Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-12

for examination and decision.
Were applications ore made by Indians
not within any agency, or those who have
abandoned their tribal organization, or those
residing permanently more than fifty miles
from any such agency and within the juris
diction of the United States, they may be sent
by the claimants or their. representatives., or
and be by him sent to the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs for reference to the Commits
sioner of Pensions
Gse. W. MASYPENNY, Commissioner.
Good Example really do not know
any gentleman who sets a better example to
society than the President, in his walk in life
as man. No other person in Washington is
more regular in his attendance on divine wer.
ship. He is regularly to be seen in his pew
on Sundays, in the evening as we'll as at the
services in the day time. This strict obser.
vance of Christian duty is fully borne ont in
his invariable conduct and bearing, it matters
not in what society he may be thrown. Our
attention has been called to these facts by a
man among Us Is more keenly alive to all
passing circumstances which tend either to
benefit or to injure society. We may not in
appropriately add that we never before knew
an American Cabinet to be one and all 80
scrupulously observant of the obligations rest.
ing on them to set good examples in their con
duct in society as men. Those who believe
with us that we'll ordered society," thought.
fal, prudent, and conscientious society-is OK.
ceedingly desirable everywhere, will, doubt
less, agree with US in awarding to these gen.
tlemen praise for conducting themselves as
gentlemen, as though at ali times remember
ing that in their position their example as
men is likely to have due effect on those by
whom they are surrounded.
State Prison Recruits for the British Army.
The Halifax Journal is print not deserving
very good consideration, except as one of the
opponents Of Lieutenant Governor Sir j. Gas
pard LIE Marchand, the chief executive func.
tionary of Fl. B. M. in Nova Scotia The
following is an extract from the Journal of
the I'd instant, as We find it in a New York
paper: 1t is reported that the Agent Of Gov
ernor Le Marchsnd. whom in the United States
signiied bis entire willingness to accept as
recruits for the Legion which the Governor
hopes to command, any convicts in our State
prisons who could obtain pardon upon con-
dition of enlisting in the British Army, and
that several Of these they have obtained are
actually of that class. We doubt if they will
be received by the British Government when
the fact becomes known, even in their present
desperate strait:
"The brig America arrived from Boston. on
Friday morning, with the first instalment Of
troops for the Foreign Legion, amounting to
seventy, most Of whom are Hungarians and
Germans. They were landed at the Queens
wharf, and marched up to the Military Hos
pital, followed by an immense throng of citi.
zens, who were anxious to have a peep at
them They underwent an examination there
and two only were rejected. If their fate de-
pended upon the judgment of the crowd, We
are inclined to think a msjority of them would
have been cashiered. They are considered
| fair sample Of recruits, and will soon learn
the right about face" They are comfort
ably quartered at Melvin Island, care having
| been taken to make them contented. The
other instruments are expected daily.
Brother on athan is m akipg gr eat fuss about
TINS Foreign Legion, and is using all kinds of
proclamations to prevent the shipping of re.
cruiis, &c, threatening to arrest parties en-
gagged. de is very smart fellow, but Blue.
SO Is sometimes too much for him They
would like to lay hands on Mr.. Howe but he
Is so slippery they can't catch him. Upwards
| OF o,0OO have been engaged--the number re-
CURED will be 10000 men-of when 5000
VIII be sent to Canada, 1000 to New Bruins
wick, and 5000 to Nova Scotia. There will
be no difficulty in raising this number. s.In
r,nlIadeipnla, at evening meetings held for
| each night" Even tho Americans wouId like
70 take hand in, to show their SUPERIOR ty. -
excitement on the Avenue.-The politi.
clans here we're in stew this morning over
rumor that the Government had received
dispatch from Charleston of great importance:
news brought by the Isabella, from Havana.
1t was said, also, that there was to have been
an extra Cabinet meeting at noon TO-DAY over
it, Now, the Cabinet meeting today was
regular one. We do not believe the story.
We hope, however, soon to hear of the CAPTURE
OF the Spanish war steamer whose commander
mas OF late been engaged in stopping Ameri.
can ships on tho high seas, engaged in lawful
commerce. We are greatly mistaken if be is
not " brought up with a round turn" within
the next thirty days.
The Authority Of American Consuls TO take
Acknowledgements Of Assignment Of Land
Warrants.-The public lands bureau does not
recognize the autho rity of American consul,
abroad to take acknowledgements Of the as.
signment of land warrants, as is frequently
done. In all such cases the papers are sent
back to the parties forwarding them. The
proper officers of the country should take such
Acknowledgements, to which consul's osrti6.
cate of their authority 30 to do should be al.
pended.
The United States sloops. ofwar St. Louis
and Levant, Commanders Duncan Inyraham
and Chas. c. Turner, both from the Mediter-
all