Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-13

real practical Southern Democratic statesmen
who for the last decade or more have borne
conspicuous parts in the history of American
public affairs, are dead and damned that
the Governor aforesaid, and only the Governor
aforesaid, is alive and kicking, politically.
Now the modesty of all that is as refreshing,
quite, as the ingeniousness and unselfshness of
the protestations of the southern plunder- mon
gers that the only live Democrat in all the
country is gentleman-Senator Douglas-who,
while protesting his devotion to the Democratic
party, announces doctrines as his which every
man with half an eye must see as effectually
shut him out from any hope of competing at
Charleston for the Democratic party's Presi-
Dental nomination, as though he was at this
moment struggling as fercely against the Dem
ocratic party 10 the Senate Of the United States
cheek by jowl with Messrs Seward, Wilson 4
Co, as afew months ago. A gentleman who
proclaims that he has not word or act political
to take back, after having so recently acted and
spoken % yehemently on the Seward and Will
son side Of the great issue between the parties,
will find more than general and loose decla-
ration of adhesion to the Democratic party ne
cessary to induce the practical politicians who
are to assemble at Charleston, to offer him,
as the Democratic candidate, to the section of
the Confederacy from which four-ffths of the
Democratic electoral votes are expected to
come. The soundness of this proposition is so
plain, as that we need but thus to state it, to sat
isfy sane men of the utter folly of newspaper
now exists, &C., &c.
But we digress. The weather, We protest, is
too hot for the work Of the campaign for the
Charleston nomination. Besides, if it were
not, trotting out honorable gentlemen upon the
battle field so early, is but surely bringing them
within the range Of the riaed cannon of the
friends of rival aspirants- them I'D as
targets to be shot down ere the real canvass for
the nomination commences, perhaps six months
hence.
The CASE OF A. G. SEANAN.-Mr A. G.
Seaman appeared before the United States Dis
trict Court for this District, this forenoon, sur
rendered himself, and gave bail in the sum of
$4,000 to appear at tho opening of the Decem-
Der term Of the court, to be tried under the in
dlctment against him, with which the public
are familiar. Mr.. VIM. SpauIding, painter,
is his bondsman
1t appears that there is no foundation what.
ever for the newspaper stories alleging efforts
on his part to avoid trial. 1t will be recol.
leeted that not long since some of the Northern
papers alleged that he had gone to Australia
others to Europe, and again others to Pike 5
Peak.
When the Criminal Court for this District
decided not long since, that there was no law
authorizing it to take cognizance of the charges
against him, presuming the matter ut an end.
he paid short visit to Texas On his way
back, on reaching Cincinnati, ne learned. for
the first time, of his Indictment to be tried
before the Circuit Court and Immediately has
tened direct from Cincinnati to this city.
(which he reached two or three days apoD in
order to surrender himself and give the reaui.
site bail We obtain these particulars from Mr..
s. himself
INDIAN TROUBLEs.-The United States In
dian Office has received official dispatches, re-.
porting superintendent Cullen with the gov.
eminent supplies for the Yancton Indians to
have passed the Yellow Medicine about fifteen
miles, when he was met by two hundred Sis
siton warriors, who seized the horses of the
train snd refused to permit Mr.. Cullen to pro-
coed, unless he would first pay them their an
nuities. This was refused, and the Superin-
tendent had to return to Fort Ridgely for
assistance. The Superintendent offered to pay
the Sissitons on his return from Kettle Lake.
where the distribution is to take place, and as
soon as the rolls were prepared; but an imme
date compliance was insisted upon, and a
battle is anticipated.
Dispatches have also been received that re-
port hostilities among several of the powerful
tribes of Nebraska. Five thousand warriors
are supposed to be in the field, and settlers are
being plundered and menaced.
MOUNTAIN MEADOW CHILDREN-The Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs has received COM
munication from Superintendent Forney, dated
treat Salt Lake City, June Is, 1859, in which
he states he cannot as yet say what time pre-
cisely the children will be put en- ronte for
Leavenworth, but presumes within a week or
ten days lie adds that after the finding of
the sixteen children, thinking it possible that
there might be others, he sent his express
back, escorted by certain military command,
with directions to make further search. and in
u short time they returned bringing with them
another child-thus making seventeen in all.
The TAX ON ARMY SUTLERs.-The War De-
psrtment has fixed the rate of taxation upon
the suffers Of posts occupied by one or more
at ten cents a month for each COM |
nissiOned officer and enlisted man BELONGING
10 the command. In each regiment the fund |
aceruing to it as above, or as much of it as may
be necessary, will be appropriated to the main |
tenance of the band. With reference to the |
suffers tax at Fort Monroe, the regulations are |
80 far varied as that it shall be used exclu-
'Neiy Tor the support Of band for the artillery
school,
ARMY lSrELLIGESCE.-In order to relieve
capt. ID. T. Clark, Commisssry of Subsistence,
Capt. T. Ii. Rilburn, Commissary of Subsist-
snce, has been ordered to Camp FLOYD. Utah
territory Upon being relieved, Capt. Clark
Will report to the Commissary General for
further orders.
NAVAL ORDERs.-The following named off