Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-05-14
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PORTLAND, Nav II

Portland, May Ii.
Jasper ". johnson made Black T..
publican harranguc last night at the Con,,
House. Very few listened to the fooI:.
babbl;ng.
y private telegram to this city m.
nounccs the passage by both Houses of :,
bill to aid the construction of branch IS
the Central Pacific Railroad r;a tho II,n.
bollt route.
The telegraph line between Umat;,1.
and Walla Walla will be in WORKING or'
der next week.
The financial prospects of Portland mrs.
| improving as well as the business Of tho
season.
New YORK, May 1O.-McFarland i.
acquitted. The jury was out two hours
The Georgia bill aud the Internal Row.
enue bill will soon be acted upon.
PARIS, May ia serious riot broke
out in this city last night. A large dis.
play OF troops was made. The citizens
made barracks and stubbornly held them
until overcome by troops-lnany killed and
wounded.
LONDON, May 11.-On the race be.
tween the !snppho and Cambria.
San FRANcIsco, May l2.-Arrived
the schooner lIhite Hing, Port Ludlow:
Ocean Pearl, Frceport; brig Deacon
Port Ludlow; Coqu,mbo Port Madison:
ship Rerere. Port Discovery; Rainier
Port Gamble; sailed Carolina Read, Port
Madison
Thirty-two thousand pounds of straw
berries arrived by a single train to-day,
No change in gold quotations.
KANSAS CRY, May 7.-During the
violent storm, last night, a large three.
story building, unpccunicd, was blown
down; loss, SlUt0bV. Immediately after.
four story brick building fcl. with ter
rible crash. Stock valued at 500, 900 was
buried in the ruins. Loss on building.
$1,000
PniLnELrHIA, May s.-Thcrc was
terrific hail sto, u this afternoon The dam
mage greatly exceeds hat Of Sept S,h
On the south side of Chestnut street. hardly
pane of glass escaped destruction. The
hal! stones were from the size of pea to
seven niche, in circumference.
New IoRk. May ga convention Of
all the circles Of the Fcnian Brotherhood
in Manhattan district was held Yesterday.
Late difficulties between ONell and the
Senate constituted the chict>uhcct of dis
cns,ion. The faction. in TIE Senate was
bitterly condemned. The circles pledge
themselves to support O'Ncil in the cvet
| "t his commencing war.
SAN FHANclsc,. May ?.-Sail.i, bark
glimpse, Port Discovery.
tm,CAHo, May "a Postal Convention
with thc Sandwich Islands. has been aI-
| thorize the following reductions. to
to 90 into effect July LIST: The rate
is six cents per half ounce, pre-
paid; newspapers, two cents for four
ounces or fraction, To re yular subscribers.
prepaid quarterly. O,her printed matter
pays four cents per four ounces.
New York, My 7.-Thcrc was an cx-
po,ion Of ntr, Slyccrinc in the Midland
railroad tunnel, near Wurzboro. y. T.,
yesterday. One workman WAS blown $40
feet into the air an! then into thousand
pieces.
Councils Of the Fcnians become daily
more frequent and secret. Yesterday
ten ONcil aud members of the Exccu-
tive Council appointed by the late Congress
arriyci N this city to confer with him on
the approachn" expedition. Alta late
hour last evening II meeting was held, the
transactions of which have not TRANSFERRED;
but it is asccrtaincI that the object Of tho
meeting was to decide on the time when
Il movement shall take place. The Coun-
Gil meets again to-day.
CuIcAGo, May 7.--Rcports come from
all parts of the northwest Of great damage
by the storm Of Thursday night At
Council Bluff new church, costing sl5,-
00J was entirely demolished.
in Springfield. Illinois, barns were un-
rooted. fences aud stacks were blown down,
and the country flooded. The storm
seems to have been felt throughout the
State.
SAN FnAxcIsco. May s.-Arrived, It'll,
schooner IFa H. Meyer. IA days from
Port Madison, with lumber for Megs n
Gawley Cleared shooncr Flying Dart,
on fishing vayagc.
Arrived, Sth, steamer Moses Taylor.
from Portland brig Tanner, II days from
Seabeck; bark Bro~tcs, ~ days from
Ctsaiauy; Dafk Co"HWf"", ~ uuys ''
Bcllingham Bay. Sailed, ship Elisabeth
KimbaH, for Port Gamble.
CHARLESTON, May 5.-Thc Imm'sra-
ton Convention took measures for the ln-
PRODUCTION of Chinese labor when advan'
tagcous.
New YORK, May G.-Cuban General
Jordan and staff arrived here to-day 10
procure munitions of war. lie visits
Washington and returns to Cuba. ne
reports the campaign substantially ended
for the present, with results in favor OF
the Cubans. The Cubans are in better
condition than ever, and the success OF
the revolution depends only on time 10
numbers 10000 of well equipped men,
supplied with artillery and mountain