Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-03-18
washington Correspondence.
wAsnIxeron, D. G.. March Is. la5s. s

WASHINGTON, II. C.1 Mafch Ii, 1898. D.
Since the date of my last communication nothing
ofspeciaI interest has occurred in the great
tIopoiis. but as Cabinet meetings we're held daily.
during the past week we may naturally expect
something this week4hat win betnore interesting
80 some Than to Others. President Pierce returned
from Baltimore. where he had gone 10 meet Mrs.
Pierce, on Friday evening accompanied by her
AS all the clerks employed in the different Beau
reaus here go out of Office the coming 3oth OF
June. Observation-Disclosures sthe probabilityis,
that there will be but few, if any removals among
them. The bill divides the clerkships INTO four
classes, at salaries Of 5000. 200, 900 ana 81
500, every neto be Examined by The Head of tie
Office and two others to be selected by him. his
is doneltolpreventincomp persons from get
ting these appo ntments. IT is pretty general
ly understo d that members of Congress will con-
troll the appointments from their different districts,
which fact has caused rathera thinning out of the
office seekers here, but still we have large arrivals
offfresh daily. The different aspirants to the
Assistant Post Master Generalship are having quite
anexciting contest 70. the ap ointment. The most
prominent candidates for the place are Mr.. Man
nypenny, of zanesvill., Ohio, Mr.. Skinner, of N.
York, and Col S. R. Hobbie, OF the District The
first named gentleman isrecomnended byt en-
LiIe beiuoCalC ueleBdtlOH III congress anu by all
the :eading politicians the State and as they did
not succeed INJECTING a. Cabinet appointment for
theSae, it likely that Mr.. NJ. will get it or some
thing equivalent Hon. L. p. Waldo, of o., or
Mr.. Wadsworth, of N. Y. will succeed Mr.. Heath,
as Commissioner of Pensions The contest for
the chief clerkshipofth the same Bureau will be be-
tween S. Cole, Esq, and Capt. l.. f. Whitney,
both clerksin the same office. Mr., Schell, who
was seriously injured in the late Tammany riot
in New York, is now the most prominent ca ndidatc
for the collectorship of the Port of that City,
Among the appointments confirmed by the Senate
last weeka:e s. J. Bridge, OF Mass, as appraiser
at large orthe Pacific coast; Jesse s. Clemens as
Marshall oftie Eastern District of Tenn, and b.
N. Field, charge 10 Sardinia. Hon. R. p. le.ni.
ken, of Pa, who was charge to Denmark during
Mr.. Folks administration but recalled by General
Taylor will it is thought, be appointed to the same
position by Gen. Pierce. The appointment coull
not be given to more deserving man, or one tina
has done more for his party We have heard the
name ofone ofyour own citizens mentioned as like
ly to received foreign appointment. The following
gentlemen hive been selected by tbs President us
visitors to,the Military Academy at West Point:-
D, Goodenow, of Maine; G. W. Andrews. of Ct;
E.. Hewson, of Pa.;aK. Rayner, N. c.; d. Jarvis,
Ohio, ii. Tutwiler, Alabama; G. T. Ward, Flori-
da; H. S. Baird, Wisconsin; W. g.. Bates, Mass;
Fl. E. Davis, N. "; J. c. Groom, Maryland; J
Baker, Louisiana; J. Purviance, Miss; q. Tenn
pie, Iowa; ), A.. v Brumby, Ga. Yours,
NHH ..H|H u e.. III