Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-06-17
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

"THE CAUcUs."-The editor Of the Star will
excuse ne, trust. for making known 70 nun tnat
paragraph with the above -heaGia5, which APP
peared In his editorial column OF Today. Ihe
proceedings therein ascribed to cai,cus Of MEM
bers Of the Board Of Aldermen are merely conlec-
tural and not t,uthfully stated =
June I6, 1859. wv" MOORE.
1t will doubtless strike the public, rs it
strikes u.s. that Alderman Moore's denial Of
the correctness of the version of the proceed
ings of the caucus published in yesterdays
Star, would have been much more satisfactory
had it embraced a distinct statement of the
particulars wherein its accuracy is denied.
Now, We have to say that the version in
question is that Of a gentleman in all respects
quite as reliable, as an informant, as Alderman
Moore, whose opportunity of knowing precise
ly what then and there occurred, was also as
ample as his.
The main point of interest to the Washing
ton public is, however, the accuracy of our
version Of the caucus voting uron turning Mr..
Middleton out Of the Secretaryship of the
Board of Alderman, which Alderman Moore
does not specifically deny. Yet, though it is
not in his power to deny its accuracy in the
main, we find that he probably could safely
have venturcd to deny the entire accuracy Of
our account of bis own vote as on two or three of
the ballotings, two blanks, rather than one were
thrown-the second being that of Mr.. Moore,
We take it for granted. Having voted on every
other ballot to remove Mr. Middleton, it seems
to us that the fact that on one only he voted a
blank, is but a rickety foundation on which to
risk general and sweeping denial of the &C.
curacy of the Stars report of subject matter
of legitimate public interest, insomuch as it
was action on the part of the peoples repre-.
sentatives to affect the status of the Corpora
ton Of Washington. We hold that there is no
justification whatever for secret action on the
part of any such functionaries, to affect in any
way their public trust
ApopoS.-Aldcrman Moore, it is true, when
! the decision of the caucus to turn Mr. Middle
ton out was being consummated, went through
the worse than idle ceremony of renominating
him; thus endorsing his efficiency during his
long service. In view of the fact that Mr.
Middleton few minutes before stated in the
reach of his alderman rs hearing, to Mr.
Huntington, that after what had occurred in
the caucus he could not think Of embarrassing
those gentlemen who had then and there sus-
iained him, by continuing candidate, he must
have regarded that gentlemans denomination
Of him as being not even fair "soft sawder"
The AFFAIRS OF PAIRo NoURsE-One
OF the numerous sufferers by the failure of
that firm writes the Star as follows:
The LATE BANK FAILURE-Editoy of the Star.
When will there be another dividend of the assets
of Pairo d Nourse! This question no doubt fire.
quently suggests itself to the anxious consideration
OF their creditors and it only remains for the
trustee to satisfy the impatient public mind upon
this to them most interesting important, and all
absorbing subject, during these hard and trying
times when, for want of Government appropria,
lions money Is so exceedingly so many I'M
employed, and the necesslres of life are so extray
agantly high. considerable time has elapsed
since their failUre and yet we deeply regret to say
but two dividends. very small I'm amounts COM
p1ratively nothing, have been declared. notwith-
Standing the assets, we have every reason to be-
lleve, from tine circular issued by the frm-and we
90 not think they would wilfuliy and Intentionally
deceive usare greatly in excess of their liabilities
We had INDUCED the comforting hope and assur-
ance, ere this, to have received a greater part of
our money, but have been mcst wofulIy and sadly
disappointed; and feeling great need for il at
this time, never a greater, a duty which we, owe
ourselves our wives and children and the cries OF
the widow and orphan, Lead to demand
from the trustee full, candid fair and s1tisfac
tory explanation of the obstacles if auy that exist
TO prevent an immediate settlement Of our honest
| dues SO long withheld from us. We have the
| honesty tv
and integrity. and hope that he is doing all i'm his
power to subServe our interests; and that upon a
Just, honest, and equitable distribution of the as
sets al the iir we shall receive every cent that is
que u.s. But still the public most anxiousy desire
To know how he is progressing i'm the execution of
The delicate weighty and important trust conf,ded
| To him without their consent. and without any
security, matter that has been most shamefully
neglected, and that ought long since To have re-
ceived our attention.; and We hore the desired in
formation will not he suppressed, bnt that he W
fhraKn ~
light and Intelligence of which the subject Is ca
| Pable. so that we NAV know whether the fates ~.
| for or against Most of the creditors are i'm \
very depending state and despair of receiv NJ
ahother dividend; and some, unable to wait any
longer the slow process of payment from dire
necessity, have been most reluctantly coInpeIIed
TO sacrifice their claims selling them for fifty cents
on the dollar, circumstance deeply to be lament
ca, when their money, which was earned nv the
sweat OF their brOws, and in no doubt many in
stances Was the denominations of wears of frugal
ana honest industry, was deposited with the
-eatcst faith and confidence in the firm whose
Punctuality in payment aud integrity, up to the
sal hour OF their failure, were proverbial, and
which no one ever pretended to auction
We sincerely trust that the firm are not takin1
advantage of the unexplained protracted DELAY in
the liquidation OF their debts and Upiustlv and
wllfnly Procrastinating the time of payment with
Tue view Of exhaustiBg the almost worn ont ma
tence OF the honest creditors aud Of sendinU their
agents into the market TO buy up their own paper
al heavy and eHorbitant discount thereby prev
"POu tHc VI TIE community, and DeC-
caring the widow and orphan. Such state ~
thlngs Is deeply to be deprecated in this enliyht-
ened and Christian age; and we hope for bn-
Inanitys sake, they actuated by no sach selfish
considerations, but are using. ii is their duty 10
do, in conjunction with the trustee every possilIe
effort to effect speedy and honest settlement with
the creditors. Until the contamination of which
event, we shall continue to agitate the DubIic
mind upon this subject, feeling assured that our
cause is most rig bteous, and that from the ren,a
sentatsons made by the firm, If n-handcd fns
tice Is extended TO MS, and the assets are not cx
hausted in costs, commissions high living &c
we shall get every dollar that is due u.s. both
principal and interest We are, therefore, in con
cusicB, most forcibly, but yet reluctantly i'm this
the sad hOnI Of our adversely, compelled to say to
the firm and 20 thtiG trustee FIAT yrsrr
SPECIAL ORpEEs.-The follow ing special or
dcrs for communication between the Column
bis river and the valley of the Great Salt Lake,
have been issued by order of General Harvey
from the headquarters Of the Department of
Oregon, at Fort Vancouver, Washington Ter
ritory:
I. To increase the facilities of communication