Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-04-23

., which abest fifty politicians were pres.
nn,. Who decided to reorgauise tho Demo.
cratic Union party Immediately, anl con.
tinuc i,ht against Tamunany. '-.' =.
R,csn.true.ion Of tn Cabinet Contemplated.
New York. April 1.-THE Su. cd
itorally says the Cabinet is to be recon.
structcd at a re reasonably early dag. Fish
viii leave the State Department to succeed
Motley as Minister to England. Hcar will
resign as Attorney General. Fish will
not be succeeded by Gen. Butler.
Indians Throw Train I'm the Track.
CoRRIxNE, UTAH. April 14.-Adviccs
from Sidney, Nebraska, dated to-day, say,
Indians cut stringcrs on bridge, three
miles cast Of Antelope Station, and threw
fourteen cars of the eastern bound freight
train off track, about one o'clock this
morning. All train men, except ono brake
man, got on an engine aud ran to next
station. After they left the Indians broke
open number of ears. The remaining
brakeman fired upon them few times aud
they left The western bound passenger
train was delayed at Sidney six hours,
waiting for the wreck to be cleared. Ante.
lopc is sixty.one miles east Of Cheyenne.
New York, April l9.-The order Of
the Fenian Congress assembled to-day.
Fifty or sixty Delegates were present. 1t
Is stated that the Chicago Delegates were
refused admission this is doubtful, how
ever. Further proceedings are unknown,
but there isl report current that some
twenty or thirty officers leave tonight for
the frontier, to take command of the ad-
vance guard.
The steamer Lett Which r. ivea to.
day. brought the rcnaIns of ex Minister
Buringamc. in charge of his eldest son.
The Chamber Of Commerce escorted the
body to the IloLoken and Boston boat.
LISBON, April l9.-Thc city was
visited by fearful tornado Oh Saturday
night, which caused great loss of property
and some lives. Shipping in the Tngus
suffered severity; many vessels were
wrecked, all more or less damaged. No
american vessels lost The British fleet
rode the storm without injury.
WAsHINoroS, April 2o---The Su-
prcmc Court unanimously allowed the
wthdrawaLof two legal tender cases aud
decided not to rchcar argument Oh the re-
mining one. Decision therein rc,nains as
heretofore.
1t is freely stated, By prominent officers
IF the Fenian organic ,tipn, that not only
Will an expedition a-ain,. Canala depart
within few days, but that lighting will
have commenced on the frontier On the
4 az Il. cv.l
UNcl will direct the III ,vcments Of the
raiders +-
ALBANY. April PA trc,hc; prevails
hire. The wltcr covers Broadway from
Hudson south to Ferry streets One hun.
drci Easements aud cellars are fooled.
The tier on til, dock is from to ~
tr,t. ami tn. fats above and below the
WY are all Il ,olcd. Water subsiLiny.
N\RrFoaD, April 2l.-.tll sire It's near
the river are submerged. Two persons
have been drowned.
New IorH, April 90 The IIud on
RIVER Rowing Association have extended
ch dcngc to the English Boat Club to
c,m. t. America to compete with clubs in
this country. AMI Offering to defray en-
p,nScs to the extent OF $500.
B,sroN. April 2,.--~Frcshe:s are re
p,r,cl in Mcrrimac. Saco, AMI An'lrosco"
xxi. rivers, d,iu. considerable damage and
partially in'crrnptn. railroad travel.
In the SenAte. the Georgia bill was
taken up Mr. Pumcroy m,vcl to amend
Wilson s. amendment by substituting an
Smcndm,nt making the existing govern.
m,nt of Georgia provisional, constituting
it the 81 Military District, ard providing
for the election Of lc legislature November
18Th. 1877. Pom,roy cilcrcl M amend
mcut repeating the cotton laws, SO as to
permit the org .nis,tion and calling into
service Of the militia 81 the State Of Gcor-
gia. Agreed to by a party Se:c.
New YORK, April 2t.-l,4ls immi,
grants arrived at this port yesterday.
ConIxNE. April ia gentleman Just
arrived from Snake River, Idaho bring'
intelligence of placer dig.ings above that
stream for distance of 800 miles, at a
point I'D miles north east of this city
Over 4 hun lred miners are at work with
rockers, ma..ing from fifty cents to ten dol
lars per day each.
SAN FrANcrsco. April 29-The
through Pullman trains will leave Sar
Francisc, Thursdays instead of Wednes
days, us, heretofore Pullman will intro
ducc this season new cars for excursion
parties. to travel.
GLycERINE AND ITS UsE.--C Comparative
L. hut f,,v x,o,ro h,vo al, mead since ,lv