Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-27

hWSTtc1H says II 0y THIS ID meant INC only
dome that is to be constructed-that over the
rotunda-the details of the design are not yet
made out, and II will require months Of hard
study Of the architect before the plans VIII b
ready ts. submit to contractors for their ssti'
mates.
II the word dome is ignorantly used for
ceiling, even then there Is no corfecteess In
the statement. The iron ceiling of the Hall
of Representatives is alone under contract,
and that was awarded to James, Beebe Co.,
of New York, the lowest bidders.
The above explanation was furnished to rs
from the architects Office, and of course en-
braces facts that may be relied on.
In the meanwhile We have again to express
the hope that those intrusted with the man
agemsnt Of all the Government improvements
at this point, will recollect that the business
necessities of the Government have gradually
collected here q large body Of mschanics-
master workmen, and journeymen-inferior to
none others in the world in their respective
callings. 1t is due to the Governments inter.
est that every reasonable effort should be made,
in disposing of such work, to furnish them
constant employment, If that can be done
without injury to that (the Conveniently in.
terest. We feel certain that it can be, and
therefore do not hesitate to appeal to those
experimenting such jobs to send no work out
Of Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandra,
that can DO as well and really as economically
done in one or the other Of the three sister
cities, whose mechanics have, for the most
part, como hither to supply the wants Of the
Government.
/ Be Sure to Pay the Postage on Mailing
your Letters.-Those who neglect so to do,
after the last day in the present month, will
find their letters remaining in the Offices whore
mailed. Such are the requirements of the
amendments to the postage law enacted by
Congress at its last session.
The following official letter, recently writ.
ten by Horatio King, Esq, First Assistant
Postmaster General, to the Postmaster of New
York city, tells the story. We advise the read
er to cut it out, and paste it somewhere to be
constantly within his reach for reference, until
habitual compliance with its acquisitions in
his transactions with the post Office shall have
sufficiently familiarized him with its expla.
nations
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
APPOINTMENT OFFICE, March -, 1855 I
SIR:-Your letter of tho 18th inst il re.
ceived. In answer, am directed by the
Postmaster General to inform you
l. Tho act Of Sd March, 1856, making NO
provision for unpaid letters to places within
| the United States, on the same or day follow
| ing any such unpaid letter or letters being
put into Post Office, the Postmaster thereof
will post up conspicuously in his Office list Of
the same, stating that they are held for post
age. If not attended to such letters must be
returned monthly to the Dead Letter Office.
2. Letters postpaid should be despatched
charged with the additional postage due al
the prepaid rate according to the distance
established by said act except where the
omission to pay the correct amount is known
to have been Intentional, when they should be
treated the same as letters wholly unpaid.
| 8. 1t is proper to forward letter when 70.
quested by writing. When forwarded, no ad
ditional postage should be charged if the let
If 1t has been sent according to its address
and then forwarded, it must be charged with
additional postage at the prepaid rate, accor
ding TO distance, established by the act o
March 3, 1855, aforesaid.
4. Ship letters, as they cannot be prepaid
and are not supposed to be embraced in tn.
new act, will continue to be despatched agrea
BILE to the provisions of the fifteenth section O.
the act Of March 3, 1855.
am, respectfully, your obedient servant,
| HoRArIo KING,
First Assistant Postmaster General.
ISAAC " FOwLER, Postmaster, New York.
Mr.. Perry.-The appearance of Mr.. Sosle'
letter in the Intstltgeneer, with reference t
Mr.. Perry's course upon the Cuba question
for that is taken to be the drift of it, has cer
| tainly created the impression in unoficia
circles in this city that he, Mr.. P, was secre,
ly sympathising very generally against tn
efforts of his Government to acquire Cuba
and that he wore during Mr.. Soule's reside nc
at Madrid, two faces. That is, that while b
was protesting to be aiding him to carry OF
the instructions of his own Government, he wa
counselling with the Spanish Minister of Stat
as to the best manner of defeating the effort
Of our Minister We do not know that tbi
Il AAfi0eSAoA ioots VI stIOuSor autQ0rlty thar
the fact which has been made 50 plain to tn,
world recently, that he was not before Soule
face what he was behind his back We ar,
emphatically for the peaceful acquisition o
the Island of Cuba, and therefore regret sin
cerely the occurrence of anything going t,
postpone the time when Spain shall see he
own interest in selling it to US, and we ar,
now under the impression that Mr.. Perry
course has had no little tendency to post
pone it.
The French and English Protest -We ar,
unable to say what is the exact condition o.
our affairs with Ecuador 50 far as tho Gala
pages Islands are concerned, though We hav,
every reason to believe that 40 American
protectorate over them exists. If, as is ALLEGED
and believed, they contain valuable deposit
of guano, all patriotic and far-seeing Ameri.
can citizens will rejoice if on any HONORABLE.
and not too costly terms our agricultural in
tefest can obtain what NAV be eouivaI.nt =,