Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-06-12

Legislature VIII request SpraSue To resign.
The navy of the Sandwich Islands. it
is said, consists of two tShs -macks and Il
raft.
--Jaurcz proposes to cclc Lower Cali
fornia, Sonora and Sinaloa to the United
States.
1t is a fashion in Paris to cngravc the
dying word. of the dead on their tomb
stones.
Seven Judges of the Mexican Su-
prcmc Court have. been indicted for cor
ruption.
"A brick cocooncry, the first one cree.
ted on the Pacific coast, is projected at
Sacramento.
-Juarcz. the Mexican President. is G3
years old, and has Il family of six daughters
aud one son.
--Grant refuses to recognize Trnmbull
as Republican, because he voted against
impeachment.
"A Pioneer Association has been formed
at Sitka hy number Of the first settlers in
the Territory.
-Clcvcland has woman who has been
married seven times in eight years. That
beats Chicago.
The average rate of speed on the Pa
cifc Railroad is about II miles IN hour,
including stoppagas.
Large numbers of converts to the
Catholic Churches arc reported among ne.
yrocs of the South.
The South Carolina Legislature is
composed of l3l members. of whom 80 are
white and 81 colorcd
-Ex-Scnator Doolittlc is in Chicago.
making preparations to enter upon prac-
ticc Of law in that city.
A severe tlrouth has prevailed in Aus
tralia FOR some time past, and sheep are
dying in large numbers.
Tile second German expedition to the
North Pole is to leave Brcmcrhavcn dur
| ing the first week in June.
An American school has been started
at Stka There arc about sixteen boy,
and girls in daily attendance.
There is considerable talk about the
proposed election of John G. Breckenridge
to the Kentucky Legislature.
"A Western journalsays that the one
thousand mile tree is the only pine tree
between Omaha and Salt Lake.
The Potomac is becoming stocked
with gold fish, from few that escaped
into it out of the Capitol fountain.
ten. Sherman has advertised for sale
the residence presented by his admirers in
st. Louis, and they are justly indignant.
Letters from Europe say that immi-
! grafton from Ireland, Germany and Nor
way will be greater this season than ever
! before.
The 1ribunc's special says negro
has been appointed joiner in the Navy
iord, which has greatly excited the join
crs' Union.
"A young lady in Kansas, who had her
vote refused at the late election, has
brought suit against the election officers
for $4,000 damages.
The ,laughtcrof Madame Jenny Lind.
a girl of II years. is said to possess much
of the great talent of her mother, and to
have an excellent voice.
AS the Radicals prefer the negro to
the white man they are supposed to be the
persons alluded to in scripture who "choosc
darkness rather than light"
The S. i. Bulletin estimates that in
the United States there are not less than
80, 900 members of the Knights Of st.
Crispan-thc order Of shocmakcrs.
Three hundred and sixteen thousand
two hundred and thirty-thrcc Union SOL
diers lie buried in the scvcnty-two national
cemeteries under charge of the Govern
mcnt.
A San Francisco dispatch says !:
Real estate is declining, despite the at
tempt to puff it up. At an auction sale of
choice property on the 10Th, nearly all was
withdrawn for want Of bidders"
The pictures of Generals lee and
Stonewall jackson, that formerly hung in
the Council Chamber at Charleston, have
been removed, and replaced by pictures Of
Generals Grant and Sherman
The rates of fare from San Francisco
to New York, by the steamer which left
June LIST, were as follows: First cabin out
side rooms, SLIT; do. inside rooms, Sl52 !;
second cabin, SIG; stecragc, ST..
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany announce an important reduction in
, their tariff rates Oh and after june lst
Messages of ten words will be sent to any
part Of the United States, east Of Omaha,
for s..
Mrs. Pittigru King daughter of the
late James l.. Pcttigru, of Charleston, and
authoress of Busy Moments Of an Idle
Woman, Ldy, and offer novels has been
appointed clerk in the Postoihce Depart,
ment at Washington.