Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-08-24
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Later from the Atlantic States,

Louisville Convention was held here last
night. Resolutions repudiating the Bati.
more bargain and declaring in favor Of
tariff for rcveDuc, and instructipc dele.
gates to vote for Hon. A. Edgarton for
Vice President, were passed.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, August 1S.-Thc
tornado which swept from Eastling Mead.
ow to Walbraham, on Saturday morning,
lowered everything in this distance, five
miles, the course being northwest. Stone
walls and other fences were strewn 10 every
direction. A strip from five to fifteen rods
in width which was cut clean through q
forest of large trees. Several buildings
were thrown down, but no dwellings
among them.
LOUISVILLE, August 18.-Col. Blantou
Duncan, in an interview for the New York
Herald, stated that he had received an as
surance of $4,000 votes for straight
out nomination. lie also said that before
the elections, Democrats would see this
was enough to defeat Greeley, and would
come out in a body and elect O'Conor,
who has already consented to become q
candidate.
MEMPHIS, August 17.-Early this
morning fisherman discovered the steam
er Helen Brooks floating down the river at
the head Of Chuk's Chute, some ten miles
above here, apparently abandoned. Row.
ing out to her he made line fast from
her to his skiff and started her to land.
Before landing, however, no discovered q
negro sitting asleep on the lower deck with
shotgun in his lap. When the boat
struck the bank the negro started up,
jumped ashore and ran into the woods.
The fisherman on boarding the boat found
traces Of desperate struggle, and tho
decks wet with blood. lie came to the
city and reported what he had done and
seen. Subsequently the Grand Tower,
from st. Louis, arrived here, the officers
bringing message from a magistrate at
Bradley's Landing, eighteen miles above
here, that the crew of the Helen Brooks
and proprictors and family of trading
boat which the Helen Brooke had towed
up, had been murdered aud the ship plum
dercd. Assistance was at once dispatched.
The report is that Captain VIM. II. Pratt
and his brother, the two proprietors Of the
trading boat, and their wives and two
daughters were all murdered and thrown
into the river.
NASHVILLE, Aug 17.-Andrew john
son spoke here to about three thousand
people. His speech was mainly against
the policy Of placing military men in civil
Offices and in favor of amnesty. Speak
ing of amnesty, he asked amnesty for him
self. 1t is inferred from this that he de.
sres nomination for Congressman for
the State at large.
CHICAGO, August 17.-Blanton Dun
can telegraphs to gentleman in this city
that Tx Senator Fitch, of Indiana, will
support the Louisville nominee.
Enough is known to say that Charles
O'Conor will probably be nominated by
reclamation.
Thrty-one States have already organized
and sent assurances Of full delegations.
To some the delegation will be doubled.
Arrangements are being made with all tho
leading railroads to issue excursion tickets
at reduced rates.
CINCINNATI, August 19.-TLc colored
citizens called n meeting Of free citizens
in view of the recent attack upon Tubbs
Gross, a colored Greeley orator, in Coving-
ton. Respectable colored men condemn
it. 1t is believed the parties who warned
Gross to leave were personal enemies, no
having made many such here.
MEMPHIS, August 19.-Oll Andrew
j. Kilfelder, proprietor of the AraIaache,
announces himself an independent candi-
date for Congress from this district. lie
is an ardent supporter of Greeley and
Brown.
BALTIMORE, August 19.-Tho Third
National Bank in South street, was burg
larizcd last nj ght, and hundred thousand
dollars belonging to the bank, with un-
known amounts belonging TO private par
ties, stolen. The robbers cut through the
wall from an adjoining store, which had
been occupied since June, by man named
Stable and others, protesting to be COM
mission merchants. Two large safes in
the vault were cut in two and robbed.
The widest excitement prevails. A ru-
NOR is current on the street to the effect
that the losses by depositors in money aud
securities will reach half million. Among
the bonds certainly stolen are $4,000 of
CITY of Louisville Water Coupon bonds.
The bank offers q reward Of 900 for
the apprehension of the burglars. The
losses Of special depositors cannot be as
certaincd. Total losses will probably
amount to several hundred thousand dol
lars, as it is known several boxes Of pri-
vate deposits, containing valuables to the
amount Of scventy-fve thousand dollars,
had been broken open.
New York, August 19.-The Saratoga
Court of Impeachment found Judge Bar.
nard guilty, removed him and pronounced
him disqualified from holding Office. Only
two members Of the Court voted against
Observation-Disclosures Lord aud johnson.
BosToN, August lit is stated that
at meeting Of Liberal Republicans and
Democrats here to-day it was resolved to
ask Charles Francis Adams to become o