Daily national Democrat., 1861-08-03
Miscellaneous Items.

The Chicago Tribune of the 10th of July
says: For some days great anxiety has pre-
vailed concerning the safety of the propeller
l.. B. Britton. Captain Adams, which left st.
Joseph. Michigan, for this port on Monday OF
last week. nothing having since been heard
of her up to last night. She took cargo OF
railroad ties from st. Joseph Capt. Adams
had on board his wife and three children, and
a crew OF four or five men. We learn that
the loss of the vessel is confirmed but that
happily, the crew are safe. She was struck
by the heavy gale of Monday afternoon and
evening, driven off her course, disabled, and
finally stranded on the beach, six miles from
the Calumet river. where she lies total loss.
lhe crew and passengers got off in safety.
1t is stated that Emerson Etheridge, the
new Clerk of the House of Representatives,
has expressed his determination to not allow
a single man to remain in his employ for an
hour who visited gambling saloons, or who
kept liquor about his room in the Capitol.
George B. Iayco formerly of the Cai-
fornia bar. has just arrived from California in
the North Star, having in his possession an
elegant United States flag, designed as a
present from the daughters of Maine, residing
in California, TO the First Maine regiment in
service from their native State The flag is
very elegant one, and speaks well for the
foresight and patriotism of its donors. Han
nlhal Hamln will designate the regiment en-
Titled to the ensign, when IIaycock will pro-
ceed Immediately to the headquarters of the
corps, and there present the colors with ap
propriate ceremonies.
Property has greatly deprecated in Phila-
delphia. On Chestnut street. between Sixth
and Seventh, many fine buildings are now
entirely vacant and the rents which should
be received 10y the owner, DIR. Jayne, from
| the portion now vacant amount to $22 900
per annum. This loss, it must be borne in
mind, Is one square, and reductions and va
cancles OF similar character are to he found
at nearly every point between the Delaware
| and Schuylklll. On the south side of the
street, IN the square already mentioned, many
buildings are partially untenanted.
The Boston ship carpenters held large
meeting on Wednesday, and voted TO ask
81 80 per day for first class work and 50 per
day for second class. This is the same for
first class as paid in the navy yard, and Il
cents less than the navy second class price.
Three journalists, H. !. Raymond, of the
New York Times, John Bigelow, of the Eve.
ming Post, and H. H. Pangborn, Of the late
Boston Atlas, compete for the Consulate at
Paris.
The United States has now in the field
twentythree thousand more men than the
British have had since the Crimean war, and
in a short time our forces will exceed in num-
bers the Grand Army Of France.
The Directors of the Southern Bank, in
New Orleans, have declared dividend of i've
per cent out Of the last six months profits,
payable on and after the Sth Jnly.- Union.
We clip the following items from the Bul-
letiu's Washington correspondence:
Gen. Summers friends frequently express
their regret that he is not on this side the
continent at present. to render his valuable
services in the military movements here. You
need not be surprised if he should be recalled
for that purpose at an early day, in which
event it is not improbable that he will be
succeeded IN command of the Department of
the Pacific by Col Wright, now commanding
in Oregon.
Ex-Gov. Stevens, of Washington Territory,
has ust arrived here, and tenders his servi-
cos to the Government in the war for the pre-
servation of the Union
Among the yistors.at Washington at pres
ent is Judge Coon of San Francisco, who is
looking. remarkably well, and in excellent
spirits. | need hardly say that he frequent
ly meets, in his travels at the East men who
have felt the rigors the law in San Fran
cisco administered by the late Judges firm
and even hand.
c. *. Garrison, Sam Bell and Reub Nlalo-
ney, are mixed up in the squabbe over the
Sutlership which occurred at Fortress Mon
roe. As the story is told here, these parties
took vessel load OF goods down to that post, ,
expecting to dispose of them to the troops
through the aid of Col A. j. Butler of Cali
fornia. Finding that a Mr. Moody had the
contract for the Sutlership and could not be
ousted even by Major General Butler, these
parties are understood to have concluded
some sort of compromise arrangement with
the Sutler, when behold, eX-Purser Welch,
having made his peace with Secretary Game
ron, came down to Old Point with commits
sion as Sutler to one Wistar, vice Moody
Col. A. J. accordingly swears that its rather
steep to have "the only bit ofpatronage that
brother Ben had taken away from him" But
Ter and " elch have been treadng on each
others toes in the way of speculations on
Government or interests in lobby schemes for
a good while back Welch, however, is gen
orally rather the most modest of the two, and
remember that when the Lime Point swim
die was in its early youth Welch only de-
manded about s. 600 as the alternative of
having it attacked 10y a then L. :. Senator,
while Butler wanted over $4,000 for the
same negative service.