Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-03-09

the crater every night. y movement alG
pears in three dis,ac. points. Tears aro
entertained Of serious outbreak.
New ORLEANS, March 1.-The Legis-
lature adjourned last night sine die. Sew
cral plunderiug schemes passed, and bus
very little was done in way Of reform be.
fore the Senate adjourned. lieutenans
Governor Pinchbeck was called ON for d
speech. Iu response he took occasion to-
say that the Legislature was, in his opioion,
the worst ever assembled, and expressed
satisfaction at its final termination.
New YORK, March In the Stokes
case, Graham wanted the case to 20 to the
jury on facts as they stood. 1t would DO
highly improper. in the criminal case, for
the Court substantially to take the case
from the jury by directing verdict againt
Stokes. There was no instance in which,
in criminal case, the Court had instructed
the jury to find verdict for the people,
After Graham concluded, Judge Car
dosa said he would do ono of two things
let the jury fiud verdict as above, or let
them find special verdict in favor of the
defense. lie would instruct them to End
for the Board of Commissioners properly
constituted, but in all other facts for the
prisoner he did not think it necessary that
Mokeon, or Stokes council, should ad-
dress the jury.
McKeon thought diEerenty, and pro-
eeeded in some remarks aboue exposing
dcvillry in the City Hall; aud. turning to-
Stokes, said: This unfortunate man is
as guiltlcss as any one in this court room"
This was greeted With scorn and laughter
from every one in the rom, which caused
Stokes to appear frightened at this out
burst Of untriendliness.
Judge CORDOBA said he would clear the
courtroom if such demonstrations wero
made again, when McKeon continued his
remarks until court adjourned.
Mrs Harriet Beeehcr Stowe was very
seriously. and perhaps fatally, injured by
fall yesterday at her home.
WAsnINGroN, March 1.-The war ex-
element over the Alabama treaty ha. sub.
sided, The English mail to-day carries
out the answer Of the American Govern
ment to the british objections. While ie
is known to be conciliatory in tone, it firmly
holds that the Interpretation Of the treaty
is 4 question for the Geneva arbitrators,
who become judges Of both law and facts.
The American Government withdraws
nothing of its case, but will accept tho
arbitrators' judgment on all points, iuclud-
ing the question of indirect damages.
CoRINNE, March "a telegram from
Medicine Bow says train No. 3, Of March
1>t, is at Sherman now aud not much pros
poet of their getting through for a day or
two No !, OF the LIST, went east last night
and is at Rock creek. Snow in the cuts
there is worse than ever. 1t is thawinS
some to-day.
Troy, n. V, March G.-Thc Democrats
elected their city ticket yesterday by a
thousand majority.
PoUGuKEEpslE, n. V, March A
man was found ut llell's Corners, Vest
chester county, last night, apparently
frozen to death. The body was taken to
Tarrytown, and the Coroner held aud in
quest over it. \ verdict was rendered
according to the testimony. The body was
placed in a coffin, aud the funeral started
for Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. AS the cot
fin was about to he lowerl into the grave, IA
noisc proceeded from it, causing the in
tcrmcnt to be delayed long enough to dis
cover that the man was alive. To-day the
supposed dead man is sitting by u fire, at
Tarrytown depot rejecting on things that
are earthly. His name is not yet asccr-
tanned.
CHICAGO, March G.-Two girls, each
sintecn years Of age, yesterday were ar
rested, charged with highway robbery,
having garro,ed and robbed Of money and
jewelry, on Sunday last, Catherine Burns.
They held her up and went through her
in regular foot-pad style, and threatened
her with death if she squealcd.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-Lctters from
Fortress Monroe say that the storm Of
Sunday was the most severe for fifteen
years. The wind obtained velocity Of
IS miles an hour. At Norfolk the storm
caused suspension Of business.
The San Francisco and North Coast
Narrow Gauge Railroad is stated to have
negotiated loan for Sl,250,0O0, which
will build the road ninety.thr miles to
the point of junction with tho Walla Walla
railroad.
New YORK, March 5.-Thc Republican
city ticket is elected in Rochester, Elmira
aud Auburn.
March Ga Washington special says
VIM. Orion, President Of tho Western
Union Telegraph Company, has seut
communication to the House informing it
of his uuwilliugncss to transmit reports Of
the Signal Service Bureau in the future at
the present rates, on the ground that he
cannot do so without q loss to the Compa-
n.y. The present contract expires on tho
first day Of May.
At Boston, the annual election for the
Union raci6c Railroad Directors, to-day
the old Board was reelected, except Horace
+. Clark, Augustus Schcll, James A. Bar
ker and Gordon Dexter who replace Tom
Scott, Thomson Cornegre and Dennson,
all of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad