Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-03-27
Washingtsa News.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Sccrctary
Boutwell, and the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue had long talk upon money af-
fairs, in the course Ofwhich Boutwell, de-
clarcd his determination 10 sell gold pub
licly and never in private. lie believed
he had the power to invest the surplus gold
in bonds. aud thought he woull do so. lie
informed the Commissioner that tho in
come from customs was increasing.
The 7ascarora, Commander Queen, and
the Keaysayge Commander Thornton. have
been ordered from the Pacific II the North
Atlantic Squadron. and to report to Rear
Admiral Iloff, Of the Cuban Squadron.
The Speaker presented communication
from the Governor Of Massachusetts. an
mouncng the ratification Of tho Fifteenth
Amendment.
Commissioner Deans has information
that the mou,.tain districts III Tennessee
are infested with illicit distillcres, the pro-
prictors Of which dcfraul the Government
officers. The Collectors are pursuing these
distillcrics. with Federal troops. Five Of
them are reported to have been seized.
The only nomination submitted by the
President to the Senate to-day was that Of
William \. Richardson, as Assistant Sec
rotary of the Treasury.
CnIcAGo, March l?.-The Posts spc.
cial says Secretary Cox states the President
has fully determined on the policy Of send
ing Quakers to deal with the Indians. llo
will soon begin tho appointing Of promi-
ncnt members of that society as Supcrin-
tcndents and Indian Agents.
Simonton says the Senate will suspend
the Teuurc.of: Office law and insist ON its
total repeal. "a
Miscellaneous. ....
PORTLAND. (Me. } March 20.-Gcncral
Samuel Fessenlen, father of Senator Fos-
sender, diod yesterday, aged eighty-fve
years.
NEw YoRK, March ia FIRE this
evening destroyed the contents Of large
five story marble building. No. 40 Warren
street. Loss in goods, 100000. The
building was damaged to the extent Of
81. 900. -Hf.'
The western mail which left here on the
10Th was burned the next day on Pcnnsyl-
vania railroad. The mail was very large
and valuable, consisting Of thirty three let
ter and ono hundred and sixty newspaper
bags. Five of the latter bags were saved,
containing the California mail.
4 small boat containing 12 boxes of gly-
corine was discovered under the wharf ut
the foot Of White Hall street, yesterday.
Enough to blow the lower part Of tho city
and Brooklyn to atoms. The stuff was
taken beyond the city limits by the police.
A Havana letter says that the steamer
Mmry burden, which left Jacksonville,
Florida, with arms for the Cuban insur-
gents, wascompelled to put into one Of the
Bahama Islands on account Of an accident
to her machinery. She discharged her
cargo into two sclrooners, one Of which ran
the blockade, the other vas captured by a
Spanish frigate. i'f t 7
A Japan dispatch via London, March
10Th says that Ike Foreign Ministers have
announced tho Termination Of the war in
Japan, and Withdrawn their proclamationa
Of neutrality
WILMINGTON, (Del.) March l5.-Thc
Senate by strict party vote, rejected the
Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
SpRINarIELD, Mass, March l9.-An
order has been received At the armory from
Washington to begin tho manufacture If
new brooch leaders, and to turn out 5000
per day.
OXFORD, (N. Y,.) March 20.-A large
number Of laborers employed on the Mid
land railroad, engaged in fight on st. Pat
rick's Day, and were driven out Of town by
the citizens. Several laborcrs were seri.
ously, and 'some fatally. Injured. 1t IL
feared they will return TO- Oxford to-day.
largely re enforced. and burn the town.