Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-28

themselves within his clutches. That Messrs.
Soule and Slater have succeeded in inducing
the Government here to promise in any manner
to change its general policy with reference to
the Nicaraguan embroglio is, however, prepos-
ferrous, to say the least of it,
Ut piece with such stories are those saving
that Walkers friends and sympathizers are
preparing to ship to him relief from the Allan
tic and Gulf coasts in the way of arms, NUM-
tons, provisions, and more victims. From all
we can gather from newspapers and other
sources, we are satisfied that the bad specu-
lation" no longer finds adventures in it; while
those who, under the mistaken notion that in
going to his relief they would be aiding the
cause of civil liberty, and those who would rush
even into has clutches to avoid impending star.
walton in the United States-for such people
would even prefer starvation to earning their
bread by honest old fashion labor-can't 20 for
want of means.
The New York Herald estimates the venture
Of Mr.. George Law in the way of flibustering
at $4,000 All engaged with him also spent
their "pile," for which, as yet, as far as we can
learn, not one of them have got, in return, the
first red cent Our experience in the world
counsels that Mr.. George Law was perhaps as
disinterested in his /" human liberty invest
ments rs any Of the rest of them; and we see no
reason whatever to credit him with more disin-
terestedness in his filibustering transactions,
than in those that originally rendered him ia
mous-his Dry-dock Bank transactions.
No, the reader may rely on it, that there is no
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that Messrs. Soule and Slater have succeeded
in revolutionizing the policy of the Government
of the United States in connection with Mica
raguan affairs; and quite as little in the periodi-
cal newspaper averments that men, munitions,
&c, are soon to be shipped from New Orleans,
New York, and elsewhere on the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts to perpetuate Walkers career in
Nicaragua.
LIGHT-HOUsE KEEPERS APPOINTED.-Royal
Shoals, n c., Benz Robinson; salary $500 per
annum.
Sand Key, Fla, Charles Bowman $3.50 per
annum.
Mouth of Portage River, Mich, John Crane;
$3.50 per annum.
Horseshoe Reef, n. Y, Francis Brossy ::
$500 per annum. Baptiste Monier, assistant;
$500 per annum.
Beaver Island, Mich. Patrick Looney; $3.50
per annum.
Charity Island, Mich, Colin Graham; $3.50
per annum.
Assistants at Sand Key Fla, Emelius Mel
son and j. B. Morrison $500 each and one
daily ration.
Assistant at Cape Florida, Robert Lowe;
$3.50 and a ration.
Assistants at Cary's Fort Reef, Daniel Miller
and John RubiO; $500 each and ration.
Assistant at Northwest Passage, Fla, A. Will
liams; $500 and ration.
Assistant at West Quaddyhead, Me, Albert
II. Godfrey; $3.50.
Assistants at Sandy Hook n j., VIM H.
Robinson and John H. Brewer; $3.50 each.
Assistants at Cape Elizabeth, Me, Samuel
Black; $3.50.
Second Assistant at Seven Foot Knoll, Md.
VIM. E. Bassford; $500
Assistant at Whitehead, Me-, Eugene Stack
pole; $3.50.
The DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR APPOINT
MENrs.-The large number of strangers in
Washington who came among US to electioneer
with reference to these expected changes, are
under high degree of excitement to-day,
being In the expectation that within twenty
four hours the action of the President on such
OF them rs he designs making at this time will
be duly announced. He has fairly succeeded
in keeping his intentions to himself; which fact
greatly adds to the degree of nervousness with
which they are all now more or less affected.
The only floating straws showing the way the
ind
which indicate anything definite, to our mind
point so as to induce US to believe that ex-Goy.
10. Wright, of Indiana, will be sent to Berlin.
and that the Hon. Henry c. Murphy (ex-MC.)
of Brooklyn, N Y, will 20 to the Hague, in
place of Mr.. Belmont
The VIRGINIA ELECTION Virginia
elects her delegation to the next Congress of the
United States, Legislature and State Attor-
ney General. From present appearances, the
only real political change that can occur in the
Congressional delegation will be in the district
lately represented by the Hon. Mr. Carlile,
who is in fair way of being badly beaten.
The democratic opposition to the return of ex-
Governor Smith is very fierce and persistent,
but as he will be sustained by considerable
wing OF the opposition, we think his election GER
tain. Judge Hopkins will surely succeed Mr..
McMullin. The contest between Mr.. Faux
ner democratic nominee) and Mr. Lucas Un-
depent DemOcraD in the Loudon district is bit.
ter and animated. The friends of the former.
however, seem very sure of his return
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENr.-Neu Offices
observation-disclosures, Licking county, Ohio,
Nathan NJ. Mcdaniel Postmaster; Saltillo,
Holmes county, Ohio, Joseph Platz Postmas-
ter; Ash Cave, Hooking county, Ohio, Edward
NJ. Brown Postmaster; Ballardsville, Boone
county, Va, VIM. S. Chandler Postmater, IRE
established; y Cedar Creek, Dorchester county,
Md, VIM. Insley Postmaster; Lackawanna,
Luzerne county, Pa, (re-established) Herman
Lobeck, Postmaster; Stanton's Mills, Somerset
county, Pa, S. Matthews Postmaster.
Offices Discontinued -Rogersville, Madison