Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-25
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

WASHlNGION NEWS ANU 0OcClf.
The NICARAGUA Isruxvs-A day or two
since, in referring to the failure of the late
gotiations between the owners Of the Atlantic,
Pacific and European Steamship Company, for
the purchase Of the steamships Washington,
atlantic and Baltic, to van 70 and iron New
York and San Francisco, vie Nicaraeua, We
remarked that re were ssn6dent
they would obtain other ship p, or provide pas
sages for those to whom they had sold tickets
by the steamships Of other parties. 50 soon as
yesterday We received q circular from John P.
felverton, Esq, the agent of the Company
owning the Isthmus transit route, announcing
that they had concluded arrangements to place
the steamship Washington on the route, on
this side, to run in connection with the Her
mann on the other side. Thus, the Washington
will leave New York las per an advertisement
that will be found elsewhere in the Starr on
the 9th of November, proxiwo, and her passen-
gers will duly embark, at San Juan del Sur, on.
board the Hermann, for San Francisco direct,
without stopping at Acapulco. The route is
seven hundred miles, and at least three days
sailing, shorter than thu Panamu route. 777a'.
The company, of which Mr. Yelverton is
the agent, not long since despatched the Cass-
Irisarri, fine and we'll found boat, to ply on
the lake portion Of the route, and, we believe,
two excellent river boats to ply ON the San
Juan river. SO they will be entirely beyond
dependence on the old boats in Nicaragua,
which, in tae Walker war, after being seized
by the fli5usters, were first in the hands of one
OF the cGntcnding parties and then in those Of
another of them, and being thus knocked
aboIt have been rendered unfit to be trusted
IN such service. The company have also caused
tfe twelve miles of macadamized road, the
only land carriage Of the route, to be put in
complete order and have thoroughly stocked It,
Thus they will inaugurate, next month, the
opening of this line of travel of 50 great import
ance to our country at large with better means
OF transporting the rush of travel that will at
once avail itself of the much greater facilities
which the Nicaragua route offers. Ere broken
up by the flibusters 1t had become, by long
odds, the favorite route to and from California
as scarcely single traveller had died on its
isthmus, and it was travelled from Now York
to San Francisco) in three days less time than
by way of Panama.
Besides the line to be run as explained abov
by the company owning the route, other stcam-
ship owners will doubtless shortly avail them
selves of that company's proffsr to transport
across their Isthmus route passengers brought
there by any and all, just as the Panama Rail-
road Company transports passengers brought
to either terminus of their work by any means
OF conveyance whatever. -.
The country is to be congratulated upon the
consumm alton of the arrangements for thus
throwing the Nicaraguan route open to the
travel Of the world, on equal terms to all of all
nations who desire to avail themselves of it, it
matters not by whom landed at either Mica.
raguan &C can port.
ohce is In receipt Of the following approved
surveys from the Surveyor General of Cali
fornia, viz: Plat of the Rancho "Malscomes'
or "Mioustul," finally confirmed to Martin E.
Cook and Rufus Ingalls,, situated in townships
. and 10, north of range 8, west of Mt. Diablo
meridian, containing 2, $50 "a acres; plat of the
"San Pascual Rancho" finally confirmed to
Manual Gar6as, situated in townships south
and north of range IL, west of the San Ber-
nardino meridian, and containing 1858 SO
acres; plat of the San Anita Rancho" finally
confirmed to Henry Dalton, situated in town
ship i, north OF ranges II and IL west, and
township 1, south Of range ii, west of San Ber-
nardino meridian, and containing 1899 O6
acres; plat Of the Rancho Arroyo Seco,''
finally confirmed to Joaquin de la Tore, stu
ated in township Is, south of ranges and Z
east, and township 19, south of ranges and 7,
east OF the Mt. Diablo meridian, containing
10, 523 IS acres; plat of the "Rancho Ausaymas
and San Felipe" finally confirmed to Fran
cisco p. Pacheco, situated In townships 10, IL
and IL, south Of range 5, and 10, IL and IL
south of range 6, east of Mt. Diablo meridian,
containing 1854. "a acres; and plat of the
''Ballons Rancho, finally confirmed to Angus
tin Meshado ct al, situated in township 1,
south of range Is, and township 2, south Of
ranges IA and Is, west of the San Bernardino
meridian, this claim lies upon the Pacific coast
and contains IL, 9l9 80 sores. Also, the follow
ing approved townships of public lands, to wit:
Plat Of township 4, north of range east; and
plat Of township 2, north of ranges 2 and 3,
west of the Humboldt meridian, containing
upwards Of $4,000 acres.
The ITALIAN OrERA-We have not yet
learned with which opera the very full and
brilliant company of Strakosch will commence
their engagement on Thursday next. We pre-
sumo, though, it will be ii Trovatore, with La
Traviata and III Puritani on the succeeding
nights. The company is by far the best organ
lied ever had in this section of the world, and
seldom even in Europe is there to be mot with
combination of such eminent srtistes as Mad
ame Colson, NJ lie Parodi, Madame De Wilhorst,
and signors Brignoli, Labocstta, Amodio, Ba-
rilla, and Junca-the last mentioned one Of
the best bassoes of the day. The sale of seats
to those wishing to subscribe, ct q reduced
rate, for the three operas, commenced this
morning, at Mstzerott's, and many were dis.
posed Of 10 eager purchasers. The general
sale Of reserved seats will commence tomorrow