Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-03

This new war and Misrepresentation through the
press, at the moment the Nicaragua route is about
being opened, Is the old game renewed by pow
erful rival interests, acting in conjunction with
me willy and trading ministers and officials OF
Now, the truth is-and it has leaked out
through the garrulity of Jerez, Webster, Van
Dyke and the rest of the plotters to aid Van
derbilt in keeping the Nicaragua isthmus route
closed-that Jerez called at the Presidents
house before starting recently for New York,
and sent up his name with a message stating
that his purpose in desiring IN interview was to
ascertain whether the Government would pro-
tect company essaying to run the Nicaragua
isthmus route, if he assumed to grant to Van
Dyke charter to that end and the Presi-
dent declined to see him on the subject
And that he next turned his steps towards
the State Department, where, on broaching
his errand to the Secretary of State, he was
quietly informed that the only subject on which
that functionary would converse with him, was
concernining the return Of the Cass-Irisarri
treaty as ratified by the Constituent Assembly
| Of Nicaragua, and that until that should be
thus returned the Department could hold no
| intercourse whatever with him Or Jerez)
concerning Nicaragua affairs. Whereupon, the
redOubtable Doctors departure for New York
| was speedy.
We have further to add, that this alleged
| Van Dyke contract is certainly neither more
| nor less than ruse of Vanderbit's to embar-
rass the opening of the route to American
travel. Vanderbilt, in this affair, is Van
| Dyke-the man at his back-V.' 3 man, W ebste, +,
| being the chief manager in the matter. The
| Government doubtless sees through all their
plots and counterplots.
Want of space prevents US from pursuing
further to-day our purpose of exposing the in
trigues of these parties to aid Vanderbilt in
his object of continuing in the receipt of $40 900
per month from one company, and $40 900 per
month from another company, so long as he
can succeed in defeating tho settled policy of
the Government of the United States in re-
opening the Nicaragua isthmus to the travel
| and commerce Of the world.
ARMY ORDERs.-Under date Of October %
| the War Department has issued General Orders
| No. IL, as follows:
The District Of the Platte, as organized in Gen.
| eral Orders No 6, current series, from the Head
quarters Of the Army, will be considered as a
separate command within the meaning Of the
Gjth Article OF War aud the regulations of the
Army applicable to military geog raphical depart
ments The officer commanding Ii will cores
pond direct with General Headquarters.
In cases OF emergency arising in a nri9hbOring
department, the District commander will give ii
all the assistance-both in the way of reinforce.
ments and supplies-hc may he able to afford.
Brevet Col. John Munroe, 4th Artillery, COM
handing the District of the Platte, is assigned to
duty according to his brevet rank Of Colonel.
General Twiggs, commanding the department
Of To- hay nIo :: ~
mentary to Brevet Major Earl Van Dorm Cap
tain Of the I'd Cavalry, for his victory over the
| Camanche Indians, at their camp, near Wa
| chita Village, on the LIST October. The order
relates to the particulars of Major Van D.. 8
march, and of the battle, which have already
been published. 1t states that "ffty-six In
dian warriors were left dead upon the field,
one hundred and twenty lodges were burned,
over three hundred animals taken, and large
quantity of supplies, either appropriated to
the use of the command, or destroyed; the
surviving Indians being dispersed among the
mountains in destitute condition.
The order expresses deep sympathy for tho
loss of the gallant Second Lieutenant Cornelius
Van Camp, who fell in the engagement and
tor those of the no less gallant Sergeant j. f.
'oiiioou, anu pEifdlcs haSdn, JACOB
Echard and Henry Howard, all of whom were
killed or mortally wounded, except the last,
who was missing and is supposed to have been
killed. The other parties wounded in the en-
gagement are also honorably mentioned, and
all the officers of the command are mentioned
as deserving the highest need of praise
THB ELECTIoNS.-The reader is referred to
our Telegraphic column for all the cleo ton
news received up to the moment the Star
goes to press this afternoon They indicate the
success Of the Opposition generally, In all di-
rectioDs. This is in accordance with our anti
cipations repeatedly expressed in the Star
Such thing as the success Of a party in pos
session Of the National Administration in the
elections to the second Congress of the period of
its existence, has been unknown to the history
OF our public affairs since the accession OF Jack
son to the presidency. So, no man Of informa-
ton concerning the history Of American poll
tics could reasonably have expected any other
election returI on this occasion, than such as
are at hand. Thus, the elections Of yesterday
result simply in accordance with the invaria-
bly, operative law Of American politics In the
elections Of the latter portion of the Admins
tration of Pierce, the Democracy were quite as
badly beaten; and by and through the effect of
that thrashing, perhaps more than in any
other way, they managed to succeed In the
subsequent Presidential election.
NEBRASKA NEws.-A correspondent writes
US from Nebraska city, under date of October
eth, as follows
NEBRASKA CITY, N r, Oct. IL, Ie5S
The excitement here In regard to the Cherry
Greek gold diggings has run high, but is now
cooling dOwn-a great many conflicting reports
being current, some saying that person can
make from SIS to SIS per day-otheis so cents
Although il Is clear that gold does exist In that
section, il is for the most part useless to 20 out
and dig for IT, 1t being In light particles and hard
to collect.
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