Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-10-10
FELEGR a PHO.
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC SIDE.
Congressional Bonn inatIons by Democrats
and indie pc II de- is In Illinois.

Congressional Bominatlons by Democrats
and Independents i'm Illinois.
Chicago, October Sat the Demo-
cratic and Independent Congressional
Convention held to-day, in the first
Second and Third Illinois Districts,
embracing the city of Chicago and
Cook County, Bernard G.. Field was
nominated in the First, H. Harrison in
the Second, and John V. Lehmoyre in
the Third.
Increased Mail Service on the Columbia
River.
WASHINGTON, October Sat the in-
stance Of Senator Mitchell the Postmas-
tor General has increased the mail SER
vice on the Columbia River from Kala.
ma to Astoria from tri-weekly to six
times a week, giving the Oregon Steam
Navigation Company contract, for pro
rata increased pay.
The Services ut Plymouth Chnrch Las, sun
day.
New York, October plymouth
Church was crammed to its utmost ca
pacity this morning. There were as
many on the street outside, unable to
gain admittance. The church was
opened at $50 for members only and
newspaper men. At 10 o'clock few
outsiders were admitted. The church
was decorated with flowers and ever
greens from desk to door. Beecher as
cended the platform at 1890. Two or
three persons attempted to get up
demonstration by clapping of hands,
but the hush from others checked it.
The opening prayer was q masterpiece
OF pathos-an appeal for rest to every
heart oppressed with care and sorrow.
Mr.. Beecher then read the Sermon on
the Mount, and after hymn was sung
delivered long prayer. His sermon
was from the words, Thy will be
DONE" No allusion was made to the
recent investigation.
Andy johnson Defines His Political Status.
NASHVILLE, October 7.-Ex-President
johnson, in speech at Sheebyville
yesterday, devoted considerable time
inreplying to an editorial in the Nashville
Union and Americap, designating him
as a Republican. While arguing that old
party lines had Of late years been al
most wiped out, so that it was difficult
to tell exactly with what party to class
inan, he repudiates the charge that
he was ever Republican in partisan
sense, or that he had ever been anything
politically but Democrat of the Jeffcr-
son or Jackson School. He cited his
letter accepting the nomination for Vice
President on the ticket with Lincoln,
in which he said he was Democrat
coming up to the support of the Union.
Louisiana Cohscrvatives' Address.
New ORLEANS, October Tho Con-
servative Central Committee of Lotus
lana has issued an address. 1t gives
resume of the causes that brought about
the recent outbreak in New Orleans,
and argues That the reconstruction
policy of the Government is radically
wrong, that it has fostered gang of adj
vantures who have proved on the people
for their own gain, who lave bit one
purpose to serve. and are INSCRIPTIONS
in the means they employ to attain
their ends
Affairs In South Carolina.
COLUMBIA, October THE Commit
tee on State Tax of the Union Convcn-
ton, held last month, havejus reported
that they failed to ascertain single
case in the State of any injury outraged
or wrong committed during the present
year by a Wliite man upon a negro in
the slightest degree attributable to race,
color or previous condition of servitude
of the negro, or upon any Republican
on account of his political opinions.
Interesting Grange statistics.
CHICAGO, October IA Washington
special to the Chicago Times gives the
following statistics of the Order of Hus-
bandly, as obtained from the Grand
Sectttary's office: There are 20,S00
Oranges in the United States. Iowa
has the iutgest number-2,0 900; Indi-
ana, 1901; Illinois, 1913; California,
231; Oregon, ia; Colorado, IS; Idaho,
rs; Montana, 30.
The Bcechor-Tifton Suit.
New York, October 5.-The Brook
lyn Argus says: THE array Of counsel
in Tilton's case will be unusually large.
Senator Conkling has accepted re-
taiher from the prosecution, and will
sum UP the case. William NJ. Evarts,
B. +. Tracy, John X. Porter, w. o.
Bartlett, John Graham and T. s. Sher-
man will assist Conkling. The list of
Tilton's counsel is said not to be COM
plete. Senator Carpenter of Wiscon-
sin, Daniel Dougherty of Philadelphia
and David Dudley Field are mentioned.
Moulton has secured Judge Fullerton.
General Butler will take the lead in the
case and personally appear. Mr.. Beach
will likely appear also. A motion will
be made for change of venue. This
is a matter in the discretion of the
Court. A motion will be made for a
writ of eertiorari to carry the case before
the Supreme Court. This, we believe,