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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-09-24

WALLA WALLA.-Fromthc !Statesnax,
18th inst:
The District Court Is in session, with
an unusually large calendar.
Would.be Governor Cox has removed
from Walla Walla to the Union Flat coun.
try.
Eugene Howard, former resident of
Walla Wala, died few days since at
Winnemuca.
p. b. johnson has been appointed Reg
lister in Bankruptcy for the First judicial
District, Washington Territory.
Active preparations are being made for
the coming Fair, commencing on the 2lsA
Hon. w. Fl. Newell delivers the annual
address.
1t is reported that Fort Walla Walla is
to be garrisoned aud occupied az school
for practice Of the cavalry arm of the U.
s. service.
George Bcnoit, careful and steady dri
vcr, was seriously injured by runaway
tonr- horse team, belonging to DrumhelIer
Il Go. One Of the horses broke his leg.
Abe McDuffy shot and killed an Indian,
eight miles from Walla Wala. No other
parties were present at the time and Nc
Duffy claims that be took the Indians life
IN self preservation. H. was discharged
fromarres' by Justice Lacy.
Messrs. Brown & Shell have procured
the necessary machinery to manufacture
and refine sorghum syrup. and will huve
from three to four thousand gallons OF
syrup to sell this Fall. at one dollar gal
lon. The syrup is mech betterand cheap
or than the imported article, and is sold at
a less price. /. .
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-09-24

OREGON APPOINTMENTS Gro
yer, Of Oregon, has made the following ap.
pointments: A. p. Dennison, Adjutant
General; Thomas H. Cam, Agent Of
School Land Commission; H. H. Gilfrey,
Private Secretary to the Governor and As.
sistant Secretary of State, and William H.
Watkinds, Superintendent of the Peuiten.
tisry. All Of these appointments were
promised pending the State election.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-09-24

MEDITERRANEAN OF THE PACIFIC"
An article under the above title appears
in the September number of Harper.'
Magazine, which has excited very general
and just Indignation on the part of citizens
around the Sound, not so much by the
matter of the article as the libellous char
acter Of the illustrations by which it is
en'bellshed. A lady, formerly resident
of this city, at the East, says in letter to
a friend:
~ bought yesterday Harper for its .Medi-
terranean of the Pacific by the same writer.
presume his descriptions are pascal bic enough,
II they had only left out his burlesque flor they
amount to only that illustrations. W..o can
ina CINE Rainier the fairest, purest and statli-
est OF queens, disclosed in all her transcendant
loneliness. when you look at the engraving
which represents her as literally sugar-loa
cut off and dumped down in the sand, on the
rater's edge. And that Street in Olympia, is
attrocious. wish you could have seen L.. s
indignation at that. But ali jes,ing aside,
there IS no sense in writing up the beauties of
country, when they are misrepresentedb by such
cuts as accompany this article.''
All persons acquainted with the subject
will concur in the business Of this criti.
cism. There is just enough truth 10 these
illustrations to identify them as caricature,.
The view of Rainier is aptly described
above. The "Street in Olympia" is a
shabby representation of small section Of
the shabbiest portion of the town, which
but for the label would not be recognized
BY "the Oldest inhabitant" The view
Of Seattle is still more execrable. Cover.
ing space which is occupied by not less
than two hundred business houses and
handsome private residences, about dozen
widely scattered shanty buildings are rep
resented, upon = most barren aud forbid.
ding surface, and the University building,
the most prominent in view on entering the
harbor and the most costly structure in
the Territory, is barely recognized in dim
outline upon an extreme corner of tho pic.
ture. Among the several pretty and
thriving towns upon the Sound, not one is
represented in these illustrations - iuvit.
ing and attractive Is an Indian village in
British Columbia. There is . method
about this that shows malice prepense as
disgraceful to the caricaturist as it is dam.
aging to the character Of any respectable
magazine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-09-24

NEW PAPER AT SALEM.-Mr. j. H.
Upton, late Of Corvallis, has established
the Mercury, . daily and weekly paper, at
Salem, Oregon, with fair prospect of max.
ing it 4 success. He is one of the most
sprightly and popular newspaper writer's
in Oregon, and has indomitable energy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-09-24

