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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-04-02
DoWn.Sound Items.

The following items arc taken from the
Seattle IateAigencer:
At meeting of the King county Dem
ocratic Convention, on Saturday last, the
following gentlemen were unanimously
elected Delegates to the Tcrriterial Con-
vention, to be held at Vancouver, Wedues.
day, April 9th: J. A. Mcdonald, Frank.
lin Matthias, John Collins and +. Gluten.
berg. Upon motion, Mr.. j. Collins, F.
Matthias and G. c. Perkins were appointed
to confer with Committee from the Kit
sap County Democratic Convention, rela.
tive to the nomination Of Joint Council
man. Adjourned to meet on Saturday,
May 14th. .F gI-'. ..'
The Kitsap county Democratic Convcn
ton met on Saturday last at Port Madison
and nominated j. S. Condor, T. o. Will
liams and Thomas Clancy, Esqs,, as Dele
gates to attend the Territorial Convention
to be held at Vancouver, April 9th.
PoRT GAMBEE.-Brig North Sta,
sailed on Friday for Australia, from thu
above port. On Tuesday, the ship Eliza.
beth KimbaN arrived from San Francisco
and, on Thursday, the ship King Philip
Ill.,, and bark Milan arrived from tn,
same port. Also, same day, the shi,
! A'vares arrived from Valparaiso,
Bark 7sdal 1Tare, Capt Raynor, sale,
on Tuesday last from Port Madison 70
San Francisco. The following went o.
passengers David Higgins, H. Reed
Mrs. Jones, Joseph Hit, Augustus Lill
A Daily Paper, it is rmorod, will soor
be published here. 1t is TO be devoted t,
the advancement Of the "Union" cause
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Garfelds's Promises.

The following correspondence, written
by GarGclle during the canvass Of 1861
with the endorsements thereon BY his
friend Fowler, will perhaps be of speca!
interest to the score or two of his especial
| partisans AMI hackers, who have been
hopefully expecting. for the last six months
to awake some fine m,rning to End u wool
sack, or something OF the same weiyhty
nature. clinging to their seats. The cor
respcndcDce. brief as it is, constitutes
complete autobiography of our dis,in-
guishei delegate. Or rather, with its en-
dor>emcnts, it is play, the plot Of which,
passing over decade, enables us to COM
prehend at a glance, the moral Of ten
whole years. Nothing is necessary to a
perfect comprehension of the situation az
ter he has made his opening speech, in which
he says, in genuine stage style: :" mrst
rim, or lose all We have done. l wish to
leave no stone unturned in order to make
everything certain. A failure will ruin
me politically and financially" After this,
Their arc but two scenes. In one of them,
Fowler is discovered exultant and beam
ing with confidence. going down into his
pockets, puuslins his kalc-seed. The
scene shiits-ten years have Aowu--a SIM
gle glimpse at Fowler's face tells the whole
story. Whatever has become Of the prin-
ciplc hero of the play, it is evident that he
has won nothing
The obvious Iaoral Of this, seems to IT,
to be, that it is dangerous to supply man
who is playing desperate game, with
"chips' upon No other condition than that
he is to refund them when he wins. LIST,
there are the chances that lie will always
lose; 2l, if he keeps on borrowing and
buching," until he finally wins a pot,
the chances are, that it will require at least
four moro pots before he can see his way
clear to redeem his promises and jump the
game; Sd, if he keeps on bucking until
he wins those four pots-the chances are
that he will, close his cvcntfu career BY
taking strychninc.
CTsALAny, W. T., May oeth, 1861.
CAPT. FOWLER: Dear Sir The canvass pro-
crosses finely We have spoken four times
since leaving Port Townsend. At Port Dis.
covery no hand-bills had arrived, and they
did not even know who were the candidates.
Still they gave us about 90 hearers and think
all is right in that precinct. Ny majority in
Claim will be about 40, and in Whatcom,
| from so to IS votes.
| If you can let my family have little market
money along as they need it, and settle the
Resoiute bill, and send Enoch May of Whatcom
fifty or one hundred dollars, about two weeks
before the election fol elcctionccring purposes,
think perhaps can get along through the
canvass without further call upon you. dis
like to ask fayors Of one who has already
helped me so much, but | must win, or lose all
we have done. wish to leave no stone un-
turned, in order to make everything certain.
A failure will ruin me politically and financial
ly. With little help, the matter seems to me
reasonably certain, and then shall have it in
my power to reward my friends fully for their
kindess. Your friend truly
S. GARFIELDE
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government that they may irarsurate a
ssstcm of Improvements such as the build.
in Of schoo, houses and whsrvcs, without
regard to EXPENSE. This is simply absurd.
Whatever individual views there may be,
there is no party in Favor ofincreasing the
town debt, aud there is no party advscat.
in. the election Of board of Trustees on
the affirmative Of that proposition. And
We affirm that no, five men could be picked
out in town, even it meeting were packed
for the purpose. who would not say as did
Mcssrs. Williams, Steele and Henry, if cat.
eehised, that they were in favor Of ccono-
my, payment Of the debt, aud improve
mcnt OF the streets. But there arc qucs-
items touching the town government, upon
which there might have been some dispar-
i,y OF view, if the candidates had been
questioned upon them: for instance, the
question in regard to the course Of the
streets above Union. or that in regard to
the taxation for municipal purposes Of the
:" water lots" 80 called. As the most prom
inent candidate before said meeting has a
direct interest in both of these questions.
and as they are both live questions, it re-
quircs no violent stretch Of the imagina-
ton to suppose that they had something to
Go with this meeting.
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The Town Election.

