Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-13
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Conner have determined to resign unless the
former s nomination Of Rider, to be Coast
Inspector for Long Island, be confirmed at
Washington. We may not inappropriately
say that, on proper Investigation it was dis
covered that the Office was so nearly an entire
sinecure, as that nineteen twentisths of the
salary attached to it could be saved by merely
temporarily employing some one to discharge
its duties, as occasion might require. We have
every reason to believe that Mr.. Collector
Bronson is thankful to the Treasury Depart
ment for abolishing the Office, and thus reliev-
ing him from subject which has been
matter of very fierce contention between the
rival houses of New York Democracy on Long
Island. ever since he entered on the discharge
of the duties of the New York Collectorship
WASHINGTON RUMoRs All stories concern
ing the intended resignation of Secretaries
Davis and Guthrie may be put in the publcs
| pipe and smoked. Neither of these gentlemen
have ever dreamed Of doing anything of the
| sort. The truth is, there are two classes of
persons most anxious to get them out of office.
Thus, the spectators on the Treasury
those who would follow that branch of public
business,-would give their eyes to work Sec
rotary Guthrie back into Kentucky. To that
end they are predicting that he has already
made up his mind to go there.
In the matter of Secretary Davis, the story
originates wholly with those who originally
opposed his entrance into the Cabinet, and
who believe their interest to have been in
jured by his supposed labors in influencing
the policy of the Administration. In both
cases, the wish is father to the thought the
parties predicting their retirement only in
the hope of having high times at Washington.
in case they can be coaxed to 60 home-the
policy of bullying them to that end having
signally failed.
A NAVAL LIEUTENANT RESIGNED. Lieut..
Carlisle M. Patterson, U. S. N, has resigned.
For some years past he has been in command
of one of the mail steamers of the Aspinwall
line. The law provided for offering them in
part from the Navy, was designed to secure for
the regular service, officers properly exper-
fenced in the management of sea steamers.
But instead of giving the Government the adj
vantage of the facilities thus accorded to them,
they are prone to resign when most re-
quired in the legitimate walk of their profess
sion. The treasury is bled to the tune of more
than million annually, for the most part I'M
der the pretence of educating naval steamer
officers Lieut.. Patterson's resignation pro-
notes Master Pierce Crosby to be lieuten-
ant. Mr.. rs resignation took place only at
the end of his furlough. He is now in COM
mand of AspinwalI's Golden Gate
CLERICAL NECESSITIES IN THE BUSINESS
OF THE LAND OFFICE IN CALIFoRN1A-It has
been determined to allow the Board of Land
Commissioners in California ten extra clerks
for one year to bring up their business, now
greatly behindhand The said Board recently
made application for such assistance, which
has thus been accorded by the Interior De-
partment, after due Investigation Of the law
upon the subject.
AN IMPORTANT DBCIsIoN.-The Secretary of
the Interior has approved a very recent deci-
Office, under which the latter ref used to sane
ton an administrator S sale of military land
land warrant. The Commissioner rules that
the 4th section of the act of 18th of September.
$780, (under which the said land warrant was
issued) exempted it from the debts of the per-
son to whom it was issued, and made it, until
the patent shall have issued, the property of
the heirs of the deceased soldier not to be
aliened by any act of the administrator
PRoMoTIoS OF NAVAL OFF1cERs.-Lieut.
Jas. III. Ward has been promoted to be Com
mander, vice Commander Slaughter who died
on the 9th Of September, at Warrenton, Va.
Master Chas. Hays has been promoted to
Lieutenant, vice Ward promoted: Passed
Mdshipmen Reginald Fairfax and Somerville
Nicholson, have been promoted to be Masters
vice Hays and Crosby promoted
AN ARMY OFFICER REsIGNED.-Brevet I'd
Lieutenant A. P. Bagby, Jr., of the 5th In
fantry, has resigned. He is son of ex-Sen-
ator A. P. Bagby, of Ala.
THE SLooP- Of WAR PORTSMOUTH, Comrnan-
der White, arrived at the Portsmouth Navy
Yard, on the night of the 9th inst, from the
Straits Of Canso, on the fishing grounds. All
well on board of her.
| DEATH OF A NAVAL ENGINEER Third as
| sistant engineer, George f. Barton late of the
steamer Vixen, died at Pensacola of yellow
fever ON the 4th inst.
The HoS. GEORGE NJ. DALLAS, who is in
Washington, has no idea Of going abroad, if
we are not very much mistaken. It strikes
us, however, as being probable that the
United States District Attorneyship for the
Eastern District Of Pennsylvania, has been
rendered to him.
The CONSULATE AT BoRDEAUx-We learn
| that Col Polk lately annnintad Il G Haas.l