Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-13
Washington News.


Justice to Mr. Zantzinger, it being very DIM
cult to treat such a subject properly until the
accounts in question had been finally auditea'
In this case, this has at length been DONE ana
the Auditor shows balance due from Mr. Il.
of little over $40 200. This balance is due
on account of the balance due on the amount |
placed in his hands by the State Depart
ment. on account of the Portugal indemnity |
fund The Secretary of State, we learn mas
demanded the instant payment OF this balance.
Mr. Zantzinger, through his agent, Is un-
derstood to allege that the Government
should look to Corcoran Riggs forit having,
some time since, received his check on their
house for that amount, after they had certified
that there was that sum due z. upon his ac-
count with them for this Portugal indemnity
money. 1t seems that c. & r. refuse to pay
the check, because Mr. Y. has oyerdrawn on
another account. The Secretary of State re-
fuses to look to Mr.. Zantzinger's bankers for
this balance, and has probably made up his
mind to direct the District Attorney to take
the case in hand, under the Sub-treasury law,
on Monday unless the balance is liquidated
! according to his own view of the manner In
| which it should be settled, ere , p. IN. Of that
day
| 1t seems that this indemnity money has not
vet been in the treasury. Mr.. Webster drew
it through Corcoran Riggs, and directed
them. on receiving it, to place it to the credit
| of Mr.. Zantzinger on whom the duty OF pay
ING j, over to the distributes was devolved
| Mr. Zantzingel's agent, we hear, demands
| that the Comptroller of the Treasury shall
| certify to Mr.. rs Indebtedness on this ac-
| count in the sum struck as the balance by the
| Auditor, while the Secretary of State con-
| tends that the Comptroller has nothing to do
with the matter, the indemnity money never
having yet been in the treasury; and. further,
that a failure to pay it on demand, whether it
has ever been in the treasury or not is viz
| tual infraction of the sub-treasury law, to be
80 treated by him Immediately. The differ
ence seems to be one of form, it not being
alleged that the money is not due to the De-
7partment If we understand it properly, the
Secretary holds T. responsible far it, while
| Zantzinger insists that the Government must
| now look to his bankers for the money. We
presume that the money will certainly be
paid.
| AN IMPORTANT QUESTION SETTLED.-RecentIy
! application was made from WatertOwn, n. j.:
| to the Government, to demand the extradltion
of an individual named Arson Wing, who had
| fled from tn at quarter to Canada with charge
of larceny hanging over him. The Attorney
| General has had the questions involved under
| consideration and we have reason to believe.
decides that larceny is not crime under
which we can demand extradition under the
treaty of 1S4l He has probably further adj
vised against making an application in any
! case for the body of our fugitives from justice,
who may not be charged with some crime es-
pecialIy enumerated i'll the list of the offences
| found in the treaty this government having
heretofore refused to return fugitives de-
manded on other charges. There is ma
tional political necessity for strict adherence
to this ruling, which must forcibly strike all
who realize how much trouble government
of the Old World may give us. if we once begin
to sire oh the number of pretences under which
|
who have reached our shore.
New NAVAL STOREKEEPER AT WASHING
roN.-This appointment was this morning
conferred on F. McNerhany, Esq, of his city
There were more than a dozen applicants for
it. among them being many gentlemen who
would have gracei the position in all respects
We are sorry to say that the contest for the
place, however. gave rise to much singing
! of slush' upon the character and standing of
more or less of the aspirants and their respec-
tive hackers. However, in the selection of
Mr.. McNerhany. We feel assured that the Sec
rotary of the Navy has, emphaticalIy, met the
! wish of large majority of the citizens of
! Washington without distinction of party. lie
! is a young man of fine talents and attainments
wholly self made and exceedingly popular
even among his political opponents, though
| always very active political partizan. His
competency is admitted to be equal to that of
any gentleman who sought the position.
AN OFFICER DEAD.-Second Lieut. Joseph
| T. Halle. second infantry, died at Thompson
Conn. not long since, according to official in
formation received at the War Department.
A CANDIDATE - AGINH THE WORLD From
letters received here this morning from St
Louis, it appears that Colonel Bentons friends
in Missouri, are already preparing to bring
him out1or the Presidency in 1856 against all
parties and all conventions
COMMODORE SHUBRICk'S DISPATCHES BY
Mr.. PAuLDISc, OF THE Fulton, represent the
condition of the fishing grounds squadron,
and the apparent aspect of affairs in that
quarter, in very favorable light, we appre-
bend.