Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-08
Items TeIrsrnphed from Washington.

WASHING roy, jane The State Department
IL receiving Letters from leading commercial men
IN various sections Of tine country and also from
Tie Chamber OF Commerce Of New SorL md tLa
Board OF Trade Of Boston. urging the Government
In the event Of the extension of hostiIti,s I'm I'm
.Spc, 10 Increase 'iie Mediterranean squadron with
Tue view 10 protect our commerce in that sen Tho
nns|ttied condition Of the maritime neutral ri0Lts
AitsuOi ~ referred 10 rs requiring speedy action
M subject Is now under advisement only the
HiMchIty III the way Of augInentin9 our force in
tue Mediterranean Is the Necessity OF KEEPING nm \
strong force in other quarters r.
Mr.. De Graw, Of OtSego, has the contract for
ffecun9 the Marine Barracks on Flushing avenue
Brooklyn, at $50 TOO. The Official estimates were
SS,tAO for the same work
The following is a list Of l. $ Army Officers
who have PERMISSION TO 20 beyond tie United
Sles. with The understanding that they are to put
themselves In communication with the antagOniz-
my armies In Italy, to note military onrr1
lions, viz: Colonel w. w. I.orinp mounted rItIe
men; Lieut.. Col. e. b. Crittenden mounted rifles:
Major u a. III. Blake. first Dragons; Major n
Br-werton. of engineers; Brevet 1t Colonel = j
StrptOe, 9TH infantry; Brevet Major II n Toner
OF eng lneers; Captain II. B. Clitz, 3D. infantry;
captain j. A Palmer. I'd cavalry; Brevrt t'ont.in
~ seymour, LIST artillery; LIST Lieut.. Geo w. Carr
9Th infantry Lieut.. J. c. Kelton 9Th infantry. Isl
Lieut. John Pegram, I'd Dragons
The Associated Press dispatch saws.
The representatives of tile several sontharn ,,,I
road companies have again been in consultation
with tue proper officers OF the Post Office Denayt
ment, and left here to-day for Philadelphia, where
ives OF the railroad companies whose lines extend
from w ashlnStOn TO New York. Their business
is To arrange terms and schedules for carving the
mails between New Orleans and New York with
certainty ahd increase Of speed. At present the
failures are so frequent as TO demand a new ar
fdngement such as Is now proposed
The mere declaration Of an intention 10 become
hCIuL-n OF the United States does not entitl- the
P,sSh making II TO a Passport. and Of this fact a
vi "pPhcants have recently been informed
appears 10y the records Of the Land Otfice that
nsds H5s received ,lI5. 100 acres of the nubIc
i.nuS 10 a,d IN the construction of the Cairo and
iuitoi ralirOdd IN that State, besides another m
stalment Of swamp land ''"'' o''o'lei III
gentleman just arrived here from, I-,,h ,,.
sents the people there as in an excited sn5 ,Ih
lent condition bOrderin ny on rebellion md hu
tLr ProclaIn2tiOn Of GOV. Cumming with g., -.
10 Distressing tlie various parties Of Mnrmons ="
senbled Ia military capacity in the mount,ins
surrounding Salt Lake. These parties he So.
are portion OF the militia called out by the Coov
<rnor Go resist the entrance Of the government
City i1Ae
The Mormons are being augmented monthly by
Tie arrival II foreign converts and civil law hav-
Failed to answer It's purpose IL is the opinion
h Intelligent ''GentileS" in that Territory that
Pt;ice can only he preserved by strong military
RUE, or blOodshed be avertnd by fayoring the
IsmoVai Of the MOrmons beyond the jurisdiction
OF The federal authorities