The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-04-03

clerks. He superintends all civil by the
United States and the United attorneys
msrshas and clerks in all matters relating thea and their
results He receives from each the United
States courts showing the progress and condition OF such
suits has charge of all lands and other property assigned
to the United States in Of debts and has power
sell and dispose Of the for the benefit Of the United
States.
Light-Hoass Board.-Hon. James Guthrie, president;
Com. w. b. Shubrick United States navy chairman; Cen
]. @. Toten United States army Col. james Kearney,
United States army Prof A. D. Bache Superintendent
Survey Prof Joseph Henry secretary Smithsonian
Institution Commander s. r. Dupont United States navy
Lieut. Thornton A. jenkins United States navy secretary
Capt Edmund L. r. Hardcastle United States army
tary and FIVE clerks. This board directs the building
repairing Of light houses ghtvesse buoys and beacon
contracts for supplies Of OIL &c,
Coast Sa,rey-Alexsnder D. Bacbe esq, superintendent
and thirty-eg assistant draught2men, DC.
Light ouse Keepers AppoiHted.-J L. Thompson, at
Northwest Passage Key West Florida at $500 per annum
and one ration daily.
John Fritz assistant the above place. $500
annum and one ration daily
j. @. Witbank, assistant keeper at Cape Henlopen, Della
ware, at $3.50 per ennum.
Mrs Lydia Smith, assistant keeper Manitou island
Michigan.
Augustus Todd Waugashance, Michigan 81 600 per
annum.
Collector Of Customs appointed. jacob A. T. Wendell
collector of for the district Of Miehimackinao
Michigan vice Alexander Toll, removed.
sAvy DEPARTMENT..
Usted Stass ors-ship Soathon,ptonThe Southampton,
Lieutenant Commanding j. j. Boyle, arrived at New York
Saturday last with number Of invads from the Japan
squadron Sailed from Tahiti the 2lst of December and
during the last days of her voyage experienced very
heavy gales from the On the 2ls ultimo fell in with
the ship Walter Lord, Captain Oliver Smith, Kennebec
disabled, having lost SAILS DC Having been supplied with
opsa from the Southampton she proceeded her
Left Tahiti United States ship Portsmouth, Captain Dor
hp..a t, a,l all
well.
The following Is list of the Souhamptons officers
Lieutenant commander Junus Boyle; master, George
Rocee Thomas Houston pa md
hipman, Frederick A. Boardman; captains clerk, s. NJ
Lanahan acting masters mate Francis Garrcon purser
steward Ansel l.. Burton; hospital steward. William W.
Newton.
The East India sqaadron.-The United States schooner
Fennmore Cooper Of the surveying squadron and the Uni
propeller John Hancock reitting Shang
the LIST of January. The United States soop Van
dalia the station
Ready for SeaUnited States ship Jamestown now lying
at Norfolk, is ready for sea, awaiting orders.
The Home Squadron. Commodore Newton has been de-
ached from the home squadron His has not been
appointed
Death of Officer Intelligence has been received the
department of the death of Lieutenant Arthur Lewis of the
United States navy He died his residence Virginia.
DEPARTMENT..
The Nee Postage Notwithstanding the repeated
which have appeared in the newspapers relative the
pre- of postage very large number of unpaid let
tiers have deposited in the post office in this city
and elsewhere violation of the late These letters
the place being forwarded according direction will be
sent the dead-lettar office
The Fronking Prpilege and Copyrighted Works for he Ii
Jrary Of Congress and the Smhsonian InsuonThe follow
ing sections the late making appropriations
the Post Office Department &C.: e
SEC 4. And be It further enacted, That the right to frank
letters and documents allowed by law to the Vice Pre
be continued to those who have heretofore shall
after hold that office, during life.
And be further enacted, That all books,
charts other publications entered for copyright
required to be deposited in the Library of Con-
grcss and in the Smithsonian Institution, may be sent
through the mail free OF postage under such regulations
the Postmaster General may prescribe
To carry section s. the First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral has issued the following notice:
Copyright books charts, &C., see law annexed re-
quired be delivered to the Library of Congress Smith
Institution and which entitled to pass free in the
mail should be superscrbed Copyright for Congress Lii
or Smithsonian Institution the may be-"
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
The Pension OHce- Bounty Land Cians-The business
the Pension Office yesterday unprecedentedly heavy
Four thousand applications received I'M
der the bounty of March g. 1855 There also
received at this office yesterday hundred seventy
tiers asking for information, &C.
Resignation and appointments the Pension OBce.
Lynde Elliott, holding secondcass cerkshp in the Patent
Office, transferred to thrcass clerksip in the Pension
Office vice Colonel ]. D. TOLL resignedsalary 81 900 per
annum.
George p smith, of Pennsylvania, appointed class
81, 200 per
W. H. Thomas, of Wisconsin, appointed to irsclass clerk
81, 200 per annum.
GEN NEWS.