Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-08-13
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC STATES.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE STANDARD.
PORTLAND, August IL.

PORTLAND, August Il
Sixty hands have been discharged from
the Oregon Central Railroad in conse-
Quencc Of non.arrival of iron.
Judge Desdy was taken suddenly i'll on
Wednesday.
The State Treasurer elect has fled
bonds, in the sum of $500 900.
The eastern Oregon gold mines arc pay
ing well.
Fires are raging all along the Columbia
and Willamette rivers. Much valuable
property has been destroyed.
SAN Francisco. August 1l.-Arrivcd
Bark Fremont, Tacoma; bark Oregon,
Seabeck ; Mary Glorc,, Port Discovery.
4 fire occurred in the San Francisco
Branch Mint yesterday, but it was con-
fined to the upper story. Loss $4,000.
Tyler, who shot Dobson, is bound over
in 81 800 bonds
Gen. Shiel and partners protest against
the Secretary of the Treasury ignoring
their bid for the seal business OF Alaska.
WASHINGTON. August 10.-Gov. Sew
ard left Auburn, n. Y, to-day for San
Francisco, en- route for China aud India.
lie will leave San Francisco in the steamer
CHM, on the LIST proximo.
Admiral Farragut is reported very low
and sinking rapidly.
SNAKE RIVER, NJ. IT,, August H.
The stage from Helena was attacked last
night by robbers. The driver and guard
were wounded, two robbers fatally. None
of the stage party were injured.
( ,NfDrINI I Eb,1,., ,,>o.
bus is on the increase. Six new cases
yesterday.
PxRIs, August 11.-Ncws of a battle
hourly expected.
Two Republican newspapers have sus-
pended.
McMahon's division has rallied and is
falling bask towards Nancy, in good order.
a Dictatorship is anticipated with Gen.
Trochcr at its head.
Large numl or of the Guard Mobile ere
leaving Paris for the army.
| In the Corps Lc,i,htf. when Oliver
attempted to speak second time, depu.
tics from the left rushed for hin, and wonld
have murdered h NJ had not members in
tcrposel.
| The latest official account says Gram
mont was to ii IN treaty with Esgastl
for Belgian neutrality.
| LONDON, August 1.-The Trisce En-
pcrial Of France is now in London
The bank Of England has reduced the
rate OF discount 10 - per cent
| PARIS. August lin the CORPS Leg
latif only six votes were with OLIVER, for
sustaining the ministry.
The general belief is that the Bonapartc
dynasty is ended, and the restoration of
the House Of Orleans is anticipated.
New YORK. August lit is cst.na.
ted that McMahon's loss in the recent
battle was 10000.
| 1t is thought that the French will bring
into the next battle $50 900 mcn and the
Prussians 325, 900.
GREEN BRIAR, Va, August Ga ter.
rible accident occurred tonight on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, to the up.
train, at ferris Run. The next car to the
rear coach was prccipita,ed down an en-.
bankmcnt hundred feet and shattered
to pieces. Twelve persons were killed
and twenty wounded.
| New York, August I'm the yach,
race, the Magic, won the race, rcachin.
the home stake boat at 3:322, the DnunNcss
being second at 3:32; America Sth at
$40; CumLria 18th, at $3.50. Nine
American yachts in all competed.
Fort HAMILTON, August S.-Thc
yachts reached the home flag boat as fol-
lows: Magic, 3:32; Dauntlrss, $3.50
Josephine, 1874 E; next --3 :35; Midr
AL - BAL; F1c"r de lis, 3:42
and america, at $40.
| New York, August s.-A special dis
patch says the President, after consulting
Gen. Sherman on Friday last, took occa-
sion to forward to Gen Sheridan several
official documents which in reality place
him in position Of a representative Of
the President as Commander.in-C hief of
our army. No doubt Gen. Sheridan will
be admitted to the headquarters of the
French and Prussians, and be treated with
all proper respect.
A Tribune special correspondent writes
from Paris: Thursday evening there was
almost a mutiny in the Chalons Camp
among the Garde Mobile Marshal Can
robert inspected them yesterday. He had
two rnglcaders brought to drum head
court martial and shot directly 1t is
known here that the commssary of the
Gardc Mobile is very bad, aud they want
shelter and food.
WASHINGTON, August S.-Thc use of
a U. S. man of:war has been rendered to
Mr.. Seward for his contemplated Asiatic
visit. 1t is expected he will be absent
until next Spring. He will do all in his
power to arrange with the Oriental mcr-
chants for the establishment of a direct
line of steamers from Yeddo and Hong.
kong to San Francisco. The Chinese i'm
migration question will be sifted by him,
and the Chinese authorities induced not to
allow any more women to imn,igratc to
fCalifornia from Honskong.
RICHMOND, August 5.-A dispatch