ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS.* EXECUTIVE GOVERNMENT. [PAGE 39]. The eighteenth Presidential term began on the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven, and it will expire on the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-one. JAMES BUCHANAN.. John C. Breckinridge. .Pennsylvania.....President.... .Kentucky...... THE CABINET. Salary. .$25,000 The following are the principal officers in the Executive Department of the Government who form the Cabinet, and who hold their offices at the will of John Buchanan Floyd...Virginia . Secretary of War.. Aaron Venable Brown...Tennessee. Jacob Thompson... Arnold Plummer. Nathan Clifford.... ........ 8,000 8,000 .Secretary of the Navy.... .Secretary of the Interior... 8,000 .Mississippi. .Pennsylvania..Postmaster-General... ..Maine.... .Attorney-General... 8,000 8,000 [PAGE 43]. The following members of the Senate have been elected since [PAGE 45].—United States Consuls-Honolulu: Abner Pratt, vice Darius A. Ogden. Aspinwall: F. A. Thornton, vice George W. Fletcher. [PAGE 51].-War Department.-Brig. Gen. John E. Wool has been relieved of the command of the Pacific Division of the U. S. Army at his own request. Col. T. T. Fauntleroy, First Dragoons, is now in command. [PAGE 52].—Land Office-Middle District removed from Benicia to San Francisco. *These additions and alterations are necessary to the correctness of the preceding pages. They include the changes which have taken place since the printing of the REGISTER commenced, February 10, 1857, and up to the present date. We have aimed to include in the REGISTER the provisions of the laws adopted at the present session of the Legislature, so far as they affect the subjects set forth in its pages, which will be found under the different counties to which they apply. The terms of the District Court, and the changes in the Senatorial, Assembly and Judicial Districts, are arranged under appropriate heads. We are indebted for the copies of the Laws of the Legislature of 1857, to the Sacramento Union, from which we have obtained much valuable information during the progress of our editorial labors.-[Eds. SAN FRANCISCO, April 25, 1857. [PAGE 76].—Members of the Senate-Frederick A. Woodworth, to fill vacancy in San Francisco County. Term expires January, 1858. [PAGE 82]-Treasury Department-Present Clerks: A. J. F. Phelan in place of J. M. Rhodes, and James D. Porter in place of F. R. Bunker. aries the same. Sal [PAGE 83].-Supreme Court-The office of Secretary has been abolished by Act of the Legislature. [PAGE 84].―Judicial Districts—Eighth Judicial District is now composed of the Counties of Del Norte, Klamath and Humboldt. Ninth Judicial District is now composed of the Counties of Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity. Fifteenth Judicial District is now composed of the Counties of Butte, Colusa, Tehama and Plumas. Election of Judge for this District is to take place at the next general election, September, 1857. [PAGE 84]-Superior Court, San Francisco-Abolished by Act of Legislature, March 30, 1857. Papers and unfinished business to be transferred to Fourth District Court, Act to take effect May 1, 1857. Terms of District Court.-Alameda County: Terms first Monday in July, October, January and April.-Act of Legislature, April 22, 1857. Monterey County: Fourth Monday in December, April and August.-Act of Legislature, April 22, 1857. Nevada County: First Monday in August and October, second Monday in December.-Act of Legislature, April 9, 1857. Santa Clara County: Fourth Monday in March, July and November.-Act of Legislature, April 9, 1857. Santa Cruz County: Third Monday in March, July and November.-Act of Legislature, April 24, 1857. Shasta County: Third Monday in January, May and September. Act to take effect August 1, 1857.-Act of Legislature, March 15, 1857. [PAGE 86].—Senatorial Districts—Twelfth District is composed of Klamath and Siskiyou. Twenty-First District is composed of Humboldt and Trinity. Senator to be elected at the next general election. Assembly District.-San Francisco to elect eight members, San Mateo to elect one member. [PAGE 97].-Miscellaneous-Appointments; George H. Wyatt, Port Warden, vice George W. Ryder, appointed Gauger of Liquors. George W. Ryder appointed Gauger of Liquors, vice Lansing B. Mizner. [PAGE 104]. The amount of taxable property in the statement of the Controller, only includes the returns from twenty-nine counties, the remaining thirteen, it is estimated, will increase this to $125,000,000 as the amount of taxable property of the State. [PAGE 133].—War Department.-Col. T. T. Fauntleroy, First Dragoons, is now in command, vice Brig. Gen. Wool, recalled at his own request. [PAGE 146].-U. S. Coast Survey-The list of "Officers of the Departments" should follow immediately after "Oregon Territories; " the close of the first paragraph. Add to list of officers Wm. E. Greenwell, Chief of Triangulating Party: Wm. M. Johnson, Chief of Topographical Party. [PAGE 152].-Newspaper and Periodical Press-Amador County: Ledger from Volcano to Jackson. Butte County: North Californian, published daily. Mariposa County: Democrat, Mariposa, (revived,) weekly, W. Baer, publisher. Sacramento County: Dispatch, Folsom, weekly, Carpenter & Wellington, publishers, (new.) San Francisco County: Mercantile Gazette, weekly, (in addition to steamer,) J. M. Bosworth, Publisher. Evening Ledger, daily, (new.) Phoenix, weekly, (discontinued.) San Joaquin County: Republican, Stockton, a weekly edition issued in addition to daily. Solano County: Herald, Benicia, for C. A. Cellers read Cellers & Gorman, (B. L.) Tehama County: Beacon, Red Bluffs, weekly, Clark & Blanton, publishers, (new.) Trinity County: Times, Weaverville, (discontinued). With the above corrections of the list on page 152, the present issues of the press of California are as follows: Daily, twenty-seven; weekly, seventytwo; semi-monthly or steamer, sixteen; monthly, four, and quarterly, one. Total, one hundred and twenty different publications. [PAGE 271].-Humboldt County-Attached to Twenty-First instead of Twelfth Senatorial District. [PAGE 273]-Klamath County-Attached to Twelfth instead of TwentyFirst Senatorial District. [PAGE 286]-Napa County-District Attorney reduced to $800, after present term.-Act of Legislature, February 13, 1857. ..201 Counties, Debt of. .109 46 .199 Additions and Alterations Agent, Government.. Agricultural Land.. (See different Counties.) Apogee of Sun.. 199-206 Apple Trees, Number of, in Appointees, State ..118 Assembly, Members of, Per 1857... Asylum, Insane.. Attorneys... B .225 .226 Cabinet of United States. 39, 346 es. Barley Crop California. .200, 204 .227 .41 (See different Counties.) and Salaries...... .255-343 D .103 Dairy, Products of. 84, 85, 347 |