Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-22

to the harassments of duns-to the mortifca-
ion of the natural and justi6able important
les Of creditors seeking merely their own.
We doubt whether there is family in Wash
ngton that cannot with the practice Of greater
ystem, economy, and industry, live better
han at present for from ten to twenty per
entum less than they now expend which ex-
ess of expenditures it is, that keeps 80 many
them always in hot water with merchants,
,echanics, and traders.
go system of due economy, that must
yentuatef in better health, longer lives, i'm
roved character, and more true and rational
alignment on the part of those who live on
alaries and wages, and all depending on them
Or suppoi.; and at the same time, if possible,
achieve for the merchants snd others in
rade, in the three cities of Washington,
ieor6 etown, and Alexandria, the great bene-
it to result to them from ceasing to sell their
;oods and labor on credit to those who receive
t the end of every month Of every year fixed
,ay on which they live. There is no other
egion in the United States where credit is ac-
ually of so little real necessity as in this; and
is subject Of wonder to US that our fellow
itizens-buyers and sellers--have not before
his adopted the safe and profitable plan to all
parties, of dealing almost entirely for cash in
Iand.
The New York Democracy. length
here is a Strong probability of a reunion of
he New York Dem' tracy. This is apparent
the tone of the Evcning Post, which is ex-
forts to prevent such an occurrence. 1t
buses the Z" Soits' quite as vehemently as
ne Hards for being sold to the slave power;
,cusing them Of pertinaciously refusing to
Din this new Republican party, whose banner
has hois.ed only through love for the ad-
ninistration and the spoiIs. The route of
Know Nothingism at the South is working its
esit;mate result in disposing the Hards to re-
ew their party Affiliations, it being thus made
pparent to all that no success in politics can,
~ any possible chance, alta h hereafter to
Know Nothingism, to which Hard;sm not long
luce eSnlpiteu great aunlty.
If there we've the slightest reas IN left on
which well-ipfoi med politicians might base the
expectation Of the Triumph of Philadelphia
platform Know Nothipg'sm in the next Presi-
iential ell 'tion, the Hards would stick to it
ike wax. But that prospect having vanished
} soon, they bid fair to 60 BE- * to their first
owe, as intensely as they hate the President;
because they are even more strongly commit
ted against aboiitioris IN, to which they must
Low adhere if they reject the other alternative
Of reuriting with its only l.meining opponent
II the field. The j., epiads Of the Eventng
Post over the obslna y of the So. IS in refusing
to support the proposition to reI ,al the Ne
braska bill is a capital sign, as it proves the
success of GCsoinor Marcy in bringing them
back upon the straight-out Demo cratic plat
form: from which they dosel I in Is IS only to
obtain reveng, on the Democratic party for
throwing Van Buren, and rs ta'' overheard in
the cont st of that year.
0rtolan Shooting The season for this de-
lightful sport is just now opening, and the
sportsmen in this vicirity are already in the
marshes Of the Eastern branch at each propi-
tious tide. Yesterday, many gunners were in
s!iiffs and at the work. The best days shoot
ing, we hear, was done by a well-known
amat eur, veteran ortolan-sh shooter, though still
on the sunny side of thirty. He bagged thirty
four; his rivals in the sport, few of them get
ting dozen birds. For the information Of
the uninitiated who may be ambitious of tYy-
ing their guns, we have to give them infor-
nation in the premises as follows, viz: BE at
the house of the keeper of the upper bridge over
the Eastern branch, Mr. Brown, at half.food
tide (which is jus. now at about 2 p. n.y. with
a double-barrelled towing piece, ammunition,
and accoutrements. At the house, the sports
man can procure the necessary skiff and man
to paddle and push him on the water, and
through the wild oats on which the luscious game
feed. They fly, singly, at the approach ofsports-
men, and rise slowly, directly above the perch
Each bird is shot singly as it thus rises. A
fortunate and skilfulsportsman often bags nine
" or hundred on tide. Ortolan shooting is
tie sport Of this particular region, and should
pS cbJOyCu ny all VIM pietShu W uIo gun
for amusement. Mr. Brown, at the bridge
is himself a famous devotes Of the sport, and
always takes great pleasure in endeavor-
ing to make such an excursion agreeable in
all respects to amateurs who desile the use Of
bis boats and the services of his men, who
know the best localities during each partcu-
lar tide.
Tho Current Operations Of the Treasury
Department. yesterday, the 2lst August,
there were of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books of tho Department
For the Treasury Department.. s2,O6I s.
For the Interior Department. ,... 167, 1871 81
For the Customs. 1863 50
War Warrants received and en-
tered ....................... SS,237 II
War repay warrants received and
entered. .............. S5,267 q
Drawn ON account of the Navy. III, III 90
Covered in from miscellaneous