Ob the 30th ultimo, District At-storney, Carrington entered a suit inthe Supreme Court of District Columbia against William A. Hammond, late Surgeon General United States, to recover 450.000 dollars, the amount. alleged the Government has been defrauded of by his blank purchase from W. A. Stephens, and supplies from, John Wyeth Brother, some ,50.000 being the amount■ f . .1 *' . 7 9 *,* , ■ • * ‘ ■ L 'y i- - ^ -• :•in the first case and 400,000 dollars in. • . . - . • vthe second.