Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-12-26
lATER FROM TnR ATLANTIC STATEN


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. WASHINGTON, Dee 21.-The main vslf
u the new hospital bsiIdinp sfths Bes-
nisgto. Howard Usivsr.ity fsn today.
Ab0xt khees vosknen, ivo-thirds Of
vhsts were eSiorsd men, ard Who were
working on tbestructure, fell oths grossd,
diasnse q 1Ay ~. Al q the1 NvtG
injuved-several ssrioaaly.
The Hersi1 ssys thsye b 1sse sesisty
to get o. The PsciHc Rsilrssi so.nissecs
syGssevswsa thus0ssayUeAsss. -
Further Particular have bees dsvsl:
oPsd - sonpmdsus Cassna Hosse ltsuas.
il appear thst goods 70 tie value II over
half . inillioo, from time 10 time, kavS
been invo;esd tvSG uAssas, Thssss asd
Sypher pre- iented the credeatiah Of
Maisasd, . oIOrsa representative from
Louisiana, which we're ssfsrssd 10 the
Committee On Elections.
Williams offered . resolution instructiae
the Judiciary committee to inquire into
the practicsbility and expendisaey Of
some Immediate 1egislatioa 70 prevsst ~
discharge Of persons convicted IF crime, ~
the extraordinary decision Of the Distsist
Judge for Virginia. se' r'-r. ss~~
After discussion, the word extraordinary
was struck out a. perhaps reAectidn on
Judge Underwood. The resolution vas
then adopted. a....-. ...
Edmunds intrcduced bill respecting
admittsnce Of Georgia, and provided .
Provisional Government for that State;
which was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittce. e'n G'oJ
A bill was introduced in the Senate by
Morton, which provides for tho purchase
Of about thirty acres Of land on Meridian
Hill, ss site for an Executive Mansion.
and appropriates $50, 900 for, that par.
pose. aar as- s-a.sf % .,.-.'.7q~
ST. Louis. Dec; 1.-THE National
Land Association completed the sale to-
day Of 8, 900 acres Of the Kansas Psciko
Railroad Company land to . eoloay Of
Swcdes. from northern Illinois. Those
lands lie in one body in Lincoln couaty,
aud will be occupied in the Spring by 200
families. 10"
RICHMOND, Dec. l9.-The farm Of
Gov. Wise, il Prince Ann county, - long
hold BY the Government, was yesterday
surrendered 10 the owners.
MEMRuIs, Dec. 1.-THE Led8ev has .
report of fight between . squad Of citi-
Gems and thirty militia men near Augusta,
Ark. yesterday in which four militia neu
were killed. ..-....... .t.r .....
YORK NEW, Dec. 1.-THE Sw~ has .
rumor that the Erie Directors are proper.
ing to construct tunnel under the HID
son u cost n 600 900. a. ii ss,s 49,,
MEMPmIs, Dec. 1.-the Assl.se1ss
Little Rock special ssys tho latcstinSerna-
Son from Augusta shows that place Is nearly
deserted by the citizena. Those rcmaini
ing hourly expect an attack upon the nali--
tia from the oatsiders.
1t further states that on the morning of
the 10Th four companies of militia, portion
Of them colored, entered Lewisburg shoot
ing in every direction. They burIetl
two stores aud hilled the proprietor Of one,
throwing his body ibto the flames. The
town is still occupied BY militia, who a.
low no one to leave without pass. AIR
is quiet At Augusta.
Fsreigu News. h..at
NEw YORK, Dec. 2O.--The HtvalFs
Havana -letter says Il il . fact that gi-
gantic insurrection exists in Cuba, sup
ported or oountenanced by the great mass
Of the native population. the exceptions b.:
ing insignificant in point numbers. The
Government hes had many encoan ers with
Spanish troops, in which, Il IL reported,
the insurgents inflicted quite ~ mach If
not more damage Ahan, they suffered.
From the best informed among the. disin.
terested and unprsju dioed they arc already
beginning to calcnlase "a the ultimate s~cs
cesses which shall leave Gubass ftss nd
indCpsndeat. s.se o.. a.5 Oh, r. e..s
MADRIp, Dec. 16.-The lsadeuL Of ali
the political parties have united !. nakins
solemn pledge 70 use IN their is1sescs
70 prssefvs psace shd efdsr throsKhsis
the country Until theC ossAiluoio6al Coasts
msst and settle tAsqusstioa q issps,, .,TAs
prompt suppression Of the revok at Cadis
has greatly Strengthened the hands q ~
Ptovhioual 0cvsrument,a and Dispersed -!
ahrn which previously prsvs6sl.i NJ
Niahter of Finance has aIIsaay l.esanlsa-.
ed The payment II tie January istasest o.
The public debt n Lpadoa. ,,..a.s
~ vietoria, b, G., SOW ~ sssaa ire
engise. Il cost ", 800. ''""''io '"'s,.i wv.
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