Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-02-10
TELEGRAPHIC
Later from the Atlantic States.

PORTLAND, Feb. 5.-The steamer Ori.
.famme sailed for San Francisco on Satur.
day afternoon, taking sixty passengers for
that city and two companies of infantry
en- route for Arizona
The weather on the upper Columbia is
undertaking. aud the lee is breaking up
a man, namo not given, who has been
residing at Oregon City some time, and
considered highly respectable, was arrested,
on requsition from the Governor of Wis
consin, for murder, and taken back to that
State on the steamer OriNamme.
The City Council have appropriated 81
500 to ascertain the best method of sup
plying the city with water.
Yesterday morning snow fell here to the
dcpth OF three inches. The weather has
again turned cold and last night it frozc
quite hard.
Tkc San Francisco line has boon down
since Saturday evening
ConlNNE. Feb. "a telegram received
to day says that the passenger trains are
now lying between Coburn and St Mary's,
and it is said that no train can reach Raw
lln.s from the east for several days. The
road is still blocked cast and west of Raw
lings. Several passenger trains are blocked
near Waicott. The snow is still drifting
badly.
SAN FRANcIsco, Feb. 2.-The North
Pacific Commercial Company, to engage in
fishing in the Pacific ocean, and in the in.
land waters Of Washington Territory and
British Columbia, to make oil, preserve
dish, &c, with a capital of 100000, was
incorporated to day.
The Board of Health has quarantinel
the Constitution, as she has ease of small
pox on board.
SCRANTON, Pa, Feb. by a railroad
accident at l.ehish Valley, last night, nine
persons were killed and 10 wounded.
CoRINNE, Feb. 4.-Thc passenger trains
that left Ogden on the 26th of January
are lying at Allser. Passengers are living
ION crackers aud fish,
Every cut between Miser and here is
full of snow.
1t has been showing and blowing heavily
and no signs yet of abating
The Trains having passengers from
Omaha, of the 18th ond 10th of January,
passed Rock Creek yesterday, having been
SIN uayS gong Hity mics.
The snow pillow and 100 men are working
bctwcen here and Creation and making but
slow progress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lit is said in
Official circles that our Government has no
information which excitcs fear lest tho
Geneva arbitration will fail in its object.
notwithstanding recent communications of
the London press, respecting the American
statement Of the case before that body
Attention is called to the fact that in Com.
missioning the British High Commission,
Queen Victoria pledged her royal word
that whatever things should be transacted
land concluded by her High Commissioners
SHOULD be agreed to by her in the fullest
manner.
New YoRK, Feb. 4-The Herald $
MatamOras special dispatch tells of the fall
of Camargo into the hands of the revolu.
;tionists. Cortiuas is moving rapidly to
Matamoras, followed closely by Queroga,
who has begun tho siege of Monterey.
Nany young men are fleeing to the Amer
ican side of the Rio Grande.
PORTLAND, Feb. 1.-The steamer now
due is advertised to sail for San Francisco
on Saturday.
The California will sail for Puget Sound,
and the Teyair for Stka, on Thursday.
SPRlNGFIELD, Mass, Feb. a.-Eeyen and a
half inches of suow fell during the storm ycstcr-
day and at night. A magnificent auroral dis
play was witnessed here thi, evening.
BosToS, Feb. Am exceedingly brilliant
aurora horentis was visible here and down East
to-nght. The storm last night throughout
New England was the scverest of the season.
Hailroads are blocked and mails detained.
New ORLEANS, February 1.-The Congress
isional Committee had n session of six bours
Several were examined and the evidence i,
very strong against the Governor and State
Legislature, showing violence, bribery, etc.