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Treasury Department into settlement of his
account without submitting the case to trial
under the pending sub-treasury law indiet-
ment We apprebend, however, that this will
prove labor in vain on their part. Secretary
its invest: cation; SO that aided by his great
legal learning and acumen he has mans aged tho
roughly to master every question, thereto in
eluded. Indeed, we shall not be surprised if
the result of the recent consultation of these
parties with him. turns out to be showing
beyond question of even greater balance
due, than the treasury claimed before the
Secretary Investigated the matter so closely
in person. 1t is said on the Avenue, that the
sureties claim that they were relieved from
their obligations from the moment Of the en-
actment of the law by which the boundaries
of the San Francisc collection district were
changed during Mr. Golfers administration
of the colleotorship. This plea is very singu-
lar, in view of the fact that he continued sub
sequently to hold the ofice-to exercise its
functions and to claim its emoluments Here
tofore, it has been held that notice was neces-
W lClicNC SulCliCo lIolA euOll oUIiRdllOuS
in such cases. Ten to one, the sureties will
be found claiming credits for payments made
on his account subsequent to that time, (by
(Mr. Collector Collier) though disputing their
obligation then, and though the debts at that
time accommodating against him were probably
quite equal to the several amounts paid over
during that period of his service. Werepeat,
there appears no earthly hope of a settlement
of this case except after action under the in
dictment; and then, only through suit
against the sureties to recover the balance
due
An INTERIOR DEPARTMENT DEcIsIoN.-The
Secretary Of the Interior is said to have de-
cided adversely upon the claims Coquillard.
Edsall, and Ewings, for damages incurred by
the failure of the Miamies to be ready in time
to remove from northern Indiana. They were
the contractors taking them to their present
homes in west of Missouri. The contractors
claim that they were to have gone by land,
and the Indians not being ready in time, they
took them out by water at an alleged somewhat
greater expense. They claim the difference
from the Indian Bureau. The acting Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs is said to have ap-
proved their account; whereas, the Auditor and
the Comptroller Of the Treasury agreed in ia
king different view of the obligation upon
the Government for its payment. The Secre-
tary has sustained the judgment of the two
last mentioned officers
A NUIsANCE.-The present Administration
have of late been much annoyed by the inter-
ference Of Democratic office holders in poll
tics; gentlemen who busy themselves with the
regulation of politics through the newspapers,
and with the distribution of Office at and from
this point. All administrations, for the last
twenty years, have been greatly embarrassed
in this way; though, so far none have had
the nerve to put stop to it. The fact, how
ever, that persons connected with the De-
partments here, and naval officers, in q case
OF two, have set themselves up as directors of
the political and patronage dispensing policy
of the Government in so glaring q manner of
late, is having its proper weight. The cleri-
cal politicians will receive due notice that, on
the next offence, full leisure will be accorded
them to attend to matters of State altogether;
while the naval horoes so inclined, will be sent
to sea forthwith, without as much as "by your
leave, sir This..class of officers, it is, most
especially, who are afflicted with the "don't
want to 60 to sea- disease.
PROGRESS OF THE SURVEYS OF THE PUBLIC
LANDs.-At the present time the Land Ofico
bureau are pushing their surveys in California,
Oregon, and the extreme northwest-Minneso-
ia, Wisconsin, and Iowa-with the utmost
vigor. They are progressing with them in
those quarters as fast as can be desired. The
prices paid for such work in California and
Oregon average Sl2 90 per mile. except for the
standard lines which cost the Government
about $500 per mile, to run them. In the
northwest they pay from $500 to $500 per
mile for similar work.
THE FRIGATE ST. LAWRENCE AND THE SLoop-
oF-WAR PORTSMOUTH, The L. S. sloop-
ofwar Portsmouth, Commander Dornin, ar
rived at San Francisco on the l4th August,
from Honolulu. The frigate St. Lawrence
Commodore Dulany in command) arrived there
in five days afterwards, from the same port.
All were well Oh these two national vessels.
The Portsmouth was to return to the Pacific
Ocean islands rs soon as she could be provi.-
toned, and the St. Lawrence was expected
shortly afterwards to start back on a cruise
down the coast, at least as far AS Valparaiso.
THE sLooP-OF- WAR JAMESTOWN was at Rio
on the Sd of August. All we'll She was pre-
pairing to return to the river Platte from
whence she just arrived
PROMOTIONS AND AN APPOINTMENT IN THE
MARINE CoRPs.-lst Lieutenant Benjamin Z.
l.