A meeting Of the citizens for the pur-
pose Of nominating ticket to be supported
for the town Offices on Monday, was called
by posters for last Wednesday. A meet
ing was held and ticket placed in nomin-
alton pursuant to said call. While We do
not question the right Of any number of
cur citizens to nominate and support whom
they please for Trustees, yet as the pro-
cecding was quite unprecedented, the ques-
ton is now frequently, and we think nat
sralIy, asked, "by whom aud for what
purpose was said meeting callcd?" With
out pretending to answer the question d.
rectly, we will say that, in our opinion, not
che slightest allusion was made in said
meeting to the real objects for which it
was gotten up. Second, we do not believe
that more than three persons, and VIC ques.
ton whether more than two, knew what
the object was. In other words, We are
satisfied that the people were called TO-.
Yether Tor the purpose OF being gulled into
"a furious battle next Monday against i'm
aginary giants, or mere wind-mills. The
dust We consider most awkwardly thrown
First, the proposition to take ballot, in
order to ascertain who were the most
prominent persons for Couucilmcn in the
estimation Of the meeting, and to catechise
the Eve persons who should receive the
highest number Of votes, after said ballot,
was one which would indicate some ulteri.
or motive. If men desired to be supported
for Office on account of the particular poll
cy they would pursue if elected, would
they try to be selected, and then catechised
afterwards, or would they 60 frankly be-
fore their fellow citizens, relying upon
their patriotism and appealing to their
common sense to elect them that they
might do thus and SO for the public good?
Certainly We need not answer this question.
z An effort is being made to create the I'm
preston in the public mind that there is
party, dangerous from its numbers, who de-
sire only to obtain possession Of the city
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Mason County Democratic Convention.

Alta Democratic Mass Meeting held at
Oakland, Mason county, on the 10Th day
of March, 1870, j. NJ. Elson was called to
the chair and George Stanley elected Sec
rotary.
Mr.. John McReavy was nominated and
unanimously elected delegate to attend the
Territorial Convention, to be held at Van.
couvcr April 9th, 1870.
On motion of Il. A. Wilson, ESQ, the
delegate was instructed to vote for j. ID.
Mix or S. d. Smith, for Delegate to Con.
gress.
: The following county ticket was nomin-
ated, to be supported at the polls, provided
general election is ordered.
Probate Judge-David Shelton.
County Commissioners-Kelloer, NJ
Freidson, T, +. Kennedy.
Treascicr-E L. Wiley.
Auditor-H. McMaster.
School uperintcndent-J. NJ. Elson.
Shcrih-Goorge Stanley.
Coroncr-V. P. Morrow.
Justice of the Peace-E. A. Wilson.
Constable-Samuol Wiley.
u. VI. Lison was oiectod delegate to at
tond joint convention with Pierce and
Chehalis counties, to nominate Join,
Councilman, and with Pierce to nominate
Joint Representative. ~t
Mossrs. Il. A. Wilson, David Shelto,
N. s. Kelly, John MoRoavy and b, l.
Wiley were appointed Democratic Cen
trail Committee.
On motion, it was ordered that the Soc
rotary furnish the proceedings of the con
vcntion to tho WASHINGTON STANDARD
for publication. -.
J. Mitchell ELsoN, Chm.
GEORGE STANLEY, Chm.
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to Congress. and Mes.r.. T.. r. EovIc
Stephen Judson ands NJ. NJ. McCary.r
were elected as delegates.
On motion, the Delegates vsre instructed
to cast their votes for Hon. u. b. NcF.d.
den as frst choice for Delegate.
On motion, proceedings We're ordered to
be forwarded for publication to WAsuISG.
TON STANDARD. D@
On motion, meeting adjourned size die;
+. A. LIGHT, Chm.
JAMES GALLAGHER, Sec.
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Pierce County Democratic Convention,

