Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-01


from among themselves. This was just such
bait to superinduce the impudent attempt to
boost bogus delegation from New York into
the Cincinnati convention, as would be sure to
carry, at Syracuse at least; as saoh politicians
as the majority We're. might be relied on i'm
plicitly as being sure to bite at it (the bait)
with avidity.
Ibe ticket was nominated by committee
appointed By the Chair, and the convention,
to cover up Mr.. Dickinson's tracks, absolutely
refused to accord a yea-and-nay vote except
by the demand of majority. This was, of
course, only devised TO enable the chair to de-
clare every thing carried his own way. The
action on the motion Of Mr.. Sickles for the
enlargement Of the committee on the platform.
affords IN apt illustration, indeed, of the trick
involved in the adoption of that regulation.
The secretary, after counting, announced that
the vote on it was-ayes So, noes 40. But the
chair, ignoring the count and announcement
promptly pronounced the motion lost; saying
that he thought there wero about 81 negative
votes' There were not more than about 100
delegates then present. Such acts prove un
mistakably their reckless desperation and
savage fury, carried to such an extent as that
the upshot of their action is, that they merely
made fools of themselves. OF the outsiders
who had "a finger in the pie, George Law was
conspicuous; aiming, as he does, to obtain the
Know Nothing presidential nomination. His
instruments were there with plenty of his
money, working to defeat union with the Softs,
on the principle that divided enemy is easiest
to conquer. So also were the canal contract
jobbers there in force. Canal Commissioners
are to be elected this fall, who are to give out
some fifteen millions in contracts All the world
know how the State Treasury is plundered in
giving out such jobs. The expose was origi.
nally made by the SOfts of the manner in which
the thing is done there; and the jobbers were
bent on preventing union, because that could
hardly fail to result in the election of honest
Canal Commissioners, over the candidates of
the jobbers to be nominated jointly by the Re-
publican convention and other organizations
opposed to the Softs.
Judge Bronson was amusingly lugged into
the programme, being elected q delegate to
Cincinnati 1t strikes US that the judge, not
outstanding the proverbial obtuseness of his
political perceptions, will hardly thank Dick
inson for the impudent attempt to use him, af-
ter what occurred at Binghampton, at the last
election, wherein his vote fell 20, 900 short of
the rest of his ticket; evidently by pre-arrange-
ment between Daniel S. Dickinson and the
Know Nothings; Binghampton the "Hard''
head quarters, taking the lead in that work.
On the whole, the action of this convention,
which meets the contempt and ridicu!e of the
Hard masses themselves, demonstrates that
what remains of the organization is now car
RED in the breeches pockets of "Scripture
Dick" only to be used by him in driving the
best possible bargains for himself with the
Know Nothings, or Sowardites, or any other
faction that will bid highest.
The New Custom House at Ellsworth, Ne.
Yesterday, the Secretary of the Treasury
awarded to James T. Whitmore, Of Ellsworth,
(that person being the lowest bidder,) the con-
tract for the construction of the custom-house
to be built there at So, 500
The Current Operations Of tho Treasury
Experimentation yesterday, tho 3Ist Angus
there were Of Treasury Warrants entered OIL
the books Of the Department
For the Treasury Department.. S21.217 Al
For the customs. ..,............ IL 1925 IS
War Warrants received and On.
tereu ...ssss....s........... AZ, 400 81
For the Interior Department 1885 SO
Interior repay warrants received
ana entered. ................. 2775 IL
FROM customs. .................. "a 327 30
Cholera at Fort Riley and on the Plains.
The following is an interesting letter Though
not as late as the last news by telegraph from
gentleman attached to Lieut. Bryan's sur.
veying expedition to a friend in this CITY.
written from "Camp thirty-fve miles south.
west from Fort Riley, Kansas Territory, Aug.
3, 1855" viz:
we left Fort Riley last Monday morning,
the 2lst ultimo. Previous to that, the cholera
mad broken out there among the quartermas.
Ter men and the few troops at the post We
only came five miles, when one of the priyates
OF the escort was taken ill on the prairie. We
nau cidZen pny slcian with the party, but he
was taken sick at nearly the same time the
soldier was. L went back for DR.. Simmons.
the kind, gentlemanly surgeon of the post. He
reached our camp (ten miles from the fort)
before did, as l had to work up five miles Of
my work. He remained at camp until dark
setting things right. After 1 reached camp.
another OF the escort was taken sick, and died
that night We remained at the said Camp
all OF the next day, on account of the sickness
OF our physician and some Of the escort. We
left there on Wednesday, and came six miles
to Sycamore Creek, which place we left YES.
terday morning, arriving here last evening.
Here we have fine spring water. Last night,
about o'clock, an express rider arrived here
from Fort Riley with a note to Brevet Major
Armistead, commanding company +, 9th in
fantry, Jour escort,) stating that his wife was
dying OF cholera. He forthwith put off in our
ambulance, and has just returned to tell us
tale of horror. His wife died before he reach
ed the fort. Brevet Major Woods, Command.
ing company Z, 9th infantry, who is now at
Fort Kearney, left his wife, son, and daughter
at Fort Riley; the son died before Major A.
left on his return; Mrs. Woods and daughter
were dying as he left. Major E. A. Ogden,
assistant quartermaster, arrived at Fort Riley