Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-08

days ago there were two soldiers belonging to the
Fort going home about o'clock, when they were |
$500. 1t was known that they were paid on the |
same day. A man is not safe In going outside his
door, even In the most public place. after dark i
It is hoped that this transaction will break up
the gang of murderers, and rid city of a class
OF men that are of no use TO society. The police
are on the track Of good many others. 1t Is
hoped that every individual of the gang will be
punished. Out Of all the murders that have been
committed in the Territory, there has not been
one solitary execution. The ends Of justice have
been frustrated through political interference;
hold out the right hand of friendship to each
other, and II is hoped will continue from hence
forth l send you this in advance of the mail, so
You will have II before some Of our Western pa
pers. Ii Is now } clock A. nj E, and everything
is quiet j. N.
THE BETTER SocIETY.-The Now York Mr.
ror day or two since thus moralized over the
current condition of the so much sbetter state
of society at the North, than at the South
DAYS REcoRD.-If an inhabtant of some
purer planet than our own, could have alighted
on Manhattan Island, on the 3D. day Of August, in
the year of our Blessed Lord 1857, and glanced
his innocent eye over the "morning journals Of
fered to him by some enterprising newshoy, he
would probably have thong hit that he had reached
a curiOusl criminal world. In posting himself
on the News Of the Day he would have met the
following among other startling announcements
"a Bloody Record shocking Affair In Null
berry Street, "A Young Man Beaten to Death,'
"a Gambler Murdered" "Shockng Affair at
Nevesink, - "Another Homicide ~ Z" Suicide Of
Young Irish Girl by taking Laudanum, II" Daring
Passing Bad Money" "Laborer's Fight-One of
them Stabbed s'Recent Riot at Cairo, iii -
Supposed Murder at Atlantic City," e" Indecent
Policeman :" Fatal Fight between Sailors,'
" II lot in the Twenty first Ward ''"Another Shot
from the Mormons, 8 d" Capt. Rynders in Ohio,"'
etc, etc, and on to the end Of this long chap
ter Of human wckedness.
CATER the pleasant perusal, our angel visitor,
having become convert to the doctrine Of Orig
inal Sin and Total Depravity, would in all likeli-
hood leave this globe in disgust without attempt
ing to untangle the reported snarls in the Supreme
Court, the Street Commissioners Office, and the
Police Department.
Seriously, there is crime and misery, and
confusion enough in our own city every day to
make the heart sick. The daily paper looks like
a Police Gazette. Beggars and thieves and burg
lars swarm in the sunlight like the tieas in Egypt
and prowl about in the darkness like beasts OF
prey. semi weekly swindie seasons the news
column The courts of justice quarrel over ques-
tons Of jurisdiction and dabble in politics. The
Commissioners Of Police amuse themselves by
casting ballots and cracking small jokes. In
short, we must confess that we are very miserable
sinners-a very wicked city-but too busy to no
tice the fact particularly.o
Onesnay find almost rs black local record
in proportion to relative population, in any of
the journals of any northern city. Yet three.
fourths Of those papers are ready to foam at tho
mouth if one hints that, after all, the savehold-
ing South may not be the God -forsaken section
of the United States.
FROM CHINA.-The Navy Department has a
letter from James Armstrong, flag officer U. s.
naval forces, East Indies, China seas, dated
Hong Kong, May %, from which we give the
subjoined extract:
From the enormous force the English arc COL
Letting at this station, and the arrangements they
are making for its permanency, il is clear that
China is to be compelled to throw off her exclu-
siveness. The English squadron now on this
station consists of:
l3 sailing vessels mounting BIS guns
II steamers do III do
gun-boats do II do
81 vessels i63 guns.
And the following vessels are now on their way
10 join the squadron:
sailing ships mounting 50 guns
IL steamers do 2i0 do
II gun-boats do IS do
Making total Of sixty vessels, mount no 10
guns.
Accompanying this force are several sea going
hospital and transport ships with very large SUI
pernnmerary medical staff, all indicating i con-
tlnued and permanent purpose on the part of the
The TrRrIroRy OF ApIzox. Thu Charles.
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'on 1ne'c"y lepuDnshes from the Star the IN
tercsting letter from Colonel Bonneyille's COM
mand Of the 4th of June last, descriptive of the
ella river region Of the Gadsden purchase, and
takes occasion 70 throw moro liobt nm tho. y,
most unknown region in the following remarks
The popular idea that this territory, acquired
ny rhrc ar, from Mexico, Is worthless and bar
many other popular ideas have proved heretofore
hecofus ana maps, long hidden in the archives
o. the Mexican government, and in the Jesuit
Colleges snow that, more than hundred years
ago, this territory was settled bya large and -four
chern razea s anu n.onS the streams the ran
while the farmer raised Inxurant crons " Of aoI
wheat, grapes, and fruit of every variety.
, rms "a civli1all1n Peflshed before the dev'ista
the Mexican CIVILIZATION in Sonnra 10 to,da, n.r
ishinp before the attacks Of The Anache In, o.
nThe recent decision of the PnstmaStar Gero
raj in favor of the Overland Mail Route 10 CaIi
fornia, VIC FL Paso and Fort Yum, will h.vo an
important influence upon tho settlement ,nJ IL