Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-12-05
A LIZARD IN THE STOMACH.


1t is said that people must go away
from home to hear the news, and we be-
lieve that many of our readers will
realize the truth of the adage when
they peruse the following paragraph
from the Portland Bulletin:
The idea of having any sort of an
animal crawling around inside of o per-
sons stomach, much less a wicked look
ing lizard, is not a pleasant subject to
reflect upon. It causes an unsociable
feeling between hearty breakfast and
persons inwards; something akin to
sea-sickness. But seldom, however,
do such things occur except in over
drawn accounts shaped by some imagi-
native writer, thrilling in detail and
startling in nature. From this we are
not led to believe them impossible, as
we have just received information of one,
most terrible, and here in our midst in
which all the horrors of such extremi-
ties are manifest. The lady suffering
from this cause resides short distance
from Olympia, and is the wife of Samuel
Ryder. For some time she has suffered
constantly from its presence. Should
she eat anything not pleasing to his
Hardship he kicks up terrible row,
turning her deathly sick. In order to
reduce him to subjugation she is COM
PEELED to drink pain-killer, which for the
time being makes it very tropical and
willingly he subsidies into a stupor, only
to repeat the performance again when
occasion requires. Mrs. Ryder is of the
opinion that she swallowed the reptile
while drinking glass of water in Mis-
souri,. 1t has become source of great
annoyance and pain, and she is desi-
rous of having it removed If possible.
AS the family are in rather poor circuE-
stances the people in the immediate Vi
cinity have agreed to furnish means to
defray the expenses necessary for her
visiting Salem to receive treatment at
the hands of the Medical Faculty of the
Willamette University, providing they
will treat her free of charge. We are
almost certain that the gentlemen con-
nected with that institution will will
ingly lend all assistance in their power
to relieve this lady of o daily and hourly
torture worse than death.
The AGE OF " PRoaREss. The con-
secretion took place recently in New
York of the first colored Bishop recog-
nized by the Protestant Episcopal
Church. He will represent the for
eign church in the Island of Hayti,
which for the first time is to have O
Bishop, and on whom the "succession"
is to be conferred by the American
Episcopate. The candidate is the Rev.
James Theodore Holly, D. D., of Port
au-Prince, q native Haytien clergyman
of rare attainments, whom the colored
churchmen of that island have selected
to occupy the new Office in their body.
THRATIcAL.-Madam Duret, q talented
actress, with small but efficient COM
pany, performed at Columbia Hall on
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, with
excellent bills on both occasions, but
the patronage extended was by no
means commensurate with the merits of
the entertainment. The treat announced
for Saturday night, doubtless caused
the limited support extended by o COM
munity noted for the liberal patronage
invariably extended to performances
of acknowledged excellence. We hope
the Madame will do better elsewhere.
DEpARTuRE.-Nrr. E. M. Morgan and
his accomplished wife left this place last
Thursday for California, where they pro-
pose to reside for a year or two, and
probably may make that State their per-
manent home. We regret to lose so es-
Unable family, and trust that their
absence may only be temporary. Mr..
Morgan, we learn, will act as agent of
Washington Water Pipe Company in
California, position for which he is
eminently qualified by business tact
and industry. -~,
@ Mr.. VIM. Maskelyn, of Walla-
walla county, informs the Union that his
sheep are dying at the rate of ten to if
teen per day. He.is not certain as to the
cause, but thinks it is leeches in the
river. Mr.. Maskelyn's herd is a fine
lot of sheep, and has been cared for
and are now being we'll fed-still they
die by the dozen, and their owner would
be glad if anybody can suggest rem
edy less than taking out the sleeps
liver. ..~..a. D
Observation-Disclosures Indian "doc-
tor" has been murdered by his tribe,
for failing to cure his patient, and ae-
cording to the ruling of Judge Greene,
such acts are not punishable under the
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