New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-07
Affairs at the Capital.

Washington papers Of the 18th and 3oth ult.,
furnish the following items
Governor McClelland, Secretary of the Inte-
rior, leaves for his home on Friday, and expects
to be absent nearly month
Hon James Campbell, Postmaster General,
has been appointed by the President as Acting
Secretary Of the Interior during the absence of
Mr. McClelland.
Dr. Stone, sculptor, of New York, has just
finished an elegant marble bust Of Chief Justice
Taney, Designed for a niche in the Supreme
Court Room.
The present series Of the Washington Repub-
lie terminates tomorrow morning. Its new ar
ram ngement commences on Wednesday morning
next.
Andrew j Morrison, who recently shot Hes
ter, and accidentally his own wife, was admit.
ted to bail in the sum of $1,000. Hester, ac
cording to the testimony Of the physicians,
having every prospect of recovery.
Gen James Thompson, for long period clerk
of the Third Auditors Office, has been removed
and Samuel Rind appointed in his place. Sew
eral removals were made in the Fourth Audi
| tors Office: also, in the Comptroller's Office.
Extensive deeapitations all around expected 1t
is rumored that the de 'npitat-d intend to cele-
brate the event by grand procession.
| The Union Of the 29th, on the authority of
| General Villamil, charge d'affiirns of the Re-
public Of Ecuador, denies the statement that
Charles Island, one of the groupe of the Gal
lapagos, has been leased or purchased by the
Mormons or any other persons, but that on the
contrary it is still open to lease or occupa-
| ton.
The examination of the clerks in the Navy
4 Department was proceeded with, on the 18th, ,
under the Hunter law, previous to the COM
mencng of which the following changes were
made Chief Clerk of the Bureau of Medicine
and Surgery, removed Thomas Fellebrown,
Chief Clerk of the Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing, reduced to ordinary clerkship !;
John H. Ruiey, of Tenn D. R. Goodloe, of
North Carolina S. I. Williams, of Nd; VIM.
> King and VIM Platter, of the District of Colum-
bia H. G. Shiver, W. c. Lifpincott and H. II
Heller, clerks, were removed.
The Republic says that DR., Gilchrst, of New
Hampshire, is shortly to take the place Of DR.
Harris as chief of the Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery There are TO he other changes in that
and the other Departments, a large number Of
clerks having seen similarly notified, while
there will be a curtailment of clerical force in
several of the offices.
The Republic of the Both says Joshua An
derson. who was several days ago arrested a
Bladensburg, brought to this city, and commit
ted to prison on the charge of killing a slave
recently near Wiliamport Maryland, and who
I is now awaiting tie requisition Of the Governor
of that State, was yesterday married in jail by
the Rev John Scrlyener, Il local elder OF the
l Methodist Church. The bride was desirous OF
e having a bridesmaid, and the groom grooms
+, man but en- being assured that such arrange
ments were not actually required in such deli
e cate matters, the knot was tied in the presenc
of two of the Jail police. Washington Republic
: A correspondent of the Christian Mirror, '' :
a Pas,or," makes the following statement whic
| will crafty every pious heart
's / am sure that many parents will rejoice
know, on unquestionable authority, that Il
le Presidential mansion is a house of prayer. Dai
l. social devotions, attended on Sabbath mornir
10 by all the inmates of the house, together wi
Y tie constant recognition of God at table, viii
|, they mark the highest household in our land
,e exempt from the maledictiou pronounced agair
d those families that call not upon the name
le Jehovah, may serve to encourage Christians a
set good example TO all
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70 The following table shows the quantity
public lauis already granted to the several n
he States of the Union respectively
th Ohio, ,212 SIS acres; indiana, 3,2oI ,i6o !;
liuois, 5 5s4 ,l67 Missouri, 3 242,I2I Alabar
We 2O74 2s4 Mississippi, 4I5l0ll; Louisia
ID 2lo,l22; Michigan. 6,l70,s 500; Arkansas,
ok 250,el3; Florida, 2,o22 9eS Iowa, % l3,9'
wo Wisconsin, s 3.l2S,799; Tennessee, SOD, :,
,nt California, 100000 Minnesota, Z,e9' ,le'