Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-08-17

which We find but single truth-that Mr.
Buchanan Is to return in October, accompa-
MED by the new Assistant Secretary of State,
who is to be Mr.. J. Addison Thomas-stolen
." bodaciously' from the Star, wherein it APP
feared some days ago. The burden of these
oorbacks is mares nest of intrigue for the
| lext Presidency, concocted out of the current
Tisit of the President to the Green Briar
| 5prings, in obedience with the instructions of
| -ae physicians who attend Mrs. Pierce, in very
lelieate health, as We have explained.
Senator Mason is represented as the arch
potter, and Henry A. Wise as the dreaded
knight plotted against while the story of an
intrigue on the part of Secretary Marcy against
The President is duly revamped, perhaps for
the thirtieth time in the last two years.
We really can conceive of no possible means
Of exemplifying the entire and systematic dis
regard of truth in the New York Herald's
special Washington correspondence wherein it
pretends to lift the curtain of political affairs
here, than in its so common resort to this vete'
ran roorback, 50 often insisted on and always
~ NiopiONOo ny sohS suUSSlu0Dt
statement in the columns of the Herald itself;
howing that inspite of its efforts to the contrary
he best possible understanding exists and has
,,lways existed between the President and his
secretary of State. 1t is really fun for the
Initiated to read the Washington roorbacks OF
HeTakd's special correspondence; the perfect
abandOn with which even the semblance OF
ruth is thrown aside for unblushing and whole
sale falsehood therein, being absolutely refresh-
ing, even in these days of INSCRIPTIONS jour-
';alizing. Why the afidavit.roorbacks and
misrepresentation of the Louisville Journal
concerning the riots of the 9th inst, are not
iicher and more mendacious specimens of the
art Of bambOOzling gullible readers
The Defeat Of Mr.. Cullom will prove a sore
blow to the Know Nothings, as he was the
only man for whom the Republicans-ant-Ne
braska-Northern Know Nothing Sewardites-
would vote for Speaker, who could by any pos
sible chance carry a handful of southern votes.
even of the southern Know Nothings. His ey-
perience and well-known tact too, was of press.
ing importance to his party there, composed al
:nOst entirely as it is Ofnorl homimes in Congress
siOnal life. The Democratic party will have
II the hall dozen of the most effective legis-
lltive leaders who have graced the council.
Ok the nation in the last twenty years-Cobb
and Stephens, of Georgia; Jones, of Tonnes
see; Letcher of Virginia; Orr of South Ca.
china; Richardson, Of Illinois Fuller, OF
Maine; Houston, of Alabama, and others we
can name. There is no man in the Know
Nothing ranks who can poll fifty votes for the
Speakership, who can also get the vote of Percy
Walker, who is to represent the Mobile dis
trict OF Alabama, of single member from Vir-
ginia elected by the Know Nothings of four
from Pennsylvania elected through their aid.
and OF other nominal Know Nothings-two
from Kentucky among them certainly, of whom
we know. We shall have high times here next
winter, beyond all question, to commence with
the opening of the session, when it will be per.
ceived that Messrs. William r. Smith of Ala
bama, and Reade, of North Carolina, will moi
:: hitch" teams with MessrS Lewis d. Camp.
bell, Of Ohio, and Burlingamc and Foster. of
Massachusetts,, CoIfax, OF Indiana, ct id ouau,
genus =,
The Fever at Norfolk and Portsmouth,
The Geographic and other news from Norfolk
and Portsmouth, Va, published in the Star
for the last few days, tells the story of the
pressing need Of the unfortunate thousands
still remaining there, in stronger and more ef-
fective terms than we can pen it, 1t seems
that their sufferings have but commenced, as
it were. At no moment have they stood in
greater necessity for pecuniary assistance than
to-day. How many of our citizens have added
their mite to the Washington fund for their re-
lief? How many more, who, having neglected
to do so, stand ready to give something towards
this cause of true charity, philanthrophy and
christianity? Time is precious, most precious
in this emergency. A dollar sent down there
tonight, or by the mornings mail, may be
worth ten sent two or three days hence So,
those who design adding to the fund even
little silver where they can give no more, are
earnestly requested to be quick about it.
Messrs. Sweeny, RittenhOuse & Co., have
kindly offered to receive, take charge of and
forward any sums destined for the fund that
may be left ut their well known banking
house, in the Bank of Washington buildings On
tie Centre Market space and Louisiana
avenue, where many persons can call or send
more conveniently than to the banking house
of Messrs. Chubb, Brother, on F, near Fifteenth
street.
How Know Nothingism Works -Yester-
day the Know Nothing loungers around the
grog shops Of this city were in terrible state
Of excitement over the rumor that the Irish
had attacked Know Nothing club from this
city, who were down at Pope's Landing, eighty
miles below, on the Potomac, and that positive
information of the fact had come by telegraph
with n request for the aid of one hundred
armed Know Nothings from this city. Though
every man who knows any thing, knew that
there is no telegraphic station within fifty miles
of POpe's Landing, that in Alexandria being