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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-08
Jamaica Devastated.

The Star and Herald of Panama, Just
received, has the story of the disastrous
hurricane which swept Jamaica the
night of August 18th. The wind ragged
with such fury at the beginning that
street-cars had to cease running. Yes
sells have been sunk and driven ashore,
wharves destroyed, roofs blown off,
trees uprooted, and q catalogue of other
damages sustained, which it is impos-
sible to estimate. Not q single coaster
in Kingst on Harbor rode ont the gale
in safety. Twenty.seven vessels, briggs,
barks, etc., were driven ashore, or went
to pieces Ut their docks. Every wharf
but one was blown away; the beach
was strewn with the cargoes of vessels
wrecked; many seamen are missing,
and they are supposed to have persisted.
All the penitentiary vessels foundered,
and those at Port Royal sustained con-
siderable damage. The damage on
land is roughly estimated at 9100, 900.
Cocoanut trees there all snapped in
pieces. The villages of Allmantown,
Brownstown, Passmoretown, Hannahs-
town, Smiths Village, and Fletcher's
Land suffered severely. School-houses
were leveled, and churches, chapels
and synagogues were damaged. The
barracks at Up Park Camp went down
in the gale. The banana crop is de-
stroyed, and trees of all kinds have van
ished. Three severe shocks of earth
quake were felt during the storm. Com
munication with the country ports is
cut off. The wires were all snapped
and trains could not pass, the Rio Ca
brio bridge having given away when
the storm was at its height. Boards,
trees, sheds, shingles, household furni-
ture, etc., were rushing through the
air with lightning-like rapidity. Whole
families were flying from house to
house seeking refuge. The roads are
impossible for carriages and dangerous
to pedestrians. Nearly the whole of
the provision crop is destroyed, and
great want will be felt by the peasant
ry.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-08
Personal.
President Hayes pays tax on atwo.
hundred-acre wheat farm in Dakota.

PRESIDENT Hayes pays tax on atwo-
hundred-acre wheat farm in Dakota,
Moderation is the silker string rrr.
ming through the pearl chain Of all
virtnes.-SIMMs.
Mrs. c. Eadcliff, of Poughkeepsie.
n. Y. has bequeathed $50 900 to Mr.
Bergh's Humane Society.
Mr.. Conway says that Carlyle neither
reads nor writes, but lies on q sofa and
longs for death. Carlyle will be
eighty-two in December.
DR.. j. Hammond Trumbull, of Hart
ford, has undertaken to translate the
meaning OF the Indian names OF ;owps.
rivers, ETC., in New England.
Parker Pilisbury, OF Concord, n. H.,
who has outlived nearly all of his old
anti.slavery associates, is now about
seventy one years OF age, but does rot
appear to be over fifty.
An obelisk of hammered granite a
little more tLan thirty.three feet in
height is to be erected at the grave of
Charlotte Cushman. The only in
scription is to be her name, in polished
letters on rough base.
James c. Flood, the California
millionaire, has, it is said, purchased
Malbone,' the beautiful seaside -esi-
dence at Newport, with the Intention
OF presenting it to his daughter upon
her marriage with y. S. Grant, Jr.
Olive Logan says that it is not Sara
Bernhardt alone who sits and lies down
in her coffin. Hundreds havn done the
same this summer on the waters about
~ Wv
an eccentricity of genius either.
Mr.. Yoshida, the Japanese Minister,
is said to have become quite successful
in painting, and has recently been
sketching the scenery of the ALE
ghanies and the Chea5 River Valley.
He is now with his family at the sea-
side, near Long Branch.
When Mr.. Ruskin appeared in the
lecture-rOom recently, Mr.. Conway
says his hair was so dark and glossy.
his step so elastic. and his face so
bright and full that it was nearly two
minutes before he was recognized and
greeted with applause.
The report of the Stafford House
Committee on the services Of doctors
and nurses in the Zllu war declares
that the ladies thus employed mitigated
the suffering for friend and foe alike,
and adds that 1.-The mere refined the
lady, the more her Influence was
felt"
George Eliot, before she WAS mar
ried to Mr.. Cross. rid herself of every
scrap OF clothing and ornament that be.
lopged to her life with her first hus-
band, Lewes. She is going to live in
new house, with new furniture, in
new block IN Chelsea, looking over the
Thames.
Mr.. Russell, bro:her.in-law of Gen.
eral Hancock, says that on asking an
old colored servant, who had been in
the family for more than forty years, if
she had heard the news of the Generals
nomination, For gracious ~ said she,
Ina dat oberrej oiced to hear it What
church is he done gwine join q
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-08

