Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-04-01

killed, and he was conveyed to the prise,
brig dangerously wounded. Shortly after
wards an election of members to the Legisla
ture took place, and owing to popular sympa
thy for him, arising cut Of his confinement
he was returned as member pledged to op
pose all grants like that to Suffer, and thei
holders or assignees. The cry of the party
electing him was-down with all such grant
and their proprietors; which cry he haG
taught them.
Col. J. c. Fremont, the most obnoxious mar
in the State to Robinson's party, because the
holder Of the most important similar grant
was the candidate for the Senate of the United
States of the party obeying the laws and sus
tanning the authority of the courts. Probably
not single man of all those voting for Robin
party feeling upon the squatter question rum
ming so high at that time. To their utter as
constituent he voted for Fremont for the u S.
Senate. Though the Legislature sat until the
3lst of May, his name last appeared on the
journals on the 9th of February The steamer
left San Francisco on the LIST of March, and
leaving San Jose on the morning of the 18th
February, he reached the steamer, sixty mile
distant, by forced ride, in time to steps
aboard just as she was starting out to sea.
Thus he abandoned his post and his con.
stituents, having treach erously betrayed every
interest he was elected to represent
The indignation against him in Sacramento
was so great on account of his course in the
Senatorial election, and for his fragrant VIOLA
ton Of every principle on which he was cleo.
ted, upon the San Francisco water lots bills.
and the question of the change of the seat of
government, that his life would not have beer
safe from the vengeance of those who had voted
for him, had he ventured to face them again;
as he dared not do.
About the time of his surreptitious depar
ture, resolutions providing for an invests alton
into charges affecting his character inciden.
tally, were introduced, and it was supposed in
Sacramento that he took that occasion to alb
squatulate. He next turned up in Kansas.
The Times Correspondent.-We owe an
apology to the Stars readers for having per-
mitted our temper, on Friday last, to get the
better of our usual good nature in the matter
of the correspondent of the New York Times.
We knew well that his imputation on US in
connection with the Nicaragua embroglio was
in fulfllment Of his declared purpose of vent
ing his personal hostility to us through the
columns of papers for which he writes, and
had noted so many proofs Of that settled de-
sign as that we confess it, we lost our pa.
thence; as one does at times with the persist
emit g. buzzing around ones nose. In yester-
days New York Times he again assails US in
a manner evidently showing that our shot
took effect. We have no reply to make to his
allegations; none being necessary. He has
evidently gone daft with rage, and we can
only regret that there is nothing more of which
he might accuse us by way of easing his per-
turbed spirit. For we usually 80 overfow
with the milk ofhuman kindness, as to be per-
fectly willing to permit such persons to assail
US to their hearts content, if in that way they
can be relieved from the state of mind in
whi,h this individual evidently rests Being
both well known to public men in this COM
munity, no defense Of ourself is necessary from
anything he may write Of US.
Some years ago number of gentlemen in
Fauquier county, Virginia, assembled fer a
deer drive. A friend Of ours-it was his e rst
indulgence in the sport-was 80 astonished
with the vim with which the young buck
that had been started dashed up to and by
him, that he failed to fire. He was instantly
called by the gentlemen who led the hunt to
mount and ride with him through near path
to where an old negro, famous for never miss
ing his game, was stationed-at the last
STAND on the drive''-so as to make sure
to have it brought down if the young fellows
in the hunt failed to hit it. They reached old
Toney just as the deer bounded by him, cut
ting up all sorts of astonishing rustiss, leaping
twice as high as usual, and setting old Toney
himself into Mysteries, as it were. "Why
don't you kill that deer, you old rascal you?"
exclaimed his master. whats dc use,
massa, OBJ wasting powder and shot on dat ere
fellow" replied Toney. "Fore de Lord,
massa, let him alone, and he jump so high be
sure to break he own neck directly!'
In this case we have but to act on old To-
ney's injunction, as before, until he may again
provoke Us to take him in hand as on Friday
last.
List Of Patents.-The following patents
were issued from the U. 8. Patent Office, fol-
the week ending April 1, 1s56-ssch bearing
that date:
Nathan Ames, of Saugus, Mass-For i'm
proved self linking stamps.
Edward j. Baker, of Baltimore, Md.-For
lubricator.
Ben. G.. Ball, Of Nashua, N. H.-For i'm
proved bench vice.
VIM. F. Brooks, of New York, N. Y.-For
improvement in making seamless metal tubes
John W. Brown, of Mt. Savage Iron works
Md For improvement in rolling railway
bars