Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-07-22
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LAIrE FROM THE ATLANTIC STATES

and others released on bail, in some case,
ranging from 500 to 81 800.
CHICAGO, Jnly lj.-Ihomas Lincoln,
Youngest sen of cx President Lincoln died
this morning. The deceased was in ha
l9lh year, aud was young man Of great
promise.
VIRGINIA CITY, July 1G--Last night,
about L. O'Clock, the Methodist Episcopal
church. very large fine brick cdifcC,
built at Il cost Of ;ss7j ,O0G, suddenly fell to
the ground wiha tremendous crash, which
was heard all over The city. 1t is said the
walls Of the churcl: were badly cracked by
the last heavy earthquake. aud the suppo-
siton is that they were pushed ont by the
weight of the roof settling upon them.
WAsnINGroN, July l6.-Tho umpire
of the Mexican Claims Commission has de-
cilcd that the Mexican government is re-
sponsible for the property of American
citizens destroyed during the French inva-
sion, and also decides that Americans doing
business in Mexico arc entitled to indcmni-
ty. not being Mexican citizens.
BosToS, July ia letter has ap
pcarcd in the Sunday papers, signed b. +.
view Of the present political situation Of
parties in Massachusetts, and the with
drawal Of Gov. Clahn, he proposes to be-
come q candidate for the Office Of Cover
nor.
PARIS, July 1G.-Therc was great
FIRE at Rheims today, occasioncd by the
explosion of a quantity of petroleum. Fifty
persons were killed and wounded, and
many buildings in the business portion Of
the city were burned.
LONDON, July lG.--Princc Gortzchakoff
has expressed to a dcputaton Of the Amer
lean Evangelical Alliance the sympathy Of
his august Majesty the Gar with the OBJ.
jcct of their prayers, namely, the advance
mcnt Of the cause of religious liberty i'll
Russia.
The Police of London have dispersed
the meeting at Hyde lIark, the object of
which was the promotion Of emigration
from the United Kingdom. This action
was rendered necessary by the noise and
confusion Of the proceedings.
CHICAGO, July lG.-Thc great engineer
ing work of deepening the Illinois and
Michigan canal, so that the waters Of Lake
Michiga may flow through Chicago river
into the canal, and thence into the Illinois
river, and finally to the Gulf of Mexico,
was completed yesterday, and the dam at
the highest point of the two water sheds
has been removed. The water rushed
through Will! srca, force, and to-day the
horrible stencil Of the Chicago river, noted
as the most terrible in the woFI, has dis,
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waters ofthc Lake have replaced its inky
current.
New YORK, July 1.-THE tornado
that passed over this city yesterday after.
noon did great damage to the shipping in
the harbor Of New York.
MARYsvILLE, Cal, July IA FIRE
broke ont at 1915 p. NJ. today, in Swain :
sash and door factory on Fourth street,
which spread very rapidly aud ragged for
hours, destroying business houses, resi-,
dcnccs, barns. &c. The loss is estimated
at one hundred thousand dollars insurance
$50 1000.
SAN FRANcIsco, July 17.-Sailcl, ship
Rcrerc for Port Discovery.
WAsnINGToN, July 1S.-The latest re-
viscd tables ut the Census Office show the
following aggregate of population Of all the
, States and organized Territories
White. ..........o ,oS ,3SO
Indians. .............-U 20. !IO
Japanese. .o,Vou
Chinese. .................. .O2, l9O
Toal.. 3S, 549,9S7
General Parker, Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs, has resigned.
The subscriptions to the new loan to
date are six millions.
1t is stated that Boutwell, paid more for
bonds, on Thursday, than their par value
in gold and interest.
LONDON, July 1s.--Thc Census taken
at midnight on Sunday, April Sd, 1871,
throughout Great Britain, has just been
officially announced. The entire popula-
ton of England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales,
and the Isle of Man, including the army,
navy, and merchant marine abroad. is ::
Males, 15.549,271; females, 1G,2G7 1897 !;
total, 81 ,609,9l0. Preponderance Of &C.
males over males. 91S ,56S.
WILMINGroN, N. G. July 1S.-1n Rob
inson County. this morning, Lowry and
his band of negro outlaws waylaid and
killed Daniel Mclean aud his brother, and
wounded McCulum.
SAN Francisco, July 1S.-Somc threats
have been made against the Italians, should
they parade on Sunday next in celebration
of the occupation Of Rome but the gen.
eral feeling among the best Catholics is
greatly against any interference, and it is
thong hit no assistance of the Police to pre-.
serve peace will be required.
Parties representing various railroads
are in consultation this evening at Oak
land, and the impression is strong that a
consolidation of all the roads in the Pacific
States into one monster combination is i'm