Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-01-29

Istess i BOG eadsd, and the weather ran.
idly growing cold. The Ohio river h..
risen ten feet in the last twenty -four hours.
and 10 still rising.
CHICAGO, Jan. l6.-Weathcs In. tur,.
cd exceedingly cold since daylight. and !,
still growing colder. Thermemeter il
about 1cr0.
TIE Storm Al Nashville.
NASHVILLE, Jan. lS.-Nashville va,
visited last night by terrible storm. ac.
companied by thunder and Lightning.
many public and private buildings were
unroofed and otherwise damaged, here and
at Murfrccsboro. No loss Of life is "a.
ported.
RI The Storm In Tennessee.
MEMPHIS, Jan. 13.-The storm ycstcr.
day destroyed the Paint Rock Bridge.
near Huntsville, also, some freight cars
standing on the track, were lifted and car.
ricd 200 yards away. ,t<N I
LOUISVILLE, Jan. T.-Rcports from
Glasgow Junction say that every house
between there and Cave City, six miles
distant, has been blown down, and about
twenty lives were lost.
Later reports Of the tornado whichyisit..
ed Cave City, state that fifty houses were
entirely demolished, and nine persons kill.
ed aud ten MORALLY injured, with large
number of others more or less hurt.
About sixty families are rendered home.
less. The storm came from the southwest
and passed On toward the northeast direc.
ton. ~sa,.--.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 1S.-The water
in the Sciota river is higher than it has
been for twenty years. Great damage has
occurred.
"A bill was introduced in the House Of
Representatives to-day by Ward one Of
the Cincinnati delegates, prohibiting the
reading of the Bible and singing Of hymns
in the public schools.
Interesting Bill In tire Alabama Legislature.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 1S.-In the
House to-day, bill was introduced to re-
lieve all persons married during the war,
from the obligations created. This is
done in consequence ola recent decision
of the Supreme Court, declaring that all
of the Legislatures, Judges and Justices,
during tic war, were illegal ,..,
From Mississippi. s.e
JACKSON. Jan. 15.-The Legislature
ratified the l4th and 18th amendments.
An election for Senators takes place Mon
day. i. g. Egglcston, II. N. Flower and
General Amcs are prominent candidates.
General Alcorn's letter to General Ames,
declining the provisional govcruorship,
says: "Coming from military authorities,
and subject for support to military power,
the fitness of things appears to forbid my
acceptance, while l hold the immediate
prospect of attaining the position Of civil
Governor by the sanction most acceptable
to my instincts as an American citizen, that
Of the popular choice. l may perhaps be
INDUCED in the frank confession that IN
der the fellowship of error and chastisc-
mcnt by. which belong to the Southern
people, I am constrained by the irrcsisti-
bic forces in my heart to draw back from
lot or part in the Government, and to
deny any other right than that Of their
own choice"
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 15.-Thc Cover
nor has signed the bill repeating the samb-
ling law.
The newspapers this morning, state that
Gen. Amos has been elected Senator from
Mississippi, who is not even citizen OF
that State, and only there by virtue of his
position as General in the army, by which
he was enabled to control and manipulate
the State election.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.--The House
took up tho bill for the transfer Of League
Island Navy Yard.
Mr.. Dawes (Republican) opposed it be-
cause under it the Secretary Of the Navy
could sell three millions of property at prl-
vate sale to whom he pleased. The Treas
ury Department has not money to under
take the enlargement of Navy Yards in.
time of Peace. Mr.. Dawes criticised the
estimates Of the Navy Department for the
present year, and said they did not INSPIRE
him with much confidence, although the
Secretary promised saving of some two
millions on the articles of coal alone, which
only cost $4,000, the last two years.
That was an achievement in mathematics
which had no parallel only in the report
of the Postmaster General, who proposed
to save $4,000, 900 yearly, by abolishing
the franking privilege, while the tranIea
matter, would not produce 81 ,000,ooo'
The estimates for the next fiscal year con-
tanned appropriations for public purposes
Of nearly sl5O, 600, 900, against an ap,c
preparation for same objects last year OF
S55,OOO. 900, under Andrew Johnson's ad'
ministration, which had been arraignedo9,
charge of proaigaey in expenditures, found
guilty and deposed Andrew johnson in
the last year Of his administration estima'
ted that he could carry on the Govern
ment for S3OS, 600, 900, and that amount
was cut down over so ,00O, goo. The
present Administration demands S3l L.
DOC, 900 an increase Of over S2S ,O0O, Wo'
beyond the amount required by Andrew dae