Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-04-20


u, ton, was held tonight at Cooper Institute.
The demonstration, in point Of numbers
and enthusiasm, in social and rewesen-
tative chStscter, has rarely been equallef
IN New York. Every scat was filed
and force Of police was present to pre-
vent filling up the aislcs. Many thous--
ands were compelled to remain outside
The platform was thronged with promi.-
nent citizens, among them Thurlow Weed.
Peter Cooper, A. T. Stewart, VIM. Or;
ton, II. b. Claflin, c. Vanderbilt and f..
Morgan. w. Gibbons, President of the
Workingmen's Union of New York..
writes 4" You can state to the meeting
that the Workingmen's Central Union
OF the State of New York, numbering
nearly 10000, will vote and work for the
reelection Of Gen. Grant.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-Tollowios
are the rates fixed by the new tariff BILL:
Teas Of all kinds, 10 cents per pound !:
coffee, two cents per pound; salt 10 bulk
and rock, Fights cents per 100 pounds
salt in bags and other packages, IL cents
per 100 pounds; pig iron, IS per ton alt
woods, the value Of which OF the port
where exported is 81 cents, eight cents
per pound and nine cents ad valorem and
where the value exceeds SO cents where
exported, 10 cents per pound and eight
cents ad valorem; books and all other
printed matter, bound or loose except
newspapers, magazines and periodicals,
l23 cents per pound newspapers g., six
cents per pound. The total amount of
duties removed by the revised free list is
about half million dollars
WASHINGTON April 13.-The Goat
Island schemers, recently defeated, will
renew their efforts at the first favorable
opportunity. The California members Of
the House persist in their purpose to sus.
tain the Railroad company, notwithstand-
ing the remonstrances Of the people Of San.
Francisco.
New ORLEANS, April 13.-Frederick
Douglass arrived last night and presided
at the colored national convention. A res.
olution was reported by the committee on
resolutions, to demand the enforcement of
civil rights. They demand equality in
public conveyances, hotels, &c.
New YoRK, April 13.-Haytien ad.,
vices report the arrest aud imprisonment
Of the American Consul at Port au Prince,
because of his having given protection to-
Gen. Batterla, the leader Of the insurrec-
ton, who escaped from the custody Of his
guards and took refuge in the Consul's
office while on his way to be imprisoned.
The Consul has conferred with the Minis
ter on the subject, who, it is understood,
will apply to the Haytien government for
his release.
WASHINGTON, April 12.--The Treasury
Department has made an important decis..
ion, under the law Of July Is. 1870, in
relation to the importation Of goods to
inland towns. It will hereafter only be
necessary to show the bill of lading i'm
order to make entry Of the goods. This.
will do away with much unnecessary
trouble aud delay.
Salt Lake. April lG.-The Mormon,
authorities commenced making arrests this
afternoon fur refusal to pay oppressive.
taxes. An apostate to Morm,nism, mer-.
chant named Silver. was dragged over his
counter and through the streets. All
manner of indiguity was used toward HIM
and he was then taken to the City Hall.
Intense excitement ensued. Hundreds OF
people flockcd to the court room angry
aud determined. Judge Hayden, for the
prisoner, alleged that great outrage had
been committed, and demanded time to-
prepare the evidence. lie said SIC, 900, if
necessary, was ready for his bail. Silver
was at length released on his own rccogni-
zance till Monday. Eastern capitalists
and others, who are here on mining bust
ness, express strong apprehensious Of
injury to the interests of the Territory tho
coming season, if the present situation
remains intact.
LONDON, April 1.-THE counter case
presented at Geneva in behalf of the
British government, and which was laid
before the House of Lords last night,
was printed this evening. 1t says the
situation of the neutrals in the vicwss
presented III the case Of the American.
government, would be one of perpetual
and unremitting anxiety, surrounded by.
dangers, harrassed by crowd Of new
obligations which nothing but slecpless
vigilance could satisfy, whilst the lapse
of even one subordinate officer would bc
visited with heavy national penalties.
Private commerce would be subject to
minute inquisition and incessant SUPER
visions individuals would be tracked by
spies and informers; the trade Of bellig-'
Grants would be fettered, and the hospi-'
talities Of the country guarded with pre-.
caution.
The ship Deery Castle has been burned
at sea and two Of the crew persisted.
The Court Of Queens Bench today
granted, on motion of Mr.. Ballentyne,
a rule requiring Attorney General Sir
John Duke Coleridge to show why the
claimant to the Tichbourne estate has not
been admitted to bail.
BURLINGTON, VT, April 17.-Genersl
Stewart, collector Of customs has re-
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