Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-06

sonanspshs required BY he nature Of hh
intensely laborious Official dutiss In the State
Depsrtusnk For many years past he he's
spent most q his time on the continsnts In the
service Of our Government 30. 4 livery
natura1 that he should proceed thithsr. q his
hrst leisure moment Mes.r Bucianau, NJ
son, and S6uls, are his most intimate 'fIiends,
| who will rejoice to take bin BY the hand
doubtless if the brief time at his command
will permit him to visit all three Of the Cap
i.ols in which they ere sevsralIy temporary
residents. The idea that either of thsse dis.
| tinguished gentlemen are so conducting the
sfaiTs committed to them as to require any
supervision on the other side of the Atlantic
| is most preposterous, as all here know who
choose to keep their ears open TO hear what is
freely said relative to the highly satisfactory
manner ito the Administrator in which they
are dischargiDg their respective trusts. No
one will be more surprised than Mr.. Mann
himself, by this very last roorback Of the pro
fessioual roorbaok makers.
Alvey from his Post-On paying . flying
visit to the House Of Representatives yester-
day, we found that the seat of Mr.. Mexican
tho Chief Clerk, was vacant-that he who is
Proverb'all known in Washington as " the
oflcer who is always found at his desk" had
lett on brief visit to some of his friends at
tue North; and We need scarcely add, that we
know of no GOVERNMENT employe who is moro
| entitled to, and stands in greater need of, q
slight relaxation from the pressing, cares Of
oaioial business than Mr. Mckean As the
Disturbing agent Of tho Clerk Of the House of
Representatives, he has Just closed his accounts
With the Treasury for the last session, (involy.
Ing an expenditure Of quarter Of million of
doliars,) ~ithou. the slightest discrepancy,
error or difference between him and the ac.
counting officer Within less than three weeks
he has also, under the authority of the Clerk
Of the House, disbursed an additional quarter
of almilioH.
Mr. Mexican has fairly earned FOR himself
tie reputation Of being one of tho most yigi.
liant and accurate officers in the employ OF
the Government As chief clerk of the House,
as reading clerk at its desk, and as Disturbing
in the Office, he has not only shown extra
binary capabilities, but has united versatility
Of talent with remarkable fidelity and applica
ti3a % business he Is richly entitled 70 III
unlimited confidence which is repossd in him
hv all n asec of he noypo,,,p;t~,
Soldiers Terms Of enlistment effort
will doubtless be made By the authorities
the War Dep ,rtment, at the next session of
Cor gress, to have the term of enlistment 10
the United States Army extended to seven
years, in connection wi ano, her provision
preventive oS the success Of the more con.
mon practice Of the parents Of minors in pro.
curing the release Of their enlisted sons. under
writ OF habeas corpus, fscm and before
civil court. As an adjunct to the inc eased
teri, Of enlistment and the reception OF youths
IN the service, Government institution for
the mental and physical training of enlisted
youths, will also probably DO recommended
and urged on Congress, wherein it will be pro-
posed to improve such young men as far as
possible for the first two years they may be iu
the service. This, with further reform look
ing to the certain promotion of fixed number
of the best qualified Of such recruits, to be
commissioned officers, will probably do much
indeed to keep the Army of the United States
filled with more servi:eable class Of soldiers
than ever before In time of war.
An Impoi tant Army nlistment Question
Disposed Owe hear that the Secretary Of
War, having referred to the Attorney General
various questions relative to enlistments that
officer has replied in an elaborate opinion
Affirming the validity Of the enlistment of
aliens, Of minors, Who had neither parents
nor guardian at the time Of enlistment, and of
min rs whose parents were aliens and nct re-.
siding in the United states at the time of en-.
li.tment
Naval Officers Detached The officers who
arrived at Boston few days ago in the sloop-
of-var Saratoga, after q four years cruise in
the East Indies, have Just been detached, with
three months leave of absence to each of
them.
A Light-House Keeper Appointed. ed
Bunker has been appointed keeper of the
lighthouse at Nantucket, Mass, at $3.50 per
annum, vice Oliver G. Gardner, resigned.
Tho Csrront Operations Of tho Treasury
Department.-On yesterday, the 5,h Of Sept.
there wore of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books of the Department
For the redemption of stocks..... $53S47 90
For the payment of other Treasury
debts Neutrality-suspicious.. 1924 80
For the custopls ......!...... 1888 IS
Covered into the Treasury from us
Customs. Observation-Disclosures. 5ss 57s 81
For the War Department. 62.o94 70
Fer 70 paying for tho lar Depart
mont ::....:....:. 2,7e5 OF
For re-paying in the Navy Depart Z.
ment .......n......,........ 2s3 30
Tnr thA tn:ario, Department. -. $500 Oh
For re.paying in the'Interier Dc.
partment .................... 4,754 Y
PERSONAL.
.... George Sanders, our late Consul at Lon
don, has addressed q letter to the President Of