The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-09-25
B. Horsey coIburn, for freight-w. Rhoads Son.
OF OCEAN STEAMERS
LATEST NEWS.
TELEGR A NJ S
RECEIVED AT THE OFFICE OF THE
DAILY EXCHANGE.
From Washington.

From Washington.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.-Surveyor Hart and Jas
b. Craig, Clerk to Collector Schell, arrived here
last evening, and had long interview to-day with
the President and Secretary Cobb touching the
Custom House diff .ulties. They came, under
stand, to effect a compromise eIt is proposed to ex-
anime closely the work of all the Custom House
officers, and remove such as may be detected in
Objection is also made to some of the late
decisions of the Secretary overrung the Collector.
There is also matter of settlement with Deputy
Collector Capers.
A prominent Government officer, who is in po-
sition to know, ntimated to-day that the President
would restore the whole batch of Naval officers to
the active list. The examination of the cases is
nearly concluded.
The Navy Department is in receipt of the record
of the Court Martial held on board the Dale, as
mentioned in my dispatch of last evening. 1t ap-
pears that Surgeon Sherman made some expose
which was not palatable to Capt Messroon, and he
determined to get rid of the Doctor. The Court
dismissed him from the Squadron, but he returns
home under full pay and satisfied that the Depart
ment will sustain him in the course he pursued.
General Herran is temporarily absent from the
capital.
The receipts into the Treasury last week were
81, 100000, reduction of nearly S264 900, com
pared with those of the previous week. The
amount subject to draft is Sl2, 100000.
The Land Office at Saltwater has been removed
to Cambridge, and that at Faribaut to ST. Peters,
Minnesota.
The Postmaster General, who left for the North
this afternoon will stop at Philadelphia on business
connected with the Post-Otfice and Custom and
Court house accommodations in that city.
A full list of the vessels and commanding officers
of the Paraguay naval expedition is annexed
Flag officer, W. Branford Shubrick
Frigate Sabine (1agship)-Captain Adams.
Frigate St. Lawrence, Captain Hull.
Sloop-of-war Falmouth, Commander Farrand.
Sloop ofwar Preble, Commander Jenkins
Brig -of-war Dolphin, Commander Steedman
Brig-of-war cambridge, Lieutenant Renshaw
Brig-ot-war Perry, Lieutenant Tighman.
Steamer-ofwar Fulton, Lieutenant Almy
Steamer-ot-war Water Witch, Lieutenant Pc
gram.
Steamer-ot-war Harriet Lane, Captain Faunce
Steamer Memphis, Commander Marchand.
Steamer Atalanta, Commander Ridgelv.
Steamer Caledonia, Commander Chase.
Steamer Southern Star, Commander Pennock
Steamer Westerport, Commander T. Il. Hunter
Steamship Supply, Lieutenant Stanly.
There may be also three or four additional steam
sent out.
Several towing vessels may be EMPLOYED also to
take the vessels up the river.
The Fulton, Water Witch, Harriet Lane and Sup
ply, will sail early next week. The Sabine will
soon follow, and the rest of the vessels will sail as
soon as they ready.
The marine guard of the frigate Sabine has been
increased by three sergeants, four corporals and
fifty privates, who left Washington for New York
this morning. First Lieutenant Charles A. Hender-
has been ordered additional marine officer to
the Sabine.
is expected the frigate ST. Lawrence will re-
turn soon to the United States
The increased sea service of the navy has created
such demand for officers, especially lieutenants.
that the present active list is scarcely sufficient to
supply it. This furnishes an additional argument
in favor of drawing on the retired and furloughed
lists, and restoring the officers from them to active
duty in all cases where injustice has been done,
which are by means few.
Thomas Z. Massey has been appointed Register of
the Land Office of Forest City, Minnesota vice
Smith, removed.
Il a., +,o1+ : h.
ready to make liberal postal treaty with the Uni
ted States a similar basis to the one already ne
gOtiated with Great Britain.
The Secretary of the Interior has officially ap-
proved of the railroad survey from Hudson to Su-
perior and Bayfeld-from the Mississippi river to
Lake Superior-thus confirming to the company the
grant of land made by Congress. This grant is very
valuable, and it is expected will facilitate an early
completion of the work. The distance from Hud-
to Bayfield, one hundred and sixty miles.
WAsHIYGr0N, Sept 4.-The Board of Army Off
GERS recently appointed to examine into the relative
merits OF certain new methods of printing small
arms say, in view of the result of all the tests and
after careful consideration of them, that they do
not feel authorized to recommend the introduction
of either Wards Martins into the service
With respect to that of Mr.. Butterfield, not
withstandi-g the fact that there seems to be
several serious objections, and these are
of such nature as can be best tested by
field service, the Board recommend that about fifty
muskets be equipped with his printing arrange
ment. IL l. Salu tnat lne secretary OF w ar has
ordered a similar experiment to be made with Mar
tins prince.
A method submitted by Major Laidley, seems to
the Board to obviate many of the objections found
in the others heretofore tested.
In a letter from Capt Chauncey of the steamer
Niagara received by the Secretary of the Navy he
speaks of the captured Africans as being in an un-
healthy condition generally. Two-thirds were
suffering with diarrhoea and nearly e-third with
opthalma. Two died within day after being
received on board the vessel.