Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-14

the aers. All the other crops, 10 o, promise bu,
poorly. All this Is the result Of drought. The
lands cultivated by indi vidp.al Indians (at.
tached to that agency At their respective
ranches, however, promise we'll their lands not
having suffered from drought as those cultivated
ION reserve) under the Immediate auspices of
the agency. The agent does not dread suffer.
ing among the Indians un der his charge next
winter, however; the yield Of wild feed this
which to gather it.
The FORT KEARNEY, SOUrH PASS AND HONEY
LAKE WAGON KOAD-Infonuation was to-day
received at the Interior Department. from Su-
perintendent Kirk, (of the expedition to open
the California end Of this road) His party con-
sists of about ~ men, with six months provisions,
and the necessary implements. It left Placer
on the 9th June, was at Bigler L. axe on the
18th July, and was to reach Carson Valley on
the 18th. 1t crossed the Sierra N evada with
out material accident, though the n ,ad is rough
In few days after the date Of these advices
this party doubtless commenced operations in
Honey Lake Valley. Its progre IS so far has
been most satisfactory.
PLArs RECEIvED.-The General Land Office
received this morning many important returns
Of surveys in California and Ore gon, embracing
those of many valuable lands air eady confirmed
to claimants by the Supreme Court of the United
States. They (for Oregon) indicate far more ex-
tensve settlements made before by the public
surveys, than was anticipated. Thus, in the
single township, No. 81, South Range No. 2,
West Willamette meridian, they number sixty
odd. All these returns are most satisfactory
POLITICs IN OREGoN.-A letter from Win
chester, Oregon, Of June 18th last, from sub
scriber-a gentleman high in position-tells us
that their Convention to form State Constitu-
ton is to meet on the third Monday of this
month, and that it will submit to the people, in
separate clauses the question of. slavery or no
slavery. The country is in all respects pros
porous, according to our correspondents repre-
sensations.
AUTOMATICALLY nine thousand two hun
dred acres of land have been certified to the
State of Arkansas, by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under The law of the 9th
February, 1853, as granted to aid the construc-
ton of the Little Rock and Memphis Railroad
similar adjustment made last month certified
to the same State ,l25 900 acres, on account of
the Cairo and Fulton Railroad. That road
crosses Arkansas from northeast to southwest,
and is to run 3Ol miles in Arkanzas and n! in
Tennessee.
CoNvIcTED.-Wm. H. Wash, whose imprison-
ment in Richmond, Va, for forging bounty
land papers, we announced some time ago, has
pleaded guilty under two indictments against
him, and the balance have been quashed As
he is old, his sentence will probably keep him
out of the way of similar crimes for the balance
of his days -
SWAMI AND OVERLOOKED LANDs.-The Com
missioner of the General Land Office yesterday
transmitted to the Governor of Florida pat
ent, numbered 10, for lands enuring to the
State under the grant of September %, 1850,
in the Tallahassee district, containing 2OS, s4l
and 9-lOO acres.
MISSION LANDS IN NEBRASKA AND KANSAS. |
A patent will be issued for the tract of land in
these Territories granted to the Presbyterian |
Board of Foreign Missions under the treaty of
1854, so soon as the plats of the survey thereof
shall reach this city.
THE LATE SENATOR RUsK.-Quite a number |
Of letters have been received at the Washington |
post Office bearing the frank of Senator Rusk, |
which also bear the post mark of the day of his |
death.
TIE WEArHER.-The following report of the |
weather for this morning is made from the Morse |
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution, |
The time Of observation is about clock a. M: |
August IA. 1857
New York, n. f......... cear, pleasant.
Philadelphia, ia. Clear warm.
Baltimore, Md. clear, very warm.
Washington, ID. C....... clear, very warm.
Richmond, Va............cl clear, warm.
Petersburg, Va .........c clear, hot
Wilmington, n. C........ very warm.
Columbia, =. C.......... clear hot.
Charleston. =. C.......... clear, very warm
Augusta, Ga. clear, warm.
Savannah, Ga. clear, warm.
Macon, Ia. clear, warm.
Columbus, Ga........... clear, warm.
Montgomery, Ala. clear, hot
Lower Peach Tree, Ala. cloudy.
FROM THE WEST.
The following reports have been furnished by |
the National Telegraph line: