Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-07
1ATE EASTERN NEWS.
Washington Notes.

March ii, ny TI0f,VVV,ooV' A|'O y " S
excess was 1884 100000.
The supreme court adjourned on ac-
count of the death of Clerk Daniel Yves
ley Middleton, who has been in continu-
Gus service for so years.
The president has nominated Orange
Fcrriss to be second auditor of the treas
ury.
WASHINGTON, April l30-At a cabine'
meeting today the president rendered the
postmaster general the United States
iudccship for the eastern and middle dis
trjcts of Tennessee, which was accepted.
Congressman Tom Young, of Cincinnati,
has returned from South Carolina where
he has been looking after Shcrman's in
,ercsts. He says that he has pledges from
seven of the South Carolina delegates to
the Chicago convention that they will vote
for Sherman on the first ballot This in.
formation is very surprising, from the fact
,ha, no delegates to the Chicago convcn-
tion have such iron clad instructions as
those from South Carolina for Grant.
Postal changes for the Pacific Coast last
week: Misunderstanding Columbia Co, W.
r., L. L. Hemingway, postmaster; Rock
ford, Spokane Co, W. T., Mrs Ruth Farms
worth, postmaster
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The selection of
Postmaster General Keys successor, will
he postponed until after the Chicago con
ycntion.
The president has nominated Edward L..
johnson, of Denver, L. S. attorney for
Colorado.
CINCINNATI, o.. May "A desperate
aflray took place in Wayne county, Ken
uckv, Thursday last. \ man named
Powell, who was witness to the killing,
last fall of Hutchinson 10y Phillips, has
been doggcd and threatened by Phillips
in order to keep him from tcstitying.
Powell refused to leave the country or ac-
ccp, IA bride Thursday night II party of
six or seven masked men attacked Powelrs
house and broke in the door with rail,
when Powell struck three of them down
with an aX. Mrs. Powell was shot in the
returned, when Powell fired and killed
the leader, who proved to be John Will
Smith The others ran off. Mrs. Powell
pulled II handkerchief off the face of one
man. and says that it was Phillips. Pow
ell has obtained warrants for the arrest OF
three of the men, who are now in Jail.
Opening Of the New Parliament
LONDON, April 29.-Parlament was for
mally and simply opened today by Lord
Sclbournc, high chancellor, the duke of
Northbrook acting as royal commissioner.
There was fair attendance of commons,
including many new members. Only
twenty tory and fourteen liberal peers and
q two bishops were in the house of lords.
Proposed Tariff Compromise.
Representative Tucker, chairman of the
subcommittee of seven of ways and means
committee, with the consent of the sub
committee will ON Tuesday present to the
full committee schedule which he has
prepared, with the understanding that no
member of the subcommittee shall be
committed in favor of the bill, in whole
or in part, the object being to bring it di-
rectly before the full committee. Among
the articles which it is proposed by the
bill TO place upon the free list are wood
pulp, chrome, iron ore, rags, salt, trace
chains, halter chains, various manutac-
lures of iron which enter into the compo-
sition of agricultural implements, books,
magazines, periodicals, etc, and among
those upon which it is proposed to reduce
tariff are paper, printing materials, bichro-
mate of potash, wooden and worsted goods,
hats and straw goods. Tucker believes
that such n hill, while by no means as
comprehensive as the advocates of n gen
cral tariff revision would desire, will har-
monize widely conflicting views and OBJ
tain sufficient favor to secure its passage
by the house.
Tho South American War.
WASHINGTON, May "A telegram was
received today at the legation of Chilli
which says that the Chilean navy bonn
barded Callao on the ED of April, causing
heavy damage ON shore and nearly de.
stroying the Peruvian corvette Union.
Lima is threatened by the Chileans and
great distress prevails in that city.
Extraordinary immigration.
New YORK, April 3O.-Six ocean steam
ships arrived today bringing 1886 immi.
grants from all parts of Europe. Total ar,
rivals for April, 461lS, the largest number
landed at Castle Garden in one month.
NEW YoRK, May Five steamships
arrived today from Europe, bringing 1891
emigrants. French papers state that there
are $4,000 persons waiting means of
transportation to this country. Two thous-
and are waiting berths in Havre. Three
trains were dispatched today and three
extra trains of two cars each will be sent
out tomorrow over the Erie, Pennsylvania
and New York Central.
New YORK, May ga Lykers. Pa, dis