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third got away with ten bonds, each Of a
thousand dollars, making $4,000, and the
three men escaped Undecided.
In New York City, the other day,
Frederick Wagner, a saloon keeper, quar-
relied with his wife, and, having turned
down the gaslight in his apartments, quietly
introduced a fierce and powerful blood
hound unleashed him and set the brute on
the unfortunate woman. The dog seized her
by the neck and arms, lacera'ing and tear
ing the flesh badly. Her cries OF distress
brought policeman, who rescued her and
shot the hound. The other brute was fined
81.
SEVERAL Nebraska towns suffered
severely from the recent tornado. At Mad
ison and Stanton large number Of houses
were demolished and a number OF persons
injured, some fatally.
IT is semi-oilicially announced that
England and France are in accord on the
Egyptian question.
THE London Times, commenting on
the forthcoming centennial celebration of
the surrender at Yorktown, says: I'VE
have quite rs much reason as Americans to
share their centenary thanksgiving, since
that event only forced the Government to
acknowledge what everybody knew-that
the war they were waging was hopeless"
Disastrous floods have occurred
throughout the Northwest.
GOVERNOR SHELDON, of New Mexico,
has organized eight companies Of Indian
fighters, and has made reQuisition upon the
General Government for arms and ammuni-
ton.
THE graveyard insurance business in
Pennsylvania is assuming alarming proper
tons. At Wilkesbarre, within a month,
four old people have died under suspicious
circumstances, all Of whom were heavily in
sured by outside spectators.
A Tucson dispatch of the Sd saws a
party sent out to repair the telegraph between
Forts Grant and Thomas were attacked by
Chirricahua Indians and two soldiers were
killed. A courier just in from Cedar Springs
says he saw the dead bodies of several citi-
zens at that point. The command following
the Chirrcahuas are reported now as fight
ing the Indians fifteen miles from Grant.
Much excitement prevails here tonight.
FATHER CONWAY, parish priest of
Clonbur, Ireland, has been sentenced to
tWo hOnlnS imprisonment, WIN nara laDOr,
for assaulting hailiff who served him with
a..writ at the suit OF Lord Ardilaun. Notice
Of appeal was given.
AN earthquake at Changeria, Anato-
liza, in Asiatic Turkey, killed eleven persons.
The Grand Mosque and many buildings
were greatly damaged.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the Sd
says: The Grand Jury met to day with "A
full attendance and Immediately proceeded
to the consideration Of the case OF Chas. j.
Guitcau, charged with numbering James A.
Garfield. The witnesses heard were Sur
geon General Barnes, who testified as to the
wound, and officer Adams, who was on duty
at the Baltimore & Potomac depot at the
time the fatal shot was fired. DR.. Lamb,
who conducted the autopsy, was also given
a hearing, but before his testimony was
concluded the jury adjourned until to-mor-
row.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

The three Iron Mountain train rob.
berS have been captured and are now in Jail
at Washington, the county-seat of Hemp
stead County, Ark. Their names are VIII
liam Cox, Jesse Stevens and William De-
laney. Cox was arrested in Hampton Coun-
ty, Texas, and Stevens and Delaney in the
Indian Nation. Cox, who was the lead
er of the gang, is hard-looking
young fellow, with small black eyes, black
hair, black mustache and low forehead. His
companions are types of the average cow
boy. They have been so fully identified as
to leave no doubt of their being the guilty
parties. 1t is said the Express Company
have recovered a portion of their stolen
money.
WHILE Mr.. S. II. Burton was in the
safety deposit Of Lafayette Bank, Cincin-
natl, cutting coupons from four per cent.
bonds, three men came in. One of them oc-
cupied the President Of the bank, another
Engaged Mr., Burton in conversation. while
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

