Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-25

greater economy. We hear them spoken of
in terms of high praise by gentlemen inter
ested in this particular service. Under the
management Of this particular branch of tie
Government Affairs by these gentlemen, very
commendable economy and greatly incres sed
aggregate of duties discharged by the ships
officers and crews have already been brought
about, and there is every reason to believe
that the new regulations to which We refer
above will further improve the efficiency of
the revenue marine. During the late inclem
emit season its labors and services on our coasts
were the theme Of the praise of ell interested
in American sesward commerce.
We should not forget to mention that " m.
Handy, Esq, is tho principal clerk of the rev.
enue marine branch in the Treasury Depart
ment, discharging the duties which were for.
msrly those Of the senior captain in the service
with two junior officers for assistants; and dis
charging them, too, in q manner which has
won for him great praise Fl ON all interested
in the prosperity of the United States revenue
marine, as has been repeatedly testified by
those gentlemen.
American Wool-We saw, yesterday, in
the Agricultural bureau of the Patent Office,
a beautiful sample Of the wool Of the Augora
goat, from Mr.. Richard Peters, of Atlanta
Georgia. This specimen is very ane indeed,
being some ter inches long, as soft and glossy
as silk, and pure white IN color The goats
from which this wool came, are the produce
of an importation made by Dr.. James B Da-
Wis, of Columbia, 8. c., in 1849-sevcn females
and two males. The flock is now owned by
Mr. Peters, and numbers, perhaps, sixty. DR..
Davis Is now about embarking for Persia to
obtain more. The yield of the fleece, in this
country IL from four to four and a-half pounds
annually. The experiment Of introducing
these goats into the United States, has been
entirely successful, the yield here being much
from one to four pounds The only embar-
rassment to their very rapid increase among
US thus far, is the fact that the males born in
the fock greatly outnumbers the females ,
Howell Cobb.-We are exceedingly gratifed
to hear that Hon. Howell Cobb bids fair to be
returned to the next Congress with very incon
siderable opposition. We have this informa
ton from authority in which We have every
confidence. His enlarged experience, ardent
devotion to his country's best interests, and
commanding talent, will prove fortunate, in
deed, for the public service in the hall Thou
sands on Thousands of all political parties and
every section of tie Union will rejoice with us
over this news.
The New York elegation.-IIearipg ru-
mors that the delegation Of Eve leading gen.
tlemen from New York-Judge Vanderbilt,
James Bowen, Preston King, and their COM
panions, now in this city, have come hither
on political mission, We have to say that
there is no truth in it. They are hero on bus.
mess with the government relative to encroach-
ments of New York harbor. They have had,
We learn, extremely satisfactory interviews
with tho President and others in authority
here, who are understood to have received
in TO them) a very satisfactory spirit.
The New Revenue Cutters The Treasury
Department has received the models for the
four new revenue cutters soon to be built
They are beautiful things indeed The speci-
hcations and drawings have Just been com.
pleted under the immediate supervision of
the Secretary. Copies of the plans and draw
ings are being made to aid those disposed to
bid for them in making their proposals The
tonnage of three of them is to be from ninety
to one hundred tons that Of the fourth, from
one hundred and thirty to one hundred and
fifty tons.
The Surveys Of the Public Lands in Cal.
ifornia.-From informal coming by tho last
arrival it seems that the Surveyor General
there is progressing rapidly with the SURVEYS
of the public lands In that district. An Gin
dex Atlas for the State of California and 9TH
ers for the Territories of Oregon and Washing.
ton, exhibiting the progress of the surveys
and the return Of plats, and the limits of the
PA@sSAe uistii0to, hoo uoon OTuoIuu U DO pre-
pared in the General Land Office of this city
The Frigats Savannah Com Salter's Flag
Ship Commander Mercef.-The Navy De.
partment have sdvices from this ship at Rio,
on tho oath Of January last. All we'll on her
and in the squadron, as far as known at the
Department. The Savannah was to have
sailed on the next dsyou cruise along the
coast
A Resignation. Hewston, melter and
re6uer at the Branch Mint at San Francisco,
has resigned, and Conrad wyegaud, who has
been employed in that establishment as an
assistant assayer, has been appointed in his
stead.
An Army Officer Resigned Tho resigns
tion Of Second Lieutenant Henry F. Witter,
of the 9th Infantry, United States Army, has