Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-09-24
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
Graceful GenrrOsity.

Walker Superintendent OF the Cen
sus, has replied to a letter of Con-
fedcratc General Anderson, who re-
turned to General Walker his sword
captured from him during the war
at Reams Station. General Walk
or cordially thanked General Andcr-
son for his generosity and thought
fulness, and SAID he we would prize
the weapon all the more because of
its history since the war.
Marine Disaster.
LONDON, Sept. 20.-Thc steamer
TuIora, from Oporto for Sou,hamp-
ton has foundored at sea. Fifty
persons were drowned.
Hancock and Tammany.
New York, Sept. 16--The Hrrdhi
says: The committee from Tam
many hall to make arrangements for
u grand ratification Thursday even
ing called on Hancock with Il request
that he would review the procession.
The General Informed them he
would carefully conside: the mat
ter and communicate his decision to
the Chairman.
Tho Table. again TU.nrd.
PORTLAND Sept. 22-Errors in tele-
graphic returns amount to two tenths
of one per cent. Copies OF official
returus have been carefully footed
and compared with iootings received
from Augusta. I'm error IS found Of
luG in footing up Pcnohscot county,
seven lacking towns are added and
the final result is Davis 3,G4O;
Plnisted, 1854; Plaisted'sp l4ralAy,
LII.
Church Conference at Saratoga.
SARATOGA, Sept. % A national
conference of Unitarian, and other
Christian churches, began II biennial
session here in the Methodist church
this evening with II large attend
ance.
scheme 10 Put the ..Grcat Eastern" in
the Immigrant Trade.
HoUsroN Sept. 2l.--Thc project
of securing the mammoth steamship
great EtSf'rn to run between
London, New Orleans and Galveston
to take out cotton and other products
and bring back emigrants is in a
fair way of heing fully established.
Gov. Roberts of this State has
received a letter dated London, Sept.
ID, stating that before this reaches
YOU the GrrH Eastern will be in the
hands of engineers preparatory to
making her first Texas trip. The
object of the scheme is to bring over
emiSrants, provided the people of
the States SNOW disposition to aid
the undertaking and prepare to
receive emigran's and give them the
necessary assistance in securing
homes and giving them employment.
The Governor has written the
company fully in regard to the
matter, and there is no reason to
doubt the ultimate success of the
scheme. and possibly before many
weeks the great ship will be in our
waters.
\ Wonderful, ST" Monster Caught near
Victoria.
NrroEI>, Sept. :.,2~The steamship
Umpire from San Francisco arrived
this morning.
y genuine sea serpent six feet in
length, with the orthodox name, "a
head shaped like panther ana the
tail whitfield hown to II sharp point,
WAS brought i'll by Indians yesterday,
who caught it i'll deep water in the
straits. It's appearance creates
ntenSe Interest amonEs. the stvtnts,
and the Oldest fishermen cannot
place the monster. The serpent has
been photographed ana the bo1y
Will be preserved i'll spirits and sent
to Ottawa for classification.
Democratic 'Tesiimnny,
John L. Fellows, who has ust re-
turncd from Maine, told IL Wrpuld
reporter that the Republicans We're
using convassnG boards to the very
best advantage of their candidates:
hut admitted that the Democratic
party in Maine is animated by what
they felt was certain victory i'll No
vember, aud contributed more freely
to the campaign fund than for years.
A NEW postoi1ice, named Theon,
has been established in Columbia
county, and one cdlled Cumberland,
ii Whatcom county has been discon-
tinued.
The crop of plums on this coast
has been unusually good this year,
while III the Eastern States it has
been greatly damaged by the eur
culio.
The new Catholic school building
IL.