HENRY METZAR was executed at
Titusville, Fla, on the 1st, for the murder
of an inoffensive old man named Moore The
condemned confessed the crime, and said he
had killed seven men in his lifetime. He
was unrepentant to the last.
THE dead body of Nellie Wright, a
beautiful girl of 20, was found floating in
the canal near Albion, n. Y. The post
norton examination showed that she had
not come to her death by drowning, and
number of Commissions upon her head and
body gave evidence that she had been foullv
dealt with. A man named Fred. Hopkins,
with whom she had been intimate, has been
arrested, charged with her murder. The
parents of the girl are small farmers in the
vicinity, but for some years she had not
lived at home, but worked around at vari-
Gus places.
WHILE Ralph Durbin and wife and
daughter. aged 10, and Miss Buck, sister
of Mrs. Durbin, and three small children
were returning from church at Dapville,
Knox County, o., they attempted to cross
stream subject to high floods. Mrs. Dur
bin, Miss Durbin and Miss Buck were
drowned. Mr.. Durbin got out by his own
effort, and Mr.. James Shellabarger rescued
the children.
CALEB F. HARRIS and wife, of Provi
dence, r. l., were drowned in Moosehead
Lake on the I'd.
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.

THE monthly bulletin of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture, issued Oct. 1, gives the
following condition OF crops, based upon re-
turns received up to Aug. 1: Cotton-The
average condition for the whole country is
IS against 95 on July and 1O2 Aug. l, 1880.
The complaints Of drouth are confined to no
section of the cotton belt, but are universal.
Insects are generally noted, but as yet little
damage is reported. The plant is generally
mentioned as small, but fruiting well. Corn
General average condition II, very con-
siderable decline since the July report, which
was 80 and a much less favorable prospect
than in August, 1880, when it was %, the
latter figure, however, being an exception
ally high average. The general cause as
signed for the unfavorable condition OF the
crop is drOuth, which is reported from every
section, and OF unusual severity. There Is
also some complaint Of insect injuries, but
only in Illinois, Missouri and Kansas are
their ravages reported as severe. The chinch
bug is the special plague in these States,
though several counties in Kansas also COM
plain Of grasshoppers. Spring wheat-Av-
erage condition 81, against SS in 1880 and 81
in 1879. Tobacco also shows a low average.
HpoAhhNA VI puDllC ucDG SIdIcll6uI
issued Oct 1: Decrease OF debt during Sep
TENDER, $17,4S3,641; cash in the Treasury,
$3.50, CSC, 547; gold certificates, S5,24S,92
silver certificates, $64 149 80; certificates Of
deposit outstanding, IS, $4,000; refunding
certificates; 1893 $50; legal tenders out
standing, $346, TAI, 056; fractional currency
outstanding, $7O9S, 500.
The profits of the chief cotton "cor-
nerer" in the London market are estimated
at quarter to half million pounds.
The suspension of Preston G. Nc
Henry, OF Chicago, has squeezed several
grain firms. Half million dollars in mar
gins are up and 5000, 200 remain due to
different houses with which trades were
had.
THE Directors of the Chicago, Bur
lingtOn & Quincy Railroad have elected Vice
President Charles c. Perkins President Of
the company, vice John NJ. Forbes, re.
signed.
The Treasury Department states that
there are still outstanding over $2l 900, 900
in bonds on which interest has ceased, some
Of which should have been offered for re-
demption eleven years ago. They will be
promptly paid off when presented, but it is
probable that most OF them have been de-
StrOyed,
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

A balloon society has been organ
lied in England for the purpose OF
advancing the cause of aerial naviga-
ton.
a German eXperimenter has found
that warm and insular climates are
unsuitable for the sugar-beet, which
is richest where early cold followsa
hot summer.
The Esquimaux are said to possess
q wonderful power of eye sight, so
that objects become visible to them
at IL much greater distance than to
Americans or Europeans. This re-
markablc keenness of vision enables
them to spread intelligence by
means of sign telesraphy over hun
dreds of miles of territory in a single
day.
The President of the London An
thropological Institute has attempt
ed u solution of the long-standing
and perplexing question of the means
employed by ancient peoples to lift
the huge stones which now stand as
monolilhs or in groups as tombs and
temples. Some of the hill tribes OF
India still erect big stones as men,
orials, and it is reported that the
members of one Of these tribes Ie-
Gently carried stone weighing
twenty tons up a high hill i'll the
course Of fow hours. The ponder
Gus block was enclosed in wooden
framework SO arranged that large
number Of men could lift ut the same
time, and i'll this simple way it was
borne to the hilltop, height OF
four thousand feet. 1t is easy to
believe that the ancients may have
practiced this primitive engineering.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

