Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-08-03
II L L GEOGRAPHIC
Later from the Atlantic States
Democratic Victory In the Old North .,.ts


North Carolina, addressed to the editor
or the Patriot, says that the State Of
North Carolina has certainly gone largely
Democratic. Another special dispatch
says Leach has defeated Settle in the
Fifth District.
New York, August 1.-The Chair
man of the Conservative Executive Com.
mittec Of North Carolina tclegraphs to the
Tribune that indications from all points
on the election of Merrilaan give him a
decisive majority.
NDw York, July 25.-The Herald
this evening received by cable long letter
from DIR. Livingstone, addressed to James
q. Bennett, thanking him in the most cor.
dial manner for the kindness and Ceuer.
osity shown in fitting out and sendina
Stanley to his relief
SALT LAKE, July ga cali fop q corr
vention Of the people of Utah in favor o.
Greeley and Brown, to be held in this city
Tomorrow evening, and to nominate a Del
egatc to Congress, has been issued BY order
Of the Democratic Territorial Committee.
ST.. PAUL, July Ex-Governor Austin
received dispatch from Drainard, Mime.
sofa, asking that troops be sent immedi-
ately. The town is filed with Indians,
and hostilities threatened It is supposed
they propose to avenge the hanging, by q
mob, of the two Chippewa murderers OF
Miss Macarthur.
NEW YORK, July 25-The Protcctory
at Westminster, which was burned this
morning, was an educational home for
children Of vagrant and destitute people.
Six hundred children were asleep in the
building when the fire occurred. All we're
saved alive but they are perfectly desti-
tute.
NIAGARA FALLS, July ga boat
containing boy and girl, children of Mr..
Lecor, driftcd over the fails today; also
boat containing an old fisherman named
Barney and an unknown man. The bodies
arc not recovered.
New YoRK, July 26.-Damagc by tho
storm this morning in Brooklyn, owing to,
defective and inadequate sewerage, will be-
very heavy. The lower stairs of houses
in Concord street park and Flushing Ave-
nues, were flooded and many families
obliged to leave their tenements. Large
portions Of the cmbankment on Fourth
Avenue and several streets in Gowan Dis
trict, Brooklyn, were washed away; DAM
age over 100000.
Schurz, in letter to the Tribune, saws
the letter quoted in his St. Louis speech
was written by General Alfred Pleasanton.
late Commissioner Of Internal Revenue,
He gives the letter from Plcasanton, dated
the 18th instant, saying that he did con-
vey proposition to Schurz, as friend Of
himself and the President, desiring to SEQ
cordial relations between them; that the
President did want Schurz's support in the
San Domingo scheme; that Schurz could
have patronage for giving it, 1t was .
distinct impression made upon Pleasanton's
mind by the Presidents conversation with
him and if the President positively de-
mics such conversation, while Pleasanton
regrets it, he consoles himself with the
reflection that it is the first time that any
statement of his has been questioned:
while the President has before had occa.
sion to distrust tho accuracy of his recol-
lection.
SAVANNAH, July 30-The riot yeqtcr
day was occasioncd by the continued at
tempt Of negroes to ride in the cars. Sew
cral negroes had been elected By some
young men. At p. NJ, two negroes were
expelled from the cars. The excitement
became intense and toward night 2,UOO
negroes lined the streets; many white
people were also out. About o'clock n
car was fired into by the negroes add the
white men in the car returned the fire.
Every car that passed after that was fired
into, and firing along the road became
general for about an hour, the negroes
shooting in all directions About II
o'clock two women and two children were
shot by the rioting negroes while standing
on the steps in front of their houses.
The police arrived with muskcts, ordered
out by the mayor, but the cars stopped
running and the demonstration ceased.
All is quiet to day.
In the riot at the Grant meeting several
we're stabbed and beaten with clubs. The
mayor has issued proclamation ordering
all to assist in keeping the peace.
New YORK, July 3l.-The underwrit-
crs estimate the lossu by fire at Hunters
Point yesterday, at sl,5O0,OOO Thous-
ands Of persons visited the scene Of the
confagration last night Thousands Of
barrels of oil are still burning. The FIRE
will probably continue to-day if the supply
of oil is not exhausted.
A Times Raleigh, N. c., dispatch says
no one expects the election day to pass
without bloodshed 1t is estimated that
there will be abundant and furious affrays
in the State.
July 26.-Dr. Thompson Hill, one Of
the professors Of the association with Agas-
siz, writes that the expedition had not re.
suited as favorably as expected, owing to
the inferior manner in which the ship was
furnished. Tho party expected to start
for San Francisco on the 10th Of this
month.
CINCINNATI, August 1.-The negroes