The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-12-19
WASHINGTON.

The Projected Tehuantepec Railroad.
WAsHINeToN, Dec. Is.-The project of the
Transit Company for the construction of a rail-
road and telegraph across the ishmus OF Tehu-
antepec is attracting more general attention here
than any other commercial enterprise of the day,
the route by the slhmus from New York to our
Pacific coast being represen ted shorter by nearly
1900 miles than by way of Panama, and that if the
Fernandna road across Florida be adopted
part OF the route the distance saved will be nearly
2000 miles.
The Liberals have throughout been in undis-
putaole possession of the isJhmus of rehuantepec.
The transit company has an order from President
Juarez 70 the local authorities TO extend all taci
ties for the immediate commencement and prose-
cntion of the work, and will proceed forth with
to build the road Its friends confidently expect
that in less than two years the route will be opened
and thronged with the commtrce OF tho world.
Reconstruction Measures.
1t is understood that the Hon, Francis Thomas,
of Maryland, has prepared bill to guarant,e ,e a
republican form OF government to the State of Va
ry land, which he will introduce in the Ho
The object is to prevent the southern portions
from exercising preponderating influence o7er
the western part OF the State.
Exodus of congressman.
number Of Congressman have already started
for their homes to spend the Christmas holidays
The Cholera in Turkey.
The Hon. Z. Joy Morris, our Minister resident
in Turkey, in letter to the Secretary of S ate,
dated Nov Is, 1866, says:''I regret to be obliged
10 announce the temperance of cholera at Oon-
stontinople 1t broke out few days since at Oc-
TAKEN, a neighborng village on the Bosphorus,
and out of twelve cases reported from that To-
cality up to this date, eight have terminated fa-
tally. Four cases and two de this have also oc-
surTed at the arsenal, ON the Golden Horn VIII ance
1t extended itself in the summer of 1865 oger the
whole city. One death from apoplectic chole "a is
reported from Bebek.
'The disease at present threatens to take an epi.
demic form. If it should become epidemic it must
be very fatal, the winter here generally mild
in temperature and much .uffeIing exists in con-
sequence among the population, the great bulk of
which live in msera BILE tenements, and are scanti-
ly clad and lily provided with the necessaries of
life 1t is to be hoped that we are not to witness
people were swept off in six weeks by this scourge
of Humanity"
Loss of an American Vessel.
Information has been received from H. Z. Peck,
United States Minister resident 10 Hayti, of the
coming ashore at Bornge, about twenty five miles
rican brig, laden with lumber, in "A dlsmasted and
abandoned condition. There were indications
as TO her name or the place of departure or desti
nation. Her place of hail was shown by the word
Norfolk painted on her stern, The vessel and
cargo Will be sold, and the proceeds held by the
government, subject TO the claims OF parties inter-
ested.
The United States and the French Court.
The telegram by the Atlantic cable from Paris,
published in the papers OF Monday last, relative
to a case OF the United States being before French
court, omts to state the subject matter of the suit.
1t doubtless refers TO an action brought by our
government against st. Armand, builder of con-
federate men. of-war at Bordeaux, to recover TO
the of the United States the purchase money
for those vessels which had been paid 10 him by
the late confedeERie government, which later
never received the ships, their delivery having
been prevented by the Emperor Napoleon to avoid
difficulty with the United States The claim Is
that St Armand is accountable TO the United States
Tor the money.