Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-03-27

1t is positively asserted that the insur-
gent Generals are carrying out the plan Of
burning everywhere.
Down.sound Items.
The following items are clipped from the
Seattle lntelliyencer:
MELANCHOLY ACcIDENr.-On Wednes-
day, 10th inst, a sad accident occurred at
the Port Ludlow Mills. Chas. Turner.
aged about six years, son Of the engineer,
was caught by the counter shaft Of the
mill aud whirled around it several times.
When found both of his feet were gone and
the side OF his face badly cut. lie was
taken to Port Townsend on the steamer
Columbia, but while his father was max
ing arrangements to take him on shore,
death relieved him from all suffering
The pilot boat Lofty. of Port Townsend,
while out ON cruise few days ago. killed
seventy seals that were lying asleep of
Cape Flattery. They yielded several bar
rels of oil besides the skins, which are val
liable.
The following vessels are loading at Tee
kalet: barks Teyxoa and Milan, and bark
entine Constitution.
The ship JEarmiiOn and barks Oak Hill
and C0rIottu are now loading at Port
Blakcly.
Bark Huntsville is now loading at Port
Orchard, with lumber, for San Francisco.
Borks Arglo- Saron and amethyst are
now loading ut Bellingham Bay.
Bark J7cfor left Bellngham Bay or
Friday. for San Francisco.
BARK CarIo,fa has arrived at Port Bake
". from Seabcck.
OK TIE WAR PArm.-Mr. II. +. Fits-
gerald: alias II. G. Wright, through L.
gal gentleman on Friday, caused to be sent
to an old and respectable citizen of Victo-
ria note, in which he threatens to COM
mence legal proceedings unless the sum Of
$500 be paid him as compensation for dam
ages sustained by the aforesaid citizen
styling him "a bigamist, forger and svin-
der and also having used other SANDER
Gus and dctamotory words respecting him
and his character" 1t strikes us that
Mr.. Fitxgerald's forte is TO snbside gently
into the shades of privnte life and leave
suits and damage. for people who came
here with neither borrowed plumagc nor
stolen names. - CO|Onisi
TnE LARGEST BrILDiNG IN THE
WORLp.-Thc Central Pacific Railroad
Company has erected building22 miles
long, sixteen feet wide. and sixteen feet
high. over that portion Of their track that
winds across the Sierra Nevada Noun
tains. The object Of the building is to
protect the track from snow drifts. which
would otherwise block it up and prevent
travel during two or three months Of wiz
ter. The building is the largest in the
world.
NJ \ scheme for the construction of
railroad from the terminus If tho Puget
Sound railway to some point on Fraaer rir-
er has been already mootcd at San Francis
co. \ gentleman once prominent in COM
mcrcial circles in Victoria, and still a large
property holder hero. is moving in the
matter with some show of success so soon
as the Puget Sound Railroad shall have
completed, which willls in shout two years
from Iate.--Coleniat.
M" Perhaps the apology Of these vic
Tins to the superior cunning Of the gamblers
il, that Mr.. Garficldc is himsclfa Good
Tcmplar. We don't want to deny this.
II Mr.. Gar6cldc should be our candidate.
We want to be able to support him, and VIC
don't propose to put any clubs into tho
hands Of our common foe" Tribune.
No; don't put club into our hands whoa
brickbat will do as WE'LL
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u Meadow. Lake, mushroom town,
which sprung up on tho Central Pacific
railroad, two years ago, and at one time
boasted city government, two theatres,
thirteen hotels, etc., has now = population
Of thirty-fvs, and building that cost S6-,
900 was sold the other day for SIS.
u From tho records ofthe Land Office
at Washington it is shown that up to Feb
ruary Let, there have been certified TO rail
roads and canals, under the various acts Of
Congress, 27,0s6,475 acres Of the public
lands. ftf f.rIl