Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-19

souls and tue PRESIDENT, nave discovered that
their labors to this end have been thrown
away-utterly thrown away. II strikes rs
that there has been very general unsrranaed
conspiracy, Gf We may be permitted T. make
bull,) among all the presses bitten with IT,
tense hatred Of either the Presidsat or Mr..
Souls, to bring on personal disagreement
between these gentlemen, in the hope of les
ssning the country's respect for them. Thus,
late Washington letters" have teened with
representations Of the rich Developments in
that connexion about to see the light; while
every sentence uttered by Mr. Soule in mixed
company, has beer turned over and twisted
about in the hope Of being able to make it
read as though an aspersion upon the good
faith Of the Chief Magistrate, or an insult to
him. We need hardly add that this labor
has been utterly in vain, Mr.. Soule having
evidently been always prepared for his would.
be-entrappers at all points. They have faile1
IN all their devices to inducs him to forget
what is due to his own self respect and to. the
kind sentiments which have Influenced the
President throughout all their intercourse,
personal and official. They had fattered
themselves that he was a gentleman of less
character than they md him possess pg. The
result will be tina. they will soon change their
tune, returning to their work Of maligning
Mr.. Soule finding that he Re sis.s in declining
to be used by them for so disrepu;abie pur.
pose. II may not be knovn at a distance, that
it is we'll understood in Washington that all
the representations Of forthcoming misun-
derstanding between the distip guished gentle
men referred to above, have already proved
fsilacious, as We here explain. This mares
nest was creation of the Heraid's prolific
mint, Of course, and simply turns out just as
every other " Washington wonder Of th at journal
that has seen the light since March, 4 1853,
turned out before it
! A Threatening Lotter.-some days ago we
received by mail the following letter, post
marked Milton, Mass, March ID:
BosrON, Mass, March IL, '55.
MONSIEUR: Through your vilIainy I have
suffered humiliaiiug disgrace--a dishonor
which will render my life one of misery TO it's
attest hour. l am innocent, as yeu well know,
aud had not my time been limited to two
snort hours you should have acknowled ged l.
ore another day. L shall now live for revenge.
Go where you may, MY eye shall be upon you;
and Sd sure as there is God above nv satis.
faction shall In less than six months be COM
plete.
Monsieur, remain your ob't enemy,
CosINo De CASTRO.
10 the editor Of the Washington Star, DC.
As We never hsard eff Coslmo de Castro, it
struck US that the writer could be 40 other
than the flash" French Army Captain, whose
exploits in the way of chisaling sundry bust
ness PEOPLE in Washington, some weeks ago,
were duly chronicled in our local columns,
leading to bis arrest and exposure, whilo,
shortly after, he was engaged in similar way
in the interior Of Virginia.
Since the receipt Of his complimentary and
afectionate epis,Ie presented above, We have
quietly watched our exchanges to learn some
thing more of this customer, in the belief that
gentleman of his emphasis CT character
could hardly manage to keep long cut of the
newspapers To-day, We find ourselves on his
trail, observing NJ. de Castro figuring "as
large as life and twice as natural,'' In an ex-
pressivs paragraph 10 tie National New
York. Police Gazette, wherein his exploits as
a professional lady killer, heart breaker, and
Jeremy Diddler, since hs was smoked out of
Virginia, are duly set forth He was last seen
emerging from fashion able hair. dressing ga.
loon, looking, according to the Police Gag. tie,
beautifully done up for an operation upon ths
tender sympathies Of the next forlo-n darseI
in search Of lover, he might meet, or on the
pocket of some young gentleman with more
money than brains. ambitious of being ctops-
roaeG around the city by person whose fault.
less exterior proved hin to be positively man
of haut toN. We are consoled under The sf.
d;ctiOn of his threats, by tho consciousness that
We have probably Iii this section Of tho coun-
try forever of the honor of bis presence.
The Pursuit CT Baker, the Murderer Of
Poole.-The U. 5. brigof War, Perry, being
about to sGil from Norfolk, Va, to Join the
squadron On he west coast of Africa, touching
necessarily first at the Canary Island, the
authorities of New York have applied to the
Navy Department for permission to send out
on her a police officer in search of Baker, the
murderer Of Poole. The Secretary promptly
granted the request. So one of the Chiefs
(Mr. Matsell's) aids, Mr.. Ford, will be pas
senger on that ship.
The secretary Of the Navy has been qaite
i'll for week past. Though still confined to
his bed, he is recovering We are happy to DO
able TO say.
The Current Operations u tho Treasury
CelaftmeDt.-G1 Saturday, tae 17th March,
thoro were Of Treasury Warrants entered On
the books of the DopRrtment-
For the redemption of stock...... SLIP 76
For paying Treasury debts 800. 81, ass 80
For the CuLtoIne. aluminium. l03 Isl 10
For the War Department. l13 GIL
For the Navy Department. 687 Al
For the Interior Dopartment...... 63439 rs
st. Tatrick's Day in Baltimore
The birthday of Ireland's patron, St Patrick,
Il ID.