The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-10
DEPARTMENT. NEWS.
STATE DEPARTMENT.

beg leave TO call your attention to the very high rates
Of duties charged at the port of Mozambique upon Amer
cotton goods and other articles OF import from the
United States!
Coarse sheetings worth about cents per yard
pay duty OF eighty eight cents for thirty yards
Common gunpowder sxty-six cents for iwenty-fo
pounds
"Mnske costing about two dollars and fifty cents in the
United States pay a duty Of sixty-sx cents each
aThe export duty on ivory two dollars and
cents per arroba of thry-hree and one-third pounds
English.
annually sold there under these disad vantag and the
amount invested in ivory. The trade might be considers
bly, increased the duties reduced the Mozambique
ivory is favorite article with the manufacturers in the
United States.
PRICES cURREsT.-ExPjRrs.
Ivory varies greatly in price, according to quality ADD
sze the largest and best kinds sent 10 the United
States In lots, weight 10 lbs and upwards the
price at this time is $50 to $55 per rusta of 35 lbs Eng
ish Ivory, SO to 60 lbs average weight best quality Is
worth at this time $45 to $50 per trusta
Rough copi is worth Sc to 81 so for the best kinds
Inferior copai be purchased at from SO 30 to S. so
trusts.
ClovesNot wanted for export at this time. 81 rs is
asked by the sellers per trusta, which is declined.
"Tortospsbell, in small quantities, is worth about 81 to
$40 per mand OF lbs English.
Hides in demand at $50 to $22 per cargo twenty
"An inferior kind Of gum myrrh is sold in small quanti-
ties at from So 80 to So so per trusia
There is nothing fixed settled regards prices of
exports 10 This market The produce of the of
Africa is brought here and sold prices which vary great
y according to the wants of the buyer and seller aud the
fluctuations 10 the market very great The foregoing
the only articles of export the United States Of any
considerable amount
A temporary Light al NE Entrance TO the Matloh--The
following notice to mariners has been received from the
United Stac consul at London:
A light vessel has been temporarily stationed the
entrance of the river Mulah in the following position
viz 10 latitude 81 deg north, longitude SO deg As
min east, nearly in 10 fahoms low water spring tides
about miles southeast of the outer or Buichery Rect
buoy.
ed This floating light will hoist red flag at the
mainmast head by day, and exhibit clear white light
from sunset to SUNRISE and in addition to this she will il
she continues in her position, fire rocket at p at
midnight and at a. M from the 18th of March il the
18th of October.
a3d For the present pilot brig will show the light"
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT..
Information has been received the Department of the
Interior conmatory Of the painful that have been
circulated respecting the fate of Henry L. Dodge United
States agent for the Navajo Indians, in New Mexico who
has been missing for time past and who sup
posed had been captured and confined killed by the In
dams 10 that Territory
Major Kendrick commanding at Fort Defiance sent out
command to search for Mr. Dodge dead or alive and his
corpse discovered at point about thirty miles south
of the Zlna and towards the beadwaters Of the Gia
river.
Mr. Dodge being great favorte among the Navaos and
devoted their interests renders this wicked wanton
act of inndeyand cruelty inexpicabe The writer states
that the Indians struck off the hand that fed tbe and
Joel-like smote the benefactor Of their race"
1t is stated that grass sufficiently advanced
sustain horses, 1000 troops will take the field against
these Indians and chastss them that they will learn
the miseres of rerhution upon reachery and murder
The victim of this cruel act is the of the Hon Henry
Dodge the venerable and distinguished ex-senator from
Wisconsin.
DEPARTMENT.
Death Of Mr.. McBair, Parser Of United States Ffigae
MerrmacAt meeting of the ward.room officers of the
United States steam figate Merrimac held in the ward
of said ship the 2st day of February 1857 Dr.
Harlan being called to the chair and Lieut. Cohen APP
pointed secretary the following preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted
Whereas our much respected and esteemed mcssmate,
Thomas r. McBair late the purser Of this ship, having
after long and painful sickness been taken from by
.. resolUed That deeply lament the loss to
selves and to the navy OF gentleman and officer whose
heightened spirit modest and most amabe manners, had
won our admiration and warm regard
Resoped further That feel most deeply this most sid
bereavement to the family Of the decreased and that offer
them most heartfelt sympathy in this their rreparabe
loss.
Resolued further, That the members of this mess in
token of their great and grievous Grape upon
their left arm for tho period OF thirty days.
Resoped further That copy of the proceedings of this
meeting be forwarded by the chairman to the family of the
deceased and that they be published in the newspapers Of
Norfolk Baltimore, Washington, Philadelphia &c, and
that the Navy Department be furnished with copy,
companied with request to have it entered upon the
archives Of the department
DAVID HARLAN, Chairman.
DAVID NJ Cohen, Secretary.
dtrican Sg,adronThe United States ship Cumberland
has been designated the flagship Of the African squad
| ron.
The East India SquadronOrders issued yesterday
from the department for the immediate preparation for
of the new scam-rgate Minnesota at Philadelphia
the side-wheel Mississippi at New York and the
frstcass soop Germantown, at Norfolk They des-
| tined for the East Indies.
POST DEPARTMENT.. 1as
Nev Post 0Hees.The following post Offices have
been established for which the following gentlemen have
been appointed pos,masters:
Kanwaca, Douglas county, Kansas Territory Henry L.
| Baldwin, postmaster
Montrose Cumberland county, North Carolina Lanch-
| lin Bethune, postmaster.
Mooshana, Moore county North Carolina v. N. Sewell,
| postmaster.
Change of Ste and Na,neThe sites and names of the
| following post Offices have been changed:
Shady Grove, Toms county, Georgia, to Hawassee A.
| j. Burch, postmaster.
Stanton Copper Mines franklin county, Missouri Au-
gustus Wengler, postmaster.
Change of Name-The OF the post Office at Okla
ibbee Lauderdale county Mississippi has been changed
| from Okatibbee to Sageville.
Dscom inued-The following post offices have been dis
| continued:
| White Oak, Montgomery county, Missouri
| Town Greek, Franklin county, Tennessee.
NoRTHERs STATEs OF MExoo.-The San Francisco Her
aid Of the 5h u reports conversation with an intelli