Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-22

WI SSs>>~~ Va VIC departments aQ1uStmeut
reached the Auditor for the Post Office Depart
ment Thsgross hostages, for delivery and distri-
button, at that Office, in that quarter were
$3.50 60! We hold that as business achieve
ment, this promptness, both in the New York
Post Office and the Auditors Office, has never
been excelled in the management Of any Gov
ernment's financial affairs. Who wonders, now,
that the President resisted all efforts to induce
him to displace an officer competent to manage
such business in way 80 business-like.
AVERY IMPORTANT LAND OFFICE DECISION.
Yesterday, we hear, the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, made the following deci-
sion: =
Proof required ,chsre natire citizenship is dis
pHted in the case Of a presumption claim.
The General Land Office in addressing instruc-
lions to certain officers in Minnesota, on which
the question was involved, instructed them to the
following effect:
THAT the presentation of our native born citi-
Gems of family records of births &C., is not so
universal nor Of such general practice as to jus.
record as the only admissible evidence Of native
citizenship; that, therefore, where 1t is alleged
under oath, that such a record does not exist, or
is not accessible, resort must be had to other and
the next best and most readily available testimo-
ny, which may he the affidavit of respectable
person fully setting forth his knowledge of the
clamant-such as the period Of time he has
known him, and other facts which may produce
the belief or conviction on the mind of the depo-
nent that the claimant is native born citizen
under oath, the Land Officer would admit and act
upon 1t as sufficient"
The Posr OFFICE DEpARTMENr.-The fol
lowing Post Offices have been discontinued Viz:
Waveland, Fulton county, Ohio; Tricks
Grove, Buchanan county, Iowa; Bowlings
vile, Union county, S. c.; Moads, Washington
county, Va; Mill Grove, Hyde county, N.
c.; Green Spring Run, Hampshire county,
Va; Clcngory, Berkeley county, Va.
The names of the following Post Offices land
sites) have been changed. Viz:
Croftsville Tazewell county, Va, to Yost-
Vile Pipers's Gap, Carroll county, Va, to
VOLTS Grove.
The following new Offices have been estab-
lished. Viz:
Montevideo, Blue Earth county, Min. Crys-
tai River, fernando county, Fla Brown Hill
Monroe county, Tenn.
THE NAVAL COURTS OF INQUIRY-In Court
No. the case Of late Master Augustus Nc
Laughlin (dropped) was proceeded with. He
was in attendance, with his counsel, the Hon.
Jno. Nelson, of Baltimore. Commander H. s.
Stellwagon, U. S. N, was being examined as
the Star went to press, being the only witness
to be called in the case.
Court No. 2 are still upon the case of Lieut..
Chandler, the re-examination of Capt. Cum
ningham, on the part of the Government, being
yet in progress.
Court No. is upon the case of It. Baldwin.
Capt. Mcintosh and 1t. Frailey, u s. Navy,
were examined this morning in his behalf
The U. 8. STEAMSHIP NIAGARA.-The Navy
Department are under the impression that this
ship will sail from New York to-day, on her
trial cruise of six months. 1t will be recollect-
ed that she goes now to London, after portion
of the cable for the international telegraph
Her early preparation for the voyage, after the
late accident to her cylinder head, proves that
the damage was much less than was anticipa-
ted
WITHDRAWN FROM MARKET.-As anticipated
in our paragraph of yesterday on the subject
the public lands falling within the probable
land grant (by Congress) in aid of the construc-
ton of the Savannah and Mobile Railroad have
been ordered to be withdrawn from market
They are now not subject either to sale or pre-
emption. They lie principally in the Elba dis
trict
SALE OF STAMPS the course of the last
quarter there were sold by the New York city
Post Office, Postage Stamps to the value of
STA, sos. At the comparatively small Office of
indianapolis similar sales were made in the
quarter to the extent of s., 0OO
Ex-SEcRErARY DoBBIN.-This estimable and
| distinguished gentleman, according to last ad-
Woes from Fayetteville, was somewhat better
| in health than when leaving Washington. The
weather there, rs here has been very unfayor-
able fer his case.
APPOINrMENr.-The Secretary of the Trea-
sury has appointed Lardner Gibbon, Esq, Su-
| perintendent Of Construction for the Marine
Hospital at st. Marks, Florida.
ORDERED.-Purser ]. N. Hambleton has
been ordered to the steam frigate Roanoke.
LIST OF PArENrs.-The following is the list
Of patents issued from the United States Patent
Office, for the week ending April 81, 1S57-each
bearing that date
| ~; hupih, Oh Albany, N. f.-For improvement
| In closing gas retorts.
Jno. Avery, Jr., Of Lowell, Mass.-For i'm
provement III steam traps for relieving steam pipes
! Of water.
Gilbert l.. Bailey, of Portland, Me.-For i'm
proved door spring
Isaac X. Bennett, of Narrows, Pa-For i'm
| provement in OK yokes.
| hilbert Bishop, Of New York, N. Y-FOr i'm
| proved knife for cutting veneers
| =, Absolam F Boyd, OF Muskingum county, o.
FOR improved method Of excluding air from
| liquors on tap.
James f. Boyle, Of Richmond, Va.-For i'm
| proved waste way in faucets.
| WIN. b. Burnett, Of Lyons, N. Y.-For i'm
proved method Of clamping aud unclamping pan.
els Of portable field fences
simon Burgess, Of Wayne, Pa.-For improve
ment in cask heaters
Augustin Campbell, Of Philadelphia, Pa.-For
| Improvement In chimney hampers
Nathan >. Clement, Of Worcester, ~ Y.-For
| improved awl haft
| Robt Cornelius, of Philadelphia, Pa-For i'm :
| provement in gas regulators