Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-03-04

WA>HIN 'IoN, Eel. 2S.-In the House
to-day, Mr. Logan moved that the rules
lie suspended aud the House sgree 10 a
conference on the South Pacific Railroad
BILL After some discussion between Ran.
dali aud logan vote was taken, the rules
suspended ard conference ordered.
LONDON, Feb. 2s-Letters from Paris
say an official notice, signed BY Picard:
confirms the signature Of the prelimnaries.
The armi>ticc is prolonged four days. The
entry of the Germans into Paris was the
price paid to save Bcltort.
Prince Frederick Charles is to be COVER.
nor of Champaign, with headquarters at
Rheims
SAN FRANCIsco, Feb. 2S.-Gold, at 3
p. NJ, was quoted at llO5 Legal Tenders,
buying, 91i selling, oil.
Arrived ship Rerete, from Port Discot-
cry; bark Jenny Pits, from Free?ort;
bark Chris Mitchell, from Port Madison.
PARIS, Feb. 2S.-Thc French troops
have evacuated the barricadcs of tho
Louvre and Elysccs. Picard remains in
Paris.
The ambassadors of England, Austria
and Prussia returns Immediately to their
legations.
March 1.-The head of the column of
the Eleventh Corps, under Gen Won
Bose, has entered Pont du Jour and Porte
Ncuilly, and is moving toward the Arc de
Triomphe No hostile movement of the
populace has been made, and fears of u
collision are diminishing.
At the appointed hour, 10 o'clock, the
first representative corps Of the victorious
army entered within the enceinte under
the eye of his Imperial Majesty, IN accord
ance with the programme. The Eleventh
Corps, numbering so, 900, with ninety. six
pieces of field artillery and the usual pro-
portion Of cavalry, under command Of Gen.
Won Bose, advanced in two columns, one
at Pont du Jour. The former then ad-
vauced at rapid pace up the avenue
Triomphc. The French troops vacated
the streets as the Germans approached.
Another column, entering Pont du Jour
below Autcuil, commenced to march along
the quay of the north side Of the Seine,
directly for Place dc Ia Concordc, which
had been fixed as a place of rendezvous
for the two columns. As tho troops pro-
cecdcd along in line, the artillery took pc.
sitions from Porte dc Neuily to Place de
la Concordc, and from Point du Jour to
the same point, as precautionary measure.
At 8 A. NJ, the head Of the Prussian
advance was rounding Are de Tromphe,
to the surprise Of the few present. Both
men and women hurried away in tears, and
only boys and few workmcn were left.
Not the slightest attempt was made at dis
turbancc. The conduct of the people was
admirable.
At quarter to nine the staff arrived,
with Gen. Von Kalicke in front. f lowed
by fifty officers of all arms and in all sorts
of uniforms. They did not stop but rode
down the Champs Elysccs to the house Of
Queen Christina, where their headquarters
were established. Behind the staff came
Il battalion Of the SS,h, with drums aud
G'cs Then came the ttoops Of the Blue
Dragons, and after then marched de-
tachmcnt of Bavarians, composed Of iT-
fantry and cavalry, followed by two hun.
dred men Of every variety of prussiam
lines, corps consisting Of about a 'czen
officers of artillery at the head of a little
column, which was closed by some 800
led horses, aud containing altogether prob
ably 2000 men, brought up the rear.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-The public
debt statement OF bonds issued to the Pa
ciGc Railroad Companies, interest payable
in lawful money, shows the total to be as
follows: Outstanding, S6l6.lSS.32; in
tcrcst accrued and not yet paid, SG4G,lsS
interest paid by the United States, SlO,-
1880; interest repaid by the transport
tation of mails. 81 400, 49, balance Of
interest paid by the United States, 49,.
293,09f.
JACKSONVILLE, Feb. GA shooting
ARRAY took place here to day on the mait,
street Of this town, between Valentine S.
Rolls and James d. Fay, in which neither
of the parties received serious injury. lt
seems that Rolls approached Fay aud ac-
cused him of the seduction of his dangh-
ter, aud told him that one of them must
die Both drew pistols simultaneously,
Rolls firing first, the ball striking the
guard of Fay's pistol and preventing its
use. Rolls fred three shots. one of which
passed through the pocke,book in the
breast pocket of Fay's coat, lodging against
IA rib but doing no injury. After the
shooting Rolls mounted his horse quietly
and rode home.
How BELKNAp CANE TO BE SECRETA
RY OF WAR-When Secretary of War
Rawlins died, President Grant asked Gen
eral Sherman to name some one to be his
successor. The cratic Sherman named