Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-02-06
LATE EASTERN NEWS.


HALIFAX, Feb. Sine beav'ess
snow storm of the season has been
raging all the afternoon, and contin'
ues this evening. ,.
PouoHkEEHsrE, Feb. "a heavy
snow STERN has prevailed along the
Hudson last night and to-day. East
of here along the lake line, the wind
blew a hurricane and snow drifts are
10 feet deep. Trains on the road
running East and West are blocked
Severe Blow mt Long Branch.
LONG BRANCH, Feb. 3.-The most
severe aud destructive storm that
ever visited this coast prevailed to-
day. The wind blew with tremen-
dous fury.
Vessel ost.
ATLANT1cvrLLE, N. j., Feb. g.
The captain of the brig Augustine,
which came ashore here to-day, shot
himself when he saw that his vessel
must he wrecked. The crew were
saved with difficulty.
The FusiOnist Secretary Delivers up the
State Seal and Papers,.
AUGUSTA, Jon. 31.-P. A. Sawyer,
Fusionist Secretary of State has
yielded up all the State property in
his possession. At 2 P. M. Sawyer
delivered to the Republican Secreta-
ry of State the State Seal, returns of
votes for Governor, county officers,
Senators and Representatives, Coun-
Gil records and all reports of the Ex-
ecutive Council of 1879 relating to
election returns. He says that he
received legal advice yesterday to
hold out in his position. but as he
was satisfied that the Sheriff had a
warrant for his arrest, he did not
choose to make martyr of himself,
and has therefore given up his claim
to the Office.
A severe Charge against Queen Victoria.
New York, Feb. I'm reference
to a statement made recently by
Parnell that Queen Victoria contrib
nted nothing in 1847 to the Irish
famine, denial of which statement by
Lord Randolph Churchill. was cabled
here. Parnell has addressed let
ter to the New York Herald in which
he says: I'm reference to Lord
Randolph Churchill's contradiction
of my statement that the Queen gave
nothing to relieve the Irish in 1S47,
I find that I might have gone still
further, and said with perfect accu-
racy that not only did she give moth
ing but that she actually intercepted
$4,000 of donation which the Sultan
of Turkey desired to contribute to
the famine fund. In 1847 the Sui
tan had offered o donation of f10,-
600, but the English Ambassador
at Constantinople was directed by
the Queen to inform him that her
contribution was to be limited to
$4,000, and that the Sultan should
/. in good taste not give any more than
her Majesty, hence that the famine
fund was less f6, 900 by the Queens
action.
Oregon Weather Nowhere.
BosroN, Feb. la dispatch from
Mount Washington says there was
to-day the greatest change in wealth
or ever known on that mounts ain
in the same length of time. The
thermometer 1T noon being 190
above and at 8 o'clock this evening
80 below zero. Wind 80 miles per
hour.
TiIden to be Married.
SCRANTON. Feb. Sit is reported
here that Samuel J. Tilden will be
married to Miss Fanny Ranck OF
Louisburg, Pa, this week.
New YoRK, Feb. 3.-Tilden denies
the report of his intended marriage.
He doesn't even know the lady men
toned.
What T'lden's Secretary Says about It.
New YORK, Feb. 3.-Tilden's Sec
rotary furnished the following re-
garding the report of the approach
ing marriage Of Tilden to Miss
hanck, OF AeWlsOurg: MIR. Illdon
says that the report is true as about
nine .tenths of the statements con.
corning him are daily published
that is, not at all. He presumes that
the authors of the rumor have acted
on the maxim of jurisprudence, that
what ought to have been done is in
fact done. Unfortunately he never
had the pleasure of knowing of the
} sxistence Of any such lady"
Secretary gchurz and Indian Commit .
sioner Aayt.
New York, Jan. 31.-A H-ibune's
Washington's special, evidently
prompted by we'll informed parties
in the Indian service. shows that the
late Commissioner Hayt was Secre.
tary Schurz' favorite officer; that
Schurz caused the summary retire.
ment Of Commissioner j. G. Smith
against President Hayes private
wishes, and insisted on Hayt's sp-
pointment. although ex-President
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