Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-03-26

Ice, anu the new Mayor holds the Citv
Hall and all other public buildings exeen.
the ststion house.. phlchzrs inSoeeess;o.
Of the old Mayors.pho h. apt through
M COUNSEL es4jov WISH to Go,
Wa Ter for asistaecc Z h,aistStn .hia an.
shosity. "a
RTcuNoxrh Nl,rch lJ-G& Walk,
|inIeply to the arPdesiissof Ntyor Cspoou'
say. Mayor Emison ie Legally elected IN.
der the act of the Legislature, and he can.
not recognize the authority Of any one else
as Mayor He ccn,ures Capoons action
and advises him to obey the laws. CANON
is still in the station house with aboue
Thirty men, but the besicying party have
cut off the gas and supplies Of food.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-Mr. G.
Lander, from the committee on Com.
merce, reporteda bill to amend the act 10
regulate the diplomatic Consular 4 ystxm
of hepCnitcd States, aud providing a sub.
stitute schedule. 1t abolishes certain
C0,sulates, and changes the salary of :.
number Of the Others It provides for Z
Consul General at London, Paris and Hs.
vana, with salaries of $4,000, and at Cal.
cutta and Shanghai, $4,000; al Montreal.
$4,000; at Berlin and Vienna, $1,000:
at Alexandria, $500. 1t authorizes
forty-nne Consuls for great Britain and
her colonies, at salaries ranging from
$4,000 Cat IivcrpooD down to $500.
Among the Consulates abolished are those
of Victoria, V. L., Calcutta and Bombay.
Three COnsulates are authorized for Rus
STA, eight for France, nine for Spain, fous
for Portugal, three for Belgium, three for
the Danish Dominions, and ten for tho
North German Union. The bill provides
for the employment Of clerks and interpre-
tiers for the various Consulatcs; fixes the
salaries of all Consu!ates. The Consulate
at Ycddo is stricken from the bill. Those
in kanagawa, Nagasaka and Hakodadi
are transferred to Canton, Foochow,
AMOR, Pankow and Fleming. The Con-
suate at Para, Brazil, is stricken from tho
schedule. .,~,-.7
WASHINGTON, March 16-The Recon-
struction Committee to-day heard several
colorcd Tcnncsseans in regard to the out
RACES in various parts Of that State. They
represent the condition of affairs as very
dcplorablc.
The resignation of Col Daniel Butter
field, as Brcvet Maj. Gen, is accepted by
the President, to take effect March 14th,
1870. '.ui .JU
A general army order has been issued,
carrying into effect the resolution of Con-
grcss providing for meteorological observa-
tions at stations in the interior, to give no.
tice Of the approach Of storms. 7..l
The reply of the President to applica-
tons from Tennessee and Georgia for mil
itary assistance to suppress alleged distur-
Dances Of the peace, is that he has no
doubt of his right to acccdc to their re-
quests but he has doubts whether they
could he used to aid the civil authorities.
lie will take legal advice as to all such
cases before issuing an order. ' ,''"..'
The Senate Committee on Territories
decided to recommend the nomination Of
Potts for Governor Of Montana. If it
was tabled the effect would be the reten-
ton of Gov. Ashley. .-'a t'H,'"''
New YORK, March 1.-THE nitro
glyccrnc factory, near Hlackensack, n
j., was demolished by an explosion to-
day, and four men and one boy killed -r
Death Of very OIL Lady. ~ ''.' "'
Mrs. Mary Foster, of Newark, who was
one Of the young girls who carried in the
procession basket of laurel leaves at the
funeral of Washington, died yesterday
aged % years.
st. Patrick's Day. 81 ''''
NEW YORK, March 17.--St. patrieks
Day was celebrated more enthusiastically
than ever before. The procession num-
bcrcd 80, 900, and was witnessed by vast
concoursc Of people There were celebra-
tiqns also in Brooklyn, Boston, Baltimore,
and all the leading cities. No disturbance
occurred.
NASHVILLE, March 17.-St. Patrick's
Day was enthusiastically celebrated by the
Irish citizens. .....
Bloody.ilrray in Tennessee.
A feud Of long standing between two
families in Sumner county, eliminated in
the death Of one of the party aud wound
ing of two others and negro bysthnder.
Universalist Centenary Gathering.
Z HARTFORD, Conn, March 17--At the
State Centenary gathering Of tho Uniyer-
salists, addresses were made by Horace
Greeley, Rev. Mr.. s. Olympia Brown and
Others. The subscriptions to the National
Centenary Missionary Fund
to $4,000. ae'' ,s11 u iiio
The Fifteenth Amendment is. q
ST, LOUIS, March 17-Sccretary Fish,
in reply to an inquiry by tho Superintend-
ent Of Registration here, says the ratifica-
ton of tile Fifteenth Amendment will be
proclaimed as soon as Congress admits
Georgia and Texas. !" s-- ef'd o<htF
''@'a9i' 10 From Cincinnati. a''it .ta
CINCINNATI, March 16.-:A movement
is on foot for grand agricultural and me
chanical exposition here during the COM
Ing season. .-...
Howard Mathews, Past Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge of Masons Of the
State of Ohio, died this forenoon, aged %
years 4.ssa D.. ~ .If-