Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-08-07

compelled him to take them across the bay.
There were some United States troops on
board a vessel In the bay at the time. The
commander was appealed to for protection
but declined to interfere on account OF the
schooner being under the Mexican flag. At
ter securing provisions they set sail. Moth
ing has been heard Of the schooner since.
ATerrible storm in Nebraska.
OMAHA, Aug. 4--This morning q terrible
storm Of wind, hail and rain passed over this
city, doing immense damage. Plate glass
fiveeighths Of an inch thick was shivered to
atoms. Some of the hail stones weighed Q
pound and half. The storm was confined
principally to the Missouri river valley and
Sioux City to Brownsville, Neb.
Alabama Constitutional Election.
MONTGOMERY, Aug. 4..-Returns come in
slowly, but enough is known to render 1t rea-
sonably certain that the constitutional con-
vention is called by II, 600 majority.
Notable Death.
BOSTON, Aug. 4-Dr. Winslow Lewis died
last night, aged 10.
Immense Damage 1 rrom Floods In West
WHEELING, West Va, Aug. 3.-Wheeling
creek was higher yesterday than ever known.
At all points along the b. & o. X. between
bnio duu 0IottOi tuCiO hoo oScu 6ANsss
destruction of property and loss of grain.
The town of Pennington is almost submerg'
ed, water being in the first floor of nearly
all the houses A number of heavy land
slides have occurred, and bridges are carried
away on the Parkersburg branch OF the b.
s. o. r. The loss In slaves, headings, logs
and barrels carried away from the vicinity OF
Martinsvile, amounts to 800, 1000. All low
lands In this section are submerged. The
20 rioinr oil M mo mt reach
over % feet. But little rain to-day.
Texas Constitutional Convention.
GALVESTON, Aug. SELECTION returns
from 81 precincts show majority in favor
of the constitutional convention. A very
light vote.
Kentucky Election.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 3.-Election returns so
far show the Democratic majority in the
lower house to be about the same Us last
year.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. Adams Christian
Anderson, the poet and novelist, died to-day,
aged 20.
Price OF Nails.
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 4-The Western asso.
citation of nail manufacturers met here to.
day and fixed the price of nails at three dol
lars cask.
SCAu08t sun Will NOV No khcMeNvc0s
New YORK, Aug. 3.-Theodore Tilton's
counsel say that the notice sent to Henry
Ward Beccher's attorneys yesterday was not
meant for renewal of the scandal suit, but
merely as q matter of form.
Fate Of the AerOnauts.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-The Ecening Journal
is inclined to think that the paper found a
week since Donaldson left, in the lake, signed
by the balloonist, is genuine. Gentlemen
familiar with Donaldson's writing have made
q careful examination of it, and say there is
every reason to believe that he wrote the
message The message reads as follows:
"JGLY II, 1S75.-If this is found, say to
the world we were lost in gale. (signed(
DONALDSON"
The Ohio Storm.
CINCINNATI, Aug. AT Seymour the
Ohio and Mississippi railrord Bridge is gone,
and several wash0uts on that road besides,
This city appears to be the center of the
storm, extending about one hundreds miles
in each direction. Total damage to railroads,
crops and private property in this congress.
sional district is estimated at 81, 100000.