Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-03-02

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another attempt, few days since, with papers
from authorities here, to obtain the person Of
thompson, who is in prison, at Richmond,
va, charged with kidnapping. When he made
his FIRST trial he failed because Of alleged in
fermality in the papers, and now his second
attempt has failed for the same reason We
| understand that the authorities there contend
that the reauisiton should come from the
| President who, they say, is Governor OF the
| District of Columbia. IF we mistake not there
| is on file at that place requisition for q
colored man named Herbert, which is from
Judge Cranch. and was made in 1S45. If it
was unnecessary then for the President to
make the requisition, why should it be neces-
sary now? ESQ aa5 -
TEMPERANCE ASSOCIATION "A meeting of
the friends of Temperance was held on Mon
day night at Temperance Hall when an asso-
citation was organized and called 90 The Wash.
ington Temperance League Association No. / -
on which occasion the following officers were
elected: u. T. Peasants, President; Rev.
Ulysses Warl, Vice President DR.. f. How
ard, treasurer; Jno. Johnson, Recording
Secretary; and Selby Parker Corresponding
Secretary. After which the following were
elected Central Committee w G.. Fitzhugh.
George Savage, John Ball: R. 1. Bell, and
John A. Davis.
CAPITOL ExTENsION.-A joint resolution of
Congress authorizing a supplemental contract
for certain marble for the Capitol extension
has passed Congress and received the Prssi-
DENTAL approval -...-..
"Resofrea, That the Pre- silent of the Uni
ted Statce be, and he is hereby, authorized to
cause supplemental contract to be made with
the contractors for marble for the Capitol ex-
tension, to procure the columns and ashlar in
larger blocks than required by the specifca-
tons of their present contract
Approved March l, 1854"
The PERHAN GIFT LoTTERr.-The DRAWING,
in this affair is now going on at the Union
Hotel, Georgetown, where crowds of people
may be seen daily, trying their luck Thus
tar, fortune has not smiled very warmly upon
the adventures, the prizes drawn, being. as
yet, confined to paltry engravings, worth a
dime or two. A gentleman in New York. who
had twenty tickets, drew ten prints and ten
handbOoks of panorama !; valued at five dol
lars. g
PUBLIC SCHoOLs-The following are the in :
creased rates of salary for public teachers
agreed to by the Councils on Monday night;
Principal teachers of the four district schools.
S9UO each per aunun male assistants $500 :
females assistants, $500; male primary te ach-
ers, 5000; female primary teachers, $500 :;
assistants, $500.
Warren RETuRNs.-J Woodland, Charles
Barclay, I. PeregO, T. Ward, and G.. Stunrt
running engine on the pavement, paid fine and
costs; j. Williams, colored do. dismissed ::
Michael Beylen, assault and robbery. sent to
| Jail; L. Locke, fast driving, fine and cost G.
Preston and - McCortney, disorderly.
| fine and costs.
| COaMUNICATED.
MEssRS. EDIroRs: How strange it seems
that there should be such hostility in many to
| the employees OF the Executive Departments
In your paper Of the 9th February, there ap-
| peared communication signed Twenty Per
Cent, In which the writer seems to be anxious
| to have the bill for the benefit of clerks, &c.
which SO unanimously passed the Senate, de-
| teated IN the House. The question for the
honorable members of the House to decide is.
| not whether any or all others in Washington
are sufficiently paid for their labor, bat
| whether the salaries of the clerks, which are
| hxed by Congress, are at present sufficient to
meet all reasonable expenses, taking into con
slderation the great increase in the price of
\ every article of living. 1t is well for us thai
| Congress has this matter in it's own hands.
Twenty Per Cent" informs US that we can
resign ii We are not satisfied; but unfortun ately
we are in no condition to do this, not having
| Deen able to save anything to engage in other
business; and it is certain 1t would not be for
the interest of the Government to lose the ser
vices of experienced clerks, AID employ others
without experience. have been serving The
Government faithfully, for nearly eight years.
at a salary of 81 900 for the first six. 81 200
| one year, and at the rate of 5000 since la st
July, and if after using the most constant rigid
economy and self-denial. 1 am taken away
from my family by death, or lose my place.
my companion, four small children, and other
female dependents, would be left in state of
desitution. This is discouraging thought
and it ought not to be SO. 1t does appear to
Inc that - Twenty Per Cent must have been
influenced by an ungenerous, malicious spiri
| in penning his article. IF he thinks he is not
well paid let him act like an honorable man.
apply to the proper source for his remedy. or
act upon his own advice and design, and not
seek to prejudice the House against granting
our reasonable request; for, if the measure is
| defeated, he certainly will not be benefited
and we shall be left poor indeed, many of us
being left with the sad alternatives before us.
to resign or toll on under continual embarrass-
ment. JUsTICE.