Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-02

steamboats, who change the names Of such
vessels in order to deceive the public.
Gen. Plsasanton has been removed from n.
command Of the Cavalry corps and ordered to
report to Rosscrans.
Gen. Cadwalladei has deem relieved 10 o.,
able him to sit on Court Martial.
New York, March 30.APrisoners fr;om
Richmod assert that the febels have ALREADY
secretly execHteda number Of officers attach.
ed to colored regiments. It is said that sev.
eral have ntysteriously disappeared from
Libby Prison.
Chicago, March 2A.-A statement Ia q ina.
been received exhibiting quotas Of the sever.
al states under the last call, with all credits
deducted and deficiencies added, shows mi.
nois is over $4,000 iu excess. All the other
States are deficient. Pennsylvania is short
$4,000, New York $4,000, Ohio $4,000
Indiana $4,000, Massachusetts 20 900: s+kyr
States from 1000 to 5000.
Washington, March 24.-Operations in
Virginia will commence much sooner than
many supposed. Gen. Grant will waste no
time in idle reviews. but as soon az b. Oh;
tains knowledge Of the army, he is to opera;,sS
in making offensive movem. nts promptly.
Auunch CAunck, Pa. March 23.-THs
shot and shell Foundry Of Albright & Trauu
was destroyed by fire this morning. Loss
100000, insured 100000. It was believed
to be the work of an incendiary.
Chicago, March 24.-The third resolution
adopted by the Democratic State Convention.
is as follows:
Reso1red, That we are opposed to the
prosecution Of a war tor the subjugation Of
States, or for the purpose of depriving them
Of their sovereignty, or infringing in or i'm.
pairing their constitutional rights. Being
satisfied that its continuance for such object,
will in the end prove utterly destructive Of
our civil liberty, We. therefore, demand i'm.
mediate Inauguration of peace. and that an
attempt he made for an honorable settlement
Of all difficulties, and of restoration Of the
Union under the Constitution.
Nrc York, March 24.-Gold is 1871.
Dispatches Of tho 25th say an expedition
recently sent into Green county, Va, has re-.
turned having captured large number o.
horses. mules and three hundred contrabapds.
A special Washington dispatch says, the
Senate Post Office Committee have introduced
bill providing for the carrying of the mails
between The Missouri river and Folsom, Cal.
itornia. The bill authorizes che Postmaster
General to contract with the old contractors
or other responsible parties, for daily mail
for four years at an annual sum not exceeding
a million of dollars. The time is shortened
from twenty to sixteen days.
4 Baltimore correspondent TO the World,
gives the following as an exnct number OF the
rebel army on the Goth: The army under
Lee placed in various places in Virginia at
10000; Department South 10000; in East
Tennessee. under Longstrcet, 10000; De-
partrnent of the Gulf, under Beauregard, go.
600; at Mobile. under Gems. Maury and
Clay borne, 5O0OO the Department under
Kirby Smith, $4,000. Total number Of
troops, 275 200.
The Pennsylvania Democratic State Con.
vcntion have instructed their delegation to
vote for Gen. Mcclellan for President.
~ The Laws of Fashions are as mperious
as the Laws of H-alh-they must BIZ observ.
ed who Of our lady readers, when tall bon
nets are the style, would be seen with one OF
season before lasts compressed ones: And
And when the Fashion Books show us skirts
and cloaks embroidered all over, wlo will
be without them: But it would be cruel
waste of time to d, all this delicate and in-
tricat. work by hand, when Grover & "a
ker's Machine, having for the moment per-
formed all the work to be done, stands, with
uplifted hands, ready to commence its pleas
ant task Of throwing of the most beautiful
embroidery with an ease aud non-chalance
truly wonderful; and either sewing or EN-.
broidery comes just as easy. and is perform
ed just as quickly, one as the other, on this
celebrated machine.