Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-07

porting His Excellency, Peter Parker, United
States Minister, from Hong Kong to Macao,
and from Macao to Wampoa, from which
place, accompanied by suite of officers and
by the seamen and marines in the boats of the
ships, he was escorted to Canton. In conse-
quence Of being detained so long upon the
East India station, she had q great deal of
sickness. Three of her officers were invaded
and sent home. and others have been detached
and exchanged, so that very few of the origi.
nal remain Nineteen of the crew have died,
including six by casualties, in a complement
of two hundreds small number, considering
their exposure, the great length of the cruise,
and the unhealthiness of the climate.
An Appeal for the Union The Honorable
Robert Walker recently addressed pow
erful letter to the Democratic committee of
Pittsburg, Pa, who invited him either to at
tend a public meeting in person, or to commu-
nicate his views on the per ding presidential
election. He has performed his duty in COM
plying with the latter part of the request, in
manner creditable to both his head and bis
heart. The letter concludes thus, in the way
of patriotic appeal:
"Come d Democrats, come Wings, come friends
Of the Union of every party, come to the rescue
of that Union which James Buchanan loves so
we'll, and to preserve which the patriot states.
man of Pennsylvania has given a long life of
devoted service Come my brother. give me
your hand let as save the country first, and
then settle, at some future election, the ad
ministrative measures about which We now
differ. Come i'll the name Of our common
country, now in the agony of an approaching
convulSion! Come in the name of the Con-
| stitution and of the Union, now subjected to
| imminent peril Come in memory of the
| commingled blood Of the North and the South,
poured out on the battle fields of the Revolu
| ton Come in the name of the liberties of
| the world, which would be crushed By the fall
| of the American Union Come with the fare.
we'll warnings of Washington on your lips and
| imprinted on your hearts-not in sectional
array of the North against the South-but in
| the glorious panOply Of our whole country,
| from North to South, from East to West Let
the thirty one columns wheel into line, and
with the same inspiring battle cry, pealing
| from rank to rank re-echOing from State to
State, the Union to the rescue let us together
march to the. polls, as our fathers did, in the
hour of peril, to the music and flag of the
| Union F"
= Editorial Courtesies The New York T,a-
dn"s copies the following special dispatch to
the New York Eapress:"
| WASHINGTON, Oct A. 1856
| Fremont was in this city few days ago
His object WIS to raise money from F. P Blair
for the election. He is reported to have been
| unsuccessful
"(Signed) w. NJ WATSON"
The Tribune replies
| "W. M Watson is a liar. Col. Fremont
has not been in Washington, as stated, either
Tor the purpose alleged or any other
the Treasury has purchased for the sum Of
100000, a site in Nashville, Tennessee, for
the new custom house, post office and court
| rooms, authorized to be erected at the recent
session of Congress The lot is on the corner
of Spring and Cherry streets, 100 by $50 feet,
centrally located, and every way desirable
We congratulate the citizens of Nashville on
this judicious selection for their new custom
house.
Arrival. The practice ship Plymouth
Capt. Green, arrived at the w ashingt)n Navy
Yard this morning, from Annapolis. She has
the usual complement of midshipmen under
/ instruction.
| The Current Operations Of the Treasury
| Department On Saturday, 9th Octobe-.
there were of Treasury warrants entered on
the books Of the Department
For the Treasury Department.. S10,536 %
For the Interior Departmental. 1867 II
For Customs. .............. 5,9O6 81
| War warrants received and en-
tered .................... 1895 10
| War repay warrantsreceiveda and
entered. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1888 Al
Interior repay warrants received
and entered.... .............. 7,779 AZ
| On account of the Navy ....... go 9O6 40
FROM miscellaneous sources...... $50 90
From Lands .................... 5000 90