Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-21

dred per centum; and it is very clear that the
increase in its value must continue to be great
for perhaps twenty-five years more; at the
end OF which time there every reason to hope
that we will be behind no section of the United
States in the condition Of our agriculture. We
repeat, we owe much indeed for this substan-
tial and praiscworthy progress to the fairs of
the Maryland Institute, and it is to be hoped
that our agriculturalists will always continue,
as many of them as possible, to visit them; as
it is utterly impossible that any farmer, who
really desires to avail himself OF the means
through which successful farmers thrive, can
carefully inspect and study what is shown
then and there, without acquiring information
which, if applied to his business, will repay
him ten-fold for the time and money expended
on his trips, though he visits the Society's
grounds every year.
The Court of Claims.-This tribunal reas-
sembles in this city early in October, it will
be remembered. Already quite a number of
distinguished members of the legal profession
from distance who propose to practice before
it have arrived among US, and are busy in pre-
pairing to argue their respective cases. 1t is
now evident that the establishment of this
court is destined to bring to Washington
great increase Of legal talent, ability, and
fame, though the length Of time it is destined
to exist will be problematical at least until
the end Of the next Congress; as there is no
telling as yet whether the power that brought
it into being may not take it into Its head to
make its life very short one.
In Exceedingly Bad Taste.-The Know
Nothing journals have fashion of denouncing
all Wings, who decline joining their party, as
renegadcs." Such is the delicate appella-
ton which they accord with great unanimity
to those distinguished gentlemen, Senator
Pratt and the Hon. Revcrdy johnson, because
thoy refuse to join an organization which, in
their estimation, is founded on anything con-
ceivable other than truth and fair dealing be-
tween man and man. 1t strikes Us, in view of
the fact that Know Nothingism is hardly vet
two years old, that it is itself made up, as a
party, almost wholly of renegades," not one
in fifty Of its members failing to be persons
who not long since " rallied" to it from either
the Wing, Democratic, or Free Soil parties.
So they go!
Appointed-Tho President has appointed
James McFetridge collector Of the customs for
the district Of Minnesota, Minnesota Territory,
vice Phillip Boauprie, resigned; and Al
pheus A. Hanscom, collector, &C., for the dis
| trict of Saco, Maine, vice Nathaniel NJ. Towle,
resigned.
Removed and Appointed-Wo hear, Incl
dentally, that the President has appointed ex-
Governor Pillsbury, Of Maine, consul at Hall
| fax, British America, vice Robert w. Frazer,
| removed.
Chevalier Joseph Bertinatti yesterday pre-
s,nted his credentials to the Secretary of State,
and was received as Charge d'Affaires of his
| Majesty the King of Sardinia.
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
Department.-On yesterday, Goth September,
there were Of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books of the Department.
| For tho redemption of Stocks.... SGS6 Il
For the Treasury Department.. 1000 OC
| For the Interior DeDartment..... 1923 81
War Warrants received and en-
l tered OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l6l, 7S9 3s
From miscellaneous sources...... 6,724 Cd
Il s.,