Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-22
also, grisly bears, an ugly customer in an en-

aiso' Siieiy pearSi al ugly customer In an en-
counter, take them at all advantages
'The new post will probably be garrisoned
by four companies-two Of infantry and two
Of dragons For the first year il NAV be ex-
pensive to maintain, but after that it should
support itself in forage, and, except sugar and
coffee, with everything else. Its position as
military post is of the highest Importance to
control the Muscalaree Apaches, about the
centre of the country, which is their principal
residence in summer, and the starting point
when they intend committing depredations on
the inhabitants Of New Mexico, and the rally
ing point on their return to divide their spoil
If they make treaty of peace, under the cir
cumstances Of our holding this position, they
will be obliged to observe it; but many suppose
that as soon as they find out that we are
building post there they will fight, which
will be that Of dying gasp and desperate one
on their part. e. T.
Blowing.-Th New York Herald is blow
ing at great rate over its enterprise, as man
ifested in its Norfolk correspondence during
the raging of the pestilence saying, in the
course of its remarks
owe employed four or five correspondents
at Norfolk, two of whom were removed by
death. In one case, the widow of our CORES
poDdent took up the pen bravely in his stead
and discharged the duties of her late husband
with the most commendable fidelity. The
thanks of our readers and of ourselves are
especially due to this heroic woman and to her
coadjutors. Theirs was no holiday task"
Without making fuss over the matter, the
Star had in all seven regular correspondents
in Norfolk and Portsmouth during the pre-
valenco Of the fever, three of whom arc now
numbered with the deai-Messrs. Thomas
Briggs, A. Watt, and r. 7. Scott All seven
had the fever with single exception, Mr.. W
B. Collins, whose father, uncle and other rela-
tivcs died of the fever. No accounts of its
progress and results were fuller, or more reli-
able or prompt than those of the Star, as news
paper readers in this region are well aware.
They were made up here from the letters CT
our correspondents and other sources, too, by
a gentleman from that vicinity, who devoted
himself with great zeal and success to that
labor.
What Kr. Seward Recommends. Mr..
Seward, in the course of his remarks on the
18th instant, at Albany. said:
owe want bold, out-spoken, free spoken
organization-One that openly proclaims its
principles, its purposes, and its objects, in fear
of God and not of man like tie armV achtch
CromUeU led, that established the common
wealth of England. This is the organization
we want
Now, in a review Of the memoirs of Capt
Rock, by Rev. Sydney Smith, (seo his works,
page 41O1 that distinguished man says:
Cromwell began his career in ireland by
massacreing fer five days the garrison of Drog-
he1a, to whom quarter had been promised.
Two millions and half of acres were confs.
Gated. Whole towns were put up in lots and
sold. The Catholics were banished from three
fourths of the kingdom, and confined to Con-
naught. After certain day, every Catholic
found out of Connaught was to be punished
with death. Fleetwood complains peevishly
that the people do not transport readily
but adds, it is doubtless n work in which the
Lord will appear Ten thousand Irish were
sent as recruits to the Spanish army"
The United States sloop-of-War St. Louis.
The following are the officers who have been
ordered to this ship, now preparing to sail to
join the African squadron, as the relief of the
slOop -Of-war Dale: Commander John w.
Livingston; Lieutenants-Geo. w. Doty, Egg
bert Thompson, E. c. Stout, and R. c. Duvall;
Surgeon-Samuel jackson, jr.; Assistant Sur
geon-John S. Kitchen; Purser-Charles G.
Upham; Acting Master-B. B. Taylor; Boat
swain-Thomas Smith; Gunner Moses 4.
Lane; Carpenter-Jno. T. Rustic: Sailmaker-
Samuel II. Boutwell,. The st. Louis is expect.
ed to leave Philadelphia for her station about
the first of November.
The United States VS.. Charles w. Cutter
and his sureties.-The Treasury Department
have advices of the trial of this action, for
defalcation of some 1000, against the navy
agent at Portsmouth, N. H., under Folks ad-
ninistration. The Government recovered a
verdict for the amount shown to be due on the
trial. The case had been before the court for
some five or six years. The trial took place
at Exeter, n. Ii.
The Curren. Operations Of the Treasury
Dspartment.-0n Saturday, Goth of October,
there were of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books of the Department
For the redemption of stocks.... $4.653 20
For the Treasury Department. $50 IS
For the Interior Department. 80. 4,731 Is
or customs. ...'.....s.......s 40,Uo3 40
On account of tho Navy........ 199,75O 90
From Customs. ......,.,,.,, go. 3,S7S 63