Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-07-10

ern railroads After the completion oY
the test an Grafton was delivered by Gen.
John A. McClernand. At banquet Civ.
en- in the evening large number Of dis
tiDguishsd guests We're present.
HE Anniversary.
CHICAGO, July 6.-Tke Fourth vas eel.
brated yesterday, Aearly % over the couu-
try, and the regular report from the Ewt
and West was entirely tsAea mp with the
details. The exercises III TN various cit.
les were unintercsting. Nothing Of i'm.
portancc il reported. The celebrations
consisted Of the usual Publications, and id
New York Of balloon ascension.
WASHINGTON, July 6-The only pub
lie celebration in Washington was by the
Sunday School of colored children, who
paraded the streets with bands of music.
Afterwards they amused themselves at the
Presidents house and grounds. Many per-
sons left the city for pleasure elsewhere.
The city was remarkably quiet, with the
exception Of a general ringing Of bells for a
short time in the morning. -,
NEW YORK, July 6.-The Fourth was
celebrated yesterday, in very patriotic
manner. In the morning there was pa
radc ofthe First Division Of military, aud
in the evening the usual display Of frs.
works. All the public places were decor
ated with flags, and every one seemed bent
on celebrating the day. There were twen-
ty casualties from pyrotechnics, mostly I'M
this city, and twenty in Brooklyn. One
of the latter resulted in the killing of a
young lady.
Swindling In Georgia.
ATLANTA, Ca, june 5.-Sevcral DAYS
since Cupt. Murphy, Special Detective, ar
rested two women who had in their posses
sion large sum Of currency stolen from
the Treasury Department at Washington.
Forged signatures were signed to treasury
notes. A large sum was passed in Angus
ta These women implicated H. NJ. Tur-
ner, the recently appointed negro post
master at Macon. Turner was arrested by
the q. s. Marshal and brought to Atlanta.
The investigation is now going on, but cf-
forts are being made to keep it a secret.
Further development is looked for.
New Mode Of Paying the National Debt.
BosroN, July, 5.-A meeting of the la
Dor reform agitators was held in the old
Harmony Grove, Of Pennington, Mass,
yesterday. Numerous speeches were made
and resolutions adopted denouncing the
Republican party and the (Mass.) Lcgisla-
ture, and favoring the immediate payment
Of the national debt by assessment.
The Pacific Railroad.
CHICAGO, July 6.-Senator Roscoe
Conkling yesterday tclcgraphed the Secrc-
tary of Interior that he has just passed
over the entire Pacific railroad, making the
trip one way by daylight, and had observed
the work carefully. The road bed Of each
company appears to have been honestly
constructed and equal to any new road he
had ever seen. The sidings, embankmcnts,
stone work, and structures Of all kinds
found on approved roads, are rapidly ap-
preaching completion. Work is going for
ward vigorously all along the line. Mate
rial in abundance has already been pro-
vided. Considering the vast obstacles and
the result, he thinks the work aud its
equipment fully up to reasonable require
ments and expectations. As to safety aud
comfort there is no question. Senator
Conkling and B. +. Wade arrived in this
city to-day, en- route to the East. g.