Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1861-03-16
Destructive Fire at Vancouver.

the 9th Instant. q nfC OccuITC'i Ill ' aii-
couvcr, by which an entire block OF
buildings was destroyed. The fire is
supposed to have originated in the
Musical Hall building, from which it
spread with great rapidity towards the
river. by pulling down Batemmn 4
Eubank's saloon the progress OF the
flames was arrested. Several buildings
onthe West side of Main street caught
fire from the cinIcrs and heat, but it
wa soon cxtinguisl!cd.
We learn from the Portland AdrU'-
h>er that the following were the prilicl-
pa! sufferers Ivy the confiagration Arid
l. Co. $4,000: Cllas. Toelner, $1,000:
Chcncttc, $500; Townsend, two
buildings estimated at $1,000; DIR.
Hawthorne, $1,000: Z. C'kanc, $500:
Rocket, $500; Batcman 4 Eubank,
$500: J. +. Smith. $1,000; W. Kelly,
$500. Total loss estimated at SO, 1000.
John Ryan, an occupant OF Musical
Hall was badly burned and was not OK
lcctcd to live.
TIE UNivERslTy.-Wc publish in
another column Il notice over the sig
nature of the President of the Cnivcr-
sitv Commissioners, in relation to the
University Lands Of this Territory, to
Which we ask especial attention. 1t
will be remembered that Congress has
donated to thcTerritoryio rty-six tllous-
and eighty acres OF land, to be selected
aud used for University purposes.
under dircctionof the Legislature. At
its last session the Legislature appoint
cd Mcssrs. Daniel Bagley, f. Carr, and
J.. Webster Il Board Of Commissioners,
to locate and sell said lands. and Use
the proceeds upon the site they might
select, at Seattle. The board have Sc
lcctcd Il beautiful tcn-acrc site, and arc
engaged in locating and selling said
lands. Those contemplating making
Washington Territory their future
home are now offered an opportunity
of obtaining such land us required, and
settlers having land near them they
may wish to obtain: even to fractions,
can do so through the Commissioners.
We earnestly ask that persons wishing
to purchase land, will avail themselves
OF this opportunity, and thus aid the
cl,lsc Of education at the same time.
Mr.. Baylc.y informs us that the office of
Board will be at Seattle, where I'LL COM
munications should be addressed.
THE PIONEER on GOVERNOR SEWARD.
The last i,s,lcof the Hohccf0mi Dcm-
ocTut contains Il column and over of Il
quasi attack on the political character
OF Gov. W. II. Seward. The materials
Of this TRADE are vampcd up from the
slough of old campaign documents, and
consist ola relash OF garbled extracts
of speeches made, or said to have been
made, by that distinguished statesman
for the past ten years and more. We
will not initiate the questionable taste
of our contemporary by filling IL col
umns with such garduge, during so
cvcntiul Il crisis in IN country's listo-
ry as the present. Mr.. Seward needs
no defense from us, and we humbly
opimc he will continue to survive, and
live forever in the hearts of his patriotic
fellow countrymen, Notwithstanding
our neighbours dlatribcs. Shooting
arrows at the sur is but Il poor bust
ness ut the best, and we would there
fore recommend to our friend Il rru-
dent husbandry of his
"A FIRE-EATER IN EICTORlA.-Wc
learn from the NcW Westminster Times,
that Oh Monday, March 4th, the public
in the vicinity of Wells, Fargo 4 Co.'S
Express Office were astonishcda at discov-
cring that the Stars and Stripes which
had been hoistcd to commemorate the
Inauguration of Mr.. LINCOLN had been
lowered to halfmast high. Much en-
element was exhibited by the en-
ployccs of the Office, and had the at
tempt been made q second time some
thing serious might have resulted.
BY l.. I. V. Coon publishes his vale
dictory in the VopcourcJ. Chronicle ofthc