Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-08-16
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LATER IKON The iIh,NTIC STATES.


{ Postal Treaty with Japan.
, WAsHISCToy, August G.--Tne Presi-
+ dent to-day signed postal treaty be-
tween tins Government and Japan,
providing for the exchange of cores
pondence between the two countries ly
| means of direct line of United States
, Mail packets between San Francisco
1 and japan. The Post Office of San
: francisco shall be the United States
Office of exchanges and Yokohama the
5 of exchange for Japan. The rate of
5 international postage is fifteen cents
for each letter weighing half an ounce
or less. and an additional fifteen cents
for each additional half ounce, to be
: reduced to twelve cents at the cxpira-
ton of twelve months from the date
of carrying the treaty into effect. The
United States charges are to be two
: cents on printed matter. The jap
) ancse Post Office collects the regular
rates of Japanese domestic postage,
charged thereon by the laws of the
Empire. Every international letter re-
ceived in both countries shall, in addi-
ton to deficient postage, be subject to
a fine of six cents, to be retained by
the respective post offices. Rates of
postage are required on closed mails,
either for or from Mexico. Canada,
British Columbia and British North
America provinces, when transmitted
} entirely by land routes. The United
) States post office shall account to the
Japanese post office for two cents upon
every single paid letter from foreign
countries sent through the United
States. In converting japanese cur
} rency into United States currency the
} United States dollar is considered equiv
olcnt to a japanese Wn, and Il cent to
a japanese sen.
Disaster and loss of Life.
VWKsnUnG, Va, August S.-Steamcr
1'0waSeH, running on the Potomac
River, between Washington and Curry
man, took fire at noon to-day at Chatta-
Ion Landing and was destroyed. She
had about $50 passengers, and between
forty and fifty lives were lost. Six bod
les We're found up to o'clock three
white ladies, one white child and two
colorcd children.
New York, August GA special from
Washington says the best information
obtalnablc shows that the number of
lives lost by the burning of the steam
' cr lN1wasH is probably not over TWEEN
ty. There is no wharf ut Clattalon
= Point, where the steamer burned, and
the landing is made by the use of small
boats. One of these was being un-
:, shipped for this purpose, when the cry
of fire was heard and the flames came
=; with such force that panic ensued at
once. Passengers made rush for the
boat that was being lowered, crowded
, it full, when the tackling broke or be-
came unhitched, and all were precip-
tated into the river. The tcrror-strick-
en- passengers were forced by tho flames
3 to jump overheard, and the crew threw
life-preservers The people on shore
, did all tI.oy could to assist saving life,
but their means of rescue were unequal
! to the terrible calamity.
WASHINGTON, August 10. The steamer
Q TnnderbW arrived tonight from the
Q scene OF the IIatraScN disaster, with six
I more dead bodies. Five of them were
recognized as those of Geo. Ct. Cooke,
groceryman, of Washington; Richard
Murray, Il colored passenger; George
1 Tibbs, colored, deck hand; Mary Black
well, colored, passenger; and little
girl, about twelve years of age, sup
posed to be the daughter of Mrs. Ll,-.
, cinda Grant. The sixth body was that
of colored woman, not yet known.
l 1t is said tonight that the total number
: of bodies so far recovered is 36, although
not over 20 have been identified An
other steamer went down tonight, and
it is reported will be back tomorrow
o with more bodies. Many of those re-
= covered to-day had been partially eaten
= by crabs and were badly distiyured.
WASHINGTON, August ia special
t correspondent of the Washington iStar
- at Chatterton landing, Virginia., the
I scene of the JHa,roseN disaster, gives
an account of his trip: One of the worst
> features among the scenes of yester-
I day was the disposition with both white
i and colored strangers to plumber and
t rob the dead. Several instances of
q this kind were noticed but could not be
prevented by McClellen, who alone was
authorized to take charge of valuables.
: Owing to the long extent of shore,
0 many of the bodies could not be reached
: by him until they had been riAed and
the guilty parties escaped. Hiram
Smith (colored) states that he was pre-
L sent and witnessed the loss of life
q boat. The boat was lowered to the
=, deck, the colored men took possession
of her by force, and no threats or per-
: suasion of the officer could prevent them.
h The boat was heaped full of baggage
!. and men. and he saw amen cut the bow
rope, when the boat fell with such
o force us to tear out the stern, being
L held by the davat at that end, and all
J. in her sunk.
4 The steamship Carlotto WIS towed up