Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-16
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
Frightful Mortality,

NV York, July 10.-One. hun
bred and thirty-four deaths to-day,
including sixty children under five
wears. The heat continues without
sign of abatement.
Buffalo Rout---Thirty Indians Drowned
An army officer, stationed at Fort
Keogn, now in the city, gives an &C.
count of a buffalo hunt which re-
Gently took place on and in the yell
lowstone. The Crow Indians get
ting little short of meat went in
pursuit of the bison and finding
herd of 4 goo, attacked it. The ami
inaIs started in panic for the river,
FOLLOWED by the redskins. Soon
there was an indistinguishablc mass
of Indians, buffaloes and ponies in
the stream. The, current being
strong many of each we're drowned.
Thirty savaSes went down, and po-
MES and buffaloes almost innumer-
able met similar fate.
The Question OF Tea Culture in America.
CHICAGO, July 9.-The much
laughed.at Commissioner of Agri-
culture, Deduce, arrived from the
South where he has been experiment.
ing and investigating. He states
that the question of tea culture in
this country is settled. 1t can and
viii be raised extensively in the flu
turc. In the principal southern
gulf States it can be raised for 80
cents per pound and sold for SO.
Two hundred and fifty pounds can
be laised per acre after the plants
are we'll matured, say in the third
year, and the profits will bo i'm
mensc. He is thoroughly in earnest
over the matter and is confident that
tea raising will become one of the
American industries and that by it
we shall in time become largely in
dependent of foreign powers,
Hancock and English Waited upon by
the Committee of the Cincinnati Con
veution--Addresses.R Responses, etc, etc.
New York, July 13.-Gen. Han
cocks grandson died this morning
from cholera infantum. This de-
pressed the General and the visit of
the committee of the national con-
vention to tender the nomination is
in consequence purely formal. Eng
lsh reached Governors Island -nt
noon and was heartily greeted by
Hancock. Gen. Stockton, in behalf
of the committee of the Democratic
national convention, in presenting
Gov. Stevenson, its chairman, to
Gen. Hancock this morning said:
One of the ablest and wisest bodies
of your countrymen ever assembled
have given you this nomination with
perfect unanimity, and, General,
since that convention has adjourned
we of the committee have been TO
our homes; we have seen our con-
stituen,s; we have seen the Demo-
cratic masses and the conservative
people of this country, and with one
accord they ratify the action OF that
convention, so that your election will
be an accomplished fact. Ihave the
honor to hand to the Secretary q
communication in writing informing
you officially of your nomination.
So saying, Stockton handed the
Secretary of the committee, Mr.. Bell,
an address signed by the committee,
after which it was handed to Gen.
Hancock. Tn reply the latter said:
Mr.. Chairman dnd' Gentlemen Of
The Committee: ! appreciate the hon
or conferred upon me by the Demo
cratic national convention lately as
sembled in Cincinnati. and l thank
you for your courtesy in making that
honor known to mo. AS soon as the
Importance of the matter permits,
will prepare and send to you for
NAL acceptance of my nomination for
the Office of President of the United
States.
Those present were then intro
duced to Hancock in turn, who had
few words of welcome for each.
Stockton, then turning to VIM. IL.
English, who occupied the some pos
ition in the room where Gen. Han
cock had lately stood, said:
The Cincinnati convention, with
unanimity unparalleled, appointed
us committee to wait upon you at
such time and place as would be
most agreeable to you. and inform
you in person and in writing of your
nomination. l now have the honor
to congratulate ourselves on the
event and to present to you on the
part of the committee in the name
OF the convention ofthe national Dem
ocratic party. official announcement
of your nomination, which will be
read to'you by the Secretary.
The Secretary then read the adj
dress, after which English spoke:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentleman Of
The CommiHee: AS a practical bust
ness man, not much accustomed to
indirection Of action or circumlocu-
ton of speech, l will say plainly and
in few wsrls that l accept the high
trust which YOU have rendered me