WELSH neutrality-suspicious. One
pound of raisins, three lemons. two
pounds of loaf sugar. two gallons Of
boiling water. Mode-Cut the peel of
the lemous very thin, pour upon it the
boiling water, and whea cool, add the
strained juice of the lemons. the sugar
and the raisins, stoned and chopped
very fine. Let it stand four or i've
days, stirring it every day; then strain
it through jelly-bsg and bottle it for
immediate use.
EFFERvEscINa LEMoNADB.-Ingr
ents-The juice of one lemon, one-hslf
pint of cold water, one dessert-spoonful
Of pounded sugar, one-half small tea
spoonful of carbonate of soda. Mode
Squeeze the juice from the lemon.
strain and ada it to the water. and
sweeten the Whole with the sugar.
When we'll mixed, put in the soda, stir
well and drink while the mixture is in
an efervescing state.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-08

she cried, finging her arms around
the amazed white-robed figure who adj
uitted her to Fannie's chamber. .
Found what? Are you sick
Are you crazy?" asked gentle Fannie
Brudepel.
"The other will-within a chair-an
old arm chair in the house in the hol-
low. A ghost showed it to met! an
swered Rae, holding the paper aloft.
There was Q knock at the chamber
door.
"Sister, what is the matter? What
disturbs the house,"
1t was Philips voice. d.
II have found the will Come ID
and read it T. cried Rae, dragging him
in.
She gave him the paper; she lighted
lamp. He was forced to read.
Struggling Cor calmness as he pro-
ceeded, he read to the end. Yes, late.
but not too late, the precious document
was found-the second will of Paul
Brudenel. Internationally bequeath-
ing all he possessed to those two, his
grandchildren.
In the exciting talk which followed
no one heard slender cane go rat.tat-
tat past the door, but when the blue
morning light dawned and Fannie be-
stirred herself to get breakfast, she
went first to her mothers room.
Philip" she said, coming back,
"mother has had one of her bad nights
again. She has boen up and away. 1
must have slept very much more
soundly than usual; she never eluded
me before. She is very much ex-
hausted.
Philip went instantly to attend his
mother. When, the next day, she
seemed restored to her wonted condi-
ton, and Rae had infinitely told her
story, they closely questioned Mrs.
Brudenel as to her visit to the house
in the hollow. and tried to discover if
she had any knowledge of the hiding
place of the will. But nothing could
be gained from her disordered mind.
She would only snake her head and
smile.
"How dare you go on such an expe.
dition to that lonely place at such an
uncanny hour, Rae p asked Philip,
the next evening, when embraced by
his arm, they had talked over the
happy prospect of their immediate
union.
II was inspired" she answered,
laughing, but With look of awe creep
ing into her beautiful eyes. Then, as
she reconsidered that strange night,
she gently embraced him:
can for love. Philip. 1t was done
all for love. "-Seiected.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-08
The Sultan of Turkey.

A corresp sndent who has just re-
turned from Turkey, and who had &C.
casion to be brought in contact with
the Sultan and many of his ministers,
states that the Commander of the
Faithful is, without exception, the most
utterly faithless scamp in his domin-
ions. Whenever he appoints Minis
ter, he says to him: "You must find
means to resist all demands for reform,
and your tenure of Office will depend
upon the length of time that you can
do this without compromising me.
Eventually, the Ambassadors will com.
plain Of you, when I shall pretend to
be most indignant at your not having
carried out my policy, and shall sacri-
fee you for having deceived me-" The
Sultan is the son of an Armenian
mother, and it is generally supposed
that his real father was also an Arme
MAN. He is neither drunkard nor q
voluptuary, and although by no means
an able man, he has q considerable
amount of low cunning. He is believed
to be accumulsting considerable fund,
for, although the finances of his coun-
try are in desperate condition, taxes
do come in, and yet neither the army
nor Tie civil employees are paid. TIE
sole hold Of the Sultan over his sub.
jects is that he is the head of their re.
ligion. The only man who can COM
pete with him for this position is the
Shereef of Mecca. The last Shereef
was an ambitious man, and it is be.
lieved that he was assassinatea in con.
sequence of orders received from Con-
stantinople. The present Shereef is q
young man, and the assassination of
his predecessor has aroused much feel
ing in his behalf. Throughout Arabia,
and in Syria the Turks of Constantine.
pie are detested, and it would be q
sound policy to encourage the separa-
ton OF Arabia and Syria from Turkey.
Were these two countries independents
OF the Turks, the Eastern Question
would be solved, the inhabitants of
Asia Minor would join the Arab king
dom, which would become England's
firmest ally, while in Europe the EN-.
pire of the Sultan would collapse
Frank Leslie's.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-08
No Politics in the Crops.

