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e,,untv auditor II wzIl. wzla
couniy.
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Walla Walia county
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peace in Walla Wall. county.
An act tying the conpens.,;on of
the Tr,asnrcr of Walls Wall. courtv
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mao. 20 A. tIa t;,oo f"r hn,,1;nr
tho sessions nf tho Iea;sIot;xe ASSEM-.
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If VIM r Down ownev for lahor and
snnnl;es parformad and furnished n
r.pa;r;nJ the military road LEADING
from Fort Ste;lacoom To Fort Walla
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oct 70 rcanI,ta NM rr;aoes =. - -,
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Of Prosecuting Attorneys. - .~.oa
An act entitled an act to provide
for the payment Of interest on Terrific
rial warrants.
An act to provide for the removal
OF Instructions to navigation OH the
Chehalis river. =,
AN act to authorize registers OF iana I
omces to take Acknowledgements OF
deeds within the territory e.'''7e
An act entitled an act to prevent
the burning Of the prairie or grass
land IN the counties OF Malla /" ana
stevens, aKllna anu n :.
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H. Munson.
An act to change the name Of VIM.
Smith, Dr., TO William Henry Davia
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ney city, the county seat Of Stevens
county, to Fort Colville. =.
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Of the different counties Of Washing
ton Territory. .t
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Darlington.
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Of distractions in the Cowlitz river.
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fining the several judicial districts
of the Territory, and assigning, the
judges thereto, approved Jan. 25th,
1868. ,s,. - w.. . ~ s.. p''s.s,'
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Of Charity OF the House of Provi-
dence. o., ETH us s.. ,,..s.,
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act to regulate the practice and pro-
cesdings in civil actions in the District
Courts, passed Jan. 2sth, 1868. ~; .s
An act to locate territorial road
from Kockiand, III klikitst county, TO
opposite Wallula, in Washington Ter
ritory. - -. 80,
AN act providing . fund tor cxtn-
gushing the 'ndeotednes. OF Clark
county, and to provide tor tue pay
ment OF current expenses.
AN act ior the preservation. Oh
game. 81, 49,
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nue. in civil or criminal actions.
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revision OF the statute laws OF wash
ington Territory. '.7.a .a,,-.s,
penses in the administration OF essstes'
and to PROVIDE ior the execution OF the
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-02-01


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N A'- asaa HAPPY "ss' sna - Ao~f I''e-
dDe'ns statistics or q1o'irs ss'hoT''ies-
lie closed very Presii'y BY de''rsng tbs
work until the arrival Vi the time aPPar-
emily 20 near al hand 90 eIoq"en''y Por-
'rayed by the future Senator Newell. when
washington Territory should become
State.
Mr. Henry Of in"rs'o"' onertd a. a
'e"' l"e" Tue 'i"ae'' VINO VIII ''''en on
'ns Mes "'''c" may become e"'a"s'ed IN
the w'os spo" oy "s-the legal profess
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the 2lst inst, which, it 10 hoped will be
second 10 none Of the season. Mcssrs.
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.,,.;.. Co.. Tho occasion. Tickets. iuclud.
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| u A letter dated Whatcom Jan. ~
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-02-01

APPoIN1ED.-Ws are pleased to learn
that Francis Henry. Esq. has been ap-
pointed Clerk Of the U. 8. District Court
holding terms At Olympia. in place Of
Randall Hewitt. removed. The very best
selrc,iou that could have been made. say
ve aud host Of others. -
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-02-01

~ TIE following psss~nsers arrived
By ths As1>vsss yesserdsy aessias:
Csps. J. & Lsvsss sai wii~. J. Svss-
loea. Capt Sss.. G. B.sley. J. z Hal.
Dr.. Csssra .. rss-ss. l. Psaeassa- Mo-
Hker.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-02-01

TA letter dated Whatcom Jan. 20,
to Hon. II. Roeder. says, thu fire in the
mine has gained hsadways since last re-
ports. 1t is now in the upper gang-way.
and tue Company are working night and
day in order to save much as possible
from conAagation. Fears are entertained
that tho present works will have to b.
abandoned.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-02-01

