Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-24

within the month, all the prisoners on the re.
serve would be turned over.
The whole frontier is reported quiet at pres.
emit -
There was intelligence from Ell Paso. that
from two to four hundred Comanche and other
Indians had been seen vest of Pecos river, en-
ronfs for foray in Mexico They appeared
friendly TO the Americans.
PUBLIC SURvEYs IN MINNESOTA AND WIS
coNsIN.-Returns of the subdivisonal surveys
have been received at the General Land Office
of township III north range 36 west, township
~ north range 35 west, and townships l24
north ranges IS and SO west, of the fifth prip-
cipal meridian, embracing IS, 900 acres of land,
situated on the west side of the Mississippi
river. ---'--.
Also, the subdivisional surveys of townships
50 north of ranges IL and IL west, and town
| ships So north of ranges 9 and 10 west, of the
| fourth principal meridian, embracing 81, ZOO
acres, bordering on the northwest shore of Lake
Superior and upon which the towns of Buch-
anan, Burlington, Marmata and Encampment
are located. Knife river, after traversing
townships 81 north ranges ii and IL west, and
passing through the town of Buchanan, disem-
bogues itself into Lake Superior, in township
So north range IL west. ...
Also, the subdivisional surveys of townships
Al and AZ north of range 10 west, of the fourth
principal meridian, containing $4,000 acres,
and lying in the State of Wisconsin.
NAVAL Courts OF INoUIRY-Court No. /
was occupied to-day with the case of Master r.
Clarendon Jones, (furloughed,) and 1t. Della
ven and Commanders Mason, Hunter, and ard
were examined in his behalf. Board of Sur.
geons consisting of Surgeon Duvall, Passed As
sistant Surgeons Lansdale and Lowber were or
dered to survey him. r.-." -
In Court No. 2, Surgeons Lowber, Jeffrey
and Lansdale, testified to having carefully cx-
amined Lieut.. Morgan, and report that he is at
this time physically fit for the Navy.
In Court No. 3, the case of Capt Richie
was continued. Mr.. Cooper objected to some
evidence offered on the part of Government
Objection overruled, and Mr.. Cooper fled a
protest. -.-.
MINNEsoTA.-The Journal of Commerce
says Of the recent election in Minnesota
- mere ~ geographic report thdt RaDSay
(Republican) Is elected Governor but this is
probablythe bare opinion Of some sanyuine Re:
publican, as not sufficient returns have been re-
ceived to determine the result. The Boston Ad-
vertiser has private dispatches which 60 to sub
stantiate the above report. but indicate that the
Democrats haze carried the rest the State tick
ct and the Congressnen. =. =
'.Later telegraphic advices show that the re-.
port Of Ramsay's election was unf ounded So
far as returns are in, Sibley, (Dcm for Govern
or, is considerably ahead .a- -..
CAUSE OF MAIL FAILURE.-A H. Davis, ex-
press mail agent, writes to the Post Office De-
partment explaining the cause of the recent
failure Of the express mail just established be-
tween Baltimore and Cincinnati, which was in
consequence of lost time on account of slow
speed. The mail left Cincinnati on Thursday.
I'D inst, at 8 o'clock a. m, and arrived at
Bellair at 6 p. m, instead of 80 p. m there
by losing tho connection at Benwood. The
connection was made, however, at the Relay
House with the $40 p. m. train going south
The WEATHER 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 o clock q. m.
OCTOBER "a 1857
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