The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-27
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
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8 FROM SYRIA-THE PUBLIC PRINTING

SEEDS FROM sYRIA-THE PUBLIC PRINTING QUARREL
NAVY AFFAIRs-MIsCELLANEoU
The Patent Office is in the receipt of very large
and fine assortment of seeds and cuttings from Syria
at the very moderate expense of ST 900. They were
collected by the Rev. Dr. Barclay Missionary there
There are varieties of wheat barley, grape cut
tings, olives, scions of fruits, vegetable products
and useful plants. The scions, cuttings, &C., will
be sent to the propagatirg houses for experiment
and increase and no distribution of the remainder
will be made before the Fall. Among the interest
ing plants is the lessaban, from which it is said the
crown OF thorns was plated. 1t is very ornament
al, and makes excellent hedges. There are also
seeds of fmelons, squashes, cames' food dates, wal
nuts equal to the English, and probably well adapt
ed to the Southern Middle States. The seed of
the mais tree, which is esteemed as medicinal or
prophylactc, were procured from the inclosure of
the Temple of Solomon.
The next Patent Office report is to contain di-
rections as to the proper manner of sowing Seeds
as it is known that many OF the failures to repro
duce from the seeds distributed by the Patent Office
arises from ignorance ofthe proper methods to pro-
curing termination.
The application of Larcombe & English for an
injunction to restrain Gov. Ford, who is the legal
printer of the House, from controlling his own
business to the best advantage ofthe public simply
because they are making good thing out cf their
temporary contract with him, is viewed here by
all who have any legal or official knowledge of the
facts, to be very absurd proceeding. The ques-
tion was to be settled in the Circuit Court of the
district to-day, but was postponed until Saturday
The authority held by Mr.. Pangborn, who has
been selected by Gov. Ford to execute the work
ordered in consequence of the latter's Illness is
recognized by the proper authorities who sit in
judgment in such cases regular, legal and Just.
Larcombe English do not deny Mr.. Pangborn's
authority to act for Gov. Ford, but insist that
Pangborn, who is apractcal printer, shall continue
the exceedingly profitable arrangement they were
lucky enough to make temporarily with Gov.
Ford, who is not practical printer.
Commodore MeCauley has been ordered to take
command of the Norfolk Navy Yard on the 1st OF
August. Lieut.. Truxton has been ordered to the
Philadelphia yard. The Brooklyn, now at Pensa
cola, had been telegraphed to proceed to Hampton
Roads to take on board and carry to Chiriqui the
Commission for the survey of the lsthmus at that
point, authorized by recent act of Congress-
Surgeon billiard has been detached from the Phila
delphia yard, to take effect on the 1st of August
Surgeon Green is ordered in his place. Lieut.
Cushman, who was recentle tried by Court M ar
tial in Boston, was found guilty and sentenced tC
be dismissed. The Court, however, recommended
him to Executive clemency. The President has
approved the finding ndsentence, but has modified
the sentence to suspension without pay for twelve
months
Captain Benham, Chief Engineer of the water
works, accompanied by Captain Meigs, examined
the works on Wednesday for the first time sine,
the formers appointment, with reference to com
mencing operations at once. Captain Benham il
stormed with applications from mechanics ant
workmen for contracts upon different branches o
the auueduct. The works will be vigorously pushed
to completion.
The defalcation of Quartermaster Sutherland
amounts to some thirty-three thousand dollars
The sureties are twenty-five thousand
The defalcation of the New Orleans Postmaste
| is fully covered by bis sureties. The office is il
charge of special agent of the Department.
REPORTED TROUBLES AT OCcooUAN, VA.-A pri
vate letter received in this city yesterday, from
oceoquan, says that much excitement exists in tha
| place. owing to rumors that body OF 800 arme'
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arrangements to march to Occoquan, on Friday
ana pun down the s'Lincoln and Hamlin" flag pole
recently erected there: 1t was, the letter says
aiso' reported that telegraphic despatch had beef
and that Gov: Letcher had responded to the des
patch, by saying that Gen. Eppa Hutton had re
ceiyed orders to preserve the peace of the country
= Alexandria Gassfte, JHly2e.