Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-11-07

cratic State Central Committee received
the following dispatch to-day:
New ORLEANS, November 3.-We
have carried the State by large ma
iority. The colored people in large
numbers voted openly and freely for
the Democratic Conservative ticket.
Gibson, Ellis, Moore, Spencer and
Levy are certainly elected Congress
men and probably Breans. The cleo
ton was most quiet and peaceable.
(Signed) JOHN MCENERY.
Trial and Sentence OF huffman, the would.
he Assassin Of Bismarck.
BERLIN, October 3O.-.The Kullmann
trial was resumed to-day. The Judge,
in summing up the testimony as to the
mental condition of the prisoner said,
he was only partially accountable for
his acts at the time of the attempted as
sassination. Kullmann was found
guilty as charged in the indictment,
aud sentenced to Imprisonment for four
teen years in the House of Correction,
ten years suspension of his civil rights,
and police surveillance for life.
The South American Insurrection.
LISBON, October 3O.-Advices from
Buenos Ayres state that the Congress of
the Argentine Confederation has de-
olared the Republic in state of siege
and voted the money necessary to crush
the instruction. A. number of news
papers have been suppressed and the
editors have fed or been imprisoned.
The President of the Republic says he
can muster and equip twenty thousand
men Immediately.
Professor TyndaN Denounced rs Reviva-
list OF Paganism.
DUBLIN, October 3O.-Cardinel Gull
len and the entire Catholic Episcopate
have issued pastoral letters denounc ing
the late address of Professor Tyndall at
Belfast before the British Association,
as revival of Paganism.
The Post Office Department has
made a contract by telegraph with L.
M. Starr to continue the Puget Sound
mail service between Olympia and Vic
toria, twice weekly, until next January,
when the contract awarded on Saturday
commences.
The Charges Against Secretary Strive Dis.
missed.
WASHINGTON, October 29.-All the
charges against Secretary Strive of
Washington Territory, were dismissed
to-day, and that officer was directed to
return to his post of duty. According
to the findings of the Department of
the Interior the principal charge against
him, being mismanagement of the pub
lie printing, was clearly shown to have
been without any foundation whatever
in fact.
Award or Mail Contracts.
WASHINGTON, October 3O.--The Post
master General to-day awarded to
Philip D. Moore the contract for carry
ing the mails during three and half
years from January ! 1875, between Ia
coma, Washington Territory, and Vic
toria British Columbia, at 500, $50 per
nnnum. The other bids for this service
were Garfelde Il Jas. NJ. Robbins ut
$22, 800, and Louis NJ. Starr ut S33 500.
Optional bids were made for beginning
the service OF Olympia 10y Moore at $780,
$50, Garielde and Robbins at $3l 400.
Starr at $50, 200, and D. =. Finch at
$4,000. Starr, the present contractor,
will stop service on the 3lst inst. Moore
is therefore requested to begin on the
LIST proximo.
Democratic Majority in Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, Oct. 15.-The Demo-
AS estimate from returns already in
that 1O5 900 votes were cast in the late
election, being the largest number
ever polled in the State, and that the
Constitution and Democratic State
tickets were carried by $4,000 majority.
Republican Majority.
YANKroN, Oct. 1.-THE returns of
Che election yesterday, thus far received,
give Kidder, Republican, for Delegate
to Congress, 1 All majority. The Sioux
Valley is yet to be heard from, aud will
no doubt increase the majority TO 1000.
The Legislature will be Republican in
both branches.
Disaster on Lake Supe "lor.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, November 2.-The
steamer Lolita Bernard, from Pigeon
River to Duluth, foundered in Lake
Superior on the both ultimo during a
fearful gale. There was one passenger,
and crew of fourteen on board. The
passenger and one of the crew were
drowned; the rest escaped in a life-boat,
landing next day, after suffering Sc
verley.
Proclamation Of Thanksgiving.
A Washington dispatch of October
29th says the President has issued the
following proclamation:
BY the President of the United States
of America. A proclamation. Re-
minded by the changing seasons, it is
time to pause in our daily avocations
and offer thanks to Almighty God for
mercies and abundance Of the year
which is drawingto a close. The bless
ings OF o free government continue to
be vouchsafed to US, the earth has re-
sponded to the labor of the husband