Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-03-23
TELEGRAPHIC,
Later from the Atlantic States


Of the Commune. Victoria Woodruff deI
livered an address on the principles Of
Communism, which she declared was ra.
pidly spreading in America.
New HAVEN, March 18. Senator
Wilson delivered the opening speech Of
the campaign here. tonight, to an i'm
mensc and enthusiastic audience.
MEMPHIS, March 1S.-Dr. Goshern,
Postmaster of Decebury, Tennessee, has
absconded with $4,000 of government
funds.
LONDON, March 1S.-In the House Of
Commons, to night, Mr.. Gladstone, answer
ing Mr.. Disraell's inquiries, stated that
the reply Of the American government to
Lord Granvilles note concerning the Ala-
bama claims was received by Her Majesty's
government on the 14th inst. lie was
gratfied to be able to state that it was
couchcd in courteous aud friendly term.
(Cheers.) In the opinion Of the govern
ment, an answer is required, which the
government of the United States appears
to invite. This answer will be delivered
to the American Minister in London,
before Thursday of the present week, and
it would be inconsistent with public
business to lay the communication before
Parliament at present, particularly as the
Congress of the United States has declined
to ask of the President the tenor of our
communication. While it shows We are
anxious to carry the treaty into execution,
it will, trust not misconstrue the feeling
Of craftsmanship which the nature of the
case and which the honor of this country
demands. The statement of the Premier
was received at the close with loud cheers.
Granville, in the House of Lords, made
a reply, in substance the same as the
above, to the inquiry of Earl Malmesbury,
concerning the correspondence, adding that
the papers would be produced as soon as
possible. lie assured His Lordship that
he was aware of the public anxiety on the
subject, and the grave responsibility at.
taching to the government in dealing with
it.
The London Rowing Club have selected
their crew for the match with the Atlantic
Club, of New York.
CINCINNATI, March 1S.-A terrible
boiler explosion occurred this afternoon in
the soap factory of Woods & Graham
Two large boilers exploded with fearful
violence. Of the eight employees in the
building, two were instantly killed and
two were slightly wounded. The most
terrible result of the explosion was one Of
the most singular in the records Of casu-
aties On Miller street, over half mile
distant, by map measurement, in a bee
line, three little girls, in front yard, were
jumping rope. A section of the boiler
was hurled all that distance, over the tops
of the houses, and fell upon their heads.
Two of the little girls were instantly killed,
and the third mortaly wounded. This
piece of boiler is a perfect cylinder, sixteen
feet four inches long, twcn'y-fOur inches
in diameter, and eichs u ton. Parties
who saw it say that it looked Ike stove.
pipe sailing through the air. The roofs
Of houses were considerably damaged.
The cause Of the explosion is not known.
New York, March l9.--Thc Times
Washington correspondent says: "Ou
unquestionab.e authority, l am able to
inform you that change, and an import
ant one has come over the spirit of the
Administration on the subject of the
question with Spain, growing out Of the
Cuban war for independence. The imme.
date cause of this change has not been
learned, but in well informed circles it is
supposed TO be the receipt Of some import.
ant dispatches from Madrid Whatever
the immediate causes OF the fact are, | can
assure yout that the relations between this
government and that of Spain are at this
moment Of most critical nature such,
in fact, as to warrant suspicion that an
open rupture may supcrvenc any day.
Gen. Sicklcs will not return to Madrid,
nor will any one replace him just now.
The mistake into which II. Fish fell with
regard to the personality of the nowly APP
pointed Spanish Minister to this govern
ment, has served to cmbitter the spirit
between the two Cabinets.
In the House, Mr.. Randall got the
unanimous consent and has passed u rcso-
luton calling for information relative to
j. f. Howard, a native of Philadelphia
and citizen of the United States, who has
been unjustly arrested, condemned aud
transported, by the Spanish authorities in
Cuba, to penal settlement in Africa.
CHICAGO, March 20.-Thc cold weather
continues, and according to reports re.
ceived at the government Offices, extends
nearly over the entire west and east of the
continent. There has been terrible snow
storms in the vicinity of Fonda New York.
Snow drifts six to ten feet deep are on the
Fonda railroad.
The House Committee on Military AZ
fairs is occupied with the discussion ola
plan for the building of military prison,
for the discipline of all officers from the
army, sentenced by court-martial.
A correspondent says that all the indi-
cations are that the Pacific Mail subsidy
will be defeated, and that its friends con-
cede that its chances of success are Slim
Judge Davis has written no formal letter
Of acceptance of the Labor Reform NOmina-