Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-12-23


events will determine. ! have the honor
to be the first Cabinet officer taken FROG,
the Pacific coast-ralifornia. Oregon and
the Territories Of the far West may nov
consider themselves recognized and repre-.
sented in every branch Of the Government.
| do not affect Indifference to party mat.
tiers, because have been selected to Office.
l belong to the Republican party. l be.
lieve in its principles and politics and l
have profound conviction that its ascen.
dency for some time to come is necessary to
the preservation Of peace and enforcement
of law. Subordinate to my Official obliga-
tions, everything that can reasonably and
honorably. I shall earnestly do to secure
its triumph in the next Presidential cleo.
ton"
New YORK, Dec 15.-Avona Bonney
an American girl seventeen years of age,
has made successful debut in au opera in
Italy.
Eight children we're taken from an or.
phan asylum in Brooklyn, to-day, at a
smallpox hospital.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE smallpox
IS increasing III DrOOklyu.
At stormy meeting of Tnternationals
this cvenins-Theodore II. Banks presd-
iny-atter Il great deal of violent declama-
ton against the police authorities for pre-
venting the parade and arresting members
of the society on Sunday last. motion to
parade next Sunday was carried, amid the
widest applause. A committee was ap.
pointed to wait upon Governor Hoffman
and request him to revoke the police order
prohibiting the parade, and to ask the
State for protection. Another committee
was appointed to inform the Superinten-
dent c:policc of their determination to
parade. The meeting was finally broken
up with loud yells Of. Viva la Commune
Tiua la Lnfeynationals."
BosToN. Dec ll-Alcxis gave a pri
vate banquet this evening to some twenty
five gentleman, including Governor ClaAin
aud Mayor CASTOR.
Mr.. Castor democrat aud citizens, can.
ddate) is re elected Mayor by 300 ma
jority, over Talbot (Republican)
ALBANY, (Oregon) Dec. 19-Last
evening flames were discovered breaking
through the roof Of the photograph gallery
of j. a. Winter, situated over the harness
and saddle mandatory of Thompson &
Irving, on First street. The fire having
gained such Roadway before discovered,
and the streets being full of snow and mud,
some time elapsed before the engine got to
work. TheG it was impossible to save
the building, which with every article in
it, was entirely destroyed. BY the exer-
tons of the fire department and the bene-
tit of the heavy snow on the roofs of ad-
joining buildings they were saved aud the
fire prevented from spreading. Thompson
4 lrvings loss is about five thousand dol.
lars, mostly secured by insurance. Winters
loss is $4,000, insured for $1,000 in the
Union.
SAN FRANcIsco, Dec. 17.-Arrived,
bark Forest Queen, from Port Ludlow !;
bark Osmyn, from Port Madison brig T.
". Lucus, from Port Blakcly bark
Northeast, Port Madison bark Amethyst,
Bclliusham Bay; bark Chris Mitchell,
Port Madison bark Orient, Columbia
river; brig PerYefua, schooner b. H.
RamsdeN, brig Kaioa aud schr Elias,
Bcllnsham Bay.
fREKA, Dec. 20th.--It has been storming
hard ever snice Sunday evening. South of this
place they have had unprecedented gales, do
ing considerable damage. Stages are running
from twelve to eighteen hours behind time
1t Is still raining but unusually warm.
PORTLAND, Dec. l9.-The weather since
Sunday has bee very severe. We had a heavy
snow and sleet storm last night, accompanied
by heavy gale. The line has been down
south for three days, and there is poor pros
pect for getting anything through for several
days to come, as the storm has extended up the
valley. At Albany, snow to the depth oftwelve
inches tell.
The ship Windrdrd from San Francisco,
crossed on the l7,h.- The bark Rirdl is in the
river. The Wmdward had to cut away her
masts toprevent her drifting ashore. She is
damaged to the extent of nearly $40, 900.
The first twenty miles Of the Oregon Central
Railroad, west side, was completed last night
The bark alden Besse crossed the bar on the
10th, the bark Harrington on the 18th. The
Besse and Harrington are both from Newport,
Wales with railroad IRON
The Executive Committee Of theUnion Pacific
Railroad Company, at a meeting in this city
to-day, in consideration of the donation of
Dongles county bonds and depot grounds at
Omaha, on the LIST day OF January, that city
resolved to make thai. place the actual termin IS
of the Union Pacific Railroad.
RIBHM0ND, Dec. l6.-Governor Walker has
pardored ex-Mayor Calhoun, heretofore twice
convicted of completely in the Hannestin forge
rIcS.
The Ku Klukists were discharged to-day,
except two from Dade country.
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