Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-30
Department News.

ing, the DEFENDANT giving the required security to
appear at the appointed time.
Department News.
ATTORNEY GENERAL's OyyIcE.--D Deposits Of
Public Fnds--A bank cannot lawfully take pub
lie funds which had been deposited with It, know
ing them to be such, and divert them from pub
lie debt TO the payment of the private debt Of the
public agent, or to debt contracted by him In
violation Of law and Of his duty to the government
TREAsURY DEPARrMKSr.--A5styact of Orders,
Directions, Gc.--The following Is an abstract Of
some OF the most important letters recorded In the
Secretry's Office, May 20:
q. S. Cannon, Esg.--Transmitting copy Of At
torney General Cushings letter exhibiting defects
in the title to the proposed site for the Newark
custom-house.
Conmisioner of Indian A6airs Stating that
the department desires to be informed wheth-
or amy portion Of the funds at Little Rock win be
available for the purposes of the Indian Bureau.
Treasurer of the United States--Directed to
issue transfer drafts to the amount of 500 900 in
favor of the assistant treasurer at New Orleans
on the assistant treasurer at Boston.
Bscbe d CO., New York Enclosing draft for
&c. $40 for that amount Of silver purchased at New
Orleans.
Director Of the Mint, Philadelphia Informed
that the assistant treasurer at New Orleans has
been instructed to exchange gold for silver with
the treasurer Of the branch mint to such an amount
as may be necessary to enable him to pay for gold
deposited for coinage.
Collector Of Mem York. On application Of +. B.
Wallace, for cancellation Of export bond of sew
enteen cases Of cigars to Australia sixteen of said
cases having been brought back to the United
States decides that said bond must not be cancel
led until satisfactory evidence of landing abroad
of the one case is produced.
Collector of Plattsbnrg. Decides that the casto-
reum, as the product Of the beaver, is entitled TO
free entry under the reciprocity treaty.
IsrER1oRD EPARrxESr.--7ne Bounty Land Var
rant Platss--We have been shown by the Com
missioner Of Pensions two exquistey beautiful spe-
cimens ofengravingf for bounty-land warrants under
the act Of Sd March, 1855. The finish of the work
is finely elaborated. The lettering the figures,
and illustrations reflect the highest credit upon the
designers, the artists, and the country.
The centre vignette upon the 160-acre warrants
represents view Of the national Capitol To the
right is the head portrait of President Pierce. On
the lower corner Of the plate, to the left that OF
the Hon. J. @. Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy.
There is also full-length figure Of Washington,
apparently in the act of cheering his men onward,
and beautiful naval scene on the lower corner to
the right. This plate was designed and engraved
by the house of Rawdon, Wright, Hatch q Edison,
of New York city.
The centre vignette of the l20-acre warrant re-
presents view of the Battle of New Orleans, with
General jackson in the foreground surrounded by
his officers, and is truly spirited production
The ends are embellished with the portraits of the
Hon. Robert McCleland, Secretary of the Interior,
under whose supervision the law Is executed, and
the Hon. Richard Brodhead, of the United States
Senate, who exerted himself to the utmost TO insure
the passage Of the bill. 81
There Is also head portrait of Washington be-
low the vignette, and two other beautiful engrsv-
ings representing war and peace ct the lower cor
ners of the warrant. These certificates throughout
are gems and viii be valued by the recipients very
highly.
The Secretary of the Interior and the Commits
sioner of Pensions have manifested a truly liberal
and ccmmendable disposition In obtaining such
splendid specimens of art for distribution among
the many thousands who viii receive bounty-land
warrants under this act.
This plate was designed and executed by the
house Of Toppan, Carpenter Co, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
The S0-acre plate is not yet completed.
Agricultural Division of the Patent OEce.--Io
Dearoy the Wheat Hy.-Take orpiment (which
can be procured at any druggists) and with lighted
charcoal BURR the orpiment close to the wheat any
time after sunset and before sunrise, at the time
when the plant commences to flower. Il should
be repeated while the fly Is found to exist. One
OUNCE - bunu W bt puthSichs tof otA hcico- al
other, and perhaps equally cficacious, remedy is,
so soon the fly Is discovered or the plant shows
disposition to open its fowerets, TO carry around
the patch of wheat strong lights at night, the
darker the better. The. flies will all rush 70 the
fires, and destroy themselves.
NAVY DrrARrxKx1-U United Slater SHIP Con-
sitmion-United States frigate Constitution sailed
from Havana for Portsmouth, New Hampshire, via
Key West ON the 2lst instant. During q cruise
of two years and half the coast Of Africa, she
lost but two mcn--one overheard by accident and
the other Of chronic pulmonary disease and yet
the popular belief is that the African station Ia an
extremely unhealthy one.
United States Ship CONFERENCE.-The United
States frigatc Cumberland, bearing the broad PEN
nant of Commodore Stringham, late the flag ship
Of the Mediterranean squadron, sailed from Genoa
for the United States on the 9Th ultmo. The fol-
lowing IL a list OF her officers:
Commander, A. A. Harwood lieutenants John
Randolph Tucker, John B. Msrchand, William
Ronckendorff, Francis b. Renshaw, John L. Wor-
den, Johnston b. Creighton; feet surgeon, Lewis
B. Hunter; purscr, Robert Petit; chaplain, Yer
non Eskridge; passed assistant surgeons, Phillip
Lsnsdale, ID. B. Phillips; marine officers, First
Lieutenant John @. Grayson, Second Lieutenant
Andrew J. Hays; passed midshipmcn, Edward A.
Selden, VIM. Sharp, Robert Stuart, Edmund Shep-
| herd, James Parker, jr., John Taylor Wood gun
ner, 7. N. Crocker; carpenter Patrick Dee; sail
maker, Lewis Rogers.
| An INDIANA JuDeE.---John Petit, late an United
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