Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1857-08-19
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

for the construction OF a railroad and other
communication across the Isthmus under the
Garay and Sloo grants. The capital stock is.
ten millions of dollars, two of which will be is
sued as fully paid stock and delivered to the
trustees who now hold the title to those grants,
as 1t will be necessary to enter into some ar
rangcments with the governments of Mexico
and the United States.
Kansas advices to the Sth inst state that
Gov. Walker had returned to Lawrence with
the United States troops, the apprehensions of
an attack by the Indians proving groundless.
The city government met Oh the 18th inst, and
was engaged in perfecting ordinances. The
election returns Indicate nearly a unanimous
vote in favor of the Topeka Constitution.
The Indians in New Mexico show disposi
tion to be troublesome. The Cheyenncs had
refused to receive from the agents, or agree to
any treaty. saying they could make more by
stealing. The Pawnees also threatened HOS
tilities.
Dates from Fort Laramie have been received
to the 22d ult. Col. Sumner had arrived at
Bcnt's Fort, and would leave on the 18th for
the head waters of the Republican, in pursuit
of the Cheyenne Indians. The California
trains had ali passed Fort Laramie in good
health. Magraw's wagon road train was at
Fort Kearney.
Col. Alexander's regiment aud Spencer's
battery, destined for Utah, were met 225 miles
west Of Leayenworth. Another regiment was
at Rock Greek. Capt. Van Kleit was on the
bottom wood, and Renos' battery at the Big
Blue. The Cheyennes were scattered along
the entire route between Forts Laramie and
Kearney, but little damage was done TO the
trains, the Indians fearing to make an attack
on account of the parties being so large.
The war between the Grow and Sioux Indians
is reported to have broken out again Several
surveying parties have arrived, but they saw
nor heard nothing fthe, murders reported last
week.
On the 18th, letter received at Washington
from the Superintendent of Indian affairs for
the Northwestern Superintcndency of NJ in
nesota, states that the Yankton Indians had
driven all the settlers from the neighborhood
east of the Big Sioux River, and that portion
of them have expressed themselves favorable
to making a treaty. The Superintendent is
inclined to believe that before all the troubles
with the annuity of the Sioux can be perma-
nently settled, it will be necessary to make
new treaties with them, 10y stipulations of a
strong and binding character to the observance
of peaceful relations with the United States,
and responsible for all deprcdations.
Late accounts from the Island of st. Domin-
go, state that revolution had broken out at
SANTIAGO 81 H.,
taken place in the interior, during which $50
men were killed.
a dispatch from Washington city, of the
18th says, if it be true. as stated, that Costa
Rica has disposed of the Nicaraguan Transit
Route, and has acquired part OF the Territory
of the latter, our Government viii unquestion-
ably object to that arrangement, it being known
that Mr.. William Carey Jones was especially
instructed to represent the views of the Adj
ministration on that subject, adverse to such a
course of policy.
A letter is now on the way to Mr.. Frederick
2. Stanton, Secretary of State for Kansas,
rendering him an appointment as Superinten-
dent of Indian Affairs, in place of Governor
Cumming but not to take effect till the meet
ing of Congress.
The Kansas correspondent of the Democrat
says that Judge Cato has published an opinion
regarding the payment of taxes as an essential
preliminary to the rights of voting, and that
the Sheriffof Douglass county has given notice
of his intention to collect the taxes Rumors
say that Lane, Robinson, Phillips, Confray,
Blood, and others, have been indicted by the
Grand Jury of Lecompton. In speech at Os-
awakee, on the 9Th inst, Gen. Lane announced
the Organization of eleven thousand men to
protect the polls at the October election, and
stated that the number would be increased to
twenty-five thousand.
A family of six persons, residing in Bell
county, Texas, were burned TO death a few
days since. Their house was surrounded by
cedar break, which took fire from some cause,
and before they could escape were burned fa-
tally.
The Merchants powder magazine, in Hall
fax, containing the whole stock in the city, ex-
ploded at midnight on the l4th August, cans-
ing a terrific conclusions, demolishing the mag
azine, badly shattering the new barracks, and
breaking all the windows in the northern part
of the city. One man was killed and fifteen
injured. The loss is estimated at 500, 900.
The excitement created was intense. People
were thrown from their beds and rushed be-
wiidered into the streets, supposing the CON.
cussion to have been caused by an earthquake
Advices from Fort Kearney state that
party OF nineteen drovers, in charge of up
wards 1890 cattle, destined for the Utah expe-
dition, were attacked when twenty seven miles
above the Fort, on the 1st inst, by $50 Chey-