The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-18

Affairs in Wnshlogtou

Annirs In Washington.
fEw COMMANDER FOB rHI SQUADRON m rHu
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hskrs OF THI INDIAN BeRKAu, ETC., ITO.
WASHINGTON Seps II, 1857
Captain Josiah rsttn,n, In command q sackests
Bsybor has been detached The 18Th Of ne moash and
has been ordered 70 proceed By the overland route 10
The East Indies, to assume command Of squadron on
Gas station and 70 relieve Commodore James Armstrong
Who has besn there two years and whose health bad
cspn TAitpan win hol bis nAg temporarily on the san
Jsd1ss The present Gag ship, until the steamer Powhaian,
INV Citing ont u Norfolk, can DO sent out 70 him Tho
soop Of kvani, that station has been order.
cd 10 return 70 The Unea States, enteg the port Of
Boston
To ftgaas Congress-the Gag snip Of the Nedtcrrs-
squA6ron-hAa been ordered Phladelphia whore
Commodore Brsesc win haul down bic dag This win
leave hs soop ConrellstoD the only vessel on mo Sta
ton. me squsdrou win be renewed next spring.
The Secretary Of The Navy having been informed thaa
the laying OF the cable has boon postponed until nerl
year. bias ordered Niagara 10 return 70 New York and
The susQuehanns her oonsort 70 join the Home squadroa
Dol ector sche arrived here 70 dav He has been On.
sagcd with The Secretary or the Treasury relative 70 New
York Custom House matters.
learn u the War Department today that Gen. scoH
hs MOI bean autographed V 70 wsshlngsou-shas
The Utah expedition has ali been ARRANGED
The Indian Bureau b now Renting very large amounts
T. the West preparatory 70 the October pAymsuts The
construction Of ,s treaties now being couadersd By
the President whoss deoison win involve several hundred
nccsand dollars Of Indian aanuiacs
Bnfdrc Naval Court No 70 day the defence In the case
o. Lieutenant George r. Gray road; shsa, owisg 70
tire absence material Witnesses the psodng csse o. nr
fsrsh vas temporarily possponed and thai OF Lieutenant
Jsnes n wasou (rOrlousbcd) was taken up, and oaps
Cunningham examined . wines on behalf Of The TO-
vrrnncnt
Sefcre Court No ., In the case Of Leusnani Charles
Eun.er, much documentary testimony vas adducss and
fcsd 10 DAY. and medical survey w ordered upon him
vhs Examining Bovd ossssted Of surgeons Woodwork
sea ncUsiland, and sssiatan, surgeon Lsndsdals.
Before oour No Q The case Of Lieut. glasscn wss
tnsed today commodorss sringbam and Kearncy,
Capt rNitnau and oommsnder xascs werc severaly az
AHMED on hr. olssoo's behalf, and gave him good
character.
quite animated Ten or twelve parties have sent in pro
po.ais
re President has ordered In Nay next the sale OF Two
and half miens OF acres Of California lands, ssi In
Esrch CT ave hundred thousand OF The half breed
soux rcse- vsuon 10 Missouri and bnncsoss.
grand piano, purchased by the government or Chick.
erps arrived last evening for HE white House old Back
IA dessrminsd 70 fAos the music.
An oncia statement shows corporation recc,pts 10
be- from dividends on bank sock, 81 70; from dom.
si oooarse balance In favor OF dogs TOTAL receipts 70
me year, si7e,soo,
TIE orsaAI nwTArn DrrsrcH.
WAmrSoror, Sept II, 1887.
The PresdeA has rsued The prcoamalcs for the als q
abctt two millions and half Of acres Of public Ian 4 In
Tall