Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-11
Washington Items,

WASHINGTON ltcllS,
The Postmaster General, the Hon. Aaron \
Brown, Who's" death briefly noticed in our tel
esraphc di-patch IF yesterday. died AT twenty
uulnIfes past nine O'Clock. Yesterday morning.
amid the tears Of sorruwing relatives who stood hv
hl- bedside his spirit passing calmly ani peac"
l4i.y away to those regions beyond the grave,
wn"ir the wicked cease from troubling and the
~cary are at rest
He bore la, illness with great fortitudc aud
>isnation, aud his last moments were those Of IL
chm ian trusting III the ncrcles Of Him by whom
IL Ms created.
4 about II o'clock, p. NJ, on Monday, the
Precedent called h see the Postmastcr-Genera
aud the lat interview between those two high OIL
go, II the Government was quite touching A.
Mr. Buchanan was about to leave the room. which
he llal quietly entered and from which he MAS
nai~elrs>y departing Mrs. Brown remarked to
her husband that the President had called to in
quirc into the condition OF his health. lie quick
Il answered that he would be glad to him
hrarsg which Mr.. Buchanan returned IL his
l,9s,dc. Mr.. Brown remarked, Mr.. Buchanan,
| have endca,orel faithfully to discharge all my
public duties T. which the President replied
that his efforts In been successful, and that the
= .olc country would attest 10 his fidelity rs Il
public officer, and the success that had attended
hls administration OF the Department.: and, while
commissioning his suffering condition. expressed
a hnpe for his restoration to health. Mr.. Brown
aud with evident feeling. having thanked the
President for the uniform kindness which he had
led for him and his family. babe him alieu.
Ina few hours he was no more.
Around him. as he brcathed his last. were Mrs.
| Brown. Miss Narrissus Saunders, Miss Cynthia
Saunders, Edwin Saunders. Aaron and Granville
Brown, nad Mrs. Wwin, Mr. Pillow and Dir.
iarcr.
Immediately ON the announcement of his death,
the department and other public offices were
! closet, and the Post Office drapcd in nlour-
| ming.
The ,uhlic Departments will all he closed to.
| day and IN Thursday when the funeral will take
| plnrc.
Tie senate Yesterday ratified number o
treaties with the Greg, and Washington Indians
ai,o the tass-llerran treaty, by large ma iority
after amending 1t 10y provision To the cilcc, that
tho>r who have not already presented their claims
may DO So before Now Granada shall take iaal
! action uu the subject
The treaty provides for the settlement of all
claims against that Republic. including those proi
! To til" Panama riots. Ten. llcrran il here 10 al
i'll rcturu a provision for the settlement of all
questions in which New Granada is the claimant
among others. relating 10 the transit Of mail mat
ter across the l~thmus, and tonnage tax. Sh'
| has proposed liberal terms for settling these IL
| equity.
The Senate will transact all the business Lefor,
! it by Tina! sdav.
The President Of the United States has non,ina
tel To the Senate. for tho mission t" Bogota. til,
Hon. George W Jones, of iowa, la'c Senator iroi.
/ that State. This appointment va altogether un
/ >aheitcl Mr.. .Ioues or his friends. aud nothing
! OF tn" sort was known to or expected lay that gen
tleman, until the appointment had gone into til,
! Senate, for confirmation.