Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-28
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cisco is due tonight.
The Geographic reports contain nothing
but accounts OF the Fenian invasion. The
rcnians have taken position across the
border and are throwing up entrcnchments.
The Grand Trunk Railroad has been torn
up for some distance. Several skirmishes
have occurred; no heavy loss Col. Mos
by, late Confederate, was organizing a
cavalry company of Fenians.
The Canadians met the Fenians and
fred upon them from ambush. \ sharp
engagement ensued, which was witnessed
by l.. =. Marshal Foster. After the Skin
msh the Marshal arrested O'Neil, the
Fcnian commander, and in default of S20,-
900 bail he was lodged in Burlington Jail.
SAN Francisco, May 2G.-The Feni-
ans of this city say the movement is made
by men who are not properly Fenians, and
that California Fenians will not contribute
one man or one dollar towards the inva-
sion.
Gold ir " York, today, 1.l4l.
Grcenbacks = and So.
Northern Pacific Railroad bill passed the
House lO7 to 50.
SAN Francisco, May 22.-This after
noon one Of the most extensive riots ever
occurring among the Chinese in this city
took place on Sacramento street. The
Chinese washermcn have formed protect.
i've association, districtng the city, and as
signing each wash house Il certain territory,
and establishing a scale ofpriccs. Recent.
ly one clique, said to be avery troublesome
one, has been interfering with territory
assigned to others, and the matter was re-
lcrrcd to the Grand Council which met at
joss House today. The Council decided
against the cntcrlopcrs. When the decis.
ion. was made, fighting commenced by the
defendants, a rush was made for the street
There were 100 persons in the room when
the fight became general. Shots were OK
changed between the Council inside and
refractory members outside. Inside of
of ten minutes, fully three thousand Chi
namcn reached the scene. and in fifteen
minutes more nothing short of calling out
the military could have quclcd the riot in
the opinion ofChcf Crowley. AS the pc.
lice charge on the crowd, they received
scattering fire, when the rioters ran in all
directions, throwing away their arms as
they went. Many wounded were carried
of by their countrymcn. The police cap
turcl sixteen of the rioters. eighteen iron
bars, a number OF knives. short swords
clcavers and pistols. The Chinese quarters
are boiling with excitement but, there is
no prospect Of a rencwa! ofthc riot.
Saic.l--h,rk Btoafcs. tt>lady; bark
Gra. Cog $cabcck brig Puvrtuotr,
Port La How bark Free 7Ialc Tacoma
2 ~ D. I
bark Northwrsi, Port Townsend ; schooner
Drudn"ugM, Victoria; bark Iomium,
Seattle; bril-. Dracon lu ;et Sound.
rouGHKEHrsIr. \ Y. May D.
Three ca,-loads of Irishmcn passed here
on the Hudson River railroad last night at
midnight. Al purchased tickets over the
Saratoga rairn,d. Alt are unarme /, bat
supposed to be Fcninns.
RUTLAND. w.. Nay 24.-Thc t,wn is
alcxrtrmrmt over tn projected rcn an raid
on Canada. The excitement is grca or
than at any time since 1868. The Irish
in various portions of the State are active
and procecdjn. in lar4c numbers to 81
Adams, where their numbers are auymcn-
tea by hundreds frCm the Ea>. and West
especially from tnwnI al ~" Lake Cham
~
en- roa,c for II. Adams. from Waslngton
MoNrrELlEa, VI. May 2l-The Fen
dans are in active M )tion alony the Inc.
i.,ry, na,nbars Of mcn from Boston. Con-
cord, Manchester AMI other points are
waiting transportation.
1T. ALRtNs, M.y 24-Eciah!c reports
state that several teams loaded i'll Irish
man are en- rou'c toward the line. A com.
pany arrived from Darlington last night
and have started for Fairfield The
steamer Cmrlep is chartered to bring men
from Fort Henry. There are TO govern
troops nor militia here.
Chicago. May 2l.-The Times Wash
ington special says Gen. MarSton. of New
Hampshire, has been appointed Governor
of Idaho by the President.
SAN FRANcIsco. Mav24 The shooner
Norway left here April 18th, discharged
fret ght at Port Townsend; sailed thence
TO Seattle, May 6, eight days from San
Francisco; thence to Tacoma, where she
loaded $4,000 feet of lumber, and re-
turned here to-day having made the
round trip in 26 days, the shortest but
one on record.
MONTREAL, May PA dispatch from
Quebec gives the details of great fire in
st. Roche, in the suburbs of the city.
Five or six thousand persons are homeless,
and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth
Of property destroyed. The fire orieina-
ted in bakers shop, and. though troops
were out aud the house blown up, efforts
tostop the conaagration were futile. Two
men are missing, and numbers of accidents
occurred. The houseless people are lodged
by the corporation.
WAsHINGroN, May 24-Thc President
has issued a proclamation against illegal
military enterprises against Canada, warn
ing persons taking part therein that they
will forfeit all right to protection from the