Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-05-25

Her future is intimately connected with our |
own, whether we desire such state of things |
or not To permit the gradua-at present
evidently alloping-Africanization of the
island, with our fingers in our mouths, will be
most unwise. It will be counting injury to
our commercial States first, and to our plant
ing States shortly afterwards. We cannot
bring ourselves to belive that the people Of the
United States can be so short-sighted as to
be in favor of standing upon ceremony when
our material interests are 30 immin emily
threatened.
The Water Works-If the distant reader
desires to know precisely how things are man
aged in the House hall at times, we advise
| him by all means to scan closely the full re-
port of the debate on yesterday, concerning
the water works He will then see how very
prone members are to rely upon er parte state
ments of individuals clamorous for jobs rather
than upon the matured views of Government
officers, on whom they (Congress) have direct
| ly or indirectly deyolyed the duty of prepar-
ing for them full and reliable information on
the points upon which the House are called
upon to determine.
The Hobbies were crowded all day yesterday
with swarm of hopeful spectators Of all
degrees in the Washington Water Works, all
of whom confidently expect to "make their
jack out of defeating the Government plans,
and procuring the substitution of something
else in which they expected to get an interest
of some sort or other. They are the getters up
of all the &c parte statements which are made
on the floor in such cases-the procurers of the
practical men to run to the rooms of members
with ill-advsed, one-sided stories, finding
fault with this or that thing done by those in
charge of public works, which are subsequent
ly retailed in the Hall with such amusing ear
nestness.
As for Rock creek, after thorough scientific
and practical examination, it has been found
that it will not supply the water needed, nor
will it permit the water it would supply to be
carried to the requisite height Unless Con-
gress is disposed merely to pretend to introduce
water into Washington, Rock creek therefore
will not answer the purpose; and that Congress
is really in earnest In the matter, we feel as
|
priated for the work and the cordiality with
which it has up to this time seconded the plans
of those en- whom it has devolved the duty of
determining them after due investigation.
1t is very clear from what has already trans
pired ia the course of the discussion that much
ent conducted, is personal in its character, and
that it is stimulated by the selfish labors of
parties in the lobby, who burn with anger
because there is little hope that they can profit
in their pockets under the plans already deter
mined upon.
!, Frauds on the Pension Bureau.-From the
| report of the Commissioner of Pensions, JUS
submitted to the House of Representatives by
t the Secretary of the Interior, it appears tina
frauds in revoluti onary cases have been dc
; tected in ten States that ffty-fou cases hav,
been found to be fraudulent, of which twenty
nine have been admitted, and twenty-five re
jected. The amount Of money distracted from
6 the Treasury in these cases, is $69, 232; ant
: the amount claimed in cases that have beel
. rejected, because of their being fraudulent i
$44 ,042. Of the money taken from the Treas
-.eently discovered to be fraudulent In Ian
D castef county, nL--- E-A~ds commenced
y as early as 1874, and have been reguIarl,
perpetrated to September 4, 1853.
s In the bounty land division the frauds hav,
: been more numerous and more difficult of de
4 lection. One person in New York city, VIII
e had been largely engaged in this branch 0
business, had been arrested by order of the lat
= Commissioner, was tried in May, 1853, con
It victed and sentenced to hard labor for a tern
6 Of years in the penitentiary of New York
8 Several other indictments against guilty par
If ties in New York city for frauds in procurin,
l. bounty land claims were defeated by tn
y statue of limitations. The number of fraudu
IS lent cases in this division is known to be yer,
large At the present time, there are indict
ments pending against three persons for frauo
in bounty land cases in the State of Pennsyl
vania; also, against three persons in the Stat,
of Maryland; one in the State Of North Caro-
y lima, and two against persons in the city o.
New Orleans. The number of fraudulent
cases presented by these nine persons, is no
i exactly known, but cannot be less than two
hundred. Besides these, an extensive opera
:, tor in this class of cases was discovered last
summer in Philadelphia; and just as the off
GERS were ready to arrest linn for his offence
he was removed from the world by death.
The whole number of persons connected
with the frauds upon the Pension Bureau, tn a,
have been detected under such circumstance q
as to leave no reasonable doubt of their guilt
Is twenty-six. Of this number, seven have
been convicted, and sentenced to hard labo,
, in the penitentiary, one has died, one has
committed suicide, six have forfeited thei1
bonds and fled their country, nine are now
!, waiting their final trial, and two, against
whom bills of indictment have been found
have NOT yet been arrested.
Cheek.-The New York Herald is positiyeI,
E Growing Justify over the passage of the Ne
braska bill, as, essentially, its victory Within
| the last two months that journal has been upon
every possible side of the question-never re.
i, naming true to one position for more than a
month. Even to the very day on which the
r House passed the bill, it was clamoring to in.
duce the House to throw aside the m easure tc
enact in its stead the Utah Territorial Govern