he farmer in the paper,
Read the ditorial ment
That tie fate Of nations rested
On the r. ard D. conventions.
But TIE tire. had leaved and cssemed,
And the grass continu.d growing;
All the epren.s OF corn were startine,
Ami TIE farmer wen. on hoeing.
When the matter Was decided,
And they made the nomir alton,
One declared it WAS . blessing,
And another ruina,ion.
Still the fruit grew ripe and mellow,
And the wheat was nicely growing,
While the farmer in his garden
Bout his tarnips went on hoeing.
OIL City Derrick.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-08

FRUIT WATER IcEs.-Ingredients-
To every pint of fruit-juice allow one
pint of syrup. Mode-Select nice ripe
fruit; pick of the stalks and put it into
a large earthern pan, with little pow
dered sugar strewn over; stir it about
with q wooden spoon until it is we'll
broken, then rub it through q hair
sieve. Make syrup without the white
of egg; let it cool, add the fruit juice,
mix we'll together, and put the mixture
into freezing can; proceed as directed
for ice. pudding, and when the mixture
is equally frozen, put il into small
glasses.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-08
After the Battle.

A coiored individual, whose left arm
was missing, was yesterday soliciting g
small loan on Griswold street, and in
recommendation of himself he stated
that he lost his arm after the fight in
the Wilderness.
"Was it in the fight2"
mo sab; it was AFTER de fight. Da,
were powerful hot time, tell We,
Dc balls flew aroun' like snow.fakes
de cannons roared, an 'spected to be
killed for hull half day"
But you we're not hit?"
mo, sab; I 'spected to be, but I
wasn't"
But low did you lose your arm ~
u lost it arter de battle, sah."
Under what circumstances
:" Well, sab, all de circumstances /
cher heard of was dat had it cut off
wild buzz saw"
When ?"
Two years ago, sah."
4" And you call this losing your arm
alter the battle of the Wilderness 2"
Eyes, sab. TIE hard up, sab, but I
doan' want to lie to you. ii I'd lost it
befo' de battle I'd say so, but it was
arter de battle"
well, I guess it was, said the man,
after long pause, and he went down
for dime.-Detroit Free Press.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-10-08

One of the old-time stage coach
drivers, who has been on the road over
nall q century, says that life is put to.
eether considerably like q set of har-
ness. There are traces of care, lines
OF trouble. bits Of good fortune, breach
es OF good manners, bridled tongues.
through.
The daily gazette., 1880-08-07

THE Republican conference at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel strikes the Tribune
as Zone of the most remarkable bodies
OF representative men that has ever
gathered in this country in a Presiden-
tal CANVASS" In the list which the
Tribune prints IN order to "show how
truly representative the conference was
We find the following names s W Dor
sey, the Arkansas carpet-bagger, whom
the Tribune has accHsed of certain un-
pleasant practices; George q Gprham,
of California, to whom the Tribune ba!e
good ri,idance when he recently deserted
the Republican party; George Fl VIII
iams, better known as Landaulet Will
hams; Coaover, the Florida carpet.
bagger; Emory A Storrs, the defender
Il the whiskey thieves; Godlove y Orth-
of Venezuela fame; p B PinchbAck,
of Louisiana; SecOr Robeson, OF New
jersey; John Sherman, Stanley Matth-
ews ami Clerical Error Stoughton, of tb 9
visiting statesmen; Adam Badeau, and
last, but not least, the celebrated Tom
Hurley, Of South Carolina. We agree
with the Tribune that this was remark.
able body of representative men.-N. Y
Sun
The daily gazette., 1880-08-07

stairs. A very fair synopsis of the
talk will be found in our columns to-day
that may be read with interest. 1t is
new thing to witness q candidate for
the Chief Magistracy of this govern
ment travelling q thousand miles to
hold oonclave with the leaders of the
party in power to meet = convention
of Office holders,-for that was what it
was-to devise ways and means by
which they may hope to ''try" to car
ry Maine and Ohio and Indiana.
"Try" is the word Mr.. Blaine used
try to carry Maine.
"If it depends on the South we are
licked to-day" said Gen. Sypher.
"The day of Judgment would come
before November" said Judge Free
man.
The day of judgment cannot fail to
overtake the spoilers, and they know
it. Judgment was pronounced in 1876
by majority of 250,OOO. 1t will be
larger in November.
The daily gazette., 1880-08-07

