Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-07-01

soon leave Key West for Boston, where this
slight defect viii be remedied in perhaps
twenty-fOur hours. At Key West there are
no facilities for remedying it.
The Skruggls in the House.-This morn.
ing the Republicans seemed to have won over
Mr.. Barclay, of Pa. The exposition of that
gentleman's course on the bill, made by Mr..
Houston, of Ala, was an unmerciful affair
very. When We left the House hall we did
not entertain the impression that the Repub.
licans could carry the motion to reconsider.
Their efforts backed by sundry extraordi-
nary decisions of the Spcaker) to get in the
report of the Kansas Investigating COMMITTEES,
looked as though those managing them were
then hopeless Of passing the Topeka constitu-
tion) bill.
The United States Steamer Fulton arrived
at the Washington navy yard yesterday morn
ing, in five and half days from Key West,
Florida-three and half days to the capes Of
the Chesapeake; officers and crew all we'll.
The following is a list of her officers, viz:
Lieut. Commanding-Richard L. Tilghman
Lieutenants-Henry Wilson, John Irwin and
A. W. Weaver Purser-Wm. G. Marcy.
Passed Assistant Surgeon-D. B. Phillips.
Engineers-First Assistant-G. F. Hebard
Third Assistants-Cleland Lindsey, j. B.
Kimball, Charles Shredder and Alexander
Greer.
Contract Awarded.-The contract for the
supply of stationery to the Department of the
Interior and its various bureaux for the en-
suing fiscal year, has been again awarded to
our enterprising fellow citizens, Messrs Tay-
lor Maury. The samples accompanying
Messrs. Taylor Maury's bid, elected uni.
versal admiration throughout the Department
for their very superior qualities. Messrs.
McSpeden Baker, Roe d Co., and Bovine &
Hasbrouck, of New York, and r. Farnham,
of this city. were the unsuccessful bidders.
Their samples were also beautiful and elected
much praise.
A Peace Document.-The New Orleans
Delta, in publishing the cotton doc ument re-
Gently prepared at the Statistical office of the
State Department, in obedience to a resolu.
ton of the House, offered by Mr.. Stephens,
of Ga, says:
Altogether, this document is one of the
strongest peace arguments that could be
produced. While revealing the commercial
strength and wealth, it exhibits also the mu-
tual dependence, of rival nations
The House, on Saturday, ordered the print.
ing Of 10000 extra copies of this document.
Resigned. friend, Joseph j.. Brown,
Esq has just proved that even the great JEFF
ferson did not always speak infallibly, or that
things have changed since his day, for he has
Voluntarily resigned the fourth class clerk.
ship Isl ,000) in tho Office of the Adiutapt
General, War Department. Mr.. B. enters
upon the more congenial pursuits of business
in private life, for which, from his industry
and shrewdnes,, he is peculiarly fitted.
New Consuls Acknowledged The Presi-
dent has acknowledged G. X Zirgler, as con-
cul Of the Netherlands for the States of
Pennsylvania and Delaware, to reside in
Philadelphia; and Claus Vacke, as consul
for the same government, for Maryland and
the District of Columbia, to reside at Balti.
more
Americans Ruling America.-The reader
is referred to our local columns for an account
Of tho Louisville-ish conduct of a Know
Nothing mob in this city under cover of the
darkness Of last night, concerning which We
have no room for comments to-day.
The Current Operations Of tho Treasury
Department. On yesterday, the goth ofJune,
there were of Treasury warrants entered on
the books of the Department
For redemption of Texas debt. >. $50. 253 "a