Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-07
WAsHINGTONNEWs AND GOSSIP.

sIos.-Ws understand that there will be
morning reception at the Executive Msnsion
on tomorrow Saturday commencing
O'Clock, and every succeeding Saturday during
the season.
The evening receptions will commence on
Tuesday next at O'Clock, and will take place
on each alternate Tuesday.
BACK Misunderstanding to pre-arrange-
ment, Senator Douglas duly returned to Wash
ington city last night. 1t is to be regretted
that he did not return the night before, which
could have made little difference to him, We
apPrehend, as the Illinois Senatorial election
was then over. Had he done so, he would
have heard the speech delivered yesterday by
Senator Iverson, wherein the estimation in
which the South holds his new political creed
would have been made apparent to him, despite
the nattery of the disappointed Offices seekers
Of that quarter who have rushed under his
coat-tails on the principle of seeking "any
port in a storm" tremendous effort was
made by the disappointed ofice-seekers here
to give him grand reception, rs may be
gathered from the following brief Washington
dispatch to the New York Tribune:
"The news Of the re election Of Senator Doug
las causes great enthusiasm among his parti-
sans here, who have raised money by subscrip-
ton, aad made extensive preparations to receive
him on his arrival tomorrow from Baltimore
What that effort resulted in, may be gathered
from our detailed report of the procee dings on
the occasion. Two circumstances doubtless
contributed not little to make it as it was
perhaps the greatest fzzle known to the his
tory of the humbuggcry Of American politics.
First, the sudden demise of the lamented Gen.
Henderson, which, Of course, prevented the
usual hiring of the Marine Band to cficiate;
next, tho failure of the Senator to bring along
that brass cannon and those fambeaux which he
I" toted" throughout his late canvass-the first
to announce his august presence to tho cxcita-
BILE multitude, and the last to burn incense
under his illustrious nose, while also serving to
collect crowds of little boys around him in the
streets, after nightfall. The contrast between
his reception in the Federal Metropolis last
night and wherever his travelling cannon thun-
dered and his travelling fambeaux made dark
ness visible in Illinois, must indeed have as
sured him Of the inestimable value of humbug
in politics in those times.
FACTS, 6C.-Documents communicated 10
the House yesterday, in answer to q resolution,
make the fact apparent, that in the matter of
the sailing Of the flibusters from Mobile, the
instructions to the Collector wore necessarily
such as to leave him to act at his discre ton to
a considerable degree. In res fonse to his in
quiry as to what should be done with the re-
turned shipwrecked 6libusters, the Secretary
directed that the principals should be present.
ed, and desired the Collector to furnish list
Of the names of those who arrived in the Brit
ish vessel.
The Secretary of the Navy yesterday in
formed the House that the instructions given
to Com. Mcintosh, concerning flibusters, ir-
formed him that citizens of the United States
have the right to expatriate themselves and be-
come citizens Of any other country, but have
no right to make that a cloak for warlike expe
ditions. He was reminded that the President
regards Com. Paulding's seizure of Walker
and hisifollowers as an error, and was coun-
sellej not to interfere on land for the purpose
Of arresting ilibustering expeditions, but to
protect the persons and property Of our citi-
zens engaged in lawful business against all
violence or oppression.
The NATIONAL FOUSDRY.-Wo notice that
memorial was presented to the Senate yes
terday, by Mr. Hunter, for the establishment
Of national foundry opposite the Point of
Rocks" on the Potomac river,..in Loudoun
county, Va. This, We believe, lie the seventh
or eighth locality, the citizens of which have
petitoned Congress for the establishments the
national foundry in their midst.
SWAMI AND OVERTURNED LIxns Thu
Commissioner of the General Land Office h as
recently transmitted two patents for swamp
and overlooked lands, enuring to the States in
which they are located under act of Sept. 18th
1850, to wit One to the Governor of Arkan.
sas for Ill &c acres, and one to the Cover
nor of Michigan for ~, 453 IL acres.
NAvAL.-Lieut. James A. Doyle, one of the
officers recently restored to the active from
the reserved list, has been ordered to report
for duty on board the new steam sloop.of- war
Brooklyn.
OPERATIONS OF THE PATENT OFFIcz.-Ths
following is list of patents issued from the
United States Patent Office for the week end.
ing Jan. 4, 1859, each bearing that date:
Henry b. Adams, Of Brooklyn, n Y.-For i'm
proved automatic boiler feeder.
Jonsth han Ball, of Elmira, N. Y.-For improved
manufacture OF umbrella rings.
Ihomas Bennett, Of New York, N. Y.-For
Improvement In grinding mills.
Lewis Bishop, of Ta1lsdega, Ala-For i'm
pTovemsn mt in elastic saddles
Michael Bomberger, Of Uummelstown p,
For Improvement In corn shelIer.
VIM. Brown, Of Middletown, N. Y.-For
improvement In horse rakrs
C. Brownlich, Of Buffalo, N. Y.-For i'm
prOvement in harvesters
Joel Bryant, Of Brooklyn, N. Y.-For improve
L. m cd ENla
John Bart, OF Hartford, Conn, and VIM. w
willard, OF syracuse, N. Y.-FOr improved con-
David Buzzell, Of Charlestown, Mass-For
calvin Cannady, Of indianapolis, Ind For
improvement in cotton cultivators.
augustus Z. Carey, OF Lynn, Mass.-For i'm
proved carpet fan sweeper "
OardneI Chilson, Of Boston, Mass.-For i'm
provement in cooking range
Everard NJ. CLARK, Of Lancaster ,-Fo, I'm,
Pf0vement In smut machines.
ID. Coiiender, Of New York, N. Y.-For
improved billiard cue tips W
w: Culver, OF Scranton, Pa For improve