Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-04-13

Later from the Atlantic States.

turns from the State election show a ma.
jority Of 1176 for Padleford, Republican
candidate fot Governor, and 14O majority
for Cutler, Democratic candidate for Lieut..
Governor. The remainder of the Rcpub.
lican State ticket has about POO majority.
ST. Louis, April Ga prominent hi.
nois politician in this city, states that
Senator Trumbull has recently written a
letter to his brother.in.law DR.. Jayne, of
Springfield Illinois, in which he fully
commits himself to the liberal movement
and expresses the opinion that the nomi-
nee of the Cincinnati convention will be-
the next President.
New York, April G.-Forcign adviccs
states that Prussia is fortilying Metz with
enormous cannon Of steel, of Krupp's
manufacture, and of the same calibre as
those used at Fort Valerian during tho
war. They are also charging Sttatsbours
so that instead Of 10000 troops it can
contain 100000. They arc making a
canal parallel with the Rhine and an
enormous basin, for ships, running from
Mannheim and the North Sea.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The Senate
concurred in the House bill granting the
right Of way to the Portland, DalIes and
Salt Lake Railroad Company, for rail-
road from Salt Lake to Portland, Oregon.
Another attempt to push the Goat ISL
and scheme is to be made the middle of
next week. Its frienes claim a reaction
in its favor.
The House passed Sargent'sbill author,
izing joint entries to be made on public
lands, or one entry for several settlers, on
subdivisions less than quarter section.
WASHINGTON, April DIN the Senate,
Mr.. Pomeroy from the committee on Pub
lie Lands, reported bill to incorporate
the New Mexico Central Railroad and
New Mexico and Gulf Railroad Company,
and grant them the right Of way.
To-day having been assigned for business
from the Military Committee, Mr.. Wilson,
chairman OF committee, called for q num-
Der of bills which had passed, including
the following: Bill prohibiting the enlist
ment Of minors without the written consent
of their parents or guardians bill decar..
ing the lands Of Fort Scott military reserve,
Colorado, bjcct to pre- emption and home
stead entry; bill to reduce the limit Of
military aud for the elevation Of the army;
bill to pay certain Nevada and California
volunteers bill establishing system Of
deposits. This Till provides that pay.
masters receiving deposits shall account Tor
the same as if it was public money.
CINCINNATI, April o,-The Ohio river
is now higher than it has been for many
years. The waters Of the Licking, which.
has also risen, swept down into the Ohio
and carried twenty loaded coal barges
away from Pittsburg, and fifteen from
other points. Streams are running over
their banks and carrying everything be-
fore them. The telegraph lines are down
in every direction. The report is that
the storm is general over the South and,
Southwest.
New YORK. April 7.-Sixtecn hundred
French immigrants from Alsace and Lor-
raine, arrived during tho week. They
are all apparently in good circumstances
and are bound West.
There are three new cases of spotted
fever in Newark yesterday, and several
other cases in neishborins villages. 1t is
a Scranton dispatch states that Edward
Sullivan was fatally burned, and three,
others seriously, by the explosion Of ia
fre.lamp in the Pinchbrook coal nine last
Friday.
April GA dispatch from Albany an.
nounces the death Of Hon. Erastus Corn.
ing.
BosroN, April 4-The central office Of
the w. U. Telegraph Company is elabo-
rately drapcd in mourning in memory Of
Prof. Morse.
New YORK, April 5,-An immense
throug gathered at an early hour this
morning at Madison street Presbyterian.
church to be present at the funeral services,
of Prof. Morse. \ grca: many were un-
able to 6ud standing room. Among the
delegations present were Governor Hotf-
man and stat, committee from the Leg
stature, Directors Of the Western Union
of New York aud New Foundland Tele-
graph Companies, representatives from
the Academy of Design, Evangelical AL
lance, New York Common Council, and
various other delegations of lesser note.
Shortly after, the funeral procession entered
the church, the coffin being borne on tho,
shoulders of four men and followed by
mourning relatives Of deceased. After
chanting of solemn music, Rev. DR.. Adams
proceeded to deliver funeral grafton from,
tho text, "Man cometh, up as flower
The pail bearers were William Orton,
Livingtone Morse, General Dix, Prof.
Cornell, Cyrus w. Field aud Peter Cooper.
Lines of people throngcd the route along
Broadway. During the day public offices,
and buildings displayed flags ut half-mast,
and the telegraph Offices were dressed in
mourning.
A dispatch from Yeddo of March Goth
announces that an attempt has been made
by party of twelve persons to assassinate
the Mikado of Japan. The efforts Of
the would be -murdercrs proved unsuc.