Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-09-01
"pRpINANCE OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. 1850.


suspension
"ORn1NaNCE OFFICE,
WAsHINGroN, Aug. 26. 1856.
Sm-In consequence Of the failure of Congress
thus far In meke appropriations tor the support
e the army fot the present seal year. and at the
uncertainty ef such appropriations being made
il h, comes necessary Ia bring the expenditures
nj ttc nrn,orcs, alsenals end ordnance depos,
within the available M aus at the department.
You will therefore. on the receipt of this, dis
charge all the workmen. and other employees,
not holding commissions from the President
whose pay. wages salaries a,e taken from the
appropriation for the manufacture at arms III the
national utmories"
Mr., Jas. :. Whitney. Superintendent Of the
Springfield Armory. thus writes To the employ
crs:
In compliance with the instructions above writ.
ton, vou are severally. from this day, discharged
from the public service. luu will permit me,
gentlemen, 10 add that the War Department, as
"A whole, and ,hnt branch Of it with which We are
particularly connected, have 10 my personal
knowledge used every honorable effort to arrest
tho calamity which summary an arrest OF the
progress of our operations must entail upon the
government, and to save you Individually from
the Disappointment and loss which must accrue
to you and those with whom you are connected.
Hoping thai you will do me the justice to be
lieve TINT have ussd IN, best endcavors to pre-
vent this result. aud That shall deeply sympa
disc with You in your unexpected lass OF EN-
plovment, remain your obedent servant.
The Washington Star, of Thursday afternoon,
says:
The War department has felt compelled to dis
charge the mechanics employed in the Washing
ton Arsenal, and, take il for granted, mt all
the United States armorics and ar>en0ls in the
country. The order to that effect eommu
nicated tn those in the city Immediately inter
ested yesterday afternoon. The appropriations
for their employment have been exhaustpd and
the Department has no means at its command
with which to pay them longer, and will have
none until the army appropriation hill shall he
come law. THIS necessary step will of course
produce much Inconvenience, if not actual dis
trcss, in many worthy families. 1t is sincerely
10 be hoped that the Departments dilemma may
be cured TO day by Congress. In Springfield
Mass, there are at least n thousand souls who re-
" upon payments for such lnbor on Government
account for their daily bread, while there are nj
50 a large number of tradesmcn. outside mechHn
les, Nc &c, who will be seriously cramped in
their business by the necessity which the House
has imposed on the Executive branch of the Gov
mrnt in this matter
CENrRAL AMERICAN QUEsri',N.- New York
Aug. 20 The Herald contains a London letter
processing 10 give the terms Of an nd us,ment Of
Che Central American Question. Treaties have
been : gned between Lord Clarendon and Her
man, the Minister P"nipotentiary from Hondu
ras, t. the following effect:
lst. A general treaty Of amity and commerce.
ID. \ convention for the adjustment of all
claims of British subjects, on the Government of
Honduras, and for the extinction Of any Indian
Mosquito titles within territories recognised
hereditary to Honduras.
Bird. Convention for the restoration of the
BAY Islands 10 the Sovereignty of Honduras. The
hitter >tPuates ON behalf of the people who os
tahlished themselves there under British occu-
pnncy, The enjoyment Of certain rights and priv
lcges.
The ground upon which the restoration is
made, is the Importance of preserving neutral
route ofproposed inter-ooeanic railway through
Honduras.
The letter also saysit ha- been agreed between
Dallas and Clarendon that Grcvtown shall return
to the Sovereignty of Nicaragua. ind the limits
# Belle, southwardly, to the river Sursteon.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ApyASCE.
1IENr or SeIENcE.-Abany, Aug. 25.-fhe as
soe'atinn mt IN sections early this morning to
close up the reading oil papers
At ten Tiny assembled in general session, and
had very Pheasant agreeable time Compliment.
tarY resolutions lvrrc introduced, thanking the
citizens and particularly the local committee, for
attending. Professor Bache preluded with some
appropriate remark, and thanks 30 various steam.
ship and vessel lines, for tender of passage across
the Atlantic
Rev DR.. Ferris moved resolutions Of respect
to the memory of Dir, T. Romcyn Beck.
Professor Henry spoke in very eloquent terms
10 the resolutions. exprcssng the deep vcneration
he had for the memory of his deceased friend
Professor Hare made a final attempt to speak
on Spritualism.
Professor Agassiz suggested that Professor
Hare should lecture Immediately after the al
journmpnt ofthe Association.
August 10Th 1857. at Montreal, named for
the next meeting of the Association.
The Convention then formally adjourned.
This afternoon the Hon, Edward Evercn's ad-
dress, on the dedication of the Dudley Ohserva-
tory, was delivered in the great tent
T.. c. Dclevan gives grand entertainment to
the members Of the Convention. On the al-
dience on SpIritnalism.
VESSEL Losr.-'ihe schooner Ellen. If Rich
~. y, cleared at New Of!eons Oh the l1th inst,
for Matanzas, and lo,t in The gale on the 10Th
inst, with all on board. Cap. Stewards wife,
niece aud children were board with him.
.s.--
SERIOUS ACCDENr.- Wm lIasioad, Esq.. mn
Id and highly res pectable member Of the New
,Icrsy bar, accidentally shot at Trenton
Wednesday morning. by nman named Charles
Ewing. Mr. IIastead was wounded in the neck.
hands and back. His wounds are Of u very
painful character, bat nothing dangersous is APP
pretended.
The arrivals at Saratoga from the 22i of June
TO the % of August amounted in the aggregate
TO l7,0j|.