Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-07

isuggesuons are made entirely with view to
seeing the troops that may be sen. here, and
those already In the country, armed With the
the new rosi fnents in the field hero, and az
soon as the Indians shall have learned that
We can whip them, then New Mexico &ill step
forth In her glory. She viii then throw Of
the tatteIs IN which she is now clad and come
forth to the sdmiring gaze Of tho country,
Clothed In "purple and fine linen" Then
ms treasures locked up in her mountains, over
"aich the red man now stands as lord Of tho
domain, will be unbosomsd, and her vallies,
over which the spring and SKINNER spread
Of autumn and nipt by tho frosts of winter,
will give food to countless focks. Then desc.
lation and night will no longer wrsstle with
fertility and brightness, but New Mexico, re-
Joioipg in the fullness Of her hills, the rich
ness OF her wales, the bounty Of her plains, and
I re beauty Of her cline, will clap her hands
and stand forth redeemed and disenthralled.
AxIao DEL Pals.
An Interesting Occasion and Correspond
enee.-The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge
| (Masonic) Of the District of Columbia, DR..
Charles S. Frailey, has recently received q
letter from the Grand Master of tho Grand
Lodge in Paris, asking that delegate be ap.
pointed on the part of the District Grand
Lodge to attend Congress Of the Masons of
tho World to assemble In Paris on the LIST
proxino, to take into consideration the con.
dition of Masonry over the Globe, and to
adopt, for the benefit Of tho order, whatever
may be appropriate and lawful. The Grand
Lodge OF this district finds itself unable at 50
| short notice to send over a suitable represent.
alive, but has directed tho Grand Master 10
SEM to the Grand Master in Paris commits.
sion in blank, to be accorded to some worthy
American Mason, who may be attending tho
Worlds exhibition in Paris, to act on the 90
casion explained ABOVE, as the representative
of the Masons of this district.
Judge Brocchus.-We hear frequent graft.
flying reports Of tho ability, industry, and
energy displayed by our late fellow citisen,
Perry E. Broochus, Esq. in the discharge of
his duties az an assistant Justice of the Courts
of the United States in the Territory of New
Mexico, where he has already won a high
reputation for legal learning and professional
perspicacity. Judge B. is empha,ically q
self-made man, graduating first from tailor's
bench, then from the tripod Of country school
house, and subsequently from the Office of q
distinguished lawyer In Alabama. He is now
scarcely forty years of age. We notice his
eminent success in his present position thus,
in order to show proof to our youthful readers
that in our land, IL matters not how meagre
ones advantages may be in early life, q firm
resolve on the part of one Of fair talents to DO.
come eminent, need fail Of accomplishment
only through tho lack of spirit, energy OK in.
dustry to carry on. the good resolution,
An Important Pension Question Settled -
The Secretary of tho Interior has decided that
soldier who deserted from the Revolutionary
army, bat returned to duty under proof anna
ton from Gen. Washington promising q full
pardon to those deserters who should return by
a day named, and who vas afterwards honor.
ably discharged, is net entitled to a pension
for service in the army before dssertion-.be
emily effect of the pardon being to relieve tho
soldier from the penalty incurred By desertion,
and not to entitle him to grstuitiss afterwards
bestowed on meri.orious services.
George Loring, Of Msssachuse Is
hardly possible that the President can tender
to this distinguished gentleman the position
On the new claims court made vacant by the
declenEion of Judge Lumpkin, of Georgia. To
do 60, would be to take the whele of this court
from the non-slavehoIding Ststes-a stroke of
policy which would be likely to ipjure its
standing with Congress, and In the South,
irretrievably.
The United States W. 7. Butler King and
two Of his sureties in Few York Tho Gov.
eminent has directed civil suit to be com.
menced in New York against T. Butler King,
late Collector of the Customs at San Fran.
cigoo, Cal, for q balance of about $4,000
claimed by the accounting officers of the
Treasury to be due the United States from
Dir. King.
Rev Custom Houses. Secretary Of the
Treasury has called for proposals fo- ths con-
struction Of the new custom houses to be built
at New Haven, Conn, and Newark, N. j. They
are to be Of the same class, Wig: stone buildings
so by IS feet, and so fee. high; and to cost not
moro than $4,000, exclusive Of the cost of the
site; and to be so constructed as to accomods ate
the Custom House, United States Courts, and
city post ONCE.
a Route Nail Agent Appointed fsIr. Jos.
s. Hedges, OF Wilmington, Del, has been ap.
pointed q route mail agent on the railroad be-
tween Washington and Phladelphia, vice
James Stroud, Of the same place, declined.
The Carrent Operations Of the Treasury
DspaytS.ent.-On Saturday, tho 9th Of May,
there were Of Treasury Warrants entered on
ths books Of the Department.
For paying Treasury debts ...... $2,11l OF
For the Customs. 1880 50
Fer covering into tho Treasury
from Lands. .................. 1893 90
For covering into tho Treasury
from miscellaneous Sources. 2,e98 90
For tho War Department. $500. H,8ls 81
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