Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-03-18
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Billie signed by the President.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The President
has signed the bill to provide for the pur>
chase of materials and for the continuance
of work on the buildings for a customhouse
and postoffice at st. Louis. Also an act au
thorizing the purchase of additional grounds
for the customhouse at Nashville.
..,r Good for Massach usetts.
BOSTON,. March 15.--The Senate has passed
the Woman Suffrage amendment to the con-
stitution by 1870 10.
|.t Democratic Conventions.
New York, March 16.--The Democratic
State Convention will be held on April Goth.
Gov. Tilden's friends wanted TO- hold it in
Albany few weeks earlier.
RALEIGH, March 16.-The Democratic
State Convention will be held here on the
14th of June. 49,
PROVIDENCE, r. l., March 16.-The Dem
ocratic State Convention to day, nominated
Gen. George Lewis Cooke for Governor.
At Sea ta" t,e. 90
WASHINGTON, March 18.-The Republican
Senators reached no conclusion TO day in the
caucus to determine upon general policy In
view of the proposed reductions In the appro-
priation bill in the House.
Thecommittee on Ways and Means to day
determined to take up the Morrison tariff
bill for consideration by a strict party vote.
y The Republicans opposed Il on the ground
that the tariff question should not be agitated
and reopened. Several Democrats stated
they did not intend to do more than allow it
to be considered. As ~ 3li.s.3 i4+a 4.b "
Combinations ~
aWAsHrNGToN, March 10, Tho Senate 10
day confirmed the following nominations;
Thos McFadden Patton, Appraiser of Mer
chandise, Portland, Oregon, and Abner w.
Waters, u, 3. Marshal for Oregon, 81
Tie vote In the Democratic caucus last
evening on agreement to Payne's bill was as
follows: In the affirmative % Senators and
IS Representatives, in the negative ! Senator
and "A Representatives,.
nKsning stock Matters.
SAN FRANcIsco, Marcn 16.--It is officially
given onttIsat the stock of the Consolidated
Virginia has been cut up five parts Tor one.
The new stock will be issued tomorrow.
Money MARKET
PORTLAND, March 10. Legal Tenders Ia
Portland, buying 81 selling SO.
New YoRK, March 15.LGold closed at 14s
q VET Or u. return i c.,.s
MONTREAL, March 16.-Wm, Marsh,
brother Of Caleb, has arrived from Illinois
II Is understood that his visit has reference
to the possible return of Marsh to Washing
ton.s .aaa . ~ ~ q 49, 2 -
Hurricane and foundation
LoNDoH, MARCH, 18.--A Berlin special
reports that the lower parts Of the city are
flooded and many acres snbmeEged in the
suburbs.
PABn, March 10. Advices say the suburbs
Of the city are all more or less inundated.
The suffering caused by foods ia very. great:
All the large streams between Paris and
the extreme frontiers Of France are over their
banks and the country for miles around Is
flooded In Normany the gale was terEihle.
On the Calvadas coast massos OF rock was
blown of the cliffs. In Belgium the hurri-
caae was Eterrifcs The barometer at Lieze
fell below thelowcst reading Oh record. The
telegraph lines are damaged to an extent
heretofore unparalleled; the plain from
Maisons ABORT TO Vile Neuye ST. George is
one immense lake. Boats traverse the Vile
Neuve St., George Is one immense lake,
BoatsIfraverss the vllles from Vile Neye %
Choissy.