Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-26
vAsHrHeroH NEWS AND GOSSIP.

wAsH1HeroE NEWS AND GOSSIP.
a Malicious Roorbsck ailed-The wash
ins'on correspondent Of the New. York Times
sends the following special dispatsh,to his en-.
pioyer', which, upon inquiry, We ind to b,
like much Of his other information, wholly
void of truth: e. 81
Washington, Aug. 2ith, 1s54-Mejor D
L. wood. Democrat and Local NJ II Agent
ior Cleveland, Ohio has been dsca pit ated. He
was sus pected Of being q Know Nothing. Mr.
stephenson an Englishman, has been appointed
in his place.
1t appears that Mr. Wood. who occupied
one OF the most important local mail agencies
In the country, was in tie habit of prosslv
negleeting his duties for more han two months
past, Of which repeated complaints had heen
made to the department, he being as often re-
monstratsd with, but without effect. It was
therefore the daty Of the department to nut
better man in his place. ....- ,.,-
Mr.. Stephenson, Woods successor cans
highly recommended by large number of tn.
most respectable citizens in his section of the
country, majority of whom were protestauts
and native born citizens. In making the &C.
lection, tho Postmaster General did mt en-
quire about the nativity or religious belief Of
the successful applicant. He was Satisfied
that he was an honest man, capable and will.
ing to perform the duties Of the Office: hence
the appointment
wiz the Times hare moral courage enough
70 correct tho rosrback's of its correspondent {?
Arrest Of Capt Ho,lips Yesterday, we an
nounced, BY telegraph, that Captain Hollins
Of tho U. s. sloop of war Cyane, had been
arrested and held to bail, at New York, in the
sum OF $4,000 q. the suit Of the alleged own.
! ers of property said to have been DESTROYED b s
the bombardrrsnt Of that pirates nest, Grey
town. We have no doubt that the peculiar
friends of America and her institutions, who
have such holy horror Of everything foreign
received this item Of news With much satisfac-
lion, but when they learn the ridiculous folly
of making such an arrest, they will, perhaps,
not be 80 we'll pleased. .t
The arrest Of Captain HolIins is of piece
with the impotence of the people of Greytown,
ADD, therefore, is not to be wondered At. II the
people Of Greytown wero the subjects of the
State Of Nicaragua. and had been damaged BY
the forces of the United States, according to
the laws Of nations. their proper course would
be to apply to the State ct Nicaragua for re-
dress, and If Nicaragua felt agzrieved, she
would apply to the United States But the
people Of Greytown deny that they are subjects
Of the State Of Nicaragua, and say they are
either subjects to the King of Mosqueto or an
independent State In either of these las,
views, they are rebels against Nicaragua, and
OF course, have no claims upon that State
But if, as they have recently pretended, the,
are an independent State, and feel aggrieved
~ anything the United States have done, ther
they cannot como as individuals to seek re.
dress, but they must come as Government
through their diplomatic representative. II
Greytown is in the jurisdiction of the kim u,
Mosquito, they must 90 to him, and see
whether he has impudense enough to send
Minister Penipotentiary to the United States,
to attend to their grievances In no conceiy-
able point of view have the people of Grew.
town any right, as individuals, to claim re.
dress, or bring suit against the United States
OF Captain HolliDs, as they have dore. i,
would have been just as reasonable for those
persons whose property Lord Nelson DESTROY
Cd ~ tho bomosrdment Of Copenhagen, in
time of profound peace between Denmark and
drest Britain, to have went to London and
brought suit against him and his officers 70,
eVery shot they fred, or to undertake to have
them indicted in London for the death of all
the people who lost their lives by tho British
attack on Copenhagen at that time; or at tie
present time, the poor Pins who, on the coass
and Islands of Finland, have been plundered.
ravaged, and their women ravished, by the
ofdcers under the command of Sir Charles
Napier, by way of keeping up their spirits
and BY way Of doing something, while he is
afraid to attack Cronstadt- They might, for
this, as we'll 60 to England and bring action
against Sir Charles Napier. In a word, ouch
gentlemen as have seen TT to make thenselye.
lisge subjects Of bis Sango Majesty, the King
W >S DASo9 ~AS"Ses 1AuSs lano ING cOnSeo uence
of choice of masters 1t is ridiculous for
them to pretend to sue Capt Hollius before
The Courts Of the United States. We take i,
for granted that Capt Rollins will be defend
cd BY orr Government.
Tho Presidential Mansion.-Ws do nc,
know where the responsibility of neg ect should
rest bat We do know that the sidewalk of the
north front of the White House is sadly IN
want Of the services of bricklayer, or dozen
Of them, rs for that matter A cut up and
broken pavement, with small hills and valleys
to interrupt and mar the graceful progress OF
the promenadsr-a carriage entrance de6leS
by abominable cobble stones-withered leave,
and fssgmentsry chips of weod-are not e1
acdy the things one likes to associate with
the residence Of the Chief Magistrate Of
country stretching from ocean to ocean, ano
With grain growing, cattle raising Capacities
sufficient, to feed half the civilized and NJ.
civilized world. We would not like TO see the
White House, under the stimulating aid of ap
propositions, suddenly assume the question,
able and paradcxical shape of a republican
palace; but we would like to see the bous.
and the grounds, and the sidewalks, and the
avenues leading to it and from it, KEEP. in tha;
style OF generous and elegant simplicity worth,
Of great and liberal republic. We threw