Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-20
Department News.

Claims-The law requires that transcripts Of all
the cases decided by the commissioners shall be
fled simultaneously in the proper district court in
California, and in the Office of the Attorney Gene
raj and If appeal is to be prosecuted by the United
States, notice thereof shall be fled within six
months by the Attorney General in the proper dis
trict court. The first transcript came to the Office
of the Attorney General on the Sd of March, 1858,
and the total number of transcripts filed from that
day to the present is four hundred and twenty
seven. The following transcripts were received
on the 9th Instant
(2e4) Alisal--W. E. p Hartwell, claimant.
(48O) Rancho de Ia Nacion--Juan Foster claim
ant.
(4ss) Los Alamos Aqua Calente-Pedro G.
GARLIC claimant.
(8s) Novato-the assignees Of Bear Simmons
(93.) Ysrba Buena 0Locayre-Antonio Cha
boya, claimant.
1857 Los Observation-Disclosures Ybarra, claimant.
1881 Parage del Arroyo-Josefa Garlic de
Fitch, claimant
(254) Vale de San Jose Aguas Calentes-J.
j. Warner claimant
(s97.) Potrero Grande--Juan Matias Sanchez,
claimant
(225) Rio de Santa Clara--valenta Gotta et al,
claimants.
(7ol) Two leagues of land in Santa Clara coun-
ty-Pedro Chaboya, claimant
1857 Yokaya-Cayetano Juarez, claimant
(49l.) Camulos-Pedro G. Camille, claimant.
(3ll.) Eleven square leagues in Sacramento val
ley-Manuel Draz, claimant.
. (22.) Santa Anna and QUEENS Sabe-Juan Mi
guel Anzaret, ct al, claimants.
(344.) Las Virgenes-Maria Antonias Machado.
(lss.) Island or peninsula at the port of San
Diego-Frederick Billings, 81 al, assgnees of Be
Ear Simmons.
1881 San Pedro-Msnuel Dominguez ct al
TREASURY DEPARTMEsr.-Appotntme, De-
Joseph ii. Jordan, Of Maine, appointed to second
class clerkship in the Sixth Auditors Office, in
the place Of T. e. Boudenot, removed. Salary,
81, 400 per annum.
Edward A. Whipple, Of Pennsylvania, appointed
to frst-class cerksbip in the Sixth Auditors Of
fee. Salary, 81 200 per annum.
Abaracf of Orders, Directions, &c.-The fol-
lowing is an abstract of some of the most impor-
tant letters recorded In the Secretary's Office,
Thursday, April 10;
Appraisers Stores at San Frdncisco.- Letters
sent TO the Collector of San Francisco yesterday
covering the contracts and specifications for the
entire construction of the appraisers stores in that
city.
Collector of Nep York.LGiving information
concerning the legal custody of the diamonds, &c.
taken from J. Heelbuth, passenger per steamer
Washington. Calls attention to the return-duty
claim of Keys & Brother Of Baltimore. Requests
report ON the application Of Randolph Wolf for re-
apprsisement of importation of gin.
Collector of Baitimove.-on application Of J. O..
Yates authorizes entry Of merchandise from Cura-
Goa, on compliance with provisions Of act OF March
], 1922.
Collector of Chicago.--States that 1t would be a
violation Of act of May T. 1922 TO increase the sal
airy Of deputy collector.
Collector Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $500 COM
pensation to four aids Of revenue.
Collector of Pefersburg.-0n application of the
agent Of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Com
pany report Is requested concerning some railroad
iron in bond at Port Walthall.
Lumber imported from the British Provinees.--
In letter to q. w. Pack, Lexington, Michigan,
the Secretary states that the importation from the
British Provinces, Of boards planks, &C., If in a
rough-hewn or sawed state, are entitled to free
entry under the provisions Of the reciprocity treaty
Increased Compensation Denied-Mr. Levi Rey-
nolds, of Chester, Pennsylvania, is informed that
the Secretary deems 1t ineXpedient to increase the
compensation of the revenue agents at Chester and
Marcus Hook.
Marine Hospital at Cnicago--Henry Rock APP
pointed steward, at a salary of &4O0 per annum.
Mrs Johanna Bosh appointed matron of said hos
pital, at a salary of $3.50 per annum.
Director of Tie Mint, Phiiadelphia.- Directed
to authorize the change in the working hours at
the branch mint at New Orleans, as suggested by
the superintendent
NAVY DErARrMKNr.--ATrivai of the United
States Ship 81 Lasrnes.--Tbe United States
frigate st. Lawrence, Commodore Bladen DuIany,
arrived at Norfolk yesterday morning in seventy
days from Valparaiso. Until recently the 81 Law
renee was the flagship of the Pacific squadron.
The following Is Lat Of her officers;