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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-02-01

SECOND ANNUAL BALI. OF THE CoLuN-
B1A ENGINE Co.-The fire company Of
Olympia propose TO give ball on the 2lst
inst. at Tacoma Hall, en- Friday evening.
the 2lst inst, which, it is hoped will be
second 10 none Of the season. Mcssrs.
Lewis, Mcguire and Frost will furnish
music for the occasion. Tickets, includ-
ing supper, s.. e.. U.... .a. .
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-02-01

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The Portland daily press., 1868-03-31

The ALABAMA BmL.-Congress is not yet
prepared to assume control of suffrage in the
States, as may be seen by the proceedings in
the House on Saturday. The Committee on
Reconstruction reported back the bill ad-
hitting Alabama amended by adding third
section which forbade the people to change
the franchise clause of the constitution as il
now stands. This third section was rejected
by vote of "A to 80, after being vigorously
opposed by Mr.. Bingham and other Republi-
cans. Mr.. Stevens's substitute which was still
more general in its terms, and established
universal suffrage in all the States by act of
Congress, was then rejected without division.
The next step was to adopt Mr.. Spaulding's
substitute, which is nearly identical with the
Stewart bill in the Senate. The Stewart bill
is denominated "a bill to provide temporary
and provisional government for Alabama. y
The Constitution .tted for ratification
Feb. 4 is declared to be the fundamental law for
aprovisional government, and the officers then
elected shall qualify and enter upon the dis
charge of their duty. The government may
thereafter convene the Legislature chosen at
said election; and the Legislature is cmpow-
cred TO resubmit said constitution, proposed
by itself, with or without amendments, to the
qualified electors of Alabama for ratification,
at such time as it may designate. Whenever
a majority vote shall have ratified the consti-
titut so submitted, and the Legislature
shall have ratified the amendment to the con-
stitution of the United States known as the
fourteenth article, the constitution of Alaba-
ma may be presented to Congress for approx
al The District Commanders are required to
furnish all necessary aid in enforcing these
provisions, and the Reconstruction act of
March 2, 1867, is continued in force as modi-
fed thereby until the State shall be resto red
to representation.
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-31

The following from a recent letter written
by Jay Cooke, shows even more clearly than
the article we republished from the New York
Post, the folly of attempting to excite the peo-
pie by constantly hallooing, "Down with the
bondholder!"
1t is common for public speakers who adyo
cate the violation of the nations faith by in
sisting on local taxation of bonds, their pay
ment in greenbacks, &C., to designate the
bondholders as "rich,' as privileged" &c.,
and also to stir up the west against the east
because of the presumption that the east holds
an undue proportion of the public debt. All
this is mere demagoguism and wllful peryer-
sion of truth. With the exception of banks
and savings institutions, there are not many
large holders of government bonds, the great
bulk being held by the people, not the capital
lists.
Out of 100000 subscribers to our various
public loans, over nine-tenths are of the class
called the people. The west took $500 900 600
of the. $685., 00O,0 900 7-30 loans, and, 1 doubt
not. holds large portion of it now, and this
is as large proportion as could be expected
from new and enterprising region where
money always commands higher rates than at
the seaboard Ohio alone took over 100000
OO0 and Illinois over $7O,O0O,O0O. The West
was also large taker of the $50 and other
loans. 1 can substantiate these facts, for
have taken the trouble to analyZe each days
subscriptions with the above result.
Again, how can the bondholders be consid-
cred a privileged class? During the entire
sale of these bonds, they were offered freely,
at par, to any one. Even the owner OF $50
was not excluded, but hundreds of thousands
of these small investors came forward in all
parts of the land and were gladly welcomed.
The small premium to which our bonds have
advanced is no impediment in the way of
any who really wish to obtain them, and even
now the daily demand from this class of in
vestors is tar greater than that of any other
class.
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-31
Political Notes.