TRAvEL.-1t is estimated that one hun.
dred and fifty passengers left here on the
two steamers on Monday morning last for
Victoria aud the towns on the Sound
Both steamers carry passengers to Victoria
for two dollars and to all places ON the
Sound for Fifty cents each.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-09-24

NEW POsTMAsrER-Andre J. Burr
has been appointed Postmaster for this
place. rice J. Fl. Munson removed. Mr..
Munson retires with the character of n
faithful and upright public officer. and
with the generally expressed regret that
party necessity should require his place to
reward another.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-09-24

PUBLIC ScHooLs.-The public school
Of this city will open on the first Monday
in October. Mr.. F. W. Brown is engaged
as Principal, and Miss Mary O'Neal and
Miss Anna Stevens as Assistants.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-09-24

REAL ESTATE OFFIcE.-Thc attention
Of those persons who have occasion to buy
or sell real estate is called to the advertise.
meut Of Capt. Frank Tarbell. Capt. Tarbell
is too we'll known to need any commeuda-
ton from us.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-09-24

FREEPoRr-A new steam-tug is on the
ways, and nearly ready to be launched. 1t
is 81 feet keel, lob feet over all, 10 feet
beam, 10 feet depth of hold. Built for
the use of the Freeport Mill Co.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-09-24
Senatorial Election.

We are grsiihed IN being able to chr,a.
icle the election. by the Oregon Ley.la-
sure Of Col. Jane, X Kelly to the Senate
Of the United States, for the term Of six
year from the 9Th of March next. to sue
coed ,;sor.e II. Williams The Senator
elect is an Oh citizen of Oregon, a native
of Pennsylvania. and in the prime of life
lie is man of commanding presence, dig
niicJ and gentle manners, of solid though
not brilliant abilities, a uniform and un.
compromising though conservative Demo.
crat, universally respected for his admira.
BILE qualities. and as universally conceded
to be Zone of Gods noblest works, an
honest man." A leading Republican from
Oregon remarked to Us few days since :.
" No one questions kelly's honesty, and
for that reason I would rather see any 9th.
er man named for the Office elected. What
good could such a man do us in Congress
at this time? 2" There is much force in
the remark, "the more's the pity; but if
honest men are without influence in our
national councils now, as the Radicals con.
cede, the election Of such man is a mate.
rial step towards a contamination which
all honest men devoutly wish for. The
election is gratifying in another respect !;
1t Is one Of those rare cases, at the present
time, in which devotion to principle, hon.
esty of purpose and consistency Of politi-
cal character has prevailed over time.
serving policy, trickcry and bargain, as
illustrated by many Of the Senatorial cleo.
tons during the last few years. The Re-
publican politicians confidently counted
upon the defeat of Kelly by the unlimited
use Of money, and they are undoubtedly
astonished that the means so effectual
when the Republicans had majority in
the Legislature few years ago, had so
little effect on the Democratic majority.
Judging from the clamor of alarm inces-
sanity sounded by the leading Democratic
press Of Oregon against the supposed cor
ruptionists, persons at this distance were
led to believe that no faith could be placed
in the integrity Of the Democratic mem.
bers of the Legislature; but these fears
are found to have no foundation but in the
brains from whence they emanated aud
the consciousness that conceived them. The
Legislature having thus proved its integ
rity, it is to be hoped that both the men,
bers and the reading public will be respit-
ed for time from the diurnal visits of the
ghost Of the defunct Holiday, whose po-
litical death and burial was determined
by the people Of Oregon more than three
months since.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-09-24