OUR NAVY NOT SO BAD.-On his way
from Indiana to California, whore he
rad been on the stump, Notwithstanding
'he civil service order Of Hayes, forbid
ling his Cabinet officers to interfere In
the elections, the Secretary OF the Navy
gave western reporter some interest
l"g Information, had 1t been a little more
+xphci'. We have much better navy" !"
sal the Hon. Richard W. Thompson,
than people generally give us credit
for" He then EXPLAINED that, in addi-
ton to the "best torpedo service in the
world, we have forty ships in line" 1t
is ev d. Mt that Mr.. Thompson did not
mean that we have forty ships of-line for
the lne-of-battle ship long since passed
out Of naval nomenclature. He undoubt-
edly referred to some long tow which he
had recently seen in the canal Oh who 40
banks he was bred, vessels which, In an
emergency, might be used as transports.
"Sixteen turrets," added the venerable
mariner in finishing his p:oud catalogue,
aud eighteen as splendid monitors as
tn re are in the world"
The daily gazette., 1880-08-07

The conference of the Garfield party
held at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in
New York on Thursday, showed the
weakness of the corrupt party, and the
fear that pervades it's leaders. No ole
can read the speeches of Blai ne,
Sherman, Logan, Hicks, Conover and
Cessna, without being reminded of
the descriptions of the secret meet ngs
o. other conspirators as described by
some Of the old play writers. he in
tention was to keep the whole affair a
secret and this would have succeeded.
and what was said and done would
never have been allowed to be pub
bhed; but it was found impossible in
She present "shakey" condition of the
partp ties, and the danger that might
arise from an attempt to use the party
lash. As it was, but few reporter
were permitted to enter the rooms oI
the conspirators, and all the small fry
of the party itself were kept below
The daily gazette., 1880-08-07

GARFIRLD's BRIBE-TAKING was
discussed in 1873, and the GAZETTE
then charged the Republican with
covering the matter up. That paper
as well as the old Commercial at
tempted to explain the matter away
for awhile, but after the New York
1imes and Tribune began to ventil-
late the alleged bribe so fully as
they did, as shown by extracts else
where copied into the GAZETTE, the
Commercial modified its tone con-
siderably, especially as Col. II. S.
McCombs was made witness
against Colfax, Wilson and Gar
fields policy in the Credit Mobilier
case. To prove what we have said
we copy from the files of the GA
zETTE of February, 1873, as fol-
lows:
From the DAILY GAZETTE, Feb. 8, 1873.
WHY NOT EXPOSE THEM?
The Commercial, and other Repubh
can papers, have carefully avoided pub
nsnlng the testimony taken before the
Credit Mobilier Investigating Commit
tee, ami thus not only keep their readers
from learning the facts in the case, bur
absolutely attempt to excuse the offences
Of the leading men in their party. Why
do these papers not den unce tue bribe-
takers and bribers, who are so numerous
in the Republican party?
Tho following list, which we fnd in the
World, which shows the Credit Mobiher
Drt0e-takers, shows also the high places
they occupy in tbe Republican Congress.
Not only are the Vice President and the
Vice President elect inculpated, Colfax
end Wilson, but the chairman OF the
hve most important committees iu the
House OF Representatives. the WAYS and
Means committee, the Banking and
currency COMMITTEE, the judiciary G M
mittee, and the Naval committee, TO sav
nothing Of the other memb OF the
Ways and Means committee, who is the
only Democrat smIrched by any revela-
hons. and Kelley, the leader of the Pro-
tectlouists; to wit: Dawes, Garfield.
Hooper, Bingham, Scofeid and Wilson.
IL is very plain that Oakes Ames did pu'
the Credit Mobilier stock where he
thought IL weuld do the most good.
Schuyler Colfax, Vice President
Hensy Wilson, Vice President elect.
James Harlan, United States Senator
from Iowa.
James ". Patterson, United States
BenasOr from New Hampshire.
W. y. Allison, United States Senator
elect from Iowa.
Henry l.. Dawes, chairman Ways and
Means.
James A. Garheli, chairman of Ap-
propriation.
John A. Bingham, chairman of Judi
ciary.
Glenni W. scoheld, chairman of Naval
Affairs.
Samuel Hooper, chairman of Bank.
ing and Currency.
". d. Kelly, leader of Protective
James Brooks, member of Ways and
j. f. Wilson, ex-member of Congress.
whom Grant wanted to make Secretary
of Sta.e.
we cannot understand why the Re
publican papers OF Delaware refuse 10
publish the facts that nave been elected
In regard to the acts of the men embra"-
90 in the above list. They are defended
oy the New York Times and a portion
OF the radical press; but the most homes
papers OF that party denounce the Dribr
takers ard call for their expulsion from
Congress.
The members Of the Chicago Con
vention knew when they nominate,
Garfield that his character was stain
ed all over with corrupt charges 70
his actions on the Congressional
Committee.
The daily gazette., 1880-08-07

