Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-01-15

| believes the hopeful stateueatby - -.
ol6ciai journal, since IScss eostisusliy b..
lie the assertions. The Spanish tr:asurv
is perfectly exhausted, snd The Govern.
ment can send % ,nosey 10 Cuba. Gen
Caballero do Rodss- has . borrow sixtv
million piastrss FROM Havana merchants s,
provide for war expenses.
A sexnilsa Stsry.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 6.-Ths Uasrfte t..
morrow will publish Tho substance Of tho
sworn statement made in it previously By
Houston King, Of Elliott cousty, Ky, be-.
fore Col. Hoagland, United States Detec4
tive. There is in existence secret socie.
ty, the object Of which is to repudiats the
public debt. 1t proposes to accomplish
this by purchasing genuine plates of green
backs aud bonds, and then flooding the
country with copies of the originals four
million dollars. King states that thew
have already been sent throughout tho
country, and the organization is said
to have % .O00, 900 in its possession. The
society was organized December 1865, sud
subsequently. reorgauissd in September
last. All the papers in the matter are now
in possession Of Secretary Boutwell,. King
was formerly Colonel in tho rebel army,
and has been until lately clerk in the
Elliott county court, which position he re-.
signed to attend to this busisess. The at
tention of tho Government was called ~
the existence Of this organisation six
months ago by United States officers in this
district.
Massachusetts Legislature.
Boston, Jan. 5.-Thc Massac husetts
Legislature convened to-day. P. Coo
lidge was elected President Of the Senate,
and Harry Jewel reelected Speaker Of tho
House. - ,s.,ew
HARRISBURG, Jan. 5:ASGov. Gcary, in,
his message delivered to the Legislature
to-day, recommended the establishment Of
home for disabled soldiers, as refuge
for those now compelled to beg on the
streets. The Ayondale disaster was re.
fcrrcd to, and law recommended enforc.
ing stringent regulations to prevent the &C.
currcnce of such calamities. 1t deprecates
the efforts Of free traders to obtain the in.
PRODUCTION of steel and iron free of duty;
favors the recognition Of Cuba, and says it
geographically belongs to the United States,
and advocates the expansion of the cur.
rcncy by new national banks, to be estab.
lishcd where none now exists.
New Hampshire Demoeratis CoAventiss.
CONCORD, Jan. 5.-The Democratic
State Convention nominated Gen. John
Bennett for Governor, and Gen. NJ. T.
Donohoe for Railroad Commissioner. The
resolutions express abiding faith in tbs
principles Of the Democratic party, md o.
position to cnimlizatioD. They denouncc
the action of Congress in relation to Gcor-
gia, exact honesty and fidelity in Govern
incnt officials, dcnouncc monopoEes as IN.
Just and prejudicial to. national progress,
declare that contradictions and monopoly
arc twin instruments Of evil, that all con.
tracts, bonds and securities should be paid
| in currency. sh3
| AUGUSTA, Me-, Jan. 5.-Bctf branches
of the Legislature organized to-day VIM.
w. Bolster (Rcp.) was elected President
of tic ScDate, and Reuben Foster (Ren.9
Speaker Of the House. 81, y 81
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 5.-The Legislature
| met to-day. I. G. Latrobe. Of Baltimore,
was elected Speaker Of the Housc, but
the Senate adjourned without organizing.
IT, -r Accident at Sea. -
New YORK, Jan. 6.--Tl,e gunboat Ma.
ria, which left for Portland in company
with the steamer llinxtononah, to pare
ticipate in the reception Of Pcabody's re:
mains, was run into at sea by the 1faxto.
nonsah, .cut down to the waters edge, and
sunk in fifteen. minutes. Four 6remeIf
were lost, but the balance Of the officers
and crew were rescued by the Miaxtoso.
NAH.
| NEW York, Jan. Tho sale Of pcws
for Bcecher's church last evening realized
S57 900, a considerable increase over last
year.
The Croton department received during
the year for Croton water rents and penal
ties, $685., 259 80, being an increase Of
S1,715 TO-
The thirteen Spanish gunboats which
have been lying at quarantine for over
ten days past, are preparing for sea, and
will take their departure for Havana to-
day. The crews for tho different vessels
are actively engaged In preparations tor
sea. F .sr IT,
Governor Hofman's message was re-
ceived in both branches. It states the
State debt is $34, S4S, 800, and the sinking
fund will extinguish It at the present rate
in ten years. He says the interest on tue
State debt should be paid in coin. Inc
Governor devotes considerable space to the
canal. He urges such legislation as VIII
insure cheap transportation; speaks Of inc
objects Of the contract system OF labor 10
prisons; calls attention to the public char
tiles Of the State, aud commends them 70
tho libcfality Of tho Legislature; recon.
mends number Of general laws, and tne
asoidAnce u special Legislation. The con-
Ispiracy statute ii regard TO labor be recon-;
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