Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-07-22
Local and News Items.
FROM THE DAILY OF SATURDAY.
Death OF Capt. e. \. Starr.

THIS community was surprised ana
shocked, yesterday afternoon, by the an
nouncement of the death of Capt E. A.
Starr, of the steamer North Pacific. The
facts, as we learn them arc, that on Thurs
day, before arriving at Seattle, he had been
enjoying himself with patty of friends, at
which time refreshments were passed around
and he partook freely of some nuts. When
he reached Seattle he was cramping severely
and pr. Sparkling was called in, who admin
istered hypodermic injection and subse-
quently dose of morphine. Capt. Starr
went to bed after the steamer started on he
way again, and as no serious results had
been dreamed of he was allowed to remain
in his room yesterday until late in the day,
when tho steward being surprised at his con-
tinued stay in his room opened the window
and found him breathing very hard. Ply.
sicians were promptly summoned and on
their arrival found the Captain in q coma.
tose state from which he could not be reused,
and death interviewed at tic hour of three
o'clock.
ABOUT o'clock, last evening tho Annie
Stewart left for down Sound, in response to a
telegram from Mr.. L. M. Starr, who will meet
her at Port Townsend with the Isabel The
body of Capt E. A. Starr, was taken down
and, it is expected, will be buried at Victoria.
A large number of friends of the deceased
accompanied the remains TO Bort Townsend.
They will return Tonight
THE Vancouver Independent says: Th0s.
Spain, down near Martins Bluff, succeeded
by the best, OF management in saving 5O0
cords of stave bolts, after the water had come
over them to the depth Of three feet. He
weighted them down with rocks, and dashed
them with ropes, and saved the whole lot
being about q, 500 worth.
A MAN by the name of Hans A. Christian.
sen, while working on the rolling tier, in tue
mill in Port Blakely, got caught in between
the carriage and some hung timbers and had
one of his legs cut in most horrible maa-
ner. He was taken over to Seattle and
placed in the hospital, where his injuries
were promptly attended to by DR.. Weed.
SHERIFF GooDELL, of Chehalis county,
took an insane man named Charles Simmons
to the asylum to-day. The latter was very
troublesome while going from SteilacooM Out
| to the asylum and almost escaped at one time.
He has been stopping on the Quenalt rcser
walton until recently.
OREGON and Butralph, two of the feet
footed coursers of the Oregon turf, went
down on the Aida last Wednesday, to be
followed by Tom Merry and five or six Other
horses, all going to take part in the races
over the Seattle track q fortnight hence.
IT is estimated that there are now 240, O00
Angora goats ON the Pacific Coast, and quite
an industry is anticipated III breeding them,
as their skins make excellent lap-robes and
gloves, while their wool is very valuable.
FULL board of trustees was present at the
Insane asylum last Wednesday. The session,
at which the transfer under the law passed
last winter, will convene on the third
Wednesday in August. .H.. .4.:.,..
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Edwin Eells, agent a,
Snohomish reservation, and Col. Nash, law
partner of N. T. Cation, Esq, Of Walla
Walla, arrived in town night before last.
TIE salaries of the postmasters in Olympia
and Walla Walls have been very considers
bly,, and upjustly, reduced, as the business
in both Offices is constantly increasing.
SIXTY ships knees are lying on the wharf
here, designed for shipment to San Fran.
cisco. They range from 8 to Is inches in
size and are valuable lot. '" '4
ROBERT MACK was unpacking lot Of gro.
ceries in his establishment near the bank,
yesterday, and he intends tn engage in selling
goods in that line a5 H:tL.
MARRHD.-IN Tumwater, July ~, 1870,
by Rev. D. N. Utter, Mr.. George Gelbach to
Miss Hattie Candy, oil of this county.