Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-29

we presume, will be duly laid before Congress,
the only tribunal that can authorize their Iioui-
dation. The heaviest and most numerous Of
these claims come from the counties Of Walls
Walla, Skamania, King and Pierce. which were.
at one time, in possession of the hostiles
UTAH.-Itis said to-day, On the Avenue, that
yesterday the President received from Brigham
Young letter expressing qualification at being
about to be relieved from the labors and cares
of federal Office. and pledging himself that the
Mormons will treat all the federal officers he
may send to the Territory well, provided they
prove to be honest men, who attend only to the
legitimate discharge of their official duties.
His letter is further said to be replete with
abuse of the returned Territorial U. S. func-
tiOnaries.
THE WESTERN DIVISION OF THE FoRr KEAR-
NEY AND South PASS ROAD.-The Interior De-
partment have advices to the 1st instant from
John Kirk, Esq, Superintendent of the con-
struction of the western division of the Fort
kearney and South Pass wagon road to Cali
fornia. His party were then expecting to reach
Honey Lake on the 9Th instant, where they
would Immediately commence field operations
All was we'll with them
TIE SOUTHERN WAGON ROAD EXPEDITION.
The Interior Department has advices from the
party under Superintendent Leach, now on
their way to open the Ell Paso and Fort Yuma
wagon road to California, who were at Desart,
Arkansas on the 18th instant-all we'll. They
were then pushing on their way out to COM
mence field operations.
The above item of news was published in a
portion Of our edition of yesterday
GOVERNOR McMULLIN, of Washington Ter.
ritory, who is now in this city, departs by the
steamer of the 9TH Of August for his post on the
Pacific side. lie was to-day in consultation
with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. over
Indian matters in the Territory His many
friends will be glad to learn that he appears in
fine health and spirits.
THE LATE CAPTAIN HENRY, L. S. n, whose
very recent death, at York Pa, we mentioned
yesterday, was in Washington up to ten or
twelve days ago, awaiting the trial of his appeal
from the action in his case Of the late Naval
Retiring Board. Having been attacked with a
severe diarrhea, he went to York Pa, where it
terminated in his death
TRoOrs FOR NEsorA.-Company ii, Sec
ond Artillery, left Fort Hamilton in New York
IIarbor, on the 9th instant, en- ronfc for Fort
Smelling, Minnesota. The officers with them
are-FirSt Ii. Charles Griffin and Second It.
Win. Butler. Capt. Barry, their commander
will probably join them at their new post
The FOREIGN ArPOINTnENTs.-We hear that
it is not the intention of the President to make
foreign appointments ere the meeting of Con-
gress, other than such as may be necessary to
fill existing vacancies, or those that may occur.
APPOINTED.-JOhn Galpen. Esq, OF Conn,
has been promoted to be an assistant examiner
in the Patent Office, vice c. Il. Moss, resigned
Salary 81 500 per annum.) Mr.. Galpen was,
at the time, a clerk in the Bureau.
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 0 clock g. m:
july 30, 1857
New York, N. Y..........fne.
s sntiSaeIe Nd ra.ciendy n,ass,r,
Washington ID. C.......cloudy, warm.
Richmond, clear. warm
Petersburg, va cloudy, close.
Raleigh, N c. .........cl cloudy, pleasant.
Wilmington, y. C....... clear. warm
Columbia, =. cloudy
Charleston. ;. C........ clear, hot
hugus'a va. .............ciear, warm.
savannah, Ga. clear, warm.
Macon, ia. clear. warm.
COLUMBUS, ua. ..clear.
Montgomery, Ala.........clear, warm
Lower Peach Tree, Ala. clear.
Mobile, Ala cloudy.
Gainesville, .cloudy
New Orleans, cloudy
FROM THK WKsr.
TIL. following reports have been furnished by
the National Telegraph line
Frederick, Md. ..........cear, pleasant.
Cumberland, Nd. clear, pleasant.
Ha9erStown Md. clear, warm.
heellng, Va..... cloudy, pleasant
narPer's Ferry ......... clear, warm.
w lnchester .......... clear, warm.
Md1tlnSDurg clear. cool.
AT Washington, yesterday at p. m. the barom-
eter was ~ ll2; thermometer ~. This morn
ing at : o'clock the barometer was ~. $50; Their
momrfPr 10.
Last nights shower amounted TO o. II inch.
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GEORGETOWN AFFfIRS
Correspondence Of The Star.
GEoEGETOwN, July 81, 1857.
Up TO the present tine there has been no ar
rivals OF boats by the canal. The water has been
let on the entire length OF the line. Itnav. how
ever, be the case that npon some OF the upper
levels there is not yet sufficient depth TO ad-
nit Of the passage Of boats heavily laden We
learn from the Collectors office, this morning.
that large number is expected to arrive either
this evening or Tomorrow after which, if moth
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