Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-23

ROAD The President haviug accepted the
report of the Government Commissioners of
tie Union Pacific Railroad on the 2Sth section,
jzst completed, extending from the 760th to the
7soth mile post west from Omaha, aud about
s53 miles this side of Gr~lt Salt Lake City, has
directed that the bonds and patents be issued
10 the company, and the Secreslry Of the
Treasury to-day ISSUED the bonds, smountink
10 s6.o,ltO. F.T ..rr
The Government Commissioners OF the
Central Pacific Railroad have reported the
completion Of q section of IS miles extending
from the a55th to the 290th mile post east Of
sacramento, and about 333 miles west of Great
Salt Lake City. aud the report has bc IN ac-
ceptcd by the Pr -ident, and the bonds issued
amount ny Ia si,12O,0OO. --
There is Yet to be completed 25} miles by the
Union Pacific road, aud 3S3 by the Csatrrl
Pacific, making $50 niles of the ro- ID vet to be
completed, a1d as they are low building .rly
100 miles month, it Is highly prob .ble that
be entire road Will l., complet d by the ith of
July, 1867.
FIGHT WITH THE ISDIANs-T following
telr gram was received at the War Depa. mept
this ai.ernoon:
AUSTIN, TEXAS, Sept. 22.-AGjuic,nt Gencrdl
Q. ~ "A detachment of the 9Th cavalry,
from Fort DAVIS, under commsud Of Lieu, N.
ant Cas.ck, overlook two hundred Apache In
dians, pnder Arsar;e, their principal chief, I'D
killed thirty, woundIpy an equal number, and
recap urod two captives. Two huudrrd an.
mails were also captured Their camp and
WIN, WIN, II supplies were destroyed Reports by
Brevet Mai. Gen. U. s. A., commsndins.
BREvKT MAJ. GkS. EDWARD HATCH, AS
sistaTt Commissioner OF the Frecdmeu,s
Bureau for the State OF Louisiana, arrived in
townthis mornIog, 3 nd o-day had a long inter.
view with General Howard and Secretary
Schcfield, relation to the disturbed condilion Of
Affairs IN New Orleans.
THE APPoINTMHNr OF SUPTRvIsoes.-The
Secretary of the Treasury has not vet made
any appointments of Internsl Revenue Super
yisors. except that of Col. Maher for the M s.
souri, District, though he and COMMISSIONS
Rollins bad hng int ,rview upon the SUBJECT
this afternoon, and the impression seems to
prevail that they will shortly agree upon the
appointments OF several.
SLCRETARY MCCULLoCH and Commissioner
Rollins are having a conference this afternoon.
10 finally award the contract for Stamps
SENATOR EDWARD ID. MORGAN, OF New
York, has given S10,OOO for m endo wment fund
Of slC00o0 for the young ladie-' seminary
which Henry Wells, the express man, has
lately built at & .yuga.
The PRESIDENT has not yet determined
whether he will leave the city for respite from
his la ors.
REVENUE APPoISINESTs-Secrei Nc.
Cullocn made the following internal revenue
appointments to-day:
StereIeelIrs.-Wm. NJ. Rozell, S,h AIab1ma:
Chas. IL. Brigham, Milwaukee, Wis; William
Louis Mo; Jos. X. Faast, Phisdeiphia. Pa:
John W IiDgard, New York; and the follow
ing for CincDnati, Ohio Jas. p. = iut meyer
H. NJ. Weller, Brssher .mpbeII, Alexander
H. christopher, Lewis Weitzen, Andrew w.
Armstrong, Jane NJ. Hat, VIM. q. Dorm,u.
Alex. Bohiauser, Jas. q. Patterson, james r.
Howard aud James Err wan. I 4
Guc -ers.-Ambrose O. Dunn. sth virgIui.:
Chris. .opber J. Muschert, Sd Pennsylvania; N.
b. Jolly, Isl Indiana.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Capt. Andrew Brysrn
has been ordered to eommsud the receiving
ship Ohio at Boston. Paym,ster James 4
Hamilton hes been ordered 10 the sto.eship
Onward.
THE RAM MSToNEwALL.-Cap.ain Brown. U.
5. Navy, who was detailed to carry the rebel
ram Stonevall TO tie japanese Government
10 W hom she has been sold by the Uni ed
SiItss-is still in command, aud although he
fts the American flag at he masthead, he re-
pUdiates any authority Of the United Sta.ss
over her and will hold her until he turns her
over 10 the japanese Government, in whose
employment he now is. The imprcsz ion Is that
the civil war in japan will soon close, when
the Stonevali Will be delivered 10 the winning
party.
PoLrTICAr The Mas assachusetts Cougres.
siODal Nominating Convention for the distrie,
now Represented by Hon. b F. Butler, meets
Mr.. Pendleton arrived in indianapolis
last night. He will speak at the Democratic
State convention to-day.
The citizens Of Minnesota are to vote ON
the q uestion OF negro suffrage at the election
IN Novemosr. The vote is to be on the same
ballot as the general ticket. F
w. H. English, former Democratic mem
Der Of Congress from the Second District OF
Indiana, now supports Grant and Colfax.
= Senator Wilson Gays that the speeches de-
hverd by Mr.. Pendleton in Maine, add ID
several thousand 10 the Republican majority
IN that Sfa,e.
-Gensrals Sickles and Hartranft. Senatofs
Wilson and Cameron, Ex-Governor Curtin
Messrs. James q. Putnam, George V. Law.
renee, Benz. II. Brewster, and Captain Fred.
Schluemeaen' are TO address the Republican
mass me eting IN Erie, Pa, on Thursday, 2ith
instant.
A telegram from Columbus says that e1-
Secretary Stanton has telegraphed TO the Union
State Committee of ONO that he cannot now
tell when he could return 10 that State, and
that his present wish is that no appointments
be made for him 10 address meetings.
- The delegates to the Congressional Con-
yentIoE Of the Repnclican party tor Anne
Arundel county, Nd, Will meet at Annapolis
June ION Tomorrow Ii 10 rLmored they are
favorable 70 the nomination Of Hon. Geo 5 inds.
OF Howard county. , ! .
There was an immense mass meeting Of
Republicans last night at Cooper Institute
New York. All the Republican associations
paraded, with banners and Trans pIrenci s. and
there wss fine display of fireworks In Astor
Place. Spseches were made by General John
e. Fremont and others.
- The Western Republicans are promising
great things. They say they can give Grant
25,t majority In Indiana, from :0.OOI 10 G0O0J
III Illinois, f1OOO in Iowa, h.C0J In Ohio, 15,Oc0
20 25,ice In Wisconsin, and a large majority
and a elsan Republican delegation from MS-
souri,
"A grand Republican Mass Convention OF
the Republicans Of W-st,rn PennsyIvania,
Eastern Ohio, and the Upper Panhandle il TO
be held ON the sd instant, at Pittsburg.
The Cincinnati CoRmeyciai, Of Friday,
speaking Of the Republican demonstration in
that city the previous evening, says: "rhere
never was q poliucal demonstration in this
city, often as p Srties have striven 10 get up
imposing showS, that would compare with
that last night, II we except the magnifeeat
Wide Awake affairs OF ls6on
The Republicans Of the different wards in
Baltimore met in primary meetings last night
10 select delegates from the first seven wards