Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-12-28
TELEGRAPHJc
LATER PROM THE ATLANTIC STATES.

UouH iioih graveyard by students OF
the Charity Hospital Medical College
for dissection. some weeks, ago, has re-
suited seriously. The corpse was that
a victim of smallpox, though this was
not learned until the body had been
conveyed to the dissccting-room, which
is i'll a large block it the heart of the
city, occupied in the lower part for stores
and offices, and above for lodsing-rooms
and the Medical College. The con-
tasion was not only dissemination
through the building and taken by the
unvaccinated occupants, but was carried
by the students to their boarding-places,
and has been widely spread through
the city. Though distributed from Il
corpse, the cases resulting thercfrom
are of the worst form of black small
pox. A number of deaths have occur
red, and other patients are in critical
condition. The people are highly in
dignant, and the City Council has taken
cognizance of the affair with view to
prevent any similar occurrences in the
future.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-At an inter-
view between the Louisiana Committee
and the President, Judge Campbell
asked the latter to send to New Orleans
three impartial learned men to make
full inquiry and take testimony. The
President ssid he supposed it was COM
petent for the Supreme Court to desig-
nate any one of it's members to proceed
to Louisiana, but did not think it pro-
per for him to make the request of them.
Congress had power to investigate the
facts Of the case presented, but he did
not propose to interfere with local affairs
in that state by putting one set of
officers or another in power. No action
was taken in the matter till the decree
of the United States Court was at
ed to be set aside or resisted by the
Governor of the State; then the mar
shall was simply instructed to see that
the decree of the Federal Court was
sustained, and military force was to lie
used, if necessary, to support Federal
authority.
The Senate confirmed the following
nominations: J. H. Burdeck, Marshal,
Dakota, w. p. Rund, Attorney, Dakota;
Chauncev NOtwead, Coiner of Branch
Mint, Carson City.
New YORK, Dec. 2O.-George Francis
Train was arrested this evening for
publishing obscene literature.
BosToN, Dec. 2O.-The Committee on
counting votes for Mayor and aldermen,
concluded Mayoralty count this after
noon, and the figures elect II. L.
Pierce, by q plurality of twenty nine
votes over Mayor,Gaston. The recount
of ballots in the Second Ward shows
mistake of about five hundred.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-At a Terrific
rial delegation meeting this meeting
morning, Mccormick presiding, Clag-
gets bill to promote education in the
Territories was favorable considered,
and the delegates agreed that the Dis
trict of Columbia might be included in
McCormick's bill advancing salaries of
Territorial Governors and Secretaries
recently passed by the House Committee
on Territories. A resolution asking
the President to appoint one Commits
sioner from the Territories to the Vienna
Exposition was adopted.
Sioux CRY, Dec 20.-A Fort Sully
dispatch says in regard to the shooting
OF Capt. Irvine by Sioux Indians, that
the feeling there is that the only rem
edy for the troubles with them is to oc-
cupy the Black Hills country with
miners.
Indians give accounts of wonderful
mines of gold and silver in the hills,
and as hostile Indians will not permit
friendly ones or white men to 90 there,
it is but stronghold for hostile assas-
sins, that should be given up. All de-
mands for the surrender of Indians are
treated with laughter and contempt by
the chiefs and warriors.
New York, Dec. 21.-At Washington
it is thought that the polygamy problem
will soon be settled by the Administra-
ton. Delegations in the interest of
Brigham Young in that city, who recent
ly came from Utah, are working with
less hope to avert the coming storm.
President Grant has recently expressed
determin alton to put an end to Mormon
institutions. After the holidays the
necessary laws will be presented to
Congress. Rumors of impending
changes among high officials in Utah
are current.
A party of New York capitalists late
ly arrived at Washington, having in
view the carrying out at their own ex-
pense of improvements in the Dis
trict of Columbia, if, in return, Con-
gress will donate them lands of equiv
alent value.
The German Democratic Central
Committee last night reaffirmed the
principles of the Cincinnati platform,
and took steps for reorganization on
its principles.
John Mitchell, the journalist, lectured
before the Liberal Club last evening on
-" Inaccuracies of France"
CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-New York special
says the last report with regard to the
Tribune is that Orion has rendered the
chief editorship to Hon. James G.
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