Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-20

to the purpose Of eiisisngthe truth and nothing
but the truth concerning the so deplorable and
disgraceful occurrences that rendered a resort
to the military for thepreservation of the peace
and of public and private rights in the Federal
Metropolis, absolutely necessary The report
10 the work Of the Grand Jury without distinc-
ton of political party, speaking as the guardians
Of the peace of our city. -
We need hardly add that II bears out to the
letter the Ssar's original account of the riot :;
and thus affords additional proof Of the fact
that our account of matters and things in Wash
ington are always to be confded in.
NAVAL Courts OF ISoUIRY.-In Court No.
1, the case Of Lieut.. Dulany was taken up and
Lieut.. Humphreys, late of the Navy, and Thos.
Brown, of Georgetown, were examined on the
part of the Government
In Court Mo. 2, the case of Licnt A. ii, Kill
ty was before it. DR.. billiard, u S. n, on the
part of the Government, and Gen. J. s. Smith,
of Baltimore, on the part of the applicant, were
examined.
Before Court No. 3, in the case of Commander
A. R. Long, Purser Buchanan and Command
ers Boutwell, and French were examined on the
part of the Government. T. M. Blount and P.
Phillips, Esqs., counsel-the former attending
to the case.
A SENTENCE MIrIGArBD.-Private John
Mccain, Of Company l. First Infantry, having
been tried by Court Martial at Camp Cooper
Texas, for the shooting Of Sergeant Lively, and
found guilty, was sentenced to be shot. The
finding of the Court has been confirmed, but the
President of the United States has mitigated
the sentence to forfeiture of all pay and allow
ances, and to hard labor with ball and chain,
and confinement under guard when not at labor,
during the period of his enlistment
KANsAs.-If the difficulties i'm Kansas, owing
to the movements of the Free sellers, be true to
the extent mentioned in the telegraphic des.
patches, both Gov. Walker and Gen. Harvey
will exercise the power, under their conditional
instructions, to detain the troops Tor portion
Of them) destined for Utah to put down any
threatened or positive instruction, and to en-
force obedience to the laws.
APPOINTMENT BY THE PREsIDEHr-Ebene.
Ter Dodge has been appointed Surveyor of the
Customs for the district Of Salem and Beverley,
Mass, vice Lewis Josselyn, removed.
Iowa LAND SALES.-An account of the two
per cent. on the net proceeds Of the sales Of the
public lands within the State of Iowa during
the year 1856 has been adjusted at the General
Land Office, under the provisions of the acts of
Congress approved March 3, 1915, December IS,
IS46, and March 2. lS49, and S34.2l9.3I was
found to be due to the State of Iowa
The WEAfHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution,
The time of observation is about O'Clock a. M:
JULY 20, 1857.
New York, N. clear, warm
Philadelphia, Ia clear, vain.
Baltimore, Md ...........ci lear, warm.
Washington, ID. C........C ledr, warm
Richmond, Na-......... clear, warm.
Petersburg, Va cloudy. warm
Kt%slieish. n: Co.. cloudy. pleasant.
Wiimlns'on, n C........ clesr, pleasant Il
Columbia, ,. clear, hot
charleston, :. C.......... cloudy, warm
Augusta, Ca. clear: very warm.
Savannah, Ga............ cloudy, pleasant
macon, I'd. ...............c ledr, pleasant
Columbus, Ga. ...cloudy, warm.
Montgomery, Ala.........cledr, very warm.
Lower Peach Tree, Ala. clear.
GAINESVILLE. Observation-Disclosures r nIesss n"
New Orleans. clear, warm.
From THE WEST.
The following reports have been furnished by
the National Telegraph line:
Frederick, Md. ..Clear, warm.
HaTeTstown, Md..........Cledr, warm.
HarpeT's Ferry .......... cicar, WARM.
MaItliisburS cloudy. warm.
Al washington yesterday at p. IN the barom-
eter was 30 69i; thermometer So This morning
at o. clock the barometer was % .G72; thermome-
Ter 1o': The highest degree Yesterday was 90.