Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-26
LATEST EASTERN NEWS,
Kcrrss Con ditiOn.

lAJtSt cA0 enN NEWC.
Kcrr,s Condition.
Rock ALUM SPRINGS, Va, Aug. 16.--10 r.
M-Speaker Kerr is rapidly sinking. His
physicians pronOunLeS the case hopeless.
$500 Recruit. Wanted.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1G.-OrderS have been
issued from the war department for recruit |
ing $500 additional men for cavalry rcgi
ments. The principal recruiting stations are
Boston and New York Branch offices are
tc be opened in several Western cities TO sc
cure the recruits as soon as possible.
VIM. NJ. Eva,t.
New YORK. Aug 1S.-From returns of
delegates received ut the Times Office tonight
it is more than probable that VIM. VI. Evarts
will be nominated for Governor 10y the Re-
puhicans on the first ballot.
She Turks Defeated
The Turks have been severely defeated! Al,
Kuci. According to the Montcncgrin az
Count, Mahoinet Pasha, with 10000 men ad
vanccd into l:sumes of kuci, when his army
VAS attacked on all sides, routed and pur
sued by the Montenegrins from Melan, TO
Podgcrtza. where Che Turks were protected
by their artillery Tie Turkish, loss Is est
mated at 3 900
Smallpox.
SAN ERANGI.co, Aug Is deaths
from smallpox ycstertlay--two al 'i.r :"--1
house. one at the French and ,ht ",h,r III
the Chinese hospital. Sixteen new cases
were reported. including four at the Catho-
lie Orphan Asylum.
Indian Recruits.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has
given permissionto Gen. Sheridan to raise
1000 Pawnec recruits for the Sioux war.
Death Of Speaker Kerr
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19-The following
dispatch is received
Rock BRIDGE ALUM SPRINGS,
West Va, Aug. 10.
Our friend Mr. Kerr died about O'Clock
this evening. have been by his bedside for
two days. His composurc was as rcmarka
bic as it was heroic. He was thoroughly con
tent, and prepared for the unseen world. He
was conscious and intelligent, gentle and
brave to the end. His disease was consump
ton of the bowels, but towards the last OTHER
parts were affected. Everything possible to
be done at this remote spot to soften this
blow to his family, by throwing tenderest
care around his dying bed, has been done.
# S. S. Cox.
| Kerr's death cast gloom over the city to
night. Sawyer and several of the House rep
rescntatives will go on to the Virginia springs
and accompany the remains to Indiana.
Half Price at the Centennial
PHILADELPHIA, Aug 19-The attendance
at the Exposition is immense. this being the
| first day where visitors are admitted at one
half rate or % cents. A drilling rain com
menced early this morning, but despite this
| n no, fho
all directions, and by noon there we're nearly
&C, 600 within the grounds. No such attend
ance has been since the 4th of July week.
~ piano Manufacturing Co. of New York,
sent 900 employees, who marched in with
music and flags. There is an experiment for
which the public has been long clamoring,
and the committees finally decided to try it.
All are pleased with the success Of the move
ment
Hayes and Wheeler.
New York, Aug Ca Times Columbus
dispatch says private advces arrived here
from San Francisco to-day, representing that
California and Nevada are sure for Hayes
and Wheeler The Republicans in blth
exceedingly confident of success. In Cali
fornia the Independents. led by Booth, will
almost to q man support the Republican
party. Hayes is receiving great many calls
from persons passing through Columbus,
from nearly all parts of the United States.
These callers bring very encouraging infol
nation as to the progress OF the canvass in
various States, and with one verdict declare
their implicit confidence in a sweeping Re
publican victory in November.
Destructive Storm I'm Missouri.
LEAvENwoRTH, Aug. 21.-A terrible wind
and rain storm passed over Northwestern
Missouri, especially along the Chicago. Rock
Island and Pacific Railroad, on Saturday
evening At Edgarton depot several dwell
ing houses and shops were destroyed and two
or three occupants seriously injured. Large
trees were uprooted and twisted off like pipe
stems and acres of corn laid fiat on the
} ground. The damage within space of about
80 miles square is estimated at over 800, OOO
Serious Charges against Gov Tfldcn.
New YORK, Aug. 21.-The Times this
. morning has remarkable editorial showing
that Gov Tilden having sworn in 1868 thai
his entire income for the year 1862, from al
sources liable to taxation, counsel fees, div
dends rents and profits, was only 81, 11S; hi
in 1876, swcars that during the same year
1862, he received from two sources alone, his
, services to a single company, $780, 600, by bis
own sworn admission. Therefore Tilder
stands indebted to the government in a cor
SlucFaDic SUN lOT uupdiu IuCoiHC VA IO'
1862, and we have two statements by Tilder
/ utterly inconsistent with each other. The
, Times proceeds to show other sources OF
revenue enjoyed by the Governor, and says
he never returned any statement Of his in
!! come except for two years, and was assessed
during other years the income tax law exist
ed.
irish Opposition to Chas. r. Adams
WORCESTER, Mass, Aug. 21.-A meeting
of Irish Democrats was held tonight, q
l which committee was chosen to perfect al
organization for the purpose of opposing thu
nomination of Chas. F. Adams for governor
s bp the Democrats. This is the result O
: Adams action relative to Fenians while mil
lister to England.
ssSERVANTS OF THE PEOPLE,"
G RESIDING IN OLYMPIA.