Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-14

their earnest of the day before of determi-
nation to stick manfully to work during the
brief balance Of the session, caused many
claimants who are hanging between life and
death as 1t were, to pass sleepless night.
Two hours devoted yesterday afternoon to the
private calender would probably have been
sufficient to have passed fifty private bills to
which no one objects, for the want of which
action hundreds having just claims on the
treasury will be kept out of their honest dues,
certainly until the next session though while
they are almost on the point of starvation, the
treasury is overlooking. Their cases are hard
ones indeed, and they have the sympathy Of
those who desire that the Government of the
United States shall deal justly by all. Alas,
however, sympathy only increases their heart
sickness.
The Elections.-The following additional
election news has been received:
MISSOURI
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. II Sufficient returns have
now been received to warrant the announce
ment of the election Of the following State
ticket
Governor-Trusten Polk; Lieut. Governor
Hancock jackson; Attorney General-Benaj
Massey; Auditor-E. B. Ewing; Treas
urer-W. H. Burlington.
The above are all anti Benton Democrats,
and it is conceded that their plurality will
average 1000
The regular newly elected delegation is as
follows: First district-Blair, Republican
Sscond-Anderson, American; Third-Greene,
Democrat; Fourth Craig, Democrat; Fifth
Woodson, American; Sixth-Phelps, Demo
crat, (re-elected); Seventh-Caruthers, Dem.
ocrat, (re-olected) Aikens TX N has been
gress caused by Miller's death.
The Legislature will be democratic, but not
| largely so.
1t was estimated in the House to-day th at
the aggregate Democratic majority at the re.
| cent election in Kentucky will foot up between
twelve and thirteen thousand. Our impress
| sion is that the Democrats have not carried
the State by more than ten thousand majority
Land Warrants Still Declining The mar
| ket both here and in New York is reported
| overstocked. A few sales were made in the
latter city on yesterday at S7t cents per acre
for l2O's; 92t for 1905 and SOS. Large lots
were refused. Prices are figure better here
The bill pending before Congress to make land
| warrants recoverable for the reserved sections
on railroad grants and al public sales, intend
ed to enhance the value Of warrants, was de-.
feated in the House on the day before yester.
| day by large majority, and dealers having
no hope of an improvement in prices are now
| throwing their stock on the market and as
prices are reported below ST per acre in the
Northwestern States The demand being
| lighe, with an increased supply, the market
must give away, until they reach point that
| will induce capitalists to purchase; when it
may settle down to about IS to IS cents Der
acre. By the LIST January next it is supposed
| that the lands in Kansas and Nebraska will
| be brought into market, and the issue having
| greatly fallen of by that time, better prices
may be obtained, and warrants may 20 above
81 per acre.
The Kansas Amendments Some of the
| newspapers arc ticipating that the House
will continue to insist upon their amendments
to the Army appropriation bill designed to
effect the institutions CT Kansas, and secede
from those of the same character they have
fastened on the Civil, Executive and Judicial
| appropriation bill, the enactment of which is
necessary to secure their own pay, mileage,
book-distribution money, &c DC The pub
lie await with no little interest the denoument
in this case, to learn whether the majority,
who have time and again in the course of the
session over-ridden law, constitution Justice,
and even all pretence Of right in carry
| ing out their plans assailing a section of the
Confederacy, will or will not cap the climax,
| by subjecting themselves to the Just scorn and
derision of the country by such legislation "a
| is described above.
The Tehuantepec Route.-The reader will
find on the Stars FIRST page, to-day, a curious
and instructive letter from P. A. Hargous
Esq, which We take from the New York
Herald of the day before yesterday, from
which 1t will be perceived that investing in
the stock of the New Orleans company, pro.
posing to open the Tehusntepec route across
Mexico, will be, to say the best for the scheme,
very hazar dous business, indeed.
Internal Improvements.-Just as We 90 to
press we learn that the proposition to pass the
bill to improve the Des Mones Rapids over
the Presidents veto was lost 1t having re-.
ceived three votes less than the two thirds
requisite under the Constitution.
Resignation of an Army officer The re.
signation Of Assistant Surgeon De Witt c.
Peters, medical department, U s. A., has
been accepted by the President-to take effect
October l. 1856
The Current Operations Of the Treasury
DEP artmeut.-On yesterday, 18th of August
there were of Treasury warrants entered on
the books of the Department
For redemption Of Texas debt. >. S15,3s9 IS
For the Treasury Department. 254 55
For tho Interior Department., 1901 s.
For customs. .................. IL 1853 IS