Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-03-09

man of that committee since the foundation of
the Government Personally, he is a high
toned gentleman, and politically he has long
been leading Indiana Democratic politician.
His selection for the position mentioned above
will be well received indeed throughout the
great West
A CANVASS OrESED.-On Monday last Mr..
ii. W. Thomas, the opposition nominee for
Congress in the neighboring (seventh) Con-
gressional district of Virginia. Mr.. VIM Smith
the (Democratic) incumbent, and Mr. Henry
Shackleford, another Democratic candidate
for the same position, all addressed the people
of Prince William county, Virginia, after the
meeting of their county court.
The attendance was very large, and all three
speeches are represented ms having been very
able and highly applauded by those present
who are said to have been about equally di
vided in favoring the three candidates. The
Democrats present subsequently held meet
| ing, and a majority voted against holding a
Congressional convention. 1t now seems to be
understood that there will be no Democratic
convention held for the district, from present
appearances. Mr.. Shackleford will probably
lead Mr.. Smith considerably in the Democratic
| vote.
| CONFIRNATIONS By THE SENArE.-The Senate
has confirmed Patrick III. Downey. Collector of
the Customs for the district of San Pedro, Cali
fornia; Martin Russell, Surveyor of the Gus
toms, at Troy, New York Henry N. Dowd,
ditto, at Albany, New York
1t is also stated, unofficially, that the Senate
has confirmed the appointment of Alexander
III. Zevely, as Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral of Chas. C. Weller, as Postmaster at San
| Francisco California; and of Mr.. Vaudeville,
\ as Surveyor General in California and that
Mr.. Potter is renominated for the Collectorship
of Toledo, Ohio
THE SENATE.-On the day before yesterday,
it was tactly understood in the Senate cham
Der that the body would separate to-day. The
lamented death of Postmaster General Brown
il, however, said to have induced the President
to intimate wish that the session should not
be terminated until after the funeral shall have
| taken place; or in other words, until after the
nomination of a new Postmaster General shall
have been made and acted upon. So, it is
hardly possible that the current extra session
will end before to-morro evening, or that oil
the day after
| EX-SENATOR JONES, OF IowA.-We have
every reason to believe that the President has
rendered to this distinguished gentleman one
of the most important foreign missions, as our
relations with the outside world now stand
Yet we question whether Mr.. j. will accept a
position under the Government at this time,
| knowing, as we do, his ardent desire to render
efficient service in the work of reinstating the
Democratic party in the ascendency in the State
| he has so long represented in the Senate of the
| United States.
p. She was yesterday nominated and con-
frmed to be U. S. Minister to Bogota. His
nomination was entirely unsolicited and it is
not known that he will accept
| RATIFIED.-The Senate yesterday ratified
the Cass-Hcrran treaty with a proviso that
persons who have not yet presented their
claims against the Government of New Ora
NADIA, may have an opportunity to do so at any
time previous to the final action on this treaty
by the Congress of that nation. The Washing
ton and Oregon Indian treaties were also rati-
fed by the Senate.
| ADJoURNED.-The Board of Army Of6oers
called together several days ago by order of
! Secretary Floyd, to devise means for reducing
the expenditures of that branch of the public
service, adjourned yesterday afternoon. They
| have not yet made a report.
NOMISATED.-As we go to press, we have sal
isfed oursclf that Judge Joseph Holt, of Ker-
lucky now Commissioner of Patents, had been
nominated to the Senate for Postmaster en-
eral an hour before.
CONFIRMED.-The denomination oil the Hon.
Emery ID. Potter to be Collector of Customs at
Toledo, Ohio, was confirmed by the Senate this
morning.
| The ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DHATH-At
noon, to-day an Executive message to the Senate
announcing the death of the late Postmaster
General Brown was sent TO the Capitol
The WEArHER.-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 Z clock:
MARCH ., 1859.
| New York, N. Y......... clear, pleasant
| Ihlaueiphid' Ia......... clear. pleasant
Baltimore, Md. clear cool.
| Washington, ID. Co.,. clear wind NV.
| hlchinond, ga............ clear, pleasant
| It"IsDulg, Nd..-......... Clear ID.
| Nor1olk, va. .............. 50. wind n.
| Lynchburg, Va............ clear, SD.
knoxville, rem. cloudy, Is.
| Dilstol, Ienn. ........... cloudy, AZ.
! Chattanooga, Tenn. cloudy, 4S'.
| Wilmington. N .C........ clear, cool.
Raleigh, C.. clear, SOP:
CCoIu,hnla, >; G:.......... lear, cold.