Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1854-12-26
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

1o"ers docs not lind implicit credit here, az
At the time We write the mails have not brought
1ne washington details going to explain the
particulars on which this information was
forwarded by telegraph. Nor do we find that
the usually best informed publicists and mill
sary men inclined to the opinion that, if true,
1t will materially effect what is to be the grand
result of the contest, further than to hasten it,
Thus, it il thought that if it be true, Russia
will speedily have Hungary and Italy in arms,
backed by her guarantee of independent gov
ernments, and that she will arm Poland also
making for the latter an Independent govern
ment under Russian auspices. And that with
these allies she will maintain the contest
until she involves France in revolution, and
England in commercial crisis hardly second
to revolution in its ultimate political effects.
1t will be reeollscted that months ago We ex.
planned the facts inducing US to believe that
before the war terminates almost the whole
western portion Of the continent will be con-
vulsed with . series Of revolutions, such as
Europe never before experienced. We can
see nothing in the last news going to shake
our confidence in that opinion.
Er Banks "A Massachusetts paper, which
is before US, by way of proving that Mr.. N.
P. Banks is not reliable Know Nothing, says
he has actually subscribed for, and what is
much worse, it is prssumed-paid for Boston
paper printed in the German language! Shock
ing bad fellow, this Mr.. Banks He has &C.
tually been doing that same naughty thing
over and over again, as appears by the list of
papers for which he describes under the reso-
luton of the House authorizing him to take a
number of journals at the public expense
Thus we perceive on his lis. La Cronicn, a
Spanish paper published in New York. l.
Eco d'Itatia, New York paper published in
the Italian language; LIS Republican, a
French paper, the organ of the folks who not
long since groaned Louis Napoleon in New
York harbor, and Der National Dsmohrat, a
German abolition paper published here. Mr.
Banks, unfortunately, reads some twenty Ian
guages, which, not being Indigenous to our
soil, are msalaprOpos accomplishments, accord
ing to the paper before US, for gentleman to
possess, who has pinned his faith to Know
Nothingism. 1t is but just, however, to add
that this funny objection does not come from a
Know Nothing paper, though it serves to show
that the fact that man conducts Newspaper,
is not prima .facie evidence that he is himself
enlightened.
Want.-The New York papers are beginning
to express serious fears Of the peace of their
city, owing to the state Of mind under which
thousands there rest, for want of employment
They say that scenes are now taking place in
the Park similar to those which preceded the
bread riots, which disgraced New York in
1887. It is very certain that the tone of the
appeals of the demagogues who are struggling
to obtain notoriety by assuming to lead the
popular discomfort, is such as to incite the
reckless, vicious and ignorant among the suf-
ferers to fancy that they have only to combine
to take the property Of their neigh ors by
force, to accomplish that feat with little dan
ger to themselves. If they essay to follow
any such teachings, the chances are that We
shall shortly hear Of scenes in that city sur.
passing the Astor Place tragedy in their de-
plorable results. There is no other country in
Christendom wherein riots should be 80 Sc
verely punished as ours; inasmuch as our sys-
tenn is founded on the idea that all classes or
interests in the community will, without
being compelled so to do by the constant pres
ence Of military or police authority, strictly
observe the rights of all others.
Receipts to Disbursing Officers Discharge
the United states.-A creditor Of the Govern
ment gave discussing officer receipt in full
appended to bill of particulars for supplies
furnished the United States, on which receipts
the officer obtained credit in the settlement of
his accounts. Some years afterwards, it was
shown that, instead of paying the money, the
officer at the time he took the receipt, gave to
the person furnishing the supplies an official
certificate that the amount of the bill was still
due, and this certificate was presented at the
Treasury for payment. 1t was held that
though the officer had made himself liable to
tho penalties of felony under the act of August
8, 1919, (sec. 49, and though a receipt is only
prtma Jaeie evidence of payment as between
two principals, yet if man by his receipt
acknowledges that he has received money from
an Agent of the United States, and thereby
acorsdits the agent with the United States to
that amount, such receipt is to be deemed
conclusive evidence of payment, and the al-
legod creditor has bound himself by his own
act from any claim in the premises upon the
agents principal.
The above is held to be the law at the Treas
ury Department in the settlement of accounts
Of Disturbing officers of the Government.
Worthy Of the Attention Of Congress
I" IMPORTANT FROM MIHNRsoTA-We are re.
joiced to learn that the supreme court of Min
nesota, in full bench, have unanimously
affirmed and confirmed the decision Of Judge
Welsh in the case Of the United States Of
America vs.. the North West and Minnesota
Railroad Company. This is point gained,
the importance of which to Dubuque and the
Northwest can hardly be duly appreciated. -