Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-02-06
Geographic News.


y civil war Is tnfta'tu III dHdlll1'
Dumas rcn play. "nenih." i a success
in Paris.
Genera! Gordon :, Ill! ;nrrc'.c,ri at
khart"uln.
The oil Ibcr;! bell has arrived safe in
W" Orleans.
Nh Lan-try ha~ rc-ailrarcd on the
Loni, stage.
The Bank of England now cover, three
4,Ics az @ruUuc.
The Garfield Hospital at Washington is
IN financial straits.
The Egyptian que, ion i, becoming
il"rc ana more complicated.
George k'inAcl, H.. original iuIa,rS"i:;'-
tor ST Il Hcls Tom. - dead.
Tie Italian newspapers unanimously de-
uource the London explosions.
Tie siinners Of Fa!. Rivrr, Ma. have
accepted Il reduction under protest.
Avery severe ani.~ociali~i I'LL lia~ been
introduced in tie Austrian Hci"heta-.
Thee was share earthquake in san
Francisco las, week. NJ damage relnriri.
New Mexico has ",p0 CA sheep aud
2rs.G0l cattle on its .U>O.'s@ acres OF
lard.
\ number of Il. i.oni. capitalists are
about to establish Il Catholic colony i'll
Texas.
American apples sell Oh the street stands
in London at from cigI, to twelve cents
apiece.
\ Vcnczua gold mine has yielded. I'M
dor \ t,,,i,.;u ri1u,u,tpupnt = tNtl- iENl III
six months.
There has been "A falling OF Of :oprrccnt
in lawsuit, in Philadelphia within the
past ten Years.
Villages in different parts of Italy have
been devastated End many lives lost u!
avalanchcS, recently.
An AncloItalian garrison for Egypt has
ltcn agreed upon, and Italy is preparing
10 forward 2",u men.
San Francisco had IA change in the way
Of glove fight last week, two Cinnamon
being the contestants.
Advices from Durham say three hu>siai.
men-uf-war are at anchor oil Cape Town,
and others are expected.
Monsignor Julian Benoit, one of the
hest known diacni;lries Of the Catholic
ClItiitH III tue W vi. - tNst''.
-Four citizens of Hamburg have offered
| Prince Bismarck SlJ.iN0 towards the crea-
ton Of an assistant clancelor>hip.
In collision recently on one of the
steam railroads in BRUSSELS twenty pei
sons were injured and several killed.
Clinton &. Wells. president of the Gal
weston cotton exchange, committed sui
aide. Financial! matters was the cause.
Tie concert for the benefit of the Hook
ing valley miners, given at Steinway Hall.
! New York, the oth her evening, melted 500
Daring the election for Burgomastcr al
Macy oroZi. in Hungary. recently, rint
broke out, in which six persons were
killed
| \ bill ha- been introduced in the House
to give Father Steph II TWO sections Of
land in trust To found ii school for Indian
children.
| General Grant is ROM engaged in finish
ing his war recollections. These are to
embrace the Mexican war as well rs the
rebellion.
1t is reported that China is sending Ger
man officers TO the frontier. to report on
means necessary TO prevent RTsSion az
grcsSiOnS.
A farmer in Ohio county. Ky. has to
hacco measuring forty-thrcc inches from
the stalk to the Tip of the leaf, and thirty
| incht : in width.
Leading clearing houses of the l'niscd
States report that clearances for the week
ending January 9th were Sti9i, 53S, 92l. IL
decrease of 27.l per cent.
The Chicago College of Pharmacy.
which opened its new building, costing
S1u,' 90. n few days ago. claims To have
the finest laboratory in the country.
Adviccs from Tonqun report the arrival
| Of more achievements for the French
troops. \ general forward movement of
the invading forces is expected to begin
soon.
The Rotschids have bought back their
old house in Frankfor and will rebuild il
meter back to conform with the new
street line, and then replace ia it the fam
lily relics.
In Boston the date of the Dickens car
nival has been changed from February
I'D to February 18th, since carnival night
takes place property on the eve Of Shrovc
Tuesday.
4 party of immigrants from Illinois,
while crossing the ford of the Ouachita
river. near Rockport, Ark, last week.
| were washed Off and three wnmen and
two children drowned.
The French met with defeat while at
tempting to carry strong Chinese outw orks
south of keu ng recently. Nineteen men
were killed. and twelve seriously and four.
teen slightly wounded.
| Mrs. Grant ha given her consent to the
Vanderbilt proposition to secure to the
General Grants war relics and souvenirs
of his famous around the world journey.
Prince Albert Victor, of Wales, will he
created Knight of ST. Patrick at the
coming anniversary of Ireland's patron
saint. Preparations for the event are be-
ing made on a scale of unusual splendor.
Mantoulel. Governor of Alsaces Lorraine,
has recovered from his illness, but he in
sists upon the acceptance of his resigna-
ton. 1t is rumored that Prince William,
of Prussia, will he appointed his sue
cessor.
The London Meas has advices TO the
effect that the American government has
: advanced claims to land in the Fiji
island, in behalf of its subjects who had
settled there before annexation of the ter
ritOry by the British.
The British bark Cowden Low from
Newcastle, England, for San Francisco,
was burned at sea, i50 miles south of The
latter place OH January 10Th. The cap
tain and crew were picked up by the
French bark Leopold and Marie and
landed in San Francisco.
1t has been found the emeraids in the
diadem of the Empress Eugene. recently
sold, were bogus. An English nobleman
bought them for $4Oo,m'. The money has
been refunded. Paris Figaro asserts that
the Empress knew that part of the stones
in the diadem were false.
A terrible explosion occurred at the saw
mill Of Abram Ernst, at Coed Spring, Pa.
last week. Ten men are employed at the
mill, but at the time of the explosion five
of them were in the woods loading tim
Der. The other men were in the mnedi.
ate vicinity of the mill and were killed.
| The Secretary of the Interior has af