Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-04-19
TELEGRAPHIC.
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC STATES.
Trouble In Louisiana.


Trouble In Losisiana.
New ORLEANS, April ia steam
boat which arrived this afternoon.
brings information from Grant Parish
OF a regular war in progress between
the whites and blacks. At Colfax about
one hundred negroes were killed and
many wounded in battle on Sunday.
How the News was Received At Warrington.
WASHINGTON, April I3.-The terrible
news of the treacherous assassination
OF Brigadier-Gen Candy by the Mo-
docs, and the intelligence received ut
the same time OF murders committed by
the Apaches, causes profound feeling
OF grief and indignation, which finds
expression in all quarters, particularly
in the army, where Candy was held in
great esteem and affection, with utter
ances of an earnest desire for the ex-
termination of these savages. The
feeling of indignation has taken the
place of oil ideas whatever of peace, and
the slightest consideration cannot be
given to any other proposition than that
to move at once to the severest punish
ment of the Modocs. Reports of the
massacre were sent to the President at
late hour last night by Adjutant- Gen
eral Townsend, and General Sherman
was also apprised at late hour of the
occurrence. The feelings of the Presi-
dent and General at the sudden an
nouncement were of the most intense
sorrow and indignation and there was
not an instant's hesitancy in the dec
laration that the Modocs should be
made to suffer to the severest extent
for their crime. 1t is now evident that
the act was long premeditated, and
this fact adds to the deep sense of wrath
that the massacre has aroused. The
President has unreservedly expresse ed
his sanction of the severest measures
necessary to properly punish the Mo.
docs, and his views on that subject
were fully stated to the authorities act.
lug under the War department. Gen.
eral Sherman also teleSraphed to Gen.
eral Schofield instructions to move a!
once upon the Indians.
Postal Changes.
Following are the Pacific coast pos
tai changes ordered during the past
week: Post-offices established Bells
station; Santa Clara county, l.. Bell,
Postmaster; Mitchell, Wasco county
Oregon, w. Johnson, Postmaster; Indi-
ian Valley, Union county, Oregon, John
W. White, Postmaster; Isldnd City,
Union county, Oregon, Marsh b. NAL
lory, Postmaster; Walla Walla, Union
county, Oregon, John Snodgrass, Post,
master; Wallos Prairie, Stevens county
Washington Territory, Guy Haines,
Postmaster; Crab creek, Stevens coun,
ty, Washington Territory, r. NJ. Bacon
Postmaster; Ellensburgh, Yakima coun.
ty, Washington Territory, John A.
Shouldy, Postmaster. Names Changed
klamath, Jackson County, Oregon, to
Lakeport. Discontinued - Taneum
Yakima county, Washington Territory.
Appointed ostmasters-Virginia City
Storey county, Nevada, d. A. Disken
Buel, Elko county, Nevada, Davis Bas
sett.
The Commissioner of the Genera
Land Office has notified the local land
offices along the line of the Ncr,h
ern Pacific Railroad, that the Secretary
OF the Interior has decided that the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company is
entitled to lands along the line down or
its maps of preliminary location, as
against all persons who made settle
ments on such lands after said prelimi
nary map had been accepted by the Sec.
rotary of Interior, but before the lands
had been formally withdrawn. This de-
cision is adverse to several hundred
claimants and involves about two humid
red sections of land in Minnesota,
Washington Territory and elsewhere.
RocHEsrEn, April IL. - The body
OF William Prett, one of the victims OF
the recent disaster, was recovered this
evening. A diver will explore the base.
ment tomorrow for the bodies of the
others who may have been drowned.
Military Appointment.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-The Presi.
dent has appointed Gen. Jefferson G.
Davis to take command of the Depart.
ment of the Columbia, and he has been
ordered to proceed Immediately to the
post of duty.
IOWA.
Another Kick by the s.Dead Party"
DuBuoE, April Up aslee q Democrat,