Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-17
Washington News.

gather from time to time in conversation with
gentlemen who have been appointed to
American diplomatic positions since the 4ti
Of March last, we are inclined to believe
that the Department has turned over
new leaf in the matter of the preparation
Of instructions, declining to call the party
being instructed to their aid, as hereto
fore, in drawing up such papers Thus,
they are probably in ignorance, in all eases,
of the precise character of their instructions,
until they themselves break the seals of the
packages placed in their hands This change
is good one; inasmuch as it confines the
knowledge of all doing such business with
that Department, wholly to his own affairs
with it, and also serves to impress upon the
Governments employees abroad, a proper
sense of the fact that they are to labor not to
carry out their own views, but those of the
Government at home. Under the old custom
of having the ministers and charges partici-
pate in the preparation, each of his own in,
| structions sentiment of independence of
Departmental control has, at times, been en-
gendered-in the Trist affair, for instance
which has not unfrequently resulted in serious
embarrassments We may further add, that
we have not heard Of a single case occurring
since the new Administration came in. in
which minister or charge has had to wait
an instant for his instructions all of which
have probably been ready to meet the earliest
! readiness of the government agent to take his
departure. Governors Seymour and Vroom
! are the only remaining American diplomatists
| for Europe. who have not got off. The latter
I goes shortly. and the former soon follows him.
! THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS is
said to have recently issued an order incnlca-
| ting the proprety of respectful observance
! of Sunday in the Indian Territories. That is.
| by agents, traders, and others at the various
posts. We presume that the design Of this
order is to inculcate among the Indians by
example, as far "a possible, habits of proper
restraint.
| Mr.. THos. BUTLER KING, late Collector at
| San Francisco left Washington this morning
for New York, after having had interviews
with the Secretary of the Treasury relative
to the condition of his accounts. We are in
clined to believe that no progress was made
| in the matter of an amicable adjustment of
the balance which the Government claims from
Mr.. King.
| A MARINE COURT MARTIAL, Major Dulany
presiding. and Lieutenant Shuttleworth acting
as Judge Advocate, is now sitting in the Brook
Ign Navy Yard for the trial of two marines,
! charged with offences of no public Importance.
THEFRIGATE SAVANNAH will be able to sail
| for her station, on the coast of Brazil, in the
course Of perhaps a week.
!! WORK IN THE PENSION OFFICE LAST WEEK.
! The number of warrants issued for the week
ending August 13, 1853, was 81. The exam
liners are still engaged on additional evidence
cases, no original eases having been given out
since last report.
! THE GIBSON CAsE.-We presume from what
!, we are able to gather, that e!e Captain Glib
| son, the late prisoner among the Dutch in
Java, reached New York. his case had been
embraced among those to which the attention
of the American Charge to the Netherlands
has been directed. The chances are ten to
one that Mr.. Belmont is already in possession
| of full instructions on the subject
New Posi- OFFICE ROUTE AGENT-Archi-
bald Todd, Of Anderson. South Carolina, has
been appointed railroad route agent from CO.
lumbia to Greenyille, South Carolina vice n
| K Sullivan. declined
! LIST OF PATENTS issued from the United
/ States Patent Office, for the week ending
August 18th, 1o53-all bearing that date:
George W. Baynes, Thomas Hinty, and Min
! ter Jackson, of Chenille, Va.-For improve
ment in bedstcad fastenings.
| William Beach, of Philadelphia, Pa.-For
| improvement in meat tenderers.
John Binder, of Chelsea, Mass.-For i'm
provement in hinges for folding bedsteads
t P. L. Charpie, of Mount Vernon, O.-For
! improvement in gun lock.
| Thomas Crossley, of Roxbury, Mass. For
! Improvement in printed carpets.
| Benjamin T. Daland. Of Chelsea, Mass-For
| improved rudder brace.
Michael B. Dyott, of Philadelphia, Pa.-For
| improvement in facing buildings.
| Aaron W. Geaheart OF Beallsyille. 0.-FOr
improvement in machines for preparing spoke
! timber.
Arshal I'll. Mckinley, Of Higginsport. o.
For improved socket for anger handles and
| braces
| Jacob Mumma, of Mount JOY Pa-For i'm
provemant in draught apparatus of seed plan
| ters.
| +. X. Root, of Hartford, Conn.-For i'm
provement in drop hammers.
William Van Anden, of Poughkeepsie n.
Y.-For improved trip hammer.
John P. Schenkl, of Boston, Mass, assignor
to John p. Schenkl and Adolph S. Saroni, of
same place.-For improvementin breech load
ing fire arms.
William Harrison Rabbit, of Waynesburgh,
Pa.-For improvement in hill side plows.
Awry G.. Goes, Of Worcester, Mass.-For