Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-29

the purpose of asserting to his appointment,
under the torrent of invidious comment to
| which the rumor of the design to place Rynders
in that position gave rise. However, he was
appointed, and the immediate management of
the detective branch Of the duties of the Sur
veyor Of the Port of New York was devolved
on him, as had been determined on. The re-
suit has already been unprecedented detections
of frauds committed and attempted on the Gus
tom revenues. 1t will be recollected that, for
the last six months, the newspapers have
teemed with accounts Of the success Of the
revenue officers there in recovering smuggled
goods, and breaking up combinations and or
CARNATIONS for smuggling. Captain Rynders
is. Of course, the man through whose labors
these fortunate results have been achieved.
Smuggling, which a short time since was done
in New York bay with almost perfect impunity
and immunity, is now the most difficult and
dangerous task there, being estimated that not
more than one-tenth as much is attempted at
this time as two or three years ago, while, as
all the world know, there are now, perhaps,
ten detections for every one made at that time.
So much for the appointment of Capt. Rynders
1t seems that the Surveyor of the Port and the
Secretary knew what they were about after all.
Postmasters Franking Privilege and Du-
ties.-Postmasters, under the present law, are
not authorized to frank letters of Individuals
to publishers, or subscriptions to newspapers !;
though they are to frank one newspaper
marked '' not taken from the Office" if sent
as substitute for letter notifying the pub
Usher thereof of the fact.
Showing Their Hands Tho following tel
egraphic dispatch appears in the Baltimore
San, of this morning:
WASHINGTON, May 28.-Messrs Jas. Maui
rice, John Wheeler, Jared V. Peck Rufus W.
Peckham and Andrew Oliver. of the 1st, 9th.
9th, 14th and 10Th congressional districts of
itew York, all democrats, are about issuing
an address to their constituents, defining their
positions, and giving their reasons for opposing
the Nebraska bill. They are very severe on
the President and the Cabinet, and denounce
the bill the first of a series of measures long
premeditated and deliberately pursued, hay.
ing for their object the formation of great
sectional or southern party, of which the pre-
sent Executive designs to become the leader.
These New York lizards" are certainly
| hard people to please. If the President is to
| be denounced for his favoring the Nebraska
bill, how is a bewildered public to account 70,
| the affirmative votes of Messrs. Walsh and
| Cutting, who after tho strctest manner of their
sect, have moved, walked and talked as Ada
mantines! One of the alleged causes for the
secession of the lizards of New York from
the regular organization of the Democratic
party was, that the President had thrown him
self into the arms of the aboitionists and FIRE.
sellers. Now it would seem that this secession
is to be justified on the ground that the Presi
dent is opposed to the aboiitionists and free
sellers. What will satisfy the inconsistent
rampancy of adamantineism!
More Heraldic Roorbacks New Yorl
Herald Of yesterday morning contains a strin,
OF fabrications purporting to be a telegraph
despatch from one of its ''carrion birds'' i,
this city, all about wholesale beheading 0
New York officials, cabinet meetings, and Chas
U'Connor. knowing that the Herakd's crea
lures occasionally stumble upon the trutl
about public affairs here, through their pecu
liar tactics of treating, bribing, or stealth
news when they can do no better, we put our
selves to some trouble to ascertain the valu
of the Heratds rigmarole, and find it to b
all CANNON from beginning to end.
MIR. Redfeld has not been written to to re
move anybody, Neither Mr.. Cochrane or Post
master Fowler are in trouble about the Ne
braska bill. "Judge Douglas and ether ger
lemen" had no trouble in keeping the Pres
dent right on Nebraska-the President bein
as sound, and, perhaps, frmer on hatquestio
than the best of them. There has not bee
frequent Cabinet meetings with regard to on
relations with Spain; nor has Charles OCoI
nor again sent in his resignation as Unite
States District Attorney. There was tin
when the columns Of the Herald could be iool
ed to for early and reliable news; but now
is otherwise. Its contents must be exami ne
with every degree of caution. Its conductor
have become SO INSCRIPTIONS that the crosse
falsehoods are given as news items that the
may strike at those they hate.
Startling "A few minutes before we we,
10 press, one of the editors of this paper e,
countered well-known cores pendent Of Il
rorthern press, hurrying in hot haste alor
the Avenue. There was just time to salute
passing, but he paused long enough to infor
us, in confidence, that he had just been il
, formed, upon the most unidentified anthorit
that the President had determined to veto IL
Nebraska bill, and that he 0he correspon
emit, was about to telegraph the Herald, so tn
eaterprising journal might be BILE to announ
i. to the country, in an extra, in advance
all other papers. So, lookout for the ne.
Herala, for. as a las. resort, is has determin,
TO have the bill vetoed.
Penalty for the Loss Of Mail Key.-V
learn on inquiry that the loss of mail ks
by postmaster in the absence of full al
satisfactory explanation is deemed suficie
cause for his removal.
Inquiries Of the Post Office Department.
The Post Office Department does not answ
inquiries in regard to supposed or imaginal
cases.
, The Current Operations Of tho Treasul
oepartment.-Oa Saturday, tho 9th of Ma
here wore of Treasury Warrants entered
he books Of the Department
For the redemption Ct stocks..... $73,3 1856
Fer the payment of other Treasury