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 a private investigation at his house, aided by tbc heads of Department. There will, prob ably. be an official report on the subject. The prss;dent expresses much modification and distress at the occurrence. The papers lost all relate to unsettled accounts; but not to anv of the claims of our citizens on France, Denmark, &c.,"

 Narro,c Escape from e Bear.-A young man in passing through the woods near Bangor, Me. a short time since, found himself within a few feet of ravenous bear. He sprang to inc nearest pine and climbed up, the bear clambpring after him. Making good use of his feet he dashed his antagonist to the ground. The hear returned and was again repulsed, carrying with him one of our hero's boots.- Brun ascended a third time, and with more caution. The young man. hoping to escape, ascended the tree about fifty feet, and as the bear approached him attempted to shake him off. but in vain, as his foot was held by the paws of the inruriated animal, who had lost hold of the tree and hung suspended by the poor mans leg. The young mans strength being exhausted. he let go his hold on the tree and down they went with a tremendous concussion to the ground. Our hero struck on the bear and rebounded eight or ten feet distant. The affrighted pair sat eyeing each other for some time, when the bear, Mho was the more severely bruised of the two, show ing no signs of fight, the young man rose and fled. leaving his hat and the boot behind him, his friend of the shaggy coat casting at him an expressive look. accompanied by growl and shake of the head.-N. Y. Daily Adv.

 Centenarian Pensioner.-There is now at Washington a man by the name of Andrew Wallace, applying for an increase of pension, his present allowance by government amount ing to 26 cents per diem. He is 1OS years of age, having been born in Inverness, Scotland, March IA, l7SO, and arrived in America in 1752, and his present residence is Chester co. Pa. He retains fine intelligent counteuance. and the full possession of his faculties, though his body continually shakes from paralysis. He was soldier at the battle Of Culloden, Scotland, on the side ofthe Stuarts. He was after his arrival in this country, appointed an orderly sergeant, above which he never rose, and fought both in that, and several battles in the revolution. He was engaged in the bat tie of the Iron Hills under Col. Wayne, and in the battle of Brandywine, where he aided in carrying Gen. Lafayette off the field when wounded. He was in the Mohawk war in 1785, and in the Indian war of l791, and was in the terrible slaughter, called St. Car's de- feat, in which he was wounded in the right arm by ball. His arm was SO injured that it has never since been straight. He, never theless, remained in the army and was in the battle fought by Wayne with the Indians in 1794. He afterwards served years in the Sd U. s. Sub. Legion, under Capt Pike, the fa- ther of the late gen. When the Legion was dissolved, he fell into the ed regiment in capt. Schuyler's company, and was at last marched to N. o. in 1912 in the regiment commanded by col Thomas Gushing, and was finally dis charged in 1872, at the age of 8S, by gen. Wade Hampton, on account of disability He is poor-has q wife and two children- the youngest about fifteen years of age.

 Extract ofa letter to the v. s. Gazette, dated

 WASHINGTON, March 25.

 We are still in a state of uncertainty con- corning the new Cabinet appointments. There seems to be so many conflicting claims to he reconcled, SD many greedy partsans to be sa- tisfied. SO many mouths 10 be filed, and each Of the claimants puts forth his account to be settled with such sturdy resolution to obtain his due, that the President finds it difficult to come to decision, and even the Vice is in PCl NIs OdHdS SSCLS lV I'dNC uCcu dropped, but still there are some i've ar six whose eyes are intently fixed on the Treasury as their proper abiding place. Gov'r Cass thought himself entitled to it, and he was in the scales for some time, but finally the beam has ascended with him. and he is to be other wise disposed of Dissatisfied with the drudg. cry of the War Department, he will perhaps be arranged to diplomatic station-some say to one of the South American governments. But MT. McLane wants the Treasury. and MT. Woodbury wants it, and Mir. Forsyth wants it, and Mir. Polk wants it, and General smith and MT. Archer and some half a dozen others would like it very well. And while the great patron is balancing between these men, these men are doing their utmost to outstrip each other in the race after this office. This IS a pleasant state of things enough for the contemplation of thirteen millions of sover- e'gns. They must be highly gratied in watch 'nS these gamboIs of their servants; and will doubtless be so good humored as not to inter- rupt their diversions by any unseemly inter- position of anger. cannot even venture speculation as to the probability MT. Benton's reter VIII be fortunate enough to gain the control of the Public Treasury. A few days w'''' or ought to-, settle the question.

 Washington, MGrch 27.

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