Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-15

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as he of his trust. As politics put this lock-
tender on the work, so politics carried him Oh
from his post, and thus cost not only the COM
pany, but persons depending on the condition
of the canal for the business-like transaction
of their business, an aggregate Of many thou
sands of dollars. Our fellow citizens of the
District of Columbia and Alexandria, are most
heavily interested in the proper management
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Properly
managed, it would be source of rapidly &C
cumulating wealth to them, as well as to tens
of thousands others. Vet we fear we are
doomed to see it continue little else than
source Of vexation to them for the balance of
our own day and generation -----
The Very Last Roorbaok.-There never
was sillier roOrback started than the story of
the New York Times, attributing to the Presi-
dent the purchase of farm in Maryland, near
this city, or any where else, since coming to
Washington to administer the government
This story, and the comments of the opposition
press upon it, illustrate to charm the charac-
ter of the Washington news of the New York
journals, and the habit of too many Of our fell
low editors to make mountains out of bogus
mOlehills, for the sake of startling the public
with their every issue.
The story itself is wholly destitute Of foun-
datiOn. Yet its author, the Tunes, upon the
strength of its own falsehood, publishes half a
column of editorial speculation to prove from
its false fact that the President is a recreant
man; that he has sold himself to the slave
power, and all that sort of twaddle. True or
false, all is grist that comes to the mill
Of the Times and its co-laborers. Rea-
sonable and right-thinking men comprehend
from such an editorial policy, the fact Of
the utter inability of the Times man to find
anything true against the President on which
to hang string of cavils; else, why resort to
so deliberate and downright falsehood,
a Nigappreh ension.-It strikes us as being
singular, to find various newspapers treating
the subject Of the recent action Of the Naval
retiring board us if those who have been retired
by it, had had inflicted on them either q pun
ishment or disgrace. Such was not the de-
sign Of the law, nor can such be the effect of
the Boards action; and such gentlemen have
been thus withdrawn from active service be-
cause they have become, from great age or
other causes, physically incompetent for the
discharge of all the duties in the line Of their
profession that may be required from officers
of their rank in the service. And they are
further complimonted for their past services
to their country, with a support for the bal
ance CT their lives
In England almost every living naval off,
Ger, whose name is associated with the past
naval history Of his country, so as to make his
professional fame a boast and honor Of his
country, is actually on the retired list, the
privilege of being there being regarded by
those who have grown grey in the service, as
high and valued one indeed.
The Secretary of tho Interior received q
compliment while on his visit to his early
home, in Franklin county, Pa, with his fami-
ly. His old friends and fellow county-men,
without distinction of political party, rendered
to him public dinner, in testimony of their
recollection of his great worth rs a man and
citizen, when among them, and of the honor
which his career, since leaving them, has
brought upon the place of his birth. He de-
clined the entertainment, and was afterwards
enthusiastically serenaded.
The List.-Incomplete and incorrect lists of
the officers Of the Navy placed on the retired
list" of the service by the recent board, are
in circulation in this city, and some of them
have probably been forwarded to the Northern
press. We might have published one Of them
to-day, but prefer waiting until the official
order verifes them, and thus enable us to
make no mistakes, whatever, in making go i'm
portant a publication.
The Retired List.-The excitement with
reference to the probable composition of this
list continues undated in naval circles Of the
Federal metropolis, being increased, as it were,
by unofficial information on the subject here
and there becoming public through the state
ments of officers who have received notiEca-
tons that their names are upon it. Unlike
the Army, the Navy has never before been
thus subjected to the pruning knife. In 1915,
and again in 1922, the Army was reduced by
order Of Congress; and on each Of those occa-
sions Board of Army officers was called in to
determine, as in this case, who should be re-
tanned. resort to the assistance of such a
board was not, in those cases, made obligatory
upon the President-sound discretion, how
ever, superinduced the adoption of that policy.
New U. s. Territory in Embryo.-W
have late advices from Oregon and w ashington
Territories, representing that great excitement
exists there with reference to the proposition
to carve out third U. S. Territory, around
Walla Walla, out Of a portion Of both Oregon
and Washington Territories. The people who
design asking Congress next winter to accord
them the new Government are holding meet
ings, and devisings feasible plans for accom-.
plishing that object.