Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-11-02
'roady ressamins business, among them being

roady resuming business, among them being
the prominent New York banking house of
Messrs. Winslow, Lanier & Co, by the by,
which we are extremely glad to perceive, for
their suspension was calculated-on account Of
their extensive and ramifed business connec-.
tions-to operate disastrously on many in diff
fsrent sections Of the Union. These resump-
tons sltisfy us Of the correctness of our oft-sx-
pressed belief that the arrangement was the
result, for the most part, of panic (want of con-
fdence) more than aught else.
The great Northwest, too, is beginning to
press to market its stores Of grain, which, in
themselves. are more than sufficient to obyiate
the current difficulties in New York, on the
abrogation of which specie payments must be
resumed everywhere-those banks then failing
to resume being sure to stand thereafter in the
position Of broken banks, and only as such
NAVAL COURTS OF INoUIRY.-TO-day, be-
fore Court No. Il, Mr. Milton, of Tenn, was ex-
amined on the part of Exit. holland, whose
case is still under consideration 1t is proba-
bic. we hear, that the case of 1t. Byrens will
be taken up tomorrow in that court; that of
In Court No. 2, Surgeon Grier was again un-
der examination to-day, on the Government s
behalf in Commander Ringgold's case.
Before Court No. 3, the case of Commander
ltitchie was concluded on Saturday last, after
the Star went to press. His defence is expect
ed to be read tomorrow. To-day in that case
no business was transacted the Court being
engaged in winding up the case. The case OF
1t. Hunt will probably come up next before
this Court.
CANDIDATEs.-Gencral Caleb Cushing and
Richard S. SpofFord, Esq, the latter having
been an employee in the Attorney General :
office during the time that was presided over
by General c., are Democratic nominees for
the Massachusetts, Legislature, we are happy to
perceive. That the election of the former
would prove eminently scryiccable to the pub
lie interest in times like the present, all who
realize their disjOinted condition and also
comprehend how able man he really is, must
be well aware. Mr.. Spofford, too, is gentle
man of much character and excellent capaci-
ties, though little known. We wish him q
triumphant election
The LAST ROORBACK.-The Baltimore Amer
ican, on the authority Of . Washington cor
respondent" now says that the nominal appli-
cation to the President for Federal interference
to preserve the peace of Baltimore on Wcdnes-
day next, (Which we exploded on Saturday last }
was made, not by Gov. Ligon, Z" but by COM
mittee of citizens" Our impression is that no
such application was made whatever The
propriety Of such an interference may have
been, and doubtless was talked over by won
der-mongers here and elsewhere, generally
Hence the origin of the mares nest
LIGHT-HOUSE KEEPERS ApPOISTED.-The
Secretary of the Treasury has appointed Thos.
White and Edward GibbOn to be Assistant
Keepers at the Carysford Reef Light house. on
the coast of Florida, in the place of D. Clarke
and ID. Lewis. esigned-compensation $500 Der
annum and one daily ration. Also, Jno. Chris
tian, to be Assistant Keeper of the Light house
at Northwest Passage, Fla, vice Henry Ogden,
resigned-compensation $500 per annum and
one daily ration.
krHE KSOXvILLE CUsToM- House, CouRr-
House AND Posr OFFICE BUILDIYG.-The ten.
ders for the site of this building were opened
this morning at the Treasury Department
There arc said to have been thirty-six distinct
lots sites offered in all, ranging in price from
$500 to S35. 900.
An ARMY OFFICER DEAD.-Breyet Major
Jefferson Van Horne, Captain in the Sd infan-
try, U. s. A., died at Albuquerque, New Mex
leo, on the 18th September last, according to
advices received at the War Department
Az AMY OppIrvp RrsIcvpn IT..
ton Of Capt. Daniel Leadbetter, IT, S. corps Of
engineers, TO take effect on the 3lst December
next, has been accepted by the President
The WEATHER The following report of the
weather for this morning ia made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
The time OF observation is about o clock a. NJ (:
NOVEMBER ,, 1857
New York, N. Y..........c clear, cool
philadelphia, Pa........ clear, cool
Baltimore, Md. clear cool
washington, ID. C....... clear, pleasant
hlcAhiohu, sa-.'......... clear, cool.
Petersburg, va clear, cool
Wilmington, N. C....... clear, pleasant.
Columbia, :. e .......... clear, cool
Charleston, =. C........ clear, pleasant
Augusta, Ga............. clear, pleasant
savannah. ia ............ clear pleasant
Macon Ia. .............. clear, cool.
Columbus, Ga ......... cloudy, cool.
Montgomery, Ala. ... clear cool
Lower Peach Tree, Ala clear.
IL Gov Bragg, of North Carolina, has desig-
mated the Goth of November, as a day Of Thanks
giving.
IL II any OF our contemporaries desire the
services of a Washington correspondent they will
do well to notice an advertisement in our paper
under the head of :. Wants''
FROM HAvAvA.-The steamer Philadel phi .
from Havana. with dates % the oSth Lag Arrived