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

of ages-between eighteen and twenty three or
Overwhelmingly operates against the OBJ
tainment OF suitable persons; for the examna-
ton one must undergo is very rigid, we hear.
The Department, We fancy, will soon be COM
PEELED to apply to Congress to increase the pay
for its lowest rank of engineers or to change
its limits as to their age entering at the foot
of the corps.
The WEATHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution,
and will be continued daily when the line is in
working order. The time of observation is
about o'clock a. m: ...
MAY 4, 1857
New York, n. Y.......... raining.
sRn atima!Ps nd "a '.'.'cilondy, warm.
Washington, ID. C........ clear pleasant,
Richmond, Va. clear, pleasant
petersburg, la......... clear pleasant
Raieigh, n c; ..:....... clear, pleasant.
W linington, n. Coco. clear cool
Columbia, ;. c. ......... clear, warm.
hafleston, :. C.......... clear. warm
augusta, ga clear, very pleasant
savannah, ia. clear, delightful
macon, Ia clear. pleasant
columbus, Ia. clear pleasant
IL appears that the rain storm has passed to the
East. III was OF great extent, and probably com
menced On the western side Of the Mississippi
fVer It's motion was principally Eastward in
Ginning TO the North At the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition the barometer has been seadv-at a m
today 1t stood % 762; thermometer CD deg Wind
> w. KAN last night two-tenths of an inch
NAVAL Courts OF INoUIRY-Before Court
No. the case of Lieut. McArran is still being
tried. Since the last issue of the Star CAPTAIN
Frailey has been re-examined on the part of Lit.
McA., and Capt. Chatard has been examined
on the part of the Government
Before Court No. 2, the case of It. Chandler
is still on trial To-day Commanders Pickering
and Marchand Called for the Government have
been re-examincd
Before COnrt No. g. the case of Commodore
Philip L. Voorhees, is on trial, Messrs. Phillips
and Blount acting as his counsel To-day.
Commodores Mayo, Reed and Jones. and Can't.
Lynch have given testimony in his behalf.
The last named was still under examination as
the Star went to press.
LAND WARRANTS The financial eircplar Of
oWeeny Rlttenhouse, FAINT Co., of May 9Th,
says:
The demand for Land Warrants continues LIGHT
and prices have suddenly declined four cents per
acre.
We quote the market dull, rs follows:
Buy'g, per acre. Sellg, per acre.
40 acre warrants. 81 10. .SIH
,c0 IL T., ''.....'.. oo......... ~
40 =, ;, '.....'-.. o........... ~
'@o - 9l............ 81
The New York Post of yesterday says:
The late demand of Land Warrants. Caused
by the sales in Iowa, on the 18th instant. having
ceased. and dealers being appreLcnsivc that
many warrants will be returned Oh the market
rom the West, as surplus has gone out, now
refuse to buy until further orders are received
Eos are quoted dull at 90 and l6O 5 and SOS al
u. ,. STEAMSHIPS TO SAIL.-Thc Minnesota
VIII probably sail from the Philadelphia Navy
Yard shortly after the 18th instant, for Nor.
folk, where she will ship her battery and Pre-
coed forthwith upon her voyage to China.
The Roanoke will leave the Norfolk Yard in
the course OF this month, on her trial trip, pre-
paratory to going to Aspinwall to take her place
as one OF the Gulf squadron.
The Mississippi, too, will soon be off from New
York, to join our squadron in the Chinese seas
ere the first proximO at furthest. we appre
bend SO they go.
fosr OPF1CE DEPARTMENT. Ne,c Offices
EStabiished.- Ridge Post, Davidson county
Tenn, VIM. Rodgers, Postmaster Norton. Iny.
ham county, Mich, Hiram Norton. Postm ste,.
Frenchburg, Hampshire county, Va, Miss Mary
T. Candy, Postmaster; Grass Run. Upsbur
county, Va, W. Westfall, Postmaster Betbse.
da, Lancaster county, Pa, Thomas Labepius
Postmaster Rulings, Highland county, Ohio
John Stevens, Postmaster.
Disconhnned Offices Rr-esfablisbed. -
Shanesville, Berks county, Pa. Henry Fl
Young, Postmaster =
Offices Df'continmpd Mount Hill. MORGAN
county, Ala; Bluff Creek. Mabsska ooun,v
Iowa; Poplar Grove, Marion county. Iowa
NAVAL ENGINEERS ORDERED Steom-
ship Roanohe-First Assistant Engineer las
M. Adams. .
To Steamship Mimaesofa-Chi Engineer
Michael Quinn; first assistant, JOS H. WarreL;
second do, L. b. c. Stump; third do, j. M. |
Harris, VIM. II. Hunt, C. Schroeder, A. j. Kin
stead and VIM. Frick
To Steamship Mississippi-Chief Engineer
Robt. Dandy; first assistant do, T. A. Jackson;
second do, V. Freeman; third do, L. A. VIII |
liams and r. M Bartlemsn. t''
oRDERED.-Captain c. X Stribling US.
navy mas been ordered to relieve Commodore
.ousSeau on the LIST of June, proximo, in the |
= OF the Navy Yard at Warrenton, near