Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-02-15

energy and character, and has long been
leading and aetivs man in the affairs of his
political party in his State.
Aerious Chargs.-The Paris corrsspon.
dent OF tho New York Tribune says
Inc French Government, for instsn nee, has
~ TINS moment in its possession copies of the
Inoenaisry proclamation Of Lsdru Rollip,
ngned george Sanders, which calls on the pso.
PIE OF France to arise and assassinsts the
Donapartes. bearing on their margin the OH.
eial stamp Of the American Legation at Lon
Don They were detected in circulation among
the French people. and it was by means of the
procession given them by the official seal Of
the United States that they gained admission
into France and passed into circulation Copies
OF these documents are at this moment at the
department Of State in Washington, having
been sent BY the French Government to NJ.
Sardges, with demand for explanatio
ihe explanation Is simple either Mr. Sickles
nss lent to Mr.. Sanders the seal of the Lsga.
tion, or the latter gentleman has gone into the
ehce OF Mr. Miller, (the United States Dis
patch Agent at London, and an Englishman
without sympathy for the United Stafes,) and
has served himself with the seal of the Lega.
ton, which the Dispatch Office requires for
sealing up and forwarding dispatches. IL this
an honest means OF propagsndism or not?
This story has been current in foreign Dip
lomatic circles in Washington for months past,
wherein it it also said that it has, as q matter
of course, given the Government here no little
annoyance.
Tho Accounts Of the Purser Of tho Bair.
bridgs.-It turns out that there is some trouble
in the accounting branch of the service about
the accounts of Purser LOCKER, who has lust
returned home in the cambridge. 1t seems
that under peremptsry orders in writing from
the commander of his ship, Lieut. Charles G. .
Hunter, he paid to that offi,er same 81, 900
more than his pay, &C., came to on the cruise
The purser alleges, We hear, that he only made
the payments in question under formal and
peremptory written orders from Lieut. Hunter,
his immediate commander, who had authority
to put him in irons on his refusal DO to do
The question at issue is, whether purser is
or is not to be held responsible for money paid
out under such circumstances-there being
manifestly no right on the part of his com.
mander to demand dollar more of the public
money from his purser than the amount Of his
pay and allowances, which was we'll known to
the ships financial agent.
Captain Rynders.-The story that Captain
Rynders designs visiting Virginia to electioneer
for Mr.. Wise. turns out to have be IN manufac-
tured of whole cloth, no such idea having en-.
tered his head 1t was p obably concocted to
turn the attention of the good people of the
Old Dominion from the interference of others
not citizens Of that Commonwealth-iu the
current canvass against Mr.. Wise Rynders
is shrewd man, and rarely Injuries the cause
of his friends. He knows too much of the tenn.
per of Virgins in such matters, to have ever
dreamed Of meddlipg, directly, or indirectly
with her local politics
The Pennsylvania Senatorial Election. -
We have private advices from Harrisburg
which satisfy US that Lewis c. Levin. 50 we'll
known around Washington, is the real candi.
date of the anti. Cameron wing Of the Know
Nothing party in the Legislature there. He
aud his friends are exerting themselves at
great rate, in the hope Of inducing the major
ity wing of the Know Nothings to compromise
on him, (Mr. Levin,) throwing both Mr.. Cam
eron and "Mr. Scattering" overheard. The
party is divided-42 for Cameron, and 81 nomi
nally for "Mr. Scattering
The Protection Of New Orleans The con.
stituents of the Hon. Mr.. Hunt, of Louisiana.
owe him gratitude fer his management, yes.
terday, Of the bill appropriating $l25, 200 for
the erection Of suitable works of defence at
Proctor's Landing, about twenty eight miles
from New Orleans. He pushed through his
measure in capital style, and in the shortest
possible space Of time.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
DepartmeDt.-On yesterday, the 14th of Feb,
there were of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books Of the Department
For paying Treasury debts ...... $40, 344 4S
For the Customs. 2l562 80
For coveringinto the Treasury from
ellaneous sources. 6O6 "a
For tho War Department. ......,. 966 A
For rcpaying in the War Depart
mont -. ................ $50 Al
For repaying in the Navy Depart
ment. ............... sO2 %
For the Interior Department. 1853 O6
CONGRESSIONAL.