Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-10-28

of Honor. There was no band of mu-
sic OF noisy parade so peculiar to such
The occasion was one
of deep interest throughout and passed
off in manner very creditable to the
people of Edinburgh and highly pleas
ing to Her Majesty the Queen.
RUFUS WILLARD, NJ. D.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Correspondence of the Washington Standard.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 1876.
INDIANA AND OHIO.
The elections in the five States which
come off to-day, especially those in In
diana and Ohio, naturally absorb public
attention here. As the results will have
been known all over the civilized world
before this letter reaches you, it will be
of little use for me to attempt to pre-
dict the result It may be we'll to say,
however, that, no matter how those two
States go, the Democracy need have no
fear of the general result. We have a
sure thing without the vote of those
two Western States. We shall start
with the vote of solid South, except
that of the State of South Carolina.
That will give us l31 votes, so that we
shall need only 81 more votes in all the
Northern States to elect Samuel J. Til
den the next President of the United
States. New York, Mr.. Tilden's own
State, will certainly give him her IS
votes, and many more than the addi-
tional 16 votes will not fail to come from
the Pacific States and from those good
old Democratic States, Connecticut and
New Jersey. There will certainly be
found in all the Northern States enough
of the State Rights spirit of the old
time Democratic party to make up the
81 votes necessary to elect the Reform
candidate and champion of the south.
IMPORTANT DECISION BY JUDGE OF THE U.
s. SUPREME COURT.
Judge Clifford, of the United States
supreme Court, made a decision while
he was presiding in the United States
Circuit Court for Maine, few days since
that is exciting a good deal of discussion
in Washington, pro and con, among
members of the bar. Judge Clifford is
one of the survivors Of the old Supreme
Court. He was appointed to the Su-
preme Bench by President Buchanan in
1858, and is one of the oldest members
of that tribunal. He is learned law
yer and conscientious and incorrupt-
IDLE jurist. The plaintiff in the case
was citizen of Louisiana, and the de-
PENDANT was General Neal Dow, of
Maine. During the war, the regiment
which he commanded 1.-THE Thirteenth
Maine Volunteers) made a raid upon
the plaintiffs sugar-house, and appro-
priated the contents to the use of the
army. The owner made complaint to
General Dow, who told him that if he
could prove that he was loyal man,
he (Dow) would give him receipt for
the sugar, and, in due time, the United
States Government would pay him.
The proof of loyalty was never produced;
and General Dow gave no further at
tention to the matter until Judgment
was obtained against him in one of the
State Courts of Louisiana for the value
of the captured sugar The case was
removed to the United States Circuit
Court, and has been pending eight
years. Justice Clifford had given iudg-
ment in favor of the plaintiff, thus lay
ing down the principle that officers are
personally responsible for supplies ia
ken for the army by their direction.
Judge Clark, of the Circuit Court. re-
fused to assent to the Interpretation of
Of the law by Justice Clifford, and the
case now goes to the Supreme Court of
the United States on the certificate of a
division of opinion between the Circuit
and District Judges.
THE BABES IN BLUE.
Republicans here are disguised with
the Boys in Blue farce. At their pa
rade on Wednesday evening, SO many
of these alleged veterans were evident
ly not over 21 years old, that the title
Babes in Blue appears appropriate.
Considering that it is nearly twelve
years since the war terminated, it is |
safe to say that majority of those
who appeared in the parade were
using hobby-horses and wooden swords
when Antietam was fought, over four
teen years ago; and the majority of
these juvenile partisans were hardly
old enough to be received into the SER
vice as drummer-boys, when the army
was disbanded in 1865. The parade
was farce, and created no enthusiasm
Or attention, although reviewed by the
great Commander-in-C Chief, the vener-
able ofice-holding General Dix, who
ia trained in all no1itical organisations /