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WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Jelly 10. 1861
THE PURCHASE OF PATENTED ARTICLES
Application has been mad IN Secretary FIsyds -
sci oil thr Cd arms not ft for use now 10 posass-
si"n OF the Government, and take bis p.y 10 COTS
revolver, an arm at pres, Mt much needed ia tie
regular service But the recent ab-usd law. snrus,
ged through Congress 10 the last hosrs of the sss
sion, forbiddirg the purchase of say patented
srticleby the WaraSd Nay departments. prrclalss
the Secretary from making the exchange, which.
it is said would be very economical ono for ~
Government.
THE BOSTON PoST-OPPICE
Postmaster Holt gavs Postmaster 0apen of Ros-
ton of6cial Authority to remove his Office frsa,
State to Summer street, agreeably to the notes
recently Issued by the ats4r to the proprietoss Of
the Merchants Exchange IN State street.
THE POTOMAC AQUBDUcT SUPERINTENDENT.
After ali, Capt. Meigs ha. been o7srrsaohsa, or
rather Congress has BEEN in respect to the Super
inteDdeDcy of the Potomac Aqueduct. The la<iA-
tended that. appointments, contracts, parch.ssA
and expenditures should only be made BY Csvk
Melgs or upder bis authority; bet, by o sst Of
special pleading, be is only to pay out money upon
certificates of Csp3 Bsoham, tho latter te make
the appointments, contracts, &c. 1t reanaiss -
be seen whether the cost of iuish.Dg the s4ustass
vii not, under the pre- sent arrangement, much Or
coed the sum of S5OO,oCO as estimated by Capt
Meigs. The lstIer is to zee that the works. done
according to bis plans, and @il therefore have bis
hands full. He will act ia the secondary cspsaity
assigned him. tbOugh,protesting that thelsw Of sAs
last session, as we'll 50 bis rights al officer, have
been violated. The position Of Chef Eogiassr
was first offered to Capt Whiting CT tho rePe-
graphical Engineers, but was declined, by him.
THE UNION ELECTORAL TICKETS.
Those who put their trust 10 politicians csa
place just as much faith they please in tho bind
ing force or eiaaoy OF Instructions of tbs Douglas
General Committee here against what are termed
Union electoral tickets. the latter WIZ probably
be adopted wherever they may be found expedent
to obtain local riumpbs for the sake Of the spoih
AID FOR PARTISAN JOURNALS.
II being understood hsre that the Breckenridge
National Committee hare an abundance of mopay,
trey are overwhelmed by applications for material
d by tbs poor partran papers OF the North 1t
may be inferred that the Committee have acted
when some sudden aid strange zeal shall develop
itsef IN any quarter.
THE STEAMER PAwSRE.
From all that Oae can hear and cannot hear con-
corning the Pawnee, should judge that he pres
PEGS of her success are dubious.
THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
The lew Commissioner of Pateuts, CIV. Tho.-
as, desiring to uiuse new life into the Agricultural
depa tmeDt of bis office, has sent out Col Censoa
to Europe to purchase good seeds suited to our
climate and wants That gentleman has largo
pract cal experience and ability. as an Agrieuta-
rist. Wheais, Italian barleys, &C., are 10 b
special objects If requirement. New and valuable
seeds and plants are also to be obtained at any
cost consistent with the appropriation Of $6O, 90.
To the Associated Pres
WAsBIsGTos, Wednesday, July Is, 1860.
Gen. Bickeiy has published an d ess to the Knights
If the Gold.n ,iIcle IL Virginia and other Soatnsru
States. They order ed ~ repair their eacano-
n.nt ID Texas, by the 18th of s. pteuber. He Gays
the citizens of Texas have raised money nat rial
to the amount OF s48 C0 AMI che appeals tn her .ier
SOufern States Tor contributions. The object Is de-
cared to be 10 Amsric anze aud Soutrernize Mexi o.
looking The establishment of Southern Co.Seder.
a'y. Such coaree ia " br taken rs will not violate
the neolral'y laws, the Kjgh going into Mexico as
eng ans AID becoming bona fde ctizens under il
IL said M.Aicsn sanction. TIE Order represented To
lumber $4,000 ewbers.
Secretary Floyd has left Washington for Virginia. to
recruit his health.