Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-14
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

fore again take it up. The principal claim
ant against the canal company is Mr.. Iiora-
ito Biselow, of Boston, who leading repre-
sentative here ia the Hon. Albert Smith, ex-
member from Maine Mr.. Abner Sherman, of
Ontonagan, Michigan, also another heavy
claimant, has been here for some time. The
Hon. Alexander W. Buel, ex-member from
Michigan, is his main agent. The purpose Of
these parties is to get the Government to give
them the lands in question, on tho ground of
informality in the original locations made by
the canal company under authority Of an &C;
of Congress. Agents of these claimants fol-
lowed up the locator on the part of the COM
pany, and relocated his most valuable seloc-
tons, in the hope of getting the executive
branch of the Government to do away with the
act of Congress in permitting the company to
make its selections. If they succeed they will
make grand haul indeed. However, it strikes
US that their game is rother too strong for sue
cess in Washington, in these stringent times.
THE NEW REVENUE CUTTERS prove to be In
all respects capital vessels, not only in their
hulls and rigging, but in their outfit, We
question, from what We learn, whether their
equals were ever before in the Government
revenue service. 1t is conceived on all hands
that much of their superiority is due to the
unremitted labors of VIM. Handy, ESQ, who
has charge of the revenue cutter branch Of the
affairs of the Treasury Department., under
| the immediate supervision of the Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury to the improve
ment of which he has devoted himself
with assiduity for years past. The service
owe him much Indeed, they know it; as tes-
| tilted few days ago by the presentation to
| him on the part of the revenue officers, of
substantial testimonial of their gratitude and
| regard.
A MISTAKE OF WASHINGTON LETTER
WRITER. BY way Of fulfilling our purpose of
| clearing awaytheclond ofmisstatcmentss ocon-
stantly lowering around public men and pub.
| licmeasures, so as to make it almost impossible
for the public to see either as they really are,
We have to call attention to the fact that it is
not true that the Secretary of War has signi-
fed directly or even indirectly to any persons
in Mississippi or elsewhere, his willingness to
| leave the Cabinet to become candidate for the
L. 5. Senate against General FoOte, or any
one else. We have taken pains to obtain in
| formation to justify this positive assertion on
our part, because We perceive the silly story
| reiterated in correspondence of the Baltimore
SIN and Philadelphia Ledger, since we cor
rectcd it.
| ARNOLD WENTWORTH, THE SUICIDE.-The
crime of Arnold Wentworth who has just COM
mitted suicide in Jail in Maine, was in the act
of altering the certificate Of the town clerk of
the town of New Gloucester. Me, fixing the date
of the death of Sarah Eveleth widow of John
Wentworth, from the year 1927 to 1887, so as to
bring her case within the act of July 4th, 1886.
without which she would cot have been enti-
tied to pension. Had her death occurred at
the date of the certificate as altered, her child
rem lone of whom the suicide was) would have
been entitled to So, $50 He destroyed himself
Immediately after his arrest; the Pension Bu-
reau not yet having received news of the exc
cution of their instructions fer his arrest His
| fraud was discovered before his vllany was
successful.
The EFFECT OF THE CURRENT PoLICY OF THE
REDEMPTION OF UNITED STATES SroCks.-The
following is from a letter from an eminent
inancier in the commercial Capital of the
| United States:
| "NEw YORK, Nov IL, 1853.
1.-THE wisdom of the Treasury Department
in advertising to take up and pay the public
debts and its full effect upon the general credit
of our country has not yet been properly laid
| before the world. | believe if the Depart
ment had not acted as they have. that We
would have seen more distress and ruin in
| this awful pressure in money affairs we are
now passing through, than the country would
| get over for years This measure and this
alone, has prevented the security of the coun
try held abroad from being returned to Us in
| floods
The New REVENUE CrTTERs.-The follow
| ing is an extract from letter written by the
Commander of the Jefferson Davis, dated Off
Sandy Hook, November 10th, just before part
ing with the pilot outside the Davis being
! on her voyage to the Pacific csast:
I'VE are off and the Davis goes like q
scared dag How shall stop her!
No cutters like these we're ever in the ser
| vice; they move off admirably, and all the
| officers on board are pleased with them-Fra-
| ger Co, to the contrary notwithstanding
No cutters were ever fitted out so faithfully.
| although I say it. Everything necessary on
board, all of the first quality; which has ne
| YER been the ease before, although We have
always paid the hi hest price Now We have
Sood articles, and, | suppose, good price. ::
but good prices we were bound to have any
way, | suppose; still | do not know of any
one article, that more than the market price
is charged. Had such been the case, you
may depend 1 would not have approved the
bill
The movements Of both vessels, (the Davis
and Marcy exceed our most sanguine expcc-
tatiOns.'
NAVY OFFICERS RESIGNED, DETACHED, AND
ORDERED. - Gunner Thomas P. Venable has
resigned
Chief Engineer VIM P Williamson has been
ordered to the Saranac.
Acting Gunner Leonard H. Ellis, detached
from the practice ship Preblc, and ordered to
the steamer Princeton.
Lieut. Guest Gansevoort detached from the
New York rendezvous, and Lieut.. George w.
Rogers ordered to relieve him
First Asst. Engineer C. W. Geddes and Sec
ond Asst. Engineer Jackson r. Hatcher, or
dered to the coast survey steamer Legare
Sailmaker D. C. Brayton detached from the