Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-03-06
GATHERINGS BY TINE wAYsIDE.

The Siamcse twins have finally decided
not to be severed.
-.Alaska Is said TO have Gust Us less than
two cents an acre.
--Austria raised 5000, 900 worth Of
beet sugar this season.
New York plays billiards in sixteen
hundred billiard saloous.
--velocipedes are selling At sixty.6ve
dollars in Sau Francisco.
Fifteen thousand tourists and invalids
visited Florida last season.
A submarine cable is talked Of from
San Francisco to Hongkong.
Indian deprsdatious are on the in.
crease in Colorado Territory.
An able young lady Of indianapolis
has commsnced the study Of law.
Forty tons Of California mustard seed
were shipped for New York lately.
"A Convention Of newspaper publish.
ers to meet at Sacramento, is talked Of.
The present population Of St. Louis is
24l,07l; increase in four years, 81, ,25l.
During recent snow storm iu south
east part. Of France 5000 sheep perished.
There were 42.329 miles Of railroad
built in the United State in the year 1868.
The bill before Congress creating Ter
ritorial Government at Alaska was lost.
The French Consul. General died Of
small pox, at San Francisco, on the 18th
inst.
During the fiscal year ending June
30. 1868, tax was paid upon 6O9, 1885,
600 cigars.
"A bill to abolish the death penalty
has been introduced in the New York
Legislature.
Tho exact figures Of the increase Of
the public debt for January, 1869, are
sl5,49s,457.
"A French gsologist has discovered 10
valley point where two water courses
cross each other.
The kings Of Belgium, Prussia and
Bavaria are the only robust, healthy Eu-
ropean sovercigns. .tt
There are now near Boise City, I. T.,
two distillcries aud three Touring mills in
constant operation.
About q hundred thousand bushels Of
peanuts have been exported from North
California this year. ...
Some clocks recently imported into
New York contained $3O,0OO worth of
shawls concealed inside.
Prussia is getting 81, 100000 worth Of
guns manufactured 10 the United States,
and is anxious for peace. "s
A vein Of silver ore has been struck
in tho arsssian we'll now being sunk at the
Illinois State Peniteutiary. .4st...
"A Massachusetts, savant writes q long
communication to prove that August 18th
is the true Christmas Day.
Tho citiscns Of Canton have organ.
ixod o joint stock company for the purpose
Of erecting cotton factory.
An Englishman is said to be the ar
biter Of fashion in Paris, and an American
IL the loading London tailor. .4
"A mechanic in Cleveland, Ohio, has
invented an air engine, whish, he says, can
afford as much power as steam engine.
There arc thirty.6ve vessels on route
for this coast, loaded with railroad iron and
rolling stock, including eighteen locono-
tives. .-s s e ,a1'
---Mevrit Sanford, who died At Bethany,
Conn, fsw days ago, At the age Of seven.
ty.one, has Worn no hat or cap for forty
years. ... t.., s
--C.lisosai. and Oregon wobl Vas .sil.
ing in New York At the last daes at q to
80 cents, for fall Clip and 30 to SS cents
for spring clip.
Tho daughter Of 4 New Yotk' lawyer
il the Ntst Of her sex 70 attend Medical lsc.
tsties u TIM University At visabi. ShS il
remarkably proaciehs in 'diasscsiag.
"A Cslifsspis pspsr says; .Whe Mll
tyndertake to say that the Individual j. not
vet born WHO will ~ lovely Woman ID
fireplace INV filled by Andrew 1ohsboh?
alt ID ShHousceH tHkt the stiAll-pSx is
bSbouink very psrvalSat in New York.
II n of very viruiehk type, physicians
unanimously agreeing that unless the most
stringent preventive health measures are
adopted, tho epidSnafc will soot become =
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