The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-25

WASHINGTON, May "a, 1859.
Persons leaving the United States for France by way
Havre, must necessarily have their passports used by
the French Consul at the port from which they sail.
Those for the continent by way Of England and who may
60 TO London, will have their passports vised by the
American legation whatever may be their destination
Persons gong the Spanish West Indies will have their
passports red by the Spanish Consul at the port from
which they Sail. NAturazed citizens applying for pass
ports send to the State Department their naturaza
ton papers, which wa be returned them together with
description of their persons THIS all that
Since the commencement Of the present administration
about Ia 900 passports have been issued at the State de
psrtment and they issued at the rate Of from
forty to sixty day.
Colonel Stepoe Captains Carr and Palmer and Leuten-
Pegram have obtained leave Of absace with permits
sion 70 visit Europe Although it is probable they will
observe the warke movements they go thther pri-
vate individually and the order Of this government
q Board Of Observation.
The steamers Memphis and Atlanta have been put out
Of commission, and the Chaplin has been ordered here
lake the place of the Water Wtcn a freight boat be
tween the Washington and Gosport navy yards
FIX Commissioner Bowlin has been suddenly called to
Missouri by the severe illness Of his brother
The War Department has ordered armed escort to
the trains with army supplies from apprehended attacks
received Of the necessity Of such protection.
Attorney General Black to-day decided the questions
submitted TO bm by the State Department the claims
Of Captain W. Perkins against the Russian
This decision settles the right of Captain Perkins to
under his contracts to furnish $50 tons of powder
ana IS 0C0 stand of Some unmportant questions
were not fully disposed of, but the integrity OF such
contracts s fully maintained. The entire amount in
volved is about 1886 000 which will probably paid
the return Of the Russian Minister who daily expected
from Europe. This decision has, it is considered, most
important bearing upon the supplying Of munitions
of war to foreign governments engaged in warfare The
counsel Of Mr. Perkins Attorney General Cush
ing, ex-senator Cooper and Joseph b. Stewart.
The Patent Office to-day reissued to Horace Il. Day,
assignee Of Tysr Helm, patent for improvement tn
the manufacture of India rubber goods by Of
compounds.
thorough reconnaissance OF all the mail routes being
made with the view of curtament every point where
practicable without serious detriment to the public:
while in many the service has been altogether dis
continued in others the number Of trips has
from daily TO triweekly, and from tr weekly to weekly
&C. Acting on this principle, the Post Office Department
has, within the last two months effected annual saving
of about million and half OF dollars exclusive Of FIVE
hundred thousand saved by the refusal of the Postmaster
General TO put into operation the nearly seven hundred
routes created in 1885, but for the support of which no
appropriation made The work of curtailment
is still progressing. 1t is not probable that the ser
vice will be curtaied any Of the railroad lines
The six acting midshipmen who dismissed from
the navy for being participants in the arng and feather
ing Of their comrades at the Naval Academy April last
have been renststed 10 their former positions.
Meeting OF the Church Antl-Slavery Society.
BosroS, May "a, 1859
The first anniversary OF the Church avery Society
was held today-Rev. J. G. Webster presided.
Addresses were made by Rev. j. N. Murdock, Rev. Mr.
Mccormick, Of Ohio; Rev Gilbert Haven Of Cambridge;
Hon. Amasa Walker. Rev. E. Haven and others.
Rev Gilbert Haven advocated the right of the church
TO interfere with the of slavery and prevent the