Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-05-24

PoUoHKEkpslE, May 18.-It is reported
here that a gallery at Sing Sing prison
fell to-day, carrying down o number OF
prisoners, of whom one was killed and
several injured.
Van Dsrsn's Successor Appointed.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-The President
this morning appointed Jackson to rep
resent the United States at the Vienna
Exposition, vice General Van Buren,,
suspended.
About tho Next Chief Justice.
WASHINGTON, May IA special says
the President expressed regret that the
appointment of Chief Justice would
devolve on him; he would willingly
shrink from the responsibility if he
could. He further said he would ap-
point q man independent of political
considerations, and one whom the law
yers of the country would indorse. In
the meantime, he hoped his friends and
prominent men in the country would
give him their views on the Subject.
CHAnLEsrowN, May 18.-Messrs. Cain
and Lainser (colored), Congressman
from this State, have nominated white
youths who excelled in competitive ex-
animation for West Point Cadetships.
Cain also nominated colored youth
to Naval Cadetship,
SAN DIEGO, May 19.-The Arizona
Sentinel of May 18th prints table show
ing that of $500 Indians recently
whipped by General Crook, 1900 are
partially friendly, who must be watched
by 200 troops if those now under or
ders to leave the Territory, do SO.
FoRrREss MoNRoE, May 12.-Repre-
sentative j. H. Plat, Jr., of this place
has appointed j. w. Williams as
Cadet to West Point Academy. He is
mulatto boy, born o slave and seven
teen years old.
The Yellowstone Country to be explored.
New York, May 1.-THE Sun says
that the expedition to explore the mys-
FERROUS country lying between South
Pass, in Wyoming, and Gallatin Val
ley, in Montana, will be under the COM
mand of Captain Jones, of General
Ord's staff It will include scientific
corps numbering fifteen. The escort
will be two companies of cavalry, under
command of Lieutenant James N. Whe-
Ian. The party were to have left Fort
Bridger for the Wind River country
on the 10th of May, and will 60 as fa-
Us Yellowstone Lakes, traversing new
and most interesting country which, ac-
cording to popular belief, contains rich
deposits of gold and other valuable
metals.
= General Assembly Of the Presbyterian
Church.
BALTIMORE, May 15.-The General As
sembly of the Presbyterian Church this
morning, and was called to order at IL
O'Clock by Mr.. j. Nicolls, of st. Louis,
retiring Moderator. There is large
attendance of delegates. It is thought
that the contest for Moderator for the
new year lies between Dr. Henry, Dr.
Arlington of Albany, DR.. Howard
Crosh, of New York, and DR.. James A.
Eells, Cleveland.
EDwISsoN, DAKOTA, May 1S.--Lieut.
General Phil Sheridan arrived here at
q p. NJ. The expedition to Powder
River, via Yellowstone, was complete
success. The steamer Key West, the
second largest steamer on the Upper
Missouri, went up to within three
miles of Powder River, and if we had
proper appliances to have taken out
two loose rocks in the channel at Key
West, the worst rapids on the river,
she could have gone up ut least eighty
miles further. At high water she
could have gone over these rocks. At
the time the expedition went up the
spring raise had not occurred, and the
water was lower than at any time pre-
vious for three years. The Yellow
stone is better river to navigate than
the Upper Missouri, above Buford.
(Signed) GEORGE A. FORSYTH,
Major and Adjutant.
New York. May 2l.-A sensational
Washington special says the Govern
ment has grand annexation scheme
on hand, and the acquisition of the
Sandwich Islands is to be made the
first step. learn (says the dispatch)
from official sources, that u Commits
sioner is about starting for San Fran
cisco, to proceed to the Islands to ar
range the preliminaries with the King;
the next step is the formation of new
State out of that part of Northern
Mexico which contains the old silver
mines, and its annexation to the United
States. This will be brought about
through grants made to Rosecl ans'
railroad enterprises. and the advance
OF the Texas Pacific Railroad, and by
means of New York capitalists. The
same parties are engaged in this work
who planned the Lower California
railroad and made O failure of it, but
this time IL will no succoccf,,t yVhoc
Lower California and the Silver State
have been annexed, the Government
will turn its eyes elsewhere, and an
estimated appropriation will be made
to relieve Great Britain of the burden
OF Canada.