The Portland daily press., 1865-07-27
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TO THE DAILY PRESS.

WAsH1rnnon 4,

III al
The revenue cutter Lincoln made trial
trip down the Potomac this morning. There
was large party on board, including Secrefarv
McCullock and the Chief of the Bureau Of the
Treasury Department.
Secretary Seward and family left Washing
ton to-day for an extended excursion. perhans
as far as Cape May.
The President and his family also started
down the river, intending to return to-mor-
row.
The following appointments have been made
by the President: viz, Alexander Murdoch.
Marshal of the Western District of Pennsvl,
vania; William f. Lockwood. Associate T1s-
tice of the Supreme Court of the United States
In the territory Of Nebraska; w. S. Graft. Col
lector Of Customs at Georgetown, S. O.: W.
I. Leitch, Surveyor Of Customs at Charleston.
S. c.; ]. F. Walker, Appraiser of Mercbandise
at Charleston, S. c.; Edgar M. Laserus- An
praiser of Merchandise at Charleston. s. d. +:
John d. Coggeshall, District ATTORNEY Of Wis.
consin; Charles d. Dorsey, Register of the
Land Office at Brownsville, Nebraska Terri
tory; j. X. Watson, Indian Agent of Washing
ION territory; Ad0lph Rosenthall, Consul at
the Principality of Reuss. $40 ~. :
The following Post-masters have been ap-
pointed for California, viz, Simeon Cutter at
San Jose, Charles Burton at Stockton. Curtis
ID. Pyle at York, and Frank Guild at Nevada.
Thomas STORY, formerly clerk in the Trea-
sury Department, and who has been in Jail for
the past sixteen months on the charge of forg-
ing consular certificates, was to-day released
on giving $4,000 bail. Story has already had
two trials. The jury, in each case, were un-
able to agree
The President has appointed Hubby Ashton,
Esq, Assistant Attorney General, to be Act
ing Attorney General during the temporary
absence of the Atforuev GanoroI
Three or four delegations to-day had separate
interviews with the President concerning the
Maryland appointments. They occupied 50
much time that others who were waiting in
the ante rooms and passages were prevented
from gaining almittance to the audience
chamber. 9Na tn ssfl hiu0Hs gaodgsse8 4
Frederick Clinson, who was arrested few
days ago for appearing on the streets in Brig
adler Generals uniform, having on his person
what was charged to be forgeries, and who
was committed to the Old Capitol Prison, pc
titiQned Judge Wylie to-day through his couu-
GU tor a writ of habeas corpus, directed to Col
N. d. Collcy, the officer in charge, command
ing him to produce the body of the petitioner
on Wednesday at three o'clock. The petition
represents that he is a good and loyal citizen,
that he is wrongfully and illegally restrained
OF his liberty, and that he is not in the militia
ry or naval service of the U. S. Judge Wylie
declined to issue the writ on the ground that
military offense was among those charged,
but he remarked that if the military authori-
ties would dismiss that portion Of the charge
he would issue the writ as regards the other
charges. 9e
The General Land Office has just prepared
and will soon issue an important circular, con-
tanning detailed information for the benefit Of
our people and emigrants as to the modeof OBJ
tanning public lands, whether by purchase or
location or under presumption or homestead
laws. The circular is accompanied by list of
all the district land Offices in the United States.
and places where each one is situated.
Since the first of March, 1865, the Commits
sioner of patents has issued over four thou
sand patents. Next Tuesday one hundred and
sixty three will be issued. III 8 40