Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-05-08
THE San Domingo Annexation Scheme.

W." i"kk, Nay o.-Oiflcial inforlna-
ton shows that tue parties who are irving
to bring about the annexation of San Do
mingo. went over to Europe some time AGO
aud submitted to the governments Of
France and England, respectively. the
same proposition they are now making To
our government. These propositions
were examined at Paris and London. and
declined on the ground that that the rc.-
sons making them were irresponsible. and
not true repre- cntatives Of the people If
San Domingo
sr French Atlantic Ca',ir.
NEW YoRK. May 3.-!rivatc Letter,
from Paris say that the French Atlantic.
Cable will lie finished and on sh'pboar,l Ly
the middle Of the present momth. 1t j.
regarded hy persons competent To f,im Il
judgement rs suycr.ur in many respects to
the present cable between England and tI.c
United States. 1t is intended to have the
| cable IN working order by the 4th If
July 1860. if success attcads the LAYING oi'
it.
CnlcAGo. May 1.-THE Times speeil
says Secretary Boutwell, is about to IN.
auguratc a sinking iunl to pay the public
debt under the law of 1862, which has
never been enforced. owing to increased
expenditures and diminished revenue.
llo contemplated the reduction of cx-
penseS and gives reasonable assurance that
Il sinking fund will be created from july
first.
Letters from Europe say that the emf
grafton trcm Ireland, Germany aud Nor
way will be larger than ever before.
RICHMOND. May 3.-Chcf justice
Chase opened the United States Court this
afternoon. The grand jurymcn were all
whites.
The ironclad oath being dispensed with.
many old citizens apl earcl in the jury
box.
MOBILE. May 3.--Inccssant rains for
thc-last ten days have ovcrfowed large
portion of the crops, doing great damage
in all the lOwlands on the creeks and bot
toms, which will have to be replanted,
although there is scarcity of seed
j. d. Enos, colored, has been appointed
Postmaster ut Kaleidoscope, Ga. This is
the notorious rebel town where the Ku
Klux were to blow up the Court House
with powder while Republicans were hold
ing meeting there.
The Cherokee delegates and Others from
Indian Territory protest against the newly
appointed pension agent, Clapperton, at
Fort Gibson. lie is said to have been till
lately clerk of the claim agents, who
grossly swindlcd the Indians.
ST.. Louis, May ga Convention of
Bishops, to meet at the Methodist Church
South, will be held this week. About Il
hundred ministers will be present. The
proceedings Of the Convention will be pri-
vate. but there will be various public ex-
ercises and addresses. A Sunday School
Convention aud the celebration of the an
niversary. of the Board of Missions will
take place during the week
The effect of DR.. Walkers Vinegar Bit
ters, even when taken for its cathartic
properties. are very different from those of
any other medicine prepared specifically
for that purpose.
There is no nausea or disturbance, of the
stomach, and instead Of causing any sense
Of langour, or debility, it seems rather to
invigoratc the whole system, and excite
the kccncst appetite.
~ Mr., Trecn has in process of con-
struction building adjoining Mr.. Evans
law-ofice to accommodate his. increasing
nse' It is rumorcd that the service on