Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-19
Warrington News.
The PRESIDENT is quite well to-day

PROGRESS OF MAJOR M0RDECAI' EXPEDI-
r1oN.-The Navy Department have advices
from the U. S. naval steamer Vixen, at Tam
pico, on the LIST inst. Her commander writes
that Major Mordecai and his companions left
that point on the Goth ult. to search for the
alleged Gardiner mines. His return to the
vessel was expected to take place on the goth
of July inst, if not delayed by the rainy
season, which had set in.
So he cannot possibly reach Washington
before the 1st of August-that's settled
The New U S. DISTRICT JUDGE FOR MARY
LAND:-We learn that the Hon VIM Fell
Giles has been appointed U. S. District Judge
for the District of Maryland, in place of the
late Judge John Glenn, deceased Mr.. Giles,
judging from the demonstrations in his favor,
was the choice of quite three. fourths of the
citizens of Baltimore, without distinction of
party. His professional reputation and stand
ing as a man and citizen, are such as to make
his selection for this important position,
subject of congratulation with those residing
in his judicial circuit.
RESIGNATION OF A LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN
THE ARMY OF THE U. S.-Lieutenant-C Colonel
Nathan Boone, of the I'd Dragons, has re-
signed; his resignation to take effect on the
18th inst. He is at Ash Grove, Missouri,
where he has been confined by sickness for
some time. The condition of his health caused
his resignation If we are not mistaken, Col
onel Boone is a son of the celebrated Kentucky
pioneer-Daniel Boone.
The NAVAL RECRUITING SERvICE.-We un-
derstand that they have been quite successful
| at the New Orleans recruiting station of late
having very recently sent over to Pensacola a
detachment of seventy men. Very lately,
however, there have been symptoms of yellow
fever among them, which are not alarming.
THE CYANE, sloop- Of war, Captain Hollins.
will leave Pensacola with the recruits above
mentioned as soon as their health shall have
been re-established, for Norfolk She will
there transfer them to the frigate Savannah,
and will then, without delay, proceed to join
the fishing ground squadron.
THE FR1GATE SAVANNAH has been awaiting
at Norfolk the arrival of the seamep to come
by the Cyane, which will so complete her
crew that she will be enabled at once to pro-
coed on her voyage to join the Brazilian squad
ron from which she has been detained only for
want of men.
The Pension BUREAU are progressing we'll
in the work of getting up their back business
We have ascertained that all the pending
revolutionary cases have been disposed of up
to those filed as late as the LIST of May; leaving
them but month and a half in arrears. On
the 4th of March last, this important branch
of their business was quite six months behind
hand
The SIX NEW REVENUE CuTTERs-We un-
derStand that the six new revenue cutters just
built at Bristol and Somerset, Mass, by
Mr.. J. NJ. Hood, contractor-the builder of
the now celebrated swiftest clipper ship Path
6nder-prove to be perfect models in their
way. They are called the William l.. Marcy
the Jefferson Davis, the James c. Dobbin, the
Robert McClelland, the James C. Campbell
and the Caleb Cushing. They are expected
to be at once taken to New York, where they
will be fitted for sea as soon as possible; to
= proceed thence without delay to their several
stations in the revenue service It is said
that they are in all respects superior to the
vessels Of their class heretofore built for the
Government revenue service
APPOINTMENTS, REMOVALS, AND DEcLEN-
sIoNs AMONG THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT s
CLERKs.-Samuel York Alice, Esq, has been
appointed to a II 400 clerkship in the office of
the Register of Treasury, vice John Oliphant,
removed from third class clerkship The
peculiar desk to which Mr.. AtLee is appointed
was originated in connection with the Regis
tiers United States loan business, by clause
ofthe general appropriation law of 1872
Mr. VIM. ]. Cowan has been promoted from
his second class place to the position vacated
by MIR. Oliphant's removal while Mr. J. Moody
Smith is promoted to the second class clerk
ship made vacant by Cowan's promotion; and
Mr.. Saml. Reeve, of Pennsylvania, recently
removed from clerkship in the Treasury De-
partment, has been re-appointed to the first
class place which Mr.. Smiths promotion
leaves vacant Mr.. J. II. Somerville, of Ma
ryland, has also been appointed to a first class
cler'kship in the Sixth Auditors office, vice
John c. Duvall Esq, declined All those
newly appointed and promoted have, of course,
to undergo the now usual examination for
their respective posts before being commits
stoned.
Understandable recent trip Of the
Executive was the signal for the dispersion of
such of the remaining Office seekers, from a
distance, as possess the means of getting out
of Washington. So, for week past, the walls
of the Departments have looked deserted, if
not 80 forlorn as before. There has been a
. cast of discOnsolatiOn upon the countanopoas