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

attended the usual Inauguration festival. As
She magnificent preparations made are for pe,E
h,ps ten times as many, all who attend may
rely upon comfort. The supper table extends
the whole length of the building, and is so ar
ranged as that the guests will be amply SUP
Piled with all they can desire without the
possibility Of greasing or otherwise selling
coat or dress. There will be in attendance at
least i've hundred fresh, rosy and artless
country lasses, coming by rail and steamer
from within circle of 100 miles of Washing
ton, who will reach here in the course Of the
day Of the 4th. A sight of their lustrous eyes
and joyous countsnances alone, will be worth
the price of the ticket-$10, to tho man of true
taste. s.. -a -- ~
The Hostilities in Oregon and Washing.
ton Territories, &c.-The following interes:.
ing letter, from . distinguished Army officer,
has just reached us:
BENIoIA BARRACKS, CAL,
Feb. 4, 1857.
Editor of Star: Please publish the en-.
closed, al It may serve to put matters right 40
to the a6solate necessity of fighting or feed.
ing the Indians Of Washington and Oregon
Territories they are rendered desperate; and
the United States interests there are too para.
mount to neglect them.
Intense cold and deep SHOWS prevail-in Ore
gon and northern California; earthquakes
and murders in southern California. In the
latter region but little rain, less thar usual
Cattle will perish in numbers this summer.
The Mexicans and discontented natives are
taking to the road in organised bands, and,
being moro numerous than ell other people,
are making. the country very unsafe. Arms
the Legislature, and the United States troops
are in the field after the robber bands
Large emigrations of miners and land hun.
tiers are crossing the Colorado for tho Gadsden
purchase, and some of tho parties are occa.
sionally murdered by the Mexicsns and Apa-
ches.
Thank you for trying to help us officers.
From the San Francisco Town Talk, Jan 80 I
OREGON News The pack train, consisting
Of 137 mules and horses, which took out sup.
plies to U s. troops in the Simcoe Valley,
wGs all lost in the SHOWS in the canon, coast
side, while on its return to the Dalles The
packers lived on mulo meat twelve days, and
succeeded in reaching tho Dalles on snow
shoes. The w ALA train lost q animals on
thor way to supply troops of Col. Steptoe's
command.
The Democratic Standard, of January LIST,
says: We have learned, from private adyices,
that the Iadian Agency for w Washington Ter.
ritory have received peremptory orders from
the Indian Department at Washington City to
cease, forthwith, feeding the Indians on the
Reserves. If this be true in the case of the
Indians OF Washington, We presume it is, or
will be, also true in the case of the Oregon
Indians If these orders are obeyed now,
while some seven or eight thousand Indians
are hemmed in on Reserves, without winter
supplies, and with several feet of snow upon
the ground, starvation must follow, and the
Indian war re-opened with terrible copse.
quences.
The Reception.-At eight last night, the
President elect received calls at his quarters
at the National, and an immense crowd took
occasion to shake him by the hand With
the exception Of the public men who called
on him, his visitors were those prompted by
curiosity or solicitude. On such an OCCASION
suffering as he must be from the fatigue of
his journey to-day all the way from Lancaster,
few others would trespass upon him the pub
lie men only going to his apartments because
they had legitimate business with him
The Students. Among the 20, 900 strangers
who are now here, are at least one hundred
students of the six hundred and fifty now at.
tending the Virginia University at Charlottes-
vile. A finer body of youth is rarely, in.
decd, to be seen, than this same one hundred
students of the Virginia University.
Missourians There are a large number
of stalwart Missourians now here. Among
these gentlemen arc Governor Trusten Polk,
who is to take his seat as an United States
Senator after the 4th inst, and Major Craige,
Democratic member elect to the next United
States House of Representatives.
The Hon. John B. Floyd.-see our first
page to-day for an editorial article; being a
sketch Of the previous history of tho Hor.
John B. Floyd, Of Virginia, which possesses
especial interest now, that for tho first time
he is to be connected with national public
affairs
The Managers Notice.-Scc an advertise.
msnt from the managers of tho Grand Inau.
guration Ball of to morrow night, the 4th inst
All intending to be at the ball should read it.
The Vice President Elect-The Hon. John
G. Breckenridge, Of Kentucky-paid President
Pierce a long visit this morning. He looks
very we'll, indeed.
The Current Operations Of tho Treasury
Department.-On Friday, 9th February,
there were Of Treasury warrants entered on
the books of tho Department
For tho redemption of Stooks.... So sO5 90
For the Treasury Department.. 97,988 IS
For the Interior Department..... 4,91l OF
Fer Customs. ................... 6,226 20
War warrants received and On
tered. ................ ...... 1850 90
On account of tho Navy......... 1910 90
From miscellaneous sources...... SGT O5
SATURDAY, February %.
For tho redemption Of Stocks.... ST., 1856 80
For the Treasury Department. 10 1913 IS
For Customs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4,055 OF
War warrants received and entered 1856 968 IS