Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-09-09
LATEST TELEGRAMS.


" G. England, MethOdiSt Minister, his
wife. a step-daughter aud four sons, were
murdered at their home, six miles from
Montague, last Saturday night, by a party
of disguised men. No particulars of the
supposed to be butchery committed for
money, as the family are rich.
Abdul Hamid Proclaimed sultan.
CoysTANTINOPLE, Aug 31.-The council
Of ministers and great dignitaries of the en-
,,;re have proclaimed Abdul Hamid Sultan,
vice Murad, deposed
Great Rainfall.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Aug. 30.-A tremend-
Gus rainfall tonight. In 90 minutes the
streets were like rivers. Many storerooms
and residences were flooded The track of
the Cleveland, Columbus s. Cincinnati rail
road was washed out at Morefeld and Lag
onda and the engine and baggage car of the
southwark bound passenger train were
dj,chel and badly wrecked.
Miners Killed by Indians.
OMAHA, Aug 31.-A. A. Jones, agent of
Clark's pony express at Deadwood City, ar
rived at Sydney this fornoon and says the
Indians raided the road between Custer and
Dcadwood OH the Goth and killed Weston A.
Smith minister, and three miners, named
Ike Brown. Pollins and Mason, and carried
oil their stock On the 22d they made a raid
On party five miles south of Custer City
and killed James Kidd, Samuel Wallace,
Jacob Wcilly and Thompson. The Indians
are supposed to be Northern Sioux from the
hostile camp, on the road to the agencies.
Jones says the country is full of Indians.
There is no truth in the statement that Dead
wood is being corraled.
Yellow Fever.
SAVANNAH, Sept. To-day there were
II interments of persons who died from yell
low fever yesterday. The disease is confined
to the suburbs.
The Moulton.Beecher Suit.
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-Mr. Beecher hav-
irg moved for change of Venue in the suit
brought against him by Frank Moulton, the
latter has served a supplementary complaint
locating the action in this city
Pomeroy,s Sentence Comknuted.
Boston, Aug. 3.-Thc sentence of Jesse
Pomeroy, the boy murderer, has been COM
muted to Imprisonment for life.
Gov Seymour Persists In Declining
New YORK. Sept 1.-The Herald publish
cs an interview with Gov. Seymour this
morning The governor says: yesterday
morning l received letter from my physi-
clan forbiad ding me making any mental or
physical effort, and declaring that the &C
eeptance of this or any other public position
would be detrimental if it did not prevent
my ultimate recovery. In view of these
facts it will be impossible for me to accept
the nomination, and l so informed the gen.
tlemen from Saratoga, who waited upon me
this IN ,rning, requesting my acceptance"
Hon Elwood Evans
Hon. Elwood Evans delivers an address on
Washington Territory at Pacific Hall, Phila-
delphia, on Saturday next.
Fresh Excitement I'm Louisiana
MONROE, Sept Fresh excitement
sprung up last night in consequence of re~
port that the negroes were massing in the
northern part of the parish, and were ccms
ing to burn the town. About IS negroes,
mounted and on foot, were found at Capt.
Hillock's place. A party ensued, and the
negroes refused to dsarm. They said they
would come back with 500 Capt. Theobalds.
with 100 men, blockaded the road with rails.
The news spread rapidly, and armed whites
from this and Morehouse parishes went to
the SCENE The excitement was intense,
but nothing occurred, and no gun was fired.
Washington Territory -. Its Growth
and Resources.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3.-The above cap
ton was the subject of the address by Hon.
Elwood Evans, in the Pacific Centennial Hall
Saturday afternoon. After referring to the
wealth of timber land, rich alluvial bottom
lands and prairie of good agricultural capac-
ity, and well adapted to wheat culture and
stock raising. the speaker went on to review
the early discovery and subsequent history OF
the Territory, including the recent SETTLE
ment of the dispute for its possession between
Great Britain and the United States. The
great timber. coal and mineral resources OF
Washington Territory Territory, her unsur-
passed fisheries, established school system,
and her future prospects in general, were
severally discussed.
Smallpox.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Slightly five cases
of smallpox reported for the week ending
last night. Total cases reported to dates 669.
q deaths occurred during the month OF Au-
gust.
UTICA, Sept. 2.-Daniel Magone, Jr., Sen
tor Herman, Hon. Scott Lord, ]. Thomas
Sprigg, A. NJ. Beardsley and other promi-
nent Democrats went to Dee: field this morn
ing and received from Gov. Seymour q re-
fusal to withdraw or modify his absolute de-
clination to allow the use of his name as a
candidate for Governor.
Yellow Jack
Twenty-one new cases yellow fever and u
deaths reported at Savannah on the ID
Disastrous Fire.
ST. IIYAcINrHE, Quebec. Sept. "a fire
which proved most disastrous broke out
here this afternoon in the bakery kept by
NJ Chaput, near the post office. The flames
spread rapidly until they reached the river
near the Grand Trunk railroad bridge. In
about two hours the entire business portion
of the town was in ruins. Six hundred
houses we're burned and not 100 left stand