Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-09

prepared 90 easily and At such trifing expense
The process Of manufacture is described by d.
Jay Brown, Esq, as follows
The roots, when wear old. are dug up, well
washed, and grated, or beaten in we oden mortars
TO pulp, which 10 put into tub of clean wafer.
The whole mass 10 then stirred for few minutes
and the fibrous parts wrung out ythe hands and
thrown away. The resduum or milky liquor re-
manning In the tub Is next strained through Q
hair sieve or coarse cloth: after which IL 10 suf-
fered TO settle, when the water Is drained of. At
Is again mixed with water and strained as before.
The more refined white mass now found at the
bottom Of the tub Is spread upon wooden trays or
in a room highly heated by Are, to dry. The por-
tion remaining after the evaporation 10 complete,
is starch, or the arrow root Of commerce"
Nor YET Our OF THE WOODS The Chicago
Herald, Of the 9Th instant, claims the defeat of
Douglas in the recent Illinois election, with
great confidence. 1t says that it has ''private
dispatches from Cairo, Jonesboro', Shawnee
town, and other points in Egypt, assuring it of
the election of tro, and probably three, Ma
tional Democrats to the lower House, (of the
Legislature,) also, that three of the Democratic
Senators holding over will, beyond doubt, op-
pose the reelection of Douglas. Added to this
good news, We have the assurance that several
Of the Senators and representatives just elect
ed, and supposed to be favorable to Douglas,
will not support him, but will maintain the in
tegrity Of the Democratic party Of the country
by voting for Judge Breese, or some other good
and reliable Democrat
"This intelligence comes to us in such shape,
and from sources so reliable, that we cannot
| on Anrh fhox H. II
be defeated in his efforts to secure his re- elee-
ton to the u S. Senate"
GOLD IN WESTERN ARIzoNA-J. D. Austin,
Esq, of the Ell Paso and Fort Yuma wagon
road commission, writes under date of Oct 2,
1858, from Fort Yuma, as follows:
smear our old camp, and about fifteen miles
above thi. place, gold mine has been discoy-
cred directly on the road, which is represented
as Delng exceedingly rich. People are foe king
to II from all quarters, and numbers Of immi-
grants ,n route Tor California have stopped there
ALI the men who leave our expedition are bound
to this new gold discovery. l sent a Mr.. Kent
OF our company, who is a reliable man. and has
spent seven years in the California mines, to
prospect the locality for me. He reports that the
prospect is good, and that the miners are making
from IS to S25 per day. The distance from the
dlg2 ings to the mines, is from half a mile to
mile The gold is found in Jumps, and is readily
washed have as yet seen no dust and in
deed, no very small PARTICLES from this region
Mr.. kent has a brother with us who will accom-
pany the expedition to san Diego, and thea re-
turn TO the mines. The two brothers are New
York farmers, in good circumsi ances and they
consider this favorable opportunity to better
their fortunes
Mr.. Austin has charge of this commission,
which consists of twelve six mule teams and
fifty men, and left the valley of the Rio Grande
In August. Its object was to increase the water
facilities of the route, and improve the cordi.
ton Of the road between Ell Paso and Fort
Yuma. The expedition arrived at the western
terminus Of the road, Fort Yuma, on the Ist of
October, and on the Sd started for San Diego,
where the property will be sold and the CON-
mission closed. The gentleman appointed to
superintend the work being injured by an acct
dent, which occurred just before leaving tie
Rio Grande, the duty of his post fell on to Mr.
Austin, who was next in command. He has
discharged it, apparently, in very satisfactory
manner, and is expected home in December,
proximo. He will return by the isthmian route.
JEREz.-We have every reason to believe
that yesterday the Secretary of State addressed
a note to DIR. Jerez involving a strong rebuke
of his recent interference to prevent passer.
gers from sailing from New Y ork for California
on the steamship Washington, on Saturday last,
and notifying him that the injury his conduct
had inflicted on the owners of the vessel and
the line must be settled for by Nicaragua.
From the best information in our reach, we be-
lieve that at least three hundred passengers
were deferred by Jerez from embarking on the
Washington, which, but for his interference,
would have carried out very nearly eight hun
drsd passengers. The claim for damages made
by the company, is said to be $50 900; and we
trust it will be rigidly and promptly enforced
and exacted.
NAvAL.-The U. s. Steamer Arctic is ex-
pected to come out OF the dock at the Washing
ton Navy Yard where she has been undergoing
repars) to-day. She is soon to sail for Pensa-
cola, carrying thither the officers ordered to
the chartered steamer Metacomet, of the Para
quay expedition. Lieut.. Lowell is the only
officer who will be attached to the Arctic.
The officers of the L. S. chartered steamer
Metacomet are as follows. Viz : Lieut.. W.n.
Ii. Maeomb, Commanding; Lieutenants-Re-
ginald Fairfax Greenleaf Cilley, and James
G. Maxwell.
GEN. WARD, OF GEoRGIA.-Not long since
We made mistake in announcing the appoint
ment Of this distinguished gentleman as U 8.
Minister to Sardinia. We were accidentally
misinformed by gentleman in whose means
of knowledge Of such matters we confided He
has been rendered, and has accepted the mis-
sion to China, whittier he expects to sail as
soon as the Senate can ratify the valuable
treaty just made by Mr.. Reed, who is expected
to return to the United States by that time.
PRoNoTED.-The following Passed Midship-
men have been promoted to Masters lin the
line Of promotion) from the 4th of November,
1858 Philip POrcher, Alfred Hopkins Mont
gomery Sicard, Edmund o. Matthews, L.
Mexican Buchanan, George f.. Law. Edward
P. Lull, Edward Lea, Alex. F. Crossman,
Charles s. Norton, and Hamilton H. Dalton.
TEE WEArHER.-1he following report of the