Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-25

jority IN the Board, which can alone ill the va.
cancy. Besides the three remaining Republi-
cans, the Beard consists of Mayor Wood of
New York, Mayor Powell, of Brooklyn, and 4
Mr. CholweIl, an American party man, former
ly Hard She'll Democrat, all of whom, up to
the resignation of Draper, had declined attend
ing its sessions When that event took place.
however, Mayor Wood Immediately arranged
with those two gentlemen, that the three should
hereafter attend the meetings of the Board
where, being able ''to tie'' their colleagues,
they will surely destroy it, by refusing to ill
the vacancy and to continue the operation of
its machinery, set up, as they contend, for
Republican party end, and over the rights and
against the interests of the city of New York.
From present appearances, the resignation of
Mr.. Draper has afforded Mayor Wood an op-
portunity to gain a victory over the Republican
party scheme for the invasion of the right of
of New York to regulate her own municipal
concerns, which he will, doubtless, use to its
entire defeat.
The MINor LEDGE LIGHT -HOUsE-In the
Boston journal of July 81, we find a communi-
cation from Capt. B. S. Alexander of the Engi-
neer corps, contradictory of the statement which
| appeared originally in that paper in regard to
| the estimated cost of the new Minot Ledge
| Light house, and which statement was copied
! widely throughout the press of the country.
Capt. Alexander says GO the probable cost will
not be "$1, OOO, OOO." Half that sum will COM
| plete it; probably much less than half" Also
that " the great difficulty, that of preparing
the foundation for the superstructure-is now
four-ffths completed, and is being overcome as
rapidly as possible.
| NAVAL COURTS OF INQUIRY.-In Court No.
| 1, Commander Thorburns defence was read
The case of ex-Lieut. Dulany was then taken
up, and Commander McBlair was examined
| The Court then closed its doors to decide upon
Commander Thorburn's case.
| Court No. was not in session, having ad-
journed over to Monday.
| In Court No 3, Dr. Charles Hunter and Pur-
ser Cutter were examined, and dispositions
taken from Commodore Gregory, F. Watts and
D. N. Mahon, all in behalf Of Com. Long
! PROMOTION AND APPOINrMESTs-E. II. Cum
minis has been promoted to a second class clerk
| ship in the Third Auditors Office, vice B. f.
| Niles, removed.
| j. w. Nixon, Of Louisiana, has been ap-
pointed to first class clerkship in the Third
Auditors office, vice Cummins promoted.
| Robert A. Matthews, OF Georgia, has been
| appointed to first class clerkship in the Secre
tary's Office, vice w. h. Blount resigned.
GONE TO THE SPRINGs.-Nearly everybody
belonging in Washington who can get away
have gone off to the country, or to some sea
shore or mountain region watering place. So
all is dullness-twice dull here just now. By
the by, friend at the Mountain House (Capon
Springs writes us in high praise of that cstab-
| lishment, which, according to his judgment-and
he is emphatically connosseur in such mat
| ters-is one of the best kept establishments in
| the United States.
| The PUBLIC HEALTH. As proverbially
| healthy as Washington city has been of late
years, we question whether, when the extent of
its population (increased) is taken into consid-
GRAFTON, it was ever before so healthy at this
y ." he tie matter d v se uhSIss do their
ordinances Of the Corporation for the pre- serva.
| ton of the public health, our fellow citizens
may fairly expect a continuation of this so de-
| sirable state of things. Not otherwise
IMPORTANT MAIL IMPROyENENr-The Post
| master General has ordered a contract with the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company for four years
| from the LIST of October next, for regular semi
| monthly mail service from San Francisco to
Olympia, W ashington Territory, which secures
to the Territories of Oregon and Washington as
regular mail service as now exists between New
York and San Francisco, Cal.
HE SOLDIERS HOME continues to be a de-
| lightful sojourning place for President Bucha-
nan, we hear. And, further, that the few Office
| seekers still hanging on here have taken the
Stars hint, and decline visiting his place of
| retirement to poster" him with such matters.
EXCURSION TRIP OF THE WATER WITCH-The
members of the Cabinet, with their families,
took trip to Mount Vernon to-day on the U.
S. steamer Water Witch.
RENovED.-We hear the Avenue to-day
that Mr.. b. F. Niles, second class clerk in
the Bureau Of the Third Auditor of the Treas
ury, has been removed
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 q. M.
JULY 20 1857.
New York, N. Y.......... clear warm
phiiadelphia Pa........ cloudy, warm.
Baltimore, Md. cloudy, warm
Washington, ID. C-...... cloudy pleasant
Richmond, Ya............ cloudy, pleasant
Petersburg, Va cool, raining
w ilmington, C........ cold, raining
columbia, ,. C........ raining.
Charleston, :. cloudy
Augusta, Ga. cloudy.
savannah, ia. clear, warm.
INdCoh; I'd. Cloudy, pleasant.
columbus, ga. ..clOudy.
montgomery, Ala. clear, pleasant
Lower Peach Tree, Ala. cloudy.
mobile, Ala ............. cloudy, hot
gainesville, Miss. cloudy, warm.
New Orleans, La.........cloudy
FROM THE WEST
The following reports have been furnished NV
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