Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-02-05

loss $50 900 to S250, O0D
DIR. Livingston is reported killed BY an
African chief.
Georgia has ratified the Fifteenth
Amendment
Trumbull has introduced new civil
rights bill in the Senate includins Chinese
Kanakas. Indians. lIottcntots, Arabs and
Balloons. and imposing heavy penalties
on any State abrdging the privileges Of
any thing in human shape.
San FaANcIsCr. Feb. $3.50 r. NJ
Gold l2Uss. Grcenbacks, S2iM>3,.
A Canada Paper on the Red River Affair.
TORoNTo, Jan. 2S.-A leader IN the
Government organ denies the statement by
the G/otc, that the Dominion Government
intended to govern the Red River coun-
try from Ottawa without consulting the
interests of residents. 1t says. McDougall
was instructed to make hims elf fully ac-
quaintcd with the wants Of the country.
and to report the names Of the most capa-
bic men he found to represent in Council
all the different classes, and to be con
firmcd by the Dominion Government. His
instructions were most liberal and de-
signed to give careful consideration to the
wishes Of Red River settlers. If he ex-
ceeded his discretionary powers in organic
ing an army in that territory, and prcma-
turely issuing proclamation without in
structions from the Dominion Government,
he alone is responsible. Any just demand
from half:brecds will be attcntvely listened
to, but the annexation movement must he
put down. The Imperial Government is
fully advised of the situation, and will not
avoid the responsibility of restoring order
to the Queens Dominion. Interference
by the United States is even more dcplor-
able than in the case Of Canada, and would
DO met promptly. Gov. McDougall has
placed at the disposal Of the Government
the commission to be held from them, and
undertakes the administration of affairs in
the Northwest.
Work Suspended at the Portsmouth Navy
Yard.
PORTSMOUTH,, Jan. 2S.-Ordcrs have
been received to suspend work on con-
structiOn and in the steam engineering
department at the navy yard, the appro-
priations having been expended. This
order will cause the discharge of 600
workmcn.
Tennessee Constitutional Convention.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S-The Convcn-
ton adopted by vote of 80 to I, the Sec
ton comforting the right of suffrage to all
male citizens Of the United States over II
years of age who have been residents of
Tennessee for one year. 1t also requires
each voter to show that he has paid poll
tax. Both branches of the Legislature
passed a resolution thanking the Conven-
ton for adopting the foregoing.
Men Frozen to Death in Minnesota.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 2S.-Four men are re-
ported as having been frozen to death
during the late storm. The thermometer
fell to IS degrees below zero.
Return Of the Expedition against the Black
feet.
FoRT SHAW, Jan. 2S.-Col Bakers
expedition against the hostile Indians has
just returned. They killed 173' Indians,
destroyed 43 lodges, and all the winter
supplies and robes, and recovered 300
horses. Most of the murdercrs aud mas
sacrcrs of last summer were killed. The
expedition was complete success. One
killed and eleven wounded
Labor Raform Convention.
New York, Jan. 2S.-The Labor Re-
form Workingmen's Convention, claiming
to control the eight hour vote in this
State, assembled to day. Resolutions were
adopted organizing a distinct political
party not to make war Oh the rich, but
to protect the poor opposing reputation
of the national debt, but saying that the
burden of payment shall fall on all alike !;
opposing the granting of franchise of pub
lie lands to railroads and spectators, de-
clarins national banks to be monopolies !;
declaring grecnbacks to be the best cur
rcncy endorsing the late speech Of Con-
gressmcn Dawes and dec 'aring it to be
the keynote of the Labor Reform party,
and demanding that the duties on tea and
sugar be taken off. Samuel Flint, of
Linn, was nominated for Governor lie
is an old free-soiler, an advocate of pay
ment in grcenbacks and of increased taxa
ton.