Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-14
WAsEIs Nsws AND GOSSIP.

Is alleged to have sustained in the Black War
rior case, and presuming that his demand will
be refused, he intends to demand his passport
and come homo at once.
In reference to the humble apology offered
to the Spanish government by the owners of
the Black Warrior some time since, and which
was supposed to relieve our Government from
any further concern in the matter, Mr.. Soule
it is said, takes the position that the Black
Warrior was q United States mail steamer
and that no concessions on the part of her
owners could repair the damaged honor of the
flag which the steamer carried. Whether
this course has been one Of tho fruits OF the
Ostend conference, or the result of Mr.. Soula,s
own convictions of duty under his instructions,
We are unable to say"
This is mere elaboration Of dispatch
from this city, published in the New York
morning papers of Saturday last We have to
say of it, that we are satisfied that up to 9
a. m. yesterday, nothing had reached Wash
ington from Madrid or elsewhere, to justify
the impression that any thing had actually o.
CURED to bring Mr.. Soule homo in the man.
ner set forth above. The Americas Wash
ington mails have, however, since been dis
tributed, and we should not be surprised if the
dispatches said to have come by her embrace
facts which make our relations with Spain
even more delicate than before. As for the
general course which the Post says that Mr.
S. designs pursuing with reference to the
Black Warrior affair, it strikes US that the
editor as well as the telegraphie reporters are
making tumble of the matter, nothing being
embraced in this news" which was not
stated in the Presidents message on the sub
ject, perhaps six months ago.
Indeed, the paragraph we quote, by no
means embraces half the points made in that
document, all of which, it was long since un-
derstood everywhere, Mr. Soule was instructed
to make. 1t will be remembered that the case
is exceedingly complicated that there are
other claimants on account of the Black War
rior outrage besides the 6oWnerg Of The ship,
and al so that there is grsy ye question Of Of
Tended honor with tie Government Of tie
United States, that ought to be settled shortly.
Under these circumstances, we confess We are
prepared soon to hear that our affairs with
Spain are approaching a crisis, though as we
explain above, We feel certain that nothing
definite on the subject had been received In
Washington up to a. m, yesterday.
Prepayment Of Postage on Letters to Cali
fornia.-It often happens that letter intend
ed for California is mailed in the Atlantic
States with . single three-osnt stamp placed
thereupon. i.
The Post Once Department has decided
that, inssmuch as this prepayment does not
satisfy single full rats of postage, it can
only be regarded as a deduction of three cents
from the original unpaid rate, leaving seven
cents to be collected at the Office of delivery.
When three cents have been paid on dou.
BILE letter sent from one once in the Atlantic
States to another, the amount remaining due
at the Office Of delivery is but foo cents, for
in this case the sum prepaid is sufficient to
satisfy one Of the two rates with which such
double letter is chargeable.
Commodore Perry and the Vessels of the
East India SQuadron.-We learn that the
Navy Department anticipate the arrival of
Commodore Perry in the United States in the
advices from the East saying that the steam
ships Mississippi and Susquehannah, the
sloop Plymouth, and the storeships Supply,
Southampton and Lexington, all Of th at squad.
ron, are now on their way home; leaving on
the station the steamer Powhatan and the
sloops- Of war NJ MACEDONIAN and Vandalia Cap
tain Joel Abbot will be the senior officer left
there.
Recruiting for the Army-We understand
that five hundred recruits for the United
States Army, were obtained during the month
of October just passed-the offers of 1888 be-
ing rejected from various causes This result
shows the capital working of the new army
pay law, the description of men enlisted un-
der it being much more satisfactory than here
tofore.
Clerical Appointments.-Mr John Kearns
has been appointed to I'd class 81, 400 per
annum) clerkship, in the Office of the Fourth
Auditor of the Treasury; and Mr. Joseph D.
Anderson, of Maine, to 1st class clerkship,
81 200 per annum,) in the same Office.
Mr.. William stickney, of Mass, has been
appointed to LIST class 81 200 per annum)
clerkship in the Sixth Auditors Office.
List Of Patents issued from the United States
Patent Office for the week ending November IA,
1954-each bearing that date:
Edwin Allen, of South Windham, Conn
For improvement in machinery for carving
stone
Levi B. Ball, of Putnam, Ohio.-For i'm.
provement in smut machines.
VIM. Bancroft, of Whiteford, Ohio.-For i'm
in eultivators.
Henry Bates, of New London, Conn.-For
improvement in slide valves for the exhaust
steam.
VIM. Beebe, Of New York, N. Y.-For i'm
provement in double-cylinder boilers for hot
water apparatus.
Martin Bell, Of Sabbath Rest, and Edward
B. Isett, of Cold Spring Forge, Tyrone city,
improvement in furnaces for making
iron direct from the ore.
VIM. Bell, of Boston, Mass For improved
lamp caps.
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