Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-28

officers whose services the Government has
commanded since its foundation, and who, by
the by, has never been political sympathiser
with the present Administration, remarked
to us yesterday that the present heads of the
Departments set examples to those employed
under them worthy of all praise; inasmuch
as their equals in persevering industry in tho
discharge Of their respective duties never be.
fore them filed like positions in Washington.
We are induced thus to make public his re-
mark, because We know that he never speaks
lightly, and hesitates not to condemn whom Of
opinion that truth and Justice demand an ad.
verse Judgment at his hands. ...
The Award Of the Contracts for the Con-
struction Of the New Custom Houses at Port.
land and Waldoboro', Me.-We understand
that the Secretary of the Treasury has award
cd the contract for building the new custom.
house at Portland, Me-, to Poland d Cum.
mings, Of Boston or Quincy, Mass, and that
for the new Wsldoboro' custom house to JOS.
Coburn, also of Boston. There were two lot
tings Of the Wsldoboro' custom. house. In the
first, tho bidders seemed bent on bidding at
tho appropriation rather than for the work
On being informed, however, that the contract
would not be given out at an exorbitant rate,
responsible bids were made to do the work at
something moro than one-third Of the highest
original bid.
The European War.-We have seen private
letters from England, by the Atlantic, from
the pen Of very distinguished English pub
lie man, whose means for information are
ample wherein it is said that England and
France have the ability and are determined
Immediately 20 send force enough to the
Crimea to do away with the effect of the
plumbers on the part of their authorities who
have so far conducted the war. The same
letters assert, positively, that there exists in
the interior of Russia great distress, growing
out of the manner in which the Emperor has
caused his levies, not only of men, but of cat.
tie and horses, to be made.
Promotions In the Patent Omce. Dewitt,
c. Lawrence, A. Herbert, James M. Henry
Edw. Foreman, assistant examiners at $1,000
per annum, promoted to DO principal exam.
liners at 81, 500 per annum.
Marcus Bull, VIM. B. Taylor, ]. Tysonski
Homer P. K. Beck, J. Vansantvoord, G. B.
Moss, second class clerks at 81, 400 Per annum
promoted to be assistant examiners ct 81 800
The salaries Of the assistant examiners was
AA mat hAfn h -f A.
81, 800.
An Army 0ficsr Resigned and Commits.
sary Appointed.-Capt. Simeon B. Buckner,
Comnissary of Subsistence and First Lieuten.
ant Sixth Regiment of Infantry, has resigned
to take effect on the 26th instant, and Breve
Captain Marcus D. L. Simpson, of Second Ar
tilery, has been appointed to the vacancy in
the oommissary's department thus created.
a Bounty.Land Paper Forgsr Arrested.
We understand that the Commissioner of
Pensions has CAUSED tho arrest of Henry H .
Sutton, bounty.land paper forger, in Ala
bana. He is now confined in the jail Of Tai
ladega county awaiting his trial. 1t is prob
able that there will be moro than half q dozen
Indictments against him.
A Clerical Resignation and Transfer.-W.
T Holm, Of Tenn, has resigned his second
class 81 400 per annum) olsrkship in the Pen.
sion Bureau, and Mr.. j. E. Talbot, of Ark,
has been transferred from the Bureau of In.
dian Affairs to all the olsrkship thus made
vacant.
List Of Patents issued from the United
States Patent Office, for the week ending March
II, 1855 = each bearing that date:
Abel Barker, of Honesdals, Pa-For rotary
rump.
Charles F. Bakersfield, of Cincinnati, Ohio.
For clamp and mouth piece for lumber joint.
ing machines
Aug. E. Bigelow, Of Chicopes, Msss.-For
improvement in preparing WOODEN rowing
Aug E. Bigelov, Of Chicopee, Mass.-For
improvement in spinning WOOL
Ramon Cook, of Shelburne Falls, Mass.
For improvement in machines for turning tho
lips of augers.
Andrew Dietz 4 John g Durham, of Rsri.
tan, N. For improvements in grain and
grass harvesters. Ante-dated Jan. 2, 1855.
Levi b. Darling, Of Providence, r. For
er's scraps.
VIM. d. Elliot of Plattsburgh, N. Y.-For
improvement In the combination Of speed and
resistance governors.
Lemuel W. Ferriss, of Oswego, N. Y.-For
improvement in chairs.
Henry A. Frost, Of Worcester, Mass.-For
improvement in the mode Of supporting table
leaves.
Hervey D. Ganse, Of Freehold, N. J.-For
Improvement in cultivators.
l.. D. Gilman, Of Troy, N. Y.-For improve
mont in screw wfenches.
Warren Groat, Of Troy, N. Y.-For i'm
provement in packing Journal boxes
VIM. H. Guild VIM. F. Garrison, of Brook.
Ign, N. Y.-For improvement In Operating
valves, in direct acting steam engines.
David S. Harris, Of Coventry, r. I.-For
improvement in looms.
Richard G Holmes and VIM. 81. Butlsr. of
New York, N. Y.-For improvement in ire
proof safes.
Thaddeus Hyatt, Of New York, N. Y.-For
improvement in Illuminating vault covers.
VIM. S. Irish, of Middlebury, N. Y.-For
improvement in looms.
Jos S. Kirk and VIM. II. Elliot, of Platts.
burgh, N. Y.-For improved crate bar.
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