Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-03-25
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Great sale.
NEW York, March 21.-Sheriff Connors
seized the desks and books aud papers
of the late samano Bay Co., yesterday, to
saslsfy the Judgment of eleven thousand dol.
lars The property yielded thirty dollars.
More Storms.
Boston, March 21.--A heavy southern
storm q snow and wind prevailed here all
night and still continues. II Is the worst
storm of the season.
GenI. Schenck and tho Emma Mine. :
CmcAao, March, 2l.--A zlmes Washing.
ton special says: To-day Genl. Schenck will
appear before the Foreign Affairs Committee
to be cross.examined about his connection
with the Emma Mine scandal. He has been
diligently interviewed ever since the steamer
Abyssinian arrived at New York, by all the
representatives Of the press. He says that it
would not be proper for him to tell in ad>
vance what defense he proposed to make.
Permission is asked OF the Committee to-day
for William II. Evarts to appear as counsel
for Schemes. This will be granted.
Dana,s Nomination Discussed.
The Senate committee on Foreign Rela.
tons had a long session today on the
subject of Dana's nomination. Senator
Boutwell, handed in the memorial Of the
Boston bar in favor of the confirmation and
Immediately retired. The remainder of the
session was strictly private. The members
of the committee positively decline to state
exactly what action, II any, was taken in the
case, but from their manner. conversation
and action, there seems to be no doubt that
the majority have determined to report on
the nomination adversely unless 1t be with>
drawn. Another member characterized
Dana's letter to Senator Boutwell, as direct
insult to the committed and all of them re-
gard II as very offensive.
~ Duncan. sherman r Co.
New York, March 21,-Judge Barrett. in
the suit OF Washington A. Roeblng against
Duncan, Sherman & Co., in the superior
court, has refused to vacate this order OF ar
rest against the defendants. He says the
members of the firm had made an examina
ton Of their condition, which ought to have
disclosed that their liabilities exceeded their
assets by three million dollars and conse-
quent fu,ility of any Negotiations to place their
business on o sound basis and it was their
duty to have stopped at once. "
Another Raidin Prospect.
d CAMPo, (Asixona) March 81. Information
deemed to be reliable, has been given to the
Gaskiil Brothers, by q Mexican officer, that
Cruz Lopez. who led the raid of Dec SOth,
Is now at Tecarte, just below the line, form
ing band for another raid. ss -
SAN FRANcIsco March 2i.--Capt Morse,
owner OF the race horse Foster, left Sacra-
msnto yesterday. for Oregon, Foster remains
at Sacramento during the summer
s9ea = Hnportant, ~ True. g.. sat
A protest against the passage, by the AS
ssmbiy. Of Senator Gibbons bill, providing
for the abolition Of all languages in public
schools except the English, ,is being circulat-
ed and freely signed BY citizens Of all classes.
vsy n Democratic Conventien. u.s.
! LANCASTER, Pa, March 2e-Thc Demo
cratic Skate convention met to-day. Inc
following resolutions were adopted oy
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were very severe in this vicinity, Numerous
disasters 20 shipping occurred much damage