Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-02-22

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CONSULTATION with the sccrssry % sAr a.
j-ei.
A W.-hinsson di-paich denies the rspu
that further changers in the Cabisss are CO.
'cmplaied.
Secretary Cameron. in answer 10 iuSorr..
ds>ir-d by the Senate, denies ever hayipr
made contracts
TIE New York Tmes' special says Adj.
Gen. Thomas will soon vaeate his place in II.
Department, ON account cf hostility 10 him.
Gen. Seth Williams will probably be his sue
Cessor.
The House Committee on Commerce have
under consideration proposition for the e.
tabli.hmen; Of mail line Of steamers from
California TO Japan, China and the East In
dies. Gen. Ward, from the Committee, is
an elaborate report favorable to it.
Gen. Denver is to be transferred from Kan.
sas to the Department Of the West, in Viz.
GINA.
The forces under Gems. Grant and Smith,
are at Cairo and Paducah They conrist Of
nineteen regiments Of infantry, four regiments
and two companies Of cavalry and seven bat.
teries, besides crews of the feet and four
regiments on the way from St. Louis. Ice
nbounds.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE Kansas contested
case terminated yesterday. Love is entitled
to his seat. The vote was twenty -four to
sixteen.
The Post Office Department fears an attack
IN the Overland Mail stage by Indians.
News from Fort Leavenworth says 10000
Union Indians in the Cherokee country were
attacked on the sixth instant, by superior
orccs of Texan Rangers. The Indians were
compelled to retreat and are now III Kansas.
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Robert Wilson, President Of tue State Con-
vcntion, to fill one Of the vacancies in the L.
s. Senate.
The N. Y. Times dispatch says the Com
mittce on the conduct Of the War has resolved
to advise the immediate passage Of a bill to
punish with death any person who commits
fraud on the Government by which a soldier
is bodily injured, or selling unsound provis-
ions.
1t is understood the contract let out by
Secretary Cameron for over quarter Of a
million Of rifles and carbines, will be ordered
annrlled by Congress.
News from Fort lickens, Jan. 2, says reb-
ri batteries Of Pensacola having repeatedly
fired on small vessels, Pickens opened on tho
rebels steamer Times, which was landing
stores at the Navy Yard on the LIST. Pick
ems last shot set fire to Warrington. The
contlagration continued all night. The place
was still burning on the evening of the I'd,
when the Rhode Island left.
The British ship Gladiator. with the trait
ors Mason and Slidell aboard, arrived Mt St.
Georges, Bermuda, Jan. 9, and sailed for st.
Thomas Jan. 10, where the rebels would take
passage for England.
The Chicago Times Cairo correspondent
says gunboats Lexington and Conestoga en-
gagged the rebel batteries at Fort Henry up
the Tennessee river yesterday. Tho rebeb
evacuated, and the Federal troops, under Gen.
Smith, occupied the place.
CHICAGO, Jan. 16-P. MIN the Senate
yesterday, Howard, newly elected Senator
from Michigan, took his seat.
The House resolution declaring it to be tho
purpose Of Congress to raise by taxation and
customs one hundred and Fifty millions Of do
lars annually, was adopted Powell Of Ken
lucky alone voting in the negative.
In the House. in the Philsdelphis contest
ed election case, Lehman, (Dcm-) was 60
firmed.
CHICAGO, Jan. eo.-Ex.President Tyi6
died at Richmond on Friday.
The twelve moaths' soldiers inre6el service
will return home VIXEN their time cxpkcs.
II b said that The FteaeA Aiuisass. bsese
the 1trsf AFFAIR. proposed - - EnGnsh ~
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