands.
The deputston of managers from Brooklyn have left
go appsrenty very indignant because the secre
0 me navy failed at once to make clean weep of
gvofy nihy IKE wing master workman from the
Brooklyn yard though in four or Ave cases he i said 10
nave them According the story Of an
Old gentleman named Hsrdenburg who has been the
master cooper Of the Brooklyn yard ever since NJ Mon
roes time Secretary Dobbin would probably have gone
further Id their work but for the fact that thew ovedd
their mstters-having included him on the list az the
sentence 70 Official DEATH though he been consistent
democratic party all his life and carried on h
marks of the manscles by him when prisoner IN
the British during the OF 1872 The successor these
irresponsible dispensers of the patronage Of the Navy
Department urged in his place young man who had
been brought up by the incumbent, to whom he owed
everything but the credit of bringing into life who
would take cAce under such circ stances Harden
burg says that his timely arrival here and coed luck in
obtaining promptly interview with the Secretary alone
saved bis head from the block.
The cabinet held no ses zion to day
The brother of the Hon. Mr. Burt OF Sontb Carolina
frnncs Burt Esq, who has been appointed thr auditor
VIZ enter on the dscharg OF his Official duties on Monday