There Is weekly paper published in
this city unier the patronage Of the
Good Temriars, established o,ieusibly to
supervise the morals Of the people, to in.
culcste temperance and sobriety aud to
combat popular vices and vicious indul-
sencies The object is comnend..b!e and
commands the sympa,hies Of all good citi-
zens to the extent Of its declared purposes
But the Waterman who assumes to guard
the public morals and give warning of APP
rrOaching danger, is iai,hless to duty and
u traitor to the cause when he temporzcs
with the enemy through motives of person.
al fear or favor, who shoots only at the
lowly traveller who approaches the gates
while regal vice, arrayed in the trsppiBgs
Of power, is permitted to enter the citadel
unchalIeuged. For example: this organ
a short time since deemed it in the line of
public duty to assail, in no choice language
or spirit, many Of the best citizens of Seat
tie for visiting with their families public
garden established for the recreation of
the people, in which lager beer was dis.
pensed, assoeiatiug, by inuendo, the sale
and use Of larger beer with the most infa.
nous Of the social vices. This question:
bic assault upon the character Of families
whose fair fame had pever before been
subjected to suspicion, might charisably
be ascribed to zeal untempered by discre.
ton, without iu'puguing the honesty Of
the assailant, but for other circumstances
which clearly prove that this public GEN.
sor has q much greater regard to the of.
fender than to the offence, hence he holds
as Infamous amusemcnts and rccrcations
INDUCED in by mechanics and. laborers
and their families, and is significantly silent
as to the same character Of indulgences by
party friends or men in official station
On Sunday last the Governor of the Ter.
ritory gave a wine party at his house,
which, according to the published report
in the court journal, was attended by q
large number Of invited guests, including
the "Olympia Glec Club" and "jolly
good time" was had by all present. The
Waterman Of the temperance organ was
probably asleep when the Executive man.
sion was turned into house of Sunday
wassail, with wine and music, for he is
profoundly silent on the subject. 1t was
the common people ofScattle who outraged
public morals by being present where beer
was drank
As Democrat and a believer in the
Christian religion, we deny that the AL
mighty has delegated to any man any con-
troll over the consciences of others, or the
right to prescribe by law rules for eating or
drinking or the character of public or pri-
vate amusements beyond what is necessary
for the protection Of the public peace and
private rights. But in common fairness
we have the right to demand that when
public journal professedly in the interest
of morality and religion undertakes to
prescribe popular amusements as vicious,
it should have the honesty or decency to
hold the official head Of the Territory
amenable to the same rule.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-09-24

CoNTRADIcTED.-We are requested to
say that there was not the slightest found
alton for the statement in the Port Town
send Messoge, that Capt. Finch proposed
to sell his steamboat business to Capt.
Starr and backed out when his PROPOSE
ton was accepted.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-09-24

CoURT.-Judge Greene, recently ap.
pointed Judge Of this District, has arrived
in this city, and will open the regular
term Of the Court on Monday next.
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AGENTS FOR THE STANDARD.

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San Fva"ctsco Agency.
L. P. FISHER, 20 and II New Mechanics Ex-
change, is our only authorized agent in San
Francisco. For Eastern advertising, Mr..
Fisher is represented by S. F. Pettingill /
Co., of New York and Boston.
Agent. 1" the Atlantic states.
Hrpsox l. MExEr, are the only Eastern Adver
Using Agents, with whom We do bushes
direct in the Atlantic States. Once, 4
Park Row, Tim.s Hiding, New York City
u. following named gentlemen are author
saed to receive and receipt for money due on
subscription to the STANDARD:
u. ". WAIrr, Victoria, v. L.;
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HoLpEs A JupsoX, WILDLY Island;
E.A. WILSON, Arcada;
SrEPHEy JrDsoN, Steilacoom;
Z. A. LIGHT,
L. L. DuBEAU, Cowlitz;
JAMES MURPHY, Utsalady;
wARREN Cow, Nisqually.
G. W. CANNON, Portland, Oregon.
~ Money can be sent through the mails
ct our risk.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-01-20

