Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-02-20
LATER FROM TIE ATLANTIC STATES.
REGULAR DISPATCH 10 THE STANDARD
PORTLAND, Feb. 1916 p. NJ

PORTLAND, Feb. 19-6pM.
The steamer Wilson g. Hunt sailed for
the Sound ON Wednesday.
The steamer Actire sails tomorrow for
Victoria.
The weather is fine and business dull.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 1S.-The small.
pox has broken out again. Eight new
cases reported.
Velocipedes have made their appearance
in the streets, and create great sensation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lS.-Mrs I.incoln's
demand lie still unsatisfed.
Not a single member Of Congress favors
the ratification Of the Alabama treaty.
The Constitutional suffrage Amendment
fails this session.
The appropriation of fifty thousand dol
lars for Boise assay office is secured.
Grant says he has no idea of selecting
any member of his Cabinet who did not
act with the Republicans during the war.
He would consider any other course I'm in
suit to his party.
The cholera is raging in Cuba.
The revolution is still spreading.
New YORK, Feb 1S.-Jamcs Weaver
and James McQuade were arrested on
charge Of robbery Of $4,000 Of United
States Pacific Railroad Bonds, from the
First National Bank Of New Windsor,
Maryland, and were takcnto Maryland to.
day on rcquisition from the Governor.
100000 Of the money was found in their
possession, and identified by officers of the
Bank.
A terrific storm has been experienced
in Maine.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 17.-Wilkes Booths
remains were inferred to-day by the side of
his father. The family opposed any DEM
onstration.
Kentucky advices give accounts of lmur-
ders and depredations by armed rufiians.
The Capitol of West Virginia has been
located at Petersburg.
PARIS, Feb. S.-The Conference has
dissolved. All representative powers hav.
ing signed the protocol.
White Pine excitement is raging in Cal.
ifornia.
The President refuses to pardon Col.
Enright. now in prison, for revenue frauds.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-The Senate
refused to strike from the Constitutional
Amendment all propositions excluding the
Chinese from suffrage. Some of its oppo.
nents promise remedy by n modification
of the naturalization laws.
There are before the Senate awaiting its
action l59 civil nominations and 495 mill
tary, of which $40 are brevcts. Only IL
of the civil nominations have been con.
6rmcd this session. OF the naval nomna.
tions only eight remain to be acted upon.
The Rcpmblicans special says Senator'S
Wilson, Sherman and Morgan, dissenting
members on the Pacific Railroad Commit
tee, have prepared minority report, max
ing general assault upon the subsidy sys-
tenn. They object to uniting several sep
aratc and distinct measures in one bill. each
of which should stand before Congress on
its own merits. They show that the On.
nibus scheme involves the payment of
S270 100000 in the thirty years, and that
the security held for the payment Of the
guaranteed interest is altogether insult
Gent
The electoral vote for President and Vice
President was nnounced-Grant and Col
fax. 243 votes; Seymour and Blair, so
votes, counting Georgia, and II without.
The excitement was great during the do.
bate on the resolution not to admit tho vote
Of Georgia.
The following internal revenue appoint
ments have been made: Franklin q. Wi
mans, assistant assessor; Michael A Dono-
van, gauger for Second District Of Califor-
MIA; Lewis Phillip Berry, storckecpcr for
Washington Territory. ''f
General Dix will soon resign the Ffeuch
mission. Elisha B. Washburne will proba-
bly, succeed him. .... a.a 10 d-
A bill to authorize the building Of
Military and Postal railroad from Wash.
iugtou' to New York passed BY one humid
rcd to fifty-four.
Mr.. Pike reported bill TO pay officers
aud crew Of the steamer Kea,sargc $780,
900, to be distributed as prize mony. that
being the estimate value Of the rebel pirate
steamer Alabama. Tho bill passed.
The bill to regulate elections in Wash.
ington and Idaho Territories, passed.
WASHINGTON, req. AA.-1n tu0 cu'
preme Court to-day, Chief Justice Chase
delivered the opinion. it was decided that
gold contracts must be satis6ed with coin;
when the kind of currency is not men.
toned legal tenders arc lawful. Davis and
Swayne gave qualified assent, but Miller
dissentod. .a... I',.
Hunter introduced q Joint resolution Civ
ing the consent Of Congress to the North
ern Pacific Railroad to issue bonds and &C.
cure tho same by mortgage for the pur.
pose Of raising funds to build railroad
from Lake Superior to Puget Sound, and
also a branch to Portland, Oregon. q.
Judd offered ajoint resolution 70 pre-.
vent further sale Of public lands, except q
provided in the rremptiou and homestead
laws; referred to the Committee on Psbtia
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