Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-06-20

Office at Portland, Oregon, and the ex-
pediency of abo!ishing the present as
say Office at Boise City, Idaho. 1t was
agreed to.
The Independent Party i'm Minnesota.
ST. PAUL, june 1.-THE Executive
Committee of the Democratic, Liberal
Republicans, and Autobiography par
ties met here yesterday and agreed to
hold joint Convention in this city on
the 23d inst. to nominate candidates for
the State offices.
Murder of Negro slaves.
NFw YoRK, June IA london letter
says slave ship with 275 negroes on
board, from Mozambique, bound for
Madagascar, was captured by the Eng
lsh man-of-war Daphne, March 49,
The slaves were put on board with only
two days provisions, and the voyage
was prolonged to eight. Their suffer-
inss are alleged to be indiscribable and
many died.
Death of "a famous Trotter.
PROVIDENCE r.. l., June 15.-The
black stallion Strideaway, a famous
trotter, valued at S25 600, died to-day.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, June 14.-The House
Committee on Territories have agreed
to report i bill defining qualifications
of delegates from Territories, that a
delegate shall be twenty-five years of
age and a citizen or resident for seven
years in the Territory from which he is
chosen; and, further, that no person
guilty of bigamy or polygamv, shall be
allowed to represent any Territory in
Congress.
Representative Lutrell having re-
ceived a telegram from California stat
ing that the contractor now construct
ing the dry dock at Marc Island Navy
Yard has employed Chinese laborers,
will offer resolution in the House of
Representatives directing the Secretary
of the Navy to put stop to the employ
ment of coolie labor ON Government
works.
June II. The following amendments
to the River and Harbor Appropriation
Bill have been offered by Mitchell and
referred to the Senate Committee on
Commerce: Increasing the appropria-
alton for the improvement of Upper
Columbia river from So 900, as passed
by the House, to $50 600, and items for
the Lower Columbia from $40, GOO to
$50 600, and for the Willamette river
from - 900 to $50 COO; also proposing
to insert appropriations of 500, GOO for
canal to connect Coquille river with
Coos Bay, and SO 900 for the improve.
mont of Iamhill.
The Ohio Militia to he called Dat.
CoLuMDus, June 11.-Owing to dem
onstrations by miners in JACKSONVILLE,
Governor Allen has ordered supply
of ammunition to be sent there for the
Use of the militia who were to he sent
If necessary, to prevent bloodshed.
Indiana Farmers State Convention.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 10.-The conven-
ton of farmers adopted resolutions pre-
faced by long preamble enumerating
the grievances complained of and the
remedies therefor; resolving that hence
forth the Convention will support the
most capable candidate regardless of
party platform; opposing any second
term OF office; condeming the practice of
Legislators receiving free railroad pass
es, and denouncing the salary crap. 1t
advocates the reduction of taxes and
general expenses.
Nominations.
For Secretary of State, n. S. White;
for Auditor Ebenezer Henderson,; for
Treasurer, Morris G. Bennett; for At
torneyGeneral, james Mitchell; for
Judge of the Supreme Court, Horace
=. Bddle; for Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction, Clarkson Davis.
New York, June IA gang of strik-
ing labolers last evening assaulted the
men who took the places they had left,
and during the row a policeman was ia
tally injured.
Nominations by the President.
WASHINGTON, June 49, The President
hns nominated John l.. Cadwallader, of
New York, for Assistant Secretary of
State; Major Absalom Bird for Assist
tant Inspector General; and for Con-
suls-General Thomas B. VanBuren, of
New Jersey, at Kanagawa; George Por-
nutz, of Iowa, at st. Petersburg, =.
Sydney Post, of Illinois, at Vienna;
Herman Kreissman of Illinois, at Berlin !;
Paul Jones, of Ohio. at San Domingo;
W. a. Young, of Ohio, at Mannehcim !;
Daniel j. Malarkey, for United States
Marshal of Oregon; Thomas Adamson,
DR., of Pennsylvania, Consul General
at Melbourne.
The Conference Committee on the
moiety bill have agreed and will report
tomorrow.
A PpEAsING ExHIBImoN.--The young