Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-03-27

III,
universally acknowledged owners thereof, two
or three rocks in the ocean covered with .
Of great necessity to our people at
large!
Our readers may rely on it that the inso.
lence they manifest in this protest, will DO
very summarily bridled by tho Government
Of the the United States, or We greatly mis-
take the character of those holding its reins
at this time.
In truth, the hypocrisy Of tho preteuce Of
France and England that their disinclination
to aggression moves Thorn to make this pro
test, is as bold as their pretence that indigna-
ton against Russian aggressions upon Turkey
has induced them to aid the Sultan against
the Gear. France, at this moment, holds q
large and valuable portion of the Turkish
empire-Algeria-wrested but yesterday, as
it were, from the Sultan, by the sword, with.
out pretence of right to it or psaeeable acqui-
sition. England, too, holds by the same title
the Sultan's Arabian city of Alden, taken sim
ply because she desired to possess it, and
without why or wherefore even, by way of
an apology for thus despoiling one she calls
her ally!
The Case Of Gov. Rodman II. Price.-We
find that We were in error yesterday in our
statement Of some of tho details of the case of
Gov. Rodman M. Price, in connection with
his accounts whom purser of the navy of the
United States. II seems that after allowing
him credit for all the money he claims to have
paid over to his successor, which ia moro than
100000, the balance claimed to be due from
him, is still some $4,000! We hear it said
that before suit was brought against him, he
was requested by the proper officer of the
Government to deposite the balance shown by
the accounting officers to be due from him,
and that no reply has been received up to
this time to that notification.
1t seems that in the course of the investiga-
ton, the question arose as to the validity of
the appointment of his clerk, Mr.. Van Os.
trand to be his temporary successor, by Com
modore Jones, which having been referred to
the Attorney General for his opinion, he re-
piled in favor of the legality of that act. The
amount of the balance claimed by tho Gov.
eminent of Mr.. Van Ostrand is very large
indeed-over 500, 900 at least. We are under
the impression that he ". o. gave no bonds.
Altogether, this is the richest case that has
occurred in the Governments transactions for
some years past We understand that indi
vidual officers who served in California with
Pursor Price, claim large balances from him
on account of their funds which were in his
keeping; Purser Forest $40, 900, Lieut.. Lewis,
some $50, 900; and, if We are correctly informed,
others different sums.
The Herald's very last Roorback, is story
saying that the present cabinet are all imus-
diately to be sent abroad as diplomatists, and
that various gentlemen, whom 1t names, are
to be called to occupy their places. The
dispatches embracing this bogus news, pur.
ports to come: one from Washington, and the
other from Philadelphia. Unfortunately 70,
its purpose of obtaining credence for these
silly stories, tho Philadelphia Despatch goe,
too fully into particulars; saying that the pro
gramme of the new Cabiuet was arranged il
Philadelphia on Saturday last between Msssrs
Geo. N. Dallas and Pierre soule, both o.
whom 1t names among the proposed now min.
listers of State. We say that this statement i,
unfortunate for the Herald's purpose, becaus,
it is we'll known that Mr.. Soule left New Yori
for Washington on Saturday morning at half
past nine o'clock, arriving here at p. m OF
that evening. So he was not on that day il
Philadelphia, except in transit That is, hi
stepped out of steamboat on landing there
on to a railroad carr and was whizzed ava,
| Immediately at the rate of thirty miles a,
hour.
We mention this fact only by way of eau
tioning the Herald to conine its future roor
backs concerning American public affairs, t,
generalities details, unless it de
sires to have tho world comprehend at
glance that it is merely leasing.
However, both the false dispatches in cues
ton were doubtless manufactured to order il
New York.
An Avalanche Of Them. Tho "old soldiers
arc evidently alive and kicking" Yester.
day, about $500 applications for bounty land
for them were received at the Pension Office
Three hundred other business letters wore also
received at that bureau, yesterday. Thes,
facts will give the distant readers fair idea O
tho labor performed in that branch of the Gov
ernment's affairs at this point. Yet all goe
on there like clock. work, Commissioner Valid,
having so systematized his affairs there, a.
that nearly every employee under him doe,
much more than before Mr.. w. assumed tn,
direction Of the Bureaus matters, and with
greater ease and moro comfort than when the,
wore able to accomplish less.
Appointments BY the President. -Thona,
W. Newman, of Miss, to be Register OF tn,
Land Office at Washington, Miss; re.appoint
ment.
Henry Wilmington, of Mo, to be receiver
of public moneys at Plattsburg, Mo-, vice W
Brown, deceased.
Ravarlv Matfbavs of Miss "a +. p..;..