Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-14

IL not finally disposed Of to-day, 1t 10 very
probable, from outside demonstrations OF SEN
ators upon the subject, that 1t will be confirmed
shortly after the next session opens.
connrmsd.-The following appointments
were confirmed yesterday, BY the Senate AZ
ter the Star went to press, with the exception
of those of Ms,srs. Clayton and Cunningham,
which We announced:
I..ac Fl. Sturgeon to be assistant treasurer
NJ the United States At st. Louis, Mo.
John 8. Cunningham, of South Carolina, to
be purser in the navy, vice Edward Fitzger-.
aid. deceased.
Phillip clayton to be Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury.
J. Patton Anderson, of Washington Terri
tory, to be Governor Of said Territory from and
after 18th March, 1857
Samuel Medsry, of Ohio, to be Governor Of
Minnesota Territory from and after let April,
1857.
Turner Nelson, Of Indiana. to be superin-
tendent Of Indian affairs in the Territory of
Utah.
to the President to sign patents.
William Wser, of Kansas, for attorney Of
the United States for Kansas.
Lewis W. Siford to be United States mar
shall for the southern district Of Ohio, vice
Thomas K Smith.
Jacob Frontman to be deputy postmaster at
Hamilton, county Of Butler, Ohio in place Of
L. N Furrow, resigned
Theodoras Bailey, Hugh Y. Purvisnce,
B. Ellissn, to be captains in the navy.
Alexander n. Pennack, George r Emmons,
Edward Middleton, Thomas T. Hunter, Gus
tavus II. Scott, David McDougal, Charles F.
Mcintosh, to be commandersin the navy.
De Grasse Livipgsten. VIM. Z. Fitshugh,
Trevet Abbot. Benjamin P. Loyal, ChsrlesH
Cushman, Oscar Stanton, William II Chez.
yer, Henry A Adams, George Brown, Charles
j. Hawley, Bushrod B. Taylor, William II.
Ward, Robert L May, John W. Huntington,
Hudson NJ. Garland, James w. Shirk, Jesse
Taylor, James P. Maxwell, Henry Erben,
Francis E. Shepperd, Thomas P Pslot, Ed
ward P. McCrea, Edward c. Stockton, to DO
lieutenants in the navy.
George P. Turner, of Va, to be a second
lieutenant in the marine corps from 27th Sop.
TENDER, 1856.
Allen Ramsay, Of the District of Columbia,
to be second lieutenant in the marine corps
from 1st March, 1857, vice E. II Youngb blood,
resigned.
DslaYan Bloodgood, Of New York, to be an
assistant surgeon in the navy, vice Z. 4
Kane, deceased.
6usno Again.-We find in tho New York
Times worry sensible reputation Of the state.
m.nts CT the late letter from its Panama cor.
respondent concerning the operations of the
American Guano Company, as follows:
"GUANo AeAIs-A correspondent at Pan.
ANA, in letter which We published on the
18th ult., took occasion to caution the public
nat nr,1o lat
in the guapo trade, and among other sweeping
statements he said he had reason for believing
that "the gusno which Captain Lucas and
BensOn's son exhibited to tho State Depar:.
ment, and which they pretended to have been
taken from the islands visited by the indie.
pendence was got from the Chinchas.''
1--WE have already stated, in regard to this
letter, that We have no personal knowledge of
the accuracy Of it's statements, and that it was
published without the editorial supervision
which We usually bestow upon our correspond.
ence We have since been assured, upon au
thority which We cannot doubt, that the guano
taken from these islands Is entirely different
in quality from that obtained at the Chinchas;
so that the report mentioned by our CORES.
pondeHt cannot, il the nature Of the case, be
true. Besides, We have seen the afidavits of
Captains Lucas, Baker, Turner, Lewis, and
others, stating, most explicitly, that they Wis
TIED these islands, and know, Of their own
knowledge, that the guano was actually pro
cured from them We have no reason to
doubt the good faith and truth of these repre-
sensations, and regret the publication Of the
letter which attempts to throw discredit upon
them The statement In regard to Mr. Goo.
VI. Benson is wholly incorrect, inasmuch as at
the time mentioned he was with Com Mervine
In the Pacific, and never presented any speci. |
mems of guano at the Stale Department"
This Is q subject in which oil should be in.
terested who are to profit by the progress of
American agriculturs-and who IL not thus to
profit! We may be pardoned for repeating
that We look on the success Of the efforts of
this company to introduce a guano, with q
much larger proportion of phosphates than
the Peruvian article possesses, into common
use In the United States, and at much lower
price than its rival, as being worthy of the
and countenance of all-more es.
pscially since 1t has been proved t. the satie-
faction Of all who have taken the trouble to
inform themselves in the premises, that their
'psedy success is a fixed fact In one year
from this date the value Of their services to
the farming public will be properly apprs.
dated everywhere.
A Struggle The contest between the re-
'pective sspirants for the Marshslship Of the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania and their re-
in Washington, is just now as
lively, as entertaining to o man up tree
The candidates so far known to the outside
barbarians are John Cummings, of Snyder;
G. M. Straub, of Schuylkill Dr.. Hall, Of Lar.
caster; Joseph Lippincott, Of Philadelphia;
Phillip johnson, of Easton; and - Woods,
OF Wayne. Marshal Wynckoor, va take it
for granted, too, will have not tho slightest
objection to continue four years longer in the
position. All the gentlemen named above are
active AID ardent Democratic politicians, and
doubtless have great claims on the considera-
ton Of the administration which would, in
turn, doubtless take the greatest imaginable
delight in gratifying every mothers son of
them, were tt at possible. Verify, We fear the
President Is already beginning to realize that