Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-10-02

Vosden, cook; Several persons were hurt by
jumping fir 3m !thc windows. DIR. William
WoOruff an, lie broken and cut on the head;
Mr.. Avery bn rncd about the lower limbs and
bruised somew hat; hotel porter Nick kenks,
both legs broker; Mr., and Mrs c.. n. Col
well and child ere Slightly bruised about
the head and neck, not serious; several agents
lost everything in their rooms, with entire con-
tents destroyed.
/ z ~ Terrible Tragedy. !th
MEMPHIS, Sept 24--.t special to the Ap-
peal from Helena, Arkansas, says; During
the latter part of last ;all two men, named
Deason and Stratler. had difficulty atferest
City, Arkansas Dei,son shot Strader in the
arm, causing it to be amputated. 10 revenge
himself Strader went 40 ,Deasou's house last
night to shoot him. Having reached the
house Strader went to one Of the windows,
raised the gun and fired, missing Deason, but
emptying the contents of the gun into. q
young man IL years "f aga named Thos
Horton, killing him Instantly. strader' then
fled the country. , '''+' -.-''
,., The Maine Election. no
BANGOR, Me-, Sept. 24-Nearly complete
returns of the vote in the 4th congressional
district give Plaisted, Republican, a majority
of 997. @Ftf'' ii,W rHHtaT& SaI!,o
National Bank Failure. trqr
CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-The Fourth National
Bank of this city to-day closed its doors aud
has gone into voluntary liqudntions The
bank has been gradually reducing its bust
ness for some time. Its entire deposits
amount to about hundred thousand, against
which it has bills receivable for $500, 900, and
garded as a disastrous failure, neither, was 1t
unexpected by our local financiers
An Adjutant General Arrested for For-
ST.. LOUIS Sept. 25--Gen. John d. Croft
ton, ex-adjutant general ofthe state, was ar
rested at his home in Clay county yesterday,
charged with forgery IN connection with war
claims examined while he was In office. HIS,
son. who was his clerk, was also arrested for
completely In the offsnse. 43'b ntor' p2eIqyc
The American Rfae tsren WIN Another
80. '4ea. - .9hVAceory, @ 3a9c nut0nlde
New YORK. Sept. u25--The ,Internatipna.
rifle match at ,Creedmo0r to day between
Americans and Canadians was womb Amer Amer
leans by % points. - 10 -'Sia' ?
~ 80 1'5s n, b,,,v1, elk, ~atoda0 Lot.
r. New YoRK. Sent. a5.-The British ship
Western Empire, Capt BERTHE, from Penst'
cola, nth inst, for GFimsby, with Timber
became water-logged 10 ahurrieane, on the
18th in lat 1888 N. long S7.54W. and was de,
| serted. The captain and crew landed on st
Vincent Island, Appalachicola bay, Florida,
| in boats. o In landing, one boat capsized oand
seven men were drowned The rest, seven
teen, Including the captain, landed at Pensa-
cola on the cath inst, in q destitute condf-
ton. ''v .'.' "N" ,'r"' L@'' - .-i W
|adf ZEN Dayis In ST. Louis. ~ ~
ST, LOUIS, Sept. s7.-Jetf Davis returned
! from Colorado to day, much improved in
health, and will leave tomorrowGnight.s faR
H., htt The president,s tfSur!eia r3sif
| !, President Grant and party aleave for JDes
Moines tomorrow mornings TalH2a A ema
/ 1ol' Ths Igrlsh Giant shot.ss nj 9ui
.NBw YoHk, Sept. 81 --At "a late hour stbr
night Ned o'BaldsinsD Abe. Irish giant, was
shot and psorta,ly Soundfd BY bis partner, Ii
| ~ .f, a OIL MILLS ,BuYned. .,sr. 4.
New York, Sept. 27.-The Star Oil Mills
of New Brunswick, owned by Chas. Niger,
burned yesterday. oLoss, $65,000a 2's, saad
ler n The Disces cable ssaried.5 aai Il
/ The DirectIcable parted this afternoon in
an ocean section! sqoJ e. "a ysoI 9 2Hj9d
/ n "Details or enc HnSiIanela 6yeIonc.i u
| rWAsffrNaroN,f Sept 81 1.-The signal uniice
reports aslfoli0vs in reference TO- the Jecent
! cyclone OF, Indiauola; The lowest barometer
Occurred on the afterppon Of September 9th .
when Il stood az IS 09inches, With lmsxinnm
EyclocitvSof the wind at the same tine of IS
!, miles per hour, Thousands of rdrownetscatT
Lille are strewn over the prairies south of the
/ town. Several light a0asting steamers are
lying in the same direction from FIX to jtcn
! miles ln mia d.,l az ,pToG1 E.sin ,.ffsig
T." aelano closing sUp Rnsipess, 's, ,, :,
Secretary DeIano will return Is Fsasting'
ton to morrow. for the purpose Of closing his
official aud. private business The name of
his Successor is not yet announced FaH
Narrowing Details or enc Great Fldod.
be CnSciNNATI, Sept 23.--The 1ymes' southern
| special says: Parties, who arrived at Indian
/ ola last night, and who were there during
\ the terrible cyclone, fully confirm even the
4 most sensational reports OF the destruction OF
life and property there. Quito three hmm.
dred houses only five, are left standing. DUR
| ing Thursday night, when the storm was at
I its height the water In the city rose oyer six
1 feet m two hours, the wind blowing n gale
OF the fxts of SO miles an hoaF,t driving the
water and brakers through the cityat the,
rate of 10 miles an ap hour sweeping eyeyyf
he rear of liz city for, IL miles 10 ithe depth
tof seven feet EeYerai small settlement iffifni
boring d population Of 100 afsaaiso swept OH,
of Sxstanee, making with 1850 lost at oIn-
dianoia, a total Of 400 lives lost The gen
| tlemap conveying the information gave a
most narrowing seSognt Of shs aestltat'Sn
Monday, % bodies had been recovered. , The
stencil In the city from putrefaetienl OF these
dead bodies, with the stencil frola dead AMI.
II Ga GaIy EsHss Sept ss2The body Of Dra
George w Piette, lost from qaarantine,a wasz
found this morning near shore In the bay,
four miles above,the city, The funeral This
mains were taken charge OF by the Masonic
| FRATERNITY of witch deceased had lbee1 an