The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-09

the War Department as sutler at Fort Monroe
upon the charge of keeping spirituous Euuo,s
for sale, in violation of one of the army r4guls.
tions. On examination, it was shown that hi,
army regulation had been for years dead Il,
ter (; that DR.. Banks's predecessors had alwa,.
kept liquors, and that the officers themselvs.
and not the soldiers, were the purchase,
Under this fading, the Secretary Of War ha,
directed that Dr.. Banks be allowed to proce,5
with his store, with the specific understand,
that he will not again infringe the army reyv.
lations on the sui ject of selling liquor
Senior Post Captain Shubrick has been a.
pointed to the command Of the Brazil SQUAD
ron. 1t is believed that this squadron of tuo
hundred guns has been ordered to proceed. a,
a support to the Paraguay expedition, to tn.
highest accessible point of La Plata. tits also
supposed that Com. Shubrick is to be clothed
with the powers of Civil Commissioner.
Soule of Mississippi, has been in WashineloD
the past week. he denounces the course .,
the Administration towards Mr.. Douglas n,
said.
MAJOR Helm, OF Kentucky, has been appoint
ed Consul General at Havana. s US the Statr,.
-, This is essentially putting the right man in
the right place. The unfortunate con.n,a-
corps of the United States (of which we shall
take occasion to say more at some future dsI
has become a sort CT refugiunt peccator,,n
But we are glad to learn that the supoip,;na
power does not in all instances entirelv ovo.
look qualifications Certainly, after appoint;r,
the present incumbent at Vera Cruz if wa.
due to Kentucky to make her some atom.
ment-wherefore, perhaps, this excellent seec.
ton for Havana.
MAJOR Helm performed eminent service !,
the Mexican war as a0jutsnt general to Gen,
Wool, and has lately returned from five ra.r.i
service IN the important consulate nj \.
Thomas. OF the efficient and highly ANN.
ated course of Major Helm at St Thomas -.
visiters at his elegant residence at Nswnor,
Ky, have ample evidence in the shane ri
massive service of silver presented by the rar
chants of st. Thomas and New York ~.
can only infer that his record in the Depar
ment of State must be perfect, for we seIdoD,
hear of promotion in our consular sysem
whence we might infer that the greater numh,r
OF consuls acquit themselves of their ctB,ial
obligations IN rather shabby manner"
Within the second month of the fiscal orsr.
ter, the whole number of the accounts Of ro..
masters, over 26, 900 in number, have bean 70
ceived at the General Post Office. From III.
great mass, nearly all the dead letters have
been separated snd compared with their bil,
balances due the Department duly registered
and the transcripts turned over to the SIKH
Auditor, whose force of clerks will soon com
plete their examinations and the final adjust,
ment of each.
The Postmaster General has appointed
Edmundson, of Gollsboro, route agent between
Weldon and Wilmington, in place OF NIX
Crawford, resigned. Mr.. George Center is ala,
appointed transportation agent for the State OF
Florida, especially on the great daily line be.
tween Charleston, s. c., Fernandina, and Tai.
lahassee, as well as another line.
The Northern Liberty engine.house is to be
opened for the public schools.
Nothing is yet settled by the Government
relative to Ocean Mail service in the Collins
steamers.
Secretary Cass and his assistant, Mr. Apple
ton, spent last Thursday, says the New York
Times, at the White House, in conference with
President Buchanan about our Central Amer.
can relations. General Jerez asked on bebAf
OF his Government, a waiver of Cur claim fer
for the murder of Americans at
Granada, Offering to comply with every other
demand. The proposition is rejected and the
whole demand will be enforced.
The receipts from the customs in New York
fell of week before last, but on Monday and
Tuesday OF last week they reached 100000
Secretary Cobb now puts the receipts for the
pre- sent quarter at 5000, 900. The receipts
from lands have almost entirely failed.
The report Of the Peace Commissioners to
Utah has been laid before the Secretary Of Wal
Lieut.. Pegram, who distinguished himself
the fight with pirates in the East Indies during
the Perry expedition, has been appointed TO
the command Of the steamer Water Hitch, f.:
ling out for Paraguay.
During August, l,OO7 Bounty md Warrsl,s
we're issued, to satisfy which, $4,000 acres are
Z. N. Pine, editor of the Chicago HerGR
has been appointed Marshal for the Nortbeu
District Of Illinois, in place of Davidson, re.
moved.
Commander Mason has been ordered to ths
of the receiving ship Pennsyvanis,
at Norfolk, vice Ticker, detached.
The Hon William A. Howard in the frs,
aud the Hon. Henry Waldron in the second
district Of Michigan, have been
for Congress.
Dates from Utah to the 7th have been re
ceived. The election passed quietly. The se
appointment by Gov. Cumming, of probate
judges for Carson and Green River counties,
caused some dissatisfaction among the Nor
mons, but all was quiet at the departure Of The
mail. Thirty soldiers had deserted, and CAPT
Tracy was on trial for insu bordination.
Colonel Hoffman had been ordered to One
gon with the sixth regiment of infantry. Ib'
road from the Devils Gate to Bridges v''
strewn with dead cattle But few Indians Wer'
seen on the route. The rivers we're all lo'
Major Sherman's battery left LeavenwOr'hys
terdsy for Fort Ridgely.
A Democratic State Convention was held
Detroit last Friday, of which Robert I. MeCls'
land was President. The following nominsn0D'
were made: Governor, Charles K. S:usrt,
Kalamazoo county; Lieutenant Governor o.
C. Monroe, of Hillsdale; Secretary Of State d
p. King, of Mackinac Superintendent OF PnO