Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-08-07
TELEGR A PHO.
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC SIDE.

LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC SIDE.
How Labor Troubles arc Treated I'm
switzerland.
BERNIE, July 29.--Twentytwo hundred
workmen, employed on ST. Gothard tunnel,
struck to-day and gathered at tho northern
entrance Of the tunnel and blockaded it,
The Swiss government sent a body of troops
to the spot, who dispersed the rioters, killing
two and wounding, seven. .....
Great Damage by storm In Ohio.
MARIETTA, July ga severe storm passed
over us last night, causing heavy loss of
property. The five-story warehouse of the
Marietta chair factory filed with furniture
was blown down, and with the contents, de-
stroyed Loss estimated at $4,000. The
whole country is submerged, and crops are
greatly injured.
A Man Assassinated mt his own House.
CAIRO, H., July 29.-Captain Sydney was
shot and killed last night, while sitting In his
own house at Corbondale. The perpetrator
is unknown, but he is suspected to be one of
the Williamson county band, as deceased had
been threatened by them.
Return Of the e ia r; n. n. Excursion
SACRAMENTO, July 29.-The directors car
of the G. p. II. r. came down from the end
of the Oregon division this morning, bring
ing down ID. ID. Cotton and party on their
return from q three weeks excursion, during
which they travelled a distance of 1000
miles, having been oil through the State of
Oregon during that time. The object of the
trip was to inspect the Oregon road previous
to completion of negotiations pending for its
purchase, and 1t is thought the bargain will
be closed at an early day.
Ravages of Yellow Fever.
WAsHINeToN, July 29-The following dis
patches are received:
"FoRT BkRANcAs, July 29-Licutenant
Deshler died at Ado p. NJ. to-day.
NAVY YARD, PENSACOLA, July 20.-Mrs.
Lieut.. Ingles died last night Nineteen
deaths at Barrancas out of sixty.four cases.
All well in the yard"
cyclone In Indfana--Loss OF Life.
CINCINNATI, July 3d. The Gazettes Indian
apolis special says a cyclone passed through
Harveysburg, Fountain county, Indiana, last
Sunday night tearing houses to pieces, up.
roofing trees, and sweeping things generally
before it. Five women were killed Among
the names Of those killed, thus far ascertain
ed, are Mrs. Somers, Mrs. Savage, Mrs. Pat
terson, and little child of Mrs. Somers is
also among the victims.
Floods I'm Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.-
Crops Almost Entirely Destroyed.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 30.-A special
diana, and 25 of the eastern counties of
Illinois, furnish accounts of the eastern
counties of Illinois, furnish accounts of the
condition of the crops The details of dam
age are remarkably uniform, the best show
ing for wheat being in the extreme northern
tier of Indiana counties. Elsewhere but u
small portion can be saved, it having spr0ut-
cd in the shock, and at least twothirds al
ready ruined. 3.
CINCINNATI, July 30--Reperts from all
portions of southern Ohio give gloomy &C.
counts of the rain and damage to crops,
Big Miami river is rising at the rate of six
inches per hour and the bottoms are all under
water. Three thousand acres of corn be-
tween Cleves and Lawrenceburg are flooded.
At Morrow, Ohio, a terrible rainfall occurred
this evening. The Little Miami river is re.
ported flooding the town and vicinity of
Marietta. Tho damage done by the storm
on Wednesday night is immense. The wheat
and oat crops are reported entirely washed
away. The Muskingum river is full of grain.
Rain is reported still falling and great dam.
age Is now apprehended from the further
overflow of rivers and smaller streams. The
crops are considered loss
Cave fu Eureka Consolidated Kills
Five Miners.
EUREKA, July 30.-Ths morning about
four o'clock q cave occurred IN the Eureka
Consolidated mine at Ruby Hill, which re-
suited in the death OF Gates; Patrick Leahy
Edward Duffy, Timothy Leahy and Henry
Beckstead. The bodies of Gates, Patrick
Leahy have been recovered. A large force
of men are employed in search for the other
three. yf "A" ~ Ia ~
The Tweed Civil suit.
NEW York, July 3l-Judge Barrett to-
day refused to vacate an order of arrest In
the six million suit against Tweed. or to re-
duce his bail.
Damage to Crops I'm Missouri.
ST.. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-Dispatches from
various parts Of the State Tepos; immense
damage to crops in Spring river bottom.
Farmers are damaged million and half
dollars The streams at st. Louis are flooded,
causing great damage and destruction. Rail-
roads are greatly damaged and trains greatly
delayed. IA
City burned.
ST. PErERsBufsa, July 31-A fire broke
out Thursday, in the town of Breansk, gov
eminent of Oerl, and ragged until to-day,
when 1t was extinguished by rain. Two
thirds of the place was destroyed. The in.
habitants became panic.stricken during the
confagratlon and fled to the fields for safety
Brcansk comprised population of $4,000.
Great Damage 10 Crops.
CHICAGO. Aug, 1.-Reports from numerous
points in Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri and
Illinois, state the frequent and heavy rains
that have visited the northwest during the
past week, have done great injury to the
growing crops, and in some sections whole
farms are flooded. Wheat has suffered
greatly and 1t is feared this crop will be
almost failure in some localities. On low
lands along the rivers, water Is standing so
deep Us 10 prohibit harvesting, or cultivation.
Crops on high or rolling ground are in better
condition, but the average will probably be
low even there.
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Streams Full OF Floating wheat.
Specials to the Commercial give accounts of
heavy rains, during the "a hours past, in In
diana and Illinois, and further damage to
crops. Danville, Illinois, reports oil the bot.
tom lands along the Vcrmilllon ovcrfiowed,
and that the streams were full of floating
wheat. Great damage has been done to rail.
roads by the floods. Trowsville, Indiana,
reports the most damaging rain OF The season