Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-08-24

ostlssi,gs b IL WayuiAs.
Secretary Turney, on Monday last,
assumed the duties Of his Office, and
those Of Acting Governor.
The new Jewish synagogue, in Port
land, was consecrated on the 18th inst.
The ceremonies were said to have been
very imposing.
The Portland Times has news Of the
capture Of the Indians implicatsd in
late murders Of the whites in the Walla
Walla country. One was killed in tax
ing them. The Indian matters are
very unsettled yet.
The new Sunday law isrsceived with
much disfavor in California. The
legality ofthe law 10 to Be tested.
The overland telegraph line has been
extended to Reese river, 40 miles east
of Fort Churchill.
Col. Baker has been appointed .
Bngadier General in the q. b. army.
The number of Federal troops killed
at Manassas Junction is now given At
$50, and the wounded COO.
Mr.. Bush of the !Ssdtesman. writes
from Washington, under date of July
10th, that upon examination of the
books of the disbursing officer he finds
that 10 Lane did draw double mileage
AS both Delegate and Senator-dur-
ing the session of Congress of 1850.
That paper, in 1858, after the adjourn
ment Of Congress, declared that Lane
had purposely prevented the passage
of the Oregon State admission bill
in the House, to secure his election as
Senator, and thus draw double mileage.
Lane was "virtuously indignant" and
published an eight-page pamphlet de-
claring with sledge-hammer emphasis
that he ,could not draw mileage both as
Delegate and Senator. Witness the
result. Is it not in unison with the
reasonable course of the "Mary Ann
Of Mexico?
jeff Davis threatens to kill all pris-
oners if privatecrs are treated as pirates.
The appointments of the late Oregon
of the NJ. E. Church, for
Puget Sound District arc, as follows:
Presiding Elder, N. Doanc. For Olym-
pia and Mound Prairie, G. Anderson,
G. w. Roork; Seattle, B. G. Lippin-
colt; Claquato. J. s. Douglas; Grays
Iarbor and Shoalwater Bay, w. j.
Franklin. Whidby's Island and Port
Townsend to be supplied.
The Oregon Sentinel says that the Land
Office of Washington Territory has
been removed from Olympia to VAN
The Sentinel is mistaken. The
Land Office recently opened at Vancou-
vcr is only for Columbia river district.
The schooner Gen. Harvey arrived
at Olympia wharf on Wednesday last.
An Indian by tho name Of Sampson
was shot by white man by the name
Of James Reed, few miles below this
place, on the 18th inst. Reed delivered
himself up to tho proper authorities,
but was discharged for ,ca"t Of euidence!
A. j. Cain, an employee of the Indi-
an Department at Walla Walla writes
10 the Advertiser that "nonc Of the In
dams have any confidence in the Gov
and the dissatisfied ones told
mo they would make this arrangement
with me ito maintain amicablc relations
with the whitcs1 rs they believed Twas
heir friend, bit they rant nothing from
he government! Magnanimous Cain
Had not the Administration better con-
linue this modestyouth in Office! Won
der if tho "sympathizcm" don't derive
their opinions from their Indian breth-
rem? Both profess to have "no conf
iencc in the Government"
The Victoria Press has been the vic
Tim Of a most outrageous joke. Some
onc issued an "cxtra" declaring in
bold capitals the g Pvivateer jeff Davis
Bloody Fight in Missou-
ri :" "Bcauregard Badly Wounded"
g Gen. Scott takes the Field" ETC., ETC.,
which the Press with the usual flourish
pf trumpcts COMES in it, daily edition.