Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-12-11

deceased. Henry Ward Bcccher fol.
l. tcd with tribute to the memory Of
:, har,l>on expressing bcliefin his perfect
IS Of motive and integrity Of character,
=, .,panicd with wittcrins rcbuke to those
n..,..yc unnccc ssarily assailed them. He
.q..mlcI in prayer, when the services
,joeJ The remains will be removed this
afternoon to Franklin, Mass. where they
will be inferred. A large number of the
friends of the deceased were present, among
whom was Horace Greedy.
Lager not Intoxicating.
BosroN, Nov. 30---Thc jury in the
case of the recovery OF lager beer, seized
hy State Constable, decided that lager beer
was not an Intoxicating liquor within the
meaning ofthc law, and found for plaintiff.
CHEYENNE. Nov. 30.-Thc Common
Council to-day passed a female suffrage
bill. almost unanimously. The bill comes
up in the House tonight.
New York, Dec There was meet
ing of prominent Democrats Of the State
at Albany, last night, at the residence of
Gov. Hoffman, at which the policy to be
pursued hereafter was freely discussed
Wm N. Tweed, Gen. Nelson. Oakley Hall
an'l others were present. The Suns dis
patch says all the guests recommended the
{; vernon in his message to revoke the ac-
tom of the last Legislature and repeal the
,5.h amendment. The Cuban question
thcn came up, and gave rise to prolonged
discussion.
Sonth Carolina Legislature.
COLUMBIA, Dec. both houses of
the Legislature today adopted resolutions
expressive Of sympathy for Cuba, and re-
curing the recognition of the insurgents
as be,iscrcnts by the Unite States. and
plcdgiag the last dollar and last man to the
Govcrnmcnt.
sheriff Shot by Negro, Who is Hung by II
Mob.
New ORLEANS, Dec 1.--Shcrifi Stein
berger was shot dead Saturday night by a
negro, at New Ibra. The murderer was
soon afterwards caught and hung by the
citizens.
Assistant Postmaster General.
New York, Nov.-30.-Jamcs W. Mar
shall, of New Jersey, has been appointed
First Assistant Postmaster General. lie
enters on his duties next Wednesday.
Speech by Wendell Phillips.
NEwBuRYpoRr, Dec 1.-Wcndcll Phil
lips, in a speech at the Lyceum last night,
urged that Congress assume to Government
what the Executive had ablicated that it
compel the States lately in rebellion to cd
ucate its eight millions, and if they rctnsc
t. do so, then the Government itself, at the
expense of the people, assume the duty,
aud afterwards send in bill to the differ
cat States. We must protect citizens as
we'll as leyisla,c for them The war is not
ended, but just begun. The speakcrscverc,
" criticised the New York Tribune for vir-
tually saying on Saturday, last that VIC
could rot garry on this movement unless
We entrcat Jefferson Davis to come and help
us. Phillips said the Southern whites have
got business and wealth they have cap.
turci the Supreme Court; worse than
fancy it yields its thundcrbolts today
The recrcant Republican man who drags the
ern,nc through the infamy Of Tammany
Hall means to contest the election with a
c,ndilatc of the Republican party. Ii the
head he would marshal its forces aud nail
its colors-No forgivcncsS--to the mast,
Ell absolutely n'orcynatc every northern
mimi with the demand that laud be given
l. lie blacks as freely as possible. lie
spoke. With great force Of the coming tide
If t'rirntals to the Pacific share, which i,
xo.re to be a greater act of Amer lean civil
4,t:on than anything that it has yet expo
ricnced.
Abstract Of Report Of Secretary Bclknap.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.--Thc following ab
stract Of Secretary .Belknap's report is tclc
graphed to the press Present maximum o.
the army is 52,234 Ofcnlistcd men, two
thirds for active service the numbers 1874 .
"22. BY plan of organization submitted
in the report it would be 1860; of tn,
men, twothirds for active service, it would
be 29,750 below which it woull no,
be prudent to go, as the necessities of the
country and its great extent of territory tt
be protected, will require every man of thai
number. He recommends the sale of ,
number of arscnals at various points, and
establishment of the principal arsenals Of
construction and deposit on the Atlantic
and Pacific coasts and ~ the valley of tn,
Mississippi river: the latter at Rock Island
lie recommends an increSse of the cadets al
We,S Point to 400. lie stated the expense.
Of the fiscal year at Sl2 900 900 for iortifi
catlQgS aud rivers and harbors. 49,.
Report Of the Secretary Of the Navy.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The report CT
The Secretary ofthc Navy details at length
the employment Of vessels in active service
asfollows: North Atlantic squadron, IL
vessels, IS guns; South AtlaRiic squadron
4 vessels, 43 guns; Pacific fleet, ii vessel.
l26 guns, including the frigate Guvyi>
now fitting out at New York European
squadron, 6 vessels, 106 guns; Asiatic
squadron, 10 vessels. y guns. The Com
mandcr of the North Atlantic aquadron
has been directed, while preserving strict