Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-05

for the cutters were rivulets for consecutive
hours, and the sewer mouths waterfalls suf-
fcient - have turned throughout the afternoon
the wheels of thS largest mills or factoriesA An
the means in this city Of getting rid of surplus
water were surely tested yesterday to their Mt
most. -
NAvALCOURTS OF INQUIRY.-The case of 1t.
Marine 10 still before Court No. ]. To-day Its.
Mafft and Gwathney were examined on his be-
half, and the Medical Board of Survey on his
physical condition made their report, and the
affidavit of Commander Bullus, offered by 1t.
NJ. was read and submitted.
Before Court No. 2, the ease Of 1t. NJ. C.
Perry, Jr., is still on trial, and to-day Com
mander Case and It. Amy were examined in
it on behalf of the Government /
Before Court No. 3, the defence, in the case
of Commander Green, was read this morning,
| and the judgment Of the Court in it was duly
| transmitted to the Secretary. The officers COM
posing it were in consultation as the Star went
to press. The four weeks recess of this Court
is understood to commence with the close Of the
| proceedings in the case mentioned above.
NAVAL OFFICERS ORDERED.-Capt George
s. Blake has received preparatory orders to re-
lieve Capt. Goldsborough, on the 18th of Sep
tsmber, as Superintendent of the Naval Acade-
my at Annapolis, Nd. ....
Captain w. j. Quincy has received prepara-
tory orders to succeed Captain Blake in the SUI
perintendency Of the construction of Stevens's
war steamer at New York
Commander Edward H. Thompson has been
ordered to report at the Philadelphia Navy
Yard on the 7th of August, as Ordnance Officer,
in the place of Commander Thomas Turner.
The Fort kEARNEY AND SOUrH PASS WAC
on ROAD, AND THE TROOPS FOR UrAH-Pri-
vate letters received here from a gentleman
connected with this expedition, dated Rich
mond, Kansas Territory, July 22d, report hav-
ing fallen in with the U. S. troops under Col
Alexander, 900 men and 90 wagons, en- route
for Utah. All well, both in the expedition and
among the troops. The latter are the fifth and
tenth regiments Of infantry.
LIGHT-uoUsE KEEPERS APPOINTED. The
Secretary of the Treasury has appointed Jos
Hofnagle keeper Of the. Split-Rock, Light
House, New York, compensation $3.50 per an.
num- vice Archibald Younger, removed =
Also, Richard Vanfelt to be keeper of the
lighthouse ct Norfolk, Va, Compensation $500
per annum.)
THE Ell PAso AND Fort YUMA WAGON Roam.
A part of the train for the construction of this
work left Little Rock, Ark, about the 23d of
July, for the Rio Grande The remainder will
follow in few days So say advices received
at the Interior Department.
ArPoIyrED.-Mr. De Wilton Snowden, of
Maryland, has been appointed to a second class
(Sl 400 per annum) clerkship in the Bureau of
the Third Auditor Of the Treasury, vice p. NJ.
Fortier, resigned.
The TEXAS Notwithstanding to very re-
cent letters from Major Neighbors, the Govern
ment's supervising agent for the Texas Indi-
ans, everything is quiet and prosperous among
them at the present time.
EX-PREsIDEET PIHRCE.-We have late pri-
vatc news from this gentleman, who is we'll,
and is about visiting Portsmouth. N. H., ac-
companied by his late private secretary, Sid
ney Webster, Esq.
RECEIvED.-The Interior Department this
morning received $50 ,OO0-in transfer drafts
a portion Of the proceeds of the recent sale of
the Trust Lands of the Socas and Piankeshaws
in Kansas.
The WEArHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
The time Of observation is about clock a. m.
August 5, 1857
New York n Y..........cloudy
Philadelphia. Pa. raining
Baltimore Nd. raining
Washington, ID. G .......raininG.
r Fredericksburg, Va....... raining hard
Richmond, Va. raining, sultry.
Petersburg, va. cloudy, cool.
Raleigh, N. U ............ cloIdy, pleasant.
Wilmington, N. C....... cloudy, pleasant.
Columbia, =. cloudy, warm.
Charleston. s. C.......... clear, warm.
Augusta, Ga. cloudy.
savannah, ia. cloudy.
Macon, Ca. cloudy, cool
columbus, Ga. cloudy, warm.
Lower Peach Tree, Ala. cloudy.
montgomery, Ala. -......cloudy.
At Washington. this morning, at 7 r. m the
barometer was 90. H36, thermometer 7Oo The rain
amounted 10 more than inches