Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-04-10

noMinatlons were sent to tie Senate: Con-
suls-O. NJ. Long, Of Illinois, tos Panama /;
Horace H. Houghton Of Caleb, Illinois,
to the Sandwich LslsodxsAWillAm Sd
man, to Santiago de Cuba Sedf6tariGa of
Tcrritories-T. NJ. Wiki, DSkota &sd1
ward l.. Perkins, New MexiSp; JtS,es|
Scott, Warrington ; w. Il Scritncr, ION
tana; Coles Bashftsd, @Arixs9s; HsAnkI
Hall, Colorado; Edward NJ. Lee, Wyom-
ing; s. A. Mann, Utah. Governors of
Tcrritorics-.A. X. p. Stafford. Arizona;
John A. Campbell, Wyoming; Charles c.
Grove, New Mexico; John A. Burbank,
Dakota; Alvan Flanders, Washington.
Warren T. Myers is appointed Assessor
for Nevada. William II. Moulton Marshal
for Idaho, Church Howe Marshal for Wyo-
ming. Joseph NJ. Carr Attorney for Wyo-
ming, John II. Howe Chief Justice, and
W. d. Bingham aud W. S. Johns Associate
Justices for Wyoming. George A. French
Chief Justice andG. II. Hiddcr Associate
Justice for Dakota. sa isyA 'o4s
WAsHiNGroN, April 5.ACresswe!l by
Sargcnt's request, asked the Senate to sus-
pend action on the nomination Of Chester.
Postmaster ut Plncerville, with the view Of
its withdrawal. Sargentrecommends Thos.
French for Assessor at San Francisco, vice
Gum. M
Among the nominations sent to-day to
the SENATE were for Governor Of Montana.
i. +. Dennison; Chief Justice of Utah,
Edward Evean (Elwood Evans! y Associ-
ate Justice of same. Frank Wolcott; Re-
ceiver Of the Land Office for Wyoming, no
name
The following Registers Of the Land or
fee were sent in: Louis Dugan. at Dcn-.
yer; =. b. Lyman. at Helena; II. Weller.
ut Santa Fe; Jacob p. Clark, ut Olympia;
and VIM. j. Berry, at Prescott, Arizona.
Surveyor (;encrals-Rush Spencer. Now
Mexico; VIM. II. Beadlc. Dakota; Henry
II. Washburn, Montana; Col. CD. Dugcr,
Wyoming.
The Senate this afternoon confirmed near
" two hundred nominations, including
nearly all the Postmasters sent in hereto
fore, besides Registers and Receivers of
Land Offices.
The bill authorizing the Northern Pa
ciic Railroad to extend a branch line from
Il point near Portland to Puget Sound. but
not to be entitled to any subsidy in bonds
or lands, except such land included in the
right Of way, was passed. after the adoption
Of an amendment requiring ut least %
miles of the extension to be completed by
July LIST, 1871, and forty miles yearly
thereafter.
Sr. Louis. April "A long report was
received at the military headquarters to-day
defining the operations Of General Custar.
1t concludes by saying: I'VE have taught
the Indians that they arc now, here, in no
season safe from us. The hiding places
of the Indians are now well known. Gus
tar holds two Cheyenne chiefs as hostages
for the good behaviour Of their tribe aud
fulfilling Of promises to come in and COM
form to the demands Of the Government.
This Custar thinks is the end of the In
dian war"
NEW York, April "A Washington
dispatch says a correspondence has been in
progress some time between prominent men
in the British Provinces and leading men
here relative to the prospective annexation.
Many members Of Congress bclivc it the
matter could be reached in an official way
proposals looking towards annexation would
eventually be made.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-Gcncral Stone
man il ordered by the President to accom-
! pany his regiment to the Pacific Coast.
Miscellaneous.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Thc President
in response to II resolution sent from the
House yesterday for II list Of vessels cap
tured or destroyed by rebel cruisers, says
| the statement is made up Of official claims
fled by parties whose property was de-
| stroycd or other materials. 1t is deemed
| reliable, and the number Of vessels is Civ
en- with tho names aud value there arc
nearly 800, the aggregate value being up
ward Of thirteen millions.
There is considerable excitement among
the officers of the navy over an order re-
ducing their rank. 1t was done at the
dictation Of Admiral Porter, who runs the
Naval department. 1t rcvivcs the prac-
ticc Of years standing, but is in direct op-
position to the opinion Of Attorney Gen.
oral Hoare. The House Naval Committee
will take action against the proceedings.
It is said that Longstrcct only accepts
the Survcyorship Of New Orleans tempo
rarily.
Should Sicklcs decline tho Mexican
Mission, Longstrcet will be nominated to
that position. III
1t is understood that the President will
convene the second session OF April 18th.
The President to-day signed tho tenure
| Of Office bill. The Supreme Court will ad-
journ April 18th till October. No argu-
ments will be heard after the 9th inst.
CHICAGO, April 3.-Washington spe-
cials say the Senate Pacific Railroad Com
mittee considering the question of6xing the
junction Of the Pacific roads, has agreed to
prepare an amendment giving the Prcsi-
dent Of tho United States the power to
designate the place Of junction, and if he
deems it ~expedient, to appoint a board OF