Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-21
Department News.

ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFIcE.-Erdnataation of
Iities.-l. No expenditure can lawfully be made
on any land purchased by the United States as the
site of any public works whatever without the
title having been submitted to the Attorney Gen.
eral, and by him pronounced to be valid.
.. This applies to the purchase money of the
land ITSELF as well as to the buildings to be con-
structed thereon.
! 8. In pronouncing upon such titles, the Attor-
ney General cannot consider whether II be expe.
dent to overlook a possible flaw In the title, in
consideration of the public erigency, for the land,
but is confined to the naked question, Is the title
valid or is IL notg .H
| TREASURY DEPARTMENT. tlstom-house Diri-
sion-Return Of Appraiscrs.-The appraisers, in
every case, are required to make their report or
return Of appraisement in writing, and to sign the
same, not by the initials Of their Names but 10 full
The report or return Ia to be written on the in
voice, fpracticable. Ifnot, on a separate paper
to be permanently attached TO the invoice.
The retuan of the appraisers Is to describe, in
all cases, the character or class THE merchandise
as nearly possible, in the terms of the tariff and
state under what schedule in their opinion II falla
for the information Of the collector naval officer.
Gov. HuNrs LErTER-We publish to-day the
letter of Ex-Gov. Hunt, Of New York, assigning
his reasons for opposing the proposed fusion of the
Wing and Democratic parties in that State, and
the formation of a sectional, Northern party. This
letter, we hear, has produced already the greatest
confusion in the camp Of the fusionists. The Al
bany Register, the organ Of the American party,
remarks
Thousands OF Wings in all parts Of the State
hail with satisfaction and Joy the warning voice OF
Washington Hunt, as the voice Of safe patriotic,
and experienced leader. They will flock to his
standard with the greatest aacrity, to resist the
schemes of demagogues."
We commend the letter Of Gov. Hunt to the at.
tention Of our readers.
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VEsrIaEs OF THE ALBANIA Cambridge cor
| respondent Of the Boston Post furnishes to that
newspaper the following extract from private let
ter, dated Beaufort, South Carolina If authentic,
itwoud seem to show that the missing sloop-of.
war Albany did not sink 40 suddenly as not to al.
low some one to make preparations for saving his
life
"J-'s men picked up two very lice water
casks at Bay Point. They were plugged 30 as to
be water tight and tied together. They also had
nails driven in 80 singular, that we thought they
must have had boards nailed on them, and j. tells
me to-day that, when securing them, in order 10
paint them, he discovered the letters u. S. Ship
Albany
Up. SD. tells me that the letters on the casks
are U. s. Ship -BANY.' The AL is not Wis
ible, and the very indistinct"
II these casks did belong to the Albany, (says
the writer in the Post and II seems to be very
probable, it would indicate that the Albany did
not sink so suddenly as not to allow some one to
make preparations to save hs life.
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NEW NovELs.-We are indebted to Mr.. Shil-
lington for the Confessions Of a Pretty Woman, !,
and the jealous wife," by Miss Pardoe. The
first was published some years ago, and was highly
popular. The latter is a new work, and s one Of
the best novels Of the season.
Why has not the President removed Judge
johnson, of Kansas, who was also implicated in
land speculations equally with Judge Elmore 2
win one of the government organs coudescend
to inform usY