Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-04-29

Twelve miles of the Jackson Railroad i,
washed away.
Two other crevasses-one at Point
Marion, west Of Baton Rouge, and one on
the Nc Donough estate, below the city
are reported.
The latest news received states that the
crevasses are rapidly being stopped and
that it is not now expected that the city
will be flooded.
The Tribuncs Washington correspou.
dent telegraphs that it is authoritively an.
nounced that successor has at last been
found for Secretary Fish, The next Secre.
tary Of State will either be ex-senator
Morgan or ex.Attorncy General Evarts.
probably the latter. The change is no. to
be made Immediately.
The decision of the Supreme Court in
the legal tender case will be announced in
open Court on Monday next. The opini-
ons will not be delivered until the Decem.
Der meeting of the Court, in order that the
Judges may have time to perfect them.
II is stated that this dcision will reverse
the former one.
SAN FRANcIsco, April 25.-Arrived,
banks PomAattan, from Bellingham Bay
Florence, from Steilacoom.
Cleared, schr. ID. s. Williams, for
Seattle.
PORTLAND, April 2G.-Paciic coast
items are very mcagre.
The steamer Pacific sailed from San
Francisco yesterday for Portland and Vic.
toria. The steamer Idaho, from San Fran
cisco, is overdue, being out over FIVE days.
HARTFORD, April 21.--Thc canvassers
who meet today to officially canvass re-
turns of tho vote for Governor and 9th er
State officers will report the following
figures to the Legislature James English
!7,492 Marshall Jewell. II $50; scatter.
ipg, II. This gives English a majority of
%. There was manifest error III g.v:Scs.
English two too many in Somers, which If
the Legislature corrects will reduce his
total to II 400. There are disagreeins re.
turns from Cheshire, where full investi-
cation will no doubt add % to jew
ellis, making his total 47,473 which, with
II scattering would make ~ 400, the same
as English. OF scattering,3 and possibly
4 votes will be counted by the Legisla-
ture for English. Other errors or sup
posed errors will be submitted to the
Legislature and may result in JEWELS
election. Morris Tyler, Republican can
didatc for Lieutenant Governor, is elected
by majority of 1872. David p. Nichols,
Republican candidate for Treasurer, is
elected by $50 majority. Owing to an iu-
formality in the returns and incorrectly
spelled ballots, canvasscrs cannot declare
that any one has a majority for Secretary
Of the State or Comptroller. The Lcgisla-
turc will however, elect Hiram Appleman
Secretary of State and Jarvis w. Manning
Comptroller. both Republicans. The votes
are manifcstly intended for them and
would give Applcman l6l majority aud
Manning $50.
LONDON, April pa correspondent
at Versailles says the American member
of the Assembly said the Algerian insur-
rcction was most alarming. Dispatches
were hourly received demanding aid. The
instruction is an imitation of that in
Paris, with the object of pil'age. Picard
replied that measures had been taken to
suppress the outbreak, and that the &C.
counts of the instruction are exaggerated.
NEW ORLEANS, April 26.--At Kcnucr.
vile, and Immediately above, the water is
pouring in from the river, while it is fall
ing in front, The drains on the phnta-
tons in that vicinity are unserviceable,
being chokcd up with the weight of water.
Nothing has been received from Bonnet
Care or other crcvasses.
WASHINGTON, April 2G-Col. T. d.
Pitcher, of the First Infantry, has been
relieved from duty as Superintendent of
the Military Academy at West Poi Mt.
Co. Thomas G. Kruger, of the 18th Infantry
is detailed as Superintendent of the Mill
tary Academy, and will assume charge.
SAN FRANCisCo, April 26.-Contrary to
all expectations, the jury in the Fair case,
was out only forty minutes, and returned a
verdict of murder in the first degree. The
verdict is almost the sole topic of CONVEX
sation on the streets. The impression is
general that her sentence will ultimately be
committed to imprisonment for life. Tho
public are generally satisfied with the re.
suit of the case
The Odd Fellows of the District of Co.
lumbia to-day celebrated tho SD anniver.
sary of the establishment of the Order in
America by procession and speeches.
PORTLAND, April 27.-Arrived, steamer
Wright, from Sitka.
SAN Francisco, April 26.-Arriyed,
bark Florence. from Steilacoom brig
Tanner, from Columbia River.
PERsoNAL.-s. l.. Maxwell, Esq, pub
Usher and proprietor of the Seattle Intel