Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-24
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

kotel1on "-1Ae announcement that the
naturalization design rotating leading office
holders Cut Of place in sections Of the Union
where that practice is common ami approved,
has certainly raised up a hest of applicants
for thousands of federal ofices of all degreef.
If our Information be correct, there Is hardly
tlde-uaiter's plsoe, CT ssat at the oar of
boarding Cheers tiney craft, occupied by
Democrat North of Mason and Dixon line
In search Of which there are not half dozen
patriots clamoring already; protesting their
right to share the patronage Of the Federal
Government. Al for the pos. Offices, Blu: hels
Of applications for them are daily reaching
Washington.
The understanding was that, except for good
cause. no removals would be made except on
the expiration of postmasters' commissions.
The PRONUNCIATION Of that understanding turns
out to have been enough to have started the
patriots after not only the post ofioes paying
enough to make them Presidential appoint
ments-to require their nomination to the
Senate every four years-but even after such
places, the emoluments of which are In some
cases not more than $50 per annum. At the
rate at which such applications are said to be
pouring into Washington just now, 1t strikes
us that in some quarters Of the country there
are not q few Democrats who write down all
- political enemies who happen to be in Office.
TIE New York Corte 1T seems to be
understood this morning that at late hour
Ia ~
determined upon some Of the principal New
York city appointments We have no infor.
nation (ourself) in the premises, and have
only TO say that the host now here interested
IN the matter have come to the conclusion that
the administrator have definitely settled upon
some of these appointments, as follows: Au.
gustus Schell. Collector Of the Port; E. d.
Hart, Surveyor Of the Port; Isaac v. Fowler,
Postmaster.
1t IL further understood that the Yesiena-
tion Of Collector Redfeld has been received.
which afforded an opportunity Of appointing
successor to him at tLis time without VIC
lating the principle Of awaiting the termina
ton Of bis commission.
Z. s. The above appointments have been
made, and also that Of Isiah Rynders to be
Marshal, and George Saunders Navy Agent at
New York.
Thinning out.-Ihs crowd Of ofice-seekine
strangers is by no means as den,e in Washing.
ton low, as fortnight ago. Perhsp, half
have disappeared-quiteh half The termins.
ton Of the contests over the Massachusetts
Pennsylyanis, Maryland, Michigan, Wiscon.
sin, Arkansas, California and Missouri of5css
has enabled the throDgs attending here to in.
huenee their fate, to leave Washington. Most
OF them have done go; leaving behind only
the most inveterate dabblers in spoils, who
always continue to hang around until the Ias,
moment, pretty much as cleaned out chronic
gam oiers invariably continue to linger around
the tiger" long after it has devoursd tb.;,
last cred"
Residential Appointments Thu Un;o,
this morning announces the following p,..,-
dental appointments:
Jonn . Dougherty, Of Missouri. IN h. r..
ceiver o. Public Moneys for m. S;,. oo NC
lands subject to sale at 81 Louis M.sone; ..
the place OF Richard B Dallam, whose TIN ~
Jacob Eeeson, Of Michigan, to be R...;
Of Public Moneys at Detroit, Michigan. in ~.
place Of Elisha Taylor, whose term Of ofs os
win expire on the Sd Of April sext ''
Charles z Heyermsn, Of Michigan. n \.
Register Of the Land Office at Detroit, Mich.
gan, in the place Of Daniel ] Csmpsu, whose
term Of once will expire on the Sd Of April
next
Moses B. Hess, Of Michigan, to- be Register
Of the Land Once at East Saginaw, Michigan.
In the place Of William n Fepton, whose term
of o1i:e has expired.
Vim l. P. Little, of Michigan, to be Re.
esivsr Of Public Moneys ut East Saginaw,
aeaigan. in place Of Russell Bishop, whose
eIn OF once viii expire On the 10th instant.
Hooert L. Mediation, Postmaster of New
u uie.n., Lou,sians, in place Of Arthur s. Ne.
Court CT clsims.-Yestsrday, Mr.. AysriI,
argued for claimant in the case Of Maria XII.
bourn and others. The Deputy solicitor r..
piled, In behalf Of the Government. and a.
case was submitted s"o 1os
In the ease Of Hugh Vests aan;n;.,
Mr.. kiDSer opened the areum.n,
claimant, and the Solicitor replied N, me
concluded for the claimant; and The e,,. iens
admitted. Adjourned.
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