Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-05-30
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LATER FROM TIL ATLANTIC STATES.
Wholesale Impeachment I'm Arkau

LITTLE IOth, MAY lD.-IHo IIOuSe
Committee on Impeachment have re-
ported articles against Auditor Wheeler,
Chief Justice Mcclure and anumber of
Associate Justices, Circuit Judges and
other officials connected with the late
instruction. Mcclure and Wheeler
were impeached, with but nine dissent
ing votes in the case of Wheeler. Other
cases will be acted On tomorrow.
Celebration of virgininn Bri.ons.
RICHMOND, May 25.--The British set
tiers in Virginia celebrated the Queens
birthday 10y a royal salute, a banquet,
and a meeting to organize n permanent
British association for promoting the
interests of Britans intending to make
their homes here.
w. l.. .idams TO he Reimbursed.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Mitchell's bill
was reported favorably from the Senate
Committee on Claims to-day. 1t pro-
vidcs for reimbursing Collector Adams
some 500 900 stolen from him on q
steamship between Astoria and San
Francisco, in 1865.
Contributions for Mill River Sufferers.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 24.-The
Mill River Relief Committee report
that the number Of sufferers by the
late disaster needing assistance to be
146 families, containing 74O persons.
Contributions 8 far received will pro-
badly an ,unt to SIS, 900, and $25 900
more is needed.
Trouble on the Mexican Border.
New ORLEANS, May pa special to
the Galveston News, from Brownsville,
says a terrible state of affairs is existing
on the border. The Mexicans are raid
ing on cattle and firing on the people.
Companies have been formed for de-
Tense. In Corpus Christi some MIexi-
cans attempted, unsuccessfully, to res
Il some of their countrymen who are
confined there for murder. They swear
they will rob and burn the city. Mr..
Smith, living twelve miles from Fort
Davis, was attacked by four Indians
and slightly wounded, and ten Of his
cattle killed.
Terrible Fires.
MEMPHIS, May 23.-Yesterday q fire
occurred in Forest City, Ark, destroying
about aquarter of the town. Loss $40,-
600.
A second fire at Forest City, Ark,
at 2 o'clock this morning, destroyed
about half of what was left of the
town from last nights fire. Loss about
$50 200.
BALTIMORE, May 25.-A fire tonight
damaged the stock of Samual Childs &
Co.'S crockery and cutlery store to the
avkont &c cS0 n Tnc,,ol
Another College Rebellion.
BRUNSWICK, Me-, May 2O.-The Ju-
nior, Sophomore and Freshman classes
of Bowdoin College, have united in
rebelling against regulations requiring
from them a participation in military
drill. The Faculty are considering the
matter, and it is understood will insist
On the students retracting their de-
cision.
Loss OF the Liberia.
New YoRK, May 23.-From the Lon
don Telegraph of May 18th it appears
there is scarcely a doubt of the loss,
with all on board, of the African mail
steamer LIBERIA, which sailed from
Liverpool on the 18th for Madeira and
west coast of Africa. She should
have arrived at Madeira by the 18th
ultimo. The steamer Nota, of the
same line, arrived at Liverpool May
18th, and reports having picked up
casks and packages undoubtedly from
on board the Liberia, and which were
known to have been slowed SO low in
the hold that they could only have got
loose by the complete breaking up of
the vessel.
Hlness Of Plus n.
ROME, May 24.-The Pope is suffer-
ing from fever, the result of a cold, and
receptions at the Vatican are sus-
pended.
Title conferred on Prince Arthur.
LONDON, May 24.--The Observer an
nounces that on the celebration of the
Queens birthday tomorrow, the title
OF Duke. of Connaught will be con-
terred on Prince Arthur. This is the
land.