Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-12


such an army in such an undertaking in such
a country. But for the partizan efforts of the
New York and other affiliated presses against
the laudable and patriotic course of the Gov
eminent with reference to Kinney and his
plots, the chief adventurer would not have
got of with some twenty adherents, carrying
only what they had on their backs and in their
hands The Journal of Commerce and the
Mirror have had their eyes opened to the ia
grant character of the plots Of Walker and
Kinney, and are evidently at this time doing
their best to atone for the mischief they aided
in doing 1t strikes US that is high time that all
the Kinney Expedition journals that took
part in the work of embarrassing the Govern
ment's efforts to protect the honor of our coun-
try as involved in this affair, and to maintain
inviolaste its neutrality laws, should at once
acknowledge their error, and, like the Jour
nal of Commerce and Mirror, make haste to
make PREPARATION for the mischief they have
done. Fu
But, as we remarked above, We have not the
slightest idea that Walker or Kinney can sue
coed. 1t is known here that the two thou
sand troops which Venezuela, compare
lively powerful and well.ordered State, has
placed at the command of Nicaragua for de-
fence against the,e marauding free-booters,
are we'll appointed in all respects, and are
ikelyto prove very efficient, for Central Amer
lean troops. We also anticipate that the two
or three hundred men, mostly Americans and
Europeans, in the service of the Nicaragua
Transit Company, will be promptly employed
against the pirates whenever and wherever
their operations bid fair to endanger the
Transit Company's interest there, as they
cannot fail to do from the beginning. Under
these circumstances, and Impoverished, unac-
climated, and unprovided with aught fer MAX
ing war but what they actually carry i'm their
hands and on their backs, we have no idea til at
Walker and Kinney's bands can hold out on
Nicaraguan soil for thirty days after commit
ting their first robberies and murders
Court Of Claims.-This tribunal commenced
its sessions, at noon, to-day, occupying for that
purpose, the room of the Supreme Court of the
United States.
The Court requested gentlemen who desired
to be admitted to practice at that bar to file
their credentials, to be examined tomorrow
and said that any gentleman could enter his
appearance on the docket in the same manner
as if the oath had already been administered
to him. The Court would then proceed to hear
any motion on the docket
large number of the attorneys according
ly presented their credentials, and others fur
nished the clerk with their names. the evil
dence of their professional qualification to be
produced by them at some other time. There
were between fifty and sixty counsellors and
attorneys present, nearly all of whom complied
with the above named suggestions of the Court
Ten of them are ex-members of Congress.
Col. Roberts Letter.-The recently pub.
lished professional criticism on the Eastern
war, from the pen of Brevet Lieutenant Col.
onel b. S. Roberts, U. S. Mounted Rifles, i:
attracting much attention in military circle:
in this city. The criticisms on it, in turn. have
been many. 1t is very generally pronounced
quite an able paper; the more so from the fac
that Col. X. spent some time in Russia once, a:
civil engineer. Those at a distance who
will, doubtless, be struck with Col. R. s evi.
dent somewhat remarkably knowledge OF
diplomacy, as displayed in this production
from his pen, will find the key to it in the
very generally admitted fact among the officer:
of the service, that he (Col. Roberts) is himself
about the very best diplomatist in the United
States Army.
Plotting.-0n the 9th of July, there was
| secret meeting of Know Nothings from the sur.
rounding counties of Maryland, principally
| from Prince Georges, held in the Know
Nothing lodge-room of Thorn's building, on
Seventh street, between ID and L streets, in
this city. A similar gathering of the same
elan took place this forenoon. Something is
being cOncocted which it is necessary to keep
from the knowledge of those most directly in.
terestcd, or a point outside of the State OF
Maryland would not be selected for carrying
On the Vaccinations.
The Emperor Alexander-The story of the
illness of the Emperor Alexander, coming by
the arrival yesterday, finds no credence, we
hear, in the Russian legation in this city,
where it is set down as telegraphic news man
ufactured to order, only to create confusion
among those of Importance on the Continent
who sympathise with Russia in the present
contest.
The Current Operations of the Treasury
Dspartment.-On yesterday, the 18th of July,
there were Of Treasury Warrants entered on
the books of the Department
For the Treasury Department. S9,S7S 4s
For the Interior Department 1917 SO
For the Customs. Observation-Disclosures. 81, O34 Is
War Warrants received and en-
tered ...;:............... 1886 90
Appropriation Warrants for the
Interior Department 1881, 526 80
Covered i'm from miscellaneous