Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-04-27
WASHINGTON NEWS and GOSSIP.

SoAo1ofviai agent Eaoens.-Ine lot
or OF this gentleman appearing in yesterdays
New York Herald appears to meet with little
'avor in Washington out of nllibustering cir
les, and 1t seems to be judged, by those we'll
! informed in pubic affairs that his virtual as
sumption of authority to manage the relations
/ Of this government with Nicaragua will hard
! ly prove agreeable to the President and the
head of the State Department The letter in
question Is as follows:
ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL,
New YORK, April %, 1855
James Gordon Bennett, ESQ:
Ii appeas by an article in the Herald Of
yesterday, that Mr.. j. de Marcoleta, who lives
at the house Of the Spanish Consul in this
city, and signs himself minister from Mica
| ragus, persists in discharging his pop gun at
What he terms the Kinney Nicaragua expe-
| tition." The objects proposed to be attained
by the association of which Col. Kinney and
| myself are among the members, have already
been made public through the Kinney and
CofWlne correspondence, published in the
Herald Of Thursday, the 10th inst Their OBJ.
jects, We feel warranted in believing, will not
only commend themselves to Americans of en-.
terprise, bat to every citizen of Nicaragua who
| has the future quiet and well. being of his
country at heart The allusion, in j. de Marco
leta's letter, to ''public order" in connection
with the present political condition of Nicara-
qua, is either a touch of humor, hardly to have
been looked for from 30 very respectable q
| source, or must be received as evidence that
| that gentleman has had no authentic informa-
ton during the past year from the State of
which he styles himself Minister.
| TO assist the we'll disposed portion of the
| ioh abitants Of that heaven favored, but I'M
II EN,f -
Utilization waste lands, increase the facilities
| Of internal Communication, establish COM
| merce and introduce the arts Of civilization
thus peacefully and lawfully developing the
natural resources of land now fast relapsing
Iato condition Of savage wldness fine,
| 70 set an example of good conduct and obedi
enec In all things to the laws of tho republic
| these purposes, We believe, and are assured,
| from reliable sources will make us welcome
| IN the homes to which We have been cordially
| invited
| No further notice will be taken of j. de
Marcoleta's newspaper communications but
| should any person be curious to know how
| that gentleman is regarded in the official
| capacity" Of which he speaks both in Mica.
| rsgua and at Washington, shall be willing
| to furnish such information as I have upon
| tho subject.
L am, sir, respectfully, your Ob't serv't,
JOSEPH w. FABENs.
This second Kinney expedition is evil
dsnty but different phase of its predecessor,
proposing as it does to import into Nicaragua
armed nominal colonists from our cities against
her censent, as declared by her accredited rep
| ressntative to this Government. Mr.. Fabens
is, We presume, the first gentleman in his off.
cial position who has ever boldly assumed the
right to manage his countrys relations to a
foreign Minister. ItwOuld exceedingly crafty
the curiosity of the aborigines here, if Mr.
Fabens would make public his authority to
furnish information as to how Mr.. Marcoleta
il regarded in his official capacity at Wash.
ington, which he offers to do.
Commodore VandsrbiIt-Mr. Corn. Illus
Vanderbilt, of New York, is too much of a
man, We take it for granted, to be pleased with
the Barnumization to which he has been sub
jected in fixing upon him the subriquet of
Commodore, to which he has no souudsr real
claim than Tom Thumb has to that of "Gen.
eral," by which he is now (through Barnum's
help SO widely known. A title 20 bestowed
takes away from, rather than adds to, the dig
nifty and standing Of such man as Cornelius
Vanderbilt, and, it strikes us, should be re-
pelled by him with indignation, as persons of
coed sense and contempt for humbug are prone
to class it side by with tho General" that
always procedes the name Of Tom Thumb on
The show bills.
California Pntatnaa -Ahopt ona y.or an mn
the agricultural branch Of the Patent Office
received specimens Of California Irish pota-
tees, Some Of them weighing 8! pounds each
They were carefully cultivated by Dr. Page
of this city, and strange as it may seem, the
tubers they produced wore not larger than
pigeons eggs. These tubers have been sent
to he Governor Of the United States Military
Asylum in this District for further experiment
fact with reference to tbs Irish potatoes is
not generally known and undcrsteod-that is,
that when brought from distant parts of the
globe and cultivated in soil and climate not
like those from which it is brought, tho pro-
duet is greatly diminished in size. But whom
cultivated the second and third year it will
increase in size and often improve in quality
Land Titles in our Country, W hich were
Derived from the Authorities Of Great Bri-
tain, France and spain.-By tho act Of the
18th Of June, 1874, Congress revived and ex-
tended the law Of 18th May, 1924, authorizing
the adjustment b y The Courts Of land titles in
louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas Mississippi,
and Alabama; and large number of titles,
sOme Of them Of immense extent, have been
acted upon under these laws Enquiries or.
often made az to the effect Of decree Of con.
frmation On these foreign titles whore there
had bcsn prior sales, donations or grants
We therefore append, for the information of
all concerned, the 18th section of the said act
of 1924:
That If in any case it should so happen
that the lands, tenements, or hereditaments,
decreed 10 any claimant, under the provisions
of this act shall have been sold by the United
States, or otherwise disposed of, or If the same
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