Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-01

TIE DROPPED One of those who were dror.
ped yesterday from the roll of the Pension
Office employees has sent to this office the fol-
lowing list of those who, owing to the operation
Of the act of 1855, have necessarily lost their
| places under Government, with the accompany
| ing memoranda Of other changes consequent
| upon that law:
Thornton Triplett, Ky.-salary 81 800
Richard McRea, Va; w. L. Cleaver, n j.;
George Gum, Me-, and o. w. Marsh, N. Y
| salary 81 GOO
James McSherry, Va; j. X Woods, Va; J.
F. SOuder Pa; Henry Hungerford, Va; T. N.
Adams, Va; g. w. Hutchins, Fla; - Dear
ing, ID. c.; H. L. Kendg N. Y, and j. H.
Burch, Md.-salary 81 400.
J. W. Newcomb, Mass. R. W Clark, d. c.;
W. r. Wilson, Texas; l.. d. holland, Md; p.
h. Crttenden, Mo-; Thomas Mitchell CT; p.
Besancon, La; W. III. Thomas, Wis; Frederick
Schmidt, Pa. - Russell, Mass; and C. S.
Whittlesey, Ohio-salary, 81, 200 each
c. Ii. Venable, d. c.; and H. Knott, d. c.
salary $500 each.
Resfgned.-J l.. Gray, Va, 81, 400 per an
mum; A. w Ely, La, 81, 200; T. P. Watson,
Michigan, 81 400.
Transferred.-C. ii. Rhett, s. c., So. 600
Temporary CLERKS Mate Peymaneut.-H
H. Goodloe, j. 7. Chase, d. c. Wilson, P. S.
| Howard, A. Z. Lamerle, ST., A. G. Fowler
salary Sl,2OO. j. L. Jenks-salary 81, 400.
WEST PoINT.-The following are those Cadets
who passed with the honors of the institution
through the late annual examination. The
first class is the graduating class. We name
| N rdo in, Oh
First Class. John c. Palfrey. Mass; > r.
| n Meade. Jr, Va; 5. f. z. Alexander, Ga;
I: Henry NJ. Robert, Ohio; S. Geo. C. strong,
| Mass.
| Second Glass;. William c. Paine. Mass. .
Moses j. White, Miss; 3. Joseph Dixon, Tenn
| 1. Wm Echols, Ala; 5. Rich'd II. Brewer Md
Third Glass VIM. f. Merrill, tat large;) ,
Samuel II. Lockett, Ala; g. Chas. r. Collins, N
y; !: Orlando g. Wagner; 5. Chauncey b Reese,
Fourth Glass;. Walter Mcfarland, n. Y; =
Nicholas Bowen, n. Y; 3. Horace Porter, Ia 1.
| Mass.
Fifth Glass;. Chas f. Cross, Mass; ,. Abel
| bert Ames, Mass; g. Henry w Kincsburv. \
Y; L. Samuel Ben amin, N y. ). Henry A Du-
| pont, Del. -
PROMOTIONS IN TIE PENSION BUREAU-In
the Encouragement of the clerical force i'm the
Pension Bureau, explained in the Star yester-
day, the following promotions were made-all
the gentlemen named in the list being well
known as among the most efficient of the Gov
ernment's clerical employees in this city:
w II. WoOdley and W. 0. Niles, promoted to
fourth-class elerkships, Isl 800 per annum)
j. L. Talbot, NJ. b. D. Lane and S. F. Glenn,
promoted to thirdclass clerkships, Isl 900 per
annum)
F. Miner, J. A. Woolford, J A Hunnicutt,
Geo p. Smith, Allan Thompson, c. L. Dabol,
and ID. W. Collins, promoted to second class
elerkships, Isl, 400 per annum)
NAVAL Courts OF IyoUIRY.-To-day, Court
No. adjourned over, Mr. Dulany, whose case
is on trial before it, having been suddenly sum
moned to Fairfax, Va, by the news that one of
his children was yesterday much injured by
being thrown from horse.
Before Court No. 2, Captain McCluney and
Lieut.. Brook were examined on the Govern
ments behalf in the case of Lieut. Rolando.
Before Court No. ), Purser Gibson and Lieut..
Ransom were examined in the case of Lieut..
Murray Mason.
SELECTED-Under the treaty of 1854 the
United States were to secure to the Miami I'm
diam tribe a suitable reservation. The lands
comprising 1t have just been selected by those
designated by the tribe to discharge that duty.
They are situated in the southeastern part Of
Kansas, and are believed to have been chosen
with capital judgment.
APPoINTED.-Dr. Jonathan Todd has been
appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury to
be the Surgeon of the Marine Hospital at Cleve
land, Ohio, vice DR.. Horace A. Ackley, re-.
| moved.
PRONOrED.-James Lawrenson has been pro-
| NOTED from a second class to a third class
(Sl,6OO per annum) clerkship in the Post Office
Department, to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death of Mr.. John Smith
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. m.:
| JULY I, Is57
| New York, N. Y......... damn and cool
| Ihlladelphia, Pa..,..... ..Cloudy. cool.
baitHlore, Mo ...........clear, pleasant.
| Washington, ID. C........ raining, cool
hlchnohd, Sa........... CLOUDY, pleasant.
IeteISDurY, Na......-.. clear, pleasant.
| naielgh, y. -. clear, pleasant.
| Wilmington, n C........cIear, pleasant.
Columbia, =. C..........c cloudy.
| Charleston. =. C......... clear. warm.
| Augusta, Ga..............c cloudy warm.
| SdVanhah, ia. clear, warm
macon; ia. ..Clear, pleasant.
| Columbus, Ga............c clear, warm
Montgomery, Ala.........Clear warm
| Lower Peach Tree, Ala. clear. pleasant
| Mobile, Ala. ..clear, pleasant
| Gainesville, Miss. clear
| New Orleans, La.........clear
| FROM The WEST.
The following reports have been furnished BY
the National Telegraph line:
| rreder1Ck Md :.....-.. cloudy, cool.
| cumberland, Md cloudy, cool.
| Hagerstown, Md cloudy cool
| HarpeI's Ferry ......... cloudy cool
| w neerhg, Na....... cool, raining.
| w HCHtstel .......... clear, warm.
| MdrtlnsDurg.. cloudy, cool.
| AT Washington, yesterday at D. IN , the baron
eter was % SO; thermometer 62' s. This morn
| Ing at 7 O'Clock, barometer 20 9l5 thermometer
| 63'5'.
| Rain yesterday and night, Obs inch
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