Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-20


borious study and cautious elaboration. and
from his well known ability as q controversial
writer, we therefore expect that when it sees
the light, though it will come up to the mark
Of the sound progress of the day, it will en-
brace nothing with which the most timid con-
servative of the land can reasonably find fault.
He possesses tact to q remarkable extent. So
we have no idea that such paper from under
his hand. can fail greatly to strengthen as well
as to foreshadow the general foreign policy of
the new Government of the United States.
Indeed, it is to be the first authoritative show
ing of the Administration hand upon their
general International policy.
METER AND REF1NER FOR THE BRANCH MINT
AT NEW 1oRK.-Dr. John Torrey of n Y, has
been appointed melter and refner of the
Branch Mint at New York.
TRANSFER OF THE BATTLE GRoUNp.-As we
predicted yesterday, the ears of the night
brought us Messrs John Corcoran and Fer
nando Wood, on the part of the New York
Softs; Messrs Charles O'Conner and e. C.
Burr being the most noted of the seeding
wing now in Washington. These Soft leaders
seem to be in high feather. Mr.. Wood was
chairman of the committee reporting the
"hfty-four forty resolutions of the Soft con-
yer ion. He was an original Cass and Butler
man. Mr.. CorcOran was the Barnburner who
in their private caucus, coaxed and raved even
Martin Grover into.a hearty support of the
platform. He was, however. aided by the
effective fat of !" Prince John" who announced
that the tine had come to do the deed Messrs.
Wood and Corcoran came to Washington, We
take it for granted, to explain to the President
and Cabinet, hundred interesting points in
the unwritten history of there now celebrated
conventions. Of course. as viewed through
their spectacles, they were very different
things from the same occurrences as seen
through those of Messrs. OConner and Burr,
who had their turn of explanations yesterday
1t will be fortunate, it strikes US, for the pub
| lie business, when this New York -" muss': shall
cease to be matter of prime political impor-
tance. Indeed it strikes us that f DIN the 4th
of March last up to this period at least one
l.
| eral Pierce has been almost forcibly occupied
with the consideration of patronage-dispens-
ing questions growing out Of the state of the
''Harmoneous'' there
NAVY OFFICERS DETACHED, ORDERED, >;
Professor Coffin detached from the Observa-
tory. and ordered to the Naval Academy, at
Annapolis, Maryland, as the Professor of Ma
thematics.
Professor Chauvenet, now at that Academy,
hereafter tn perform the duties of Professor of
| Astronomy, Navigation, and Nautical Survey
ing. This post is a new chair in that institu-
tuion, and bids fair to prove of great service
in the preliminary education of the future Of
| fcers of the Navy.
Passed Assistant Surgeon James 3. Gould,
detached from the New York Hospital, and
ordered to the naval rendezvous at that point
Passed Assistant Surgeon E. K. Squibb has
been detached from the Allegany and ordered
to the hospital of New York.
Assistant Surgeon Wysham, detached from
surveying steamer Bibb, and ordered to the
| Allegany.
Passed Midshipman Woolley has been or
dered to the Navy Yard at Memphis
A New CLERK IN THE Posi- OFFICE DEPART
AEsT.-Mr. George NJ. Kendall, an elder bro
| Their of the Hon. Amos of that ilk, has been
appointed first class 5000 per annum) clerk
in the P. o. Department. He takes the desk
in the dead letter ofIise, from which he was
removed some years ago.