Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-02
KILOGRAMS. &c.

An Olympia letter Of Oco,ber II states that
the Northern Pacific Railroad survey OF Oe-
dar River pass and Cassido mountain is com.
pleted. The pass is reported 70 be impraetl-
cable for railroad purposes, Three passes are
now reported upop-CowiitZ,S Sn )vqu aiamires
and Carr River. Two engineers are still in the
mountains, one At Cadiz pass and the other aI
SGuankill pass. They are expected 10 return
daily. Major FELTON, leaves Olympia about the
LIST OF Novem Der for Washington, that he may
repcTt the explorations before the directors of
the company.
Thursday last, gang OF Chinese, employed
by the city corporation OF Havana to demol
lsh tie old ramparts, were occupied In level
ling 10 the ground a frame house in the ditch
At noon they went TO take their meals under
cover Of the building, but no sooner were they
killing on the spot four OF them, and fearfully
died.
The special committee Of the Legislativ
Council Of Jamaica have not yet, as was ex
pected, published their report about the i'm mi
graticn from the Southern States of the Anne
rican Republic, and much dissatisfaction has
thereby been created all over the island. 1t is
oeheVed, however, that the Government will
soon receive public offers Of contract for the
establishment Of a steamer line between Kings.
ton and New Orleans
Hayu papers state that the Dominican Gov
eminent has temporarily given up to the
United States certain tract Of land in the bay
OF Samana.
The Moniteur of Hayti OF the 2lst Septem.
Der publishes proclamation of President Sal.
nave, and there is ne probability of il. last.
ing many weeks. The Haytiens look to Cen
eral Leon Montes as their future President
out ne having fought against Salnave at the
Cape in 1865. Sanave has had him arrested an d
connned In Cape Hayu prisonhouse, chained
hands and feet
A steamboat line will commence to run from
Liverpool to Valparaiso via the Straights of
Magellan.
As the late mail steamer was leaving Rio
JaneiIo a report reached that city that the
BRAZILIAN troops had captured the town of
Pillar, the chief port Of Paraguay, and that
many prisoners and large quantities OF mill.
tary stores had fallen into their hands.
The treaty with the Cheyennes also includes
one with the Arapahoes. The reservation lies
south Of Kansas. Aside from certain claims
the tribes are to receive forty thousand dollars
annually. They have Withdrawn all opposi-
uop 10 the railroads, and agree to keen the
peace The denial Of the privilege to bunt be .
tween the Smoky Hill and p latte rivers wonId
pave been continuation OF the war The
Kansas people are not satisfied with the Il eaty
ana consider II hollow truce.
A dispatch from Ottowa saws Gen. Dov,s
Lieut. Governor Of Nova Scotia, called on
Rienard McHaffey to undertake the task OF
forming new Ministry out of the ranks of the
anti-U Union party.
resolution was adopted in the Vermont
profound sorrow Of the death of the wise
statesman and devoted patriot, the late Gov
ernor John A. Andrew, Of Massachusetts ana
while we surrender his body tenderly TO the
open grave, we cherish his memory as a ma
uCnal heritage"
The three hundred and ffftieth Jubilee of the
RefoTmai ion was celebrated in St Jouis vas
tfrday by the various churches, schools and
orgahiZatons OF Lutherans. An Immense
procession, estimated TO have embraced ten
thousand persons, including children, marches
through some OF the principal streets
Gov. Geary, of Pennsylvania, Yesterday ia.
sued proclamation designating THURSDAY.
me 2eth inst, as Thanks giving day
Fever interments i'll New Orleans to 6 o,eIock
yesterday morning, nine.
Fever interments in Mobile yes tsrday. five
Gen. Prim wrote from Brussels 70 Presidep,
JuaTez congratulatiIg him upon the triurnnb
OF he Liberals.
Inc Imperial prisoners, Prince Salm SaIm
and Gen. Castillo, arrived at the city OF NeY
leo from q Querutaro on the 18th inst.
Milton White, the murderer OF Huppas M
Anderson, Indiana, in June last, was execn
TED Yesterday In answer to the sheriff
whether he had anything 10 say, he replied
''Nothing."
Collector Hook, of the 33d New York; dis
trict thinks that S2i0OO0 were collected AZ his
Office October 3ist-the greatest aruountavsr
known 10 be collscted in one distric, on anv
particular day. One gentleman gave In his
check for sS3,TO-pro baby the greatest amount
ever palo by any one taxpayer.
The discharge Of workmen at the United
States (Springfielol armory contin ues, and the
greater portion OF the works are idle Thirty
five were discharged October 3Ist, and rho
whole number is now reduced to about 6ve
hundred.