Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-18

which the land lies. II will be his duty TO Ger.
tfy an opinion on the whole title, and to state
particularly whether the local laws are correctly
given, the papers properly authenticated, and the
facts established by satisfactory proof.
Very respectfully, J. s. BLACK.
A GROSS INPosIrIoN.-Our friends of the
National Intetligencer have evidently been
grossly imposed on by the party who accorded
to them the information on which their article
headed "Petty" published few days since)
was predicated-the gist of which is a severe
censure upon the heads Of the Interior Depart.
ment and General Land Office, because. as they
allege, they have recently removed Wings from
the Land Office, because they are Wings.
We are satisfied that in no branch of the Elk.
ecutive Departments, under present auspices,
does the policy of removing Wings because they
are Wings, prevail. In the case of the removal
against which the editors complain so bitterly,
we are very sure that the persons dismissal
was not the result Of his being a Whig.
There have been but five clerks removed in all
from that bureau, out Of some two hundred
and but two Of them are opponents of the pres
ent Administration. The statement of this
simple fact should be sufficient to satisfy our
friends of the Inteiligencer that, in waiting
over the removal of their friend "because of his
Whiggery." they are essentially wasting their
tears.
The CALIFORNIA INDIAN REsERvEs.-The
latest official advices-bearing date San Fran
cisco, May 19th-from the California Indian
Reserves tell of short crops on some of them
this season. ....r.
At the TETON the crop will be short, but prob
ably sufficient for the subsistence of those on
the reservation, with strict economy. At
Kings river irrigation has probably secured a
fair crop all round. The Freyno cron is an en-
tire failure, all efforts at irrigation having
proved fruitless there The entire valley of
the Upper San Joaquin seems barren waste
this year. even the acorns having failed
This will leave the Indians of that region des-
titute of food. As much as they suffered last
year from the same cause, their present pros
pect is worse. 1t has been suggested to remoy Q
them promptly to the newly selected Reserve
Of MendocinO.
The crop at Nome Lackie will be an ordinary
one. The dews that fall there supply the place
of rains elsewhere in California.
THE DISTRICT PENIrESTIARY.-In another
column the reader will find the names of the
gentlemen just appointed by the President, on
the recommendation of the Secretary of the In
terror, to be the Inspectors for the District of
Columbia Penitentiary. In conversations upon
the subject, we hear that Mr.. Secretary Thomp-
son expressed the determination to be governed
in making these recommendations wholly by
the purpose of having the affairs of the institu-
ton conducted with as much business energy
and success as possible. In the selections made
to accomplish that purpose, we may truthfully
say, without designing in the least disparage-
ment to gentlemen who sought the positions,
that he could not have suggested men in this
community better known as eminently capable
of managing all business in their hands with
great success. We hear further that the gen.
tlemen selected were, neither Of them, appli-
cants for the position and were induced to
accept the trust, only after hearing from the
Secretary the reasons why he sought their aid
in the,conduct Of the affairs of the institution
To BE DROPPED.-On the LIST of July, between
thirty and forty of the clerical employees of the
Pension Bureau must necessarily be dropped
The Consequences, that while nearly all of them
are much concerned lest they may draw "black
beans in the allotment of those whose services
must be dispensed with, many Of them are en-
gineering at great rate to avoid that dreaded
possibility. We feel for all of them, having in
our day known what it is to be without either
employment or the means of living without it
Nevertheless, the exigencies Of the public SER
vice are stern and cannot be avoided by the
Interior Departments chief So those who vii
be designated as on the retired list, must bear
their lot as philosophically as possible
ELIZA LoGAN.-This proverbial Washington
favorite is about to play an engagement at
Wallack's Theatre in New York It being her
first engagement in that city, she very foolishly
essayed to propritiate the Herald by writing to
Bennett modest and lady-like private letter,
beseeching lenient criticism at his hands; which
he has seen fit to publish, with fippant, vulgar
and insulting comments.
Those who know Miss Logan professionally
can have no doubt of her success in New York.
If her audiences (under the instructions of such
journals as the Heraid) are not Invested of all
capacity for intelligent criticism As a reader
SAS 40 ohS4ooAiSu oAAohS icudIc dTtstS IN tDlS
country, while as an actress, we know not who
is her superior. -- sos. .<...
The NAVAL Courts OF INoUIRY.-Before
Court No. L, in the case of Lieut.. Parker (now
before it0 the following witnesses have been
examined on the part of the Government. Viz:
Surgeon Clymer and Lieut.. Frailey; Commo-
dore Aulick is now under examination on the
same side.
Before Court No. Q tho case of Lit Handy
wac closed this morning, and Mr.. Phillips read
his defence The case of 1t. Walk furloughed
by the Retiring Board) was about being taken
up by this Court as the Star went to press
Before Court No. 3, the case of Capt. Lati-
mer is still on trial. To-day, Commander j.
Stone Paine has been examined on his behalf,
and Commander Melancthon Smith on behalf
Of the Government
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