IN HIS LETTER to Congress, ac-
cepting the Office of Superintendent
of Finance, Robert Morris said !:
THE United States may command
everything have except my in
tegrity, and the loss of that would
efiectually disable me from serving
them more"
Congressman James A. Garfield
lost his integrity in the service, not
of the United State. but of the pub
lie plunderers; and in the disabled
condition which the financier of the
Revolution describes, he asks the
people to elect him President!
The daily gazette., 1880-08-07
Cen. -carfleia's Credit MobiIIer
Record.

From his Ovn Ss0oTn Testimony before the
Poiand Committee, Jan. IA, 1873.
never o,oned, received, or s0reed TO re-
ostpe any stock Of the Credit Aobttter, or Of
he linton Pacific Railroad, nor any divi-
dends or profits arising from either Of them.
From Judge Toiands X port. FEB Is, 1873
-GardeiGs Testimony Pe,Jured.
The iacts IN regard to MIR. Gai ield, as
found by the committee, are that he
agreed with Mr.. Ames 10 take ten shares
OF Credit Mobilier stock. but did not pay
or the same. Mr.. Ames received the
eighty per cent, dividend In bonds and
seld them for ninety seven per cent, and
also received the sixty per cent. cash divi-
dend, which together with the price OF
the stock and interest, LEFT balance OF
t329 This sum was paid over to Mi. Gar
field by check ON the Sergeant-at-Aims,
AID Mr.. Garfield then understood This
sum tpds the balance o| dividerds dfter pay-
snG for The stock.
Messrs. Kelley and GARFIELD present a
most distressing figure. Their partici-
patton In the Credit Mobilier affair is com
plicated by the most unfortunate contra
dictions OF testimony.
from he NetD York Times. Feb. ~, 1873.
The character OF the Credit Mobiller was
no secret. The source OF It's proflts was very
well known at the time Congressman
bought 1t. Though Oakes Ames may have
succeeded IN concealing his own motive,
which was 10 bribe congressman, their
acceptance OF the stock was nutson that
account innocent. The dlshonor of the
act, as participation In an obvious fraud
still remains.
Some of them have INDUCED in testi-
mony With reference TO the matter which
has been contradicted. The committee
dlstinctiv rejects The testimony of several Of
the members. This cdn only be done on The
ground that Is untrue But untrue test.
mony given under oath Is morally, u not
legally, perjury.
II is the clear duty OF Congress to visit
with punishment all who took Credit
Mobilier stock from Oakes Ames.
From he New York 71fjune, Feb. 10, 1873
James A. Garfield OF Ohio had len
shares; never paid dollar; receive t329,
which, after the Investigation began, he
was anxious to have considered as a loan
from Mi. OAkes A mes to himself
Well. the wickedness or all of 1t Is that
these men betray ed the trust of the peo-
pie, deceived their constituents, and by
evasions and falsehoods confessed the
transaction to be dlsg aceful.
From The NeW York Tribune, Feb. 28 1873.
Mr.. Ames establishes very clearly the
point that lie was not alone in this offence
" he Is 10 be expelled for bribery, The men
UhO Were bribed should 10 ib'h him.
The daily gazette., 1880-08-07

ANOTHER fatal railroad disaster is
reported to an excursion train. The
only wonder to us is that there are so
few persons killed. 1t would seem
that few could escape where train
was dashing along at thirty or forty
mile speed and went down an embank-
ment or over bridge to the earth be-
low some ten to twenty feet. The best
of skill and care will sometimes fail;
but unfortunately, there is not always
the best of skill and care exercised
over engines and trains.