Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-01-23

WILL Dc social 6aCneClDg OF the sur.
vivers of the army and navy in SER
vice on the coast Of California during
the Mexican war. Among those to
be present are Rear Admiral EN-.
mons, Commodore Yard, Gen. Chas.
H. Graham. Capt. Blake and Rear
Admiral Stanly.
Business Failures During 1sye..A Nor.
al frsm the Distrsss i'm California.
New YoRK, Jan. 1.-THE Finan-
cial Chronicle of to-day, referring to
Dunn & Barlow's exhibit OF business
failures during the past year. says
that fully half came within the first
quarter Of 1879. It also shows that
the only city in the United States
separately reported upon where there
has not been q decided decrease in
failures during 1879. is San Francis
CO. Boston shows ITO failures dur.
ing the year, against 1926 in 1878;
New York, $40 against 1858; Phila-
delphia, 189 against 257; Cincinnati,
"A against ZIG; Chicago, SO against
1862; st. Louis, Sc against 1877; San
Francisco, POI against 222. The
statement also shows that in the six
cities first named, the liabilities only
amounted to one-quarter of the pre-
vious years total, while in San Fran
cisco the liabilities we're increased
about 16 per cent. being 5,3l7 ,11s.
Another table shows that while in
all the remainder of the country,
only one in every 10 in business
failed, there was in California 1--WE
have not the figures to give San
Francisco by itself, one failure in
every 36 in business, and in the
Pacific States and Territories which
which depend largely upon Califor-
mia for their prosperity, one failure
in every 81 in business. The Chron-
tcle draws the following moral from
the above: During the past two
years California has been ntte mpting
to put letters around capital, being
in state of depression. Her people
have been attempting by legislation
which shall deprive capital OF its
natural earnings. to force prosperity.
Do we not in these statements of
failures plainly see written the re-
suits of this movement? Cannot
our legislators heed the lesson thus
taught"
Matters In Maine.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 1.-THE Supreme
Court has delivered an exhaustive
opinion sustaining the position of
the Republicans on all points in con-
troversy. The court pronounces the
action of Gov. Garcelon unconstitu.
tional, a piece of usurpation and alb
solutely void. Republicans are
much elated, and Democrats de-
pressed. Many of the latter an
nounce their purpose to yield. 1t is
believed the difficulty will now soon
be settled. The decision of the
Supreme Court renders all proceed
ings taken by the fusionists in their
so-called Legislature illegal and void.
magnificent G1tt from flOOO 10 Ms
Daughter.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-two and O
half millions of United States four
per cent. bonds were registered at
the Treasury Department last Satur-
day in the name of Miss Jennie
Flood, daughter of the bonanza
capitalist. Her income from this
present of her father will be exactly
800, 900 per year.
The Choice OF the Republicans for the
Presidency.
CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-Returns re-
ceived from $3.50 interviews in Indi-
ana with the Republicans of all
grades of opinions, give the Indiap-
oils Journal the following result: For
choice of Presidential candidates.
Blaine, 1882; Grant, 1000; Sheri-
dan, 1852; Hayes, S74; Washburn,
II; Garfield, 81; Thompson, II;
Colfax IS; Harrison, 16; Bristow,
IL; Conkling, II; Edmunds, TO-;
Fremont, 6, and the rest scattering.
The Journat says that the strength
of Sherman among the Republicans
of Indiana is Il surprise to many, and
especially following, as the inter-
views do, soon so after a report
recommending the abolition of the
legal tenders quality of greenbacIs as
to all contracts made subsequently to
the passage of the act. 1t is also a
noteworthy fact that large number
of those who are opposed to Sher-
mans nomination base their opposi-
ton mainly on his want of available
ty, and the class TINT prefer him as
q nominee are largely business men
and not most active in politics. 1t is
a matter of still greater surprise to
the advocates of Grants nomination
that opposition to him is so great
and mainly based on a conscientious
opposition to third term.
Presidential Appointments.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The Pres.
ident has nominated james Russell,
of Massachusetts, envoy extraordi-
nary and minister plenipotentiary to
T., ,1o,,S, I<1,,, VIZ H.. e II.