Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-03-02

Later from tho Atlantic States.


Territory.
Deferred Election Lii has passed the
House, and will probably pass the Senate.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 2G.-Dcputv Marshal
Mcrau>laud left Fargo, on Red River, tho
18th instant, with FOUR prisoners, TO Penn
bina When near Grand Forks, about 100
miles north of Fargo, two of the prisoners
escaped. McCauslanl gave chase, since
which time nothing has been seen or heard
Of the three. There seems little doubs
that they persisted in the storm Of the 25,ls
inst, or that McCausland was foully dealt
with by the desperadocs. A party, in
search, starts from Fargo to-day.
Feb. 24.-The House Committee OFT
Commerce finally agrced-.seven against
two-on recommending of an appropriation
doubling the China mail service This
recommendation and combination with the
friends of Australian subsidy it is believed
insures the success Of both measures.
1t is probable that the bill making tea
and coffee free will fall before the Senate.
Freeing importa,ions from the delays and
expense attending the bounding system,
would tend to bring the eutire tea trade viz
California and the route overland.
The Senate Committee on private land
claims to-day heard The argument in sup.
port of the claims presented by counsel iu
behalf of Gen. John \. Suffer, the pioneer
c'tler of California, who asks that scrip be
issued giving him authority to locate some
100000 acres of unoccupied public lands
in lieu of compensation for his Sobrante
grant of twenty-five leagues, which was
rejected by the Cuitcd States Supreme
Court.
Corbctt introduced bill extending citi.
zenship to all persons born in Oregon be-
fore the treaty of 1916, children of British
f,thers aud Indian mothers. The number
is said to be large
JACKSONVILLE. H., Feb. o3.--About
one hundred passengers from San Fran
cisco, via the Union Pac 'fic Railroad, ar
rived here at ii o'clock last nj yht \
portion Of The passengers left San Francisco
on the 22d of January They are very
severe in dcnunciaion Of the officers and
employees Of the Union Pacific Railroad,
charging them with neglect of their duties,
iueiliciency, and with brutality in their
treatment to passengers. Gov. Potts, Of
Montana, is among the passengers.
San Francisco mails to February 9Th
were received to-day.
Immense mass meetings, led in the
west and south divisions of the city last
night, rat fed the passage Of the recently
enacted temperance law. Addresses were
delivered by leading clcrcymcn, lawyers
aud o'hcrs, in support of the law and pro-
testing against its repeal, which is bcin,
strongly urged upon the Legislature by
liquor interests.
NEW YoRK, Feb. 23-The Pacific
Railroad SNOW embargo has again made
itself felt in New York.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Cumnanys
pier at Canal street, is filled with loaded
and uuloaded cars, and carmen stand by
them day and night, awaiting their turn
to deposit their goods on an extra steamer,
which is to sail next Thursday.
At night the street is Illuminated by
boniircs.
The merchants have author 'zcd their
carmen to pay high premiums for places
ahead in the line, but not a carman will
bulge from his place. One hundred were
awaiting last night, and the number has
not been released.
NEW York, Feb. GA Washington
dispatch to the Herald says that our Gov
crnmcnt has authorized an offer made to
the Gladstone ministry to settle the Ala.
hama dispute for fifty millions of dollars.
New York, Feb. 24.--l.ondon special
says that the Germans are again arming.
Two corps are ordered TO be in readiness.
The cause is preparations Of great activity
in the political parties at Versailles and u
possibility of change in the French Gov.
eminent. Germany reserves the right to
decide as to any new Government when,
ly, either by inclination or incapacity to
execute a treaty of peace, there will b.
another invasion.
The committee Of twenty-five, appointed
by the Grand Sachcm of the Tammany
Society, to recognize the Democracy in
this city, which meets next Monday, is
composed of such prominent and intucn-
tial citizens as Chas. O'Connor, Aug. Bel
mont, G.. Low. q. Ot,cndorf, j. J. Cisior,
S. NJ. Barlow and Martin Manton.
The German Democratic General Com
mttCee last night passed. resolutions enuOrS-
ing Carl Schurz.
NEW York, Feb. 20-The JVonds
specia! dispatch says that the young Fen
ian who assaulted the Queen, struck her on
the breast with his pistol at the Same time
that he presented the petition for amnesty
for the fcnians, enchanting, Sign, die =!
Prince Arthur, who was in tho carriage,
Knocked the man down. When O'Connor
was questioned, he said his desire was "to
brighten the Queen into doing justice to
Ireland"
Feb. 2G.-Chas. A. Washburn, former
~ Minister at Paraguay, has arrived here.
His presence is in connection with court
marshal which he says will convene at an
early day, to try Admirals Gerbfard and