Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-23

proposed line The Secretary of War, in his
report on or review of the reports of the enai-
neers, points out the many advantages of this
routessand by reference to the facts and figures
which result from the explorations, above re-
ferred 10, demonstrates beyond question that if
the purpose be to secure acei 70 in, spc sdy, and
economical connection with the Pacific coast by
rail, the Texas route must be adopted. The
entirs cost of the,work Is estimated ut betwc IN
sixty eight and sixty mine millions of dollars,
The sum is NOT Largo for the ente, piise of the
capitalists Of our country, who, Of late years,
have b. N accustome1 t, engas, in similar
works eesting msoy millions Of dollars With
a favorable chatter es siy dollar of the stock
might +, taken, in a ok, in the differ ,nt
,mlnei ,ial cit'e. Of the Union.
A Wrinkle.-We saw, at the establishment
of Taylor a Maury, ON Saturday, something
new in the way OF a pea, wh'ch il Just the i'm
plement for those who des,,et, avoid the loss
of time and inky fingers Incident to dipping
the pen in ink. lei. termed Prime y. Prot ,sn
Fount lin Pen, and j. covei BY patent &C.
Gently issuod.s It is a sold pm fixed in a
handle made Of en- india lubt n or eutta
percha composition termed prot seu, which
tthe handle) is hollow and IS filed with an air.
tight piston Of the same mat ,iis'. 1t dc, . not
corrode, rs we know fton it use Tor various
other purposes. 1t is filled with ink by dip
ping the point Of the pen il bot, e Of good
fluid ink and drawing up the pisson when
vacuum being thus eIeat 4, the ink at once
fills the vacuum in the handle. We ind it
fow down with eass and rapidly, and that no
more flows down than just sufic emit for the
purpose of writirs with es-e and eomfolt; SO
there is no danger of btot.ing the paper when
it is used. Ink requires to DO drawa up into
the holder, not more frequently than once in
six or eight hours. Tic e.h'evement of ali
these advantages alncunt not Only t. a great
increase Of comfort in ". itrg, but to q consid.
able saving of time. 1t Is Eight, graceful, and
enables one using it - accomplish very much
moi than when using any other pen VIC have
ever tried. There is much n ii, indie ed-and
who should know better than oursef, who,
perhaps, q, - tT.ee IS much witt, in the
twenty-four hours throughout the year, than
any other man in ~, Di .l.ict of Columbia
The Acting Midshipmsn on the Preble.
The o ing II 'dsh'pme who have gone to sea
Oh the prac;;' ,-slip Piebie a., W. NJ. Allen,
#. NJ. Buncs, I. B. Ms, L. NJ. Blue, j. W.
HarI s, c. S. ssfryc>k, r. S. Collum, G. NJ.
S;hoormakcr, g. u. Cove, W. Ii. Beaumont,
III. Ii. Condict, Nathar'sl Green, H. Howison,
C. L. Frank.in, VIM. A. Ke.r, r. L. P.thian,
A p. Cooke, VIM. A. Brown, A. Kantz, W.
E. Evars, G. N. Swassy, D. A. Psrdee, A. p.
D9shei,d, P. Smith, Z. g. Wallace, T. X.
Pr ter, g. 2. Mer lem. X. S. NJ. Cock. l.. Ii.
Gibbs, 6 orge 4. Perk;rs, George Dewey.
James Ros-, R. 7. Brad .yld, VIM. H. Vaughn,
c Ph;"irs, n. Ii. Fsrquhsr, J. W. W. Davis,
A. S. Ashe. H. W. Miller, J. c. MoreIsy. Geo.
A. Sawyer, L. p. Ward. c. Mel Oh ant, John F.
Wight, Z. f. Ie,.y sami Adpr-, VIM. II.
Morgan, A. V. r ID, A. V. Andruss, S. Mil.
Eken, c. S. Living SION, W. Van Sautvoord.
Andraw Carhes, John Gr,mball, r. H. Yates.
VIM. WEIGH, L. 5. McCo TX, LeR " Fi,:h, Z.
Hatfield, j. A. Howo'i, C.. o. Juds3a, C. j.
McDougs'l, Ga. A. Biselow, e. ID. c. Wing,
G D. II. Bl9izatt, G.. E. White, G. L. Stoars.
james Bishop. I. II. Eas man, E. q. Forber.
L. c. May, T. R:ds,way, G. C. White, P.B.
Smith &C, B: Cleveland, R3d. Pfsnt;zs, r.
Mlllct
A Contest.-There is likely to be quite
struggle between a number of officers Of the
Marine Corps for its Quarter ma stership, made
vacant by the death of the late NJ ,jor Nichol-
son. We have heard of half dozen candi-
dates being urg-d on the Pr ,sident AT pl IS
ert those most prominently spoken of are Capt.
Tyler, who YVES next Ia rank T. the deceased
in the line, and Capt. Lindsay, tho Assistant
Quai ermaster Of the ps who has been or.
dered here from New York to dischorge the
du.ies of the position until it shall be finally
determined on whom t, deyolve the p,rma-
nent app5iltment
Appointed Edwin @ Evers ha. been ap
pointed wat.bman for the DIVISION of the
General Land OFF, already located in the
west wing ofthe Patent Office building.
Hen. VIM. L. Marcy, sec 'eta'y of State,
lett Washington, on Saturday last, for short
sojou,h at Old Poiat Comfort.
The Current Operations OF the Treasury
Experimentation Saturday, the 2Ist of July,
there were of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books of tho Department .-
For the Treasury Department. 90. SI78I3 81
For the Intcrisr Department. .... 1882 30
r0r t1e Customs. 1854 30
War Warrants received and en-
tered .................... $3.50 IS
Interior appropria, ion wsrrsn,s.. 1868 90
Drawn on account Of the Navy. LII, 1913 %
Kepaynents on account of the .
Navy. ..:.................. I,o2l OF
Covered in from miscellaneous
sources 17,4sS 80
Covered in from Customs ....... II2 90
Covered in from lands. ......... 4444s So