Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-09-23


WARRINGTON, Sept. 23d.-A dispatch to-day
from New Yosk asking the acting Postmastef
General tMr. King) IL the contract with Mr. John
son for carrying the California mails bad been
partIneDt looks 10 Mr.. johnson TO fulfil his con-
tract for carrying the mails from both New York
and New Orleans but Ina case Of his failure it has
made arrangements for their certain conveyance
from the former city on the 5th Of October. The
report thefefore, Of provisional arrangement
with Com. Vanderbilt Is doubtless reliable, %
Tar az the service from New York 10 concerned.
His bid for the service from both cities was but
few Thousand dollars less than that Of johnson.
have To state npOn the authority Of army en-
GERS here that the report that am cable relations
don't subsist between Generals Scott and Harvey
Is erroneous.
The new seats or slips In the House hall are Of
oak with massive cast iron supporters, SO fastened
into the flooring that the plan cannot possibly he
changed until recess Of Congress.
The Associated Press Dispatch says:
WASHINGTON Sept, Notwithstanding the
failure of Congress TO make an appropriation for
the service of the Postoice Department the latter
has so far been enabled To transact its business
without serious difficulty. However. the balance
due to contractors up to the list of July after de-
dncting the z usual collections from postofices,
and from ana after that time the entire amount of
their pay must be suspended until Congress shall
provide the necessary relief
The first quarterly service of contractors for the
year commencing on the LIST of July last will not
nave been performed, ~ ent'tle them to pay,
until the LIST Of October, and by the terms Of their
contracts sixty days more must elapse before their
account can be finally settled, which will post
pone the day Of payment till the LIST of December.
within less than week from the reg Mar ineetin
Of Congress. According to the contracts. pay
ments are due I'm November for the quarter end
ing on the Both Of September, and in February for
the quarter ending 3lst of December.
Senator Bigler's recent visit here was with re-
ference to the affiirs of his brother who is our
minister TO Chill
The Spanish minister will soon leave w ashiny-
ton for New York tn remain a month.
IL In New York, Oh Tuesday, Mr.. William
Lane, the transfer and foreign note clerk of the
Fulton Bank, was arrested on a charge of embez-
cling $50, 432 10 Of the funds Of the institution
Lane, 1t is said, admits the accusation, and lie
accompanied the police to a house which he mad
hired in west Nineteenth street, where between
$1,000 and Sc 900 worth of jeweiry, that had been
purchased with the stolen money and bestowed
upon young woman, with whom he sustai ned
close relations, was recovered A private stable
Of the prisoner, in Lexington avenue, near TWEEN
teth street, also yielded up several thousand dol
ltrs worth of the distracted funds in the form VI
four valuable horses, a variety of stylish carriages
ahd seighs, and expensive harness. With these
appliances, Mr.. Lane asserts that he experiences
no di ficulty in bagulling his leisure in using
the money. HIS is a married man, but childless
and lived at his fathers house in Fourteenth ST.
Justice Osborn committed him to the Tornbs to
await examination OH the charge.