Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-02
US, for services rendered in our municipal pol

itics.
According to q recent publication Of those
fraudulently in control of the affairs of the
monument, Mr.. John Wilson, late Commits
sioner of the General Land Office, and now
President of the Second Ward Know Nothing
lodge of this city, has been made their general
agent They are to give him a salary of
$1,000 per annum, and have prefxed Z" Hon. T"
before his name, We presume, by way of add
| ing to the importance of his Office. With
due respect for Mr.. Wilson, we have to say
| that the act of putting such handle to his
name is causing his fellow citizens to split their
| sides, cen a most He has no more legiti
mate right to it, through any position he has
ever held, than had "Col. Pluck to the
never-to-be-forgotten handle affixed to his
patronimic by the wags around him many
years ago. We take it for granted that Mr..
Wilson is annoyed at this foolish attempt to
dress him up in borrowed feathers, prelimi-
nary to sending him forth as sort of peddling
Know Nothing emissary; for that after all, is
the real purpose of his proposed tour. 1t is
very clear from the way in which the affairs
of the monument are now being conducted that
all the money paid towards its completion,
while under its present control, will never
raise it a foot higher, while there are office
seeking Know Nothings in Washington to be
pensioned, or money required to be expended
for Know Nothing party purposes.
The Elections elections take place
throughout the States of North Carolina and
Tennessee. They are both anti-Democratic
States whenever the Democratic party has
serious contest on its hands. We are
not prepared to express a decided opinion
as to the probable result in either of them,
and, our friends will remember have stu
diously avoided making such publications as
might induce them to wager their money on
these States Nevertheless, we place little
confidence in Know Nothing Dragging over
their prospects in North Carolina and Ten
nessee, over which they are Boosting pretty
much as they boasted prior to ascertaining the
result of the Virginia election. Leading and
reliable Wing and Democratic anti Know Moth
ings write from all parts of both these States, to
Washington, representing that they expect to
carry a majority of the members of Congress
in both which is the stake for which our friends
are playing in both. We concur in their judy
ment. Yet we advise our friends, one and all,
not to risk their money on these or any other
elections whatever.
Arrival of the Grizzly Bear.-This arrival,
which has been expected for some time, has
Just reached the Smithsonian Institution, and
may be seen for day or so at the grounds
to the farm of the Insane Asylum on the Po-
tomac, where there is already large collee-
ton Of living animals we'll worth visit The
bear is from the Rocky Mountains, belongs to
the largest species found, and weighs 500
pounds. He was presented to the institution
by Mr.. Hendricks, of Madison, Indiana.
rendered. are satisfied that very re-
Gently the President has offered the Commits
sionership to the General Land Office to the Hon.
T. A. Hendricks, member of the last Congress,
from Indiana, and have no idea that that gen
tlemsn will decline the position. He is man
If excellent sense and business talents, and has
nad great experience as land lawyer in the
great West. The appointment will doubtless
prove an excellent one.
Removed and Appointed.-Mr. VIM. Har-
ris has been removed from the post of assistant
messenger in the Office Of the Commissioner Of
the Customs, and Mr.. James Thompson has
been appointed in his stead.
A Navy officer Dead-Tho Navy Depart
ment has advice of the death Of Mr.. Henry S.
Barker, third assistant engineer, U. S. n.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Department.-Ony yesterday, the LIST of August,
there were of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books Of the Department.
For the Treasury Department. s2,ISs 80
For the Interior Department. 54.765 O6
For the Customs. ................ IS, l52 IS
War Warrants received and en-
tered NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 367, 314 "a
War repay warrants received and
entered. Observation-Disclosures. 5S,124 80
Covered in from Customs ........ l06 80