The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-29
FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS

FEDERAL APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, March 28.-Durng two hours Ex-
ecutive session yesterday the Senate confirmed the
following nOmina tons:
Lucus G. Crittenden, of Vermont Register of
thr Treasury.
David X. Carter, of Ohio Minister to Bolivia.
Frederick Hassaurek, Of Ohio, Minister to Ecua-
dor.
William Il. Corwin, Secretary OF Legation to
Mexico.
George W. Van Horn, of Iowa, Consul at Mar
settles.
James Leslie, Jr., of Pennsylvania, Consul at
Lyons.
William Carpenter, of New Y ork, Consul at Foo
Ch0o.
R; W. Shufeldt, of New York, nsul-Genera
at Havana.
Willie P. Mangum, Jr., of North Carolina, Con-
John d. Arnold, Of Illinois, Consul at Odessa
Neville McLoughan, of Indiana, Consul at Leith
I. B. Lawrence, of Massachusetts, Consul-Gen-
eral at Florence.
Mark Howard, of Connecticut, Consul at Messi-
Richard C. Parsons, of Ohio, Consul at Rio Jan
GIRO.
ton at Turin.
Officers for Nevada Territory-George Turner
OF Ohio, Chief Justice; Horatio JONES' of Missouri,
and Gordon n. Mott, of California, Associate Jus
ices; David B6oyIes, of Missouri Marshal; B. B.
Orion Clemens, of Missouri, Secretary; John W.
North, of Minnesota, SUPERINTENDENT
Officers for Bacotah Territory-William Jane
OF Illinois, for Governor; Philemon Bliss, of Ohio,
Chief Justice; l., o. Wston, of PENNSYLVANIA
and Allen A. Burton, of Kentucky, Associate Jus
tees; Henry n. VAIL District Attorney; William
n. Sharper, Marshal; George D. Hill, of Michigan
Surveyor-Genera John Hutchinson of Kansas,
Secretary.
Officers for Nebraska-Alvin Saunders of Iowa,
Governor; VIM P. Kellogg, of Illinois, Chief Jus.
tice; Samuel Mllison of Tennessee, Associate us
tice.
Officers for Observation-Disclosures Lee Armour. of
Maryland, Associate Justice; Copeland Townsend
U. ). Marshal; Thomas d. Edwards, of Kentucky,
District ATTORNEY.
Collectors of Customs-Hiram Barney, for New
y Ork; Julius White, for Chicago: VIM Clam for
the District of Vermont; John Lawrence Boggs,
for Perth Amboy; Edwin Palmer, for MiIwaukie:
John Henion, for Dubuque.
Robert Wood, Surveyor at Hampton, Va.
Joseph A. Dalton, Naval Officer for Salem Mass
VIM. II. Vaent, Surveyor at Oxford Md.
Thomas j. Gardner, Marshal for the Western
District of Tennessee
John Mccormick, Attorney for the Western Dis
trict OF Tennessee.
John L. Hopkins Attorney for the Eastern Dis
trict OF Tennessee
Blackstone Mcdaniel, Marshal for the Eastern
District of Tennessee
A. Judson Crane, Attorney for the Southern
District of Virginia.
VIM. A. Dart, Marshal for the Northern District
of New York.
anthony ). keasly, Attorney for New Jersey.
BenaJuh Deacon, Marshal for New Jersey.
George Howe, Attorney for Vermont
Gle T. Baldwin, Marshal for Vermont
fostmasters-Ihe following nominations for
Postnasters have been confirmed among others:
George G. Swift at Geneva New York Charles
G. Jennings, at Easton, Pennsylvania: George San
DIRE, at Abingdon, Virginia; George H. Bergner, at
harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Alexander Mcdonald,
at Lynchburg, Virginia; Waldo NJ. Potter, at Sara
tnga, New York; Rolf F. Sanders at Memphis,
george Dawson q a lhanv Nnrk
John NJ. Stockton, at Maysville, Kentucky; Almon
NJ. ClaPp, at Buffalo; Joseph NJ. Steritt at Erie,
fennsylvanIa; William +. Pope, at Little Rock,
Sharon lindale, at Belleville, Illinois.
