Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-14
most intellisibly accounted for in the New

most lntelllglbly accounted for in the New
York Commercial AduertiSer, and republish
its suggestions as shedding more light on the
mystery than all else 10 the same end within
our reach:
" II will be remembered that orders were given
to the respective comma ndeTs of the feet of the
following tenor: II the cable should break after
certain length ESQ miles) had been paid out, il
was to be reunited after recovering much
possible, and IL such breakage occurred after
more than that length had been laid from each
ship, and before soundin9s of two bund red faith
oms Were reached, the effort should be- abandoned
and the ships should return 10 Queenstown for
orders. In the latter contingency we shall have
to wait some time for Information. 1t is some
what remaI kable that the steamers which have
passed near the point OF rendezvous have seen
nothing of the fleet, except In one instance where
the account is vague. Those who are sang uine
of success will perhaps see in this ground for
hope that the fleet has been DELAYED in reaching
the rendezvous, and that the silence Is the conse-
quence of delay in comm, neing operations
P. SIN our telegraphic column the reader
will at length find something definite on the
subject-no disaster as yet.
The FARMERS AND MECHANICS Insurance
COMPANY OF PHILADKLPHIA.-As this company
has branch office in Washington, and trans
acts no little business here, it behooves us to
say to those around US that it is the object of
invidiOus comments of the Insurance Monitor
and Val Street Rer,e'c, journal purporting
to be a safe guide In such matters. That pa
per charges that the company aforesaid is rot
ten-bankrupt, we presume and essays to
avoid paying its just liabilities in all quarter rs
of the country on quibbling pleas. As the
Insurance Monitor has influence and weight
among the insurance companies of the country,
it is due to those here who have patrOnized the
company in question that they (the company
refute these charges without delay; otherwise
no prudent man will hereafter insure with them.
FROM THE ARMY IN UTAu-DESTITUTIoN OF
SOME OF THE MoRMoNs-A military subscriber
at Camp Scott, Utah Territory, writes us under
date of the 2lst of May, as follows:
"There were several families of Mormons came
in camp to-day. They were in the most destitute
circumstances, having neither food or clothing
except what was on their backs. | cOnversed
with one of them to-day, who seemed to be quite
an intelligent man. He Informed me that many
Of the people Were entirely destitute and help
less that he knew of many females grown up to
womanhood who were entirely naked, having no
clothing except piece of sack saddle-skirt,
which they wore for the same purpose that Eve
did her apron of f. leaves
MIsINFoRMED.-It appears that we were
misinformed about the destination of the pleas
ure party which left this city yesterday in the
Revenue Cutter Harriet Lane. Instead of going
few miles down the river only, she will visit
Annapolis, Old Point Comfort, Norfolk, &c.
Besides Miss Lane, she took out as passengers
Secretary Cobb, Mr.. Handy, chief of the Rev
enue Cutter Bureau, and several others
APPoINTMENT.-Harry Laurens Ingraham,
of S. c., has been appointed Second Lieuten-
ant in the Marine Corps, vice Rufus A. Whit
tier dismissed
NAyAL.-It is understood that as soon as the
Sabine is ready for sea she will be stationed at
San Juan to protect the transit route
The WEArHER.-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:
July IA, 1858
New York, N. Y..........wet
pphiiadelPh,a, fa.. .......cioudy
Baltimore, Md ..Cloudy, warm.
Washington, ID. C......... cloudy, wind T.
Richmond, va............wet, III IS wind :
retsrsoutS,'a ............cloudy.
wilmington, N C...... claiming violently.
Columbia, ). C............clear,c cool
Charleston, >. C..........cloudy, I'll &c winds
Augusta, Ga......... cloudy, warm.
Savdnnah' ia .............clear, tn. y, wind ST
nN on, ia cloudy.
columbus, ga. ..clear
montgomery, Ala clear, warm.
Lower Peach Tree, Ala. clear.
Mobile, Ala clear, warm, Their. 50.
gainesville, Miss. clear, pleasant.
New Orleans, La.......... clear, calm, tn 50.
frederick, Md clear, pleasant.
cumberland, Nd. clear, pleasant.
heellng, Va. clear, pleasant.
Barometer at the Smithsonian, at : a. H. (cor-
re ied for temperatnre.) 30 Csc; at noon, 80 Ie9.
thermometer, at a. m, ~; at noon 791. Max
imum Yesterday, 20; minimum last night 10