the spirit and substance, OF this
amendment in tue federal constitu
ton. and thus make it the supreme
law of the whole land. Tho Senate
and House OF Representatives OF tn I,
United States have accordingly adop-I
ted joint resolution proposing ON
amendment to that Constitution, in
effect, comforting suffrage on every
male citizen. A copy Of this resolu-
ton l have tho honor to lay before
you. l need not urge upon your
honorable body its speedy ratifica-
ton. This amendment yet requires
the approval of some six States, in
order to ito adoption. That this
number will be shortly obtained therc
is little question. The contest ofgen-
erations, which eliminated in the
recent civil war, begun in the inter.
est of slavery, will then have reached
a termination glorious beyond the
most sanguine hope, in the final Grad
ication Of the last vestige Of hu-
man bondage from the polity Of tho
republic.
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
On the 9th day of August last, I
received the resignation OF Hon.
James W. Crimes, as Senator of the
United States from the State Of
Iowa, to tako effect on the first.
Monday in December on which
day accordingly closed the long
public services Of an eminent states
man, whose ability and influence
gavo him not only q State sbut q
national reputation. It will, there.
fore, become your duty to elect
Senator to fill tho place thus made
vacant.
CONCLUSION.
In conclusion, gentlemen, permit
me to congratulate you upon the
auspicious circumstances under
which you are now assembled. With
the State virtually out of debt, its
population rapididly increasing, ito
wealth Of resources yielding abund-
ant returns to all kinds of Industry,
its laws in general judicious and
faithfully administered, its schools
and colleges furnishing means Of ed.
ucation to all, it's public institutions
we'll established and comforting
blessings on the objects of their care
its empire of territory traversed by
rapidly increasing lines of railroad,
its people peaceful and progressive,
yourselves enjoying the generous
and Astounding confidence Of that
people, you Ell ter upon your work of
legislation. That this work may be-
abundantly blessed of Him who has
heretofore been so bounteous in good
ness toward our State and nation, i
invoke the prayers of the good speo-
pie OF this commonwealth.
1t will be my pleasure, as it is my
duty, to cooperate with you in all
measures to promote the public vel
fare, to increase the happiness OF the
people, and to enable them to con-
tinue and enlarge those works of
humanity. charity, and benevolence
which have thus far distinguished
our State.
I would do injustice to my own
feelings were to close this message
without expressing my gratitude to
our State officers, and oil connected
with the State government, for tho
ability, integrity, and zeal they have
displayed in behalf of the public in
tercsts, and for the kindness, courte-
sy, and generous confidence they have
given me in the discharge of my offic-
ial duties.
SAMUEL MERRILIi.
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The most complete and judi.
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Also Small Fruits, Plants, Bulbs, all the new
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New Advertisements.
ATTENTION LADIES f!

Mrs v. A. Brown, with Sallie Smith, FASH
ionable dress andsCloak making up stairs In
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BURLINGTON UNIVERSITY.
For Gentlemen and Ladies.
Winter Term begins Jan, 5, 1878

FACULTY:
J. I. ROBERT, l.. l.. D., President and Pro-
lessor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy.
L. w. HAYHURST, A. M. Professor of Log
lie, Rhetoric and English Literature.
". FRIESE, A. NJ, Professor of Chemistry,
Geology, and Natural History.
ia. ROBERT, A. M. Professor of Ancient
Languages aud Literature.
E. l.. GIGER, A. b., Professor of Modern
Languages and Lteratue.
Professor OF Mathematics, me
gotiations are pending to secure the services
of an able Professor OF Mathematics)
COLLEGE CHARGES PER TERM OF TWELVE
WEEKS, CAPABLE IN ADvANCEG
Tuition in Preparatory Classical and Sci
entifc School SIS
Tuition in College ................. .... .....20
Use of Library and Reading Room. .......... 2
Incidental tax. ...... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 3
Without sectarian discrimination, Ministe-
rial Students and sons and daughters of act
ing Christian ministers are admitted free Of
charge for tuition.
Dec. 30th 1869 w3m.
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.

The constitution, wisely providing
that the sense OF the people should
be occasionally ascertained as to the
necessity for revising or amending
that instrument, requires that at the
generel election of the present year
the question "Shall there be con-
vention to revise the constitution,
and amend the Same ?" shall be
submitted to the popular vote. 1t
will be incumbent on tho General
Assembly to provide for canvassing
snch vote, and ascertaining the re-
suit.
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.


