Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-06-12

sig, brother-in-law ~ President Grant. ar.
rived here on Saturday evening. accom-.
panied by his wife. Both are stopping NJ
the executive mansion.
There was considerable rioting during
the day, on account of the election. The
excitement. in the afternoon assumed 80.
rious proportions, amounting almost to a
battle between the police and negroes. who
attacked Chas. Stewart and attempted to
lynch him. The police rcscdcd him from
the difficulty. Several of the police were
injured by stones, etc, thrown by the
negroes. Finally, after warning the nc.
groes to dispense, the police fired a vollcy
into the crowd, killing one and woundinr
several. Mayor Bowen soon appeared on
the ground, and is busily engaged cndeay.
oring to restore order and quiet. The cx-
citcmcnt was with difficulty allayed.
CHICAGO, June 7.-Thc graduating
class at the Naval Academy start from
Boston in the frigatc Sabine, on their
yearly cruise early next month. They
expect to spend next winter in the Mcdi.
terrancau, and will visit Asia and Soutl,
America.
The mail party due at Fort I.arncd on
the I'd inst, has not been heard from. 1t
is supposed they have been captured,
Guides have been sent to the different
stations on the Pacific Railroad to protect
life and property. Bands Of Indians have
been discovered crossing the railroad,
going north and south. A surveying
party was attacked few days since, on
the Solomon, they came into Hays City on
Saturday. unable to do anything on ac-
count of the Indians.
ST.. Louis, June 7.-Dispatchcs from
western Kansas say a courier from Adju-
'tant General Morphosc, who left for Saline
with Schoficlde on Friday, reached Ellis
worth ON Saturday, for help to take care
of the wounded. The courier represents
that what are left Of the Swcdcs in that
region are preparing to leave.
Dispatches from Hays city. Kansas, say
that mail train which left Sheridan yes.
tcrday morning was run off the track by
Indians four miles west of Grinncll A
considerable number of Indians were near
by while the track was being repaired, and
shots were fired by both Indians and per
sons belonging to the train, but no one
was hurt.
a dispatch from st. Joseph, No., says
L. Freeman, President Of the Southern
Immigration Society, passed through here
this evening on his way to commence u
lccturing tour through the Southern States
with Il view to the introduction Of Coolic
scrtlom throughout the South.
1t is stated ON unqucstionabc authority
that Spain is having about thirty-eisht
gun-boats built in this country for guard
ing the coast of Cuba.
Gen. jeff G. Davis will soon be relieved
of the command of Alaska.
One of the California papers, some
weeks ago, printed articles, which were
widely copied in the east, in which it was
charged and shown by specifications that
Il good deal of lawlcsSncss exists among
the soldiers there p; that outra"cS of an in
decent character had been rcr, c,rated up
on II number of women; that some of tie
troops were greatly addicted to drunken
ness. and others living openly with nban-
domcd women as mistresscs. Oihcr reports
show that Indians and natives had been
abused and maltrcatcd in many eases, and
that there is Il dcploralc lack of discipline
among portion OF the troops. The Pres
idcnt has made inquiry into the matter,
and finds that the newspapers have not
told the worst An officer of more eff
cheney than Gen. Davis has proved to be
will be sent to take his place
Considerable excitement is arising over
the municipal election in Washington
which occurs to-day. The Democrats
charge the Radicals with importing nc
-rocs from Maryland and Virginia. 1t is
reported that the Conservatives have got
out warrants for the arrest of several hun
drcd of these negroes. The Democrats
have not nominated any ticket, but VIII
support the independent citizens ticket
James Washington, colorcd, has sued
the Quincy packet for two thousand dol
lars damages for refusing to allow him Il
seat ut the regular table, and afterwards
cjecting him from the boat.
In consequence of the failure of Con-
gress to pass the necessary appropriations,
work on the different defensive works
throughout the country is nearly sus-
pended. o..
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JUDGE WYCIIE.--On the adjournment
of the District Court last week. Judge
Wyche very fecliney addressed the bar,
aud bid them farewell in an official capaci-
ty Eight years of occupation of the ju-
dicial bench, has dctractcd nothing in the
minds of the community from his urbane
impartial, gentlcmanly department, and lc-
gal ability. WaNa IVala Union. =
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Enoch, of the Register, taking the cue
of his chcftain. heads his laet leader " an