Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-06

made to the General Land Office, situate in
township 81, south Of range 4, west of the Will
Jeanette meridian; also of the exterior or town.
ship lines, in township 81, south range, 3, 4,
and west; township 80, south range, 3 west,
traversed by Applegate creek, the tributary of
Rogue river, and along which passes the road
from Jacksonville, Oregon, to Crescent city,
Caiifornia. The features of this region of the
country appear to be very billy resulting in
considerable hardships at the hands of the
deputy surveyors in running, measuring and
marking the lines of the public surveys
NAVAL Courts OF INQUIRY.-Refore Court
No. /, to-day, the case of Commander Jackson
was concluded by the examination of DR.. Egg
bert and Commodore Stringham, both of whom
were called for the applicant The case Of ex-
Passed Midshipman John Posey Hall (dropped)
was then taken up, and Commodores Mayo and
Stringham were examined on his behalf ere the
Star went to press.
Before Court No. to-day the case of Lieut.
Fitzgerald is still being tried. It. George A.
Stevens, 1t. Mitchell, Commander .Gauzevort,
and DR.. Tyler (of Georgetown, d. CO. have
been examined on his behalf since the last is
sue of tho Star.
Before Court No. the case of Commander
Platt was concluded to-day, by the examina-
ton of Captain Pope and Commodore String
ham in his behalf. The Court then adjourned.
PUBLIC SURVEYS IN WASHINGTON TERRI
ToRY.-The subdivisonal survey of township
Ia, north of range 3, west of the Willamette
mo in FoO
returned to the General Land Office by the
Surveyor General at Olympia, w. r. The
quality of the lands appear, from the field notes
Ut the survey to be adapted for agricultural
purposes, Astounding in fir and cedar, and the
bottom lands along Chikalis river, which dis
charges itself in Gray Harbor, are of the first
quality.
PUBLIC SURVEYS IN NEBRAsKA.-The re-
turns of public surveys in Nebraska have been
received at the General Land Office showing
the subdiviSiOnal lines of townships 2. 3 and 4,
north of ranges 5 and 6, east of the 9th princi-
pal meridian, embracing 121, 9O7 acres of land,
| through which Big Blue river courses, and which
lands are situated Immediately north of the
Ottoes' reservation, and lilo within the South
Platte District
The WASHINGTON GAS CoMPANY's SroCK-
We hear; incidentally, that the current press
ure at the North has induced some holders Of this
stock to send some of it here for sale, which is
an extraordinary event; insomuch as it very
rarely finds its way into the market At SlI2i
in Washington city bank notes, or $ll0 for
specie-at which rates we hear it can be had
We know just now of no better opportunity for a
safa nd prof bIa ipy.,tuaot
MARINE CORPS APPoINrNESTs.-CaptD d. J.
Sutherland, the Assistant Quartermaster Of the
Marine Corps, has been appointed Quarter
master, vice Lindsay, deceased.
Capt. VIM. A. T. Maddox, of the corps, has
been appointed Assistant Quartermaster, to fill
the vacancy caused by the promotion of Capt
Sutherland.
The GEORGIA ELECTION. have private
dispatch from Savannah to-day representing
the vote in that city to have been-for Congress,
Barlow, *. NJ LOOP; Seward, Dem y 912
This indicates Stewards reelection beyond
question, We believe. Ward has been elected
to the State Senate from the Savannah district.
A MIsPRINr.-In yesterday IS issue the types
made US represent the total elevation to be
overcome in the construction of a ship canal
across the Isthmus Of Darien, according to the
report of examining civil engineers, as being
fifty feet" rather than " five hundred feet
as We designed saying.
RENovED.-We heard on the avenue to-day
that Mr. s. D. Mills, Of Maryland, second
class Isl 400 per annum) clerk in the Patent
Office, has been removed
The MINERAL BANK AT CUMBERLAND. MD
A private despatch reached us yesterday after
noon, stating that this bank had assigned its
effects to trustee. The impression prevails
here that its failure is bad one
ATTORNEY GENERAL BLACK is now absent
from Washington for few days, having gone
to his home in Pennsylvania with some of his
children, to place them at school there
PERSONAL.