Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-09

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particularly fitted him. His selection Ger.
tainly evinces the determination of the Presi
dent that this important new judicial tribunal
shall command the entire confidence of the
country from the moment of its orga nisation.
Promotions. iliism Hunter, Esq, Chief
Clerk Of the State Department has been pro-
NOTED to fill the vacancy occasionsd by the
resignation of A. Dudley Mann, Esq, late As
sistant Secretary of State, and Mr.. Robert 8.
Chew, long the Consular. Bureau clerk, has
been promoted to the Chief Clerkship of
the Department. These promotions are
understood to be temporary, though We
have every reason to believe that they will
provo permanent; insomuch as the great ex-
perience and we'll known high qualiica tons
Of these gentlemen will render them exceed.
ingly valuable to the public service in their
re pective new positions.
Mr. Josiah T. Polk.-This gentleman has
addressed to US 'oard," in which he says
that he "thoughtit would be considered rather
ss q compliment in his designating the Star
Gas one Of tho organs of the Jesuits." But he
takes back tho offensive words" which he
acknowledges were unnecessary in his late
address, "with pleasure" "Honest comics.
sion is good for the SOUL" and We congratulate
the gentleman on the return to him of the so
Der second thought. He is 30 in the habit of
stigmatizing all who differ from him in rolf
Gous matters as "Jesuits," meaning thereby
a term of reproach, that We can we'll excuse
him in including rs in the annals of his black
book.
The Reserved List" in the Navy.-Some
wag has hosxed tho Baltimore Sun with q
bogus list of officers purporting to have been
appointed as the 4" Retiring Board" soon to be
constituted under late sot of Congress. It
appears in the sam Of this morning. This
board has not yet been appointed, and will
not be named until after the return Of the
Secretary to Washington, which will DO on or
near the Goth inst.
Those familiar with the professional history
Of the officers of the .eryice will comprehend
at a glance of the list that its authors Object
was only to got up joke, moro than one gen
tleman named upon 1t not having been to sea
for twenty years or more. The joke, how
ever, fails Of eject, as some Of those on the
list are gentlemen Of bright personal eharac.
ter, and when physically comreten: rendered
entirely satisfa Glory service to their country.
The Prosecution Of kessrs. Kinney and
Tabcus-"Ion," of tho Baltimore Sun, in his
letter Of this morning, wherein he intimates
that the Government has abandoned the pros
eeution of these gentlemen for a violation of
The neutr atty laws of the United States, is ev.
Identity in errsr. 1t is understood hero, in un.
official circle 8, that the Government are firmly
Of belief that the proposed expedition cannot
sail without violation, direct or indirect, Of
our neutrality obligations, and that it will net
be permitted 70 sail until after the parties
shall be formally acquitted, the trial taking
place whenever the officers Of the United
States, who have the affair in charge, may DO
ready to go into the trial.
Letters Mailed without Prepayment Of
Postage. about one hundred letters only
were retained on account of postage not being
paid at the Washington City Post Office for
the month of April last. This is very small
amount, when We consider the many thou
sand letters deposited for transmission by mail
during the month. 1t speaks we'll for tho
intelligence of this community. These letters
have been sent to the dead letter Office, and
fo1r o; them were found to contain valuable
enclosures.
E Clerk to the Kew Claims Court.-It is
said, with grsa. confidence by many, TO- day
that the three judges of this court have de.
termined to select Judge s. Huntington, Of
Hartford, Ct, their chief clerk. Judge II. is
said to have been originally candidate for
one of the judgeships He was two years tho
Judge of the county court for Hartford Co., CT.
appointed. Lafayette Mosher, of Oregon,
to 30 Register Of the Land ONCE at Winches.
teF, in the Unpqua District of Oregon Ter.
fitoTy.
George W. Lawson, Of Oregon, to be Re.
csiver of Public Moneys at tho same office.
The President, accompanied by Mrs. Pierce
and a party of friends from Boston who have
been guests ct the White House for some time
past, went to Baltimore this morning. Presi-
dent Pierce will return tomorrow.
Clerical Appointment.-Mr. John 7. Raynor,
Of Michigan, has been appointed to tempo
rary clsrkship in the General Land Office, of
the LIST class, 81, 200 per annum)
List Of Patents issued from the United
States Patent Office, for the week ending May
8, 1856 each bearing that date:
Philip Bacon, of Simsbury, Conn.-For i'm.
proved tape fuze.
Geo. w. Brown, of Galesburg, ul.-For i'm
provsment in seed planters.
Alex. G. Blount, of Mount PEASANT, Ala
For improvement in preparing turpentine for
distillation.
Jno. T. Bruen, of New York, N. Y.-For
improvement in stone and mar BILE saws.
Dexter II. Chamberlain, Of West Roxbary,
Mass For improyement in lamps for burnir0