Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-13

ana Will De continued daily Wnen the line Is In
working order. The time of observation is
about O'Clock q. m:
MAY 10, 1857.
New York, N. Y......... clear cool.
Philadelphia, Pa. clear, pleasant.
Baltimore, Md. ........ clear, pleasant
Washington, ID. C........ clear, pleasant.
Richmond, Va. clear, pleasant.
Wilmington, N. cloudy, cool.
Columbia, 8. C.......... cloudy pleasant
Charleston, 8. C.......... clear, pleasant.
At Washington yesterday at p m the barome-
ter was 0.25S thermometer 52' This morning
barometer 3O3OS, thermometer 52' wind light
from F..
PAYMENTS AT THE APPROACHING DELAWARE
TRUST LAND SALEs.-The Acting Secretary of
the Treasury, Philip Clayton, Esq, on the day
before yesterday made important arrangements
to facilitate the payments for purchasers at these
sales. We print below his letter to the Secre-
tary of the Interior upon the subject, for it will
prove of great interest not only to all proposing
to buy at these particular land sales, but to all
who like to find the Government doing all it
can, legally, to facilitate the business of the
country, and so doing with sagacity and emil
nent success.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, May Ii. 1857.
SIR ] have the honor to acknowledge the re-
ceipt to-day of your letter of the 9th instant
closing that of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
of the 9Th instant.
From the requirements of the public service at
| the West, the Assistant Treasurer at ST. Louis
| has recently been supplied with a considerable
sum in transfer drafts on New York, of which
| upwards of $50 900 We're undisposed of by his
last returns. About half this sum for $50 900
| and $4,000 each-the balance being in drafts of
So 900 each. These drafts are negotiate to par
| ties desiring funds in New York at the current
premium, which Of late has not been less in any
case than i per cent The Treasurer objects to
! 81 900 from the great additional delay and labor
I 1t imposes on all the offices through which they
/ must pass.
| As any sum less than 81 900 in gold NAV be
very readily transported on the person. there
seems to be no very strong reason in favor of
transfer drafts less than g 600. have therefore
directed the Treasurer to send to the Assistant
| Treasurer at 81 Louis fifty transfer drafts, of
81 900 each, which, with those of larger sums
! now on hand, will he sufficient to meet all prob
| able demands. 1t will, of course, he impossible
for the Assistant Treasurer at ST Lous discrim-
mate in favor of the land Spectator, and inst
the merchant desiring to pay his debts-the same
| premium must be paid by ALL at the same time.
At this place the Treasurer will receive any
| sum which may be offered, and give his check on
| the Assistant Treasurer at New York for the
amount, as he has been accustomed to do. These
| checks may he RENTED TO Kansas and, as well
transfer drafts, may be received by the agent OF
| your Department as cash, upon your instructions
| to that effect. If you will be pleased to direct
your agent to send both drafts and checks
ceived directly to You for collection. instead of
| depositing them with the Assistant Treasurer at
St Louis as was before done, 1t will save cores
pondence, counter entries. &c, hereafter. AL
low me to suggest that your agent should he in
strncted to deposte only the cash with the Assist
| ant Treasurer-the transfer drafts and checks of
the Treasurer on New York will be realized there
/ only.
| Last year small amount of transfer drafts
payable at st. Louis, were issued to be exc changed
| for money deposited at New York. The present
state of the public money at those points does
not admit Of that arrangement at present Parties
in New York, Philadelphia, or any other point
| on the Atlantic, may, If they please, deposit
| money here with the Treasurer whose checks
| may be made available by your instructions :;
which is the best arrangement for their convent
ence the public service now admits
| Very respectfully, &c. p. CLAYTON,
| Acting Secretary Of Treasury
Hon }. Thompson, Secretary Interior.
POsr OFFICE DEPARrMENT-Post Offices
ESta5lished.-Broadhead, Green county, Wis.
j. b. Sawyer, Postmaster; Time, Luc rs county,
Iowa, Reuben Russell, Postmaster Shawap.
Baltimore county, Md, Thomas e. Tracy, Post
master; Parshallville, Livingston county, Mich q,
Jacob S. Wiswold, Postmaster Temperance
Hill, Marion district, S. c., (re-established,)
Charles Taylor, Postmaster; Oakville, Goliad
county, Texas, Joshua Hinton, Postmaster :;
Crooked Creek, Jefferson county, Kansas Ter
ritory, Abraham Ray, Postmaster; Oak Hill
Station, Cumberland county, Ne, John W.
Owen, Postmaster; College Point Queens county,
n. Y, Herman Zuberlien, Postmaster
NameofOGee Changed. Shell
| by county, ILL.,, changed to Tower Hill
Offices Discontinued .-Pickeroll Lake. Kala-
mazoo county, Mich; Cat Fish, Marion district
s c.; Marysville, Robson county, n. c.; Bell
Creek, Delaware county, Ind; Bowling Creek
McLennan county, Texas; Gilphin, McLennan
county, Texas; West Bethany, Genessee county
Ny.
The NAVAL COURTS OF INQUIRY.-Before
Court No. /, the case Of Ex-Lieut Bartlett
pending, the examination of Capt. Montgomery
has been concluded, and also that of Capt
Frank B. Ellison, on behalf of Lieut.. B. Pur.
ser Watmough was being examined on behalf
of the Government as the Star went to press.
Before Court No. 2. the case of Lieut. Thorn.
ton continues on trial Capt. McClung, Capt.
Rowan and Passed Midshipman Grafton have
been examined to-day on his behalf His coun-
sci has closed, except it be necessary to intro
duce rebutting testimony.
Before Court No 3, the case of Can't VIM
Inman is up Capt. Montgomery was exam.
ined in bis behalf to-day, and documentary
Coon NEws.-We learn that the forces of
the Commissioner of the Public Buildings COM
mence operations upon Judiciary Square to-
morrow or next day. They will first grade il.
Afterwards it will be improved with new an.
closure, new pavements, &c
The Secretary Of the Interior having author
lied the Commissioner to proceed as energetic
ally as possible with the public Government
improvements here voted by Congress at its
last session, they are from this time TO be prose
euted in various quarters of the city with due
energy.
The KANSAS TRUST LANDS SALE.-The ap- |
preaching sales OF these lands, commencing on |
the I'D OF June proximo at Iowa Point, Doni-
phan county, are attracting the attention of |
capitalists in all sections of the Union. DR..
Norman Eddy, of Indiana, the Government
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