The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-25
washinston Gossip.

HONE Corresp oDder ce of tho Repub lie, Aug %
the cd Bank
pesty adjoining the Custom House in Wall street New
nual rem, Of So COO With privilege Of purchase Coa
ess will probably male the necessary appropriation for
the pun pose At il ps1t session yhs. TIE Raroh. will
and certain extensve additions TO Be made thereto will
be appropriated the of the United States assay
lie service in the great commercial etrep5 are.dy nds
itself crampsd in Its still new and pnncsly
mansion A new bulldog to b erected inmeii'
prsted to the mechanical purposes Of the assay Office.
Possession Of The property leased lnoI occupied By the
MERCY is to be given on the 18th Of September.
The Secretary Of tbs Treasury give notice to-day to
the CT the six per cent stocks of the loan auho
rzed by Ire act Of April IT, 1872 and redeemabls 3lst
December, 1892 ard also to the holders Of tina six per
cent Etc chs of hs loan authorized By the act of July
Department s prepared purchase before the first day
of December next to the extent Of two millions of said
stock at premium Of sixteen per cent the stocks Of
~ redeemsbe in 90 snd of eight and half per cent
the stocks OF 40 redeemabe in Co. togsher with int
rest the par of the certificate from the LIST July last
the date OF the receipt and settlement ct thu treasury
with ao1 of day additional interest the
mercy 10 reach the owner.
Comm Ander Riaggold 10 his dispatches from M,dsira
to which referred in last. writes in terms Of greet
satisfaction relative TO the rerforU,ncs of the ss Of
his CON maid The s.esroer John Hlncock much to the
proves TO be excellent boat keeps position
Ia the squadron without difficulty and Nth an expend
tore OF ICES IMAM tIe tO1s oil coal per cay OF twenty
four hours The other yessels-the Snceones the Po-
poise and TIE tender Fenmcrc Cooper-are all
ing the best expec atious OF their Commanders.
During his passage across the Fsciic Comm Anler
Rna2od hss been dilseet in taking and noting
logical observations dad their Toss aud the natorasts
Of the expedition have busted them selves In collections
AZ erin ents, which i. is baisved will add much to
the ger ersl stock OF scientific know ledge.
Ibe sixth Auditor (for the Post Office Department. is
busy engage in settling the Of credit and de-
bit baSLees dus 10 or against ''ate pos,ma ters" OF
which ou- eve thoussL had o,ula during
the ast five years. yery largo proportion of these
have already been settled during the last three months
and il us expected the Auditor viii exhibit perfectly
clean shses under this he al C,ngeas meets 10
BILE him 70 accomplish this end he recently applied to the
Secretary Of the Treasury for additional force and the
following named gentlemen have been transferred TO his
Office, viz: Judge iidya,e and John w. Compton, from
the Solicitors efee add William Hogan, Jr., from the
flee OF the Secretary o. the Treasury.
Dr.. Mcdowell nephew Of the wife Of Colonel Benton,
has been put upon the track fresh Benton
for the ST. Louis post Office. This movement is looked
upon indication Of intention 70 withdraw Watson,
who has heretofore been the Bsnton favori.e Jrdae
Bowlin supports +. H. Coburn, VIII, he alleges i, the
choice o. almost the entire mercantile interest Of st.
Louis Il thought the President win decide this bitter
contest soon.
Sidney Webster Esq the Presidents private secretary
expects to leave the city to morrow for pleasure trip
the Eat.
T. Hpg9old Of this district il said to have been ap
pointed United States Consul at Payta, Peru