Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-20

ter Davis, Ricaud, Gilmer, Underwood, and
Harris of Maryland, have entered into a SOL
emn league and covenant with Messrs. Gid
dings, Lovejoy, and the rest of the Republicans
of the House. actually binding themselves by
formal oath to sail in the same ship (politican
together hereafter, SO far as the slavery ques-
ton is concerned. We entertain doubts wbe
Their the Abolition craft will prove large enough
and Taught" enough to carry them safely
without the loss Of four or five men throughout
the approaching Lecompton hurricane in the
House
The BAKERS ISLAND GUANo The samnles
of guanO from Jarvis and Bakers Islands. OBJ
tained by Commander Davis, of the St. Mary's
U. S. sloop-of-war, have been received by the
Navy Department. They were forwarded by
Com. Davis to San Francisco, for the reason
that he did not suppose them of any value. In
fact it is said, he reported to the Department
that the deposits on these islands were but
"mere earth" Commodore Mervine reported
that it was bird-lime in a state Of decomposi-
ton" But as soon as his (Com. Davis report
was received, the Department sent for them to
be Immediately forwarded. The Smithsonian
Institution will analyze these specimens A
quantity Of this guano reached the United
States last spring, and its efficacy as fertil.
izer has been abundantly proven, as will ap-
pear from tests now on file in the Patent Office
The resolution lately passed by the Senate
calling for information relating to these islands,
will doubtless furnish the facts now on file in
the Navy, State, Treasury, and Interior De.
partments.
The American Guano Company have their
agents in the Pacific now occupied in laying
buoys and moorings at their islands, after
which they will charter, we hear, a number of
vessels, whose arrival will probably anticipate
next years crop.
ARMY OFFICERS CONFERENCE.-THE Senate
yesterday confirmed the following named gen.
tlemen as officers in the army
Thomas E. Turner, appointed May 20. 1851,
second lieutenant in second regiment artillery
Born in Pennsylvania and appointed from CAL
fornia.
Presley 0. Craig, appointed May IA, 1857,
second lieutenant in the Same regiment Born
in Massachusetts and appointed from Pennsyl-
vania.
Lawrence Kip, appointed June 30, 1857, Sec
ond lieutenant in the third regiment of artil-
lery. Born in New York and appointed from
California.
AMIN BeY.-It is stated that the State De-
partment is in receipt of a communication from
Mr.. Brown, acting Charge d'Affaires at Con-
stantinople. enclosing another from the Grand
Eizier Of the Turkish Government In the
latter it is authoritatively asserted that Amin
Boy was the accredited agent of that govern
ment This sets at rest that much disputed
question.
The Hon. Ma. DINAICK, NJ. C. of Penpsyl-
vania, who has been very i'll indeed, in this
city, for some time past is convalescing, we are
happy to be able to say. For soma DAYS his
situation was regarded as critical though now
his physicians are said to regard him out Of
danger.
CONFERENCE.-The Senate yesterday con
firmed the following appointments: John Cad
wallader, tobe Judge of the Eastern District
Court of Pennsylvania, vice Judge Kane de-
ceased; and VIM. Morton, of Nebraska. to be
Secretary of that Territory
MAIL pOR EUROPE We arc authorized Ia
state that the steamship City of Washington
will take mails for Europe, on her trip from
New York for Liverpool, on Saturday next. the
oath inst.
TIE WEATHER The following report of tho
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
Tho time Of observation is about o'clock q. M :