The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-11

Treasury pErAarsEsT
A5srac ef 0rdsr., Directions, 6e.The following is
abstract Of Of the most important letters recorded in
the Secretarys office, Thursday, May 10;
Sarssyor Of Burlington Explaining delay in the purchase
Of the for the Burlington owa) marine hospital and
urging the passage Of act OF cesson jurisdiction by the
State, with view speedy close OF the transaction.
H. b. WAae oharisston. Advising the remittance Of
So roo expenditure the Charleston
the current month.
Collector Of Sew York.Gisng authority withhold from
prosecution for three months the bond given by Probst
Menerzhagen, TO transport sixteen OF cigars San
Francisco.
Collector Of Waniagtoa, ~. Giving authority to ap-
point permanent inspector, Francis n Wadde deputy
collector and clerk allowing additional compensation Of $3.50
per anuum.
Collector Of 0suego.-Drected call the parties to
bonds due and uncanceed and demand payment If demand
complied WITH to hand said bonds district attorney
suit.
Collector Of Acknowledgment to instruct the command
ing officer OF the cutter Morris proceed without
delay with his vessel Barnstabe, and report to coll
ector Of that port for duty.
Superintendent Of tSarpey.-Encosing copy of let
lighthouse board the site selected for the
lighthouse the mouth Of Old Duck Creek the west
side of Delaware bay The department requests that the
superintendent will recommendation TO be made OF
the site for that light house, and for site for light house
Bowerss Beach between Mundor R and Joncss Creek
Delaware bay.
Secretary Of the MERCHANDISING application from Lieu
be detached from the survey with leave Of absence
for four months.
DEPARTMENT..
Land Oboe.D reply the letter Of J. b. b.
VALE esq, district attorney Of Wisconsin, enclosing
luton of the board of supervisors of Adams county fol-
lows " Resoed That the prosecuting attorney be request
ed to correspond with the Commissioner Of the General Land
Office respecting the proper mode, &c of obtaining the
cessay abstracts entries and field the Of
court to aid in assessing taxes it is held that each county
should possess itself with abstracts and field
for the of the county aid in assessing taxes but the
mode of procuring the only be regulated by
legislation, the work would involve much and
careful labor the part Of competent State
agents to acquire the information with perfect accuracy and
certainty and present ii in the shape of Substantial and per-
mnnent county record.
Whatever mode Of procedure the State authorities may
proper to devise for obtaining the minutes Of survey
field notes. when required for the of the county will
have to be made with the general and the carrying
out of the will necessarily have to be managed by
the State agents in wise to interrupt reard the du
ties proper his Office which certainly onerous and al
ways pressing
The Surveys IN Kansas Trritory.Tn consequence of the
little progress made the survey of Kansas Territory and
the demand of many citizens information regard
to- the Commissioner of the General Land Office upon
the surveyor general of Kansas communicate the
gess made in surveying and asks whether the Office proper
the surveyor has been duly organized whether
efficient of deputies has been selected and of how many
to that Territory.
quy by those interested whether revolutionary claimants
for bounty land will have to take their turn Of application
not that the revolutionary claims will be examined mme
diaey on their receipt At the department and the warrant
issued without delay The justice of this will
be perceived The administration will not be disposed let
that class Of recipients become entirely extinct in order that
the rule first come, first served may be adhered to.
Albany Aaas.
The Atlas is in supposng that preference will be
given class of claimants before the Pension Bureau
The act conempates such preferences and although
missioner Waldo is distinguished for his spirit
he not the officer step aside from the strict line Of duty
from personal convictions considerations Letters
ceived daily by the Commissioner which urgent appeals
made in behalf of really meritorous but there
and win be, departure from the rule first come,
served" Although have stated, there will be de-
parture from this rule still the organization of the office is
such that the reached the revolutionary claim
for bounty land viii be rapidly disposed of than
any other class and in this accomplish the very
warmly commended by the Atlas
Agricultural DECISION Of the Patent Q6ce.-Gram for
LarnsWe observe in the grounds in front Of the Patent
Office very vigorous growth Of beautiful lawn grass the
seeds of which selected by the agent of the Office in
London; months ago, and sown few weeks SINCE As
heretofore there had been repeated failures it matter Of
doubt whether seed suitable for lawn grass this region
could be obtained but this at the Patent Office places it
beyond question We give this instance of the sku
and intelligent in which the Office is conducted
which ought to any pejudices which may exist in
reference the failures which have been imputed to the
seeds distributed from that
NAVY DEPARTMENT
United States Brig Dolphia.-The United States brig-of
war Dolphin sailed from the Norfolk navyyard yesterday
of Africa The following list Of her officers
Lieut.. Commanding Edward Il. Thomson; Lieutenants J.
NJ Wainwright and Geo. NJ RANSOM Passed Assistant Sur
gcon Edward Shipper; Purser Geo. r. Griswold Acting
N H. vanzandt Passed Midshipmen o. F. Johnston
and Austin Pendergrast.
N
ResignatonC Captain James Monroe, of the 9Th infantry
has resigned his commission in the army to take effect from
the 9th instant.
DEPARTMENT..
Mo Post OfcesIist of offices established since April
1,ls5i:
Hississippi.
Roby's Store, Noxubee county.
Canaan, Tippah county.
Liverpool, fazoo county.
Hanging Moss, Clark county.
Resale, Harrison county.
Grattan Lowndes county.
Orion, Scott county.
Concorda, Bolivar county.
Bynam's Greek, Pamela county
Stump Bridge, Madison county
Fredonia Pontotoc county.
Oak Grove, Marshall county
Meridian Lauderdae county.
Carolina Landing, Washington county.