Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-10
thar testimony, and the claim of Mr.. Mealy,
is all ,wed for the land he seeks TO enter. -

TIE PRESIDENTS SoJoURy AT HIS SunMERt
Qul .RTERs-the Soldiers Home-evidentIy af-
Tor is him great relief from the effects Of his
90 Notwithstanding labors. No other subur.
b. IN residence in the vicinity of any American
CT ty can be more soothing in its influence for
fae Soldiers Home embraces every substantial |
c omfort usually sought in such a residence, |
which one even in the position Of. the President
of the United States can desire There, he can
temporarily escape the presence of the ava
lanche of gentlemen with axes to grind, which
year by year, day by day, and hour by hour,
for the last quarter of a century has been
gradually increasing in force and intensity,
until the disagreeabIe task of listening with
apparent patience to their praises of them
selves and aspersiOns upon all standing in the
way of the qualification of their desires, whis-
psred and beloved by turns, into the ears Of
successive Presidents, has come to be the
skeleton of the White House. 1t killed
President Harrison, shortened the life of Pres
ident Taylor, and, to our own knowledge. q
dozen times obliged President Pierce to call in
physician; while to the pertinacity of this
same grim-visaged monster do we attribute
nearly all the indispOsition affecting President
Buchanan since his accession to Office. The
reform in the methods and modes of transact
| ing the Executive business most needed, is
| some change by which Presidents of the United
States may be able to repel all who would i'm
properly exact portion of their time absolute
| ly required for the intelligent discharge of the
momentarily increasing demands of legitimate
pu bile business upon them.
| IRE SECRETARY OF THE ISrERIoR-The
| Hon. Jacob Thompson left this city last even
| ing accompanied by his family, for short visit
tie his home in Mississippi. Since his accession
to his present position, in March, 1857, Mr.
| Thompson has not before been absent for an
hour from his post, except on one OCCASION
when he went to New York and was away two
| days. No other official ever labored with more
commerdable fidelity and untiring industry in
the discharge Of duties such as his. The result
| Of his remarkable devotion to them is evident
in the condition of the business of every branch
of the Interior Department lie is expected to
be absent from Washington for three weeks
His return to Mississippi, even for so brief
period, will be hailed with great pleasure, in
deed, by thousands on thousands of his fellow
citizens of that State, for no other gentleman
has more fairly earned the entire confidence
and regard of all of all parties whom he has
served in the discharge of public trusts
| PARAduAYAS AFFAIRs.-Yesterday, it is
stated, that Commander Page, who is to com
mand the force to be dispatched to Paraguay
had an interview with the Secretary of the
Navy on that subject That government is said
| to have three effective war steamers and the
fort is of great power and under the manage
ment OF French engineers, and commands the
navigation of the Parana river. Hence it is
deemed important TO the success of the mission
that the United States shall be prepared for all
| possible emergencies, the President having
| been clothed by Congress with ample power to
enforce all just demands of our government
| SENATORS RERE.-Senator A. G. Brown of
| Mississippi has returned to Washington city,
from his recent tour through Canada and some
| of the Northern States. lie is in his old apart
ments at the National Hotel. Senator B., we
hear, had very agreeable trip of it, receiving
fiattering attentions wherever he went.
Senators Bell, of Tennessee, and Trumbull,
of Illinois, continue in this city, where they
are housekeeping. We had the pleasure of
seeing both of them this morning, apparently
in fine health and spirits.
LEAVING THE CIrY.-We learn that Hon
Mr.. Floyd, Secretary of War, is about to
be absent awhile from the duties of his position.
on visit to Cincinnati. lie will start on Mon
day, it is said but We did not hear how long
he expects to be absent.
NAvAL.-Commander r. s. Robb has been
ordered to the Norfolk Navy Yard, in Mace
of Commander Ford, detached Commander
Robert Handy has been ordered to the com
mand of the rendezvous at Boston, vice Com
mander Winslow
An ACTING SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
The President has appointed Moses Kelly, ESQ.
Chief Clerk of the Interior Department, to be
its acting secretary during the absence of Sec
rotary Thompson, now on visit to his home
in Mississippi
TIE WEATHER.-Thc 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 10, ISIS
New York, N. ..........foggy, wind E.
baltimore, Md ...--...... cloudy, thar So
Washington, d. C.........clear wind
Richmond, Na..........clear, tn so, wind s
Petersburg Va............ cloudy, ther. Il.
Norfolk, Va ...............th 81, wind
Wilmington, ". C......... clear, pleasant
Columbia. s. C............c clear warm.
Charleston, s. C.......... cloudy tn So, wind
Augusta, Ga. ............. clear, warm.
savannah, TIA ....,........c lear,th 81 wind
Macon Macon ga ;:....."..'... cloudy, warm.
Coiumous, Go. clear.
Montgomery, Ala .........c cloudy damp.
Lower Peach Tree, Ala. e.. cloudy.
mobile, Ala ............... stormy. ther 80.
gainesville, Miss. cloudy, warm.
New Orleans, La.......... cloudy, 50, wind SW
FREDERICK, NC. clear, warm.
cumberland, Md. clear, warm.
wheeling Va. clear, cool.
Staunton, Va.............. clear, warm.
l.ynchbuIS, Va............ci clear, ther. IS.
Bristol, Ten. cieor ther II
Barometer at the Smithsonian, at a. III . Icor-
recfed FOR temperatnre,) so 057; at noon, 30 O37
Thermometer, at a. m. go; at noon 9Oo Max
imum yesterday, 81; minimum last night, n.