The PATENT OFFIcE.-Commissioner d. P. Hol-
loway, OF Indiana; Examiners-in Chief, Sas H.
Hodges, OF Vermont: George Harding, of Pennsyl-
W. d. Washburne, Survey or-General for Min
nesota.
Abner Tibbetts, Register of the Land Office at ST.
Peter, Minnesota
Fielding johnson, Indian Agent for the Della
wares in Kansas.
Clark W. Thompson, of Minnesota, has been ap-
pointed to the Northern Indian Superintendent
Thomas A. Jackson to be Chief Engineer in the
Navy.
number. OF army and other combinations were
made in addition to the above including Major Day
to be Lieutenant Colonel, in place of Abercombe
promoted to ColOnecy.
AN EXTRAORDINARY SroRY-The following ex-
traordnary story comes from Berne, under date of
March 5:
An English gentleman, Captain l.. of The
British army, met his death here last light in the
most dreadful manner. Captain l.. after sup
ping with some friends, took a walk THROUGH the
city in company with three other Englishmen As
the bear-pit lay in their way, the party went for
pastime to look at the bears. This pit was sepa-
rated into two compartments, in one of which was
the he bear and the other the female and several
cubs While bending the ratings watching
the animals, Captain l. overbalanced himself,
and fell over into that part of the pit in which the
old bear was confined, breaking his arm III the fall.
one hour elapsed before any assistance obtain
ed and brought to the spot. Efforts were then
MADE to extrlcate the unfortunate man from his
perlious position by means OF hosting him I'D with
ropes. 1t is remarkable that up to this time the
oiu oear' altnough the most savage of the family,
and therefore placed in separate Commandment
had not attempted to injure the YOUNG man Rut
this state of things was not to last long. Az the
moment when he was being hosted out of the nit.
and had reached half way up, the bear became 50 w.
age and tore him down into the pit again A hor
rible struggle then ensued, which, after nearly
half hours duration, resulted in Captain LIS be-
ing killed by the ferocious beast One of the party
OF Englishmen would have jumped into the pit to
his friends aid had he not been forcibly restrained
by the bystanders. Great indignation is expressed
by the inhabitants ofBerne that no aid came from
the quarter whence ought to have been rendered,
even at the risk of life. sentinel was posted at
ABOUT thirty PAGES from the pit. and understand
mat searching investigation has been instituted
into this mans conduct
SPECIE AvERAGE.-The specie average, saws the
New fork Commercial Advertiser of Wednesday.
has touched the highest point that has been rea
ed IN the history of the banks of this CITY, being
436 800 in excess of the amount reported on the
Z5d OF February last, the week immediately nre
ceding the payments ON account of the last govern
ment negotiation. The average, it will be seen is
about thirty-nine and half Millions but the ac
tuai amount in the banks when the statement was
mace up was probably not less than forty millions
ana since then We have had California instalment
OF seven hundred thousand dollars and some Euro
Pean receipts. Inc discounts at the same time
show decrease of nearly two millions, while there
is slight advance in the circulation. and an in
crease of about million and half in tn. net de-
posits. During the week thirty banks increased
their loans, and tbirty-three their snac;e Tbo
ratio of suece reported to circulation and denoss
is 80 36100 per cent, against SO 62l0O per cent bv
the previous report, showing an increase of "a
100 per cent. 1t is worthy of remark that spec;e
ratio at the present time is almost identical it'll
what it was on the 2Sth of March, 1858, about the
same time from the close of the panic of 1857 that
this is from the revusion of 1860. On the day de
signated in 1885, the ratio stood at 80 37-100 per
cent. against 80 SO 100 nova difference of only
one-hundreth rer cent.
A suspension bridge is now being constructed
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