Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-08-27

and sofa undef II VIII De Seyed 10 be transferred
according to its terms, we are equally sure
As the fact that membs rs elected as Douglas
Democrats voting Cor . r spublican party candi-
date for Speaker WIN be calculated to render It
evident 10 everybody thatsMr. Douglas may not
hope for single Southern vote in the Charlesson
Convention, long before general knowledge OF
that fact will conport with his interests as Pre-
idential aspirsnt, there is some chance that this
bargain may not be cassammated as easily and
nnoothly as Mr. Forney desires. But the future
open efforts to secure its Communication will how.
ever soon prove to the world the utter hOllowness
Of the denial of the Press that the contract has
been entered into.
A MsrAkE.-The story now being published
alleging that Mr. G. K Garrison, Of San francisco.
is to be the agent Of the steamships on the Pacific
side that are to carry the California isthmuswise
mails under the johnson contract is without foun-
dation. Mr. Garrison, though the company have
pure hased his steamships. has connection di-
rect or indirect, with them or their enterprise 1t
first essayed to induce the Post Office Depart
ment to vi,iate the contract under IN allega-
ton that though the security required ,sy law had
been given, the contract would not be complied
with. That failing, the rival steamship line in
terests started the story that Walker Is again pre-
pairing a large force Of libusters for She invasion
of Nicaragua. This story about C. X. Garrison is
of the same piece Of whole cloth; Garrison from
his former connection with Walker, being quite
bugaboo in Nicaragua The game 10 to induce
the Nicaraguan Government to essay efforts to
prevent the transportation Of freigkts and passen
gers across the Nicaraguan 1sthmW. The whole
scheme Of Misrepresentation is but part and par
eel Of the long pursued scheme Of the California
steamship monoPolists to keep the Nicaraguan
route closed, that they may extort from all passen
gers to and from California double reasonable rates
of fare. As it becomes evident past question that
| the parties who have obtained the mail contract
| are ready to comply with their obligation to the
Government, the monopolsts grow desperate In
deed. Captain Templeton leaves probably in the
next steamer for San Francisco. where he Ii to
| hold the company's Pacific side agency-not c.
X. Garrison, as alleged to frighten Nicaragua.
WORTHY OF IMIrArIox.-Not long since the
Quartermaster General Of the Army received
| through the President Of the United States the
| sum Of S11 from I'D. r." Of Texas which he
| stated was overpad him through mistake in
le5O-51, by an officer Of the Quartermasters De-
| Partmcnt. The amount has been credited to the
Treasury.
ARKANSAS SWAMP LANDs.-A patent mo. y for
swamp and overlooked lands In the Batesville
district Of the State of Arkansas, enuring to that
| State under the act Of September 18th, 1850; has
been transmitted by the Commissioner Of Indian
affairs to the President of the United Suites for
signature. ....". rt-"
COURr-MARIIAL on MAJOR CRoss.-No action
has yet been had in regard TO the courtmartial on
this gentleman, owing to the absence of the Sec
rotary Of War. -s
HoS. JOHN APPLETON, the Assistant Secretary
Of State, has left the city on brief visit to the
State Of Maine. st..r s-.--