The Washington correspondent of West.
ern paper writes. Boutwell, is the black.
haired energy of this impeachment; Bingham
holds the helm; Butler is in the maintop, with
carbine to pick the enemy off by glib shots
Stevens is the Admiral dying on deck; Will
son and Williams ARE the hardy seamen; Lo-
gan is the boatswain who can yell the loudest
but Boutwell, is the steady wind, blowing
strong aft to carry the vessel into action"
Inc kentucky Statesman says: "The GER
talnty OF Grants nomination for the Presi-
dency 10 fast drawing men to his support that
nave opposed the Republican party hereto
fore"
Inc ne" York Leader places at the head
Vi i.s coiuihns norano Seymour for President
and Thomas A. Hendricks for Vice President.
and deyotes two columns to the advocacy of
their claims to nomination.
The people of Michigan will vote on q now
constitution on the 9th of April.
Thaddeus Stevens has written letter il,
which he heartily endorses Grant for the Pres
idency. His choice for Vice-President would
be Wade.
Among the Republican speakers in Con-
necticut we notice the name of Mrs. Susie
A. English of Hartford.
senator Wade does not vote on questions
arising during the impeachment trial. but
Senator Patterson, the / residents son-in-law,
does.
Secretary Stanton has issued in the form of
general order the act of Congress amendato-
ry of the act passed March p ,lsc7, to nrovida
for the more efficient government of tho rotoI
States. 1t is accompanied by note Inv
the Department of State saying that the
foregoing act having been presented to the
President for his approval and not having
been returned by him within the time consti-
tutionally prescribed, had became a law with
out his approval il 'os
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-31

CHICAGO AND THE NEW YORK CENTRAL
1t appears that the Chicago Board of Trade
is not well pleased with Mr., Vanderbilt's no.
ton of controlling all the great lines of trans
portation from the West to the seaboard. 1t
is an impossible task which Mr.. Vanderbilt
has undertaken. Even if he should succeed
in controlling the Erie road, he will then have
only the roads leading to New York city.
That would indeed be a tremendous mo-
nopoly. But meanwhile suppose the Portland
and Ogdensburg railroad pushed forward to
completion simultaneously with the Ontario
Lake Shore road for which the money is al.
ready raised! Mr.. Vanderbilt would find him.
self suddenly called upon to encounter the
competition of an ifidependesf ''..'e' fsa'fna'-
;,v at q mort two hundred and fifty miles
nearer Liverpool than New York. Place
Portland within 1913 miles of Chicago, with
road of her own, free from all entanglements
with New York, and we shall need to ask no
tavors. Give us the Niagara ship canal be-
sides, making Ogdensburg the eastern depot
on the lakes for Western products, and sum-
mer and winter the road will be overwhelmed
with business.
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-31

ARREsT.-Officer Edwin B. Smyth of the
9Th station, Boston, arrested in Bath, on Sun
day, Frank Macloon OF that city, charged with
manslaughter in causing the death of Charles
e. Hooper, seaman on board British ship The
mis-, by beating him in so serious a manner
as to cause his death two days after the arri-
val of the vessel in -Rnston, and the day after
he was taken TO Chelsea Hospital. The vessel
arrived in Boston Feb. 4tl. Hooper was taken
to the hospital on the 9th, and died on the 9th.
A coroner's inquest decided that Hooper came
to his death from blows inflicted by Capt.
Charles II. Macloon, LIST mate Nicholas Kear-
ney and Sd mate Frank Macloon. The two
former were arrested in Boston and furnished
sureties for their appearance at higher court.
The ofense is charged as having been commit
ted within the jurisdiction of the Common
wealth of Massachusetts.
Officer Smyth brought his prisoner here
yesterday afternoon, and will proceed with him
to Boston this morning.
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-31

