Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-12-06
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LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC STATES.


Twe.d's Cheek.
New YcRK. Nov. 30.-.After being
taken to Dlackwell's Island Yesterday,
Tweed was asked the usual questions by
the Recording Clerk, to which he an
swered that he was aged CO, occupation
statesman, no religion, but as his family
are Professionals he was entered MS /.
Protestant. He was taken to his bath.
his head shaved and beard taken Oft and
was then arrayed in full striped uni
form. He had two letters from New
York city physicians. recommending
that he be placed in the hospital, but
after examination by the pcnitentiarv
physicians he was rcmanded to q COM
mon cell like other felons. The JACKIE.
given him to wear is known in the pen
iteniiary as the larceny jacket" His
son stayed by him till lie was led away
to his cell, when he and few friends
and reporters left the island.
RetGrn Of ti,c Ei.iz"otic.
I 1t is reported that epizooty has APP
! pearcd again among the horses on the
car and stage routes.
ssIrregu,nrity."
The President and Vice President Of
the Merchants Savings Bank, of Pitts
burg, are charged with the embezzlc-
ment of Ssh 900 of bank funds,
Bombn rdmrnt OF CartaEena.
LONDON, Dec. l, A. M-Special dis
patches TO the morning papers, report
that the bombardment of Cartaeena
was continued on Saturday. There is
great distress among nOn-combatants,
who have taken refuge in the suburbs.
The city is filled with wounded. Scv-
enteen houses and tnr principal hospi-
tails have been destroyed. The Govern
ment fleet remains inactive outside the
harbor.
The ashan.ce War.
y dispatch from Cape Coast Castle
report another engagement with the
Ashantees near Darfuest, in which
forty English and native auxilia.ies
were killed or wounded. The Ashnn-
tees boldly attacked the British position
at Abbra Crampta, but were driven off
after an hours fight, with loss of thirty.
The British were protected by field
works. Their loss is tritiing.
Republican Caucus Organization OF the
sloHsc.
WAsHlNGroS, Nov. o9.--The Repub-
!ican Caucus tonight was presided over
by Representative Maynard. Wheeler,
OF Now York, nominated j. G.. Blaine
for Speaker, which was carried by ac-
clamation. Orth was nominated for
Clerk, and b. Mcpherson. who was also
endorsed. y. q. Orlway was nomi-
mated for sSergeant-at-trms, receiving
III votes, and his opponent Mum, OF
Illinois, 40. O. S. Buxton was nomi-
mated Doorkeeper. Henry Sherwood
was nominated Postmaster, King, the
present incumbent, declining to be a
candidate. Rev. j. g. Butler, the
present incumbent, was nominated
Chaplain.
Wants t, Spike Mormon Cannon.
General Maxwell will contest the seat
of Cannon, Mormon delegate from
Utah, on the ground of the lattcrs in
eligibility, because he i; living in viola
ton of n Congressional law prohibiting
polvgamy, and tina, Cannon is not free
moral agent, having taken an oath
which he considers binding, that he
will obey the Mormon revelation with
reference to polygamy, and orders from
Brigham Young upon certain pain and
penalty of death for disobcdience. All
the votes cast for Cannon were under
his oath. There are nineteen other rea-
sons against Cannon.
The Government Beaten In IL Credit Mu-
! biiicr sui:.
The decision OF the Federal Circuit
Court for Connecticut practically stops
| the Government from obtaining present
redress for the Credit Mobilier frauds
The constitutionality of the special act
of Congress, under which the suit was
brought, is sustained; but another point
in the case was, the demurrer raised by
the Union Pacific Railroad Company
on the ground that the United States
had not such an interest in the subject
matter as entitled them to bring suit to
redress wrongs committed by the Union
Pacific Railroad Company. This de-
|murrer has been sustained, and the
court decides that the United States
have no interest to be reached by the
act. This result was unexpected, rs
the Attorney General was reported to
entertain q belief that the demurrer
would be overruled. OF course this
technical defeat of the prosecution
does not change the moral aspect of
the case. It only increases the neces-
sity for the proposed Contract and Fin
ance Company investigation; because if
the technical features of the law leave
no other remedy, an exposure of frauds
and tho guilty parties is still indispen-
sable. Members of Congress now in
Washington say an investigation is
bound to come. The Attorney
expresses considerable surprise at the
decision in the Credit Mobilier case
against the Government, and will take
immediate steps to carry an appeal to