The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-03-17

During the hurricane encountered by the
steamer Uncle Sam, when forty miles from the
| Heads, $4,000 worth of Government property
| was thrown overheard.
| The passengers by the Tehua2tepec steamer
| Quaker City on the 2Sth of January, failed to
connect with the Pacific steamer Golden Age,
| in consequence Of the inability to cross Coatzo-
colicos bar, on account of the heavy gale which
prevailed at the time
The San francisco papers contain Honolulu
dates to January 10th. The exports of whale
products during 1858 amounted to upwards of
10000 bbls. of oil, 100000 lbs. Of bone,
material increase over the exports OF the year
previous. Some difficulty had occurred in the
Ochotsk sea, growing out of the efforts of the
Russian brig Constantine to prevent American,
French, and other vessels from whaling there
johnson island had been taken possession of
by force. Improvements were in progress by
the Pacific Guano Company, with the view of
shipping guano.
silver mines have been opened in Arizona
Lead, copper, iron, gold, and silver ore, and
alum, abound in the Territory.
The special committee of the Wisconsin
Legislature, to whom the subject was referred,
have made report unanimously acquitting
Elk Governor Bashford of the charge of cor
ruption in the disposition Of the La Crosse rail
road land grant.
The New York Ne,es says: We have good
reason to believe that one of the Oldest Cap
tains in the navy will very soon be subjected to
very humilating Court Martial, for conduct
alike disgraceful to gentleman and an officer"
There is, it is said, an unexpended appropria-
ton Of seventy thousand dollars, subject to the
IF of xyh; oh
be applied to the removal of the bars at the
mouth of the Mississippi. The Chamber of
Commerce of New Orleans offer to take charge
Of this fund, relieve the War Department of the
supervision, and apply it properly to the re-
Raval of the distractions, giving bonds for the
faithful application of the funds.
We often hear the inquiry, where have all
the Spanish quarters gomez" The rule SO
generally adopted, which reduced their value
twenty per cent, soon drove them out Of tho
market, and it was supposed that they had left
the country in disgrace; but this has not been
the case. They are gathering at the West, to
the profit Of many spectators. The Cincin-
natl Enqai''er says that that city is fast filing
with Spanish quarter-dollars. They are being
bought up in the East at twentY-one and q half
gents, and sent there, and put off on the deal
ers at twenty-five cents.
A letter has been received from Lieutenant
Beale, by his family, residing at Chester. dated
at Santa Fe ON the Sd of February last. He
had just returned to that place from Taos,
where he had been upon yisit al rev days
to his old friend kit CARSON who returned with
alIA. On his arrival at Santa Fe, he found
dispatches from his camp, stating that a dele
CATION of chiefs of the Camanches-the furml-
dabls Indian tribe with which our Government
! IL Eow al war--had come in. expressly 10 see
and TALK with him upon terms Of peace and
;amity; that they had pitched their camp near
| hls own, and, having confidence in him, would
wait his arrival, and be governed by his subse.
quent action. Carson determined to accom-
pany him to the council and en the afternoon
OF the day they arrived at Santa Fe they left
TOR the plains to chat with the Bedouins of
America The result Of the conference we
shall know hereafter,
RAILROADS IN New YoRK.-The report of
the State Engineer Of New Yogk shows that
! thepe sra Ia that State 22a railroad corpora
! TONS The amount Of capital stock is over
S9l 100000. The total amount Of funded and
floating debt is $74 627 ,356.05 The total cost of
construction and equipment is $l3l 1901, 445.2l
Passenger trains have run ll,57S,745 miles !;
3,7S6,5l9 passengers have been carried, Of
which ll,250,O73 have been carried in Other
than city cars. Freight trains have run
s,4il,446 aies, and have carried 3,473,725
tons. The cost of maintenance has been
1858, 1869. Operating the roads cost
$685. Jl.33. The whole earnings have been
$l09,709, 009.27, of which those roads beyond
the cities earned $l8, 1856, 1856. Ixera were
twenty passengers kil,si on all the roads during
the PASS year, and ii2 injured 80 employees
Killed, and ds injured others killed, 68. To.
tai killed, III. Only one passenger has beer
killed for every 562,5O4 carried, ard evsry
2,3O3,452 miles travelled, WV
Inc number of Messengers carried over the
vyssfriiSNs tines " railroads in the cities of New
fork and Brooklyn, is ascertained to be, for
1898, 34,6aa,a2i--a daily average of 94,ss2.
VIRGINIA EDIToRs.-Mr. Robert Ridgway.
the editor of the Richmond Whiq, was recently
presented by his political and personal fsends
with service of silver plate, valued at $500
Mr. Pryor, formerly oi the Richmond South,
now .4f tae Washington States, was similarly
eempiimented by his political friends about
two months ago, and the elegant service of
plate is still to be seen at Calls iewelry store
in this city,
The New Orleans True Delta of the 22d
sums up the sugar crop of 1853 at 326, 1882
received, leaving l44,S6l yet to 60 forward.
OF the number received, S5,5l6 hogsheads were
shipped by sea from Franklin and New Orleans,
and 9G,lQ5 up the river, Assuming that the
balance Of the crop will be shipped in the same
proportion, the True Delta calculates that the
amount of the crop yet to come up the Missis-
sppi is $4,000 hogsheads of sugar, and 100000
+ barrels of molasses.
The INDIANs.-The Philadelphia Bulletin
says:
"We yesterday made some remarks on the
condition Of The aboriginal inhabitants Of this
country, and on the Infamous treatment TO
which they have been subjected. The Govern
rient mas put them on precisely the sa,9e foot
ing with the wolf and the grizzly bear. 1t has
driven them back little by little from the coasts
of the two oceans and hemmed them in at last,
apparently for total determination violated
treaties Decentralization, rapine, blood these
are the items in our relations 20 the poor In
dian. The meeting held hast evening in Jayne
Hall was hut the beginning Of an agitation
which WILL we trust, rouse all true lovers of the
Red Men to sympathy and even to sacrifice in
such noble cause.
"The following resolutions were passed:
Whereas the constant destruction Of the abort
ginal tribes within our territories is not credit
able to the civilization and religion which we
profess; and
Whereas experience shows that with Chris
tan kindness and fair dealing there would be
no war with Indians: therefore,
" Resolred, That we consider the honor of our
country and the highest interest of both races
would he promoted by general cooperation
with the Indian Associations recently formed
in New York.