Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-01

ard their Associate Bands, in which their chief,
GO The Bowl, fell His name was terror to the
red man of the Eastern frontier.
"During the period from 1910 to 1915, General
Rusk sought to devote himself exclusively to the
law, and built up the largest practice of any law
yer In the Republic; but In the latter year he was
sent to the convention which framed our constitu-
imously.
{" By the first State Legislature, in February,
1916, ne was unanimously elected to the Senate Of
the United States, and last March completed his
second term. From the 4th of March, 1857, he
was also reelected for a third term of six years,
having six sessions to at the time of his DEATH
though serving but five sessions under the classi-
fcation, by virtue Of his first term.n
KANSAS. We have private advices from
Kansas Territory, which lead us to the belief
that Lane and his compeers, Robinson, Red
path & Co., will be able to secure the defeat of
any constitution whatever that the approach
ing Convention may make, when it shall be sub
mitted to the people. In bis speeches, Lane
declares that to be the object of his party, even
if the Topeka Constitution itself be thus report
ed back to the people; because they (the Topeka
party are not its reporters. Up to this time,
We did not entertain the idea that the destruc-
tives are in a majority in the Territory. Our
idea was, that its Northern Democrats would
sustain Governor Walkers policy to the end
That is, the adoption of an old-fashioned Demo-
cratic State Constitution, it matters not by
whom formed, provided matters were so ar
ranged rs that the slavery question would be
submitted as separate and distinct issue, to be
voted on by itself. We no longer think so and
are consequently prepared to see the final set
Element of the question of the admission of
Kansas indefinitely postponed, to be contested
over in Congress with redoubled acrimony.
This state Of things is sincerely to be regretted,
as being fraught with consequences which be-
come moro dangerous, hourly, the longer the
questions involved remain in suspense. If Lane
Co. are sufficiently powerful before the people
there to make the Territory eventually an abO-
ition State, the effect can hardly fail to be, to
stir up such a feeling throughout the South as
bodies no good to domestic peace and harmony
between the antagonist sections of the Confede-
racy.
The RECENT EXPEDITION AGAINST ISK-PA-
| ceived the report of the U. S. Interpreter, Mr.
A. Y. Campbell, who accompanied the band of
Little Crow, which was sent out from the Vel
low Medicine by the U. S. authorities to cap
ture or punish the band of hostile Sioux, who
committed the Spirit Lake murders, in Mime
sofa, it will be remembered
The expedition left the Yellow Medicine on
the 22d Of July last. On the 29th they discov.
cred the lodges of some of Ink pa-du-tah s band,
| those of eight men, nine women, and Ii child
rem. They were deserted, but, after a search
of some eighteen or twenty miles, a small
company of the pursuers came up with the
hostiles, and fight ensued, in which two
women and little boy were captured and
three men were killed, two of them being twin
| sons Of Ink-pa-d u tab. Some of the horses and
all the baggage Of the hostiles also fell into the
hands of the pursuers. On the Sd of August
they reached the Sioux agency, on their return.
JUST Observation-Disclosures connected
with some Of the Departments complain of the
bad name given to their respective offices by a
few of their fellow clerks, generally noted as
small politicians, who are in the habit of setting
at defiance the plain and well-understood rules
nominally for the government of all employed
in such positions, especially with reference to
absenting themselves in Office hours without
port those who imagine that they have a right
to especial privileges which relieve them from
the necessity of obeying Office regulations, there
would soon be small cause for such complaints
in future. There is not a Secretary low in the
Government who would care the snap of his
finger for any supposed weight of personal poll
teal services on the part of any one violating
such rules, or any possible array of political in
fuence to maintain one in position under the
Government here who fancies himself at liberty
to disregard the rules by which oil are neces-
sarily bound who elect to remain in Govern
ment clerical positions in Washington
APPOINTED.-Mr James NJ Parks of Ala,
has been appointed to a first class Isl 200 per
annum) clerkship in the Pension bureau.
The Rev. VIM. Wicks of Md, has been ap-
pointed to first class q 200 per annum) clerk
ship in the Post Office Department
The BOARD TO EXAMINE THE MODELS FOR
| THE NEW SLoOP OF WAR-have not yet met.
Their delay in assembling is owing to the alb
sence of Captain Pendergrast and Commander
Hartstein, we hear.
REsIGNED.-We hear that 1t. Thomas M
Crossan, u S. N, has resigned
The WEArHER.-The following report of the
weather for this morning is made from the Morse
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
The time of observation is about clock a. IN
SEPTEMBER ], 1857
New York, N. ..clear, pleasant.
Philadelphia, Pa.......... clear, warm.
Baltimore, Nd. ..clear.
Washington, ID. C........ hazy pleasant
Richmond, Va. clear, pleasant
Petersburg, Va clear, cold.
| Raleigh, N. C............ clear, pleasant
wilmington, n C........clear, cool.
Columbia, >; Z: clear, pleasant.
Charleston. :. cool
Augusta, ..clear, pleasant
Savannah, Ca. cloudy cool.
Macon, ia. clear, pleasant.
Columbus, Ga. cloudy, pleasant.
montgomery, Ala. ..clear, pleasant.
Lower Peach Tree, Ala. clear cool.
mobile, Ala cloudy, cool.
gainesville, Miss. clear, pleasant.
New orleans, La......... clear, pleasant.
At Washington, Yesterday, o p. m, the barOm-