Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-07

stopped at once when near thfm. ~ was aSery
animated scene, ft for artists pencil, and for
tunateIy was attended with no disaster, not even
the breaking Of a wagon Z
s.Tbe officers now on their way to Utah are sur.
prised that any of the troops should have been
withd rawn for they take Ii a matter of course
that Brigham Young had imposed upon Cover
nor Cumming, and is trying to impose upon the
President. And IL there is az ain a delay another
winter must elapse before this troublesome diff
Guilty with the Mormons is arranged with honor
TO the Government; though the probability is,
that Gen Johnston will take possession OF Salt
Lake City, confirming the dignity of our laws
contamination most devoutly desired by the
army, with which Gen. Johnston Is very popu-
lar -
john LETcHER.-It being very evident that
John Letcher, Of the House Of Representatives
of the United States, is the choice Of nearly
four of the Democracy of Virginia for
the next Governor of the State, a few foolish
partisans of other aspirants for the nomination,
backed by windy opposition newspapers, have
essayed to decrease his popularity by insinuat-'
ing against him unsoundness upon the slavery
question. No other person has had a better
opportunity to observe his career as a public
man since his entrance into Congress, than the
editor of the Star. In all that time he has
neither done nor said aught in the discharge of
his official duties not coming Immediately un-
der our notice; and we are free to say, that of
oil the legislative statesmen of this era, mo other
comes so nearly up to our standard of the
State Rights Democrat of the old school, as
John Letcher aforesaid. In all that time he
has neither given a vote nor uttered a senti-
ment in debate which it will not do for the
strictest Southern Rights man "to tie to"
When he proves faithless to his obligations as
Southern State Rights public man, no other
in existence can be relied on to be true to
them. There never was q weaker game es-
sayed in politics than this Of endeavoring to
represent John Letcher as being unreliable to
the rights, honor and interests of the Old Do
minion-a game which, while it will surely tail
to weaken him in Virginia, must recoil on those
who cast aspersions upon him; rendering the
independent voters of the State more suspicious
of them and their advice, if that be possible.
INDIAN AFFAIRs.-We learn that there are
now in course of preparation in the Indian Blu
reau, series of instructions for the better reg
ulation of affairs among the Indians of Mime
sofa and Nebraska territories, whom we men,
toned, day or two ago, as being dissatisfied
and committing depredations on each other
and on the white settlers. The instructions,
after receiving the sanction of the Secretary of
the Interior, will be at once forwarded to the
agents in the disafected regions, and it is hoped
will make them competent to suppress the un-
ruly tendency of the disquieted tribes at once
We could not learn their contents, but they,
no doubt, are based on pacific measures, as far
as practicable.
POsrNAsrERs FOR New YoRK.-The Presi-
dent has made the following appointments of
Postmasters for New York State:
Calvert Comstock, Albany; George NJ. Chap
man, Canandaigua; A. S. johnson, Ithaca
Ashur Terrence, LOckport; Alfred B. Getty,
Oswego; Hiram A. Beebe, Owego; Nicholas E.
Paine, Rochester; Luker Dodge, Schenectady
Henry ]. Sedgwick, Syracuse Jos. NJ. Lyon,
Utica; Patrick Grattan, West Troy.
Together with several others for less import
ant localities.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE APPOINTMENTS -
The following appointments have been recently
made by the President:
VIM A. Davidson, to be Register of the Land
Office for New Mexico.
William A. Street to be Receiver of Public
Moneys for New Mexico.
Paschal Bequette to be Receiver of Public
Moneys at San Francisco, Gal.
James Guthrie, Jr., to be Receiver of Public
Moneys at Oregon City.
NAVAL APPoIsTMESTs.-Thef following ap-
pointments have been made in the Navy, and
commissions have issued to the parties
Charles E. Lining to be Assistant Surgeon,
vice NJ. O'Hara, resigned.
VIM. II. Dana to be a Lieutenant, vice f. C.
Stockton, dismissed.
Jonathan c. Bartolette to be an Assistant
Surgeon, vice Passed Assistant Surgeon Robt
Carter, resi- gned
TIE WEATHER.-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 o'clock:
JULY z, 1858.
New York, N. clear, pleasant.
Philadelphia, Pa. .clear, pleasant.