Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-05-13
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC STATES.
TELEGRAPHIC

sailles dispatch says Favre and Quertier,
Ministers Of Finance, have started to meet
Bismarck at Frankfort. 1t is supposed
the cause Of the meeting has reference to
money matters; but the truth is, the Ger.
man authorities teleyraphed that if the
Versaillists do not enter by Monday, the
Prussians will do so on Tuesday. Favre
hopes to gain an extension Of time, but is
unlikely to succeed.
1t is said Favre and Simon are likely to
resign shortly, in consequence Of dissen.
sions in the Assembly.
SING SING, May G.-At noon, yesterday,
there was terrible accident in Sing Sing
prison. The men were marching to the
mess room for dinner, and, while passing
over the gallery floor, the structure gave
way, precipitating several men to the pave
mcnt below, forty feet, Others dropped
to the gallery beneath sustaining Sc
were injuries. A scene Of wild excite.
mcnt ensued, during which numerous at
tempts were made to escape. 1t is feared
that two men are fatally I'M ured.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-Reports arc
received at the Internal Revenue Office of
efforts of organized parties in the Southern
States to prevent the enforcement Of the
revenue laws in many instances. The
supervisors of the I'd District of Missouri
say regular Ku klux notices have been
sent to the officers of the Internal Revenue
Department. Collectors of Internal Reve.
nue. report that several officers have been
deferred from the performance of their
&, anil tb,k h,,. hon collnl
for to prevent outrage upon Government
officials in the performance Of their duties.
New ORLEANS, May A tornado
swept over Baton Rogue aud vicinity on
Tuesday, causing great destruction of pro-
pcrty. The north and south walls of the
Penitentiary, the roof of the shoe factory
and cells on the south wing of the building
were blown away. The second story and
roof of the store house Of the United States
Arsenal with 300 feet of the laboratory,
frame buildings, and roof Of one of the
powder magazines, were rent in fragments.
The roof was torn from the Catholic
Church, and large number Of frame
houses were unrooled and received other
damages. n sugarhouse and number Of
cabins on the plantation of Joseph Bernard
were blown down aud one negro killed aud
several wounded. The sugar,ho and
cabins on the plantation of James McCallin
were all destroyed and many colorcd per-
sons severely I'M urcd. The sngar-house
and all the cabins on the plantation of W..
s. Pike were blown down aud two co!orcd
men killed and a numpcr wounded. Many
boats on the flats. laden with coal, were
sunk. The loss will reach 100000.
WASHINGTON, May 7.--One Of the
Joint High Commissioners recently said
negotiations were being conducted GU the
principle of give and take, thereby imply.
ing that it is on Il basis of compromise.
All the members of the Commission are
unanimous in the belief that the treaty
ought to be satisfactory to both countries.
The authorities of the nation appear to be
accord as to the princi pie agreed on by the
Comm, s>ion, which have been rccc we'd by
them from time to time as they were sever
ally submitted. \ protocol has been pre-
pared by the Comm '>ionerS. clearly set.
ting forth the basis Of settlement aud their
reasons for coming to the conclusions ar
rived at The treaty is ma !e on the basis
Of this pro ocol, but my MT be siynei
before Thursday. Much anxiety prevails
as to whether the Senate will ratfy the
treaty.
FRANKFORT, May 1.-The Democratic
State Convention met yesterday, and the
following ticket was nominated !: For
Governor. p. Ii. Leslie: for Lieutenant
Governor, j. G. Carlisle for Auditor, d.
II. Smith; for Treasurer, j. w. Tate; for
Superintendent of Public Instruction II.
a. NJ: Henderson for Register of Land
Office, j. A. Dawson; fot Attorney Cen
eral, John Rodman. Resolutions were
adopted reafirming the prnci pie announ-
ced by Conventions held since the war;
declaring in favor of universal and un.
qualified amnesty advocating a radical
reform in the revenue system protesting
against Capitalization of the Government
aud abrogation of the rights ofthe States
indorsing the addresses of the Democratic
members of Congress, and uniting with
them in condcmniUg the unconstitutional
acts of the Administration, and declaring
themselves unalterably opposed to every
form and lawlessness, whether committed
under cover of Constitutional enactments
or organized bands, and we pledge our
selves, as occasion may arise, to use every
loyal means to prevent the one, and to
have enacted such law as cxperienc may
demonstrate to be necessary to put down
and furnish protection Of life, liberty and
prosperity, under laws enacted by our own
Legislature and administered by our own
Courts.
WASHINGTON, 9.-The treaty Of Wash
ington meets with general approval:
Gentlemen in high official positions feel
confident, from the information thus far,
that it will be ratified by the Senate. As
members Of the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations have been furnished in confidence