Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-11-06

expense of its share In the current war with.
out material embarrassment. We regret tn at
we have not room for the able review which
the journal gives of the effect of the war in
this particular; or, rather, of the effect of
Free Trade in warding off the horrors of war
as usually reflected on the laboring masses in
the community SO engaged extensively. The
present.price of coal, under the effect of "pro-
tection," tells the tale of the better economy
of Free Trade, so as to be understood by every
man who finds q coal fire necessary or agreea-
BILE.
The coal mining business Of this country
is wholly in the hands of persons able to COM
bine to force consumers and retailers to pay such
prices as they (the miners) choose to agree on.
If there were no duty on Goals imported
from foreign countries into the United States,
the prices now ruling would fall thirty-three
and third per centum in week. But to
protect the miner, T. e., tho capitalist, whose
money is invested in working coal mines, a
practically prohibitory duty is charged on all
foreign coal consumed in this country. How
ever, at the next session of Congress We shall
have free trade in coal legalized beyond
doubt, as now in two other necessaries of life
entering largely into general use among us
tea and coffee. 1t will not take long to have
similar legislation with reference to iron more
especially as the cotton-goods manufacturing
interest now want-not protection-but for
eign markets. That interest-in which 90
much more is invested than in any other
branch of American manufactures, has, up
to this time been the very head and front of
"Protection" under this Government. 1t is
about to change front; to wheel about, facing
precisely in contrary direction. To stand
forth hereafter as one of the leading advo-
Gates of free trade in all things in the United
States. Without its countenance, "Protection"
cannot stand here for ten years longer. That
is, it will be avowedly abandoned in the legis-
lation of Congress in that time, as q wholly
obsolete and disadvantageous policy for the
| interest Of our country.
An Interesting Decision.-On Saturday, we
hear, the Second Comptroller of the Treasury
decided that on the death of one of a firm to
whom money was owing by the Government
it must be paid to the survivor rather than to
the administrator of the deceased. That the
ants in common with the survivor Of all part.
nership effects in possession; but with respect
| to chooses IN action, survivership Of the part
nership 80 far exists at law, that the right to
reduce them into possession is exclusively
vested in the survivor, who must close up the
affairs of the firm, collect and adjust the debts
due to it, pay its debts and discharge its liza.
bilities; and further, that the representatives
OF the deceased have no right to interfere,
unless the surviving partner be negligent, in
competent, or dishonest, in winding up the
partnership concerns and in such case, on
the application of the representatives, the
proper court would interpose and appoint
receiver to settle up the affairs of the firm.
a Passed Midshipman Resig ned.-Passed
Midshipman, John Wilkes, jr., U. S. N. has
resigned 1t seems to be understood in naval
circles here, that this gentleman was under
orders for the sloop .of-war Falmouth when he
resigned and also that Passed Midshipman
Harrison, whose resignation was mentioned on
Saturday, had applied for years turlough,
to enable him to take civil steamer, which
the Secretary could not, in his judgment, pro-
perly grant.
The q. S. Consul at Paris.-Duncan McRae,
Esq, who reached Washington. on Saturday, is
supposed to have been the bearer of impor-
tant dispatches from three or four of our di-
plomatists on the Continent, as he is known
to have come direct from Ostend, where quite
number of them were temporarily soiourning
when he took his departure. Mr.. MGR. left
this city last night on flying visit to his home
in Wilmington, N. c.
The q. 8. sloop Falmouth.-We hear Incl.
dentally that the Falmouth sloop of-war is
being prepared for sea, and that she will soon
take post in the Home squadron.
A Clerical Appointment Mr.. Saml. B.
Garrett, Of Oregon, has been appointed to the
first class Isl 1900 Clerkship in the General
Land Office, made vacant by the recent death
of Mr. VIM. L. Boak.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Experimentation Saturday, tho 4th of Nov,
there wore of Treasury Warrants entered on
tho books of tho Department
For tho redemption of stock. ..... 81, 800 %
For paying other Treasury debts. 18 1877 50
For the Customs. ............... 1888 70
Covered into the Treasury from
Lands. ..........:".... 1882 20
Covered into the Treasury from
Customs. ............... 1926 81
FROM miscellaneous sources. 1880 &c
Cor tho War Department. Al, 500 81
For repaying in the War Depart
ment ................... 5,677 81
FOR Fo tne Interior Department..... 12,077 56
For repaying in the Interior De-
partment.. .................... 1871 70