Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-12-07

en", through the tr, ing campaign which
has just closcl. His physical vigor,
his tact, his intellectual activity. sur
passed the expecta.ion' of even those
who knew him best, and longest
and seemed to promise many years of
usefulness. II is certain that no his
tory of the critical period of our ma
t,Onal life can ever I've written in which
Horace Greeley shall not he conspic-
uous figure. His only ambition was to
alleviate human misery and leave the
world little better than he found it.
That he had done this was consola-
ton which frightened his last days and
assured him that he had not lived i'll
vain It is not for us in the first hour
of our loss to saint his character or cat
aloyue his virtues, although for several
months we have missed the inspiration
of his presence and guidance, his wise
counsel, his spirit, which never ceased
to animate those chosen to continue his
work, and the clasp-bonds of sympathy
between the chief and his assistants
have never been broken. We leave his
praises to the poor, whom he succored;
to tho Lowry, whom he lifted up; to
the slaves, whose back he saved from
the lash; to the oppressed, whose
wrongs he made his own"
Latest News Of the Indian Troubles--Kill-
ing of settlers.
YEEkA, Dee. 1.-The Indian troubles
in the Lake country are causing great
excitement here. a party of twelve
armed men started this morning to as
sist the settlers. Another party is Or
ganizing and will start tomorrow. A
letter from John A. Fairchilds dated
yesterday, from Butte Creek, confirms
the report received via Ashland, and
says that messenger had reached his
place from Links River, reporting that
all the settlers on the river are killed.
1t is said, that eighty young warriors
we'll armed arc in the field and but
thirty-ivc soldiers at Fort Klamath to
fight them. The friendly Indians are
coming to the settlement from the Mo-
doe, who are on the war path. Fair
childs and another man We're going to
the scene of lostilitics Yesterday and
would probably return to this place to-
morrow. We expect more and later
intelligence.
Funeral Obsequies
New York, Dec. 3.-The body of
Horace Greeley arrived Mt the City Hall
ais o'clock A. NJ. L wls borne there
in II simple hcarse attended by an cs-
cort of honor in presence of but COM
paratvcly few spectators 1t was ear
riel to the Governors room and placed
upon temporary bier The coffin was
black with heavy silver handles; at the
held with Il port"a t as he appeared in
life IN | Il large wreath of tube roses.
The lid bore IN inscription of " Horace
Greeley, born February 3D., 1911 died
November 295h, 1872
1t was surmountcI with festoons of
natural fern leaves. At the head was
the simple inscription, Il know that
my rcdecmcr liycth." At the foot was
worked in violc:s "The city mourns
our loss" Greeley lay with his left
arm LYING by his side and right arm
across his breast. His face was
terribly omac;atcd and wore the appear
anca of Il man who had, after terrible
suffering, succumbed i'll prolonged
tigh. with combined forces of mental
and bodily anguish. Fully fifty thou
and people viewed the body and many
tao Island did no. even reach the steps
os the City Hall, the line extending
blocks away.
Pus.t Sound shipping.
SAN FRANcIsco, Dec. 2.-Sailed
schooner Lroicrid for Port Townsend
Whaling bark Bnrns and .l.'e,aide Coop
e. for Port Ludlow.
Dee. 3.-Sailed schooner clara Light
for Steilacoom, ship Rr,~re for Port
Discovery, ship Dasliny Ware for To
coma.
Terrible Gale In Baltimore.
BALTIMORE, Dee. 3.-Sixteen out of
twenty new houses on Stricken street
were unroofed by the gale last night.
Only three were occupied. Loss $1O,-
600.
NEW York, Dec.-Mrs. John f.
Cleveland, sister to Greeley, is danger
C,o1y