New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-30
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CENSUS BUREAU CLERKS.
Something is said of toe ltteOlnn of the Seere.
tsry Of the loteriOr to appoint rather superior
order of persons as clerks In the Census Buteau.
This is always the feeling of the Secretaries and
heads of bur- aus after obaaipg ut le experience
in their Offices, but political Influences step in t.
fOist upon the Govern ment set of iucvmpelents.
RETURN OF The PRESIDENT.
The President returned to night, mu n to the
annoyance OF the lUbbyites, as he has rather often
latterly iuterfered prevent the cousumnstion Of
extraordinary designs upon the Treasury. With
the Pfe. dept come Collectors Sch"ll and Bakec
alto Edwin Croswell and Gen. Butler of Massa.
chusetts. These, with air. Cobb, who i'd the runog
spirit OF the Cabinet, viii nov determiae upon tue
terms that shall govern the Breckinrdg, unen In
Eew.York in their offers of fusion with che other
elements that seek TO compass the defeat of Mr.
Lihcolo.
THE DEFEAT car Mn. FLORENCE,
II is stated that The Hon. Thos. b. Florence was
ccnhdent OF receiving tue Congressional numiua.
ton In his district lie is not the OILY mau wao
has suffered from loving the Administration fond.y
but Lot wisely.
THE COLUMBUS PosTMASTERSHP.
Notwithstanding th9 report hence to The Herald
that Mr DawsoU OF Columbus, o.. declined the Post.
mSst rsbIp there o. accouat Of the pressure OF
private engagements, have to assure you positive
~ that such Is n the case. The Ih'ng cannot be
gIoteed over in that way. He receiscd a letter Of
appointment, accompanied by bond, upOu tue
proper execution OF which bond, HIS commission
would De :OIwared to him. His bond vas returned
10 Ibis city, but the commission withheld for sOme
political reason. Finally, MIR. Dawson wrote mere
declining the appointment,
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
a letter has been received rom Judge Green
wood, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, who writes
to Mr. Mix, under dat. Of August 81, that his
party OF fifteen, white, red aud black, were on the
eve of departing upon their ip across the Plaas
nearly ~ the base q tbo Rocky Mountains. The
intermediate region has been latte Iy some what
troubled By Indian incursiOns of one KIDD or
another, but all of them deler at ouce to their
white father the Commissioner. The Iudiau-
Office, to the extent Of its power invariably is tie
protector and defender Of the indians against toe
agsressOns of lawiess whites. The latter are held
TO be the cause Of nearls all difficulties, ending IN
wholesale bloodshed Of the Indiahs
Senator HemphiI OF Texas Is here at Browns.
To tbe Associated Press.
WAsHINGroE, Wednesday, Aug. %, 1860.
The scale OF progression for IatlDg letters Tor Nadel
by The Bremen ana Hamburg ualls haze recently been
modified 20 as 10 charge vi pOst4se eacn
ielter or Iatket OF exce dDR LII odu'e, charging
an additional for each additional baif or hactJasi
part of half ounce. This Dew scale Is tue Ed he as
That acoyted ia the Uni.ed Staes for domestic leoro
and goes Into operation imnedla e j..
1De MInUt-Ledg Lighthouse at he entrance OF Dos
ton Hsftor wall luanlusted for iir=a Ii ne NJ
yemb,r Is, aCd not september lot, as has oeen or
romeo utly reported.
Fsg officer StTib,ing Of the East Tndia squadron
officially reports that Lord Egin ana Baron Gco6 ~ers
81 oeavCTi TO sstuc the difficulties of the Chinese
~Ith1 nj IeBOrtDg to tJice.
To already b. Ell stated 10 the papers that the
Us'rian Area duke Ferdpand sAimii Uousempateo
. ylsll 70 tils count Y. Commander Marry ha, JIs.
receIgtd letter IGOm his Imperial Hl2Lno5a, OF Whcl
"TRIEsTE, ii June. 1850.
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9Tsteiu thanks for tus Lt-Fett no pohinaton as VET
SO for the most valuable sailing directions OF SLeh
you very ALdy made nc and the Austrian Navy
present.
IL avail myself Of this opportunity for s-odtug you
the meteorological dizzy keps @itnlu tue last months
during nv IMP 10 South America on t0ari III. L. IL e
steamer fl LaOtth lie pleased to accept Il ae emt ali
TO tue observations you suggested AM III
Ntlon all s3ataIIg nalJbs ale nos soddVusly en-
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aptr catl also the fail weight and Kent vi ,ur
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abe tri santic conlLent Tor tnGs lUsr the OppJtu-
MY CT aku your personal acqua tame, auu of eX
pressing TO you in words my highest eoteeB. As
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you. Most s1cSFe y uis, vr,1rr,v
"A thJuke AI-.ns
"To Csp 5 MsUs, Superintendent Of ta7 CLiied s'se'
observatory, Wellington
The Coz missiOIer Of Patents has given hearty
Concurrence IN proposition fJr the ere toa oi STATUES
TO the neuioIy Of great Amercan inteat0rs, tls OK
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