The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-26

that institution Of which notice will be given by the super
intendent.
At San Francisco the purchases may be paid for in gold
sre at the option OF the superintendent therea until
sufficient supply Of silver bulon received the pub
lie demand for silver coin at that institution.
JAMES ROSS SN0WDEN,
Director United States Mint
CastoDs-hoase Decision. Apprassensa 0DieeAn com
municaons and papers whether invoices appraisemen
der damage warrants Others passing between the
house proper and the appraiser required TO be
transmitted BY officer OF the customs official messen
ger shall any importer agent any other than
the employment of the CUSTOMS be admitted TO the
praers office without written permission FROM or accom-
panying principal appraiser. From the places rooms
the appraisers department in which merchandise is
ined under the law regulating appraisemens Al
required be excluded except the officers and employees OF
the appraisers whose duties under the law aud
sucons Of the Secretary Of the Treasury require them TO
have access TO those places
INTERIOR nsPAHrmEsr.
Couissoner Of PensionsJudge Minot, Of the Audi
tors of the Treasury Department has been appointed Com
missioner Of Pensions, in the place OF Judge Waldo
signed, to take effect on the LIST Of August next
appointment Of RegisferJohn N. Drake, OF Illinois,
has been appointed register the land Office Danvile IL
linois, in the place of Dr. William r. Davis, removed.
General Land Office. Florida Sueeys.R Returns of
eys Florida connecting the public lands with the bound
AIRY lately established between the States of Florida and Ala
bama been received by the Commissioner of the Gen
era Land Office The want of this boundary caused much
dss abstraction among purchasers in consequence Of their in
ability in which State they had settled but, by
the establishment of boundary the question is at last de-
termined Many settlers however, find themselves occupy
ing lands in both States portion lying each side of the
boundary line.
indian Bursan.T The Missouri River and The Western IN
diansWe make the following extract of letter from
ashngtonan now the West, friend, dated Karmi-
chga Bend June u.s. which will be very interesting to many
of our readers:
"The Missouri river is novel stream; We are now
i've forty miles round by water and hundred and
by land The very strong, and not
twenty persons who get overheard escapes drowning
esterday at one O'Clock one of men fell overheard
all efforts to him proved Of no avail.
On Friday last stopped At the Upper Yaae.on village
few presents had some speeches from the Indian chiefs
present vas very fearful from some
doubt better have partaken of this staple peculiar
to this region but must confess prefer roast beef ven
ison.
1t would have done your heart good to have the
indians walk into the meat and bread given them board
the boat They have considerable abdominal protuberance
caused it is said, by eating cat hsh.
The shr whistle of the boat when about leaving made
with them big aud tetake the neghboring bushes and
squat like quail number ofwarrors the boat many
OF them nearly naked. particularly struck with dan
ded old fellow who carried old sabre (probaby old
rs himselD in grand military style"
Agricultural Decision Of the Patent Office Yerba Ana
raa The Yeo~ HerJWe make the following extract Of
letter from correspondent of the Patent Office treating
Of dyestu dated Rudyvie Texas, June rs, 1855:
q have obtained from Mexico the seeds Of herb used
among the peasantry dye yellow, green and its
ponding changes called Yebu Aaria the yellow herb
1t coors wool of fine yellow with copperas mordant
and is not the plant known Weld nor it known out Of
Mexico, far have been able to learn design sending
of it this fall to woolen factory in the North for
the purpose OF making experiments The coos produced BY
it as fast as the blue obtained from indigo"
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
Handbs and CrcuarsWe learn that it is the practice