Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-25


issued by the War Department, the following |
Academy. West Point They will report to the |
by the 31st instant:
Depsrtment Of Engineering - Lieut.. Godfrey
Department Of Et6ic.--Lieut. Herman Biggs,
Departu,ent Of spanish Brevet Second. Lieut..
Samuel r. Eocket, Corps Of Engineers; Bfevef
second Lieut. r. .. CARING. Second Artillery. ~
Military Staf--Lieut. 8. d. Holabird, Frs In
The term of service of the Brevet Second Lieu.
tenants detailed above a. assistants in the Depart
ment Of spanish, is limited to one year.
The following transfers of officers in the Second
Regiment of Artillery are approved: Lieut. Lloyd
Beal. from Light company nj to company X;
Lieut. Edward Il Plat, from company X 70 Light
The following assignments are now made of
engineer officers Lieut. X. X. Meade, on being
relieved from the Military Academy. will repair
assistant to Major ]. G. Barnard; Lieut.. G. W. c.
Lee is relieved from duty in the department of
California. and will repair to the city Of Wash
ington, and report for duty TO the chief Of his
bureau.
Leave of absence for six months, with permission
to visit Europe for the benefit of his health, is
granted to Capt. w. ID. Smith, Second Dragons,
on the special recommendation of the medical
officer.
An extension Of leave Of absence for -four months
is granted to Lieuts. Harrison and Porter Second
Cavalry.
| CASE OF RANsoNE THE FoRsER. The Interior
Department has received information from the
United States attorney Of the State Of Georgia that
Reuben r.. Ransone, who sometime since was ar
rested by special agent Of the Department on the
charge Of Transmitting false and counterfeit wri-
1 tings to the Commissioner Of Pensions with intent
to defraud. &c, who was examined and COM
mitted, and who entered into a recognizance with
1 L. al
to make his appearance. An action was there
fore duly brought on the bond and at the August
term Of the district court just closed, judgment
had been obtained in favor Of the United States
for s. 600 against VIM. Duncan. Ransone having
| fled the country, no service was effected upon
him. Duncan is stated to be perfectly solvent and
the Judgment good.
The RAIS.-The general drought of the last
| two weeks, has probably cut the corn crop Of the
| whole country short one-half. Our information
is from all quarters Of the country-North, South
| East, and West The rain of Yesterday may some
what improve the yield of the late corn, though
not sufficiently to increase it materially. It, how
ever, comes most OPPORTUNITY to aid the farmers
preparations for the fall crop, all clay uplands in
sod being baked too hard to admit Of the nser-
ton of tue plough without thorough previous
| soaking The winter-roOt crops will also profit
much from this fall of rain. Had it been DELAYED
fortnight longer in this neighborhood, they
would have probably been almost an entire fail.
| ure.
| FURTHER CONCERNING THE RECENT DEFALcA-
| TIoN.-Capt. Bowman has discovered the cond-
ton Of affairs to be such that in order to ascertai
the amount Of the alleged frauds it will be neces-
sary to telegraph to contractors furnishing mate
Il fnr Tres To-
| Of accounts of moneys actually received and prop
| erty delivered. Mai. French held the position of
confidential Assistant Engineer and Clerk for
Capt Bowman, and not Pay Clerk as has been
| reported
REPAIR OF VESSELS IN THE SERVICE OF THk
LTGHT-HoUsE BOARD The Shovelful Light YES
sci, (coast Of Massachusetts, which was removed
short time since for repairs, restored on the
Goth instant to her station; and the Cross Rip
Light vessel has been taken to the light house
dock at New Bedford 70, repairs, her place being
temporarily supplied by the Relief vessel
| APPoINrMENrs.-Thef following appointments
have been made by the President Frank Stewar,
as Surveyor Of Customs at Columbus Ky; and
| Capt. Randolph b. Marcy, 5th Infantry, a Pay
master in the Army, in place Of brevet Lieut.
| Col A. ]. Coffee, resigned
THE NEWLY APPOINTED MINIsrEP 40 CENTRAL
| AMERICA.-We understand that Prof. Dimtry.
| recently appointed by the President to this re-
| sponsible position, intends leaving this city for
| Costa Rica, with his family, on Monday, the 9Th
| Of September.
| NAVAL ORDERS .-COmmandef s W Godon
has received preparatory orders to take comma nd
Of the Mohican. Commander T. A. Hunt has re-
ceived preparatory orders to take command Of the
| Narragansett.
| RETURN Ok JUDGE BLAcx.-The Attorney Ger
eral arrived here last evening from Fayette Sprin
Pa. and has to-day resumed the duties of his DO.
| sition.
| REsiaNED.-First Assistant Engineer Roberts
| has resigned his position in the L. s. Navv
| The WRArHER.-The following report Of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
| The time of observation is about O'Clock:
| AUGUsT %, 1859.
New York, N. Y......-..raning
Philadelphia, Pa. ....clearinp up
pleasant.