Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-07

the company, or the pay roll of the regiment
or corps to which he belongs. These rolls are
made cotemporaneously with the transactions
they are intended to perpetuate, AID as they
are subjs,t to the daily supervision of those
whose services are there narrated, they are
regarded as possessing as high evidence of
verify as any record. These are, therefore,
record evidence Of military service. Tran.
scripts from these rolls, certified by public
ofi,er with whom they are legally deposi ed,
or sworn copies Of these rolls made by credible
persons, will be received as record evidence of
military service under said act.
But there may be other record evidence of
military service. For instance, the records Of
many towns show that certain individuals
served as the quota for such towns in the Rev
olutionary war. The historical societies in
many of tho States contain evidence of the
military service of individuals whose names
are not found on the muster or pay roll of any
corps. Many well accredited hist( ries furnish
evidence Of individual military service that
cannot be elsewhere found. It is not to be
supposed that those and other like proofs of
service are to be disregarded. It may be diff
feult to establish any general rule upon this
subject to which there may not be many ex.
ceptions But as q general rule, will say
that any entry respecting military service
transaction, whose duty required him to OBJ.
serve and register the fact, will be regarded
as record evidence of such sersice. The re.
quisites necessary to make such entries ad.
missable are-frst, that the entry appear to
have been made cotemporaneously with the
act; and, second, that the entry be made by a
person whose duty required him to note and
register the transaction. The proper applica-
ton of this rule will enable person to estab-
lish claim by record evidence, or evidence
yxast record, and will prevent the evils arising
from the admission Of parol evidence TO prove
-~;i;s..y ssrviCo, evils which have been a
fruitful source Of the numerous frauds hereto.
fore committed upon this department., and
against which Congress intended to provide by
the introduction of this provision with this act.
l remain, yours, DC,
L. P. WALDO, Commissioner.
J. S. EDWARDS, Esq.
Vigrettes.-As the Treasury Department
contemplate hereafter having vignettes on
their warrants, 50 as to distinguish the pur.
pose for which each may be drawn without
requiring delay to read them, Mr.. J. Colds
borough Bruff, our talented fellow citizen, who
is employed as designing draughtsman in
that branch of the Government, has recently
completed number of designs to that end.
That of warrants connected with collecting
revenue from customs represents a box of
goods with barrel Standing By it, an open
manifest upon tie box, and trident laying
across the manifest.
That for revenue from lands, &c, represents
compass with telescope on the extended
tripod, and the scales balanced across the tel.
escope with wreath Of tropical vegetation
gracefully rising Up around the tripod.
That for the judicial expenses warrant rep.
resents a book labelled Claws U. S." on which
the fasces stand, over which tho scales of les
tics hang, surmounted by the cap of liberty
That for the warrants issued for the redemp-
ton Of the public debt represents a hand
thrust out from clouds, in which the thirteen
Stars are seen clustered, with American coin
being scattered from the hand.
That for the Interior Department warrants
is magnifcen. buffalo roaming the prairie.
That for the War Department Warrants-a
plauc1 helmet resting across sword, with
different sized balls and bullets lying around.
That for naval service warrants represents
tho PROV and breast Of a man.of. war, floating,
ready for action.
And the design for miscellaneous Treasury
warrants represents Treasury vault, with
the United States coat-of arms on the door,
and fasccs pillars, with Treasury key laying
at its feet, and the American eagle surmount.
ing the whole
We have seldom seen SO perfect collection
Of designs as those, which do as much credit
to the artist in their conception as in the skill
with which they have been executed.
The Feorias.-A day or two since, we pub
iished some facts bearing on the titles to out
lots in Peoria, Ill. We were thus reminded
Of tho existence Ct the remnant of the Aborigi.
nal tribe from which Peoria takes its nauo
They are one OF the oldest tribes known to
North American history, occupying the site of
Peoria, Ill, when the celebrated grant (not
recognised by this GovsrnnsnO was made by
France to Rsnauit. They are now very few
IN number, AID are located on the Osags liver
west Of the Missouri, and west and adjoining