Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-09-17
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

COLLECTIONS FOR PARTY PURPosEs.-The
New York Daily News urges the Democracy
to pony up" in view Of the necessary party
expenses in the approaching State election.
How much better would 1t be for all parties if
the moderp.system of electioneering, requiring
the expenditure Of large sums of money, were
done away with. What becomes of the hun
dreds, thousands, and tens and hundreds of thou
sands collected over the country for such Dur.
poses! Some of it goes legitimately to pay for
printing and the use of teams on election day
the rest for the most part to the keepers of grog
shops; and to persons hired to play the rowdy
rufian for the occasion, or who profess to be
able to influence the votes of rowdy rufians
or others equally unfit to exercise the right of
suffrage intelligibly and conscientiously.
In Virginia, and south of that State, the use
of party funds for any such purpose is compar-
atively unknown. One consequence of that
state of things is evident in the universally ad.
United fact that the Odor of corruption in pecu-
mary legislation has never yet attached itself
directly or indirectly to the skirts of any one
honored with seat in Congress from either of
these States. When candidates for office are
expected to buy votes even indirectly, with
money, it is not wonderful that they soon come
to see no wrong in buying nominations; nor any
in selling their official integrity now and then,
after election.
These remarks are applicable to Northern
politics without distinction of party we fear, to
greater or less extent. 1t is to be hoped and
prayed that we may never see in a newspaper
a public call made on any party at the South
to PONY up in view of the requirement of a
fund in advance for electioneering purposes
Col. SUMNER S FIGHT WITH THE CHEYENNEs.
The New York TribUne's correspondence fur
nishes us with the best account we have seen
so far of this affair. We publish it, therefore
for the information of our readers in The Ser
| vice:
FORT KEARNEY, N. T, Aug. 81, 1857
| subjoin list of the killed and wounded in
Col. Summers Cheyenne fight. OF the latter all
but one Were recovered sufficiently to be removed
by Lieut.. Stuart, with an escort to Fort Leaven-
worth, on Saturday:
KHIed-First Cavalry-Private Lynch, com. A.
WoKnded-First Cavalry-Lieut. J. f. b. Stu
art, COM &; Serg't G. c. McCowen, com ID; Pri-
| Yates Frank Fresr and Frank Plot, com b; Thos
Wilson, com ID; William Taylor, com. Z; Jas
Cook odd George Cade, com G..
Cade died of his wounds. He was dismounted
pistol, which an Indian wrenched from his grasp
The weapon with which Lieut. Stuart was shot
was an old Allen revolver, bearing on its barrel
1877 as the year of its manufacture. All the pri-
| Yates but two were wounded by arrows.
The fact that large proportion of the Indians
| Were armed with rifles, and a great number with
| Ievolvers or with shot-guns, ought to warn the
| war Department against presents of such weap-
ons to friendly tribes, from whose possession they
come In course of time into the hands of enemies
The only excuse for such presents is aDnihiIated
IL iS NOT II,E
the states, but of which am assured on compe-
tent authority-that most Indians prefer the bow
and arrow to the rifle for killing buffalo. The
department ought also to consider whether strin-
gent measures are not demanded to prevent the
sale OF guns and ammunition y the Indians by
Iadefs In my opinion, such sales ought to be
treated as acts accessory to murder, especially in
view OF the present state Of Indian affairs. Al
| though the retreat of the Cheyennes southwark
| to the region of the Camanches has cleared the
road from much danger during this Autumn IL
| is apprehended by all officers who have been long
In service on the plains, that larger force than
ever will be demanded next wear to operate
against them, when they will probably be joined
In arms with the latter powerful tribe This
| cheyenne war may be considered to date from
the Summer of less, when di ficulty occurred at
| this fort-of which Captain w Wharton, Of the 9th
Infantry, was then the commanding ofticeT-be-
tween the garrison and party of Cheyennes in
| which seve al of the latter were shot But thew
had begun their murders and depredations on the
whites previously 10 that time II il continues
IL may be signaliZed by the rise of another Chief
who will rank with Philip of Mount Hope, Pom
| tiac and Tecumseh
| Three prisoners were taken by Col Sumner
| one OF whom is imprisoned here in the guard
mousse. He Is a finely formed Young brave, about
twenty-five years old, with broad and prominent
features, long black hair falling upon his should
| eTs, and blue eyes, which acquire an extraordi-
| nary expression from disease of the pupil He
was clothed only with blanket and a cloth
about his loins. When be was led out for our
Inspection, he twisted sullenly the handouts
| which he wore. But, notwithstanding his noble
attitude and figure, there was something gross
and sensual in his appearance which left a dis
| agreeable impression.
| Companies A and III of the 9th infantry have
| arrived here to-day under the command of Capt
| Hendrickson. They have been employed since
May as an escort to Lieut. Bryant Of the Topo-
graphical Engineers, under whose direction a
road has been opened from Fort Rileyto B ridger's
| Pass IN the Rocky Mountains. 1t is probable
that all reinforcements sent next year the army
| IN Utah Will pass over this road, as it is much
| shorter than the present route from Leavenworth
| by way OF kearney aud Laramie. They report
| that at Bridger's Pass the Mormons had made no
into Utah, although it is there, If anywhere that
| such resistance could be most effectual
| An express has arrived o-day with the news
| that Gen. Harvey and Gov Cumming will start
from Fort Leavenworth for this post tomorrow.
This early departure Of the General helms TO re-
move the doubt of the passage Of the army be-
yond ort Laramie this year
list of the banks whose issues have been dis
credited in Wall street up to the closing of the
brokers' board yesterday afternoon. 1t is taken
from brokers' circular received by brokers in
| this city this morning:
Ohio Life and Trust Company, New York city
Mechanics Banking Association, New York
| City.
| Island City Bank, New York CITY
| Sackett's Harbo- Bank, Buffalo New York
Oliver Lee Co.'S Bank, Buffalo, New York
| HOLSTERS Bank, Buffalo, New York
Reciprocity Bank, Buffalo, New York.
| Ontario Bank, Utica, New York
| Ontario County Bank. Phelps, New York
| Niagara River Bank, TOnawanda New York
Bank Of Orleans, Albion, New York
| Hu2ncnOt Bank, New Patz New York
| Farmers Bank, Wexford, Rhode Island.
| Mount Vernon Bank, Providence, RI
| Rhode Island Central Bank, East Greenwich
Rhode Island
| Bank OF south County, Wakefield, RI
Warwick Bank, Warwick, Rhode Island.
TiveTton Bank, Tiverton, Rhode Island
Bank of Hallowell, Hallowell, Maine
| Hancock Bank, Ellsworth, Maine
Sanford Bank, (late Mousum Riyer,) AFFORD