The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-21

-iRA1Y and NiVY.

A correspondent Of the St Jonis Republican, writing
from Leavenworth, Kansas April ~, says e The pur-
chase Of animals Cor the Utah expedition continues to be
brisy carried There in the vicinity Of the fort
some three thousand mules, OF which two hundred
and fifty from Tennessee five hundred from Pennsyl-
wanna and the remainder from Missouri The price has
has not yet been permanently fixed but ranges 10 $75
per animal The buying price for horses averages sl25
The supply large and large numbers OF each are con
tnually coming in.
1t Is said that Messrs Turner Kipp, and Craig were
Yesterday confirmed second Beuenants in the army
Some opposition manifested to their confirmation
the ground that they had resigned their positions
diets at West Point in May last and were Immediately
appointed TO the army thus giving them precedence
Their classmates who graduated in June following 1ne
difficulty was arranged by the gentlemen nominated re-
bouncing all claim to precedence, ecnsenting that the
former members Of their class should enjoy priority
promotion.
Captain Benjamin Page, officer OF the navy on the
reserved hist died at New York the 10th instant. He
was born IN England and entered the service in 1910
All those who attained their rank as passed rndship-
men on examination Ivy the board at Annapolis few
GAYS since, have been ordered to active service
D. Mex Buchanan, @ e. Laws and p Porcher have
peen ordered to the Merrimac Porcher acting mas,
yer Z Lea, G s. Norton, III. H Dalton, and NJ Sicard
have been ordered to the Wsbash-scard master Il.
r bn and a. r. Crossman have been ordered to the
voorado A. Hopkins has been ordered TO the Balm
image as acting master and o. Mathews to the Ma
aonar IN the game capacity. A. Armstrong has been
ordered TO the Colorado as muster
II stated that the Fulton sailed from Key West un-
W. orders some tn days since, for Tampico and that
e government has made every arrangement for protect
ee rights Of our citizens in that quarter We learn,
also that in accordance with despatch from our consul
az iamTico, the Susqaehannah would have gone tbher
mad not the yellow fever broken out board
BY order Of the ocmrnanderin chi a Of the army gen
ta court martial assembled at the barracks in Newport
Nffctr I'LL p.l.r.
ems enlisted mem may be brought before IT, The fol-
OWING olheers have been detailed To form the court
soionei VIM Whistler second infantry president First
iaeui Joseph N g Whistler third infantry First Lieut.
pe'is % hendcrshots, second infantry First Lieut..
sphn y bonnycastle, fourth infantry Second Iieut.
ral . Qunttebaum, ninth infantry Second Lieut. Ed
SSa conner fourth infantry Brcvet Second Lieut..
Charles L. Farfapd second infantry
Lieut. A. J. Hays, United States marine corps, has
ven ordered to the command Of the marine guard Of the
.'eu States sloop-of-wT Macedonian ready for
DD'S''n' and soon e g in commission
oIA1isncs T SCOTLAND The returns Of births mar
t and deaths ia Scotland for 1857 have lust been pub.
ns'a They show that there registered ia that
3eaf ie5S2s births, 6I925 deaths and II 3ls mar
ages, fsing birth IN every 30 one death in every
~ and one marriage 10 every I43 Of its inhabitants
me rth aie which thus 1888 for every 10 COG az
e Poulaton IN Scotland In the same wear 3s3 for
every 10000 IN England OF the births ia Scotland the
naes The deaths were in the proportion of 20? for
a, io,Voo In 80 far three-years average de-
eiinne such point, IL would apps~r that the
10 scotland has been In the proportion Of 200
Ss 70 every 10000 persons living Whereas in Eng
i we proportion Of deaths during the year has
sT deaths to every 10000 living. From this it
oNs mat had the motaiity in England during these
IAN oeen ~ the rate IL in Scotland 81 ,5s2
- would have been saved during that limited period
would have than covered all The Losses in the
ea IN Scoilnnd the inhabitants OF towns cut
the year =, the rate Of 24s in every TO- 600 pr
" one death IN At, whereas IN the rural districts
lptnon was only 49, deaths IN 10 o0o persons.
eaih m % In reference 10 marriages, the registrar
$500 ssfes that the proportion IN Scotland In 1857 rs
ahy below the ten years average in England, The
showing only 50 marriages IN every 10. geo per
N and the latter This fact and the circumstance
- e returns in 80 far received show the number
- Innate births 20 he grester would seem to indi-
nS some causes are IN operation which not IA
''~'le 70 The morals Of the population.