Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-06-16
Mr.. arovtiie's conu.ncr

OF Louisiana.
Mrs. Srovtiie's Constancy.
CHIc,Go. June 7.-M,s. Snoville
sister OF Guiteau, has given 70 tue
press for publication u copy of a
( petition addlessel to President
Arthur, asking for a stay of execu-
I ton IN the case of Chas. j. Guiteau
/ until commission of competent
! physicians, acknowledged by the
/ fraternity to be above adverse criti-
ci~in he appointed who shall examine
into the question Of his insanity. The
following note is addressed to tue
public: 4" AS there is not sufficient
time to make a canvass for signature
to the foregoing petition, to the many
who indorse it. l ask every one who
IS in .avor of the petition to send
their names through the mails to me.
Adress Mrs. Frances NJ. Scoville,
room 63, 80 Randolph street, Chi
ago"
The Machine must be Creased.
Circulars issued tom headquarters
OF the Republican congressional COM
ml,tee appealing for contributions
for campaign purposes are being Cir
culated in every department of
government in this city, among all
classes of employees, apprentices,
laborers aud mechanics in the navy
yard, employed at the Capitol and
messengers in the departments. are
all asked TO pay in assessments
amounting to from Sc to e22. This
circular sets forth that the commit.
tee is organized in the interest of
the Republican party and that funds
are needed for preparing, printing
and circulating documents in the
coming election.
The Democrats Hopeful.
WASHINGTON. June 13.-Since the
Republican majority in the House of
Representatives have unseated three
Southern Democrats who claimed
to have been elected, reports have
reached Democratic managers here
of great encouragement among
Southern Democrats. The feeling
seemed TO be that if the Republicans
obtained ma ority in the next house
they would proceed to unseat every
Southern Democrat whose seat was
contested, and the consequence
would he that candidates in close
districts could see very little en-
enlargement for them to make
Congressional race. These reports
excited no little apprehension here,
and after comforting together South
ern members have determined to
make thorough canvass FOR the pur-
pose of ascertaining, if possible,
what the political complexion of
the next House would probably be.
Two of the members have made this
canvass within a few days, and as q
Jesuit of their inquiries have figured
out Democratic majority of ten in
the next House. They reach this
conclusion by counting on sure gain
as follows: In Connecticut. South
Carolina, Illinois, West Virsi mia.
Mississippi aud California one each.
in Texas and Pennsylvania five each,
Indiana and Ohio three each, New
York two and Missouri four. They
expect to make other gains in such
States as Massachusetts, Maine and
New Hampshire, but these do not
enter into the figures on which they
base a probable majority of ten. The
only State in which they expect
loss is Nevada. and they think
chances are that they will lose one
representative there. Results as
reached by these gentlemen, with
figures as given above, have been
sent to various State Executive Com
mittees in the South, in hobe of re-
storing confidence in that section.
Indian Depredations.
CHICAGO, June 4.-Special from
Apache, Arizona: 4 courier from
Capt. Kramer's camp at Forest Dale
brings intelligence of Indian depre-
dations. Que man was killed and
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