Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-08

MODERN FISANCIERING.-A gentleman put
US up to the last Baltimore bank wrinkle" Of
the times, as follows. Viz: A customer Of q
bank has draft from New York to pay. Lie
draws current funds Baltimore bank paper
from the bank, that being all they will pay
and gets it shaved at per centum by broker
An agent of the bank buys it back again Of
the broker in an hour afterwards at PEI
centum discount With such operations in their
reach it is not to be expected that banks that
have 80 cramped themselves by speculation as
that they refuse to pay specie for all demands
against them. will resume until public opin-
ion forces that course upon them, or compels
them to close entirely their at present but half
open doors.
THE NAVAL Courts OF INoUIRY.-Before
Court No. I, to-day, the case Of ex-Passed Mid
shipman Hall still pending Capt. John Rudd
and Commander Geo. +. Emmons were exam
ined on the Governments behalf. The case of
ex-Passed Midshipman Bohrer (dropped) is to
be taken up next in this Court.
Before Court No. 2, the defence in the cases
of It. Bissell and ex- Passed Midshipman Gray
were read to-day. When the reading of the
latter is concluded, they expect again to take
up the case of Lieut. Fitzgerald
Before Court No. 3, the case of ex-Passed
Mdshipman Z. A. Selden being still before
them, Capt Marston and Purser Watmough
were examined to-day for the defence, and Com
mander A. Ii. Harwood and Assistant Surgeon
p. Lansdale for the Government
PRE-FNPrIoS OF TowN TorS A Dplica tion
having been made to the General Land Office
to enter certain town lots in Burlington, iowa,
by presumption, under the acts of Congress of
July 2, 1886, and March 3, 1887, it has been
decided, that as the functions of the board of
commissions appointed under the latter law
to adjust such claims have ceased, no pre-emp-
ton claims to any of the lots in question can
be entertained without further legislative &c
ton by Congress.
U. S. VESSELS or WAR HEARD FRoA-The
Navy Department have advices from the U. S.
steamship Mississippi, Capt. Nicholson, on her
rived at the Island of Madeira on the 4th ult.,
and sailed on the 10th
Also, from the U. S. Ordinance practice) ship
Plymouth, Commander Dahlgreen, at Amster-
dam on the 9th ultimo.
All well on both ships
LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS APPOINTED. The
Secretary of the Treasury has appointed VIM
Shaw keeper of the Round Island light house.
Mich, vice Placidus Ord remOved-S35O Der
annum
Also, Jas. W Woodland keeper of the light
house at Amelia Island, Fla, vice Horace
Vaughn, resigned-S4O0 per annum.
AProISrED.-J. Madison Cuts, ESQ, long a
clerk in that bureau, has been appointed to be
the Second Comptroller of the Treasury, vice J
NJ. Broadhead, Esq, removed. Mr.. Cults is an
old resident Of Washington, where he possesses
lots Of friends who will rejoice in his promotion
TIE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
General Denver-reached St. Louis yesterday,
according to dispatch from him received this
morning, on his return to his post in this city.
APPoINrED.-Mr. Edward Shaw, of Connec-
ticut, has beer appointed to be an assistant
examiner in the Patent Office; salary $1,000
per annum.
The WEATHER The following report of tho
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution
The time Of observation is about z o'clock g. m. ::
OCTOBER 8. 1857
New York, N. Y..........ciear, pleasant
Philadelphia, Pa..........clear, pleasant.
Baltimore, Md. clear, pleasant
Washington, d. cool, foggy.
Richmond ............... cool.
Petersburg, Va...........cle clear, cool.
Raleigh clear cool.
Wilmington, N. C....... .clear. c., o..
Columbia, s. CLOUDY.
Charleston, =. cloudy, cool.
Augusta, cloudy, cool.
Savannah, rainy, cool.
Macon Ca. cloudy, pleasant.
Columbus, cloudy, cool.
MOufpnmerY A La cInnlu