New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-06
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Special Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Monday, Oct. 8, 1851.
No stocks were received for redemption to-day
fact which indicates that the demand for money
is on the decrease.
The President has not fully recovered, but came
TO town and transacted business for three hours
to-day.
The whole bevy of embryo diplomatists have
dispersed, with maedictiOns on Gen. Cass for post
poping action until the meeting OF Congress.
The pressure to put Toucey upon the Bench Of
the Supreme Court is increasing-he is 80 inoorrl-
sby dull and so stupidly slow in the Navy Depart
ment! He will make an excellent Judge, If tho
principle deducble from the prOverb that good
coon dogs are good for nothing else be correct one.
To as Assoe4aseA Press.
wAsHiseroS Monday, Oct. 5, 1857.
The Navy Department received to-day an official
communication from Commodore Paulding, relative to
his reconnaissance of the Isthmus between Aspinwal
and Panama, to ascertain the practicabiity OF con-
.trueting the Inter Oceanic Canal. He and his scen'
tifc party took the route by which the passes
as in every respect most desirable for this purpose.
He reports that the lthmus itself seems TO present
no serious obstacle for the construction of canal but
that there would be great difficulty in procuring labor
ers for the successful accomplishment of the work.
The distance from ocean to ocean, according to En-
giuccr Tottens estimate along the proposed line Of
route for the Canal, 70 fnrtyive and three fourth
miles.
Il is calculated that the cost of the Canal including
harbor improvements at both ends, will not exceed
eighty millions Of dollars
Attorney. General Black, in recent decision says
that person who claims land in California under
grant from Mexico is entitled to have patent Tor 1t
lssued ont of the General Land Office whenever ne
shows that his claim has been finally confirmed oy the
Commissioners of the District Court or by the Su-
preme Court, if he, at the same nme accompanies
Surveyor General.
troll over the investigation Of these Californa land
claims, while the contest upon them Is between the
Ipiteo States and the Mexican grantees but beyond
this persens claiming titles adverse to the pstentees
must rasort to the proper Courts of the State.
During the week ending Saturday, Inclusive, the
Postmaster General signed drafts for the pay of mail
contractors to the amount OF at least million OF
dollars, which has already been drawn from the
Treasury.
In the Treasury transactions the aggregate drafts for
the same period are about three millions. of which
nearly two and third millions are On NewYerk.
Large amounts Of United States Stocks come in for
redemption. Fifty Thousand dollars worth were re-
ceived this morning
The mail from al points az late a. due is to band,
but il brings no news Of importance
-Four compsI les Of the Fourth Artillery had arrived
at New Orleans from Florida.
The export duties on tobacco at Vera Cruz had
been repealed.
The ship Harkaway; recently lost, sailed from
Charleston the I'D Of July, with cargo Of 600
bales of cotton and 240O bbls. naval stores. She
was insured in Charleston for only s., 500.