Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-10-30

is caught and imperfectly drilled, he is hur.
ried out there and got into immediate active
service. The fault lies at the door of Con-
gress. Again and lgain that body has been
notified that the present military establish
ment is wholly insufficient for the protection
of the frontier. It has been shown to that
body that the mortality among the officers Of
the SERVICE owing to the extra iabors and ex.
posures they are now required to undergo on
the frontier, is equal to fair average for
state of active war with civilized power. A
dread of demagogism at home has prevented
them from legislating efficiently to correct the
evils complained of. We are now paying
roundly the penalties of the failure of Con-
gress to legislate properly on this subject;
and, if one may draw rational conclusion
from the tone of the newspapers concerning
the necessity for adequate military force on
the overland routes to our Pacific possessions,
the i" dear people" will not long hence be-
come 80 we'll informed on the subject. a. that
Congress will understand that they may ven
ture to make the army what it should be,
without each member having the fear Of los
ing his place for so doing constantly before his
Honorable eyes. ...e..-.. -.... r.. -.z.
Still Another Naval Steamship Machinery
Contract We learn that the Navy Depart
ment has assigned tho contract for the en-
gines, &C., for the remaining one of the six
steamers, the Colorado, now being built at
Norfolk, Va, to Messrs. Anderson, Delany &
Co., of the Tredegar Iron Works, at Rich
mond, Va. These works have been in opera
ton some twenty years, and have executed
much of the heaviest iron work done in this
country. The proprietors have secured the
services of Mr.. Mars as experimenting engi-
neer on their part. Mr.. M. was brought up
to the business of engineer and drsughtsman
in the large establishment of Stillman, Allen
& Co., New York, and has had tho large ex-
perience Of five years in the practical opera
tons of marine ship engines, having been an
engineer on the Baltic, the Humboldt, and
other atlantic steamers. This establishment
have also the services of other able me-
chanics.
transportation Of Officers Families In
recently deciding on claim in the Treasury
Department, it was decided that the laws and
regulations of the army authorizing pay for
transportation to officers travelling on duty, do
not include their families and no payments
on their account for travel or passage money
can he legally allowed. 49, -- >....-s- F..
The 0. 8. Ships Of War Cumberland and
Levaut.-Advices from he first named ship to
the 7th of October Gnst.) when she was at
Spezzia, have reached Washington: Az wsll
on her.
The Levapt vent to sea Cfrom Spezzia) on
20 9th ms, ON cruise down the western
coast Of Italy, and the1 up the Gulf of Venice
to Trieste thence to Alexandria, Egypt and
,han to Port Mahon.
he Fever II Baltlmore.-We hear said
on the avenue that the Navy Department will
probably order the naval recruits now on the
Uni cd S ates receiv ship Ontario, in Bal
timore harbor, removed for the time being,
on account of the prevalence of the fever
around the wharves and on the shipping there.
1t is said aat sixty fatal cases have recently
occurred there.
A Revenue Marine Officer Drowned. -The
Treasury Department have advices Of the dea:e
of Sd Lieutenant C. 81. Wheeler, lately at
tached to the United States Revenue Cutter
Duane, on the New Orleans station, on the
evening of the lot inst when he was essayiug
to get on board the cutter in q shore boat, at
the Southwest Pass.
ALighthouse Keeper Appointed. Bran
DIVINE Shoal, Delaware, James Lee, assistant
keeper, at 1886 per annum
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Experimentation Saturday, tho 18th of Oct,
there were Of Treasury Warrants entered on
tho books of tho Department
For tho redemption of stock. ..... $1s, 356 u
For paying debts ON the Treasury,
including an appropriation for
Post Office Department, charged
on the Treasury quarterly of
1920, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 767,995 50
For tho Cussoms ..:............. 1922 90
Covered into the Treasury from
Lands: :.................... 2S,436 eo
For the War Department. 37,I74 O6
70 tho Interior DeDartment 27 1870 tx