Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-03-12

New York, March Sit IL s,aicd H.,
commissioner has arrived in this civ ,;.s
authority from the Imperial Regency in M. '"
i co, to act as its commercial agent. In thi,
case no exequatur will be required from o,$
Gov nmtnt nor il it necessary to obtain o ~.
The Iribxne's Washington special Of n.
4th, says: A dispatch dated Memphis. III '
ruary. 18th, received this evening, gives snns
new and interesting "details Of Sbemsn;..
movements Having reached Meridian Sher.
man sent out scouts 10 ascertain whether Il
gan, who had started from Florida TO man.
him, and Smith and Grierson, on whose cav
airy he relied to prosecute his march on Selm,.
were advancing. Three days elapsed before
he received an answer, but as his army b.S
been on short rations, he, by a rapid move.
ment which Disconnected the rebels consid.
erably, turned towards Aberdeen and CoIum.
bus, in the richest part of Eastern Mississipn;
where his army was supplied with fresh NM pr.
visions. BY this movement he turned lis
back on Selma and Mobile and marched 10.
ward Logan, who had already advanced, and
by an audacious stroke Of strategy pla led him:
self at a distance Of about 100 miles from
Johnston whose flank is now menaced by hix
advance. The dispatch says that the ramors
spread concerning an attack upon Mobile and
Selma by Sherman were simply to divert pub.
lie attention from the real object of the cxbs:
dition, which aims at the invasion Of Georgia
somewhere between Trenton and LAFAYETTE
Ncw York. Marh 5-The Mataxsa.. from
New Orleans February 2jth, has arrived
An accident occurred on the Opelousas Rail.
road, injuring 22 persons.
Matamoras dates are to the goth. A large
number Of vessels, including several steamers;
We're loading with cotton for Europe.
Coriinns keeps 700 men employed in pro.
tecting the highways from highwaymen.
The French expected nm attack on Mata.
moras but Cortinas will hold out to the last
Smallpox prevailed to an alarming extent
ut Brownsville,
San Francisco, March Sat $50 this
morning n severe shock of an earthquake was
felt. Oscillations were frem north to south
Vibrations also felt at Sacramento.
All the flags in the city are at half mast IN
respect to the memory of Rev. I. Starr King.
Ha'pcnding. another of the Chapman pir-
ates will take the oath Of allegiance and b.
released or Monday.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 6.-1he body Of
Rev. 7. Starr King lay in state in his Chuich
on Geary street from II to 4 o'clock yester.
day, and was visited by multitudes of people.
In the evening it was taken in charge by the
Military and Masonic Committee Of Honor.
The funeral srvices took place to-day at two
O'clock, the Rev. Mr., Kittidgc performing
the religious portion. The musical portion
ofthe ceremonies were particularly impressive,
being executed by nearly the whole vocal
and instrumental talent of the city. The
Grand Lodge Of Free Masons of the State, Of
which deceased was Grand Orator for the
present year, performed the burial rites 0:
the fraternity and The body was placed be-
meath the alter OF tho church Of which Mr..
King was pastor. Gen Wright having re-
ccivrd orders from the War Department to
that effect, caused minute guns to be fired
from the Federal forts 4 ring tho ceremonies.
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