Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-03-10
LATE EANTERN NEWS.

Attempt TO A,sassinate Queen Victorin
WINDSOR, March 2-As the uueel
Wa entering her carriage this even
ing, Il man III the station ward de.
lberately fired pistol at her. Til,
man who was miserable looking
object, was Immediately seized by
several policemen and taken to
Windsor police station. No one
was hurt
LoSDoN, March $50 p. NJ
Qneen Victoria WAS fired at while q.
Windsor railroad Station to day.
She e~caped unnult. The nus,
cr,aht gives his namc d. Rodelicl
MacLean. He WAS with difficulty
rescued frGm the crowd. The queen
arrived at Windsor about ) 20. She
liz, b>tn IN London since Tuesday.
where She gave a drawing loom We'd
ncsday III honor of Princess Helena
of Waldock, who is 10 marry Prince
Leopold. \ crowd assembled at
buckingham palace THIS morning in
hopes to see the queen drive out.
liz uShe"uoi VI tuo peOplo WIS
cordial as usua.
Thee was a large crowd Of specta-
tors awaiting the queens arrival at
Windsor. She walked across the
platform of the railway station to a
carriage which was waiting to take
her to the castle. John Brown had
already assembled to a seat behind
the carriage, when man standing
at the entrance to the station yard,
among the spectators, pointed piss
tol at the carriage and fired To
Judge from the report the pistol was
not heavily loaded. The queen,
who was probably not aware of what
had happened, was immediately
driven 20 the castle, but before she
passed the man had been seized by
the superintendent Of the Borough
police, who was standing near by.
He was also violently seized by the
crowd, and only rescued when three
or four policemen came to the super
intendent's assistance. The pistol
was captured by one of the crowd.
MacLean was miserably clad. He
was taken into High street and
thence conveyed to the police station
in cab
1880 P. M.-The queen drove off to
the castle Immediately after she was
fi.ed at. The miscreant was follow
ed to the police station by a large
crowd of people. Newspaper haw-
kers are now crying the news in the
streets. 1t has caused great excite
ment.
AS soon as the queen arrived at
the castle she ordered an equerry to
proceed to the depot to enquire if
any one had been hurt. The report
of the pistol was Sharp but not loud.
MacLean apparently intended firing
again when the revolver, which
seemed to be new one, was knocked
from his hand by bystander and
handed to a police. Eton scholars
!, were prominent in the attempt to
4 lynch MacLean. Ponsonby, the
queens Secretary proceeded to the
police station and after obtaining all
information possible tele graphcd to
Gladstone the facts of the assault.
1t is understood the queen has not
sustained any shock. MacLean is
said to lie an inhabitant of the South
seas. The general opinion is the
act was the result of lunacy.
Disaster by Floods.
HELENA. March 2.-The river did
not rise here to-day as expected.
The river from above began Using
tonight again, and will continue.
A big break is reported in the levee
just below Concordia. The people
are panic stricken. Four negroes
and one white man were drowned.
\ VIM. Blackburn, of Laconia Circle,
arrived to-day and is negotiating
for steamer to remove stock and
people from that flooded district.
He says many negroes a.e starving
and others are feeding on putrid
carcesses of drowned cattle aud such
game as can be procured. Whole
families are subsistipg Oh half peck
of meal per week. The distress all
along the river below is unparalleled.
News reached the city this afternoon
that the water in The ST. Francis
river bottom or sunken lands is ris-
ing an inch per hour. This, if true,
will put US to thinking before the
week has passed. Some people
were drowned, among the number
being Heyne, shipping clerk for
Frank & Reinache. he tried to 90
to the assistance of Mrs. Bradshaw,
and was drawn into the channel of
the break and drowned. There are
no provisions for the poor. The
break occurred about 100 yards |
above Duncan's. We have sent to
Terrine for the steamer PlowJoy 10
come and take the woman and child.
rem to Memphis. They are suffering
greatly, having lost everything they
possessed, included clothing. They
have no personal property saved. |
1t is impossible to describe the fear
full havoc and destruction the waters
have made. Besides the break at
Riverton there are two more, one at
Wrighton, mile below, and another
at Judge Mills place, two miles be-
low Riyerton. Mules, horses, cows
and goats pass continually.
l MEMPHIS, March 2-Private let
tiers from Riverton, Miss. $50 miles
below Memphis, and ITO miles above |
vicksburs, say the levee broke Mon
day night and the loss of property is
fearful.
/ GREENvILLE, Miss, March q
There was perfect wreck of the