| The State Priating-Ihe Superintendent o.
| Common ScEools-Rdilrodd Commissioner
| Judge of Police Court in Both-Pardon Cases
| AUGUSTA, March 80, 1868.
| To the Editor Of the Press:
1t will be remembered that the Governor
and Council were directed by . re-e1vo % f'."
] zaz. z.ezsfslature contract with some respon-
sible party to perform the public printing for
the current year upon such terms as might be
conducive to the best interests of the State,
not exceeding however, the lowest bid made
for the same to the joint committee on print
ing. Under this resolve, the Governor and
Council, after careful consideration decided
that it was their duty to retain the present
contractors, Messrs. Stevens & Sayward, mas
much as their bid dating back to the begin
ming of the political year, was practically low
er than the limit indicated in the resolve, and
also lower than that of any other applicant.
Warren johnson, A. NJ, of Topsham has
been appointed State Superintendent of COM
mon schools for term of three years; Mr.
johnson is a native of Pennington, was grad
uated at Bowdoin College in 1854, and was re-
tanned for time as instructor in that institu-
ton, but for several years past he has been
principal of the well-known Franklin Family
school, furnishing seminary located in Tops
ham.
By the act OF the last Legislature an officer
must be provided at the seat of Government
for the State Superintendent, who is to de-
vote all his time to the duties of his Office
The salary is fixed at $500 with necessary
travelling expenses not to exceed $500 in the
aggregate. The appointment is regarded as
one "eminently fit to be made;'' and it is to be
hoped that renewed interest will be awaken
ed and sustained in the cause of common
school education. ~
Hon. George P. Sewall of Oldtown has
Just been reappointed one of the Railroad
Commissioners of the State. By an Act
of the last Legislature it is made the duty
of the commissioners to repair to the scene of
any disaster happening in our roads, make an
examination of the facts and circumstances.
and incorporate the same in their report. So
efficient member of the board as MIR. Sewall
could not be spared.
Washington Gilbert has received the an
pointment of Municipal Judge OF Bath. Mr..
Gilbert was duly elected by the people, but
being absent at the time failed to tender sea-
sonabe acceptance. Thereby occurred a va
cancy which has been very properly filed
Several petitions with the usual catalogue
of names appended, have been presented to
the Governor and Council asking for the par
don of the murderer Thorn. 1t was assigned
for bearing in June.
A pardon was refused in the case of Rufus
l.. Larrabee, who was convicted wear ago of
a completely in the Durham horse butchery.
The present session of the council will prob
ably terminate tomorrow. DAMON
The Portland daily press., 1868-03-31
OFFICE OF WESTERN THE UNION rErEopApH


CoMPANY.-The new rooms of the Union Te'e-
graph Company, in Thomas Block, on Ex-
change street are very well planned and in a
desirable location. The main office over Mer-
chants Exchange is large, comodious room,
well fitted up and has finish of chestnut and
black walnut. There are eight tables in this
room with which are connected sixteen wires
seven to Boston, four to Bangor, three to Hal
flax and the Provinces, and two to Montreal
and the Canadas. Another is soon to be add
ed to Boston. There are seven day, aud two
night operators. Back of the main room is
the ofice..of the well-known and popular Su-
perintendent Mr.. j. S. Bedlow, who has been
connected with this company for fifteen years
or more.
The familiar face of Mr.. VIM. P. Merrill,
the cashier and treasurer of the Marine Tele-
graph Company is also to be seen in the re-
ceiving department, where he has been for
several years. "Mike" is still to be found at
his nightly post furnishing news to appear in
the columns of the daily papers in the morn
ing.
There is one operator in the Merchants Elk
change, which is connected by wire with those
of Boston and New York for the express pur-
pose OF reporting gold and markets, the quo
tations of which are received every fifteen
minutes, by Mr.. VIM. X. Starr, correct and
expert operator, and who is instrumental in
furnishing our merchants with market re-
ports, ship and general news.
There is still branch Office under Lancas
ter Hall back of the Horse Railroad Depot.
The whole in this city is under the manage
ment of Mr.. Charles D. Livermore, who is
himself very efficient operator and is a thor
| ough master of the business.