Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-10
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

The NEW DISTRICT MARSHAL, &c.-The
news of the nomination Of Col. William Selden to
be the United States Marshal for this District,
made yesterday land published in about two
thirds of our edition of the day. came like q
clap of thunder upon most of the supporters of
the aspirations of the other contestants for the
ofice, numbering hundreds (not the contest
ants, We are happy to be able to say,) among
the active Democratic politicians of the Fed
eral Metropolis. 1t of course gladdened those
(the fiendsJ of the victor, who are quite as
numerous as were those of either rival, quite
as much as it disappointed the former. The
patronage of the United States Marshalship OF
the District of Columbia is perhaps greater
than that of any other Federal Office in our
midst, which fairly accounts for the greater ex-
citement with reference to it than concerning
the filing of all the rest of the local Offices
here in the Presidents gift.
Col. Selden is . gentleman Of high character,
and has been an active, earnest and most eff
cient Democrat for nearly half a century. He
held the post Of Treasurer of the United States
for many years, giving entire satisfaction in
that position. We have no citizen among US of
higher personal character in all respects, and
none more universally respected and esteemed
by all classes Of the people of the District of
Columbia, with whom he has been identified
for at least twenty years, if not longer. With
these facts before them, the distant public will
comprehend that no better selection for the i'm
portant place of United States Marshal of the
District of Columbia could have been made by
President Buchanan.
Except those who may have been directly or
indirectly personally disappointed in this case
we know we'll that our whole community &C.
quiesce cheerfully and thoroughly in what the
President has thought it his duty to do in the
premises.
Mr.. VIM. Flynn, the newly appointed Navy
Agent is a gentleman in all respects qualified
for the post, an old resident Of Washington a
working and never finching Democrat, who
deserves Us we'll from his party as any man in
this community. We congratulate him on his
good fortune, and know that our sentiment in
his case is heartily shared by nine tenths of
his fellow Democrats of the District of Column
bia
Our earnest wish is, that our new City Post
master, District Marshal and Navy Agent may
seyerally discharge the duties of their respec-
tive Offices as satisfactorily to the public and
as well for the interests over which they are to
guard, as their predecessors-Messrs. j. G..
Berrett, j. D. Hoover and A. C. Greenleaf-
did; than whom no community ever had better
federal officers. With examples such as theirs
in the memory of the public, the new incum-
bents will have difficult tasks before them.
We recommend the practice of patience, good
temper and graceful acquiesence-those model
christian virtues-to the defeated, either for
these Offices or others in their gift.
MEDICAL CORPS OF THE NAvY.-In the Bal
timore Sun of yesterday morning, (the 9Th
inst. in an article headed NAVAL Statistic -
the number of &C Surgeons ranking with Lieu
tenants" is enormously stated to be a. The
true number is %.
The following is a correct statement of the
Medical Corps of the Navy, and will exhibit
the urgent demand for an increase of its num-
bers:
Surgeons Of all ranks, whole number 60
VI these permanently disqualified from duty
by age and inf trinity. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
Whole effective number ... SO
Passed and other Assistants, whole num-
Permanently disabled. ACCOMMODATIONS.
Effective number. Observation-Disclosures. %
Whole effective strength Of Medical Corps. 1872
As a general rule, 1t may be stated that the ser
vices OF Surgeon are required wherever Com
handing Omcer Is stationed, yet the number of
captains and Commanders on the active list
800
Whole number of Surgeons ft for duty. SO
require Surgeons observation-disclosures. 67
| Hospitals and other shore stations where
the services Of Surgeon are indispen-
Iotal number OF posts for Surgeons. 90
DO do for Assistants, vessels. Ill
10 90 shore stations. rs
| - 1877
Total posts for Medical Officers o3o
whole effective strength Of Corps. 1872
4 Under these cir>n on pcar g - - .x-~uu.