Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-28


to bring odium upon himself and the government
be represents and none who do will have cause
of surprise or complaint at withdrawal from them
of the confidence which induced their appoint
ment.
You are requested to inform the department Of
the date Of the receipt by you Of this circular.
Respectfully, &c, DC.
X. McCLELLAND,
Secretary of the Interior.
NAVY DxPARrMENr.--Board Of Naval Engi-
neers.--A board of naval engineers, consisting OF
Engineerin-C Chief Martin, and Chief Engineers
Isherwood and Gay, will meet In Washington on
the 2lst Of May for the examination of candidates
orpromotion and admission into the engineer corps
of the navy.
Governor Reeder and his supporters.
The Lawrence Herald of Freedom, Of April 18th
says it undertands that the Governor has deter
mined to submit the recent contested election cases
in this Territory to the Attorney General Of the
United States for his opinion. The same paper
further says
1--WE feel proud of the Governor Of Kansas
He has shown himself to be true steel during the
exciting times of last week. The Missourians
waited on him in person, and threatened to hang
him unless he would give the proslavery cand-
dates certificates ofelection His reply was: Gen
uSouooiuuoS
but legion cannot compel me to do that which
my conscience does not approve Such man
deserves well of the country, and the people OF
Kansas will not be slow to do him justice"
We have seen private letter from General Sam
uel G. Pomeroy, dated Kansas, Missouri, April 7,
in which the above account of Governor Reeder is
corroborated. General P. says:
"Governor Reeder has stood up like man.
I'M L t,,,h xotn hal1
meeting and voted to 60 to the Governor and de-
mand their certificates. Ifhe refused then to re-
quest him to resign his Office, or they would shoot
him. sent line to the Governor TO ask him If
he wanted anything in the hour Of his trial. He
said II would be grateful to his feelings to know
he had some one to lean upon. sent my horse
and buggy that same night, with line to DR.. Rob
inson. The next day, twelve good and true men,
with revolvers &C., stood up with the Governor
We remained two and half days. determined to
do or die. We had been insulted, and had all our
rights trampled upon, during the election, and now
determined to submit no longer. AT last, the mem
bers left amidst storm of wrath and oaths poured
out upon the Governor and the Emigrants' Aid
Company. The Governor to-day starts for Wash
ington."
h The story about the duckng Of the editor of the
Herald of Freedom, sent on by telegraph, is in-
correct.
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LETTER IRON CHsA--We are indebted to R. s.
Williams, of this city, for the annexed extracts
from letter received by him from the American
squadron OF Canton. They give the latest news
from that part of the world:
u. s. STEAMER "QURES,n
Flag Ship East India Squadron,
Orr CANTON, is Feb, 1885.
- The principal amusement we have
just now Is seeing the imperiasts and rebels fight.
! hear heavy cannonading about six miles down
the river, and / win "knock Off" writing while
60 down and see the fight IL IL p. M.--Well.
have Just returned from witnessing Chinese
battle, and have seen fifty or sixty Cinnamon killed.
three or four junks sunk, and a vast quantity Of
powder burned but what does il all amount TO
Why, Just nothing at ali-because there are plenty
more Cinnamon 70 be killed, numerous other junks
to be sunk, and lots more powder ready TO be
burned.
The river Is literally filed with the bodies of
dead Cinnamon; as neither side appear TO bury
their slain, but just throw them in the river. We
obliged every morniug to get mp steam to clear
the paddle wheels Of the bodies which have lodged
there during the night The rebels say they viii
capture the, city next Sunday, but they have said
the same thing 30 many times, no one believes
them IL they ever do take Canton, the loss Of
life wil be terrible, quarter is given by either
rebels or imperialists Utica Herald
TIE UsrrD STATES E1rIoRrse EXPEDITION TO
THE NoRru PAcrvrc.--The Boston Atlas learns,
through private sources, that at the last accounts
the United States ship Vincennes was at Hong
Kong, preparing for the exploration Of Behring's
Straits and the northwest American coast. Sew
cral Of the officers attached to this expedition have
died during the winter, Of diseases contracted du
ring the long stay of the vessel at Hong Kong last
summer. Captain Davis, formerly Of the Porpoise,
Lieutenant Hunter, of the Hancock, and Dr. Ham.
Another letter, under date Of February lst refers
to /" terrible suspicion which has long been held
by ALL and now amounts almost TO a certainty, that
the Porpoise has been totally lost at sea- with all
on board She has not been seen or heard Of by
any vessel since she parted from the Vincennes,
in the gale Of tho 2lst September last.
There was Democratic meeting at Frcdericks-
burg on Monday evening, which was addressed by
E. Conway and L. Maye, Esqs. The Fredericks-
burg Herald says that, after the adjournment Of
the meeting, "a gentleman from Accomac pro-
ceeded to address those present from the steps Of
the building, In which he said that the anti Amer
Jeans we're in an awful 6I in Mr.. Wise's own coun-
~, and that the party was in tatters there. His
brief speech was listened TO with attention, and
garded as the most entertaining Of the evening, as
we understand from those who heard tn
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Destructive FIRE AT DAsvILLE, VA.--Welearn
from the Richmond Dispatch that FIRE occurred
at Danville virgina on the 25th instant, destroy
ing about $4,000 worth of property, on which
there was an insurance Of $4,000. The Exchange
Hotel Is among the buildings consumed, and with
Il 1900 IN cash. Among the sufferers are Davis
h Mosely Williamson, Graves & johnson; WIN.
8. Potion ,. r. Lipscomb Callum 4 Craighead,
Hardy l. Davidson Neal 4 Coleman; Galloway
L Co; Moseley 4 Davis Rice& Rsines, and sew
erai others. Twenty buildings in all were con-
sumed.
John Woodruff, Member Of Congress- from New
Haven, Connecticut, had his leg broken on Thurs
day at New Haven, by the breaking ofs wagon on