Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-23

six southeastern sections of townships north,
range 4 east, Nebraska, are covered by the OF
toe reserve.
The towns of Emporia and Columbia are sit
uated in township 10 south, range IL east, in
Kansas. sssN ~
NAVAL CoURTs OF ISoUIRY.-Before Court
No. l, to-day. 1t. Bnshrod Hunter was exam
ined on behalf Of 1t. Whiting, whose case was
then closed on both sides, and the appellant
asked till Monday to preparehis defence.
The Court then took up the case of J. p. Hall,
late Master, the testimony in which was closed
some days ago. The defence was read by Mr..
Scott, and the Court proceeded, with closed
doors, to make up their Judgment thereon
Tho case of J. Clarendon Jones, Master, not
in the line of promotion. (furloughed,) will next
be taken up. ... 45.-.r az
Before Court No. 2, the case Of 1t. Morgan
being still on trial. since our last issue they
have examined Commander Sinclair, Lieuts
Spotswood, Foster, Phillips, Commander Ber-
rien, and Surgeon L. J. Williams, all On the
applicants behalf
Before Court No. g. to-day, the case of Capt.
Richie being still on trial, Its Brook Mid
dleton, and Corbin were examined on the Gov
ernment's behalf
The Hon. HOWELL CoBp-The police officers
who recently arrested the Richmond custom
house robbers and compelled them to dis
gorge their plumber, assure us that the
publications representing them to have
in their testimony accused Secretary Cobb rs
advising the compromising of the felony of. and
with the thieves, and subsequently their rear
rest, &'., wholly misrepresent their evidence.
Secretary Cobb instructed them to obtain the
plumber, if possible, and also to secure the pun
ishment of the burglars, both of which they
have accomplished. e..
EXECUTIVE CoURTEsY.-We are happy to
learn that President Buchanan, hearing that
ex-President Pierce and his wife were about to
proceed to the island Of Madeira, to sojourn
there during the winter for the benefit of the
health of Mrs. Pierce, has taken occasion to
tender to his predecessor accommodations for
their voyage on the the U. s. steam frigate
Powhatan, which is to sail about the 10th No.
vember next to take her station in the East
India Squadron, taking the island Of Madeira
in her route
MINNESOTA-The New York Tribune hal =
loaed before getting out Of the woods, we fan
cy, in connection with tho recent Minnesota
election. AS remarked day or two since, we
place no faith in the correspondence of that
journal representing that the Republicans have
carried the day there.
The only advices looking as though made up
from actual returns of the Minnesota election
that have yet met our eye, arc those to be found
to-day in our telegraph column.
APPOINTED.-The President has appointed
Samuel Ryan, of Wisconsin, to be Receiver of
Public Moneys at Menasha, Wis; and Charles
w. Hobbs, Of Iowa, do. at Usage, Iowa.
LIGHT HOUSE KEEPER APPOINTED
Small has been appointed Keeper of the Light
House at Deer Island, Maine,-compensatio
$3.50 per annum.
AProINrED.-J. NJ. Harrell, Esq, has been
appointed United States Attorney for the cast
ern district Of Arkansas, vice Read Fletcher,
resigned. -
the WEATHER The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to tho Smithsonian Institution
The time Of observation is about O'Clock O. M: