Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-21
LATE EASTERN NEWS.
NH. Cttixiuu natl Conference.

CINCINNATI, May II In the M. E.
confere.lce much feeling was caused
Nv the introduction OF resolution
nv DR.. DIN of Wyoming, reciting
the evils of intemperance by which
one delegate te this conference has
lost his life through his brother, and
inviting Miss Willard to address the
conference on temperance ten min
utes. Another motion to admit all
such speakers was lost. The yeas
and nays were called on motion to
strike out DR.. Gins preamble. The
call resulted in the voting down of
DR.. Olin's preamble, 2lS to III, but
the motion to have Miss Willard ad-
dress the conference was agreed to.
The Nevada Democrats for ridden.
VIRGINIA CRY, May 17.-Demo-
cratic primaries to-day elected TWEEN
ty-two Tilden delegates to the Win
nemucca convention, but are un-
pledged. No election was held i'll
The fourth ward, which was entitled
to three delegates. Lyon county
elected last week Tilden delegates
but they also are unpledged. AT the
Democratic headquarters no doubt
is entertained that the State Conven-
ton will be strongly for Tilden.
scrimmnge with Indiana.
DEADwooD, May ia party of
rs men started on the Goth ult. to
recover stock stolen from j. Detfe-
bach, who was murdered in the In
van Kara mountains, and to avenge
his death. They came upon party
of 10 Indians on Little Powder river
on Thursday last, killed four OF
them and captured n horses. Jos.
Rhodes, one of the party was killed.
The Blaine People of Illinois Encour-
aged by Late Returns.
Chicago May 17.-Returns from all
counties in the State are now in.
Three came in tonight. Calhoun,
with four votes, did not instruct SO
far US our information goes. The
other two gave Grant two votes,
Blaine three and Washburn three.
The Blaine bureau tonight claim
that on account of this unexpected
resul. to-day they will have a clear
majority of anti Grant delegates in
the State Convention leaving Cook
county out of the question. On the
other hand, the Grant people claim
TO have n majority of 40 in, and a
majority even if the Cook county
regular delegation is admitted intact
The fact is neither side can be sure
of a majority until the pulse Of the
uninstructed delegates is felt, and
that is not until the convention
actually meets and test vote is had.
More Of the {. Americans" Boats Found--
Two Tin Missing.
MADEIRA, May 1G.-Three of the
five missing boats of the mail steam.
er american, which foundered on
the passage from Cape Good Hope
for South Africa, were picked up or
the oath and 25th of April by the
American bark Emma 4. Hartman
Capt. Upton, from AGRA for Winnie
bath in lat. 80 3O' north and long. 8
west. The bark transferred the peo'
to the steamer Coanza which landed
them at Grand Basin. The British
steamer Senegal took them aboard
for Grand Canary Island, on reach
ing which the Senegal struck on a
snnAen rock and was run ashore to
save life. All were saved except
John Patterson, drowned by boat
capsizing. News of the missing
boats has been awaited with intense
anxiety in London and at the cape.
The famine in Persia.
LONDON, May 1S.-Rev. B. Lara
bee, a we'll known American mission
airy at Orc Omiah, North Persia,
where the famine chiefly prevails,
writes: Grain is selling at eleven
times it's ordinary rates. Rye has
risen enormously and the people are
living largely Oh scanty roots. Rob-
berries are becoming alarmingly fire.
quent. Reports from Kurdistan,
received from helpers among the
mountain Nestoragns are equally dis
tressing. From this city (Oro
Omiah) to the Tgris, the famine is
alike severe. May the Lord have
mercy upon the land.
Startling Charges OF Bribery.
WASHINGTON, May 18.-At n meet.
, ing of the House Pacific Railroad
Committee letter making charges
of corruption and bribery against a
Pacific railroad company, written by
j. A. George, a contractor, was sub
mitted. The letter charged that
$50, OOOin money and SIC, 1000 worth
of land grant bonds were paid to a
United States Senator, and that
$1,000, 900 worth of land were dis
tributed among members of the
Houco Tho uritor cavs ha can prO,