Evening star., 1869-02-04

vanla aver ne In lndiaua aveu &c. and thence 20
the Bai'more ans OHIO RIiiroad depot, Ii b.
ing understood and provided thst the salt
company shall abardon and cease 20 use,
and remove Iis road from aud OF First street
snd scross Pennsylvania avenue and from
Indiana avrnue at any time ulon nine Y
days notice given by the Commissioner of
Public Buildings, and may also con-
sruct railroad upon such other street in
the city OF Washington, connecting with the
routes herein prescribed rs may be designated
by the authorities of said city. Ii being the
purpose OF this 10 authorize tn corporation
hereby created 70 constructs q ra abroad or rail-
roads, which shall form complete connection
betwten the systems OF railroads north and
these south ofthe Potomac river. The canital
stock OF said company 20 consist Of SlOo,OO0. in
shares OF Sl60 each.
The AsIATIC SQUADRoN.-The follow wing re-
port of the employment and distribution OF the
vessels OF the Asiatic Squadron for the month
of November, lS6c, was received by Secretary
Welles this morning, from Rear Admiral
Rowan, commanding:
United States flagship Piscataqua first
rate), Captain Aumen. commanding, lett Maya
saki, Japan, on the 3D. ultimo, and arrived at
Shanghai. China. on the 9th. where she still
remains. United States ship Idaho second
Iate), Lieutenant Edward Hooker, command.
ing, is at Nagasaki, Japan, where she is sta.
uoned as a store and hospital ship. United
States ship Oneida third rate), Commander ].
%. .Crelghton, COMMANDING, is stationed at lo.
kohama, Japan. United States ship Monocscy
lthird rate), Commander $ p. Garter, COM
mandng, is stationed at Hiago, Japan. United
States ship lroquis (thrd rate), Commander
Earl English, commanding, arrived al Shanghai
the I'D from Hakodadi, Japan, and is s;ili there.
United states ship Ashuelot( (third rate Com
mander +. l.. Law, CommanGing. lett Nagas-
akl. Japan, ON the Sd, and arrived at Shanghai
on tne 6tn. where she now is. United States
snip Aroos,ook, fourth rate,) Lieutenant Com.
mander 4. r Bradford. commanding, is cruis.
ing on her station. which comprises the ports
of Amey and Foo-Chow. the intermedr rate
Of fad
States steamship Maumee, (tourth rate.) Lieu.
tenant Commander VIM. Il. Gushing, Com
United States ship Unadilla, fourth rate,)
Lieutenant Commander A. X Yates. Com.
manding. il on her old station, headq uarters
AT Hong Kong.
PACIFIC RAILRoADe.-The plan for Pacific
Railroad lines agreed upon recently by the
Senate Committee rs mentioned in the STAR of
yesterday provides for a Northern Pacific rail-
road and an Atlantic and Pacific railroad, the
latter extending from Little Rock, ON the 35th
degree Of latitude 10 the southern border of
California, there to JOIN the Southern Pacific
raiiroad line as established by a California
charter TO San Francisco. The bill will pro-
VIDE for branch from Portland, Oregon, south.
west 10 connection with the main trunk line
OF the MON Pacific railroad on Humboldt
river, tnese companies TO issue bonds respect
ively as twenty mile sections may be comp pieted
10 the amount OF thirty thousand dollars GER
mile, bearing six per cent. interest, payable in
payment of Interest by these companies ali
dnes fTom The government TO them for trans
pcrtatIon are retained, and the title 10 public
IaDds 10 remain IN the government until the
latter shall offer them for sale IN the usual
manner. Each company Is required 10 pay into
tne treasury ten per cent OF the gross receipts
as further security for the payment OF interest
The branch road from the Northern Pacifi,. TO
Portland is excluded from the above aid, as is
also the Esastern division IN Kansas The
preparation on the bill is commit ed to Senator
Harlan, who expects 10 be ready to repor Al 10
the Senate Tomorrow.
SECRETARY SCBoFIELD was before the Mill
tary Committee of the House Of Represents.
tiyes yesterday and favored the consolidation
OF the different bureaus OF TIE War Department,
as proposed by the committee. This sugyes.
uon is 10 consolidate the Qnarermaster, Com
mlssary ond Pay Department into one bureau
the ordinance and artillery branches into
another bureau. The Secretary is also of the
opinlor that the Government would rpap ad.
yantages from a consolidation of the War and
Navy Departments under one Secretary With
regard TO Indian affairs, Gen. Schofirld is of
opinion that there will ne another Indian war
next summer. unless the redskins are fed
tnls winter. He informed the committee that
re had already expended enough money 10
carry on the war TO feed all the Indian for
several years.
HON. +. b. WAsHEUHNE.-At a Republican
caucus held in Hartford, Conn, on SATURDAY,
evening last the following WAS among the res
olutions unanimously adopted
ReSoiUcd, That the Republicans of Hartford
tender their grateful thanks 10 the Hon T.. b.
Washburne, Chairman of the Committee Oh
Appropriations In the House of Representa-
tives OF the United States, for his marked fdel.
hy 10 the public interests IN boldly resisting
every efert to wrongly apprOpriate tie Ma.
tional treasure.