Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-01

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THB DsrRIcr ArroRxEYsHiP QUESTION
The question Of who 10 United States District
Attorney for the Eastern District Of Pennsyl.
vania, has not yet come before Commissioner
Rollins in such shape a. 70 require q formal
decision, ana has not, therefore, been submit.
ted TO Attorney General Evarts for his opin.
ion, a. erroneously stated. Mr.. Rollins, in
conversation, lately asked Mr.. Ashton, As
sistant Attorney General, whether he recog.
Dized, Gilpin OF O'Neiil, and Mr.. Ashton re-
piled that he was in doubt, and had written {,
Mr.. Evarts on the SUBJECT.
THE PArRHr OFPICR.-Hon. Elisha roote,
Commissioner Of Patents, is busily engaged in
reoreanixing the business Of the Office and dis.
pensng with all unnecessary work, in order to
reduce the expenses Of the ONCE to the loves,
possible fyure. Already he has made several
changes relative to preparing the annual re.
port, printing specifications, &C., which will
greatly reduce the expenses and advance the
Interests Of the ofnce. t
i NAVAL ORDHRs. Rs.-Oommodore q. g. Boxxs,
assts the officers of the u. 8. steamer DE Soto,
have beeniAetached, and placed on waiting or.
ders.
Paymasser George Plunkett has resigned,
and his resig uation has been accepted.
The AsIATIC SQUApRoN.-A dispatch from
Admiral s. U. Rowan, commanding Asiatic
Squadron, dated Flagship Piscataqua, of
yokohama, Japan, July 1st, received at the
Navy Department this morning, announces
tnat the Piscataqua left Hong Kong on the 9Th
o. June Tor northern Ohiua and Papan, ar
rtving At Yokohama on the 2ith of June: the
store and hospital ship Idaho was at Nagasaki;
the Shenandoah was at Hong Kong: the Oueida a
M was at Hioga and Osaka; the Iroquois at Yoko-
mad been ordered to Tientsin to protect Ameri.
can interests at that place; the Aroostook was
cruising OF the Island of Formosa and the
coasts OF Annoy and Foochu; the Unadilla at
bankok, siam; the Maumee was searching for
Plratcal vessels between Canton and Hong
Kong; the Onward was under orders to pro.
ceed TO San krsncisco as soon ~ the surplus
volunteer officers within reach could be col.
lected and put on board. =.
The FouKrH OF JULY In NJAPAN.-Rear Ad.
miral 5. q. Rowan, commanding the Asiatic
squadron, writes to the Navy Department from
the flagship Piscataqua, of Yokohama, japan,
tnat on the ath OF July last the American ships
Were dressed at sunrse and salute of twenty.
one guns hred at noon. all the foreign ships OF
war in the harbor-EngIish, French and
Dutch-participa ating. The Japanese authori-
ues on shore also joined IN the celebration, and
a. salute was hred from their fort at Kanagawa
The American nag was also hoisted nm pIaca of
the Japanese ensign.
GEN. A. NJ Stout chief clerk of the Paten
ONCE, is on leave Of absence for the benefit of
his health and will not return before the
middle Of September. During the absence of
tIen: Stout, the duties OF chief clerk are being
discharged by N. w. Hilbron, Esq.
A BARK CAPTURED BY PIRArEs.-A dis.
patch was received at the Navy Department
ibis morning from Lieut.. Commander w. b.
Cushing, OF the U. s. steamer Maumee, dated
he found at Hoi How ten Europeans, com.
prising the crew of the Brennan bark Lesmona,
which had been captured by pirates on the
east coast OF Hainou, although armed with two
cannon and numbers of breech loading rifles,
revoivers, &C., while the piratical Junk carried
6nt two guns and crew of twenty Cinnamon.
ne pirates, after taking all of the cargo that
they desired, put the captain of the bark and
ms crew with number of Chinese passengers
into the coal locker, and closing the hatch
cutfied 4eN snip. The captain and his crew
manage d 70 break out and get ashore, but left
the Chinese passengers to Their fate. The
whole history Of the case, Com. Gushing states,
Is cne Of cowardice, and he was glad to And
TIT re were no Americans in the crew. Com
u after long cruise, failed to find any of the
pifats and in obedience to orders sailed for
y Yokohama.
y BREvET BRIG. GEN. Absalom Baird and
Brevet Brig. General Nelson H. Davis have
been placed subject to the orders of General
Sherman, for assignment to duty as Assistant
Inspector Generals in the Department Of Mis-.
souri,.
. INTERNAL RRvRNrR Tho ronotyte from th;.