Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-07-14
WASHINGTON. Thursday, June 80.


ed in HE las, war, is appointed Surveyor
General of Oregon.
The Rochester appointments are mRdo,
and will transpire officially tomorrow.
Col. Paine, ex- Mayor of Rochester, and
his friend Major Allis, prominent APP
plicant for the Post Office, were ooserv-
ed upon the cars this morning in fine
spirits. Inference-James G.. Camp
bell, of Rochester. will fee! quite easy
when he receives his commission as Col
lec,or of the Port OF Genesee.
Hon. VIM. j. Brown. who was almost
elected Speaker of the House of Repre-.
sen,a,ives. has been appointed Special
Mail Agent for Indiana and Illinois, L!
is presumed Mr.. Brown is indebted to the
Governor of Indiana for this appointment,
as they were seen in company al the
Pos, Office Department TO day.
The slaughter among the clerks to-
day has been awful. In the Census
Bureau forty clerks were notified tina!
their services were no longer required. as
the work is SUBSTANTIALLY completed.
fourteen only being retained to finish up
and superin.end the printing.
In the General Pos, Office IL were
removed, oil Wings, as follows: VIM,
Fredk Hall, of Vermont; Major E Van.
deven,er. L. Max Leal. J. w. Haskins,
and Il. NJ. 8. Keels. of New York /; Jo-
seph G.. Reed. of N. Jersey; Rober,
Norris, of Pennsylvania; Alfred Jones
of Indiana; 6. b. A-msEong. J. w.
Decide. and ]. +. Clemen,e, Of the Dis,
irict of Columbia; Rev. Mr.. Parker, OF
Michigan: Alex. Horn. Of Missouri /;
and several messengers.
In the Third AUDITORS Office there
were nine dismissals, viz Gen. Thomp.
son, Chief Clerk Winter. of Pennsyl-
vania Brown end Cobb, of Virginia
Pigo,t and DIR. Scott, of North Carolina;
Beai,ie and McGurdy, of Ohio; Bsames,
of Florida. The last Two had but recent
ly been appoinied.
In the Pension Office upwards Of 40
Clerks were cropped, and some twenty
five temporary Clerks appointed.
Various changes were also made in
the City Pos, Office.
The Classification Of Clerks, including
fresh appointments, was also attended 10
in the several Departments. The result
is no, fully known. Those assigned to
the first class, with salaries Of only 5000
think their 10, hard one. No, few,
j. is believed, will decline. and Congress
will be pesitioned to amend the law.
David w. Mcmahon is appointed
Chief Clerk of the FRS, Auditors Of
fee.
Nine to three o'clock will be restored
as the hours Of laborin The Land Office
10 morrow. and there is considerable re
oicing thereas.
Hon. Sam. Medary is in town. II is
said he viii decline the Chill Mission,
and take an Editorial Chair in the Union
office. Wecannot, however. vouch foi
the statement.
The Congressional Library is compile
ted, and Mr.. Meehan. the Librarian, will
take possession with 10000 volumes.
nearly enough 10 fill it. in me course OF
a fortnight.
The following is the classification oil
the Clerks in the Patent Office so far
as completed to-day. Amos b. Li,,le,
promoted 10 Law Clerk--salary 81 800.
Messrs. Gadsden. Mccormick and Nc
Entire, re-appointed. Messrs. Pool and
Fales, promoted-salaries $1,000 each.
Mr.. Bell, re-apprinsed. Machinis,'s sal.
airy $1,000.
The weather to-day has been intense
ly no, here. The thermometer at nine
o'clock this evening marked ninety de.
erees.