Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-26
WASHINGTON NEWS and GOSSIP.
Why the Know Nothinos Lost Virgin

can doctrines be sustained and encouraged
by the people. We venture tho assertion,
that if the American Organ had had circu-
iation in Virginia Of twenty thousand copies,
las it ought to have had) or if other papers
which enter earnestly into polemic discussions
In favor Of American questions, had received
that support they were entitled to, Virginia
would have given On yesterday not less than
thirty thousand majority for the American
cket.'-Organ Of yesterday.
So, itsesms that the Virginia Know Nothipgs
lost the election by failing to subscribe, among
them, for twenty thousand copies of the Organ!
That, at least, is the opinion of our amiable,
talented, entertaining, and modest neighbor;
and who should know better than himself, who
has given such irrefragible evidence that,
though q veritable Know Nothing, he has
been, emphatically, a know something with
reference to Virginia political matters?
Our Washington sporting" friends are all
ready to swear this afternoon Ii It of all know.
ing ones in Virginia matters, the Organ is
the wises: as we'll as the most discreet; for
they have felt the effects of its learning and
wisdom in their pockets, as men never before
felt such a thing under similar circumstances
They bet all they had. One hundred thou
sand dollars, at the very least, were wagered
here on this election, the sporting" men and
others betting on to judgment and information
of our neighbor. Everything they could rake
and scraps, even their fast horses, billiard
tables, breast pins, and watches were put up
after all their money had been staked. They
were not the only class specializing after this
fashion on our modest talented, amiable, and
entertaining neighbours judgment. Quite
number Of our friends, the hucksters, who with
great unanimity pin their faith to Cur
neighbours sleeve, also speculated largely.
Some Of them looked little sick in the mar.
ket this morning, doubtless only from fatigue
in getting ready to shout over the triumph Of
Flournoy. 1t is to be hoped that the result
of their venture on the Organs late assever-
atoms will not cause rise in tho price of but
tor, already standing at figure that causes
persons of moderate means to make WY faces
as they swallow it. Some Of the fair sex, too,
are said to have made similar Investments,
setting Transferable things in their possession,
and clubbing 20 make up purses With which
to speculate on our neigh boris judgment and
information. We think this story SANDER,
however, as We never before heard Of betting
by ladies in Washington. Page county proved
an awful bite. Up to week Or so ago there
was Know Nothing lodge in its limits en-
braciDg some three or four hundred members,
which it was calculated would greatly reduce
the go majority which it cast for Pierce, the
Scott vote on that occasion being only ITO
But very recently that lodge unanimously de-
tsrmined to dissolve and vote for Wise. L day
or two since, its president camo down into
these diggins with some ten thousand dollars
in his pocket, in search of spectators in our
neighbours Judgement, and found them too;
among them being our talented, enthusiastic
amiable, modest, and interesting neighbor it.
self, which ventured grab for five hundred
Of the Page mans money. The story that half
Of this stake was bet By q clergyman who has
dotted the stole for the stump, Is, doubtless,
untrue. 1t was all the venture of some of the
Organ joint stock lay partners. None of it
was put up in the shape Of city lot, which is
proof of the fact. Tie wager was on seven
hundred majority in Page for Wise. But,
perhaps, We must not "tell tales out of school,"
though they do convey Lessons which should
be laid to heart by all who sincerely desire
the we'll being Of society.
as for our neighbor, by his own showing on
the day before yesterday, he ia this afternoon
as dead as any Nova Scotia herring now lying
boxed Up in the stores Ct our friends John
Ball or Joseph W. Davis For he said on
that occ aston:
Before tho sun now shining shall sink be.
hind the mountains Of the West, Virginia will
be redeemed from thIaldom to the Richmond
Junto. We have 10 more doubt Of this, than
we have of our physical existence.
We doubt not that before sunset this day,
thomas 5. Flournoy will be tho Governor
elect q Virginia, by mOjerity, ranging be-
tween five and fifteen thousand votes"
Whea his friends, who have extracted sn
much money out of their opponents by ven.
turing everything but the shirts on their
backs, On bis judgment, give him the grand
and imposing funeral to which he is fairly
entitled at their hands, We shall certainly at.
tend as 4 mourner, on personal, not political,
grounds; for though we have never placed con-
ddenoe in his Judgment On Virginia or any
other political matters, be is really a very
clever fellow and good neighbor We sin
cersly hope, however, that As may live long
enough TO teach society few more such les
sons on tho folly of riskirg Its money on the
calculations Of interested politicians
Taxes On o. S. Proparty.-A voucher was
presented by disbursing officer for the pay
msnt Of taxes on certain public property,
which voucher was disalloWsd.
1t was held that no csssiOn of Jurisdiction
by State was necessary to exempt United
States property, Of the kind mentioned in tie
Constitution, from taxation. When the leSis
lature Of State has given its consent to
the purchase by the United States of any place
"for the erection of forts, magazine and Other