Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-20

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partmen~ nsaction of real business in the De-
letters, memofisoose Of perhaps three hundred
requires hard work o. on such subjects daily,
functionary at this point of more than one
The NAVAL couRrs OF INQUIRY.
before Court No. l, Drs. Cornick and HSav.
U. o. N, were recalled and again examined.
They testified to the physical ability of Lieut..
Palmer, whose case is still before them. Com
modore StringhAm was also examined on the
part OF the Department Also, 1t. H. A. Wise
and Capt VIM. X. Latimer. \
Before Court No. 2 the case Of 1t. Chandler
is still on trial. Capts. Mckenzie and Frailey,
U. s. N, and VIM. Moran, Esq, clerk in the
Navy Department, we're examined on behalf of
1t. c.
The Sd Court organised this morning accord
ing to orders, in the building on street west
known as the Meade House." All the mem.
bers and the Judge Advocate were present
The case of 1t. Fabius Stanley (furloughed) is
the one first assigned to that court We pre-
sumo it will get to business tomorrow.
POSTAL CHANGEs.-The Postmaster General,
on Saturday last, ordered the discontinuance of
the Post Office at Goshen, Addison county, VT
Also, the establishment of Post Offices at Lands
Valley, Lancaster county, Pa, Jacob Lands,
POstmaster) at Porterfeld, Venango county,
Pa, Joseph POrterfeld, Postmaster; y at Bel
GUM, Ozaukee county, Wis, nicholas Him,
Postmaster;) at North Leeds, Columbia county,
Wis, Humphrey Mckinney, Postmaster;) at
Wayland, Union county, Mimi, ONO. T. Gyle,
POstmaster.) The name of the Post Office at
Unionville, Union county, ILL.,, has been changed
to " Dongola." The Monoquet Post Office,
KOsiuskO county, Ind, has been discontinued
The New LAND OPFICEs.-We learn that the
instructions, tract record and other books for
the new land Offices in Kansas Nebraska and
Wisconsin, are being prepared with all possible
dispatch, to enable the officers to enter upon
their duties, and that it will require at least one
thousand large packages Of the various blank
forms, one hundred volumes Of large tract books,
thirty volumes Of letter records, seven sets of
the land laws, instructions and opinions, the
same number of sets Of statutes at large, with
the various circulars, &C., &C., to be transmitted
before those Offices can be opened.
MAIL CoSTRACrs.-We are requested to state
that the Postmaster General will make known
his decisions on the proposals received for con-
veying the United States mails in the New
England States and New York, for four years
under the advertisement of January 1, 1857,
and in other States for shorter periods, unde r
the advertisement of February 2, at tho De-
partment on Saturday, the 18th instant, at 10
o'clock a. m.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDEyr-John
N. Brown, Postmaster at Sandusky, Ohio; re-
appointed.
Daniel Dickson, Postmaster at Wilmington
n. c.; reappointed.
VIM. Kerr, Postmaster at Kingston, N. Y;
reappointed.
William NJ. Gillespie, of Mississippi, Receiver
Of Public Moneys at Jackson, Miss; reappoint-
ed-his previous term of Office having expired
THE Sioux MURDERs.-Indan Agent, c. E.
Flandrau, of the Sioux agency, accompanied by
Mr.. Prescott and a company of United States
soldiers, under Colonel Alexander, from Fort
Ridgely,) have started to punish the Sioux band
that not long since sacked the Spirit Lake set
Element in Minnesota, Southern part) killing
family. Such is the tenor Of advices just re-
ceived at the Indian Bureau
ORDERBD.-Capt Samuel F. Dupont has
been ordered to the command of the u S.
steam frigate Minnesota, about to sail to China.
Capt. John B. Montgomery has been ordered
to the command of the Roanoke (steam frigate,)
about to make a trial trip cruise of six months
from the Norfolk Navy Yard. All the officers
of the Merrimac, except her captain and purser,
have been transferred to the Roanoke.
APPoINrBD.-Richard Roman, to be Apprais-
er General for California, vice Bridge, whose
term Of service has expired.
Chas. II. Hampstead, to be Superintendent
of the California Branch Mint, vice Peter Lott,
removed.
NJ. Kane, to be Appraiser at the San Fran
cisco Custom House, vice Sutton, whose COM
mission has expired
The GEORGETOWN ID. c. COLLBcroRsHIp.
This knotty question has at last been solved
by the appointment Of Henry c. Matthews,
Esq, vice - White, whose commission has
expired. Mr.. White was an admirable func-
tionary, as we'll as very popular one. We
trust bis successor will prove as capital an
officer.
The MINSIsNTA TERRITORIAL SECRETARY
sHIP.-The President has appointed Chas L.
Chase, of Minnesota, to this Office, vice j. Tray
is Rosser, whose commission has expired. There
has been very animated contest, indeed, over
this appointment.
At the General Land Office for the week ending
on Saturday last, thore were received ,23O let
ters requiring action on the part of that Bureau,
this being by ITO the largest mail ever received.
The CURRENT OPERATIONS OF THE TREA-
sURr DEpAnrxRNr.-OnS Saturday, April 18th,
there were Of Treasury warrants entered on
the books of the Department
For the redemption Of stocks... SIG, 669 Ga
ror the treasury department. 25,476 81
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