Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-29

Zuloaga, on the other hand, maintains his
power, the fact that he is popular with the Lib
erals will doubtless prove so strong an induce
ment for the rctrogradists to hate him cordially,
as that it will be judged prudent to send to |
them some other gentleman against whom no
personal ill-will exists on the part of those In
charge of the Mexican Government. We be-
lieve that in this brief statement we explainall
the facts really involved in the " Mexican Min
lister imbroglio" which has been generated Of
late by the busy pens Of innumerable " Wash
ington correspondents"
APPOINTMENTS CoSFIRMED-The following
appointments have recently been confirmed by
the Senate, and the commissions issued:
James w Denver, of Cal to be Commission
Charles p. Sengstack, of the District of CO.
lumbia, to be Warden Of the Penitentiary Of the
District.
| To be Indian Agents A J. Cain, of Wash
! fngton Territory for the Indians 10 that Terrific
~; K. }. CowaTt, Of Ga, for New Mexico; II.
Blain, OF Texas, for the Washitas and neis hbor-
| ing tribes. ."..
| To be Receiver. at Land Oaces-Josepb Hon.
kins, OF Cal. at Marysvlle in that State; Pascal
| Beqnette, of Cal, at San Francisco; Christopher
| Graham, Of Mimi, at Henderson, MINI A. l..
LoveJoy, Of Oregon; at Oregon city; William A.
| sidney nj. Forbert Of Ala, at Demopolis, Ala
I. r. spencer, Of Wis, at Superior, wis Robt.
d Haiden, Of Miss, at Columbus, Miss.
To be Registers at Land Ofices-Wm. A. Da.
| wilson, Of La for the district of New Mexico;
J. G. Garrett, Of Miss at Wash agton, Miss
=. +: Hart, Of Cal, at Visalia, Cal Samuel NJ
Hawkins, Of Miss, at Grenada, Miss VIM
| Rankin. OF Penn, for Olympia, Washing ton Ter
| ritOry; Leland Wright, Of Mo, at Bonneville
No; Bergman jennings, of Oregon, at Oregon
| city
Ward B. Burnett. Of New York, to be Survey.
| or General for the Territories Of Kansas and Ne
| braska.
The (ALLEGED) DEAD ALIVE We were
most agreeably surprised, this morning, Cd
meeting, on Pennsylvania avenue, Col. Albert
| Pike, of Arkansas, Of late so universally be.
walled as one "down among the dead men,
by the American press, with few exceptions
A glance at him will convince any one that he
Is even yet worth a hundred thousand of "the
departed" So universally have the press ele-
gized him, as that We fancy he feels as one who
has narrowly escaped the jaws of death for he
looks as happy as man may be expected to
feel under just such circumstances. Having
been killed off after the same fashion three
times in the last eighteen months, we begin to
believe that his fine physique is to be as immor-
tai as his bright literary fame surely will be
willie good taste in such matters continues to
abide among his countrymen. Ills friends will
find him at his old quarters-the kirkwood.
| OaEGoN.-Gen. Joseph Lane publishes let
ter in this mornings Mteiigenccr, denying
the truth of the report, which is going the
rounds just now, that Gov. Douglas has been
inaugurated as Governor of Oregon, and that
a census just taken, shows the population of
Oregon to be $500. Gen. Lane saws, the
Territorial Governor Of Oregon is George L.
Curry; the Governor elect under the State or
ganization is John Whitaker. Also, that no
census has been taken since 1855, when the
number returned was AZ, 700, and that that
census was very imperfect, and did not show
the entire population by, say, 5000 or 10, 900
lie thinks the population at present is at least
$4,000, and that the Misrepresentation above
noticed, is made for political effect
RUMoR.-We hear, though we possess no
Information on the subject that would induce
US to vouch for the truth of the statement. that
the Mexican Legation in this city are in pos
session OF information that the Zuloaga party
In Mexico have very recently gained several
brilliant and important victories over the troops
OF the Liberal party. It strikes us that if this
we're true, we should ere this have received adj
vices concerning the alleged engagements from
our southern telegraphic correspondents
| PUBLIC SALE OF LANDs.-A proclamation
has just been signed by the President, ordering
the sale at public vendue, in April and MAY
next, of public lands in Wisconsin. The pr,ela-
nation covers some 4 300, 900 acres of land, in
| Guiding the alternate sections along railroad
lines, which belong to the Government Such
oil the lands rs may not he sold will afterwards
be subject to private entry.
PUBLIC BuILDIsGS.-From recent renort
OF the Secretary Of the Interior, made to the
Senate, in compliance with a resolution, IL an
| pears that the entire cost of Government build
ings in this city, including statuary and paint-
ings, has been Sl4, 7O9, 1888 o.
| NOT BAD.-The new planet lately discovered
at the Dudley Observatory, has aptly been
called by Mrs. Dudley, to whom the discoyerer
gave the honor of naming it, Pandora.
| The WEArHEn.-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 Z o'clock:
DECEMBER %, 1853.
New York, N. Y......... CLOUDY, warm.
! Philadeiphia, Pa. cloudy.
| Baltimore, Md............snowy
| Washington, ID. ........snowy. wind NJ
| Richmond, Va. cloudy, cool
Petersburg, Va......... cloudy, 52'.
| Norfoik, Va. i2S, wind Sc
| kynchburg, Va. CLOUDY, 40.
knoxville, Tenn. ......raining, 45o
| 6Llstol, Tenn: cloudy, 3D.
| Chattanooga, Tenn. cloudy 42o
| Wilmington, N cloudy, warm
| Columbia, ). lear cold
| Chafieston'S C-..... ..clear, 81, wind NJ