Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-08-27
From Washington.

WAsniNoroN August %, lS59.-It is known
TINT u report has, for some months, prevailed, of
the prof ability that Commander Maury, in charge
of the National Discovery, would be ordered to sea
service. Newspapers and men of science, in ths
aud other countries, have, in consequence, express
cd their regret Mt this rnm"rcd) contemplated act
bv the Navy Department On inquiry, that NJ no
time hos Secretary Tou,ey even thought otd"tach-
ing him from tn" observatory for the above nam
ed or other purpose
Lieut.. Ives, the architect and engineer in
charge OF the Washington National Monument
has made an official report 10 the Society in which
he SAYS TINT when raised to the heigth Of six
hundred leet. the entire weight Of the shaft and
foundation will be- seventy thousand tons. The
weight Of the structure in it's present condition.
is forty Thousand tons. lie has been unable TO
detect amy appearances Of settling or Indications
u! insecurity by scientific calculations he has
arrived AT the conclusion that the weight aloe of
the monument Mt its full height, would offer
slstnnce nearly eight times greater than the
turning effort Of the heaviest tempest to which it
would probably ever be exposed.
II proposed to the Monument Society, many
years ago, 10 surround the foot Of the obcllsk with
with base, oi u pantheon form. and an cngr;-
wing mnde of the monument as it would mp
pear II completed in accordance with that plan
An impression has been in this way created
throughout the country that the engraved design
has been aontcd, aud cannot now be dcviated
| from without tearing down what has already been
hnt. But ms it has ut been the intention of the
Society to accept the plan referred to- and AZ the
error which exists seems to have an injurious eff
feet. Lieut. Ives suggests the expediency Of nut-
tying the public, officially, That the obeisk is the
only portion oi the monument the form of which
is decided upon. and that the determination of the
design for the bnsc is still open for consideration.
In this suggestion Of Lieut.. Ives tho society has
eoneurred.
In respect to the retrenchmcnt of the postal
service, have to state that tho postmas ter Gen
trail intended To apply the knife to the Overland
rontes--hut was prevented by the decision OF the
Attorney oeneral, which that the contracts
covering these routes did not contain the usual
| clause empowering tho Department to reduce the
service or abolish it altogether, upon notice
| They could not be interfered with. Mail Agent
Shullcrosss advent here. after Western tour OF
inspection. was succeeded by the sudden arrival
| urMr. OFynn. late Postmaster in Detroit. Near
ly all tho Pnstmasters who have been unfortu-
nate TO he hauled over the Goals for alleged NAL
practices vent their wrath ut the Administration
over the shoulders of Shallcross and IIorato King
| The fact is, they execute the orders of the Post
mastert ieneral, whose hand is strong and steady.
The President, Also is getting FESTIVE under null
! tiplied eases OF malieasance by his appointecs.
have the best authority for stating. that If he had
the power orappo.ntng anew. he would tabo, tie
rotation rule, which he undertook ut first to carry
out.
1t is reported that ". H. Seward has been writ
ton to that his Immediate presence in this Gu TRY
| il desirable. Something must be done to force
| Douglas to take strong Southern democratic
grounds, or the leading republicans fear no will
break mp their party in the Northwest. They now
see the folly OF their union with him against Lee
compton. Douglas gets all tho credit for that job,
and seems determined to hold sort Of conservative
or middle ground which is satisfactory to people Of
the Mississippi Valley. Hence Seward is wanted to
defeat the nacbnations Of the Little GIANT
| Will he Gomez
Captain Bowman has telegraphed to contractors
furnishing materials for the Treasury extension to
send transcripts Of accounts Of money actually re-
ceived aud properly delivered Such is the state
Of affairs that this is the only method Of
ing tho amount Of the alleged fraud M ,jorFr nch
was not pay clerk, but confidential assistant engi-
| neer and clerk for Bowman. who alone is respon-
sible to the government. lfaltered or false vou-
ehers are proven against French he will be amen
able to the charge Of forgery. As defaulter,
| Bowman is his principal, not the government :.
| They are classmates and lifelong friends
| General Buckley and suite Of the K G. G., are
| ct the National in secret conclave.
Letters received to-day at the Interior Depart
| mont from the Marshal Of Florida report that no
has made full examination Of all points on the
coast and that he Is fully convinced slaves have
| been landed there. No doubt Secretary Thomp-
son instructs oficers to exercise the utmost yig-
lance to prevent the landing Of Africans, and the
| Department il made to believe the Wandercr's
| cargo is the on.y instance in which landing has
| been effected. Per contra, numerous parties aver
| they have seen two crt r C hundred Africans on