Mr.. Swan, our autocratic Commits
sioner, adopts very characteristic
way OF Furnishing the STANDARD for
its criticisms of his official conduct.
He refuses to pay bill for advertis-
ing county warrants, a service hither-
erto Invariably recognized and al
lowed as a just one. The narrow
ness of mind indicated by this act
would excite our pity did not the
malevolent spirit manifested illimln-
ate every other feeling than that of
contempt.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

ARTICLES of incorporation of the
British Columbia and Puget Sound
Telegraph Co., were filed in the
Auditors Office, at Port Townsend,
on the 14th instant, the object be.
ing to construct and operate line
between Vancouver Island and Pu-
get Sound. The capital of the new
company is fixed at S25, 900, with
Thos. 4. Minor, N. d. Hill, and c..
c. bartlett as Trustees, and &. w.
Halter, Attorney. 1t is expected
to have the line in operation within
thirty days.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

MR. VIM. West, Secretary of the
Lewis County Agricultural Society
has furnished us the list of awards
and financial exhibit of the Fair held
last October, with request to pub
lish it in response to a very general
wish of the citizens of the county to
see it in print. Although it seems
to us rather late to give it as current
news-beins in fact many days "be-
hind the Fair shall publish it,
probably in the next issue, to oblige
our friends and patrons in that coun-
fy
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

The PUBLISHERS CONVENTION. The
Htplligencrr seems to think that the
date suggested for Publishers
Convention (the 22l instant - too
near for a general attendance iIo,u all
parts of the Territory, and names
April 2Gth as a day when Il call,
issued now would probably meet
with a general response. If any of
the publishers OF Eastern Washington
have manifested approval OF the OBJ
jects to be subserved by convention,
it has escaped our notice. If they
will meet with their craftsmen, at
Seattle, or at any other place, we
believe all they have to do will be to
signify that determination, to secure
the assent of every publisher on the
Sound. Some cooperation is ne
cessary in many matters relating to
the vital interests of the business,
and we sincerely hope that united
action may be secured. What say
you, Nj, ssrs. Unicn, Wdtchman,
Statesman, Ners, Gazette, Record, ct
i'd on,ne genus!? And then, can't we
invite our brethren of the quill Jobs.
of Oregon to meet with us, say at
Vancouver, while we engage in a
truly enjoyable feast of reason and
flow of SOUL"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

WE understand that Messrs. Lcno
& Birmingham propose to establish
still another cheeze factory, if salts
factory arrangements can be made
1t remains only for the farmers on
Suohomish flats to say whether they
can furnish the milk necessary to
run such a factory, to have one at
their very doors.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

GEN. Milroy has just received
form the Interior Department, allot-
,nent certificates for the Puyal up
Indians, whereby each member OF
the tribe, upon expressing a desire
to adopt habits of settled industry,
may receive 40 acres of land, as pro-
vided in tho treaty of 1854. The
Government holds the title in trust
for the occupants, and any attempt
to dispose of it, except to some other
member of the same tribe, results in
forfeiture Of all rights by the hold
or of the certificate.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

A Prolific CorLF.-A reporter
for the Omaha Bee, while passing
through an emi.rant train which
stopped at that place for an hour,
found "quite good-lookinG young
woman, of perhaps twenty-five years
Of age, who was surrounded by n
bevy of little tow-headed children,
all so fat and fair and nearly alike in
appearance that it was no difficult
matter to see that they were all re-
lated, but the reporterwas astonished
when he was informed by the official
who interpreted for him that they
were all children OF the same mother,
and that the youlS woman alluded
to was their common maternal ances-
tor. The father, a stolid, phlegmat-
ic looking German, was in the other
end of the car smoking, and paid no
attention to the interest manifested
in his numerous progeny. There
were fourteen OF the children, the
eldest not quite ten years OF age.
They were unequally divided as to
sex, twelve of tho number being
girls and two bows. The mother
stated that there had been two more,
but that they were dead. The couple
we're, as stated, Germans, and were
going to settle in Eastern Oregon.
They were married in the Fall of
1863, and the following Summer
their married life was blessed with
twins, both girls. Less than two
years later, the woman, who was
then but eighteen years old, gave
birth to four children, three girls
and boy, the latter living only n
few days. In the Summer of 1874,
three more girls registered at that
humble hearth, and in 1876 boy
arrived solitary and alone. Seven
years after marriage the arrival of
another cluster of four, this time two
boys and two girls, was an advent
that created some CONSERVATION,
and two years ago two more little
flaxen- haired girls came to the for
tunate couple"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

