Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-19

four miles Of the 40 miles Of land travel, to
carry q break-neck Mexican express rider
with three pounds of letter mail; for the most
part over roads not improveabIe, and on
which, though in use more than hundred
years, no one has yet been sufficiently fool
hardy to venture q four wheeled vehicle. To
transport forty ordinary American mail bags
over them, would require perhaps forty days
in which to make the journey. That is, If say
i've hundred passengers, each with a trunk,
are to 60 with them on each trip, as over the
routes already we'll established. These facts,
we take it, settle the question that in the
present temper Of Congress- on such subjects,
no bill will be passed which proposes to In
volve the Government in the establish ment of
any enterprise of the sort. If the business
interests Of the Atlantic slope are to be ac-
commodatci with the now absolutely neces-
,ary additional semi-monthly mail to Cali.
fsrnia, it must and will be given to the lowest
bidders, who will carry it by some we'll es.
ablished route, in the shortest time, subject
to all post Office regulations operative on our
inland mail service, and entitled to no priyi
leges that may not be common to all United
States mail carriers.
ALL WnoxG.-The editor of tho Boston All
rert,ser is informed that be has imposed on
himself, or been imposed on as to the re.
cent reporting feat which he notices in his
paper on 10th inst, as follows:
~
on the Clay ton- Bulwer treaty on Wednesday.
twenty five minutes after two. The whole
speech was taken down by the Globe report
ers, written out, and printed, occupying if
cen solid columns in the Globe, at twenty
minutes after four o'clock the same after.
NOON"
The truth il, General Cass furnished the
manuscript of his speech before hand, and i,
was set up and published by the time he had
concluded its delivery. The fact is matter
Of common notoriety here.
AGRAvE MISTAKE CORRECTED Our esteem.
ed friend, the Washington correspondent Of
the New York Journal of CONNIE. ce, is in
error in stating that the report of Col. R. M
Young, appointed by the President to exam
inc into the circumstances of the payment o.
the $500, 900 to the Minnesota Indians, made
through Gov. Ramsay and Mr.. Sibley, late
the delegate from Minnesota completely ex
culpates those gentlemen. On the contrary
we know that it duplicates them most serious
iy. The report in question should be pub
lished. Their friends owe it to them that it.
facts and figures should promptly be met w.
are satisfied that this report, when spread be.
fore the country, will furnish the key to muci
Of the detraction of Governor German, of lat,
appearing in the newspaper
NJ. BoDIsco.-We are much grieved to hav,
to state that, to-day, but slight hopes are en-
tertained Of the recovery of NJ. Bodisco, Rus
sian Minister to the United States. His i'll
ness arises from inflammation Of the bowels.
NAVY OFFICERS ORDERED, DETACHED AMI
APro1NrED.-LieutN N. c. Bryant ordered t,
the receiving ship at Boston.
George W. City, of Virginia, appointed
Sd Assistant Engineer in the Navy, vic
Jewell, resigned.
The officers Of the store ship Relief, whicl
arrived at New York, a few days ago, from
Brazil, have been detached They are Lieut.
A. B. Fairfax, Passed Asst. Surgeon Thoma
Potter, Passed Midshipmen saml. r Carter
George f. Morgan, Oscar F. johnson an,
David B. Harmony.
TIE CURRENT OPERATIONS OF THE TREAsuR,
DErARrMENT.--On yesterday, the Sth..o Jan
uary, there were of Treasury Warrants en-
tered on the books Of the Department
Fer the redemption of stocks..... SIS, 495 g.
For Treasury Department, exclu.
sive of stocks. ................ 6,064 ]!
For the Customs ................ 1924 G.
Covered into the Treasury from
Customs. ................... 226, 221 Z
Covered into the Treasury from
Lands ........................ 1921 0:
Covered into the Treasury from
miscellaneous sources. ......... $685. 81
For tho War Department. ........ 12Z,219 Il
For re-paying for the War Depart
ment ....................... 90.143 2
For the Navy Department. 50795 O.
For the Interior Department. 2l,79S Il