Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-30

PUBLIC SURVEYS IN KASsAs.--Returns Of
the survey of the public surveys in Kansas
have been received at the General Land once,
being the subdivisional surveys Of township 10,
south of range eight, east adjoining the Kansas
reservation, and of township Is, south OF ranges
one to six east, inclusive of the 9th principal
meridian, embracing 140, 900 acres, and situated
in the Western District.
An IMPORTANT DECISION OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL.-The Attorney General has very re-
Gently rendered a decision, that is of some i'm
portance to United States Marshals, the coun-
try over. --r---' $500 .--s-
The Marshal of the Southern District of Ohio
claimed credit of Sl6I 90, for the furniture of
Court-rooms and the Marshal of the South
ern District Of California, put in a claim for
the payment Of rent of q court house at the
rate of So, 500 per annum, both incurred with
out the previous knowledge and appropriation
of the Interior Department
The question before tho Attorney General
was-could the Secretary legally allow the
claims in question?
The act Of 1853 declares that ''the Marshal
shall not incur an expense of more than 500 in
any year for furniture, or $50 for rent of build
ing and making improvements thereon without
submitting statement and estimates to the
Secretary of the Interior, and getting his in
structions."
In view of this provision Of the law, the At
tOrney General holds that the Secretary Of the
Interior has no lawful power to pass the ac-
counts mentioned above.
A CORRECTION. Baltimore SIMS COM
ments this morning, on the monetary condition
of Washington, are likely greatly to mislead
the distant public. We yesterday stated that
all the mote-issHing banks had suspended specie
payment. We had no reference whatever to
private banking houses in this city, as ono
would infer from tho comments of the SIN this
morning The banks of Riggs & Co., Sweeney,
Rittenhouse 4 Co., and we believe, every pri-
vate bank in Washington, have steadily met
all of their obligations in specie, except the
house of Pairo & Nourse. r."
This explanation should be copied by all such
newspapers as have been led into error by the
article referred to.
RATES OF DIsCoUNT.-A correspondent of
the National Inteiiigenser complains that
some of the brokers here charged per cent.
yesterday for gold in exchange of Bank of Me-
tropolis paper, while a subscriber of the Star
means over a similar charge of 10 per centum
discount by similar party on Virginia bank
notes. Though such prices were possibly asked
by such parties and paid, the latter feat was
performed only by nincompoops. The bank of
Sweeny, Rittenhouse & Co., were yesterday
cashing Metropolis bank notes in specie at q
per centum discount, and Virginia money at
per centum. So those who paid higher rates,
have but themselves to blame Let them here
after take care to fall into no such hands
The OCTOBER Observation-Disclosures
Ohio and Iowa hold State elections on the Sec
Tuesday of next month-October.
Georgia and Mississippi also elect State Off
GERS and Members of Congress in October.
The vacancy in the Pennsylvania Congress
sional delegation from the Luzerne district is
to be filed at their approaching election. The
Democratic candidate, Paul Leidy, will doubt
less be chosen.
Minnesota, in October, elects State officers
three Members of Congress and Territorial
Delegate-the latter, we presume, to be GER
tain of n representative here next winter, in
ease her admission into the Union be delayed.
On Monday next Territorial officers are to be
elected in Kansas.
THE NAVAL Courts OF ISQUIRY.-Before
Court No. l, to-day, the defence in the case of
1t. Turner is being read as we go to press 1t
had occupied their session Of the day
Before Court No. 2, the pending case of L..
n al 81 e
a witness yet to be examined The case of ex-
LIT. j. j. b. Walbach (dropped) was then taken
up. Mr.. Blount, his counsel, submitted
paper in his case, making certain admissions,
on which the Court is sitting with closed doors
as we go to press.
Before Court No. 3, the case of It. Refill is
still under consideration, and Capt. Dornin,
Commander Sinclair, Passed Assistant Surgeon
Coues, and Surgeon Jillard have been exam
ined for the Government in his case since our
| last issue
Tine OF LOCATION ExTENpED-Under an
order some time since made by the General
Land Office, the Pensacola and Georgia Rail
road Company, in Florida, was required to file
the maps of its location Ton which to be entitled
| to public lands) by the 9Th of October. On
satisfactory representations of inability SO to do
in that time, the Commissioner of the General
Land Office has extended the time in question
to January ], 1883.
| CLERICAL REGISTRATIONS AND APPOINT
MEyTs.-Mr. g. W. Harper, of Virginia, has
been appointed first class clerk 81, 200 per
annum) in the office of the Sixth Auditor of
the Treasury, vice 6 d. Bronaugh, resigned. ,
Also, Mr.. James Auld, of the District of Co.
lumbia, to first class clerkship in the Third
Auditors Office, vice Mr.. C. T. Cox, resigned.
| LIGHrHOUsE KEEPERS APpOINTED-Tbe
Secretary of the Treasury has recently made
the following lighthouse appointments Viz:
Geo W. Averill, keeper of the Goat Island.
Me-, lighthouse, vice Samuel Grant, resigned
compensation $3.50 per annum.
Thos. T. Richards, assistant keeper of Cane