Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-06-25
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC STATES.
IL Il l. EG IL A PHO.
Nomination OF Acknowledgement,

Nomination Of At;orECy-t'cncral.
WASHINGTON, june lG.--Thc Prcsi-
dent has sent the following nomination to
the Senatc to-day Amos Alderman, Of
Hcorgia, to be Attorney General of tho
United States, vice $. Il. Hear. resigned.
Ackcrman is United States Attorney of
Georgia, native of New Hampshire. for
merry an old line Whi.,, and an active lie.
publican since the formation of that PARTY.
lie is an able lawyer and well qualified
for the position.
The House proceeded to vote on the
Cuban resolutions. Logan's amendment
to give both parties the same advantage
Of intercourse ard trade with the United
States consistent with the laws of nations.
was rejected by 2Ol to ~ Bingham's
substitute was then voted on and carried
aflirmatvc.y through all the stages, so that
this is the resolution finally adopted. The
excitement here owing to the state of Gu
ban affairs exceeds anything ever before
witnessed.
Private assurance Of rccast of the
whole Cabinet is freely given by the Pres
i,ent.
There arc ominous hints of impcach.
nicnt.
Butler is cmphatically cxccratcd BY the
Republicans.
MADISON, Ind. June lG.-Thc Rcpnb.
lcan Congressional Convention Of tire
Third District has nominated Henry X.
Prichard.
BosToN. June 16--A terrible accident
occurred on the Vermont & Massachusetts,
Railroad, between Rovalstonc and AthoT,
to-day. 4 train was thrown over bridge.
Johnson, Of Fitchbu,g, aud two others,
were killed. and four persons seriously in
jurel, including mail agent and tircmau,
and three slightly
Judge Clifford, Of the United States
Circuit Court, has decided that Congress
has no power to tax salaries of State Of
fccrs.
Nrw York, Juno 17.-Joseph Dion
accepts Rudolpl,'s challenge for an Ameri-
can, English, aud French game, for 81 600
each .... t t
a 7iibune dispatch contradicts the ru-
mors that Secretary Fish is about to re-
sign, or that there is any disagreement be-
tween him and the President. There is
no reason for believing that lIoar's rcsig-
nation indicates any change in the
Cabinet. .. ..-..- ...f
The Presidents Cuban message was un-
der consideration in tho Cabinet two
weeks before it was sent to Congress. The
best information leads to the conclusion
that it was written by the Assistant Seere-
tary of State, Davis. and revised by Secre-
tary Fish and Attorney General HOar.
The Democratic convention renominated
its last years State ticket. + ar . .
BALTIMoRE, June 17.-Jeromc Napo-
leon Bonapartc died this morning aged 65
years. Ills mother, Mrs. Williams, also
died.
CINCINNATI, June 1G,-Thc Rcpublf-.
can Convention of the LIST Congressional
District of Indiana, to-day, nominated Il.
G.. Gooding. =. .... ......p.t
ST. LOUIS, juno 1s--Gcn. Candy ar
rived here yesterday, en- route for the Pa
cifc. to take command Of the Department.
of the Columbia, vice Gen. Crook. re-
lievcd. .. .H.a ~ .r
Z. WASHINGTON, june 1S.-Tn the Sem
ate brakes amendment continuing the
free transmission of newspapers was
adopted--17 to SO. .r.t.a f',.
Tho resignation Of Hoar and the sp.
point of Alderman appeared to be founded
only on the desire Of the President to give
the South position in the Cabinet. The
relations of Hoar and the President have
always been friendly. The latter, in ac-
ccpting the resignation, expressed his high
appreciation Of the able and devoted man
ner in which he discharged the functions
of his office. !
james Il. Mexican is confirmed Chief
Justice of Utah and G. C. Grow. Secreta-
ry of Utah Benz. L. Pierrote, of Cali
forna is nominated Consul at bucharest
\ Democratic Congressional caucus was
held last night to secure concerted action
on public measures. A paper is being
prepared addressed to Southern friends
relative to the election of members from
that section. t.' III
New YORK, juno 20.-The steamer
G.. B. Upton arrived from Aspinwali.
The officers confirm previous reports, Of the