Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-12-19
LATER rHON rnE ATLANTIC STATEN

6arcrLAs D.r Aa TN z6rnK sFAxDAnD.
PORTLAND, Dec. ls.-3. p.n.
City Recorder, Ho6m On. has resigned.
The steamer Aei;re sailed for Victoria this
afvrnOon.
The niggers Of Portland will celebrate the an
nivssssry Of emancipation In the county court
lbnsss Of this city. The OSeyonisx invites the
white people to attend.
wAsuixsrox Dec. lG.-Cattcl introduced
resolution disaPproviug- the portion q the
Pfesideut's Message r1asive " theliquitation
Of the Natiossl dsbt, which was laid over.
r.. whits, -haAA
while o. his way from the depot to Well Far
goa Ce.S so0ee. The rsBbery was pssFc-
trated by three men.
Lossos, Dec.lI.-TeleRrams from India re-
port earthqaaha cd 6Dine.g szaf
Mrxrmls, N. n "A fight hss occurred
between a squad u citizens aud thirty Of tho
militia, near Augusta, Arkansas. Four mill
tiamen were killed. ..l,. fo-
WAsHISGrox, Dec. l7.-Morton made an
elaborate speech 10 defense of his bill for the
resumption Of specie payments.
The House has occupied much time in draw
Ing lots for new seats.
Jones, Of Kentucky, offered a resolution that
females in Government employ, uhen perform
Ing IKE :efsies with males, be allowed equal
4 biM repeating the act prohibiting the ro-
ganixation Of the militia In North and South
Carolina, Alabama, Florida and Louisiana Las
PASSED.
SAN FaAxcIsco, Dec 1.-THE Gennisee four.
ing mills mill was partially destroyed BY fire
to-day. Lots, 900.
Sailed, leth, Ccst;seassl for Victoria.
AThe steamer Aontand arrived to- day from
h6nolulW.
lis Eiskness, father Of, Hing, is dead.
Arrived schooner Fosesf Hing, 1eekalet.
Sailed, bark NorsAwrst Port Townsend.
The Grcat Steamboat Disaster On the Ohio.
CIxciSsATI, Dec. s.-Thc excitement reat-
tive to the terrible disaster to the steamers
United States and .1merica Is still intense. Par
Tics are arriving from all quarters, making in
qnirfcs for lost friends and relatives known to
haze .aakisg passage on these boats. "A por-
ton Of the remains will arrive here by the
steamer General Lytle FOR recognition and in
tcrmcnt. .-
4 dispatch from Florence (Indiana) says in
that city three bodies have been recovered from
the wrecks. The scene at Warsaw (Ky.) beg
CARS description Relatives arc hunting each
other the wounded are screaming with pain,
and people, who at home are blessed with
wealth are bewailiag their sad plight. CLOTH
ing is continually furnished the survivors.
Additional Of he Loss Of tia Hibernia.
LivfRPooL, Dec. 8.--Additional particulars
are received Of the loss Of the RiSs,rid. She
sailed from New York November the 18th, for
Gnsgow, and sunk November 25th, 700 miles
westward Of the Irish Coast. The passengers,
crew, and all on board. took to the boats tive
ss~ hAv of N1.~.~ tUGA ~
ur. and one is known to have capsixed and all
on hoard lost. The fate ofthe people IN there
MaiRiag two boats 10 unkuown. his row GER
tnin that 50 persons, including the Captainr
ART saved. The first mate was drowncd. In
tcllgcace Of the missing boats Is looked for
witH' great anxiety. "'
Cuban Affairs. r,
A Havana dsspatch of the 7th inst. SAYS
that n pitched battle was fought between the
troops and the rebels 1t Moupt ANagraoie,
near Puerto Principe. Each side lost about
500 killed. Both parties claim the victory,
but Il is very difficult to obtain reliable infor-
nation. 4 battle was also fought at Moranin,
in which the Spaniards lost so killed aud the
rebels 20. eft ~ sri ..fr
The Irrepresslbse Conflict SeIf Going On.
: MExrRis, Dec. "a Little Rock special re-
ports that serious and horrid entrages were
perpe,rated near Lewisburg, Conway coanty.
Il Il stated that the cOlored militia have been
shooting persons and committing other out
RACES, and + IL thought . conflict viii occur
between the citizens and the Sheriff posse Of
celured militia. A petition has been sent to-
Governor Clayton to adisband tho militia.
Great excitement prsvails. IA, iam-t,i..
.,.,,..e ,Yicteria. Dispatch. $50 ds
yicroRiA, Dee, lss-Ths schooner Margaret,
from wrandlc and Tongsse, arrived last night.
she reports most horrible murder 1t NanAi,
mao. 1About . WEEK since Kanaka, from mo.
tivss eejealousy, Msrdered HE wife, sister.in-,
Law, and shpes ehildFss, -asd afterwards ksckcd
then - Pieces with an AK. ~; Ne was arrested
while attenPsing % escape in canoe, snawilf
be brought to this city Tor trial on the next
s0eApver!s ArNNea{ .Nt"f'snltr'ii7 ~ tNhiN
i,aI'.i2ei- ------i- Asses sd' 81
zRAn.-saondsy evening and russday, fsr
upwards sfswsasy!fSSr hosts The rain ien In
cestantly's Tue rivers are very high. Mr..
t'svs ieprssents the Nlsq. ally a. exceedingly
swim and tufbid. His ferry beat ~as carried
sway, BY the current, and tominunication wi.h
the other county Il temporarily suspended. ~