SrEILAcooM, March 26, 1870.
Pursuant to call the Democrats of Pierce
county met In the NJ. f. Church in Stella
COON and the meeting was called to order
by tho Chairman Of the County Com.
mittec.
On motion, Mr.. Il. A. Light was chosen
as Chairman, and James Gallagher secre.
tary.
The object Of the meeting havin; been
stated BY the Chairman, the meeting bro.
ceeded to elect three Delegates to the Ter.
ritoriai Democratic Convention at Van.
couvcr for tho nomination of Delegate
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HORRIBLE AcCyDENT.-A friend writes
US from Steilacoom that q man named
Antoine Geselman, living with Mr.. c.
Mahon, few miles from town, met with
a severe accident few days ago. 1t ap-
pears that he was subject to fits, and being
thus attacked when assistance was not at
hand, fell into the fire and was horribly
burned One side Of his head and face
was burned to the skull, and other serious
injuries were sustained. DR.. Rowland, of
this county, who was called to attend the
sufferer, found it necessary to amputate
three fingers, and it is thought he will
lose one of his ears. The condition of the
sufferer strongly appeals to the charities Of
the public, as he is in destitute circum-
! stances.
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~The British Colonis. saws tina,

P The British Colonist says that
"with the slightest effort that colony can
get all the population it wants from Califor-
MIA" This assurance will be received
with some degree Of allowance by these
who have observed the frantic attempts of
our Victoria neighbors to attract immi.
grafton by sensation accounts of gold dis.
coyeries.
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INDIAN DIFFICULTIES AT YAKIMA
The Walla Walla Union of the 18th gives
the following account of trouble in that
quarter: We learn that the settlers on tho
Yakima have become frightened, and in
apprehension of an outbreak from the In
dams have forted up. The Indians. it
seems, are having some trouble among
themselves on religious matters; a part Of
them are Catholics and a part Methodists,
each denomination thinking itself right,
and as matter of course, the other wrong.
The Indians who were favorable to the
Protestant religion arc very much dis
pleased with the removal Of their former
Agent and preacher, Rev. j. II. Wilbur,
and are not at all friendly disposed toward
the pre-, ent Agent, Mr.. Smith, but are
clamorous for the restoration Of Wilbur as
Agent and teacher to them. Those who
are of the Catholic persuasion arc very
well satisfied with the way things are nov
going, and as a consequence there is grca
discussion among the Indians it'll,
Siwash ecclesiastical row. They have con
gregated in large numbers on the Yakima
and the settlers think they mean war
We think there is no very great probabil
ity Of an outbreak, and that the gatherin:
is more probably for the purpose Of
council among themselves, than for an,
hostile purposes toward the whites.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-04-02

LEcruRE.--A lecture will be delivered
in Columbia Hall this Saturday evening,
by +. d. Parks, Esq, of Seattle, upon the
subject Of American Literature An
admission fee Of twenty-five cents will be
charged, which will be applied to the ben.
eft Of the Olympia Cornet Band.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-04-02

u Bigclow published letter in the
Tribune addressed to. the Republican
party, which shows that the " cat still eats
milk" (tiie the canvass of 1865. }
From the frequent recurrence of the word
sinch" in his communication, We appre-
bend the Gar6elde ticket has had a de-
moralizing influence upon him.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1870-04-02

- The Seattle lnteAigescer says that
the enterprising proprietors Of the Tacoma
Mill have in contemplation the erection of
telegraph line, which will connect that
place with Seattle.
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~"All Fools Day." was pretty gen
orally observed by all the fools in eowr
yesterday. ..-. -s.a9 III
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PERsoNAL.-Mr. S. Norris, Of Portland,
has been sojourning in town the past few
days.
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M<morQudxm made JulY I. 1861,

All the requests of Mr.. Garlielde complied
with. Market money supplied to his family
and all other requests for assistance complied
with also. f.. S. FOWLER.
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XabenGum, Jan. l, 1870.

Nothanks and no rcimbursements for mon.
les or favors received from Garficlde to date
hereoS His bill is cancelled and his name is
erased from my book Of credit.
E. S. FOWLER.
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II Judge Jacobs will hold term 0
court at Steilacoom next Monday.
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u The anderson had not arrived last
evening as We went to press.
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u The Active leaves San Francisco
for Victoria direct next Tuesday.
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IA The weather has been variable the
past few days.
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WISDOM IN the Tepeateu paymcut VI tne
principal by the continued payment Of the
interest that it is no part Of good policy
or good government to embarrass tho en-
orgies of labor and all ttusi6ess enterprise
BY excessive a::.a oppressive taxation for
the exclusive benefit of combination of
, antaxed capital; that to relieve the coun-
try aud to restore prosperity we favor an
equitable adjustment Of the BONDED debt
of the United States.
Q. That the desire of the present Con-
gress. as manifested by the proceedings,
to SECURE to the wealthy bondholders pay
ment in coin on account of Indebtedness
growing out of loans to the United States,
of Treasury notes whom worth less than
one-half their coin value, after the holders
thereof have received exorbitant interest
thereon, and at the same time leaving the
pensions due unfortunate soldiers, their
wives, children or other kindred to be paid
in deprecated currency, exhibits a spirit
Of injustice unsurpassed in the history of
class legislation and fully demonstrates
the existence Of a design on the part Of
the monied aristocracy of the country to
influence the establishment of policy ia
voring the aggrandizement Of the rich at
the expense Of the poor a policy which
has for its object the aggregation of wealth,
! opulence and power on the one hand, aud
misery, poverty and slavery on the other !;
policy fitted only to monarchical form
of government.
10. That tho Democracy Of this State
now, us heretofore, are strenuous advocates
of a tariff for purposes Of revenue only !;
that tie principle protection for the sake
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AM USEM ENTS.
Fcch,er ms Claude MeInotte.

