Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-08-24

to mislead, m tsineorfn, and abuse the public
mind the only eftor Of the jury has been to
put the property AZ half price; and the next
jury-if there be snother-and any jury of SEN
sible and honest Ken will fnd
do not seek a: onatroversy In the papers any
where, OF at aay tisae and least of all do desire
such contest 1t Washington city know yery
well what be cve to contend with, and VIII
rather derive In stIucton from the reflections of
When the great. Indian warrior OSceoa, who
was made pris oner by treach ery and fraud was
dying in his oPeless captivity, his bittercst
the honor Of wi ming the battle OF Wnhiscoo
chez, | think Il was. 81 whipped them - he
said, Gas they ALI know, and would say, il they
compiain-'he 'ch tie people hare all fAe news.
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THE NEW York CRY Cusrox Housr Ap.
PoINTMESTs.-We apprehend that the extent
of the opposition Of the Democratic members
Of the House of Representatives from New
York to the last batch of the nominations of
Collector Schell to places under him, will de-
feat the confirmation Of many of them by the
authorities here. The frmness and the sound
ness of the Democracy of the members in ques-
ton undoubtedly did much towards saving the
Democratic party cause last winter from pros
tration, through the success of the coalition of
Senator Douglas and his coho,t and the Re-
publican party. This fact il. sufficient, We
take it, to give their counsels in such matters
great weight with the authorities here, who
must, naturally enough, be anxious that they
be returned to the next House. Under such
circumstances, in q contest wherein it is un-
derstood that that issue is more or less in
volved, We have no idea that Collector Schell
can eventually carry the day
TARIFF DECISIONS Secretary of the
Treasury, on the appeal of Mcssrs. Richards,
Boos Co., N. Y, has decided that empty
cases for chronometers'' are liable to thirty per
| cent. duty, under schedule B of the tariff of
1857, as was charged by Collector Schell
The Secretary, on the appeal of Mr.. e. D.
Kimball, of Boston, has also decided that
ground nuts" or pea nuts'' are cbargeable
with a duty of fifteen per cent, under sched-
ule Z, according to the charge imposed by
Collector Austin, instead Of eight per cent,
! under schedule q, as commended for by the i'm
.porters.
He likewise confirms the decision of Collector
Austin that cut-glass s'optical discs'' are sub
ject to thirty per cent. duty, under schedule
B, instead of being admitted As "unwrought
glass, as commended for by the appellant, Mr.
Clark.
To BE PosrPoNED.-We hesr that the Sec
rotary of the Interior and the President have
determined to postpone the public lands sales
advertised to take place in Nebraska in the
course of next month. This step is the result
doubtless, Of the general failure of the season
crops, which has brought about an inability on
the part of the settlers on the public lands to
meet the cash payments to the Government
necessary to secure them in the possession of
their homesteads, when they may be brought
into market under due operation of the law
This consideration of their rights and interests
by the Secretary of the Interior and the Presi-
dent is most commendable; amounting, as it
does, to another proof that in such matters
they are guided by sound and enlarged pub
lie spirit.
have already mentioned the fact that al ex-
petition, under command of Lieut.. Z. F. Besle,
would be fitted out during the present season
for the purpose Of determining route for, and
constructing wagon road from Fort Smith,
across New Mexico to the Colorado of the
West 1t is now settled that the expedition
will leave Fort Smith on the 18th of September,
all the arrangements having been already com
pleted. In order to protect the company from
the Camanches, who have recently been COM
uniting such serious depredations in the region
of country through which the expedition must
pass, the Government has ordered it to be
accompanied by an escort of troops, under
command of Lieut.. Steen. This escort is now
en- route for Fort Smith
Col. ELIAS RECrOR.-This gentleman, who
is Superintendent of Indian affairs for the
Southwestern District, and who succeeded in
removing the famous Seminole chief, Billy
Bowlegs, and his adherents, from Florida to
the Indian territory west of the Arkansas, ex-
poets to leave this city on Saturday next, on
his return to his post at Fort Smith, Ark He
will go out prepared to distribute among the
Seminoles variety of presents stipulated for
by the latter in their treaty, and which have
recently been purchased for them He will
also take out the amount Of annuities due that
and the other tribes included in his jurisdic-
ton. The aggregate amount to be thus ex-
pended, including the presents, will reach
nearly half million of dollars
The TRANSATLANTIC MAIL.-Since the re-
ceipt from Mr.. Collins of his last note, Ito
which we alluded at the time of its reception. !
the Postmaster General and Secretary of tho
Navy have heard nothing further as to what
will be the course Of tho Collins Steamship
Company respecting tho transatlantic mail
Whether that company will resume its trips
between New York and Liverpool, and avail
itself of a contract founded upon the act of
Congress is, therefore, still matter of uncer.
tainty. The Government will not probably,
under the existing law at least, enter into any
negotiations based upon the change Of termini
desired by the company, to wit: Portland and
Southampton.
The EAST INDIAN SoUADRoN.-From letter
in the Boston Herald, dated at Hong Kong,
June 9, we extract the following: