Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-07-29

FROM THE DAILY OF TUESDAY.


station, Wednesday afternoon, proved to be
more serious than was at first supposed.
While the south>bound mail train was dash
ing along at the rate of % miles an hour,
the axle of the tender suddenly gave way.
Before the engineer could bring his train to
halt, several of the cars were ditched, and
were pretty badly jammed up. Conductor
Stroud was severely injured; also baggage
master Coaser. A lady passenger, Mrs.
Philbrook, had her shoulder blade broken,
and a little son OF Mart Taylor had the bone
of one arm fractured. We are not in posses
sion of full particulars; but from all that
can be learned, the train was badly wrecked.
Mr.. Strouds injuries are reported to be of a
very serious character The Car on which
he was standing when the accident occurred,
was thrown down an embankment, and
turned bottom side up, and he was assisted
from the Car with considerable difficulty.
His injuries appeared to be OF an internal ma
ture, and Immediately after the accident he
threw up large quantity of blood. Al
present Mr.. Stroud is lying at ConstOck's,
his condition not permitting of his removal
to the city. One side appears to be sunkcn
in, and it is thought three of his ribs are
broken besides other injuries Mr. Stroud is
a courteous gentleman and faithful, efficient
cmpoyc of the railroad company. He has a
host of warm friends, all of whom join in the
earnest wish that his recovery may be speedy.
The injuries sustained by the other persons are
no, regarded as serious. No blame is at
tached to any one"
THERE is to be seen, on Percival's wharf, a
scow load of ship knees of various dimensions
aud forms, gotten out by common aXmen from
ordinary sized fir trees. These knees are
worth in San Francisco, all the way from
three to five dollars each. Larger ones, of
we simply call attention to this fact for the
purpose of showing up to common laborerS
who make no pre:cnsions to skilled handi-
W.rk, that the most unyainly trees in our
forests may be readily turned to goodly ac.
count, in a way, too, which will insure a
handsome profit to all those who are not
afraid of Il little muscular cXertion. Expe.
rienced ship-carpenters tell us that there is ut
least one root or 'fang" in the stump of ev-
cry tree capable of making good ship knee.
1t will be borne in mind that one part of the
knee comes out of the root and the other
part from the trunk of the tree. Nor does
the extraction of the knee at all di squalify
the trunk from being worked up into wood
or lumber as may be desired. Now that we
have IA line of steamers plying between this
city and San Francisco whose owners have
pledged themselves 10 receive freight of all
kinds at reduced rates for a period Of twelve
months at least, it seems to us that door
has been opened and Il golden opportunity is
waiting for somebody to make a good thing
in the line we have pointed out above. The
opportunity is open alike to day laborers as
well as capitalists. A good AK and the mus
Gle TO swing it is all that is required to make
commencement Who will embark?
THE Anderson has never had the reputa>
ton of being Il fast boat, and to many her
performance last Saturday in the way of
speed will be surprise. When she had got
part way across the harbor after leaving Sc
attic the Zephyr came out from Freeport
about a mile ahead, bound for Tacoma. Both
boats were given pretty full heads of steam,
but the Eliza gradually drew up on her lively
competitor, passed her in good style and
reached Tacoma considerable distance
ahead. We had the pleasure of trip on
the Anderson many long year ago, when
Marshal Huntington and posse attempted to
overhaul Capt. Jimmy Jones on his little
steamer Jenny Jones, and we then found she
could make much better time than she had
been credited with, and it now appears that
she can on occasion 'still show a lively
pair of heels" We don't believe, though,
that the Zephyr's officers will be content
with single trial. They will undoubtedly
make another effort to win the right to carry
the broom.
THE Portland Commercial Reporter of the
Goth inst. says: Our advices report fair
run Of salmon up to the beginning of the
current week, since when all points report
all active run with fisheries receiving more
than they can handle. Up to this date but
about all having been canned Shipments to
San Francisco continue large. The run it is
expected will be late. but as all previous pre-
dctions have failed We are inclined to think
no one can tell, and at any time after next
week we may receive information that thu
run has about ceased for the season.
AND now colored gentleman of Utica,
New York, claims to know the whereabouts
of Charley Ross. lie says he has seen Char
ley Ross alive and we'll within FIVE weeks,
and that he was servant of the gang of assO-
ciates of Mosher and Douglass, who had
charge of the stolen boy. He claims to be
able to restore the child, and says he Is after
the reward, but did not dare come forward
before. Little confidence is placed in the
story.
FOuND.-Undcr this heading the finder
makes the following offer: A black felt hat
with broad band and binding; two holes in
the crown. The loser can regain the same by
calling at the house where he helped himself
to cherries on the night of the 22d inst, and
proving property. No great rush is antici
pated.
THE Anderson has changed her schedule
somewhat She leaves here Monday nights
and Friday morning, as before, but returns
from Victoria Wednesdays instead of Thurs.