Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-01

tor-more especially of Westinghouse explain
aud comment on. Verify, as much industry
and energy rs is required upon daily newspa-
per to make it give satisfaction in ordinary
times, just now much more are requisite, whae
at the same time all the influences surrounding
one.are against the requisite exertion on the
part of all--editors, reporters, &c. Who can DO
piquant, learned, facetious or emphatic when,
FEELING like Ne rag just wrung out, as all
feel now, who must need exert themselves?
PATENT ADDREssBS.-Stran letters not un-
FREQ uently reach the public departments here.
Many of them show that the schoolmaster has
not. been as much abroad in this glorious land
Of ours as the world imagines or as we are in
the habit Of boasting. We present the Stars
readers with the addresses of two received n
day or two since at bureau of the War De-
partmont, as follows ...
Mr.. SAMUEL COOPER,
AgattUe General,
Washington, ID. C..
Mr.. COLES s. COOPER, o..
AaJUtaHt geRerat office,
official Business,
Washington city,
State Of New York.
They covered inquiries concerning the where
abOuts of individual U. S. soldiers, and both
were posted in the State of New York.
NAVAL Courts OF ENoUIRY.-In Court No.
l, to-day, Passed Midshipman W. r. Mercer s
case being under consideration, Capt Gardiner
and Lieut.. II. Patterson were examined in be-
half of the Government
In Court No 2, Lieut.. H. N. Harrison's case
still pending, Capt. Tatnall was examined in
behalf of Lieut.. II.
In Court No. 3, Commander Long read his
defence, and the Court was sitting with closed
doors to deliberate on it.
We hear that Capt Josiah Tatnal has been
ordered to Court No. s, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Commodore Newton:
and that it will consist of Commodore Storer,
president, and Capts. Long and Tatnall
LIGHT HOUSE KEEPERS APPOINTED
drew NJ Ennis, at Negro Island, Me-, vice Oba-
diah Brown, deceased, salary $3.50 per annum.
John Lowell, at Seguin Island, Me-, vice
Stephen Mason, Jr., removed salary $500 per
annum.
VIM. r. Jacobs at Mispillion Creek. Del.
vice Thomas Clark, removed, salary $500 per
annum
Lyman Granger, at Beaver Island Harbor,
Mich, (ncw light)-salary $3.50 per annum
FORT SNELLING.-The first instalment of the
purchase money of Fort Smelling, Mimi, having
been paid into the United States Treasury. or
ders have been given by the War Department
to put Mr.. Franklin Steele in possession of the
property, except the Fort and buildings re-
quired for the use of the troops at that post.
The post is to be maintained until further orders
CONTRACT OFFICE.-The frequent mis-scnd-
ing and delay of mail bags for the want of suit
able labels to indicate their destination, has in
duced the Postmaster General to order that.
hereafter, no paper labels shall be used, las il
now too frequently but only such as are made
of metal, wood, or leather, which are not liable
to be defaced or destroyed
APPoINTED.-J NJ. Connel OF Ohio has been
appointed to third class clerk ship in the office
of the First Comptroller of the Treasury, vice
N. B. Van Zandt, resigned.
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 I:
AUGUST /, 1857.
New York, N. w.. pleasant
Philadelphia, Pa. CLOUDY, pleasant
Baltimore Md. ......... clear, pleasant
Washington, d. C........clear, pleasant
Richmond, Va. clear, warm
petersburg, ta.......-...c clear, warm.
Raleigh, N. clear. pleasant
Wilmington, y. C....... cloudy, warm.
Columbia, ). C.......... raining
Charleston, :. cloudy, hot
Augusta, cloudy, warm
savannah, Ga. CLOSE, cloudy.
Macon, Ca. cloudy.
Columbus, Ga. CLOUDY, pleasant
Montgomery, Ala. .......raining.
Lower Peach Tree, Ala. cloudy
FROM THE WEST
The following reports have been furnished by
the National Telegraph line:
Frederick, Md. .clear cool