Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-30


know that this issue of our paper did the bu-
siness of this banking scheme of the estimable
but visionary General. II so aroused public
opinion as to compel the legislature-eager
as many of its members were to dip into
the 5000, o0O-to put back the temptation.
However, we write now on this subject, be-
cause oil who desire the true prosperity of our
country are really interested in the termina.
ton of the Texas bond question now in issue
here. Texas. under the financial guidance of
General Hamilton, has ever been q repudia-
ting State, and at present when she is literal
ly without shadow of excuse for such con-
duct, and with money at command for the
honest liquidation other honest debts-money
!gtren to her for that purpose by the Govern
ment of the United States; she repudiates them
under his scaling scheme for the benefit of the
defunct United States band, Holford, of Lon
don, and the State bank of Alabama, DC.
The whole public of this country are interested
in forcing Texas to deal honestly with her
small creditors: inasmuch rs the debt-paying
States of the Union are made to pay once in
five years, every dollar owed abroad by the
defaulting States. Money in Europe on I'M
doubted security is plentiful at from two to
three per cent. per annum Yet our very
best securities pay for it from five to eight
on American credit generally, by the conduct
of Texas under such financial advice as she
has had, and her sister regulators. This Diff
ference in interest pays up the sum total of
their defalcations about once in five years
out Of tie pockets of our honest deJt-payimg
feHov- citizens, however. Not long since,
General Hunt, of Texas, went North to Dor
row money for a Texas railroad, with pros
pectus upon which he could have gotten mil
lions on millions but for the fact that capital
lists knew we'll that Legislature who passed
the famous scaling law, might be expected to
turn round and repudiate this railroad char
ter as soon as they had made it the means of
getting honest folks money into their clutches.
Now, the sooner Texas adopts different inan
cial scheme, the better for all concerned. At
any rate, we do hope and pray that there may
be nothing in the law of the United States
compelling the General Government to become
a party to the shameful frauds on common
honesty involved in the manner in which Tex
as propose at present to settle with her bond
holders.
The RECENT KILLING OF MAJOR ARNOLD
OF THE SECOND DRAGONS BIZ ASST. (ARNY)
SURGEON SrEISER.-We have history Of this
horrible affair by private letter direct from
Fort Graham, Texas, where it occurred
1t seems that Steiner and Lieut.. Bingham,
from drinking, fell to quarrelling, so disturb
ing the garrison as to compel the commander,
Major Arnold, to 60 to them, and order them
to their respective quarters. Steiner then
told A. that if he placed him under arrest,
he would kill him. This threat being taken
as a mere ebullition of passion, Arnold took
their respective quarters. On the next day,
when they had time to cool their passions,
Arnold sent the Adjutant Of the post with an
order to arrest both They were found at
Lieut.. Bingham's quarters, apparently about
to renew the quarrel. Steiner, on reading
the order for his arrest, gave himself up, and
again remarked that he would kill any man who
should arrest him. and desired to see Arnold,
The Adiutant advised him not to go over to
AS quarters. least he might commit himself
by using violent and insubordinate language.
But he persisted in going there. In few
moments, the Adjutant heard pistol shots
there-six-and, rushing over, found Arnold
laying weltering in his blood in the passage
between his two rooms. Steiner had fired four
shots, each of which had taken effect, and
Arnold had fired two, neither Of which hit s.
Arnold lived but fifteen minutes after being
shot Steiner had escaped when the Ad-
jutant entered, but he re-arrested him O.
few moments afterwards, saying that he
deliver himself up to the civil authori-
ties. He is now in custody at the post.
Mrs. Arnold was in the Majors quarters, and
probably saw the whole ARRAY. Steiner's
offence is punishable with DEATH of course,
under martial law, and we take it for granted
that he will be forthwith court martialed. un-
less the civil authorities take him by writ of
Aabeas corpus out of the hands of tho mill
tary-and afterwards, if the law courts fail
to convict him.
Some years since, Steiner cut Texan citi-
zen, with whom he quarrelled in billiard
room, almost to pieces with bowie knife, his
antagonist using similar weapon. He after
wards cured the Texans wounds In that af-
fair he WAS thought to he justified He ia Dro
verbally, one of the most skilful surgeons in
the service, and so devoted to his profession,
that during the Mexican war, after he had
sufficiently attended to the wounded on the
American side, he was in the habit of gting
over among the Mexicans and dressing and