Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-26

officers of artillery and engineers able to direct the
construction of Notifications are wanted These
enlistments are made with the ostensible design
OF forming standing army in Central America
ana putting that country in an efficient state of
defence against any future attack of filibusters
according to statements made in connection with
these proceedings, the five Republics of Central
America are to be transformed into one monarchy !.
The plan Is to be carried out with the aid Of
political party in Mexico, and the landing of a
military force Is to be effected in one of the ports
on the Mexican coast south of Coatzacoalcos The
whole intrigue may be in connection with the
movements of Santa Anna. though it would an.
pear that the Immediate de alton of the Off
TO be enlisted is really Central America. AS il
is known that the individual engaged in enlistiny
them has lately made a tour through the State of
Guatemala. %
While 1t strikes us as very natural, and
therefore probable, that the Central Americans
are doing their best to place themselves beyond
the future reach of the tender mercies and uni.
versal benevolence of the filibusters' system of
extending the area of freedom, we place no con-
hdenee in the rumor that any parties in Gen.
trail America seriously entertain the idea of
| essaying at this era to establish monarchy
even one far less despotic and terrible than if
founded on the principles on which Walker
managed the affairs of so much of Nicaragua as
| as was surrounded by his sentries, and no more.
THE GRAND jury AND THE Rrors OF THE Isr
INsTANT.-As various stories concerning the
alleged action of the Grand Jury for this Dis
trict and County upon the subject of the de-
plorable riots of the 1st instant are being pub
lished in the newspapers: none of which are
correct, and all Of which tend to keep the public
mind here in Torment, we feel it our duty to
correct them Thus, we have to say that we
are satisfied that, as yet, they (the Grand jury
have not approached the investigation, being
anxious first to dispose of the general business
of their session. on which they have so far been
exclusively engaged. Some persons. generally
| boys, were arrested on the LIST for riotous con-
| duct on that day, and were bound over by the
magistrates for their appearance before the
| Criminal Court. As their cases are comprised
in the general business of the session, they have
probably been Investigated, each, in turn, by
| the examination only as such witnesses in them
as were returned upon the papers by the magis-
trates. We feel we'll assured that the general
investigation into the circumstances of the riots
of the 1st has not been approached. nor has
single witness been, SO far, summoned to testify
| with reference to them.
These facts show how wholly unfounded are
! the current newspaper accounts of the Grand
Jury's action, many of which-more especially
in the Baltimore Chpper-pretend to detail the
testimony adduced, the arguments resorted to
in the Grand Jury room in the course Of the in
vestigation, what is expected to be proved, what
results are looked for from the testimony, &c,
&c n 49,
baseless statements we never saw in print than
these same stories.
When the general business Of the session is
| concluded. it is very certain that the subject of
the riots will be taken up, to be investigated
very thoroughly, as cannot be done if attempt
ed under circumstances in which other business
must necessarily interfere with its due consid-
Grafton.
NAVAL Courts OF INoUIRY.-Court No |
met at the usual hour, and adjourned until to-
morrow, to afford 1t. Mafftt furloughed by the
late Retiring Board) an opportunity to attend,
as his case comes on next before it. It. NJ. is in
Norfolk, we presume His case was not noted
for trial until yesterday morning.
Court No. 2 have before them to-day the cases
of Master Lowe and 1t. Walk. The Judge Ad-
vocate of this Court having been called to the
Criminal Court, no witnesses were examined
before it up to noon this morning
Before Court No. g. wherein the case of Capt
Jno. Stone Paine is up, Surgeons Evans. Lans-
dale and Miller were examined this morning.
and the testimony in the case was closed 1t
will probably be disposed of to-day
ILLECIBLE WRIrING.-Much Of alleged dis
satisfaction over alleged disregard of prompt
ness in replying to inquiries, on the par; If the
Government here, arises from the fact that they
are illegibly written. We saw communica-
ton to the Indian Bureau a day or two since,
evidently conceived by the writer to be of great
Importance to him, all the important points of
which were myths, owing to the fact of the utter
impossibilty Of declphering them He will ne
vertheless doubtless growl and growl and growl
for months over the apparent neglect of the
bureau to attend to and dispose Of his requests.
APPOISTED.-We hear that Levin Handy.
Esq, of Maryland, has had rendered to him a
first class Isl 200 per annum) clerkship in the
Land Office Bureau, and that he has deter
mined to accept it.
hSSET lcdIl ludl EMERY ~. fOtLcT,
Esq, of Ohio. has accepted the Associate Uni
ted States Judgeship for Utah Territory, not
long since rendered to him by the Executive.
APPOISrED.-Mr. Thomas W. Thompson, of
South Carolina, has been appointed to first
class Isl 200 per annum) clerkship in the Office
Of the Third Auditor Of the Treasury
TIE WEArHER.-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:
JUNE &c, 1857.
New York, N. Y......... clear, warm.
fhlladelphia, Pa. fine, clear.
baltimore, Md .......... clear, pleasant.
Washington, d. Geo.. clear, warm.
Rlchmond, Va. clear, warm.
Petersburg, Va clear warm
Raleigh, N c.. clear, pleasant.
Wilmington, N. clear warm
Columbia, =. clear warm
Charleston. =. C......... clear, pleasant