Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-24
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TEE TsnuAxrsPRc RourE.-As there seems
to be some Misunderstanding on the part Of the
presswith reference to the Governments future
connection with the enterprise Of running ..
California line across the Tshuantepeo isthmus,
We may not inappropristely explain that some
time since the Post Office Department contract
ed with one Of the two companies claiming the
proprietorship Of the route, to carry ssmi.
monthly mail between New Orleans and Ven
toss bay, on the Pacific side, or up to San
Francisco, for S250, 900, if delivered to the
steamers of the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
psny at the former placs-Ventoss bay-or for
$3.50, 900 if carried all the way to San Francisco
by the Tehuantepec Company. The pay Is to
commence with the commencement Of the ser
vice, and the contract is to terminate in October
next, when all the California ocean-wise mail
contracts expire. .-.. Sd.
Up to this time no mail service has been per.
formed over the Tehuantepec route, SO far O.
known at the Department. The telegraph,
however, states that the trip has been made
through in fifteen days from San Francisco to
New Orleans. In the absence of conirmatory
information it strikes us that this telegraphic
dispatch does not state the fact. That is, that
no positive communication between San Fran.
cisco and New Orleans has been made in fifteen
days; for if We are not greatly mistaken, the
public have not been favored with word Of
the California news only fifteen days old that
should have been published by the New Or
leans press and telegraphed north. Whenever
the line may really be opened, the contract
mentioned above will doubtless 60 into effect
NAVAL NEws.-A private letter has been
received, in this city, from the U. S. ship-of-
war Dale, dated at AGRA, on the southwest coast
Of Africa, October 4th. All on board were we'll
The Dale left Porto Praya on the 3Oth Of Au-
gust and landed at Cape Palmas on the 14th
of September. She was expected to sail on the
day Of the letters date for Quito, thence to
Widah, thence to Princes Island and finally
to st. Pauls and Lowando. She expects to 70
turn home from the latter place, touching at
Porto Praya The British steamer Conflict
was lying near the Dale, at AGRA, and her off,
GERS reported that, during the last six months,
she had captured three suspected savers, and
that the entire British squadron had, in the
same time, captured nine vessels suspected of
being slavers.
GovRRNoRsHIPo OF KANsAs.-There is reason
to believe that letter has been received by
the President, from Hon. Samuel Medary, Of
Ohio, late Governor Of Minnesota Territory,
accepting the Governorship Of Kansas; which
app ointment was offered to him some ten days
ago.
POSTMASTER APPoINrED.-The Postmaster
General has appointed Thomas Miller, Esq,
postmaster at Columbus, Ohio, vice Samuel Me-
dairy, resigned. Mr.. Miller was the incumbent
of this position previous to the appointment of
Mr.. Medary.
Recommendations Fulton has been ap-
pointe a purser in the Navy, vice James B.
Dan forth, resigned.
SECRETARY OF WAR.-Hon. Mr. Floyd, Sec
rotary Of War, has recovered SO far as to be at
hi S post in the Department to-day
The DEPARTMENrs.-The General Govern
ment will be closed tomorrow
TIE WEAfHIR.-The following report of the