Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-01-01
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-Bufaloes arc disappearing from the:
line Of the Pacific railroad. IS Is
--Southwsstern deoteia ii raising it,,
best sugar crop siuss thssSar. &
AT thsagc of forty Mr.. Peabody was
worth, it is said, but $4,000.
Brazil has lost $780, men in her
four years war with Paraguay.
The sugar lands in the South now
cell for from IS to s75 per aero. q. 4
California pears sell in Chicago for
twenty cents each. They are too costive.
MIR. Gleason has been member of
the Vermont Legislature for forty five
years. szga ssssr,essl ss-.ss,.s.,
The Rhode Island cotton mills employ
10000 operatives aud run one mdlion
spindles. 80 g ''f'
Emigration is setting into Arkansas
from Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri aud
Illinois. by DsaT 3
E. A company Of whalemeu; operating in
the, Gulf Of 9 eorgia, have taken % whales
this season. ''.S 3
/ .--One hundred years ago, it took six
months to fix quicksilver to glass; now
forty minutes. ,gr avon f.sfs toi, !.
= over . million of goldfish have been
brought to San Francisco from the Och.
tosk this season. r,a
The construction Of snow sheds on
the Central Pacific railroad cost the COM
pany 81, 7o0,o3l. r'"'~ ~ =
1t requires one hundred ounces of
quinine week to combat the shakes in
Frankfort, Indiana. d. ~
The recent FIRE in the Dismal Swamp
exploded hundreds of shells thrown into
it during the war. r... ......,.li'.
--Aresolution to exclude the Bible from
the public schools of Louisville has been
voted down, II to 5. hasa Ma. ,.. :
"A" Zanesvilles (Ohio) colored man
wants $780, 900 because the judge of cleo.
ton refused his vote. sar ~. .4..s
-Marseilles turns out 10000 tons Of
soap year, and has the dirtiest population
of any European city. pr .at
Tho Oldest commission in the army is
that Of General Sylvanus Thayer, who en-
tered the service in 1903.
There is to be grand hunt through
Africa for the missing Dr. Livingstone, by
corps Of English explorers. .t....'.... !.
Seventy five weddings are spoken of
in Atlanta, Georgia all at one whiz! Gu
pid must be on the rampage.
Sacramento is so full Of disreputable
characters that the citizens talk Of organ
izing Vigilance Committee. i4.
Matches are now made with sodium
instead of phosphorus. 1t ignites as easily
and is free from offensive odors.
The State Geologist Of Indiana, re-
ports extensive deposits or iron and coal
in the western part of that State.
Portugal, Turkey, Egypt, Spain and
Greece arc all in the market for loans,
and with equal chances offailure.
The yield Of gold and silver bullion
in California, Nevada and Colorado this
year is about SIC, 10000 less than last
Cairo ladies' have formed league,
agreeing to lock the street doors at ten
o'clock, whether their husbands are in or
out.
Letters from St. Domingo say, the
leaders Of all parties there, as we'll as in
Hayti, favor annexation to the United
States.
-Two-thirds ofthe grand and petit ju.
ries summoned at Washington City lately,
were negroes-no half Of whom could read
or write. .I..... .-..54.
A destructive earthquake has visited
the Philippine Islands. Buildings were
thrown down, and the loss Of property is
very great. 81.
The Coates thread comnanv are erect
ing buildings at a cost Of 8250,0O0, at
Pawtucket. for the American branch Of
their business. ac as
Fears are entertained of the breaking
out Of a rebellion in various parts Of Port
ugal, and the authorities are unusually
active to prevent it.
The Churchman notes that Bishop
Littlcjohn late confirmed thirteen persons
at St. Stephens Chapel, and "oue colored
woman in private" ~
Twenty words are now sent by tele-
graph to any part Of France for one franc,
and between stations 10 the same depart
ment for halfa franc. ga,ar Cas- t.,sha.t
The number Of guests Invited by the
viceroy Of Egypt to the opening Of the
Suez Canal amounted to not less than
twenty eight thousand. .'l as res
The indication are that the Commit
tee on Territories in the House will report
against the establishment Of Territorial
government In Alaska.
Seen from the high attitudes reached
BY balloons, the blue Of the armament be-
comes an intense black, and the stars gilt
ter 10 back ground Of perfect jet.
"A Over one hundred Of tho asteroids
have been discovered in the tract Of the
exploded planet Of our system. the largest
of which is but 160 miles 10 diameter.
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