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route. One Of his partners in the enter
prise is Major Arnold p. Harris, Of Wash
ington; but the American citizen who has
the largest finger in the Tehuantepec pie
is Senator Douglas, to whom the success of
Benjamin's negotiations was q godseud.
Douglas, while here, was much distressed
with the prospect of his legislative ma
nGuvres in that quarter.
According to orders issued from the War
Department, the Department Of California
is to consist Of the country west OF the
Rocky mountains, except those portions Of
it included within the limits Of the Depart
ment of Oregon, Utah ard New Mexico
headquarters at San Francisco, Cal; Of
Oregon, Washington and Utah Territories,
except the Rogue River and the Umpqua
districts head quartrrs at Vancouver,
Washington Territory.
Official advices have been received from
Mexico which state that Mr.. Otway, the
British Minister at the City of Mexico, had
received orders from his Government to
surrender his charge to Mr.. MatheSs bis
Secretary of Legation, aud return to Eng
land.
The Cubans geRerally, and the friends of
Gen. Narciso Lopez, and Of his brave fol-
lowers, Downman, Crittenden, Kerr and
others, wo fell during the revolutionary
struggle in Cdba, in the year 1851, COM
memorated at New Orleans, Sept. /, the
eighth anniversary of Gen. Lopez death.
Gen. Lopez was garoted in Havana on
the LIST Of September, 1851, the last victim
of that revolution. Ever since, that day
has been set apart to honor his memory
aud that Of bis unfortunate companions who
had died previously.
The Republican Committee sent to the
Washington Postofice, Sept. 2, an i'm
mense quantity Of documents uader the
frank Of Mr.. Covode, of Pennsylvania, one
of their number. Postmaster Jones ta-
booed the whole lot, on the ground that
the frank was not in Mr. Covode's own
handwriting. Mr.. CoVode was on hand,
and acknowledged the frank, hut Mr..
Jones still refused to send the documents.
Mr. Covode thereupon appealed 10 Post
master General Holt. He was attending
meeting Of the Cabinet, and First As
sistant King declined till after confer
ence with him. Subsequently the Post
Office Department decided that the docu-
monts could not 70 because some Of them
were admitted 10 have been franked by
clerk. Thus the responsibility b assumed
Of deciding between genuine franks and i'm
itations. Il Is a delicate matter, but Post
master General Holt has nerve enough to
carry it out.
The Know Nothing State Council met
at Geneva, New York, Aug. 2S. II was
decided to hold State Convention Sept.
rs, a different day from that Of the Re
publicans. Erastus Brooks aud Lerenzo
Burrowes were elected delegates to the
National Convention.
The return Of Ex-P President Pierce 10 bis
home in New Hampshire, Sept. 2, called
forth a lively display Of friendly feeling.
The Amoskeag Veterans, one hundred
strong, proceeded 10 the morning 70
Nashua and received the Ex-Ffesident,
who was accompanied by Mayor Harring-
ton and other distinguished citizens at the
depot. Here the crowd was very large
and the welcome hearty and enthqsiastie.
The CA11roRSn MAIL RoUTEs-For
some time past, says the New York Herald,
there has been great deal OF anxiety and
excitement with reference 10 the convey.
aace Of the California mails after the ex-
piration Of the existing postal contract at
the end Of September. II Is known that
the Government has made q contract with
the johnson line" to convey the mails
ria Nicaragua, from the lst October but
rumors have been flying far and wide that
the johnson contract would never be ful-
filed, and that we should be lefi without
any conveyance for the California nails,
except by the Overland route or the ex-
press companies, after the end Of the month,
The Commodores, who have grown to be .
power in the State, both In point Of. num-
bers and influence, were particularly exer.
cised on this subject, and they would hare
Il that the California mail route was about
to collapse altogether. The Government.
however, seem quite at ease about the
matter, being apparently satisfied that the
johnson line would start their FIRST steamer
up to time, namely, on the 5th Of Octobsrs
from New York; and it appears from the
advertisement 10 the Herald that such Is
their intention, the Key StoHs Stale being
announced to sail on that day for SaE Juan,
to connect on the Pacific side with the
Hermann for San Francisco.
The Administration, says q dispatch
from Washington dated Sept. 2, have
learned that the arrangements for the mail
line ria Nicaragua TO California are now
so far completed that the mails will un-
doubtedly leave New York and San Fran
cisco on the 9th October. This secures the
opening Of that faVorlte route for passen-
gers. 1t is rumored that Gen. Walker,
at the instigation Of the opponents Of this
liue. is about organizing another expedition.
with view to interrupt the arrangement
Of the company. His enterprise will fail,
as the government is fully prepared to coun-
teract his movements The Administra-