A COMPANY has been formed at
New Tacoma for the purpose of
manufacturing brick on Fox island,
where. it is claimed, a large amount
of clay suitable for the purpose had
been found. The company will use
a patent brick machine, and turn
out 10000 per day, when fairly I'M
der way.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

The Ledger says the high water in
Carbon river has SO damaged the
piers of the railroad bridge as to
render it impossible for cars. This
bridge is supported by crib piers
loaded with stone. one of which has
beef undermined and settled out of
line. This shuts off coal supply
until repairs arr made.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18
Mere Mention.

Prof. Carey delivered a very inter
esting lecture on astronomy in this
place Sunday evening.
The Busy Bees held one of their
pleasing entertainments in Columbia
Hall Tuesday evening.
An aged lady named Davis died
at Tenino, last Tuesday, of dropsv
n disease o. l"n,, standing.
Mn. 7. c. Van Epps has on hand
a large amount of sheet music which
he will sell at half price for cash for
the next thirty days.
Read the new advertisement OF
Mr. c. B. Mann. He has several
popular novelties to dispense.
The ice ard snow has made excel.
lent coasting on the hills near town,
and the young people keep up the
sport till late hour every night.
Quarterly Meeting services in tho
NJ. +. Church, next Sunday. Love.
Feast at 10 A. NJ. Preaching at II
A. NJ. and M, by Rev. A. At.
wood.
Mr.. C. NJ. Moore, late of the
Farmers Market, has formed a
partnership with Mr.. j. J. West
brook to establish a general grocery
store at Tacoma.
Rev. ]. r. Thompson will conduct
the usual public worship in the
Presbyterian church, next Sunday,
morning and evening, and at Tum.
water in the afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Presbyterians and their
friends will have a social gathering
at the church and parsonage, Thurs.
day evening. An attractive pro.
gramme of music, readings and reel.
tations, will be presented at the
church, beginning at 1870 o'clock,
after which oysters and " fixings'
will be found in the parsonage.
Everybody is invited.
Rev. H. J. Becker, OF Oregon, de.
livered one of the bost and most
effective temperance addresses, in
Columbia Hall, Wednesday evening,
ever made before an Olympia au.
dience. He is n ready speaker, deal.
ing largely in metaphor, is exceed.
ingly happy in his comparisons, .
logical reasoner, and an earnest
worker in the great cause he has so
near at heart. He proposes to re-
turn in few weeks, and remain sew.
eral days. when we will have an op-
portunity to allude to his views more
at length.
We are sorry to report that Mr..
CAROLS lecture, Thursday evening,
did not draw as large an audience
as its merits deserved. The many
other attractions in the way Of
amusemonts during the week doubt
less produced this result, and we
sincerely hope that the remainder
of the course will receive G sup
port which may obviate the disap-
pointment felt at its very inception.
The next lecture, Thursday even
ing, will be upon theme of interest
to everybody v" The South as I Saw
It,"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

A COMMERCIAL writer affirms that
the probable total rice crop of Lou
isiana will not exceed two hundred
barrels. The loss cannot be less
than $6OO,OO 1t is probable that,
owing to the disappointment of two
seasons in succession, the acreage
devoted to rice will be this year
considerably diminished, although
there is undoubtedly a steady in
creasing consumptive demand for all
domestic rice.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

The address of Gov. Newell, in
Columbia Hall, last Friday evening,
before the Board of Trade, was a
broad and exhaustive review of
the resources of our Territory. AL
though it necessarily embraced many
facts already we'll known to our peo-
pie, still their recognition by a gen.
tleman of extensive means of obserS
walton and enlarged views, interested
his audience for nearly two hours.
When our unparalleled natural ad-
vantages are compared with those
presented by many of the populous
and wealthy States of the East, upon
which have grown the gigantic man
ufactoring and commercial operations
that give employment to so many
thousands of people, it does seem
that the day cannot be much longer
delayed when a prosperous era will
dawn in the far northwest. The
Governors whole soul appears to be
enlisted in a prosperous future for
Washington Territory, and in this
he of course has the cordial support
OF everybody.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

