Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-03

Of money has decrsaeed 70 q to Be les and
less throughout the eountry-hsre o. else
where; until q dollar will not 70 at this mo-
ment much more than half a. far in payment
of the grocer, butcher, or tailor, rs thirteen
years since, Acting on, this fact, not long
since tie Houss doubled their own pay very
properly; and 1t seems to us utterly inpossible
after doing that thing, that under the tendency
Of the times, ~ We explain Il above, they will
deduct . heavy per eentaes from the pay Of
their employees. We regard the commitment
of the bill As satisfactory evidence that the
chances are ten to one against its becoming Q
law.
New NEWSPAPER RBagLAfIoN.-New reg
ulations have been adopted BY the respective
Post Office Departments Of this country and
Great Britain for the treatment of newspapers
in the mails found to contain writing, the OBJ
ject being to check the fraudulent practice,
which is now prevailing in both countries to
much greater extent than formerly.
These regulations prescribe that newspapers
posted in the United States for the United
Kingdom, or viee versa, if found to contain
writing or any Enclosure, shall, at the option
Of the dispatching country either be stopped
and sent to the dead-letter office, or be for
warded charged with full letter postage, United
States and British com bined and if the writing
or Enclosure be detected in the country to which
such newspapers are sent, like course shall
be adopted.
The Postmaster General has therefore in
structed the respective United States exchange
offices to forward all newspapers addressed to
| Great Britain found to contain writing or any
inclosure charged with tuH letter rate of post
age; and postmasters throughout the country
are particularly enjoined to scrutini.e such
papers closely, with view to detect frauds of
| this character.
KANSAS AT The WHITE HoUsE.-About noon
to-day body of some thirty-fve or forty citi.
sens OF the inchoate State Of Kansas, who are
now on q visit to this city, waited on President
| Buchanan. We learn that they were very cor
daily received, and took occasion to express to
the President their hearty approval of bis
| course in relation to the affairs of their dis
turbed and unhappy Territory. They are
unanimous in the declaration that the admis-
sion OF Kansas under the Lecompton constitu-
ton would effectually cause a cessation of the
excitement which already has and will con-
tinue to operate adversely to the true interests
of the Territory; and they are all anxious that
Congress will decide favorably on this question
at an early day
| LAND OFFICE INTELLIGENCE.-The General
Land Office is in receipt of the following ap-
proved township plats from the Surveyor-Gen-
eral of Washington Territory. Viz:
| Towpships md naxkb oe o..
ships 2, 3, and 5, north of range 8; and town
ship 2, north Of range ALL east of the Villa
mette meridian-comprising, together upwards
| of lac, 900 acres.
BY the last mail there has been received by
the Department, from the Surveyor General of
California, a plat Of the rancho Ell Corte de
MADEIRA, finally confirmed to Maxine Martinez,
! containing Ii, 3l6 45-l00 acres, and situate in
townships and 7, south Of range west, and
townships and Z, south of range 4 west.
RUMoRs OF APPOINTMENT, &c.-It is ru-
mored that the following appointments are
among those sent into the Senate on Monday
| Viz:
Major Means, to be Register, and Major
Holden. to be Receiver, at the District Land
Office at Warsaw, Mo.
Mr.. tt. Bishop, to be Register of the Land
Ofhce at Springfield, Mo.
| Tha name Of Col. w. A. Linn, the presen,
incumbent Of the Custom House of st. Louis
is also said to have been sent into the Senate
for confirmation; and Maj. Bryant of St. Louis
it is thought, will be rsapRointed U. s. Mar
shall of Missouri.
| The MAJORITY REPoRT.-The powerful and
| convincing report Of Senator Green, with which
he introduced the bill for the admission of K an.
sas as State into the Union, is already viru
lently assailed by the regular opposition and
fshy Democratic newspapers. The esgernes
which they display in bouncing upon it, en-
braces the best possible evidence that it is .
state paper worthy Of the distinguished repu
tation its talented author has already achieved
in the discharge Of his Senatorial duties
MARsHALSHIP OF ILLIsoIs.-It is CURRENT,
reported to-day that the President has ap
pointed Mr.. Tram Nye to be Marshal of tn,
Northern District of Illinois, vice Mr.. David
son, removed. twill be remembered that Mr.
Nye was appointed by ex-President Pierce Il
the same position, and after filing it for som,
twelve months resigned, and Mr.. Davidson wa
appointed in his place, on the recommendation
Of Senator Douglas.
/ The RECUsANT WIryEss.-We learn tina
the Hon. Reverdy johnson, the counsel of Mr.
Walcott, the witness before the tariff investi
eating committee of the House, who lies in th,
Washington Jail for contempt Of the authorit,
of the House and it's committee, designs ap
plying to-day for writ of ha5eas corpus, I'm
der which, we presume, he hopes to procur,
the liber1y of bis client.
APPOINTMENT BY THE PREsIDBNr-By ana
viM the adcice and consent of the Senate
j. p. M. Epping, of South Carolina, to be Con
sui Of the United States at EIsinore, in Den
| mark.
TIE WEArHER.-The following report of the
| weather for this morning is made from the Morse