Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-29

and the dazzle Of Mr.. Dawson, will doubtless
give infinite satisfaction to q charming house.
Indeed, the entire cast for both pieces is ex-
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GENERAL CULLoM.-It will be remembered,
certainly by oil the readers of the Star, that a
fierce war was waged on General VIM Cullom,
Clerk Of the last U. s. House of Representa-
tives, from the date of the election of his sue
cessor to the end of the session, on the ground
of virtual fraud embraced in his alleged pay
ments in the discharge of his official duties. 1t
will be equally as well remembered that the
Star loaned itself to no such dirty warfare on
Mr.. Cullom. The charges in question were
not only tried in the columns of many bitter
and dirty newspapers, but before the House
Committee on Accounts and the First Comp
troller of the Treasury of the United States,
the proper QegaD tribunals for their due inves-
tigation. 81
We have just seen for the first time the
formal verdict of those courts, which We hasten
to lay before the public, as embracing tri-
umphant justification Of our course IN de-
Ginning to join in that senseless and virulent
war on General Cullom, our political opponent.
They are as follows:
WASHINGTON. June II, 1858.
Gen. w. CuLLOM-Dear Sir: Your letter of this
date is before me: You ask me to state whether
your accounts, as late Clerk of the House of Rep
resentatives, were passed by the Committee of
Accounts; to which answer that We most care
fui and neutrality-suspicious. has been made
and all have received their approval, without a
single exception, to the best Of my knowledge
| have the honor to be, very respectfully, your
Chairman ~ Com nS Auol..,,,.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Comptroller's Office, July 20, 1858
WIN. CULLoM ESQ late CLERK of the House of
Representdfires, U. S.-Sir: have to advise
YOU that your accounts as Clerk of the House of
Representatives have been settled and closed
upon the books OF the Treasury. Respectfully
yours, w. MEDILL, Comptroller
ANOTHER INDIAN FIGnr.-We copy the fol-
lowing account of a fight which occurred IN
Washington Territory, between a portion of
Maj Garnett's command and a party of In
dians, from the Portland 20. IT, Times:
6" friend, whose statements we kponp to be
wholly and entirely reliable, informs us that an
express arrived at Fort Vancouver on the ev n
ing Of the 10Th, from the Dalles sent by Mai
Garnett, who is in the field against the Indians
In the Yakima country. The Major had left
Fort Simcoe on the 10th inst and al the time of
writing his dispatch, was on the upper Yakima
river. On the night Of the 18th, he detached
Lieut. J. X. Allen, Of the ninth, with party Of
fifteen men, to surprise and attack small body
or hostile Indians, reported to be in the neiyh-
boThood. The Lieutenant executed the duty with
consumnate daring and skill he surprised and
captured large party Of Indians, consisting of
twenty one men, fifty women and child rem and
seventy horses and twenty beef cattle, beside,
other property We are grieved to learn that in
the engagement Lieutenant Allen was mortally
wounded, and died in a few hours after the arri
val OF the company at Major Garnett's camp He
Is the third of the brave and gallant officers of
the regular army who have fallen this season
already In this country, by the hands of the hos
tile savages.
Three Of the prisoners taken by Lit. Aliens
party were recognized as participants in the at
tack on Robinson's COMPANY of miners and wers
Immediately hung by order Of Major Garnett
"We may confidently expect news of an e1cit-
ing character from both columns of L. ! troonx
now In the field, determined to rid the country Of
this long pc aiding state Of semi wnrfare which
has cursed the northern country. Ii il time the
Indians should feel that II is not always with
them TO dictate when war and peace shall pre-
vail. The United states officers having the mai.
ter in charge will, we are assured, spare no Effort
10 bring about different state Of fl, rs with our
indians than that which has heretofore existed :,
The War Department is in receipt of des.
patches from Lieut.. Alvord, confirming the
above account in every particular. The de-
ceased officer is represented to have been
very promising young man. He was a native
Of Tennessee, but subsequently became resi-.
dent in Illinois. He was graduate of W est
Point Academy, and was appointed to lieu.
tenancy in July, 1855. 80. .-...
NAvAL.-The Navy Department has Just re-
ceived communication from Commander r.
b. Cunningham, dated at the Mare Island.
California, Navy Yard, Sept. Sd, from which
we make the following extract
"The Fennimofs Cooper Is detained for the
completion Of a series of observations In which.
Lieut. Brooke is closely and constantly engaged
upon, both day and night. have never Wit
messed more untiring industry and zeal in
making all necessary preparations for a IN import
ant and scientific undertaking than has been ex
hibited by this young officer Two O'Clock
every morning, after the most tedious and elabo-
rate observations, finds him at his telescope in
the performances Of his duty and all tests and
Notifications am satisfied will be thoroughly
obtained. e'
Lieut.. Brooks, alluded to in the above, is the
inventor of the famous apparatus for making
dsep-sea soundings He has already estabs
lishsd for himself ap enyiable repu tatiou, by
his profound scientific Investigations, and is
now about engaging, under the auspices of the