The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-15
TIL TEST NEWS.
Intese sting from Washington

Interesting from Washington.
TIE NAVAL corETs OF ISQrIRY--I.ryr-s- BARrlrTT
AND rDoESToN--PuRRs soULs AND Tug RIA.
BuTrEs-A>rlcrrArED RAILROAD yUBiLBE-rHA
sTEAA REVENUE CrTrEa coSrRAgT--rpE pVsKpSn
ArrviSTNN7s, bfc.
wiz'-srcv Way IA. 1851.
Thc Naval Courts 6 Inquiry arc progressing saxttsy.
caKs inmaas d.acuiIes ten years AZ wst Crxa
AsIos occupied QUO OF the courts al day. wLsi sexL
nsie connection have sSe dGcc, With tho sucssos a
tsses Two witnesses cr lie govercu. were examin>a
10 asohss coat 10 oohvia EsuL Bu5ss, &C diShonsss.
pr. Drvai tod wcodcrsi tsb aiou, the psyrneut q
iassy do,ars, which al ihs ,rso hs a.i5aled 10 nsrs
c't's osissvvgce bgs hs eiroo pssced TO tie s0non
Of dishonesty, ,hscsh be minated That opiAss
Bartlett Zoe elsvvn years hs has knp. us ausp,su -
liunseR pr. Michel thought rsrslcn q cspitsi grsg.
Physically and usntaiy, but he, Too, doubted ~
uorA hcncs'y Wien asked why, 10 spike Of psrcAs8
and sa,psaeoi o. Soma BRUSH goods from vLsarss -
Nd fTsIclco b.; o1 a csoSs examination no aiiafd -
had no personal knowledge as 70 lcat WA all ruDw.
10 cS tirj court Lsst refrtoa VA under ulni, ~
Acting hasser Soms, tie rart 81 the gSvernmaz, ~
ued That he knew Thornton VOL, and considered kia
l<niNp, morally, psysicily and professionally -
oenI omos although NJ oucc him vrder tho in1ue@Y
o. lvor, but Dot enough 70 10 dlsgcsusy him Ax duty
WHO 70 VA coodssaoa ~ had Dare up with ssp~tsg
oaccr and expressed bis corismvs for him. This vss a
dsfAchec sssvsoo h Tho coast survey w,e~e dsrivnn
wse ~s rgd han IN the naval service and ~ Yuv>,
Lr " oaly shining So goes.
Mr.. Epuk cn this morning for Nsv Yoel And a {. "a
with sone ooniut'os s~arsacss from hixh usssvs z
indirect ssd In hb Aubussr,ng novcnenss. o.
Kcven has axcd his hcsdqnrtew u charicson, q q. =
recruit assistance for Gen Walker.
Secretary rcucoy was waited oe DAP BY cosuuasm,
from Morrill, 10 arrange Mo Norfolk appointments.
The nssiden, and several members Of his cab,n~ hs-u
sccepsed an hvrscs " Join grand excursion In No.
d tho opecins OF sho rrkerskasg AID Marietta Rs,ku>
by which On air Line Is secured from The Caesspeau n
TIE xisssipr rees. The ovcrrors and scnsiorv e W.
enia ard Maryland have likewise accepted similar UNI
taucns. II Is 70 DO grand affair. Tho party viii esvs
here he nornng OF ths lst Of June.
The following officers hsvs been orssed 10 the sicou
war plymouth, sooo 10 sail for ordnsnce practice. o.
msnder John A. nalsrccu, Iicuiesants Csiosby An n
Jcoes, Samuel Edwards, Vim. A. Webb, Oscar C. psaerv
and james " Jouca; purscr, VIM r Boss cupcusw.
Tfcs- G. Ycrrsll; sailmakor, VIM .. l. Bssysop
The desire 10 learn the rssul q tho report o. tho bays
OF egan'nsou Of models, plans and specifications FOR -
nc~ steam revenue cutter ia exciting considers5s inu
rest here Just nov, NJ there many proposals, rrc.
different sections Of the country and the ocmyesasu.
great among the BIDDERS no, 70 much on account q q,
amount Of uhs contract ~ from the fact thai Il res~S
understood that Secretary oobs carly decided 10 s-uri o.
coes0 TO NE persn prsscnne the mold bost shsss6N