Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-10


tor Morton is detained at the ST. Charles no.
! tel on account of the illness of Mrs. Morton,
who is improving.
Floods in New ACKNOWLEDGMENT DAM
age Anticipated.
BosToN, April "A heavy rainstorm aud
northeast wind prevailed here and generally
throughout New England during the past "a
hours. Rain is still falling, and apprehen-
sions of serious damage by freshets seem
well founded. All the rivers are rapidly ris
! ing, and should the storm contipuc another
day or so, a general break of the ice will &C.
cur, and results will be disastrous.
The Kennehcc river has risen four feet
during the day At Holiowell, at 6 y. NJ. it
was even with the wharves and rapidly
rising.
AT Lisbon Falls, the bridge of the Main
Central Railroad was raised two feet by the
| ice jam, which rendered it impossible for
trains. A large force was engaged during the
day blasting away the ice and repairing
bridges. Tonight it is reported safe.
In northern Maine the rain commenced
falling on Friday night, continuing uninter-
ruptedly. At Manchester New Hampshire,
the rivers were greatly swollen, the waters
pouring over the dam. At Amoskcag Falls
the water is four feet deep. Several mills at
Manchester and Lawrence are compelled to
shut down, caused by back-watcr. At the
latter place the water is seven feet deep over
| the falls, being the highest water since the
great freshct of 1869. River is still rising.
| A dispatch from Concord says imminent
danger is threatened to the bridges-several
OF them railroad bridges-between that city
and lIookset.
| Yellow Fever.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-Rear Admiral
Mulloney, commanding North Atlantic sta.
| ton, reports one Spanish Man.of-war lying
Houo hoe RI of
and another thirty-six cases. No cases have
appeared on any United States steamers yet.
| The United States steamer Plymouth, OsSippee
! and Shdpmut, anchored off Key West, have
been ordered on cruise in more northern
| ATTITUDES, and other vessels of the North At
lantic fleet have been ordered to make Port
Royal their headquarters
Detection of CarIIst officers.
SANTANEER, April 4-The Carlists have
not entered the province of Santander Sub
mission of insurgents officers to Alfonso are
increasing in Lumber. Nearly hundred are
! announced in this province alone within u
few days. Gen. Mcconnell has given notice
of his adhesion to the King.
Cannon Escapes ea through Teei"i-
SALT LAKE. April Geo. Q. Cannon,
delegate from Utah, was on trial to-day for
polygamy. The defense was that he had con-
tracted no polygamous marriage within two
years preceding the indictment The prose
cution said they did not expect to prove a
marriage within two years. The court held
that II was the act of concentrating the
second or other marriage subsequent to the
first which constituted the offense under the
| statute; therefore prosecution was barred by
the United States statutes of limitations.
Defendant was discharged.
The New u. s.. Treasurer Commits
STONED.
WASHINGTON, April j. The commission of
John G. New, TO be treasurer of the United
States, takes effect from June 30, 1870 1t
was signed by the President today.
The Texas Border Troubles.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The President
stated today with relation to the recent
troubles on the Texas frontier. that he had
not expressed his views to any one, not even
to the Secretary of State, who, like himself,
had been absent from the city. Orders had
been given to the military for the protection
of our citizens on the frontier, but nothing
had been done. The government was not
fully advised of the extent of the outrages.
although he had been officially informed of
the arrest of the mail carrier, and burning of
the postofice by the invaders. The Mexican
government had repeatedly been reminded of
outrages heretofore committed by Mexicans
upon citizsns of the United States Ii would
hear from this government in short time
about those more recently committed through
the Department of State. There would be
consultation with the Secretary of State on
the subject, and probably would be brought
to the attention of the Cabinet We must
determine hereafter what is proper to be done
81 tie premises. lie could sec 40 feasJn 'fJf
apprehension of war between the two coun.
tries, but, OF course, no one could tell
what might happen in the future. Nothing
however would be done by this government
to provoke such result.
Fire Mt ShelbyviiIe, Indiana.
SHELBYvILLE, Ind, April GA fire here
this afternoon destroyed the drug store of
McCrea d Bishop, and eight stores and offices,
including the Volunteer newspapers. Loss,
SAC, 1000; insurance, $4,000.
Ingersoll's Msjority.
HARTFORD, Conn, April 7.-Ingcrsol
(Dem.} has plurality of 9,48s.
Explosion and Loss Of Life.
San Francisco, April To-day an ex.
plosion of giant powder on the corner of
Spear and Garrison street killed and wound
ed 9 number of persons and did great deal
OF damage to surrounding property. The
following are believed to be killed either hy
the explosion or in the flames: Mr. Clark,
2isdoh's foreman; Fred. Haas, barkeeper in
| the saloon; Coyer, colored man; 1nglesman,
unknown boy; Sharp, proprietor of the res.
taurant; Mrs. Sharp and H. r. Baker OF
those removed to the hospital, wounded, are
Alexander Thompson, said to be dying at the
time the reporter left the scene; Herman
Haas, son of the barkeeper; and his mother,
both severely injured; Henry Richards dan
gerously hurt Many bodies are supposed to
be still in the ruins. The loss is estimated at
over $500, 900, and the number Of killed at
Is or 20.
spain Demands Extradition ola Prince
LONDON, April 2.-The Cologne Gazette
says Spain has made formal demand ON
Prussia In virtue of the extradition treaty
with that country, for the arrest of Don Al
fonso, and 1t is said the Prussian authorities
have in consequence received instructions to
arrest the Prince if he enters Prussian terri
tory, and hold him until the grounds of