Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-08-27
Bones Of a MastOdOn Unearthed In the
streets Of Chicago.

Streets Of Chicago.
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-Yesterday Ia
borers excavating for a sewer in
Wicker Park in the Northwestern
part of the city, came upon the pet.
rified remains of mastodon ut the
depth of eighteen feet. Among
the pieces already secured is one of
the teeth measuring four inches in
diameter at one end and six inches
at the other end and weighing six
pounds.
Hot Weather in New York.
The sudden return of heat has
greatly increased the mortality of
children and aged persons, making
applications for burial more numer-
Gus than any day this Summer.
Many people were Frustrated in the
streets.
The Presidents Western Tour.
Besides those already mentioned,
President Hayes will be accompanied
on his trip to California by Secretary
Ramsey, Editor Howells of the
atlantic Monthly, General McCook,
Mrs. Heron, of Cincinnati, and
Mrs. Mitchell, of Columbus, Ohio.
In his speeches on the Pacific Coast,
Hayes will deal largely with the
subject of the great increase that
has been made in the past II years
in the production of gold and silver
i'll this country. Tables showing
the increase have been prepared for
him at the Treasury Department.
These tables are as yet secret, but it
is known that they show that the in
crease in production of the precious
metals has been much greater dur
ing the past fiscal year than any
preceding.
UnprOvoked Murder at Port Townsend.
PoRr TOWNSEND, Aug. 22.--At
about eight o'clock last evening q
desperate and fatal cutting ARRAY
took place here in front of the Cos.
mopolitan hotel, the victim being a
sailor named VIM. Lawrence, n ma
tive of St. Johns n. b., and lately
of Searsport, Me. He yesterday
shipped on board tue schooner
Euhiof, and was standing in front
of the hotel while a quarrel was in
progress between q Russian Fin
named George Nation and another
sailor in reference to money matters
Nation, without any seeming pro-
vocation, attacked Lawrence outside
the hotel with a pocket knife, inhict-
ing several stabs on the breast, back
and arm, the latter wounds prevent.
ing him from defending himself
As soon as bystanders saw the knife
they endeavored to wrest it from the
Russian, and succeeded in overcom.
ing him with considerable difficulty
Drs. Williston and Meade examined
the wounded man, and the latter
ordered his removal to the Marine
Hospital, but before his arrival there
he was found 20 be dead.
2p. M.--The Coroner's jury, heart
the testimony of Marine Surgeon
Meade, which was to the effect tina
deceased had received eleven cuts
two of which would be necessarily
fatal--one penetrating the heart
and the other the lungs. The jur,
forthwith brought in verdict charg
ing Nation with the murder. De
ceased was aged about twenty eigh
years.
launch of the Olympus and Eva.
The largest ship built on the Pa
cifc Coast was successfully launched
ut Seabeck last evening at half pas
five. She was named the Olympus
and will be commanded by Captain
Edwards, formerly OF the bark Cas-
sandya Adams. She was fully rigget
before launching. Half an hou
previously, the new schooner Era
built for parties in San Francisco
was also successfully launched a
the same place. About 500 person.
from different ports on the Sounf
witnessed the launch. a Crane
bail and supper took place at night
the mill company furnishing every
thing free.
The wind having changed from
west to southwest since yesterda,
has caused dense smoke to over
hang the bay and city, rendering
WILDLY island totally invisible
During the pas, three days the ther
mometer has reached from SO to go
i'll the shade.
II is reported that slight shocl
of earthquake was felt here to-da.
about noon.
KALAMA, Aug. 23.-Cowlitz elect
three delegates to the Territorial
Convention in favor of BLOOMFIELD