CoNDUcroRs in the Oregon Rail-
way and Navigation Co.'S service re-
ceive S95 month; engineers, 800,
500 and 1875; brakemen SGG; fire.
men, S66. Mr.. j. L. Hallett, the
General Superintendent OF Consiruc-
ton is paid $1,000 II year; riding
bosses 81 900 year; Cinnamon 81
a day, board themselves; white men,
$1.S5 a day; two-horse team and
driver, 81 day; four horse team,
Sc; siX-holse team, SIS.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

The Western Washington Bible
Society, at it's annual meeting held
last week at Seattle, elected the fol-
lowing officers to serve the ensuing
year: President, R. 5. Greene;
Vice President, pastors of all the
churches embraced within the bounds
of the Society; Treasurer, Dexter
Horton; Secretary, D. B. Ward;
Executive Committee, J. p. Ludlow,
j. f. Ellis, e. Calvert, j. H. Payne,
S. Kenny.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

Mrs. Simeon Francis, of Portland,
has presented the Unitarian Church
OF that city, with several elegant
chandeliers. 1t is not stated, how
ever, whether she expected to throw
any new light upon the doctrines
expounded, but the inference is that
the preacher or congregation were
in need of more light.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

The Oregon State Temperance
Alliance met in Portland, last We'd.
nesday, with IL full representation of
the various organizations. DR.. j. W.
Watts was elected President.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

A CHINESE firm in Portland failed
this week, the principal representa-
tive of which has carried off about
$4,000 in coin. The assets of the
company, it is said, are more than
ample to cover the indie btedness.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

The La Conner Mail publishes a
rumor that new steamer is to be
built for the La Conner and What
com route. 1t says that she will be
considerably larger than the Libby,
and will be something similar to the
Geo. E. Starr, the estimated cost
being $25 900. A company is being
formed for the enterprise, and some
thing like one-balf the stock is al
ready subscribed by Seattle men.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

The lighthouse tender .Shubrick,
while at sea near Tillamook Rock, a
few days ago, passed several miles
of narrow guage railroad, which had
doubtless foated from some track
near the ocean.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

IT is rumored down tie Sound
that company of California capital
lists are searching for location for a
sbip-yard on these northern waters.
Let them come to Olympia, if they
want to secure the most eligible site.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

The steamship State Of California
still continues to be the fastest boat
on the Portland and San Francisco
route. And this is not her least re-
commentator. She is as staunch
and elegant in all her appointments
as she is feet.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

DIR. J. G. Hawthorne, Superin-
intendent of the Oregon Insane Asy-
lum, died in East Portland, Ct u
paralytic stroke, last Tuesday. He
has been n resident Of Oregon nearly
a quarter of century and died uni
versally respected.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

REMEMBER, there are only a few
days more for people to register
THEN names, if they wish to exercise
the " dearly bought privilege" of
citizenship at the approaching multi
cipal election.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

IT is hoped by people of Eastern
Washington that the present severe
Winter will kill the ground squirrels.
If it does they believe it will com
pensate very far for the loss of stock
from the same cause.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

FIVE Chinese lepers are maintained
on the poor farm of Multnomah
county, Oregon, and the people are
waiting anxiously for some vessel TO
sail direct for China, to return the
unweicomc visitor, to the Flowcry
Kingdom.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

HE assessment blanks for the
Territory are nearly ready for de-
livery to the county officers. The
people have no sooner paiu one tax,
before these industrious minions"
prepare to exact another.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-02-18

IT is reported that the proprietors
of the cheese factory at ClaquatC,
Lewis county, propose to suspend
operations this year, owing to tho
refusal of farmers to sell milk at the
price formerly paid-90 cents per
hun lred pounds. They claim that
they can MAKE better returns TO
plant their land i'll grain and veSe-
tables than to keep it in pasture.