Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-02

omissions in sixty eight counties supplied. 1t
strikes us that the Interior Department will
find it to the public interest to keep some one
Of the thoroughly competent employees Of the
Land Oface Bureau travelling and inspecting
the books and operations of the various Land
Offices over the country.
GES. ROBERT ARMSTRONG, of the Union,
has so far recovered from his recent severe
illness, as to be at his Office to-day, we are
happy to be able to say.
CLERICAL CHANGES IN THE Posr OFFICE DE-
PARTMENr.-G. B. Harleston, of Michigan, to
be blank agent salary 81 ,2O0) rlos Lewellen
Washington, removed. 70 l, "".l...
George Petre, clerk salary 81, 2OO) rice G.
B. Harleston, transferred to the blank agency
PROPOSED New WASHINGTON PAPERs.-Th
story about the intended establishment of a
sort of Western and Northwestern Democratic
organ at this point, is all CANNON. DR.. Ba-
con, the gentleman spoken of as its editor, has
no fixed politics, and from his career, in con.
nection with tho New York Day Beck, he
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be selected to conduct paper by the very
parties who, the papers insist, are about to
install him in such position.
1t may be that Mr.. Philip Clayton, of deor-
gia, now Second Auditor, may shortly spend
his own and somebody else's money in Saving
the Union" in the newspaper way, at this
point That is, if it Is finally concluded to
dispense with his services in the Treasury De.
partment. We apprehend that the Admins
tration were originally strongly inclined to
retain him, as he has made an excellent Of
ficer. But we presume that if he prefers to
''save the Union"-in consideration Of the
fact that it is just now on the very verge Of
dissolution from the hereulean labors to that
end of its cnemies-to the work of protecting it
by continued earnest discharge of his duties
| as Second Auditor it strikes us as more than
likely that the Administration will feel them
selves compelled to let him 60; more especial
ly if he pleads the ''call" to this work, with
which he is said to be impressed
The SECRETARY or STATE, we learn, will
return on Saturday from Berkeley Springs.
CLASSIFICATION OF THE Posi- OFFICE DE-
PARrMENr CLERICAL EMPLOYEES, determined
on at this date, Aug, I'd, 1859
John Oakford, Pa, Chief Clerk ,.-,
Fourth Ckass($l 5000 Cierks--Hora King,
Me-, foreign mails; r. ], Nevin, Pa, miscel-
laneous; ST. John B. L. Skinner, N. Y. Prin-
clpal Clerk Appointment Office; E. L. Childs,
n H., do Contract Office Nicholas Halter,
Pa, do. Finance; Henry A. Burr, con. Topo
grapher of Department.
Corresponding Clerk Appointment Office; Jas
d. MARI, Md, do; R. c. Washington, Ky. do;
Sam. B. Beach. N. Y, do A. F. Champlain,
Ind, do; Thos. X. Smith, Ohio, do Geo A.
Crawford, Pa, do. Jno. E. McMalion, N. Y;
Chaun Smith, VT, do; Bond and Record. do
A. n. Zavarly, n C. do, Contract Office;
-. d. I. Leach, N. Y, do do; j. Walker,
Tenn. do. do; VIM. Bell, Va. do do; Ches-
ter Colt, Pa; do do; Pliny Miles, Mass, do.
Coswell, Me, do. do; JAS II. Blackburn, n
Y, do. do; Jno. Hunter, Va. Warrant and
Draft Clerk; Dan. W. Moore, Pa, Mail Pay
and Deposte do. Jno. Agg, D. c., Postage
Stamp, do; j. E. Todhunter, La, Draft Office
Account, do. j. L. Lancaster, D. c. Deputy
Account do; Thos. P. Mott. Depreciation do ;
David Saunders, Ohio. Assistant do; Jno.
Smith, Md, Inspection do; VIM. P. Young,
Pa, do. do; WIN. J. Darden, Va. do. do.
Second Class. 81, 2OO-E. P Gaines. La,
Corresponding Clerk, Appointment Office E.
Mcdonnell, D. c.. Bond Record Clerk; Amos
T. HOLSTER; New York, do; J. Lewis. Texas,
SsDo, TW 1sr smmrr "a H4oonk;n, r T.3 Rant.
Book Clerk; jeremiah O'Brien, Me-, do; Jos.
W. Hayes, Pa, do; VIM. H. Page, Va, do
G. 3. HarlestOn, Mich, Assistant Report
Clerk; Joseph H. Wheat, D. c., Correspond
ing Clerk Contract Office; James Davis, Ind,
do; &. A. Schwarzman, D. c., Foreign Dead
Letter Clerk; Jos. Quicksall, N. j, Stamp
Account Clerk; E. Vandewater, N Y, Regis
ter Dead Letter Clerk; R. W. Wallace, D. C.,
do; Samuel Tohl, Pa, do; E. Rawlings, Ala !,
REGISTER of Returns; Z. J. McClary, D. c.,
do; Woodbury. Emery. Mass, Examiner of
Dead Letters; J H. Hamilton, D. c., Opener
Dead Letters; Jas. Lawrenson, Nd. Postmaster
Generals Journalist; Douglass Vass,' Fla,
Miscellaneous; Henry X. johnson, D. c..
Lock and Key Clerk; G. B. Armstrong, N j.,
Assistant do; I. B. Reilly, N. j., Inspection
Clerk; c: P. Russell, N. H., do; Charles 0.
Foxton; Ten, do; o. J. Ruger, n Y, do.
Isaac Z. Eaton. Ohio, do
FIRST Class. S900.-James McCarrick, Wis,
Letter Book Clerk, Appointment Office r. T.
McLain, Md, do, Contract Office; J. E. Par
kcr, Mich. do; j. +. Kemp, Pa, do. John r
Clements, D. c., Opener, dead letters; John
Chase, Ohio, do; John R Condor, Nd, Opener
OF Returns; James +. Devne, Va, do: L.
| Dorsey, Md, Letter Book Clerk. INSPECTION
Office; Clarke Koontz, Md, Recording Clerk
This classification is to date back to LIST July
| ultO. '
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