Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-25


we should love of all things to be able to land
them beneath the folds of the grove of thirty
venerable locusts whose tops rose sixty feet
above where we were seated, that they might
enjoy with us the influence Of the rest and
restoration of the faculties, intellectual a. well
as physical, which never fail to accompany quiet
moments amid such associations.
The SPEAKERsnIP-There are three avowed
Democratic candidates for this distinguished
position Messrs. Orr Of South Carolina, Phelps
of Missouri, and Harris of Illinois, all compe-
tent and deserving gentlemen, and each of them
very popular with those with whom they have
served in the House Hall. The contest between
the friends of the gentlemen we name above has
already commenced, and is, of course conduct
ed in friendly spirit. We do not perceive, in
the present temper of the Northern opposition,
how any member of the opposition can be elect
ed to the position for it is very certain that no
ultra Free-soiler can command even plurality
vote, while it is quite as sure that a large wing
of the opposition will vote for no other than an
evowed Abolitionist, though he may call him
self by some other name
There are probably dozen other Democratic
aspirants for the Speakership, of whom the
public will duly hear; among them being two
or three modest gentlemen who will make "pos-
itively their first appearance on the stage" of
public affairs here next winter; for We have
never yet known new Congress to assemble,
wherein there were not entirely new members
ambitious of being chosen to preside over the
deliberations of the House
The STRUGGLE.-There is Just now a very
active contest in progress here for diplomatic
appointments. There are twenty or thirty
leading and very active politicians on the
ground, almost all of them from n-slavehold-
ing States, looking after their own immediate
interest or that of friends as involved in what
ever diplomatic changes the President may
deem 1T proper to make. These gentlemen are
all IN nervous condition, arising from the fact
that nothing whatever can be extracted by the
most persevering solicitations and adroitness
from President Buchanan in the way of a
pledge, or even an intimation of his intentions
We apprehend so closely do few of them be-
siege the White House, that their solicitous at
tentlons are not little annoying-interfering
more or less with the due transaction of legiti-
mate business there. However, as the few such
places which it is understood are soon to be dis
posed of will probably be given out very shortly
we presume that the pressure upon the Presi
dent and Cabinet will at the same time come to
an end.
Posi- OFFICE DEPARrMENr.-Ne,o Offices
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Putnam county, Ill,
James McCurdy, Postmaster; Triumph, La
Sale county, ILL.,, Norman Dewey, Postmaster;
Crimea, johnson county, H., James Simon
Postmaster; Bell, Clark county, Iowa, Jacob
Decker, Postmaster; Cherry, Mohaska county,
Iowa, Gideon B. McFall, Postms ster: Collins
Grove, Tanier county, Iowa, Lewis B. Collins.
Postmaster; Doran, Mitchell county, Iowa, Ma
thaniel W. Moss Postmaster Dorchester, Allo-
makec county, Iowa, I. c. Smith Postmaster;
Forest Hill, Louisa county, Iowa. W. H. Cham
berlain, Postmaster; Green Mountain, Marshall
county, Iowa, VIM. Wallace, Postmaster; IT.
vington, kossuth county, Iowa, George Smith,
Postmaster; Leona, johnson county, Iowa.
Edward T. Williams, Postmaster; Orleans,
Winniskeik county, Iowa, Seth W. Murray,
Postmaster; Spring Creek, Tama county, Iowa,
VIM. B. King, Postmaster; Wolf Creek, lama
county, Iowa, Stephen Klingman, Postmaster.
Post Offices Discontinued -Alfordsyille,
Daviess county, Ind; Sheekshak, Cass county.
Ill. Umbrosia, Lee county. ILL.,; Martins
Ranch, Harrison county, Iowa Pameko, Van
Buren, county, Iowa; Groseclose Mill, Smyth
county, Va.
Names Of Offices nged-Lodi, Clark
county, Ill, changed to Clark Centre; Center
Valley, Allamakee county, Iowa, changed to
New Galena.
A VALUABLE 1NPLENEST.-We saw at work
In Virginia, seventy miles from this city, on
Saturday last, decrption of plough that is COM
ing into use in the Piedmont region extensively
which struck US as embracing many advantages
above and beyond those of any other plough.
1t is termed the Pioneer Plough" and is de-
signed for heavy land Worked with three
good horses it turned over heavy sod to an
average OF ut least twelve inches deep and
twenty wide, with as little strain on the team
as Is requisite with any other plough with
which we are familiar to turn furrow eight
inches deep taking twelve-inch LAND" The
ploughman, in doing his work, was not aware
that we had been carefully observing the per-
formance OF his implement; so the trial of it,
capacity was fair one. We know not who is
It's inventor, but we do know that il would be
well for the country were it better known; for
Its capabilities, with equal force applied, are
apparently double those of most other break.
ing up pioughs in use in this region of country
IMPORTANT TO THE ARNY.-The following
Army Order, cmanating from the Comman-
der-in-chief, will be read with great interest by
all in the service, as it establishes a wise and
salutary rule for its government:
HEADQUARTERs OF THE ARMY,)
New York, May 10, 1o57.
In recent orders from the headquarters Of a de
pdTtIncnt, the aTrdignmcnt and consequent trial of
certain named soldiers before Il general court
martial ordered " for the trial of such persons as
may be properly brought before it'' is pronounced
,Hega!, as - not having been authorized by the
department commander, - the charges not having
been forwarded from Department headquarters,
but preferred on the spot
Ii Is not deemed safe or consistent with the in
terests of military discipline to allow this ruling