Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-08
Board) in which the evidence Is entirely docu-
mentary. 1t was closed ere we went to press.

Board) in which the evidence Is entirely iocu.
mentary. 1t was closed ere we went to press.
s Nor BsLiEvED HERE.-The Baltimore Snn
of this morning contained the following tele-
graphic dispatch:
ST.. Louis, July 4-The st. Joseph, Missouri,
Journal OF the I'd publishes a statement Of a
French trader, that body of one hundred troops
and nifty teamsters, of Col. Summers command
were attacked by a large body Of Cheyenne Ava
tahoe Indians, 200 miles west of Fort Kearney,
and all was slain This sad report Is confirmed
by trader who arrived at Pacific city, Iowa, on
the I'd, and also by an emiSrant train from Salt
Lake.
Concerning it we have to say that it finds no
credit whatever at the War Department fit
be true that this detachment of troops were all
killed, as said above, how is it possible that ira
ders near enough to the scene of the alleged oc-
currence to learn its particulars could have es-
capped themselves to bring the news into the
settlements?
WIN. OGDEN NILES, Eso.-This gentleman,
"a son of the late Unknown Hezekiah Niles,)
recently promoted to a principal cerkship in
the Pension Bureau, was despatched few days
ago to Philadelphia by the head of the Pension
Bureau, to attend to business in connection
with the prosecution Of Judge Vondersmith,
for forgery in obtaining land warrants fraudu-
lently. Subsequently, Mr.. Commissioner Whit
ing received despatch stating that he had
been suddenly afflicted with alarming illness
LAND PArENrs.-It is a rule of the General
Land Office, in the issuing of patents upon du-
plicate certificates of location of warrants, or
upon duplicate receivers receipts, to transmit
them to the local officers where the land was To-
Gated, or entered for delivery upon the surren-
der of the duplicates but if the duplicates are
sent to the General Land Office, the patents
will be transmitted directly to the party sur
rendering such duplicates.
LANDS UNDER THE GRADUATION ACT OF 4TB
AUGUsT, lS54.-It has been decided that an
executor has right to enter land under this
law, for the use and benefit Of an adjoining farm
or plantation belonging to the estate of the de-
cedent. The entry, however, must be made in
the names Of the heirs at-law of the deceased
owner of the original farm.
CLOSING THE DEPARTMENTs-Byd direction
of the President, all the Executive Departments
were closed to-day as a testimony of respect to
the late VIM. L. Marcy ex-Secretary of State,
whose funeral takes place to-day, in Albany,
Ny.
The WEATHER.-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 Z clock a. m:
JULY g, 1857.
New York, N. Y. ....... clear, fine.
Philadelphia, Pa......... clear, pleasant.
Baltimore, Md ........c clear, warm
Washington, ID. C....... clear, warm.
Richmond, Va............ clear, warm
Petersburg, Va .......... clear, warm.
haielgh, N Z. clear pleasant.
Wilmington, N Coco. clear, warm.
Columbia, :. C......... clear, quite warm.
Augusta, Ga.... cloudy, warm.
savannah, Ga. clear, warm.
macon, 0a.... clear, warm.
Columbus, Ga............c clear, warm.
Montgomery, Ala. cloudy, warm
Lower Peach Tree, Ala. clear, cool.
mobile, Ala ............ cloudy, cool.
OalnesVllie, Miss. clear pleasant
New orleans, La. clear, pleasant
FROM THR WEST.
The following reports have been furnished by
the National Telegraph line:
Frederick, Md. clear, warm.
Cumberland, Md.........clear cool
Hagerstown Md. ....... clear, warm
wheeling, cloudy, warm
iarPers ferry .......... clear, warm.
lhchtSter ......... ..clear, warm
Martlnsburg.. clear. warm.
AT ashingtOn, yesterday at p. m, tue barom-
eier was 3O ISL; thermometer % 5 This morning
at O'Clock the barometer was 10 132; theTmome-
ter 70'.