Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-09-30
LATEST TELEGRAMS
Democratic Mass NIectinu..
Boys In Blue Reunlnn


from all sections of the country. Dpr;n- -,
night and morning large delegations arr;vas
from New York, Cleveland, Cincinnati; nv
lumbus, Philadelphia, Harrisburg. Cb;cooo
Pittsburg, Allegheny City, Bath, Wash;nr'
ton, Louisville, and from the States If mn:
nois, Missouri, New Jersey, Wisconsin In
diana, Texas, Michigan, and others. Seven
teen States are represented Among tho d;.
tinguished present are Governor IIartranft ..
Pennsylvania, Senator Logan, General R,rr
Sides General Garfield, General Goodloveo f
Kentucky, Senator Anterior of Texas. Ger
Noyes of California, Scovlle Cleveland Gen
Negley, General Pearson, General Matthew
son Drake of California, Mr.. Dudley, secre.
tary of the National Association of Bows :,
Blue, General Trowbridge of Michigan, Gen.
eral James Lolta, at1utant general Of
Pennsylvania; John II. Montgomery CT Mary.
land The forenoon has been occupied !,
the reception of delegates. Ex-Postmaster
General and Colonel Ingersol of Illinois
will arrive from Cleveland tonight. General
John A. Dix telegraphs that in consequence
of sickness he will be unable to be present
Great Attendance
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2l.-At this after.
noon the cash admissions amounted to no..
5SS, thus making the attendance for the first
half of the day greater than any entire days
attendance heretofore. There will be no for.
NAL ceremonies at the grounds, the only
approach to formalty being Gov. Tilden's
reception at the New York State building
this afternoon.
SALT LAKE, Sept. 21.-In the trial of John
D. Lee for murders committed at Mountain
Meadows, the jury retired at II As A. NJ. and
at $3.50 returned with a verdict of murder in
the first degree.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21.--The following is a
special dispatch from Madrid: Learning
that the commander of the U. s. ship Frank
lin, homeward bound, consents to deliver
VIM. NJ. Tweed to the American authorities,
instead of sending him back to Gen. Jovel
lar the order for Tweeds departure from
Corrunna has been countermanded. The
Franklin, which is now at Gibraltar, proc
ceeds to Vigo to take Tweed. who is now
closely confined in fortress CASTILLO.
More Rloting In South Carolina.
CHARLESTON, Sept 22-The strike in
Ivn.5ahee has broken out afresh with in
creased violence strikers beating most bru-
tally all colored hands whom they find at
work. Some of these hands who had been
working for two dollars day, who were
terribly cut and bruised yesterday reached
Charleston this evening, hoping for redress
from the U. s. court, as the civil officers of
the State are powerless in the disturbed re-
gions, the gangs and strikers are masters of
the situation. The planters are in despair
about harvesting their rice crops.
Grover Elected.
SALEM Oregon, Sept. 22.-L. F. Grover
was elected senator to-day on the first ballot
by vote of 48.
Four of the Bank Robbers Captured.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 21.-The Pioneer Press
has special from Madelia, Watonwau coun.
ty, Minnesota, announcing the capture of
four of the Mortified robbers. They lost
track of the others in the timber around
Moukute, two of whom are supposed to be
the noted Younger brothers A hard pursuit
and brisk interchange of shots preceded
the capture. They are all more or less
one seriously.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 22.-The wounded rob-
bers have confessed to the sheriff that they
are the Younger brothers, but refuse
to give the name of their dead COM
rade.
Frightful Railway Accident.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept pa most fright
full accident occurred early this morning at
Black Lick station on the Panhandle railroad,
about 10 miles from here. The train was
running at the rate of forty miles an hour,
when the four rear cars jumped the track
and rolled down an embankment IS or 30 feet.
getting badly broken in the fall Awreckipr
t.ain with physicians was Immediately sent
from this city, and the killed and wounded
were brought here and placed in the hotels.
Four persons are known to have been killed
outright, two men and two children, one a
son of s. P. Bennett, Cairo, another Lizzie
of Philadelphia, three years old.
The wounded cannot be enumerated, as
many took the regular trains home without
but it is estimated that thirty or
forty were more or less injured, and some of
them will doubtless die. All are astonished
that the deaths are so few. Among the
wounded are Mrs. w. H. Ellis, of New Or.
leans, Samuel Lentz, Philadelphia, George
Dinner. wife and daughter, of Dayton, j. D.
Briggs and wife, Springfield, Mo-, j. L. Nc
Coy, Louisville, Mr. and Mrs. ]. Bancroft
and four children, Philadelphia.
Gen. Howard In Washinxton.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-General Howard.
IN command of the Department of Oregon.
arrived here to endeavor to adjust the diff
Guilty with the Nez Perez Indians, which
threatens to result in general Indian war ON
hat frontier. These Indians claim that the
promises made to them by Modoc commits.
'ioner Meacham, to the effect that certain
7allsy with its salmon fisheries should be re-
served to them free from white men. have
been broken through the influence of the
Governor of Oregon and late Secretary De-
ano. This valley was opened to settlement
md the whites have crowded in there and
nave threatened to drive the Indians out
One Indian was recently murdered by white
men, and parties are now arming. Howard
s of the opinion that committee of civilians
md army officers could adjust the difficulty
md prevent war which would cost the gov
eminent $40, OOO,0 600 at least. The Interior
Department authorities seem to approve
Towards plan and it will be submitted to
he Adjutant General of the army.
a Singular Request.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22-Mayor Stokelv