AS provided by law of the last
session of the General Assembly, tho
question was submitted to the people
OF amending the Constitution of the
State in section one of article two,
sections thirty-threc, thirty -four, and
thirty-tive OF article three, and sec
ton one of article six, by striking the
word "white" thercfrom, These
amendments aimed to relieve the
colorod race from certain disabilities
under which they had hitherto labor
ed in this State. At the election,
which occurred on the third day of
November, 1868, there were east, for
the amendment to Article two Chat
IN relation to the right of sahrage)
one hundred and five thousand three
hundred and eighty four votes +;
against the amendment, cighty.onc
thousand one hundred and nine
teen majority in favor Of the amend
ment, twenty-tour thousand two
hundred and sixty-lvc. The other
four amendments were adopted by
majoritles slightly larger. Thus was
finally accomplished an act Of Justice
already too long delayed, the denial
OF which, on former occasion, has
cast stigma on II State which may
truthfnlly boast that the foot of q
slave has never pressed her soil.
AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF
TUE UNITED STATES.
1t is proposed now IN innorno,ato /
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Within the last few years, all our
railroad enterprises have become
imbued with new vigor, and have
pushed their lines forward with rap
idity, until now three trunk lines of
railroad cross the State from the
Mississippi to the Missouri.
The Cedar Rapids and Missouri
River railroad was completed to
Council Bluffs in 1867, prior to
the last meeting Of the General AS
sembly, and was, therefore, the first
to cross the State.
Tho Chicago, Rock Island, and
Pacific Railroad Company, to which
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The last General Assembly, in
obedience to an urgent demand from
the people OF all portions of the
State, passed an act providing for
tho establishment of q Reform School
to which juvenile convicts, and disor,
derby and incorfigible youth, should
be sent for reformation and educa-
ton. In accordance with that act,
the Trustees leased the tract of land
and property belonging to Whites
Manual Labor Institute, comprising
400 acres of land, situated in Lee
county, partly improved, with some
tenement houses, and the Institute
building with walls up and roof on
A contract was entered into for the
completion of the building, and the
work was carried through with such
expedition that in September, 1868,
the School was ready to receive boys,
the first OF whom was admitted DC,
tober Z. 1868. The number of boys
thus ia" received is forty-fve. The
limited appropriation made at the
last session would not permit the
completion of buildings for the ac-
commodation Of girls, and thus far
only one has been admitted. The
number at present in the School is
forty, viz; thirty-nine boys and one
girl. The appropriation having
been exhausted in preparing the
building for the reception of inmates,
the Trustees, rather than have the
School closed and the experiment
abandoned, gave their individual
notes to the amount of $1,000, with
which to raise money to carry on
and support the institution till the
General Assembly should make an
appropriatiop,
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SAMUEL MERRILL.
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ClOH VI S1OV,ooo 40 piooapiJ OIL Vuo'
could be economically expedited in
1870. The amount necessary for the
| second year would be subject fol
your consideration and determination
EXTRAORDINARY CONTINGENCIES.
In view of the liability Of the pub.
lie buildings Of the State TO calami.
ties like the one that occurred at the
Penitentiary, heretofore mentioned
and in order to avoid embarrassment
similar to that which followed the
fire at Fort Madison, recommend
that provisions be made by law to
meet such emergencies. Twice with
in few years has fire destroyed
buildings at the Penitcntiary, and
each time tho executive has been
compelled to resort to temporary
measures OF absolute necessity, but,
in the opinion of the department
itself, of questionable legality. To
call the General Assembly together
and ask for an appropriation, would
be strictly legal method of proce
dure; so would reference of the
whole matter to the General Assem-.
bly, as in neglect and peril Of the best
interests of the State. This expen-
siveness of the former expe iment,
and the delay in the latter, render
both impolitic. Nevertheless, the
financial officers Of the State, OF
course, do not feel warranted in
drawing money from its Treasury in
violation Of the law, even when, by
so doing, they are satisfied they
would be canvassing the public inter
est. A permanent law, properly
guarded, to provide for extraordina-
ny contingencies, l consider a neces,
sity of our financial policy.
COUNTIES AND CITIES.
The creation last session, of the
Office Of County Auditor, accomplish
cd long desired object in relieving
the clerk Of courts from all duties rs