Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-04

It's value a stock growing country and in
fact, many places are now living idle waiting for
an occupant, combining all the advantages of
good grazing: good farming land, and rich silver
mines-all or which can be secured upon one
pre-emption claim
There are large tracts of the finest kind of
farming land between this place and Messilla,
which Will be taken up soon the Apaches
are quoted. At present, no one can do anything
mere without some capital. ] am satisfied with
my adventure. This country has all the ele-
ments which make a great State, and waits now
but for the people The Sonora Mining Com
pany,' operating near Iubac, about seventy milss
up the valley from this place, have lately diScov-
cred a vein of silver ore of extraordinary extent
and richness. The Mexican miners regard 1t as
worth millions. | will write you more fully
about this hereafter. Our greatest want now Is
the tel ritorial government. There too MANY
men living here without laws and although
they have got along very well far, II is not safe
to trust longer to the present state of things. But
must bring this ntolerable long letter to
close. will write again by next MALL
A petition signed by about one thousand res
idents of Arizona, has been received at the
War Department, asking for mounted troops 30
be stationed in the territory, to protect the in
habitants against the ravages of the Apache
Indians
TIE DEBATE reader Of the debates of
Congress fn tztensO will be struck with the
entire identity of the doctrines which are ad-
vocated by the supporters of the views of Sen
ator Douglas upon the Lecompton constitution,
and the Republican party. This was particu-
larly manifest in the remarks of Senator Will
son yesterday, so signally refuted by Senator
Brown, and the labors of Mr.. Harris in the
House on the day before.
The political public here were duly informed
last week and the week before, that our few
political friends who had gone off from the
Democratic party on that great and only issue
between the Democracy and Republican party
ism were sincerely anxious to return to their
former party associations, and now sought only
some means of doing So with apparent consist
ency. But already it is apparent. that though
more or less of those who have permitted them
selves to be thoughtlessly led astray thus, tenn
porarily, may have determined not to proceed
further on the highroad to the Republican
party camp, their leaders seem to have little
apparent thought of rctracins their steps.
EX-SPEAKER BANKs.-It having been asser-
ted in newspapers, that Mr. Stone (of Lawrence,
Stone Co.. in his testimony recently given
before the committee to investigate the Middle
sex Manufacturing Company's S87 900 transac-
ton, has alleged that the firm loaned to ex-
Speaker Banks 81 900 of the money in question,
we have made inquiry into the facts, and have
satisfied US that Mr.. S. made no such state
ment. He alleged that Mr.. Banks had bor-
rowed 500 only, of the firm, more than two
years ago, to pay off the bills of carpenters that
had made some improvements on his house, for
the repayment of which, he (Mr 3 y had given
ample security. However much we may differ
FROM Mr.. Banks politically, we see no good end
to be attained either for the Democratic party
cause or that Of public morals, by circulating
unfounded imputations on his personal integ-
rity, such as this we thus explode
EX-MAYOR WoOD.-It turns out that in the
investigations Of the COnover and Devlin fraud
cases, In New York city, ex-Mayor Wood has
been completely exhonerated from all suspi-
cion OF completely with them, direct or ind-
rect. The Herald says of the results, 50 far
as that gentleman is concerned
"There is one very striking circumstance in
connection with all these charges of fraud and
that is, that in no single instance has Ike late
Mayor, who was asserted to be the father of all
the corruption, theft and wickedness of which
this city was the unfortunate victim been impIi-
Gated Neither in the scrutnies of the investi
eating committees, the mysterious de y.IoDtnents
OF the Comptroller's Department, or the charges
and counter charges of Conoyer and Devlin has
particle OF anything like an imputation on the
pubic integrity of Fernando Wood appeared.
IHE NICARAGUA TREATr.-Wo have our pri
vate advices from Nicaragua. They satisfy us
OF the entire untruthfulness Of the stories writ
ten from this city, alleging the probability of
the rejection by that government of the Irisarri
treaty The cause of the delay in its ratiica-
ton, is the simple fact that the Legislature of
Nicaragua not being in session, it cannot be i'm
mediately ratified. The fact that the Legisla-
ture is very soon to meet, is the only reason
why President Martinez does not call special
session to that end. The approval of the trea-
ty Is unanimous throughout every branch of the
Nicaraguan government.
SWAMP AND OVERLOOKED LANDS. The
Commissioner Of the General Land Office, on
the I'd instant, submitted 10 the President of
the United States for signature, patent mo.
IL OF swamp and Overfowed lands, enuring to
the State Of Mississippi under the grant of Sep
TENDER Is, 1850, in the district of lands subject
to sale at Augusta, containing 81 ,5l32 q acres.
Also, on the I'd instant, for lands in the same
district, patent (No. p containing ITO, CTS. AZ
acres. This also enures to the same State under
the provisions Of the above named enactment.
THE EFFECTS OF THE REvULsIOy.- re-
turns from the New York city Post Office, for
the quarter ending December 3lst, show a de-
crease in the amount of postage prepaid by
postage stamps, in mails sent from that Office
Of $4,000, and a decrease in the amount re-
ceived for stamps and stamped envelopes sold
Of $4,000, as compared with the quarter imme-
diately preceding.
CoNFIRhED.-Yesterday the Senate confirm.
ed Jas. Madison Cults, ESQ.,, of this city, to be
Second Comptroller of the Treasury, and the
Hon. George Vail, of N. j., popular member
Of the last Congress, to be U. S. Consul at |
Glasgow
PosrpoSED.-The trial by Court Martial of |
Commander Boutwell,, for dsobedience of or.
fers, has been postponed until the arrival OF |
the i ohm Adams bona