Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-11-22

the Germantown Telegraph, q neutral jour
nal of high character and wide infuence
which after recommending him a. q prompt
energetic, practical, able, and eloquent gen.
tleman, who on all measures untinged With
politics will serve the Commonwealth truly
and faithfully" sums up his partisan char
acter as follows:
"In word, Col, Forney Is the very man
whom Pennsylvania needs in the United States
Senate. 1t is true he is q very decided party
man, and he leans vast deal moro toward the
south than we can admire or approve; but then
we know this-we know Just where he stands;
and just as decided as he il in his political
views, he is upon every subject. There is no
temperising, bush-fghting, or demagoguism
absut him. He is thcrs-he takes the respon.
sibility, aud is ready to give an account of him.
self, whether that account shall be satisfacto.
ry to has constituents or not.''
ihs Independence. The newspaper wv ash
ington correspondence stories saying that
there has been a mutiny on this o. g. Ship in
the harbor Of San Francisco, and that she is in
very bad condition, &C., are wholly untrue
They arise from the fact that as usual with
Government ships in all ports, some of her
men have deserted
The Message.-It Is not yet determined
whether tho message will or will not be sent
out from Washington, as heretofore, in al.
vance of its reading in Congress, to be delv.
cred to the proprietors of newspapers at dis.
lance on the instant its reading here COM
mences.
The Hon. Mr.. singlston.-The very latest
advices from this gentleman's district of Mis-
sissippi, induce Us to believe in the strong
probability of his reelection to Congress We
have certain news from some Of the counties
thereof, which do much better for him than
according to the belief at Jackson, at latest
dates from that point
Butter and Chess. I'VE saw, this morning,
being landed at Willards', the product of
noted dairy in Washington county, New
York, which the enterprising proprietors of
that famous house had bought, as portion of
their winter supplies. Itconsisted of sixteen
thousand pounds Of butter and ten thousand
pounds of cheese The distant reader, from
this fact, can gain an idea of the magnitude of
the business of first class hotel in this city
The Doorkeepership.- hear that among
the candidates for the doorkeepership Of the
House, is the Rev. Mr.. Mitchell, a Metho.
dist preacher, formerly from Hampshire coun-
ty, Virginia, who, of late, has been q travel
ing oratorical companion Of that shining Know
Nothing stump-lght, our friend, the Rev +.
s. Evans
For House Postmaster.-It is said on the
Washington political Change, that Captain
f. Asbury Tucker, originally a candidate
under the present Administration for the
Washington City Postmastership, and Major
Holman, Of Ky. are candidates for the post
of Postmaster Of the House of Representatives.
Both are, Of course, Know Nothings.
The Republican Party.-We perceive that
in Massachusetts and elsewhere in the North,
the Republican party is organizing vigorously
for an independent fight in the next Presiden-
tisl election. Its leaders proclaim that. hit
or miss, they will have candidate standing
on the Republican platform, as it was main.
tanned in the recent State elections, and On
nothing else. -r
Tie House.-The Trrbunes estimate of the
strength of parties in the new House is Ne
braska Democrats, 70; Wings and Know No.
things of pro-slayery tendencies, 80; anti
Nebraska opposition men, l1s. But there is
really |" no telling who is 10 be governor until
after the election"
Removed and Appointed.-Mr r. T. Deit-
rick, first class Isl, 200 per annum) clerk in
the General Land Office, was removed ycster-
day, and Mr.. A. M. Clark, Of Pa, has been
appointed in his stead.
The Current Operations of the Treasury De-
partment.-On yesterday, aist November
there were Of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books Of the Department
For the Treasury Department.. se.552 80
For tho Interior Department 29.74S 81
Eofthe Customs. ................ 1914 OIL
Covered In from miscellaneous
sources ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5.6I5 10
Covered in from Customs ........ 252 20
War Warrants received and on.
tered .........,............. eO,2o5 50
Interior repay warrants received