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FRIDAY EVENING, July 3, 1888.
Money Market.
San Francisco Legal Tender rates 7lsl@72k
New York Gold Quotations. .l4OX
FALEmG.-At last accounts the Columbia river
was falling.
CAUTIoS.-Msyor McAulif requests US to say
that the ordinance against the discharge Of 6re>
works within the city limits will be rigidly ems
forced on the Fourth of July.
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AMUsISG.-The writings and contortionS of
little clique in this town afford amusement to
lookers-on. Destitute of either culture or abil-
ity, like tad-poles they only manage to attract
attention by their wrigeling.
RE-0PESED.-It will be seen the "Downieville
Restaurant" is again open for the accommoda>
ton of hungry humanity. The new proprietors
understand their business, and as such we CONS
mend them to public patronage.
iN TowN.-Hazard Stevens, Esq, Collector of
Internal Revenue for the District of Washington
Territory, is in town. Mr., S. succeeded Hon. P.
b. Moore, and certainly is great improvement
"9ou '- - se-o.PSUS-oco esF
SPECIAL Police. = Tue City Council has de-
tailed full force of special police who will be
on guard all day on the Fourth of July. This
iI to ensure against repetition of the casualty
that marred the festivities two years since.
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DBcLINED.-A Salem friend sends a copy of
the dying confession of Beale, who was hung at
that place for the murder of an old man named
Delaney, aud requests that we publish the same.
We must decline. Such literature is any thing
hut edifying.
Nor CANDIDATE.-Justice Dogberry insists
that he is not a candidate for Delegate. This is
scarcely consistent with the Justices habit of
dragging his country friends home to dine with
him, and then auxiOusly nquiriug, What my
chances are?'
FURNITURE WAREHoUsE.-We call attention to
the card of Messrs. Everts Abel, in another
column. These gentlemen have fitted up their
establishment with every convenience for the
manufacturing of furniture, mattresses, &C., and
are now ready to fill orders.
RIDIcULoUs.-The SuppositiOn that respectable
members of the Bar will be confounded with
G'sbyster'' lawyers is simply ridiculous. Lawyers
like other men make their own characters, and
the community will always distinguish between
knaves and honest practitioners.
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LIBERAL.-In response to an application made
by the editor, the o. S. N. Company literally
RENTED all charges for freight on the fireworks
Intended to be used at Walla Wala in the cee
bratiou of the Fourth of Jnly. Our citizens
fully appreciate this exhibition of liberality.
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GREAT Destruction farmer friend informs
US that the hail storm, noticed in our last, was
very destructive to the growing crop. In many
places the vegetation was beaten down, and
great portion destroyed The hail is described
in some instances being as large as hen
eggs" and in its fall trees, vines, grain crops
and everything else suffered,
ExPLANArIoN.-A correspondent objects to the
publication of H. Parkers card. This is mat
ter over which we have control. Mr. P.
pays for the publication, and on these terms
they would be published in any paper in the
country. If parties feel aggrieved, our coils
umns are open to them the same conditions,
always reserving to oursef the right to exclude
scurrllous or indecent articles.
The DRowSED MAN.-We have already noticed
the drowning of John ROddic, who was drowned
in the Snake River, on the 9th ult We now
learn that deceased was native of Nova Scotia,
and aged about 80 years At last accounts be
had one brother living at Volcano, Amador
county, California, and two brothers residing in
Nevada. His friends learn further particu-
lars by addressing Elias Capon, Walla Walla.
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RAINY AND CoLD.-Iu the language of the al
manac makers, the weather continues rainy
and cold" 1t is now the first week in July, but
the temperature is about what might be expected
in the month of March. Occasionally we have
day or two of clear, pleasant weather, but this
again is followed by "cold, rainy SPELLS" The
d" oldest inhabitant" says be never before has
known such q season, and new corners change
the expression somewhat and characterize it as
" winter lingering in the lap of summer"
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TIE VILLAGE STATESMAN. in his
Deserted Village" sketches character that
many of our readers will recognize
"The village all declar'd how much he knew,
Twas certain he could write, and cipher too,
Lands he could measure. terms and tides presage-
And even the story ran that he could gauge.
In argning too, the parson own'd his skill,
For even though vanquish'd he could argue still
While wors Of learned length and laundering sound
Amaz'd the gazing Iustics rang'd around
And still they gaz'd, and still the wonder grew
That one small head could carry all he knew"
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DB. SrANLEY's VARIETY TRoUPE.-This COM
pany of minstrels have been giving series of
entertainments during the last week, all of them
well attended. On their opening night, (Friday)
they had the largest and most fashionable audis
ence we have ever seen assembled at Walla
Walla to witness any performance. The princi-
pal nerfnrmars in the trnnnA are Mr.. and Mrs