Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-30
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
NIcARAGUA.-Up to this afternoon, we are
without our usual private advces from Mic
aragua by the late mail steamship arrival, and
are therefore compelled to rely upon the cor
respondence of the New York journals from
that quarter, in very little of which do we
place confidence. The New York Times, evil
IDENTIFY mixed up with Mr.. Cornelius Wander
bit In that gentleman's contract with the Pan
anna companies to keep the Nicaragua transit
route closed On condition that he be paid some
$4,000 per month for thus insuring to them
the continued monopoly of the transportation
OF passengers to and from California via both
Isthmuses, states his belief that Nicaragua has
not ratified the treaty recently negotiated in
this city Yet, the only information from VIC
aragua be pretepds to have on the subject fatty
contradicts his representations, as follows-we
quote letter embraced in his own letter
CHINANDEGA, Nicaragua, Jan. l. ISIS.
The tve principal articles of d treaty said to
have been signed by the United States Govern
ment and Senior lrisarri, Nicaraguan Minister at
washington, have given almost universal salts
faction TO both natives and foreigners in Mica
ragua. In fact they caused more satisfaction
among the native population than the taking of
Walker and his men at Punta Arenas-notice of
both events having come to hand at the same
time BY the Columbus
| mentioned in my last the contribution or TAX
Illegally assessed by Junta at Leon OH foreign
ers. Those interested in the matter sent a com
missioner TO Manaqua, who laid il before the
government, which at once gave orders to the
authorities not To enforce il, saving that il was a
mistake of the Project of the Department
see in the papers various accounts of the bad
treatment OF both foreigners and natives who
were with Walker at his surrender at RiyaS and
who, by the terms of that arrangement sbould ne
free from annoyance. Imprisonment. &c A letter
published by Gen. Henningsen in the New Y ork
papers, In particular, speaks in very harsh terms
OF this government for its lack OF faith in com
plying with the conditions of the surrender and
mentions number of individuals who have bee
sent out OF the country, and others who a
working IN chains on the roads i'm Spgova
Among them, he refers particularly To Gen p me-
"a Now, know Gen. z. well, and have seen
PIN almost every week for five months past He
nves In Leon, and is as free to 90 when and
where he chooses as any other citizen Neither
he nor any body else have been imp:is or
sent out OF the country, nor mOlrsted in any way
except they were required to give security that
IN case OF hlibuster invasion they would not
join il.
We hear occasionally of Mr. VIM Carey Iones
sometimes Of his being in Managua and some
times IN San Jus n del SGT-but no one has ever
oeen able TO get the remotest clue to what he has
oohe In THIS cou airy, or what he proposes to do
person has just arrived from Manaeua who
states that the treaty with the United states has
been ratified by this government, SIZE
Concerning the new American Minister to
Nicaragua, Gen Lamar, the same correspond
ept-of the TJHiss-writes a follows:
Hen. Mirabesu b Lamar. United states Min
lister to Nicaragua, however, who was here a few
days since. IS confident that any difficulties in
regard to the conn Imation Of the treaty. can he
oovlated, on his arrival at Managua By the
way, am happy to ind that a portion of the
American press who seem to believe Mr. Lamar
Is imbued with he flibuster doctrines of a Dor
tion OF the citizens from the part of the country
rom which he was appointed are mistaken in
in,
ideas, but be thoroughly detests the flibuster
soPhistfy Of Walker and his tribe, and does not
hesitate 10 dyow that he believes Walker has
worked immense injury to American propre,s in
his wicked course in Central America General
Lamar Will be popular among the people of Cen
tral America. and will advance the true interest,",
OF his country in those regions He left there on
me 10th for AsPiLwall, and sailed Yesterday in
we nltrd states steamer Fulton for Greytowp
lhar lie VIII not find II very easy to get acros,
the lake, on that route as there is notbing m
take him except the steamer san Carlos and sbe
may not be at hand
As TO the popular sentiment in Nicaragua
upon the treaty with the United States. the
rejection Of which he strangely appears to an
t'eipate, ne Is nevertheless compelled to say of
II IN his statements of facts-occurrences
The people are rejoicing over their riddance
from GENERAL Walker and his flibusters In
IA Nicaragua, the first news of hi, Ia1ding A.
Punta Arenas caused a complete truce 10 the ma
per war between her and Costa Rica and an I'm
mediate organization of a Joint force TO send
against him.
For the life Of US, we can see nothing in III.
Central American news so far before us, TO lead
man Of sense to any other conclusion than
that Nicaragua will make no objection what
ever to any portion of the new treaty. The
Vaccinations Of Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt and
other steamship spectators to procure its re-
lection will surely prove of no avail, or we are
greatly mistaken.
AN INDIGNANT SOLDIER.-Below will be
iound letter from a non commissioned officer
Oh Tue United States, in reply to what he re
saiu' d. an atrocious libel on the life of an
hmer,can soldier that appeared in late num-
Oef Vi fi1IPe's Weekly. We publish il be-
cause IL embraces truthful picture of the life
Oh those no" enlisted in the military service If
this Government. Weknow that wb.,h.:,N
concerning the labOrs of the particular d.
ment OF troops to which he refers hold. go,
with reference to nearly all of them oe =,
years, serving their country in our Great Wss,
Editor of the Star: ''0'
SIR :-fou will confer great favor on large
portion OF your subscribers and readers vic
compose d good portion Of ''the rank and hI.,, of
the United States army, by inserting the follow
InS reply TO an article that appeared, accompa-
MED by Illustrations, in a number of - HaTneT,.
Wsekiy," for November, Io57. Both the article
snd Illustrations, above referred to- were inyidi-
- .H lSons between our army, as il now is
ana thdt OF the British In India: and n * svi
,h. ~ me, whatever il may be to Others that
ii,,,s .he, OF The article in question, knows as
go -" I 'he subjects lie so hnmorousIy por-
ina.r, h1.,t oes oi The political affairs Of our
lnhar brethren What object can be gained bv
no~ns 10 We public an invidious caricatnre
Mac ,is. - nnIVer>allty to be- found at every
fnno,a - cur troops are stationed I canpo,
. IIonceite, nniess from political motives beyond
TT PERCEPTION OF "noyicrs'' like myself '0"N
40, and ~'ience should be b,ougbt
Ihto rrqaislilon 10 degrade a body of msn ~
sno's. IN The social sch- already, God knows