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

| strongly to the public spirit OF fellow-c
zens who are men of means and taste in the
fine arts, as that we feel assured that in a very
brief time they will thus raise the required
sum.
PosT OFFICE DEPARTNEST,-NetcP Post or
| fees EsfabIished-Aboca, Iowa county, Wis,
James Gales, Postmaster; Oatfeld Centre, Fond
du Lac county, Wis, John Cooper, Postmaster
Midland, Marquette county, Wis, r. Mckay,
Postmaster; Lovila, Hamilton county, Ill, w
ID. Holden, Postmaster; Dorsey, Madison coun-
| ty, ILL.,, VIM. Skeas, Postmaster; Willow, 10
Davies county, ILL.,, Isaac W. Parkinson, Post
master; East Prairieville, Rice county, NJ T.,
Alex. Anderson, Postmaster; Clark's Grove,
Freedom county, NJ. T., j. M. Clark, Postmas-
| ter; Elgin, Wabashaw county, M. T., George
| Bryant, Postmaster; Highland, Fillmore county,
NJ. T., Norman A. Graves Postmaster; Spen-
Ger Brook, - county, M. T., Vanolet Ausley.
| Postmaster; Belle Air, johnson county, Iowa,
Lewis Hartman, Postmaster; Pleasant View,
Jasper county, Iowa, Nathan p Grause, Post
master; New Jefferson, Green county, Iowa
Geo. 5. Walton, Postmaster; Ollin, Franklin
county, Iowa, Amasa Dodd, Postmaster De-
moss, Sandusky county, Ohio, Levi Tilton
Postmaster; Ashby's Mills, Montgomery coun-
| ~, Ind, Robt. e. Boyd, Postmaster; Steel's
Creek. Limestone county, Texas, ID. j. Tidwell
! Postmaster
Post Offices DjScOnt,nued.-Spear's Mills
COlumbiana county, Ohio; Steady Run, Keokuk
county, Iowa; Jones Ferry, Morehouse parish,
La; RedmOn, Jackson county, Ala.
Name Of Post Office nged-Sharon,
PanOlO county, Texas, to Pine Hill
LOCATIONS OF MILITARY BOUNTY LAND WAR
RANTs.-Military bounty land warrants located
upon tracts of land disposed of by the local land
offices at greater price than 81 IS per acre are
held by the General Land Office to be illegally
located but that Office, in view Of the number
of such locations unadvisedly made by persons
who were led into the error by the action of the
local land offices, has determined to suspend
action in all such cases until after the meeting
of the next session of Congress- in order to af
ford such persons an opportunity to apply to
that body for relief
In the meantime, however if such persons
desire to perfect the entries thus illegally made
they can do so by making application to the
proper local office for the purchase of the tract
so enormously covered by their location, pay to
the Receiver of Public Moneys the full amount
Ofpurchase money and surrender the outstand-
ing duplicate certificate of location.
CHINA.-The reader will find on the outside
OF tO-day's Star very interesting letter on
China affairs, for which we are indebted to the
Washington correspondence of the New York
Journal Of Commerce. The information it
embraces evidently emanates from Mr. Murphy.
the American Consul so long stationed in that
quarter of the world, who has recently re-
turned home. 1t may be read with profit by
all who desire to be thoroughly posted in cur
rent Chinese affairs, now as interesting to all
though tful and Misunderstanding Americans
as the affairs OF any other foreign nation what
ever.
The NAVAL Courts OF INQUIRY.-Before
Court No. |, to-day, the case of Lieut. Mafit
still pending Commander Sinclair and Lieuts.
Mullany, Craven and Rodgers have been ex-
aminei on his Lieut. NJ 81 behalf -
Before Court No. 2, the case of 1t. RoIando
is still pending, and to-day Capt. MCuney
and Lieut.. Roe gave testimony in it, in his be-
half
Before Court No. 3, the case Of 1t Murray
Mason was finally closed up day by the rem
ditiOn Of its judgment in it, which was for
warded to the Depar tment as we went to press.
HE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. STATIONERY
CONTRACT was awarded yesterday evening to
Robert Farnham, statOner, &c, of this city
his bid Of SlO.3G6 being nearly $1,000 below all
others. Taylor Maury also bid for this con-
tract, as well as Anthony Best of this city, and
Butler 4 Bryan, Of New York, for portions of
1t. The samples furnished by all these bidders
will rival the best descriptions Of stationery in
any country, and reflect great credit on these
| enterprsing gentlemen.
a Conference.-The Rice, of the PsnHevi-
TuNiaU is not a bidder for the contract for fur
niShing the Post Office Department with the
stamped envelopes for the use Of the public, as
stated in yesterdays Star. In chasing him
among them we were led into an error by
wrong information.
The TREASURY DEPARTMENTS STATIONERY
CONTRACT was bid for by Taylor K Maury and
Robert Farnham, of this city, and Charles Ii
| Anderson, Of New York. Nj Farnham being
| the lowest bidder, the contract has been award
| ed to him.
THE STAMPED ENVELOPES CONrRACr.-The
bids for this contract are to be opened this
| evening, and it will probably be awarded to-
morrow morning.
| The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
this morning attended the annual exhibition of
| Georgetown College, whore he was the observed
| of all observers.
| COMMISSIONED The Hon. Emery D. Potter
has been commissioned as nm Associate Judge
| for Utah Territory.
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 o'clock a. m 4:
| 80 puLY z, 1857.
| New York, N. clear
| Philadelphia Pa .........cl clear pleasant
! Baltimore, Md ...........clear warm
| Warrington: d. C........c clear, warm