Evening star., 1869-08-12

COMMISSIONER DELANO left here this morn.
ing for Sandy Springs, Nd having been called
there by the sudden illness Of Mrs. Deiano.
q MMANDRR JOSH WALTERS has been de-
tschsd from the command Of the Cyane and
placed on waiting orders.
MAYOR BoxRS returI ed to This city from
hts short trip tc Cape May last evening, aad is
attending to the duties Of his Office to- day
GEHRAL La ROCHE, the Haytien Minister.
has purchased from this Government the
steamer Pequod, for Salnave, the President O.
Hayti, for TIE sum Of $4,000.
ADMIRAL HoFF will go to New Y ork, in stead
of to Portsmouth, N. H. and he's ordered to
transfer his crew from the Contoocook to the
Severn.
THH REPORTS made to the Secretary OF the
Treasury Of the recent frauds in the New
Orleans custom house do not implicats Senator
Kellogg, newspaper publications to the con.
trary Notwithstanding.
ONE THOUSAND sEGARs, from a San Fran.
cisco firm, packed in glass boxes OF 100 each,
with the monogram Of the President on each
box, and the small end Of each cigar finished
with gold leaf, have arrived here addressed to
the President.
JUDGE DENT, il is said, will ssstick,- and if
nominated for Governor of Mississippi by the
Conservative Republicans he will accept; and
II any one else is nominated, he will enter
actively Into the campaign in support of the
nominee, whoever he may be.
EXECUTION OF AMERICANS IN CUEA-The
dispatches from Admiral Hoff with regard to
the execution Of American citizens at Santiago
de Cuba were for warded by the Navy Depart.
ment to the State Department, and are now
held by the latter.
The SPANISH MINISTER is represented TO
have protested against any further detention of
Spanish gunboats, or acts intended u deter
their complexion, upon such ground as that
alleged. He claims that they are designed for
warfare against the Cuban insurgents, and not
against Peru.
II. NJ. TURNER, the colored Postmaster at
Macon, Ga, was yesterday suspended by the
President, who appointed John II. Washing
ton, the old incumbent. In his stead. The
President also appointed Mrs Martha NJ NJ
ban Postmistress at Elkton, Nd, 70 fll the va.
cancy caused by the decease of her husband
IHR MEXICAN CLAIMS COMMISSION yester-
day perfected the rules and regulations TOR
heir government, and then ad iourned until tha
hrst Monday in December. In the meantime
claimants are to file their memorials and pre-
pare arguments to support them. Memorials
as we'll as arguments are 10 be presented in
Writing.
RAPID SETTLEMENT OF THE PCBLIC LANDS
IN ARKANsAs.-Commissio Wilson, of the
General Land Ofice, has lust received returns
fIom 'he local Offices at WsshInyton, Little
ROCK and Clarksyille, Arkansas, showing that
during the past month 15i farms, embracing
l2,7Se acres, were added to the productive area
OF that State under the operation of the home
stead law.
MINING CLAIMs.-The Commissioner of the
General Land Office has Just transmitted 70
district officers at Central City, Colorado, the
patent in favor Of Peter q. johnson for his
claim OF 500 feet on the EIlieth Lode, in Gregory
Ginning District, q lpin county, Colorado. This
is one of the earliest applications for patents
under the mining act. Several others will
shortly be acted ON.
A CIRCULAR has been sent by the Com mis-
sisner OF the General Land OHice to all re-
ceivers of public moneys connected with the
public lands, requiring them to promptly
deposit their receipts whenever at the end of
the month or quarter they amount to $4,000.
Should they neglect to do so, their attention
will be called to the fact by telegraph, the ex-
pense Of which, together with the reply, will be
charged TO the account OF the delinquent Off.
cial. These requirements, which are In COM
pliance with the Treasury regulations, are now
especially enforced, in conseq renee OF the large
amount Of money coming In from the sales OF
the public lands,
THI PRESIDENT ON THE POLITICAL SIT
UATIoN IL TBxAs.-Among the visitors at the
Executive Mansion yesterday was Judge
Frank Merriman, OF Texas. The President, it
is reported. "con graduated him upon the bright
prospect Of affairs in that State, both m ateriaI
and political, observing that they had two good
candidates for Governor, and the people ought
TO be satisfied with Tire election of either, bnt
that whatever choice they made, If the success
fri party in good faith obey the reconstruction
laws, and send good and loyal men to Con-
gress, they would materially advance Their
prospect for an early restoration to the Union,
and final peace and prosperity" We give the
alleged result of this interview for what iti
worth and without vouching for Its correct.
ness.
POSTAL ROUTE AGINCIRs.-The Postmaster
General has made the following appointments
of postal route agents since our last report: F.
Kansas, vice H. @. Olney, resigned; Henry
Booth, between Atlanta, Ga, ana Montgomery,
Ala vice H. H. Craig, transferred; ]. Il. Har.
rison, between Evansville, Ind, and Cairo,
LII vice Charles Y. Pickett, removed: Valen.
tyne Dycke, between Crestline, Ohio, and
Chicago, ILL.,, vice George +. Edison, removed;
VIM. w. Marks, between Harrisburg and at.
lanta, Pa, vice Isaac H. Hildebrand, removed
Thomas McNarny, between Bsnzinger and
L.oekhaveD, Ra. vice Henry Porter, declined;
Henry Hunter Craig, between Atlanta, Ga,
and Montgomery, Ala, to that between Mont.
gomery and Mobile, Ala, vice L. 5 Berry, de.
clined.
VICE PRIsIDRHT OOLPAx.-Governor Blais.
dell, Mayor Adams, judges Bald win and
Whitman and other leading citizens of
Virginia City. Nevada, met Vice President
Colfax Tuesday morning and escorted him and
his party to Carson, where the Vice President
was greeted with q most cordial reception in
The evening. Judge Whitman introduced
Vice President Colfax to the citizens. who
made one Of his most able and eloquent
,peechee. He referred TO his former visit four
Bears ego, and contrastsd the weary week
ook TO make 1t then With the spsedl ana COM
'ort with which he had now made the trip over
he Pacific Railroad in one Of Pullmans cars
md spoke with great effect Of the vast re.
,ources nroOress power and I'm I'm ro oIorv of