Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-07-31
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC STATES.

The telegraph Dcing down, We are Wltil-
out our usual late dispatch this week.
Fenian Festival.
BUFFALO, July 22.-Thc annual Fc-
man festival took place at Clinton Forest
to-day. There was grand demonstration
of military and civil organizations. The
brotherhood paradcd the streets with music
and banners, and an immense crowd was
present at the grove. Speeches were made
by Gibson, of Philadelphia, and others.
Business houses were closed to enable their
employees to participate in the celebration.
The International Industrial Exhibition.
under the management of the Mechanic
Institute, will be opened in this city, Oct
9th, to continue during the month. The
Sparcus 6re-proof skating ring and adja-
cent grounds, covering an area Of 50, 900
square feet, have been secured for the pur-
pose.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-N1casures have
been instituted for the organization of a
company having in view the holding of q
Worlds Exposition of manufactures, ETC.,
at Washington, ID. c., a year hence.
An official proclamation has been made
for convention between the United States
and Peru, for the adjustment of the claims
of the citizens Of either country against the
other. 1t will sit at Lima.
Returns form the Land Office at Salt
Lake City show that during the first two
weeks Of June last, SS3 declaratory state
mcnts, covering 10000 acres, were filed
under the presumption act.
It is stated that the steamer Senate,
which left Norfolk on a secret expedition,
is cruising in Haytien waters for the pur.
pose of capturing Haytien privatcers which
have been preying on American commerce.
Fcnien Commissioner d. d. O'Connell,
waited on Secrctarys Boutwclland Robson
and Attorney General Hoar, and related
the wrongs inflicted on Fcnian prisoners
in England. They intend to lay the mat
ter individually before every member of
the Cabinet. The Acknowledgement was
not at all gracious when he intmated that
the invaders of Canada were a set of horse
thieves aud robbers.
Canterbury Hall, on Louisiana Avenue,
near the City Hall was entire destroyed by
fire this morning. Loss 100000.
BosroN, July 23.-Ata meeting of the
council, last evening, on tho recommends
ton of the Mayor, an order was adopted
providing for proper celebration by the
city of the successful laying of the French
cable Committees were appointed to ar
range the details. The British steamers
with French cable were signallcd from the
heights lights at sunrise this morning
They arc bound into the bay for Duxbury,
where the shore end of the cable is to be
laid. They will reach their destination to-
day.
Outrngcs In klnsas.
CHICAGO, July pa special from the
Neutral Lands ofKansas says, large force
attacked the railroad worlmcn in Burlin
county, on Saturday afternoon, and burned
all the shantics, whccl-barrows, picks, &c,
belonging to the workmcn, who were I'M
armed and could make no resistance, the
soldiers being twelve miles distant.
The same correspondent charges the re-
cent outrayes to speeches of Representa-
tive Clark, who advised the people to stand
as one man. and that no railroad could be
built without their consent. Said he
"supposc the prairie grass should take
fire aud burn ties, tents wagons, engineers
instruments, &c, could that be charged on
you? l do not advise force to prevent
this most damnablc railroad swindle, but
these accidents will happen in the best
regulated communities. Now, gentlemen,
he concluded, if any such thing should
happen,you must all be in abcd asleep when
it happens, or as soon thereafter as posi-
blc."
Singular Accident.
LOUISVILLE, July ga singular and
terrible accident occurred near Princeton,
Kentucky, on the Goth inst. An immense
mill stone, weighing nearly a ton and a
half, rolled off on wagon which was be-
ing hauled along side of steep hill, and
rushing with fearful velocity down the hill
into farm yard, crushing through the
fences, and over several bee hives into a
pasture beyond, where it ran over and
killed two calves and horse. The bees
attacked some children playing in the yard
and stunS one so that it has since died I;
two others are blind and speeches., and
not expected to survive.
The French Cable.
BosroN, July 24.-The shore end of
the French Cable was landed last night and
hauled into the telegraph house on-Rousc's
hammock. This end of the cable is said
to be in good working condition. The
wire from Kingston Station to Duxbury is
nearly all up, but there is no communica-
ton from Rouscs hammock aud will not
probably be for some time. The steamers
CAiAern and Scandinavian leave this after.
noon.
The telegraph line to Duxbury will prob
ably be completed to-day. The great col
ebration takes place on Tuesday. Quite a
number of prominent individuals will be
present, including NJ. Towmay, French
Charge d. Affairs, Italian Charge d AT
fairs and Captain Ward, of the British LIE