Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-04-01
WASHINGTON NEWS.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-There are still o
large number of persons here urging either their
own or the claims of others for Office. A good
deal of uneasines exists amongst the subordinate
clerks in the various departments. Those who
have been faithful, consistent, and who did not
intcrmeddle in politics, beyond showing favor
itism for Mr. Buchanan, will not be disturbed,
except upon the score of incompetence. Their
cases will not be reached for some time, and
removals will probably be slow and gradual.
The Philadelphia appointments have, of
course, disappointed many but, upon the whole,
are viewed Us satisfactory.
There is no doubt that Mr.. Schell has been
appointed Collector of New York. Mr.. Fowler
Post Ofice-is officially announced.
Your readers are doubtless most interested in
matters appertaining to Baltimore. The appoint,
ments for your city may possibly be agreed upon
definitely to-day, or at furthest this week.
Judge Mason is without doubt been appoint.
ed Collector of the Port. Ex-Governor Thomas
the present collector was here last night, and
think is still in the city. He looks however,
like one without hope being evidently much dis
appointed.
If am not mistaken, your townsman, Fran
els Gallagher, Esq, will be appointed Consul to
Glasgow, on Office worth $4,000 to $4,000 per
annum.
The President has determined to give Mary.
land one foreign mission, and this lies between
the Hon. Henry May and Hon. JAS. NJ. Bu'
chanan.
Mr.. Aiken, of South Carolina will probably
be appointed Minister to Russia The important
foreign missions, will probably be deferred for
some time yet.
A few days, however, and the agony, now ex
tremely painful, will be over so far Us your i'm
portant appointments are concerned. The subor
dinates must linger in misery some time longer
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The assertion. made
in the despatch of yesterday, on the authority OF
the friends of Robert j. Walker, that he had de
clined the Governorship of Kansas, proves to be
incorrect neither has he accepted the post. Ac
corling to information from source deemed
authentic, he is to give the President final an.
swcr in the course of today having taken time
for reflection.
The Land Department will shortly issue cir
cular of instructions to locate the Sioux Indian
halfbreed-scrip under the act Of 1854. 1t will
be applicable to the lands in reservation in Min.
ncsota and other public lands i'll which these In
dians have made improvements. There is GAO
| of these halfbreeds. Their scrip is not assigna
| BILE.
The hour for the meeting of the Cabinet has
been changed from 10 to ~ o'clock, in order to
give more time to the President and heads oi
the Departments to attend to other business.
More than one hundred New Workers have
| left Washington since the announcement Of the
New York appointments.
Baltimoreans are here in full force, expecting
the appointments for that city to be made to-day
THE Dean and Boxer case, in New York, was
terminated on Monday, by Judge Davis dissolv'
ing the injunction by which Dean WAS forbidden
personal communication with his wife, and dis.
missing the writ of haJeas corpus by which the
LADY,, it is alleged, was restrained Of her liberty
by her father. The proceedings excited much
interest, and were real y unique in their way
On the adjournment of tho court, officer Bcr.
thof proceeded with the order for the dismissal
of the haJeas corpus to the residence of Mr.. Bo
kcr, who promised that his daughter should be
given up 1T o'clock p M. large number o.
persons collected round the house anxious tc
see the bride.
At the appointed hour Mr.. Bertholf again
presented himself, and conducted the lady te
the carriage with much difficulty, forcing THEN
way through the crowd, and were driven to his
residence, No. James street, where they were
shortly joined by Mr.. Dean and Mr.. Spencer
The husband was anxious to take his wife to the
Metropolitan Hotel but Mrs. Dean objected, as
she had promised her mother to return thai
night. After while Mr.. Spencer suggested
that, as the young couple would probably like q
private conversation before they separated fol
the night, one should be accorded. The sugges
ton was acted upon and they were both left tc
themselves.
After protracted interview, Mrs. Dean was
conducted to her fathers residence by Mr.. Ber
tholf and Mr.. Dean left for his home. 1t is un
derstood that the bride and bridegroom will start
Immediately for St. Louis, where Dean has q
brother-in-law in business.
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