Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-07-02
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of Gov. Stevenson into the Senate Ss0'l
Kentucky. in the place of McCrecry. ne u'
month. Charges are already filed with
Radical Western Senators which, if tbow
prove we'll founded, will render his adm;:y
sion doubtful. One charge is that he wa.
in Richmond at the commencement Of tho
war and was reported as on the rebel s;do
at Bull Run. Ne
The President yesterday signed tho hin
creating the Department Of Justice. T I
takes from the Treasury, Navy, and State
Departments the solicitors, clerks and cm.
ployes of their Offices; as also those Of tho
Revenue Bureau, and places them under
the Attorney General.
The Senate confirmed Col. Ackermon of
Georgia as Attorney General. He arrived
tonight, and had an interview with tho
President. The Judiciary Committee re.
ported favorably in his case and he w..
confirmed without objection.
In the House the Georgia bill was dis.
cussed, amended and finally passed as fol.
lows:
Section 1, That the State of Geor,;,
having complied with the reconstruct;on
acts, and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth,
Amendments to the Constitution having
been ratified in good faith bya legal lcy.
islature of said State is entitled to rcnrc.
sentation in Congress. Nothing in this
act shall be constructed to deprive tho
people of Georgia of the right to an cleo.
tion for members Of the General Assem-
bly, provided for in the constitution of said
State.
Section 2, That so much of the act
making appropriation for the support of
the army for the year ending June 30th,
1868, as prohibits organization, armius or
calling into service of militia forces of the
State of Georgia, Mississippi, Texas and
Virginia is hereby repealed
The completion of the Falmouth. Gibral.
tar and Malta cable is an occasion of con.
graduation. Dispatches were exchanged
between the Vicroy Of India and President
Grant. The formers message is dated at
Bombay on the eve Of the 23d, aud reached
the President ut 1870 a. NJ.
CHICAGO, June pa New York src.
cial says the Trades Unions of New York
arc discussing the prospects of the impor-
tat'on of Chinese as hborcrs. Several
Union meetings were held last night and
resolutions passed protesting against the
introduction Of Coolic labor to New York
and vicinity. They have arranged for IA
grand procession and banquet for July
fifth.
PHILADELPHIA, June 24.-Gcn. W,
Il. Thomas was nominated for Congress
to night by the citizen, of the Fourth Dis
.trict, irrespective Of party, in opposition
to Judge w. ID. Kelly.
CHICAGO. June 25.-Six cases of sun
stroke yesterday fatal.
New ALBANY, Ind, June c3.-Thc
Democratic Convention to-day rc-nomina-
ted NJ. G. Kerr; also full Judicial ticket.
The Republican Congressional Cnnvcn-
ton of the 9Th District has nominated
Jno. G. Coburn for re election
PIQUA, O.. June 23.-Thc Democratic
Congressional Convention of the 18th Dis
trict nominated s. +. Mckinney.
WoRCHEsTER, Mass. June 25.-An
explosion of nitro glyccrinc occurred to.
day which killed Timothy Cronan, aged
%, and injurnS 30 others persons; none
badly. Two houses were demolished and
many badly shattered. The shock was
felt over the whole city. Bells rung and
crockcry and furniture were broken half
mile distant. The explosive material had
been Struggled into car and addressed to
North Adams, and intended for the Iuosac
Tunnel
NEW YORK, june 27.-Thc MvaHs
London special says great excitement is
prevailing in Madrid in consequence of
the discovery Of Il plot to blow up the
powder magazine fortress at Gibraltar.
Fcnianism is supposed to bc at the bottom
of it.
The TIoMTs Montreal special says 4
great independence mass meeting was held
at Montreal on Saturday. An indcpcnd-
ence movement is regarded as already
started in the Dominion.
INDIANAPOLIS, june ga fatal case
of sunstroke here yesterday.
NEW YoRK, June 24.-Elcvcn persons
Frustrated by the heat to-day. None ia
tally.
CHICAGO, june GA number of re-
ports have been received at Sherdan's
headquarters, from the plains, that parties
of Indians, hostile to the whites, arc max
ing their appearance at various points
along the route of the Union Pacific Rail
road. In some cases troops arc in pursuit
of them.
Foreign.
PARIS, June 23.-At meeting of the
Ecumenical Council on the 18th, Cardinal
Guido, Archbishop of Boulognc, made
strong argument against the Infallibility
scheme, creating profound sensation.
CONsTANTINOpLE, june 2l.-The Cou-
rier says 1900 persons lost their lives by
the late fire in this city.
LONDON, June 27.-The report Of the in
tended recall of Motley is discredited.
Six survivors of the ship Mercurius,
from San Francisco lost off the Brazilian
coast, have been brought here. They