Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-15


philadelphia, cloudy
Baltimore, Nd. ......... cloudy.
Washington, ID. C.........c cloudy, warm
Richmond, Va. cloudy, warm
petersburg, Na........--.. raining
Wilmington, N. Coo. CLOUDY warm
Columbia, s. C...........I tanning
Charleston, ). C........... CLOUDY, warm
Sueusta; va. severe storm.
odEdhhdn, Ia. cloudy, warm.
macon, ia. -.....-...-....s torming
The following reports have been furnished bv
the National Telegraph line:
FROM THE WEST
Flederlck, Md ......... cloudy, warm.
cumberland, Md. ....... cloudy, warm
HaSerStown Md. --..... cloudy, warm
" heenhg, Va --........ raining.
AT Washington Yesterday at D. I'm the barome
ter was 29.716, thermometer &C. This morning
al O'Clock barometer % IA and falling: ther
Inometer 81; wind light from s. E, changing at
The NAVAL COURTS OF lNoUIRY.-Before
Court No. l, Lieut.. Chas c. Simms, Mr.. l.. B.
Allen, clerk in the Bureau of Provisions and
Clothing, Navy DEPARTMENT. and Lieut. Glib
son, have been examined, since tho last issue Of
the Star, on the Governments behalf. in the
case of Ex-Lieut Washington A. Bartlett.
which is still before it.
Before Court No. 2, the case of Lieut. Thorn.
ton being still under consideration, Lieuts. Jas
IL. Moore and VIM. Gibson have been examined
ON the Governments behalf since our last issue
Before Court No. 3, the case Of Capt Inman
Is still pending and Capt. Gordon and Lieut.
Terrett have given testimony on the Govern
ment's behalf since our last issue.
IHE LATE GRoRGB SIsERs.-We regret to
hear that this SO distinguished and successful
American artizan has left his family utterly
pv nj of d
fold his advantages have earned for his country
50 much substantial mechanical fame He was
cut on by the sad accident which resulted in his
untimely death, ere he had commenced to reap
for himself a reward for his genius, enterprise.
and triumph as the most successful designer Of
merchant ships in the world. That New York
city, as proud of his fame as a ship builder a.
she certainly is, suffers his widow and children
to want, tells far more emphatically of her van
ity, than for her substantial bcneyolenoe.
CHARLES IL. WELLER, Esq, Postmaster of
Sa Francisco, California, reached Washington
city this morning. He comes on business with
the Post Office Department His numerous
friends in this city will be glad to hear that he
appe.lrs In excellent health, and as though life
on the Pacific coast agrees with him capitally.
INSTRCCTIoSs.-This morning, the General
Land Ofhce duly forwarded the necessary in.
structions to its agents in Kansas for the sales
Of tn Q Iowa and other trust lands to commence
at Iowa Point, Kansas Territory, on the Sd
proxin,o, under the supervision of Hon. Norman
Eddy, special commissioner
The BIDS FOR THE Work ON THE Aorrnrcr
We learn that the necessary calculations to en-
able the functionary designated by the law TO
award the contracts for the work on the Aoue-
duct have been made and that they are now
all before the Secretary of War.
ADDITIONAL NAyhA Courts OF INQUIRY
The rumors that other such Courts have been
ordered to convene are unfounded, though we
shall not be surprised to find that the NAVY De-
partment shortly determines that the services of
more OF them are indispensable.
COMMODORE CoSSoR is said in nav,lc;r
cles here that this distinguished officer is about
to be detached from his present duty az a mem.
Der Of the Third Naval Court Of INQUIRY. in
session here, and that Capt. Gregory will proba-
bly, be ordered to take his place upon it.
REsIGNED.-We hear on the Ayenue ,o-dav
that 1t. Lardner Gibbon, U. S. Navy, has re-
signed.
NEW pUBLIcATIoNs.-From Franck Taylor we