Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-27

means of the photographing process, the most
intricate and elaborate carvings are shown, as
well as the minutest scale divisions are reflect
ed In the copies, is really surprising We are
satisfied, from the success of the employment of
the art in the construction of these buildings
that the photographer will soon come to find q
regular place in all engineering and architectu-
raj corps. -
TRANSIT ROUTE MArrERs-We find in the
New York Times of yesterday, the following
brief memoranda exposing the falsehood of the
latest batch Of Transit-route roorbacks that
have seen the light in that city. As we have
every reason to believe its statements true to
the letter, we publish it from the Times, as fol-
lows -.
"In the Times of the 10Th instant giving an
account of the various movements on foot con-
corning the transit route, allusion was made to a
contract said to have been closed with certain
parties in this city, by Senior lrssari, the uate-
malian Minister, and to a report in circulation
that there was no such contract in existence, but
that the Senior was acting in the interest of Com.
Vanderbilt We are assured, by competent and
proper authority, that gross injustice is done to
Senior iriSsari by this repOrt-that such conven-
ton has been concluded, and is ready to be pro-
duced and exchanged in this city whenever the
pro per occasion shall arrive.
"Mr. Irissai is the a ,credted Minister I'm this
country from Nicaragua, as well as the recog-
nized Minister PleniPotentiary from the Govern
ments of Guatemala and San Salvador He has
been long connected with the diplomatic service
in Europe, and has resided in this country for
several years, where he has established a charac-
ter for honorable and upright dealing, which will
refute though 1t may not prevent, injurious re-
ports like the one referred to. The convention,
or contract in question, was signed on the 18th
June last. and has been conditiOnaly ratified and
confirmed by the Government of Nicaragua dur
ing the present month The parties interested in
it have no connection whatever with either Com.
Vanderbilt, the Accessory Transit Company, or
Morgan Company"
BEING ROAsTED.-The New York journals
are just now roasting their e FAST cotempo-
trap set to catch newspaper gulls. Not long
since, it published flaming account of an en-
counter between desperate burglar on Long
Island and young and beautiful heroine, in
which the former of course lost his life. Sub
sequently it told the world that Commodore
Armstrong had taken possession of the island
of FOrmosa still later it contained the well
como news that the telegraph cable had posi-
lively been successfully laid half way across
the Atlantic 1t is 80 great" after canards,
decidedly-very great. Never before did We
know journalists so constantly quilting them
selves, if no one else, with roorbacks. If its
habit was to unsay tomorrow what it says to-
day, as coolIy as the Herald does, the way it
"puts its foot in it" after that fashion would
hardly be noticed; but it is given to stoutly de-
Tending the truth of all its wonderful stories.
We shall not be surprised to find columns in it
to prove that the Transatlantic Telegraph is,
after ALL a successful experiment.
EVIL CONCENTRATIONS CORRUPT GOOD MAN
NERs-The recent arrest Of John Wentworth's
assistant editor, for purloining letters, in Chi
cage, surprises no one here who is familiar with
the Congressional history of his principal.
Wentworth is in all respects the worst man we
ever knew. Familiar business connection with
him is sufficient to corrupt n saint. So, we can
but pity the man who has fallen a victim to the
misfortune of having made such business con-
nection. Nothing ever so shook our faith in
the entire capacity of American communities
for self government as the persistent favor Of
the people of Chicago for Wentworth, when
they must know that, ind vidually, he is the
personifcation Of dishonesty, avarice, mean
ness, and poltroonery.
NAVAL BOARD OF EXAMINERS. bjoined is
the Board appointed yesterday by the Secretary
of the Navy to examine the models for the new
sloop-Of war, the construction of which will be
given out by contract: ----
Commodore Stewart, Captain Pendergrast,
and Commander Harstein, Naval Constructors
Grice, Lenthall, and s. T Hart, and Chief En-
gineers Gay, Archbold, and Sewell.
ID
The MEMBERS IN TowN.-Recently we have
met on the avenue the Hon. Messrs. McClay,
Sicklcs and Ward, of New York, Savage Of
Tennessee, Clingman and WinslOw Of North
Carolina, and Phelps Of Missouri, who, we be-
lieve, to be all the members of the House of
Representatives of the United States who have
been in Washington in the course of the cur
rent week
A NAVAL ENGINEER BOARD.-There is now
in session in this city Naval Engineer Board,
composed of Chief Engineers Gay, Archbold,
and Sewell, charged with the duty of examin-
ing and reporting on the applicability to the
service of the United States, Miller's service
condenser, Parry's anti-friction box for Thrust
and lot of other patented notions, the use of
which Is being pressed upon the Department,
we apprehend -
A SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN AFFAIRS IN
UrAH.-The President has appointed Jacob
Forney, Esq, of Armstrong county, Pa, Super
intendent of Indian Affairs for Utah Territory,
vice - Meak, declined. 1t is understood that
Mr.. T. accepts
RErURyED.-The Hon. Jacob Thompson, Sec
rotary of the Interior. returned to Washington
city last evening from his recent brief visit to
New York, and is again at his post in the De-
partment to-day. -
APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT D. Dan,
forth, Jr., has been appointed Purser in the
Navy, vice John V. Dobbin, resigned.
THE 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 clock a. IN.
AUGUST 81, 1857.
New York, N. Y..........warm.
philadelphia, Pa,........ cloudy
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