Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-08-28

toes suffer from rot. caused BY the drouth
Everything else, including fruit, is abund.
ant.
NEW York. Asg. 24.--The weather ami
crop reports fon the leading localities in
the Southwest generally assouuce hot
Cry weather, which il some sections h,,
been greatly prolonged. All accouuts rem.
resent the corn and tobacco crops as great.
" injured, and will be short frpm quarter
70 . half Of the past years yield. In the
greater part Of Virginia no rain has fallen
for eighty days. In Louisiana the crop
prospects are reported good. The rust aud
the premature open;n; Of the bolls of
cotton, on account Of the drou;h, are re.
ported in some sections; but on the whole
the cotton crop reports are very favorable
LOUISVILLE, August 23.-Intcnsity Of
heat continues. Accounts from Tobacco,
regions indicate not half a crop.
Twenty men were overcome By the ex.
cessive heat, the thernsometes being lut
in the shade.
Tho cattle disease has appeared at
Shrewsbury. The bronchial tube Of the
animals dying is filed with thread.like
worms.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.-Tbe heat to-
day is Intense. The day is cloudy, but no
rain.
GETTYSBURG. Aug. 23.-Only few off,
GERS have arrived. Gen. Mcadc anI staff.
aud other Generals who participated in the
battle. will arrive tomorrow. The attend
ance Of Confederate Generals will be small.
Gen. Lee states that business prevents his
attendance.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 23.-!Aceounts from
all sections in Maryland represent the
iroutl, as prevailing to an alarming ex.
tent. In some counties farmers despair Of
making half crops. Corn. potatoes and
rice are parched and dried up. Tobacco
is suffering drcadfully.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 21.-The weather is
roasting hot. and four fatal eases of sun
stroke occurred since yesterday.
Buildings Struck by Lightning.
CHICAGO, Aug. PA church aud the
German Thcater. On the north side. were
struck by lightning last night and the in
mates stunned. bu; nobody seriously ill.,
jurcd.
An Item for the Jumpers at Ho=cm.
An order has been issued from the War
Department forbidding the residence Of
settlers ON military reservations. Im,rul-
crs must leave or be elected BY force.
Misc,lla icons.
Bo>roN. Aug. 2-The first conviction
under the prohibitory law took place to-day
in the Superior Court. Jury were nut FIVE
hours. The deienleut was fined sll AMI
costs.
TIrFiN, Ohio Ang 2l-Ncarly all the
business portion of the town of Republic.
Seneca county, was burned las, ri .ht
Loss Sl50,0UU.
Eight gunboats for Spain have tecn
launched a, Mystic, Conn. The re-, will
soon be placed in the water. Spanish off,
GERS in charge profess confidence tha, they
will have no trouble in leaving port.
Chicago, Aug. ga dispatch from
Lawrence, Kansas. says that , - NJ pound,
Of silver were SHIPPED yesterday to New
ark. y. j.
\ dispatch from Alton. H.. SAYS that
the cattle and horses in some sections are
dying off fast. 1t saws their les first
swell and then the body when death en-
sues They have wha; is CALL mad
itch"
New YORK. Aus. 20.-The Tabsxts
special says general and important revi-
sion Of whisky regulations will be issuelin
few days by Delano. whose purpore it IS
to carry into effect the laws Of 4 RI last,
aud correct some Of the apparent confir,,
between it and certain sections of the old
law.
Several citizens Of Chicago have cIullc~i
together and ordered 5000 pounds Of tea
direct from China. They agree to p,y
ninety cents pound for tea e,aai ,s TINT
sold there for one dollar and a half Should
the samples suffer less deterioration than
the tee sent by way Of Cape OF Good HOPE,
large orders will be promptly Forwarded.
An Omaha special says that Superin-
tendent Hammond is organizing 4 tnicn
Pacific express line, which is to be under
ness September 18th. connecting at Prom
ontory with the Central Pacific Railroai,
JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 23.-Gen. An.es
has issued an order to the Commanders Of
the military posts in the States, directing
them not to obey in future any writ of Ia
6eas eorPxs issued by the United States
District Attorney or the Circuit Cours. or
an order from such Court for the release Of
prisoners; also directing them TO report
by telegraph the service Of such writ or
! order.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l.-Two co'orei
men, who recently committed an Outrage
on young lady, on the line Of the Manss-
sas Railroad. we're taken from jail at From,
Royal, on Thursday night, BY party vi
disguised men, and lynehed.
ROCHESTER,. August 2l.-Commoiore
Vanderbilt was married to-day at London.