Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-20
tribution to the comfort and enjoyment of the
Solons Of the Federal Metropolis.

W. ID. W.
SALES OF PUBLIC LANDs.-When lands have
once been offered at public sale they are laid
open to private sale at a minimum of 81. Is Der
acre Thereafter, in the process of time, they
60 through q graduation in price down to I2a
cents per acre. In the progress of business at
the local land Offices 1t frequently happens that
sales or locations are erroneously or illegally
made, and are consequently cancelled The
question often arises whether tracts 80 situated
can be purchased or entered by others without
further proceedings The General Land Office
holds that in such cases before new sales, or
locations can be made, the lands must be re-
instated in market after at least 80 days notice,
so as to afford free competition and an opportu-
nifty to all alike to obtain the land.
PAssBD.-The following is the list of the
candidates for admission into the naval service
of the Government who passed satisfactory ex-
aminations for Third Assistant Engineer places,
before the Board recently in session at Phila-
delphia. They passed in order as numbered
here:
1. VIM. P; De sanno, of Philad.; 2. Francis J .
Lowering, Of Bait, g. c A. c. Duplaine, of Phla,;
of w ashington, d. c.. Q. Thos Cronin, of Phil !;
7. Benz. hampton, of Brooklyn, N. Y; 9. N.
ton, D; CT 10. Ebin Hoyt, Of Chelsea, Mass; II.
VIM. II. King, Of Portsmouth, Va; IL. VIM R
Schley, Frederick, Md; ID. George s. Bright, of
Washington, ID. c.. a. Samuel Savage, Of Phil !;
Is. George ]. Houston, Washington, D. c.; 49,
Joseph II. Warrington, of Phila.; H. John john
son, Of Wilmington, Del.
COMING.-The sora (ortolan) are making their
appearance, our numerous sporting readers will
be glad to learn. Yesterday, Messrs. David l..
Crowder ian engineer on the Fredericksburg
and Richmond Railroad) and Vim. D. Kerr, of
the Game Point House, both we'll known for
their achievements with dog and gun, managed
to bag seven fine ones and largo lot of jack
snipe-all in most luscious condition-on the
marshes at the mouth of Aqua creek. This
will not only be good news to sportsmen in this
vicinity, but also to all who, with us, are heart
lily tired of the protracted winter temperature,
long drawn out, with which we are even to-day
afflicted. The present temperature "here-
abouts," though capital for the crops, is shock
ing to the nerves, truly.
The NAVAL COURTS OF lNoUIRY-To-day,
before Court No. l, the case Of ex-Lieut Bart
lett being still on trial, the Hon. II. 1. Ander-
son, Commissioner of Customs, and Lieut. Thorn
ton Jenkins, U. S. NJ, were examined on the
part of the Government.
Before Court No g. to-day, the case of Lieut..
Sartori still being on trial, Capt Adams, Com r
Boutwell,, Lieut. Stanley and Lieut. Haggerty
have been examined; the two first named for
the Government, and the others on behalf of
ex-Lieut. s.
Before Court No. 3, the case of Capt Boar
man being before them. Commodore Mayo, Mr.
Brady, (the master of the New York Navy
Yard,) and Col. Burnett, civil engineer, for
merly at the Brooklyn Navy Yard,) have been
examined to-day in behalf of Capt. b.
PRE-HNPTION CLAIMANTs.-As cases occur
in which the local land Offices are temporarily
elosed-sometmes by the death of one or the
other of the incumbents from the pressure of
business, or other causes-it is proper that set
tiers should know that such temporary close
will not operate to their prejudice. The ruling
under the presumption act of I841, and its sup
plement of 1S43; is to this effect That claim
ant shall be allowed such a time from the date
Of his application, after the re-opening of the
local office, to prove up and pay for his claim,
as, when added to the period which had elapsed
from the date of his settlement to the closing
OF the office, will be equal to twelve months,
that being the time given him fer that purpose
in the statute.
APPOINTED AND REAovED.-The following
changes have been made in the Washington
Navy Yard:
John Richardson, Master Ship Carpenter,
vice Edwin Foster, removed.
z. NJ. Ofutt, (of Georgetown, D. Co. Maste
Painter, vice John II. Peake, removed.
VIM. Boyd. Foreman of the Pattern Shop of
the Chief Engineer and Machinist Department.
vice Beason Mckinney, removed.
Observation-Disclosures S. Garnett to be
an Assistant Surgeon in the United States
Navy. This gentleman, it will be recollected,
passed at the head of the list in the late exam
ination of candidates for admission into the
medical branch Of the naval service. He is.
therefore, thus frat called in the service of all
who passed on that occasion.
To BUILDERs.-The plans and specifications
for the Marine Hospital and Custom House at
Wilmington, N. c., are now ready at the Con.
struction Bureau of the Treasury Department.
Persons desiring to bid for the work, can obtain
them by applying there by Iettor or otherwise.
ORDERED.-Mr. John Chaplain, Gunner and
Pyrotechnist at the Washington Navy Yard,
has received preparatory orders for sea-
REsIaSBD.-Jacob A. Shindle, of Penns Viva.
mia, has resigned his clerkship in the Pension
Office.
The WEArHER.-Tbe following report Of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institute
and will be continued daily when the line is in
working order. The time Of observation is
about O'Clock a. m:
MAY 20, 1867.
New York, N. Y..........wet
Philadelphia, Pa... raining, cold.
baltimore, Md. ......... raining, cold.
Washington, ID. C....... cloudy, damp.
Richmond, Va. raining, cold.
Petersburg, Va......... riininX, cold.
Raleigh, n. c. .......... cloudy, cold
Wilmington, N. C....... cloudy, cold.
Columbia, 3. clear, pleasant