The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-05-05
WASHINGTON ITEMS.


nounces the appointment of Wykotf by the Pres
ident as the bearer of the treaty With China to
the capital of that country in unme asured terms.
This trusted public functionary is4haracterized
by the Douglas organ as NOTORIOUS vaga-
bond" 1t thinks that Wykoff will encounter
somewhere among the pimps and panders of
European prostitution " "a worthy associate in
the person of Francis j. Grund."
4" jeff. Davis says the States, drew his por-
trait by single stroke, characterizipg him as the
basest Hessian of them ALL" Behold how these
Democrats love and respect one another
| THINGS IN WASHINGTON AS Tel RGRAPHED TO
THE New YORK PAPERs.-Despatches received
from Chill contain full particulars Of the recent
occurrences there, and the allased violence
done our consul at Val paraiso, as we'll as the
alleged outrages and unfriendly conduct gen
orally towards American citizens.
The Secretary of State is now engaged upon
an investigation of the facts presented, and it
is found our rights have been inringed upon.
Full satisfaction will be required. 1t is proper
to remark that it is by no means certain that
| the conduct of the consul will be approved.
| Messrs. Snow and Hutton have been awarded
the contract for making the survey of the West
ern boundary.
Cornelius 0. Finn has been removed as
postmaster at Detroit, and Henry N. Walker
appointed in his place. The Post Office De-
partment has had the case under consideration
some months.
The special agents Of the Post Office have
heen reduced from thirty-one to fourteen-the
object being to have a reserve fund after the
exhaustion of the appropriations of July, with
which to keep up an efficient detective force.
Ex-senator Jones will get his instructions
as Minister to Bogota and leave here this week.
Mr. Davidge, the President of the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, is one Of the bidders
for the contract to carry the mails TO California
and Mr.. Chase Barney has put in several prop
ositions for the same service, via Nicaragua
and different routes.
Washington, May Captain Jarvis, com
letter to the Navy Department, dated "Off
Sacrifcios April 81" while speaking of Next
can affairs, says
From all can learn, the crisis is az hand,
and a month or less will about determine the
fate of one other of the parties He adds
"The Prussian frigate sailed on the 18th for
Norfolk via Tampico and on the Goth the
British ship Tartar and the gup-boat Jasper
left SACRIFICES. 1t was reported that the ships
Caesar and Diadem would sail for England on
the 10th of April"
The Navy Department is also. in receipt of
dispatches from Capt. Lavaletts, dated Gulf of
Spezzia, April g. in which he says, that Cente-
mo Ottario, musician on the Wabash, was
seized by the Sandman authorities, on the
ground that he was native of that country,
and was absent from the recruiting of 1889.
He has been released, however, as on his ex-
animation it did not appear that he owed, as
was claimed, military service to that Govern
ment. The correspondence shows that Capt.
/ off ,pfa in
Secretary Cass has recently been Frustrated
by an attack of illness, but from which there is
every prospect of his soon recovering.
The act of March last having provided that
coal for naval purposes shall be obtained as
some other supplies are, namely by advertise
ment, the Navy Department has in conse-
quence abolished the coal agencies.
The Government has received vouminouS
dispatches from Nicaragua, but they throw no
new light on the events TRANSFERRING in that
quarter. The Belly contract has not been con-
frmed by the Congress of Nicaragua. The de-
cree of the free transit passed b. this body is
to be law if the President of that Republic
deems it advisable to issue his PROCLAMATION to
that effect. s.
The steamer Waterwitch, from Paraguay, ar
rived here to-day.
Quick Passage.-The steames George Pea
body, which left this city at foar o'clock on
y
minutes past ten o'clock on Sunday morning,
having made the trip in eighteea hours and ten
minutes. This is said to be the quickest pas
sage ever made between the two points.
The MINNESOTA BOUNDARY AuRvEY.-The
Commissioner of the General Land Office has
awarded the contract for running that part of
the western boundary of Minne5ota which is
not defined by natural landmarks, as is de-
scribed by the act authorizing the people of
Minnesota to form Constitution, approved
February 10Th, 1857, to Chauncey Ii. Snow, of
Minnesota and Henry Hutton, Of Washington,
at the rate of thirty-fve dollars per mile, not
exceeding, in the whole, $3,500-subject to
costs of verifcation of the work, not exceeding
$500.
The survey is to be completed, and the field
notes and typographical map thereof returned
to the Land Office, by the first day of Septem-
Der next.-.Stdtes.
THE UTAH MAssACRE.-Dr. Forney, Super
: intendent of Indian Affairs for Utah, writes to
. the Indian Bureau, under date of March l8,
that he is in possession of such reliable in
formation as leaves no doubt of.t the completely
of the Mormons in the Mountaix. Meadow mas
sacre and that afterwards there vas distributed
among the leading church disnitaries thirty
thousand dollars worth of property, besides
considerable sum of ready monty The seven
teen children who escaped weS: in his For
ney's) care, and arrangements Fed been made
: to restore them to their friends IN Arkansas.-
States. Z.
So it seems that the ten thousand dollars APP
propriated by Congress, at the instance of SEN
ator Johnson of Arkansas, was '<holly unneces-
sary, as we stated some week, ago; and the
ntyfour hundred paid out to brother-in-law
of Johnson and friend of De oyer will be a
total loss TO the Government. So much for
Democratic honesty and economy.
FRoM THE SOUTHWEST. Charles E. Mix,
ESQ.,, Acting Commissioner of INDIAN Affairs,
has received letter this morring from Mr..
Cooper, Indian Agent, dated AL;il 9, at camp
near the Washita Mountains. dr.. Cooper in
forms the Bureau that he has ben kindly fur
nisAed with an armed escort W Major Van
DORM with whom he set out to hunt up the
party engaged in surveying the Tooth meridian
He was also accompanied by a party of Choc
taw and Cherokee Indians, wsich tribes are
interested in the survey.-Sar.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM FRIGaTE FULToN.-
Washington, May 1.-The steam frigate Full
ton, from Paraguay, arrived heFe at noon to-
day. All well. :
The Fulton brought heavy nail She left
Aonteyideo on the 18th of Ms-ch, and when