Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-03-22

hands of merchants and paper-nlakers.
Mcmillan and Pinehback of Louisi--
ana, the contestants for the United
States Sendtbrship, have returned home.
the Senate not intending 10 consider the
question dur ng the present session.
CINCINNATI, March 16.-The National
hotel at Mansfield was burned this morn
ing.
ST.. Lotus, March 10.-The mails from
st. Louis to the East have been robbed
several times during the past two
months. Drafts worth $50, 600 sent
from here by the Third National Bank
to the Bank of Commerce, New York,
on the night of January 31st, failed to
reach their destination. i detective is
working up the case.
OGDENsBuRG, On, Y. }, March 18.-The
fire here on Sunday morning was very
destructive. It threatened the whole
town. he cntire losses will be $780,
600. Much Of the loss was eccasioned
by business men moving their goods in
anticipation of the fire reaching them.
PHILADELPHIA, March 18.-The fire ut
Mahoncy City, Pa, last night destroyed
the Anthracite hotel, Merchants hotel
and the Lehigh-valley Railroad depot.
Loss, $50, 600.
DUBUQUE, Uowa), March 1S.-The
third inccndiary fire ut Cedar Falls in
less than a week occurred last night,
destroying several stores. Loss, $780,
600. Five persons were buried in the
ruins by falling walls, and two seriously
though not fatally injured.
New HAMBURG, On. w, March 49,
The dye-house of the Dutchess Paint
Works was burned this morning. Loss,
$4,000, Six hundred men are thrown
out of employment,
CINCINNATI, March ia large fire is
reported in the town of Centreville, Gal
lai county, Ohio. Ten buildings were
entirely destroyed. The fire is still rag
ing, and high wind prevails.
WASHINGTON. March 1S.--A delega-
ton of colored men from Baltimore,
headed by Bishop Wayman, called on
the President this morning in behalf of
the retention of Collector Thomas of
that port.
The President has appointed Freder-
lex Sawyer, ex-senator of South Caro-
lima, Assintant Secretary of fine Treasu-
ry.
The members of the Cabinet were
sworc in ut noon to-day.
New YoRK, March 1S.-The Irish Ia
borers who were lately employed on
the bonlevards, determined to clean out
the italian laborers, who took their
places at less wages, and so to-day
large force of rioters marched to the
place where tho Italians worked, bat
the police drove them away. It is
feared there will i've trouble tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, March II. - Judge
Richardson will tomorrow assume
charge of the Treasury Department as
Acting Secretary. Boutwell, having
this afternoon made his last signature.
The latter, however, has not written
his letter of resignation. and will not
until his. credentials arrive, which are
expected tomorrow night, Senator Sum
ner called on Boutwell, this afternoon
and congratulated him in these words:
" l congratulate the country, l con-
graduate the State; and l congratulate
myself i'll having you as my col eague.'
Robert NJ. Douglas, eldest son of
the late Stephen A. Douglas, was to-
day confirmed as U. S. Marshal for the
Eastern District of North Carolina
Douglas was until recently Private Sec
rotary to Grant.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The Con-
tract Division of the Post-office De-
partment to-day made the following
nvx opI .,f ,f.., ~. g.,
new mail routes in the Pacific States,
under advertisement issued Dec. l.,
1872: In California routes from Shasta
to Lake City were awarded to Chauncy
A. HolT, mt "a 800 per nnnum; in Ore
gon, the route from ROseburg to En-
pire City to d. G. Mcclellan, at 81 ,199;
Eugene City to Pine, TOD. Q. Vaughn,
ut $50; Dalles to Upper Ochoco, to
Micheal Shea, at 50 POP. In regard to
the other Pacific coast routes, for which
proposals were invited by advertisement
of last December, no action has been
or is likely to be taken, the Department
not being of the opinion that service is
required on them. The foregoing
awards will be formally announced on
the 25th inst.
New York, March 13.-At a meeting
of the stockholders of the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad to-day, the following Di-
rectors were elected: W. G. Fargo, G.
W. Cass, II. d. Rice, G. b. Wright, W.
B. Ogden, Frederick Billings, j. S.
Smith, W. G. Morehead, A. G. Bar
ney, W. Window, James Stinson, B. p.
Cheney and A Catlin.
New YORK, March 1.-THE Direct
ors of the Northern Pacific Railroad
to-day elected the following officers:
&. W. Cass, President; G. B. Wright,
Vice-President; r.. d. Rice, Resident
Vice-President on the Pacific coast; A.
l.. Pritchard, Treasurer and Samuel
Wilkinson, Secretary.
YREKA, March 16.-A special courier