Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-06-25

ful lsuiin.. on return trip. OF loo men
and 4 llitionil supplies, which were taken
aboard a. Aspinwlll. Tie landing was
effected at IA unirc1uen,cl part of the
cnl... m infested by Spaniards. The en-.
tire cruise was made under the Mexican
fac. Another expedition on larger
scale is in contemplation.
WASHINGTON. june 20.-Thc House
Territorial Committee to-day decided to
report bin for the admission of New
Mexico as State with the title of Lincoln.
4 Territory is To bc organized in the In
dian country, to be called Douglass.
Rogers Green is nominated as Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court of Wash
in.ton Territory.
CHICAGO, Junc 20.-A Tribune WASH
ington special says among the applicants
for the SccrctaryShip Of Utah is Gen. b.
+. Shaw, Of Dixon, Illinois.
1t is announced that the Senate Judi
tiary Committee have agreed to report in
favor of Ackcrmans confirmation.
a Washington special says news is re.
rcivcd there Of the death at his home in
Alabama. of c. G. Grove, whose appoint
incnt as Secretary Of Utah was confirmed
Friday.
A TWhune dispatch says the Southern
Pacific Railroad question comes up in the
Senate tomorrow forenoon, if that body
holds to the unanimous agreement it
made Friday. There are two bills. one
reported by Howard, aud one for which
Sherman stands sponsor. Towards bill
names 20 gentlemen as corporators. and
Shnrm,u'c 1on Mast tl,,-o
ards are upon Shcrman's bill. and the ad-
dtional 50 in the latter are Fremont and
his friends. The general features of thc>
two bills are about alike. The proposed
road is from Marshal Texas, on the 32d
parallel to FL Paso and through New
Mexico and Arizona to the Pacific coast at
San Diego, California. The land grant in
Texas comes from the State The Gov
eminent grant in California is 90. and in
Arizona and New Mexico 10 sections to
the mile, in odd numberc SC ,tions, to be
sold to settlers at 81 50 per acre How
ards bill provides that the whole line
must be built Of American iron or steel
Shcrman's all Of forci IN to be used in
Texas, where the grant comes from the
State. Shcrmans insurcs completion in
ten years; Towards in eleven years.
Towards authorizes the Company to issue
first mortgage bonds on all its property
and rights of property to the extent of
$40, 900 per mile. Shcrmans authorizes
land bonds To the extent of s. 50 per
acre, and lands mortglgcd AMI construc-
ton bonds to the extent of So ,OoO per
mile on track and personal property of the
Company.
CHICAGO. juno o.-Washiugton
specials say there is considerable oppos;-
ton among the extremists to the nonlna-
ton Of Alderman. 1t seems that he
served eighteen months during the rebel.
lion on the staff of Gen Robert Toombs.
and had to have his disabilities removed
by Congress. His friends admit this. but
claim that Gen. Toombs, who was warm
personal fricnl thus protected him from
transcription, though he knew him to be Il
Union man. The nomination was referred
by the Senate in Executive session to the
judiciary Committee.
\ T;mCs' special says there is we'll
settled belief in administration quarters
that there will be partial reorganization
OF the Cabinet before tho end of this SEES.
sion of Congress. The Secretary of State.
Secretary of the Navy and Secretary Of
tho Interior are named as members whose
resignation are likely to be presented.
In the House, the following bills were
introduced Authorizing the President to
open negotiations with British North
American provinces, for admission as
States of the Union; to annex the domin-
ion of Dominica and providing for public
surrender to the United States of public
building and Notifications, and to be in
corporacd among the States in the Unioh
as the State of Dominica.
The bill granting the Utah Central Rail-
road right Of way through public lands,
Tor the construction Of a railroad and telc-
graph line from Ogden to Salt Lake City,
passed.
Dispatches from Fort Hayes, Kansas,
and other points report Indians very nu-
mcrous between Camp Supply and Bear
Creek. All on warpath. Several Gov
crnmcnt and other trains and herds have
been attacked, bat so far the Indians have
been driven off. One train was corral!ed
two days at Gypsum Creek fighting the
Indians. A train from Camp Supply was
attacked four times. 1t is no longer safe
for trains or herds to travel without a
strong escort
BOsToN, June 10.-Thc House has re-
fused by 90 to 100 to receive the bill pro-
viding that no contracts for coolie labor
shall be made extending beyond period
Of six months. The employment of
Chinese in shoemaking, at North Adams,
was tile moving cause of the bill, and had
created sensation throughout tho State.
Earthquake in Mexico.
CITY OF MEXICO, June 1.-THE earth
quake of the 1lth of May was, felt at Ia
basco. All the churches and nearly all
the private dwellings, at Ncirahlta were
thrown to the ground. Near Pachutta
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