Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-27
Washington News and Gossip.


Treasury, and the United States Court. rem
der Judgment affirming balance to be due by
the United States to the defendant, the prac-
tioe in the Treasury Department is simply to
close the account on the books, Us having been
settled by this judicial action. Thus, the Gov
eminent forgives the debt, as it were. which
it previously claimed, and leaves the claim.
ant to go to Congress for an order for the
payment of the balance awarded to him by
the Court, or of any other balance which he
may claim. Again, after claim has been re-
jected on its merits by Congress, it cannot
properly be considered by the accounting of.
icers of the Treasury. Such is the practice
prevailing here If the result of the first ap-
peal 20 Congress is not satisfactory. of course
the claimant may az ain appeal to the same
tribunal.
THE PROGRESSING REDEMPTION OF UNITED
STATES SrocKs.-We hear that, yesterday
500 900 of the stocks to run to 1867 and 1853
$4,000 of each, were received at the Treasury
Department from one house in LIVERPOOL
England. and cancelled. 1t was thought by
many that the effort of the Government thus
to get up these securities which had got into
foreign hands, would be abortve But this
CONNIE ncement looks very favorable to the
success of the plan of the Treasury Depart
ment. Secretary Guthrie wisely made in his
advertisement for the return Of these stocks.
a condition that they would be redeemed for a
fixed period, at a given price; fixing the ter.
MI oT hof r;nl a. Co.
to allow all foreign United States Government
bond holders to avail themselves Of the ar
rangement, with certainty as to the price
they were to be allowed, if they choose to re-
ceive money down in hand for their evidences
of the Indebtedness of our Government to
them. 1t seems to be anticipated that in the
next three months, heavy redemptions of the
stocks in the hands of such holders will be
made.
The ADMINISTRATION ON THE NAIL STEAM
SHIP SYsrEM.-We apprehend, from what
seems to be going on in the Departments, that
the present Government are anxious to dis
continue the system of close contracts" for
carrying the United States ueils on steam
to change it for the system which prevails in
the regular mail service of the Government,
by contracting with any parties who will trans
port the mails in the least time and the lowest
rates, after due notice for proposals in the
the public journals. Such is the drift of the
current advertisement of the Postmaster Cen
eral for bids and information connected with
the mails between New York and California.
This advertiment seems to bid fSir for search
ing examination into the evils Of the present
system, and the prompt application of the
knife of reform wherever the law will permit
their extirpation without further legislative
action; and is also likely to result in Executive
and Departmental recommendations at the
opening of Congress, pointing out what legis-
| lation is necessary in this connection, and
why it is required.
Col. JoHNC. FREaoNT.-We regret extreme
ly to write that we have news per telegraph
from st Louis saying that Colonel Fremont
has been compelled to abandon his journey of
exploration to California oSsrlafna d. and ssno to
ton of his health.
SECRETARY GUTHRIE is expected to return
to his post, from New York, TO- night.
The Construction OF THE New YORK AS.
SAY OFFICE is bcing prosecuted just now with
almost unexampled vigor and dispatch; quite
satisfactory to the Government here, we I'D.
prehend
IHE LATE CRUISE OF THE FISHING GROUND
SoUADRoN.--We learn that during their recent
cruise, the vessels of this squadron penetrated
and traversed everywhere over the fishing sta
tions, going irto every port in that region and
communicating with almost every American
fishing craft in those waters
Assistant Surgeon Gunnell has been de-
tached FROM the Washington Navy Yard.
This order is to take effect on the 1st of No.
vember, and Passed Assistant Surgeon Evers-
fold has been ordered to take his place there.
DIR. William Wheelan, the new chief of the
Naval Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, has
been ordered to take that post on the 1st of
October. The present incumbent, Dr. Samuel
Harris, is then to be ON leave
Midshiplnan VIM. f. Fitzhugh, has been
detached from the Cyane, and ordered to the
Naval School at Annapolis. Md
SECRETARY MARCY leaves Washington this
afternoon for the North, whittier he goes, it
is understood, to discharge the melancholy
duty of attending the interment of the re-
mains of his son, who died not long since in
the West Indies.
A ROUTE NAIL AGENT APPOINTED -Edward
Ferry, of Baltimore, Md, has been appointed
mail route agent on the railroad from Wash
ington to Philadelphia, vice VIM H. Cotton, |
resigned. Salary, 81 900 per annum