Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-17

ioss', IL fetr corclus1or, from the WonoeHut
stories be writes to the TIMES concerning the
doings Of the Office. seekers in that particular
chamber and in all others of the W bite House.
He is satisfied that the rush upon Mr.. Buch'
anan for Office, in person, is much greater than
on Harrison in 1910. and on Taylor in 1848
Why, the mans mad. For every person now
besieging the White House for office, there
were at least fifty in those times. As bad as
suoh things are-and any such efforts to OBJ.
tain oface are annoying and reprehsnsibls,
and Are therefore bad-no ofRce-seeking in
person is going on here now, when compared
with that Of the times We mention above. We
wish We could write none at all; but our
whole system Of politics must undergo q radi.
cal change before . reform 30 important to the
future well-being Of society in the United
States can be brought about In this connec-
ton We may truthfully add that the stories In
distant papers alleging the physical feeble
ness Of the President under the solicitous at
tsntions of the cfice.ssekers are all fol de rel.
He has not looked better or been stronger
man physically in fifteen years, than at pres.
ent So, too, is there no truth in the similar
stories with reference to the Secretary Of
State. The whole matter is in . nut shell:
Washington correspondents must exc out start
ling paragraphs, or in these days, when news.
paper readers at the North are 90 devoted to
clap-trap, their letters are not worth the room
in the wonder mongipg journals they occupy.
A Man in q Thousand.-We saw at the In
tsrior Department, yesterday, Mr.. Benjamin
F. Robinson, the Government agent for the
Delaware Indians, stalvart specimen of the
genus Prc-slavery Border Rufian." When
the sales Of the Delaware trust lands took
place not long since, the money was paid dsily
as it came into his hands At the oonclu.
sion Of the sales he placed the whole SUN
realized, lin specie) S467 900, in two horse
wagons, and with a guard Of some ten Della
ware, and white men journeysd through
" bleeding K ansas' and the innumerable ter
rible Border Rufisns located In his path,
crossing all the rivers on the ice by the way,
until he reached st. Louis, where he deposited
the whole sum without the loss of dollar, in
the Sub-Treasury. This is an official feat
that should, in justice, be made known; for,
indeed, it, is worthy of all praise.
The Long Bridge.-We regret to have to
say that our friend of the Alexandra Gazshe
is in error in his late paragraph announcing
the intention of the Commissioner of Public
Buildings forthwith to commence the necessary
repairs Of the Long Bridge. A sufficient sum,
probably, to accomplish that so desirable OBJ
jsct Ia in his hands for repairs of bridges
perhaps s12. 900 in all. But he does not feel
at liberty to devote it to that end without be-
ing so directed by the Secretary of the Int.
rior. We therefore call on the authorities Of
Washington to make it their business at once
to obtain from the Secretary the necessary
order. We have 10 doubt that the order oan
be obtained in forty eight hours. if the matter
be promptly attended to. In six weeks after
the order may be given, the bridge can be
rendered psssable for ordinary vehicles
Dead-The Navy Department have infor.
nation Of the death of Pur.sr Thomas P.
McBlair, 8. N, at took place on the 18th
VI February, on board Ine United States
steam frigate Merrinac, in the Gulf His
disease 10 said to have been Of the heart. His
remains were buried On tho next day in the
Episcopal cemetery at Santa Cruz, with tho
military honors due to bis rank.
Appointed.-John~W. Weber has been
appointed by the Secretary Of the Treasury
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the new Marine Hospital at Burlington, Iowa I
and, also, Chas. Kean, to be Superintendent Of
Construction of the new Custom House, Post
Office, and U. s. Court Rooms at Plattsburg,
Ny.
The Naval rourt Of Inquiry were en-.
gagged, for the balance Of their session yester-
day, in the examination Of Lieut.. Barnet on
the part Of the Department At the conclu
sion of his examination to-day, Henry c Es-
ling, Esq, of Philadelphia, formerly residing
a. Rio Janeiro, lin 1S54,) was sworn, and was
giving testimony on the Departments behalf
as the Star went to press.
4 Morning Reception The dignifed and
accomplished neice of the President, Miss
Lane, who Prssides over his household, re-
ceived visitors at the Executive Mansion
at noon to day, e large number of whom,
ladies and gentlemen, paid their respects to
her. President Buchanan was at that time
engaged in council with his Cabinet.
Hon. J. Clancy Jones This distinguished
gentleman reached Washington, las, evening,
much improved in health, We are happy to
have it in our power to say. lie has apart.
ments at the Kirkwoods'.
Court Of Claims.-Yesterday- Harris
administrator of h. Armstrong, claiming that
pension under the act Of August 2, 1913,
should commence at the date of the disability,
and not at the time Of completing the proof
The case was argued by j. s. Tyson, ESQ for
the claimsn and by tho Deputy Solicitor for
the government, and submitted.
Mr. Mcpherson submitted his argument for
the government in the case of Thomas Can