Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-04-30

porter Of the Examiner; Capt. w. a.
Chartin, chief Of the Fire Department a
brother Of the Gen. Scho6cld, p. H. Laury.
1t is supposed twenty members of the Leg.
islature are killed and wounded. Judges
Of Appeals all escaped unhurt. Ex-Gov.
Wel!cs is badly hurt. About two hundred
persons arc hurt by the accident.
The greatest excitement prevails, and
hundreds Of persons are in Capitol Square
weeping and wailing as the dead and dying
are brought from the building Gov.
Walker escaped unhurt, though on the
Court room floor at the time. Business
has been suspended and meetings held to
pass resolutions of respect to the memory
of the dead
WASHINGTON, April 2s.--The Assist
ant Treasurer thus far has paid Sc 100000
coin interest.
Trouble has commenced between the
, Usage settlers and the Usage Indians in
Kansas.
SpRINGFIELp, Mass, April 2S.-Thc
factory of the New York Watch Company
was burned today. Loss 100000.
The Chicago markets are now supplied
with fresh California strawberries, celery,
caulihowcrs and cherries.
san FRANcIsco, April 2S.-Immcnse
returns are being received from the new
silver mines in Arizona. Rock has been
found to yield 81 600 to the ton.
The steamer Actirc sails for Victoria
next Wednesday. The new sidewhccl
steamer California recently purchased,
sails on her first to Portland May 9th.
Gold still continues upward, closing at
last advices at ll4I.
Legal tenders SS(aS9!.
LEAvENwoRTI, Kansas, April %
The action Of Commissioner Dclano, in re.
moving Supervisor Mari from the district
of Kansas when he had just commenced to
unearth one Of the greatest frauds ever
perpctratcd on the Revenue Department, is
received throughout Kansas with surprise
and Indignation.
New YORK, April 25-Rumor says
Sunday ncxtis definitely fixed upon by the
Fcnian leaders for tao commencement Of
the raid on Canada.
Special dispatches from Washington
state that there is an almost certain pros
pect of an Indian war. Two thousand
Sioux arc on the war path, and troops are
being hurried to the frontier to meet the
crisis. The Fifteenth and Seventh rcgi-
ments of infantry are ordered to Sioux
City. The recruiting officer in this city
is ordered to send every available man at
once.
CHICAGO, April 2G.-Thc Senate Mill
tary Committee today finished the Army
bill, which is essentially the same as that
introduced by Wilson some weeks ago.
Wilson's bill reduced the army after next
January to $4,000 men.
1t is generally conceded that the tariff
bill will never become law.
LONDON, April pa telegram says
a piece of wood had drifted ashore on the
northwest coast of Cornwall bearing the
inscription in large letters, "City Of Boston
sinking FEBRUARY H."
PORTLAND, April 27.-Linc down south
this afternoon.
Steamer Moses Taylor sailed from San
Francisco to day with nearly 800 passen-
gers, large number of whom are for
Olympia. The California will connect with
her and sail from here on the fifth of May.
f. S. Solomon, Governor Of Washington
Territory, is among the passenger, by the
Moses Taylor.
CHICAGO, April 25.-Allen Wright,
chief of the Chko Indians, have issued an
adrcss warning them to be prepared for
the coming change, and advising that the
lands be divided and then to organize I'M
mediately as the State of Oklushmica: and
to ask for admission as State Of the
Union. lie recommends an immediate
protest against any Territorial government
aud the adoption Of resolution asking
Congress to settle with the freedmen. lie
recommended the encouragement of the
Red River council, which subsequently
passed.
Arrived, April 25th, bark Mary Glover,
Grcenlcaf, from Port Discovery, with lum.
Der to S. J.. Mastick L. Co. bark Adelaide
Cooper, II days from Port Ludlow, with
lumber to c. L. Dingley. Cleared, steamer
Moses Taylor, Metzger, Astoria; Atlanta,
Hall, Port Townsend. Sailed, 10th, bark
entine Fremont, Seabeck.
New YORK, April pa special says,
at cabinet meeting yesterday, the ques-
ton of allowing British troops to pass over
our soil or through our waters to the Red
River country, for the purpose of putting
down the rebellion, was fully discussed
and unanimously agreed that this could
not be permitted.
New YORK, April 24.-The Feniau
Executive Council of the Chicago Con-
grcss have issued an address, announcing the
removal Of control to Philadelphia 1t
charges O Neil with insurpation, malfeas-
ancc and misappropriation ofss, 900; init