Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-12-19
LATE EASTERN NEWS.


others. TO whom the knoNledgs ot
the fact has come, are deeply exer
cised bv the recent succesSt. e the
application 81 the giant motor Oh
tanned froa bisulTLIde Of carbon
mixed with petroleum, for which a
ratert was taken out by Pittsburg
frn last April Il promises to rev
oluuonizs machinery motor. The
method eonslsf, IN the transmission
Of the above chemical agents from
the ehamber II = condenser h the
boiler Of an ordinary n0u-condens-
ing engine. the boiler bvInc heated
TO about 2U' pressure. ~ high a,
no pounds per square inch is rapid
" developed from the vapOr thus
generated and Is ea-i'y ENROLLED.
The brandy Crop
NV YoEK, Dec 10. Il letter
from France SAYS now that the NInt-
age of 1879 l. over, there Is no longer
room for doubling what had before
been all but certain, that the years
brandy crop amounts TO practically
nothing.
Color-d Juror.
FREpERICKsBUEG, Va, Dec. IL
The leading Democratic citizens of
Richmond county petitioued Judge
Jones to include within the jury list
such colored citizens of the county
rs the court shall thing we'll qualified
10 al,
granted the order.
Full Returns.
WAsHINGToS, Dec. 15.-The New
Orleans Congressman has received Il
dispatch saying that full returns of
the recent State election show Il
Democratic ajority of over 30, 900.
The Democrats have elected 81 mem
bers of the Senate and &c members
of the House, while the Republicans
have only Senators and II men,
bers of the House. Official returns
are certain to give the Democrats
over so majority in the Legislature
and on joint ballot.
Cold Weather.
ST.. PAUL, Dec. 15.-There has
been severe storm in the Red river
country for two days, the thermome-
ter falling very low. Reports from
different points indicate rs to 80 de-
grees below zero.
A Breckenridge special to the Pr
Oncer Press says that two children
of VIM. Owens were frozen to death
and two men. H. G.. Storderk and
james Nolan, are missing. Thay are
supposed to have been lost in the
storm and frozen.
Wants Negroes to Come to Oregon.
New YORK, Dec. ia special to
the E,eaing Post from Washington
says that Senator Saunders has re-
ceived letter from an Ex-Governor
of Oregon saying they want $50, 900
colored people in Oregon and would
offer every inducement for immi-
grants of that class, as they prefer
them to Chinese. Saunders is urged
to use his influence to encourage the
exodus of Southern negroes to that
State.
Union League.
New YORK, Dec. 11.-At meet
ing of the Union League Club to-
night, Col. Rush G. Hawkins offered
resolution enacting that no more
Democrats should be elected mem
bers of the club, and in supporting it
said that the South was again mani
Testing. menacing symptoms and it
was necessary for the club to take
some action. j. S. Shultz thought
the resolution should be laid on the
table, as it was impossible to tell
who were Democrats and who were
not. A vote was taken on the mat
ter and resulted in the motion being
laid on the table. Another resolu-
ton was also tabled which directed
the Art Committee to publish none
but American paintings.
The Place of Holding the Convention.
CHICAGO, Dec. IA considerable
number of the members of the Ma
tional Republican Central Committee
who passed through town yesterday
and to-day have been interviewed
and almost unanimously agree that
the Republican Convention should
be held in Chicago. A delegation
will leave here tomorrow for Wash
ington to present to the National
Committee the reasons favorable to
the selection of this city which are
claimed to be numerous and weighty.
The members passing through from
Pacific Coast States generally agree
that there is about an even pressure
in favor of Grant and Blaine for the
first place on the Presidential ticket
with a tendency to consided Grant
the most popular in the country at
large and Blaine the most popular on
the coast.
Minister Commits Suicide.
ATLANTA, Dec. 13.-The Rev. w.
d: Pledge, recently appointed at the
Methodist Conference in Augusta to
take charge of the church in Atlanta,
committed suicide in the Markham