Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1862-07-05
NO. "a.

noted toq Ne 8aIlooeyy, - - ~ hattie near
Pistsburg Lasding sksvsl thsesaaes bsav-
cry and coolnrss -" A. . psssf q tho lattes;
] will mrntion." says Col. Which. "that
when thsir firing became little villa during
slc last charge. I stopped tho 6ring aad
drilled them in the maaaal Of @us, wbieh
they I'll went through as' X on the 'pasads-
ground they then opened deliberate, steady,
and effective Ere" ~.----.~--a-
TuE Internal machines left in Yorktown by
the rrtresting chivalry Of tho Sunny 6cnfh
are ll-inch round shell, and 30 concealed un-
der the ground a. to leave little. il any, cx-
tenai indication Of their presence. Each has
Quill fuse. and above it plunger. with .
knob SO constructed that person walking
along and stepping upon il brings the plung-
er dawn with sufficient force upon cap ul-
derneath to cause it to explode.
TIE Great Eaters is again in trouble.
Mr.. Hamilton Z. Towle the young American
civil engineer who invented the temporary
steering gear after breaking the rudder on the
last voyage out, has libelcd the great ship to
have justice done him for his services.
Tue new cupola ship to bo constructed in
England is to BE- $50 feet long, nearly 1000
tOhs. Will draw about twenty feet Of water,
and will have engines Of 500 horse powe
She will have six cupOlas, each armed with
two 100-poundcr Armstrong guns.
IT is ascertuincd that petitions for remun-
Grafton for the liberation of LOIS slaves in
the District Of Columbia, have already been
filed, which is nm increase upon the estimated
number Of one thousand, supposed to bs
owned in the district. '.fs..4..
TIE telegraph cable was successfully laid.
May 10Th, across Chesapeake Bay from Cherry
stone to Back River in Verginia, and the War
Department is now in teltgraphic commune
crtion with fortress Monroe and Gen. McClel-
lan's headquarters.
A TERRIFIC letter from
an oficerin in Fort Jackson, in the New Orleans
Bulletin, states the Federal feet. in its attack
upon that fort, averaged one skelx erevy tsss1re,
sccoad. or fire mimxte. for nearly screSty
hours!
To- The editors of the n. o. True Delta
are notorious duellists. We can fancy the
and paper used to circulate loyal proclana.
tion which they had rebcllously refused to
publish.
To- General Scott thinks Davis will not
br caught. He will propably escape through
Texas. into Mexico. TO the more prominent
traitors who may be taken. he would move
u system cf judicious but liberal hanging"
"AIiss julia, allow me to close those
blinds; the glare Of the sun must DO opprss-
sive."
"You are very kind, sir. but would rather
have little con than no heir at ALL
A correspondent Of the Philadelphia Esqsi-
yer relates that q skull was found In the late
camp Of a Mississippi regiment at Manassas
upon which were carved the words, "All that
is left ofa Fire Zouave"
PRENriCE says, " It 10 thought danger
GUS thing to board . lnan-of.war; bat we
have known fifty sailors. each man ofwar.
boarded by single landlord-bst hs was
host"
We saw a young lady on tho streets rs-
Gently with a Confederate flag pinned across
her bosom. We guess Il was rebel flag
floating over cotton breastworks-Pvxtsce
Ir rebel ladies, by insulting Union officers
and soldiers. show that they don't understand
the proprietis Of their station. they had bet-
ter Gs taken to the station houses 70 learn.
The rebels have made out Wiss coward,
Crittenden traitor. Johnston incompetent,
JET Davis drivsllsr, Floyd 4 knave, and
Pillow . bragadocio l 9'g' t4 aiaa
TIE race 10 not always to tho swift. but Il
We may judge from operations Il Port Royal.
Hattsras. New Orleans. etc.. The victory - a.
ways to the 6eet.
T'Hs New York lawyers complain Of very
dull times At The bar. aud they cay that not
fifty out Of three thousand thsro arU making
living. ,s.s 80.
- Prsntice says tho Rebel women arc
not halt 60 ready to run from eur 6ne-looking
Yankee solsliss - the Rsbsl men are.
IT seems Singular that the 6ercs Aame in
the bosoms Of some Of our charming rybel wo-
msn doss not sss their cotton u 6Is. ~ p
A asssL psisesw q Fest Dvlawsss writes
that his out-dooe amusausut ceoGjsts psiaci-
pally in washisg his own cleshs& ..s,.. =,
Tvs rsbl leaders havs n,asy quansls
among thsmsslvsA but thsy en- al. vorking
TO tho came ssd. and thal's : sefs's.
WASHINGTON letters state that veil knavn,
virginian 10 already selsctsd 70 act - Union
rosITassr Of Richmoud. SO ss' @ssA
Tas rebels said thse IN E..sspe c.osld not
carry their position below New 0s1san but
halt America did ths job. @s sds