Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-25

poin ted postal clerk ON the care between tins
city and New YORK. ..
REV. DR. PInoKssY, of the Ascensio on
Church OF this city, was in Geneva. Swttzer-
land, October letn, and left there for the United
States on Saturday last. a.
PBRsoNAL-.Seuator tor CasserIy, of California
is at the Ebhitt. 90. Hon. Leonard Myers, of
Pennsylvania. is at Wiilards'. Hon b.
T. Butleris in town. IS '.as,-- .-..-. '.- -.
APPLICATIONS FOR OFFICs.-The President
will shortly issae an order directing that all
applications for Office be made to the heads Of
the various Departments, instead OF at the
White House. Z
The PRrINBs or GIN. BILKNAP, togsther
with number OF citi zens Of Iowa TEN porarily
resident here, are making arrangements to rive
the new Secretary Of War q cordial rsce ption
ON his arrival. t-.f.. atH ...H
THE MIssIeefPPI ELBCTIoN.-Capt James
W. Weir, Brevet Captain Ephraim wilhems,
First Lieut.. John Pulford, and Brevet Can.
Tain Alanson E. Niles. U. 5. Army, have been
assigned to duty in connection with the regis.
tration and election in Mississippi.
THE UNITED STATES CouRf OF CT AIMS re-.
Chief Justics Casey, Associate Justices Loring
and Milligan being present. Judge Peck is
absent on account OF illness, and Judge N otis
ont Of town.
Hon. THOMAS EWING, sR. who was taken
suddenly i'll on Friday, while engaged in ar.
gunent before the United States Supreme
Court. 10 rapidly improving, and it is thought.
he will soon be able to resume the practice Of
h "a urofess;ou
COUNTERPART COUPON OF the SIX per cent
fve-twenty bonds issued under the act of Feb.
ruary IS, 1863, has been detected at the Treasury
department. These counterfsits, which are
Autographs, are exceedingly well done, and
are calculated to deceive. 20 " ~
A COMMITTEE from the MARYLAND Agr,euI.
taral society aad Msryland Instfeuse. hsaAeA
by VIM. p. Smith, Esq, visited the President
his morning and extended to him an in vitation
% attend the Maryland Agricultural Fair at
Baltimore on Friday next.
APPLICANTS YoR PosITIoNs IN THE NAyr
YARps.-In conseq uenee OF the great rush upon
pioyment in the Navy.yards, he has been COM
pelled to refuse all interviews tor that pur-
pose, and refer the applicants TO the Command
ants OF the various Yards.
TRIAsURER SPINNYR's report shows that in
comparing the receipts and expe ndi. ures of the
treasury for the six months ending September
3Oth. 1s69 with the same period In the year 1865,
the receipts have increased s1p.a33 .ss3 OF, and
the expenditures decreased ss6,eol Oi4 50, total
Of s5s, U3i,967 % in favor Of the government.
TIE CONGRESSIONAL SELECT UoxEurrEE on
A svr&oH hal
sessions at New York Boston and Portland,
manship Of Mr.. Burlington, the member from
that district. The committee adjourned from
there to meet at Philadelphia or the first Tues.
day in December next. atf- "1f
CARLoTTA PATTI, OF a family by habit and
taste musical, and who left this country for
Europe with an established reputation -
true artist, did not wrap her talent in napkn,
but returns TO us with her powers strengthened
by careful and uaceasing culture. 1t Is grasi.
Tying to the public who first recognized genuine
talent in her to know that she returns to the
arena where her first effort was m ade with all
the blushing hono.s of her European tour thick
upon her, and we predict crowded house on
the occasion Of her concert in this city.
THE ST. Louis people admit that the Capt.
tal-mo wing convention has not been a success
OF itself, or productive Of suspicious results,
They conoede that 1t was gotten up In the
interest OF q few land SPECTATORS, prominent
among whom is Mr.. l.. n. Reayis, one Of the
officers of the body; and the st. Louis Comic
Weekly, German paper, of Friday last pub.
lished cartoon represenung Reavis engaged
in removing the Capitol, and Undertaking TO do
other jobs OF The same KIND neatly and with
"A ThS tol fcs tohs Raa avSs
back, en- route from Washington 70 81. Louis.
THE CASE OF CAPT. MuNRoB, OF THE MA.
RTHs CoRPs.-The record, findings, and sen.
tsnce OF the Naval Court marital recently In
session at Pensacola, Florida, for the trial of
Capt. Frank Munroe, OF the Marine Corps,
heretofore referred to in THE STAR have been
reviewed by Secretary Robson, and general
order will be issued in day or two promulga-
Ting the same. The sentence OF the court is,
that he be dismissed from the service, but in
consideration OF his. previous good conduct
and character, the sentence has been mitigated
to suspension from rank, command, and duty
on furlough pay. for the period OF three years.
rH8 YxRGIR CAsE-DxcIsIoN OF THE
SUPREME CoURr.-In the United States
Supreme Court this morning Chief Justics
Chase delivered the opInion Of the Court upon
the question OF Jurisdiction IN the case Of
YergeE. deciding mat this court had jufisdic-
don in the case, and would hear arguments
upon the petitions OF Yereer for writs OF
ha5eas Corpus and eerfiosad. 1t will be remem.
bered that Yergef was tried and con.
victed OF murder before . military CON-
mission in Mississippi but IN July last
Colonel Phillips and J. n. Carlisle, Esq,
his counsel, made APPLICATION to Chisf
Justice Chase for . writ Of habeas corpus.
Upon agreement hstWssn the Attorney Gen.
eral and deisnaanrs counssl the case wss 10.
ferred TO the fnll bench Of the Supreme Court,
the Attorney General holding that the Chief
Jushcs haA no authority to issue the writ. The
case was brought before the court accordingly
and the question Of Jurisdiction argued, the
Attorney General contending that ths court
could not Issue the writ. bnt by the decision
this morning the contrary 10 desermineA. and
the court Will therefore hear arguments on the
pettion Of the defendant. Associate Justice
Swsyns dIssented.