Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-13
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Muss in the House on Friday Last
See our House report of this mornings pre-
ceedings for an interesting synopsis of the s'per
sonal explanation made by Messrs. Hun
and Lane, of Indiana-Mr. Sellers. the thirt
party to the affair, being confined at his lods
ings by indisposition
A Novel Bounty Land Question Settled -
soldier applied for bounty land for Eve years
actual service under peculiar circumstance
It seems that having enlisted, he deserted in
perhaps year; and that some months after.
wards he enlisted again, in the artillery. Ate,
remaining there for perhaps year, he wa.
recognized as a deserter from the infantry. HI
was Immediately sent back to his first regiment
and dropped from the rolls of the second
Being courtl martialed, he was sentenced te
serve out the balance of his original term with
out pay, allowances, or bounty land, and al
the end of his time, to be dishonorably dis
charged. This sentence having been carried
into effect. he applied subsequently, for bounty
land, under the plea that having performed the
ave years service, he had rested right in the
land. His claim was rejected, as he did moi
receive the honorable discharge necessary t.
entitle one to bounty land, under the law.
Another Fugitive Slave Question Settled
question relative to the duties of the General
Government, relative to the reclamation of flu.
gitive slaves, who are among the Indians, has
very lately been disposed of by the Attorney
General, we hear. The slaves, escaping from,
Mississippi, made their way to the Choctaw
nation, and being pursued, the question arose
we're the L. S. authorities and those of the
tribe bound to aid in their reclamation p
Having been submitted to the Attorney Gene.
rail- that officer is said to have delivered an
elaborate and very able legal opinion on the
subject, holding that it is the duties of both to
aid the master in their recovery, the latter
making his claim with the prtma tacse evidence
If his right to their services necessary to emit
lie time to reclaim them, had they been arrested
in a State of the Union.
The Robbery Of the Sub-Treasury at Pitts
ourg.-We learn, On inquiry, that the secre.
tary of the Treasury, with his usual forest ght
some time since authorized the 81 Designated
Depository of the public monies at Pittsburg
Pa, to employ constantly two armed watch
men to guard the public funds entrusted to his
custody. 1t is not known at the Department
whether they had been so employed, or what
they were about when the robbery occurring
on Friday night was committed. They, as yet
know no more there concerning the affair, thar
is stated in our telegraphic column to-day
We may add that the Department are not ye
informed whether Mr.. Hastings had removed
the money in his charge into the new custom
house building,
The Herald's last Roorback.-The New
York Herald of Sunday, represents the Col
lector of that pert, Surveyor, Postmaster and
District Attorney as being opposed to the meet
ing in favor of Nebraska about to be held a
ramany Hall. We have to say that it is vel
known here that oil such statements are sig
nally false We mention this fact, because tn,
attempt Of the Herald to create a contrary
impression, arises wholly from its desire to sue
cessfully misrepresent the position of the Ad
ministration with reference to the bill.
Gov Seymour, of New York, on the "Pro
hibitory Law" OF New York-We have in
formation direct from Albany, rendering i
certain that Gov Seymour will withhold hi
signature from the Maine liquor law, as adopted
br-th he ill
coming veto will have tremendous effect OF
the politics of the State for the next year Of
two.
Lighthouse Keepers Appointed.-At thu
lighthouse, Reedy Island, Delaware jane
R. Towns to be the keeper, at $500 per annum
At the lighthouse, Mobile Point, Ala, Rob
ert Bruce to be the keeper, at $500 per annum
On the Light boat, Roanoke Island, n c.
VIM. c. Etheridge to be the keeper, at $500
per annum.
The Gadsden Treaty Seeing statements il
= Washington correspondence saying that tn,
Gadsden treaty had been reported back to thu
Senate by their Committee of Foreign Affairs
we have to say that it is not so. The com
mittee have it still under considerations ant
from present appearances will not report on i
tie current week
A Clerical Appointment and Resignation i.
the General Land 0ffice-Mr f. NJ. Ewell O
Missouri, has been appointed to a temporar,
clerkship, at 81 900 per annum in the Genera
Land Office vice Mr.. E. Smith Lee Of Michi
gan, resigned.
The Current Operations Of the Treasur,
Experimentation Saturday, the 18th of March
there wore of Treasury Warrants entered OF
The books of the Department.
For the redemption of stocks .... S53,3o3 3!
Fer the payment of other Treasury
debts ...................... 1925 2
For the Customs. ............... 9,4l9 5:
Covered into the Treasury from
Lands .................... 24o, ITO I;
Covered into the Treasury from
Customs. ..............:....... 1892 II
Covered into the Treasury from
miscellaneous sources. ......... 1904 O.
For the War Department. 1854 5:
For the Interior Department. 2O,5S6 81
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