Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-27


York Tribune, ct al, Experimentation con-
tinues to adhere to the main points in the Amer.
ican party creed wherever it has effective
strength without the German vote,
10 ARMY REEULATIoNs.-" General Orders, No
v, just issued from the Adjutant Generals
Office, says:
The follow ing regulations have been received
from the War Department, and are published to
l. When from excessive fa,igue or sxn,.,,o
the comma aiding officer may deem it necessary he
may direct the issue of whiskey to the enlisted
me OF ms command, not to exceed gill per man
2 Tea may be issued in lieu of coffee. a, the
, fate OF o'ie and half pounds per hundred "a
g. De Iccated vegetables may be issued once
per week in lieu Of beans or rice: and should n
tendenc 10 scurvy appear among the troops the
comma nm, nding officer may, by advice of the medi-
ca ON ,er, direct their more frequent issue
4. 1 he following amendments are made in Ar
tcie hL of the Regulations for the ARMY viz:
AFTER the word Is repairs' in paragraph OIL and
after the word damage in paragraph ga add
. in either at such rates as Board of Snr
vey, with the approval of the commanding officer.
cs assess of according to the place and crcum
D. Ibe following rates of monthly communication
iof quarters, when officers are serving without
anoops and ae posts where there are no public
tabiished, to ia Ike effect July l, 1857, viz:
AZ Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Balti.
more; =" ashint ton City, Charleston, Key West,
stations in Texas, and in the Territories of New
Mexico. Oregon, and Washington, go per room
AT Detroit, hicago, and st. Louis, and at ali
places east Of the Rocky Mountains, not hereto
fore enumerated, as per room.
AT San Franci SEQ, 800 per room, and at all other
places IN Califor mia, Sl2 per room.
by order OF the Secretary of War:
-. COOPER, Adjutant General
A DECIsIoN.-.As persons interested in ques-
tions appertainin,; to the tenure of Federal
officers of different descriptions look to Wash
ington city for I'M ormation on all points con-
nected with them, We re-publish from the
PennSylranian, the following excerpt, evident
ly growing out Of th pressure upon the new
Collector of the Port of Philadelphia for places
under him. Its expl anation of the L. s. Court
decision in the premises, of course gives it in
terest and importa uco:
1--WE have no Il oubt the remaining appopt
ments will be made: at a very early day Al least
they should be 1t is we'll known that under the
ruling of the Circu ii Court Of the United states
1T is matter of g. eat importance that the tide
walters, both night and day, the revenue agents,
and indeed, all who come under the general de-
nomination Of officers of the customs must hold
their appointment fr' Dm the Collector for the f,us
being. by and with the advice and consent of the
Secretary Of the Ire usnry for the time being
Under several imporIan statutes made for the
protection of the revenue, the term OF appoint
ment of such officers ceases with that of the Col
lector by whom the appointment was made and
unless Mr.: Brown can still DE recognized as Col
lector of the Por., all appointments made by him
are, under the acts OF Congress referred to of NO
avail. Our Collector being aware of This will
of course act with all possible despatch in renew
ing the commissions of such officers as he intends
to re-appoint."
The FORTHCoMING PAIENT OFFICE RErORr
(asriculturaD will, says the Union, be the best
that has yet been publish ed, and will be embel
lished with fine colored plates-one of the pair
of beautiful Arden horses; a South-down sheen:
and Peabodys new hontJois strawberry, the
fruit of which exceeds hens egg in size, and
has been pronounced to be of most excellent
flavor.
There will also be about fifty plates of beasts
and birds injurious or beneficial to apricuI-
ture. These latter are wood-cuts The de-
signs we're drawn from nature, under the direc-
ton of Professor Baird, of the Smithsonian In
stitution. All the descriptions, explanations.
&c, Of these beasts and birds are made from
actual experience and observation.
The NAVAL COURTS OF INQUIRY-Court No.
1 was adjourned to-day, in consequence of the
absence Of ex-Lieutenants Mafiit and Delany--
one or the other Of whose cases would doubtless
have been taken up had they been present.
Court No. 2was occupied with the case of Lit.
Harry ROlando. Commander Gibson and 1t.
Pegram were examined for Government. r.
N. McLane, Esq, of Baltimore, appears for
Rolando
In Court No. 3, Commodore Smiths case is
up, and Commodores Shubrick and Lavalette
we q cd tod he SC L.
cant.
NAVAL COURT MARTIAL.-The proceedings
Of the Naval Court Martial recently convened
at the Boston Navy Yard to inquire into the
alleged misconduct Of Lieut.. Thos. w. Crosson
of the Cumberland, have been received BY the
Secretary of the Navy; but no action has vet
been taken in reference thereto.
APPOINTMENT BY THE PREsIDENT.-William
r. Harley, of Mississippi, has been appointed |
Indian agent for the Territory of New Mexico. |
REsIGNED.-Lieut. John Van Ness Philip. |
U. S. Navy, has resigned.
THE WEATHER.-The following report of the |
weather for this morning is made from the Morse |
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution, |
Tho time of observation is about o'clock a. M:
JUSE.7, 1857.
New York, ~. I..........clear, pleasant.
Philadelphia, Pa. clear, pleasant.
Baltimore, Md ...........clear, warm
Washington, ID. C........clear, warm
Richmond, clear warm
petersburg, va .......-. clear, warm.
Raleigh, ~ c.. clear, pleasant.
Wilmington, n. Coco. clear, warm
Columbia, >. clear, warm.
Charleston. 8. C....... clear warm
Augusta, Ga............. clear, sultrO
savannah, Ga............ pleasant
Macon, clear warm
Columbus, Ga. cloudy, warm.
Montgomery, Ala......... cloudy. warm.
Lower Peach Tree, Ala. cloudy, warm.
mobile, Ala. .............. clear.