Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-12-21
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LITER vRoII IuE iILiSTIC STATES.

New OaLr>N>. Dee. l2.-The Eighth
District Court has issued an order for
the arrest of Pinrhhcck for contempt.
Pinchheck refused 10 recognize the
authority. and was protected ny Deputy
Marshals. No attempt was made 20
Use force in executing tn" order of the
Court. pinchheck signed the vote
Yesterday. aboliahinr the Eighth Dis
trict Court. rinchbcck issued Il pro-
clamation today, giving the dispatch
received by him from Attorney-Gencral
Williams ut Washington, informing
him that the President recognized him
(Pinchhcch) as the only legal Governor
OF Louisiana, ana counsc,ing the lco-
pie. therefore, to recognize him as such
Governor.
NV YORK, Dec. Pour hundred
AMI thirty more Italian cmigrtntS,
mostly from the lower classes Of
Southern Italy, landed atCastle Garden
today. They have little money or
baggage.
ST.. Lotls, Dec. IL Forty five horses
diel today. Dissections by tho physi-
clans show the deaths Ia have been
caused by pneumonia. The fatal cases
arc confined almost entirely to old and
severely worked horses.
City OF MrXlco. Dec. :!.--On the day
of the inauguration of President Teiada
the streets were crowded AMI there was
much enthusiasm. In the evening
all the public buildings and many
private houses were illuminated. The
President ) address to Congress promis-
cs that he will obey III, Constitution.
HAVANA, Dee. 1.-THE horse disease
appeared here on Saturday, and is
daily increasing. There are no private
carriages on the streets. Few deaths
are reported.
New YORK, Dec. 13.-The Fire Mar
shal's investigation of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel fire continued Yesterday. Mary
Graves testified that on the night Of
the fire she went to bed at hali-past
nine. About eleven o'clock she was
awakened by fire in her room. She
then ran out and gave the alarm on the
floor where the girls lay asleep. Her
testimony went to show that the girls
could have been saved if steps had been
taken to arouse them on the approach
of danger. Samuel Tenneck, of Salt
Lake City, Il guest, testified that no
alarm was given when he first discov-
cred the fire. The Superintendent of
Buildings, MacGregor, in an interview
yesterday, said he was sure the girls
could hive been saved had they been
arouse |. Eight bodies still re main IN
the Morgle, of which four have not
yet been identified.
! WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-The Presi-
dent is in possession of telegram
addressed by Governor Lewis, of Ala
bama, to Ex-Governor W. II. Smith,
r. NJ. Reynolds and B. L. Norris,
Commissioners to Washington, which
reads as follows: "In general the
Assembly accepts the Attorney-Gener-
ais plan. The Democrats arc reticent.
Remain at Washington
Attorncy-General Williams has been
addressed as follows by r. n. Ervine
'Your proposals are received. The
Democrats will accept"
A delegation from Virginia and West
Virginia today waited upon the Presi.
dent and addressed him on the subject
of proposed canal through those
States The President made short
response.
The Judiciary Committee today
agreed to report bill to increase the
Presidents salary to $4,000 per an.
mum.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lathe Senate
in Executive session, confirmed the
nominations Of James l.. Orr, of South
Carolina, Minister to Russia; Julius
White, of Illinois, Minister resident oil
the Argentine Republic; Alexandc,
Knowles, Associate Justice of the Su.
preme Court of Montana: James X
Bonfeit, Surveyor-General of New
Mexico; II. S. Strive, Secretary OF
Washington Territory.
The House took up Soldiers BOUNTY
act. After debate motion by Hawley
to recommit the bill was reiected-ayes
50, noes SO.
Substitute offered by Holman adopted
-1O1 to G2. Bill as amended passed
11G to IS.
The bill, as passed, allows bount,
and lands to be entered in the name
of the soldier or his widow in person
or by an agent, under such regulations
as the Secretary of the Interior ma,
prescribe, but patents shall be issued
only to such soldier, or his widow OF
orphan children; but no sale of such
land, or any interest therein, or powe,
of attorney authorizing such sale OF
other contract or agreement in anywise
affecting or concerning such land, made
executive and entered into prior to the
Issuing of the patent therefor issued to
other than the person to whom it shall
be issued, shall be OF any effect what
ever, but shall be null and void.
Clarified gave some statistical infor-
nation in regard to pensioners, stating.
among other things, as a curious fact,
that of widows and Revolutionary SOL
dlers who are on the pension rolls, less
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