Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-19

Observance on the part of this Government
Of all obligations of its neutrality laws
This fact is no news, therefore, in Wash
ington City, and We state it only because there
may be persons at distance who really know
Be little Of American public fairs as to be.
iieva that high officer of this Government
would 50 far forget the obligations of his DO
sition, as to turn fillibuster We care not what
party may be in power, there need be no fear
that any one of tho chief executive officers Of
our Government will countenance fragrant and
palpable violations Of tho laws Of the United
States, for any purpose watever.
So, too, is the story that the Kinney Ex.
petition" was designed to fllibuster against
Cuba, roorbsck manufactured out of whole
cloth: We have shown to the entire satisfac-
ton Of the country that We know all about
that affair. We know positively-having
ample proof in our possession-that up to the
time when our publications exposed its true
character, and thus made it nec essary for the
Secretary of State to explode 1t, those con-
ceIned in getting it up had no thought of Cuba.
Their foray was to have been directed against
defenceless Central America. Yet We will
not be answerable that if anybody will furnish
the means, what remains of its organisation
will not be direct ted against Cuba, Timbucto.
or any other region for preparing to illibuster
against which, somebody may be willing to
foot the bill.
In conclusion, if We are to have another at.
tempt from the United States to invade Cubs,
the present wonder-mongering of tho press on
the subject is to generate it; as, up to this
time, there has been no serious effort in any
part Of our country to organise for the pur
pose We have to warn all who may be think
Ing Of participating hereafter in any such on.
terprise, that the Government here are on the
alert and have the means at hand Of crush
ing all attempts whatever to involve the United
States in difficulties through violations of our
neutrality laws. Under our system, the exc
cution and with the State Department. the
conception Of their plans to this end falls on
the Attorney General of the United Slater.
who acts on information lodged with him BY
TIE State Depar tment. The world has found
him not only competent but willing to pu.
down all previous illegal efforts against the
Spanish Government in Cuba He who doubts
that both his willingness and ability in this
connection will continue until the end of his
term, lacks common sense, woefully.
Varv TN Pns,1+.
cles exhibited at the Mechanics Institute
Fair now in progress in this city, are speci-
mems Of wood of various kinds coated with
various preparations, which have been used
by the officers of the Government at the Nor.
folk (Vs) navy yard, in experiments to ascer-
tain il by any possible means the ravages of
the worm on the bottoms Of ships can BE- DIR g.
vented. James Jarvis, Esq., who, for nearly
half century has been the inspector of ship
timber at the Norfolk yard, and who is proba-
bly, the best ship timber inspector on this side
Of the Atlantic, has for some twenty. five years
been engaged in making such experiments
under Navy Department orders lie has tried
every conceivable expsdient to the end above
mentioned, and only within the last year or
two has he appro ximated towards satisfa ctory
results. These results he exhibits in this fair.
to placing them in the keeping of
the Government at this point for general
eference-examination.
In few words, zinc paint, and zinc paint
merely, proves the antidote, or rather proven.
titive so long sought. He shows large mum.
Der of specimens, and wherever zinc paint
was applied, there only is the wood FREQ from
the ravages of the worm. Timber painted all
over with sine paint, but with a spot in one
end as large as a sixpenoe left untouched, is
found to have been bored, (riddled inside. J
the entrance being made through that spot.
Pieces, of which some of the sides are coated
With the zinc paint, are covered with barn.
acles on the sides coated with anything but
Inc zinc paint. Among all his specimens, not
'ss is to be found where zinc paint was used
With even single barnacle found fastened
upon it. Some were months, and others years
submerged, yet in every case, accord ing to the
results of these experiments, everything else
Aos PoiAt, uCF6E
Now, it can hardly be that the labors and
Investigations Of this intelligent and perse.
Iering old gentleman can fail to prove of inf.
lite commercial importance. lhe subject
hould at once be taken up by the scientific of
he country. If he has thus Uncovered
simple, and so economical preventive for the
ravageS Of the worm, he is great public
oenefactor, indeed.
Steamers Wanted for the Navy.-The SEQ.
etary of the Navy has appointed Commanders
Gardiner and Engle board to select steamers
to be sent on the Arctic expedili ion
n search of the expedition of DR.. Kane, 70.
'ently ordered By Congress These officers
lave already started on their mission, and
sill make efforts in Philadelphia, New York,
md Boston to obtain, at fair rate, the de-
'cription Of vessels required.
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