There never perhaps has been Hn actor upon
our stage concerning whom the differences OF opin
ion have been wide and so irreconcilible as In
the case Of Mr.. Fechter. Even persons similarly
educated, and trained and accustomed to look at
things from mach the same standpoint, find them.
selves on THIS subject In complete sutagonism IL
seems though In the OF this actor the ordi
nary canons of Criticism had no application. one
man finds his attitudes awkward anl constrained
TO the person who sits beside him, however, they
seem all grace. To the one the eternal draw on the
finally almost unbearable; to the other 1t has
charming novelty and e1Ss iaso .mat,,s an sddci
sckiy sentiment to the other it Is the yery rapture
Of poetry. Mr.. fechtor's appearance this week as
Claude Meinotte has renewed these 'antagonisms.
Enthusiastic young women are so carried away by
the performance that they write letters to the even
ing papers that gu-h with all the exuberant adjec-
tves Of the language, while matter oifact men are
unable patiently to sit out the performance.
The matter really seems 70 pass beyond the
bounds OF criticism. and into those realms OF taste,
concerning which a proverb as old as the Christian
era warns US that II Is useless to dispute.
oil asree-for instance, that Mr. Fechter is a man
possessed OF an excellent Judgment concerning all
matters Of stage effect and great tao, 10 the exercise
of that judgment; that he has great
mobility OF temper naturalness, spontaney, or by
whatever name one may choose TO call the quality,
shows itself in his quick and apparently unstuded
gesture his sung the action always 20 the word, MS
rapid and feryent defamation, the effect that he
giys as though all he did sprung directly from the
emotion OF the moment, the readiness with which
his electric temperament responds to all the de-
mands OF the These the points that must
be recognized by every candid critic strong
On the other hand, however, we are unable TO lind
in Mr.. Fechter's MeinOfte any evidences OF com
mandng talent, or anything to arouse enthusiasm.
Nor was II apparent that he affected his audience
strongly In the third act, where he makes his ex-
euse TO Pauline In speech full OF passion,
what shonld have been climax fell cold
upon the hearers. Whie giving every credit 70 the
sincerity Of those who mud Mr.. Fechter In every
way com me ndabIe we confess to an Inability 20 as
sent to their conclusion He certainly knows how
to act the difficulty seems to be that he does not
know how 10 speak. His defamation Is so broken
and peculiar, his accent and infection so strange
that the does not promptly take in tile sense OF
his words IL may be good elocuton, but the rules
that make II 80 are certainly unknown to us.
Miss Leclercq who supports Mr.. Fechter, appears
In the character of Pauline to peculiar advantage.
Indeed her acting constituted to Us The ehiei charm
Of the pdy.
The piece is excellently nnd tastefully put upon
the stage and all the subordinate parts most credit
ably filed
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LOSSES BY FLEE.
Extensive Fire in Jersey City-Two Per.
sous Ininred-Lo.s. aIIN. 600.

Last night, about halEpast o'clock, Cum.
mingss car factory, occupying the block bounded By
Washington, Green, Stcuhen, and Morgan streets,
Jersey City, vns found to be on fire. before the
alarm was given the wooden portion of the factory
was enyeloped In fames and, notw it'll standing tho
efforts Of the Gremen, was entirely destroyed with
Its contents. Tie brick portion saved BY great
eSertion. The building DESTROYED was two stories
In height, the lower one being occupied foundry,
blacksmith, and machine shop by Mossrs. Smith q
Sayre and the Lilly & Hays safe mar ufnctory the
upper one ss q cabinet and wood finishing shop and
by A. +. Baxter for the storage OF patterns.
In addition 10 the machinery and stock on hand,
sixteen cars in various stages OF completion were
destroyed The loss falls verY heavily on the work
men, about forty OF them lost valuable chests OF
TOOLS some OF which were worth three hundred dol
out Of work. On the east side the fire consumed
small portion OF the lumber stored In the yard o. I
Nessrs. y. y. Nanderbeck Il Co. A fireman named
Charles Mansfield seriously injured by
falling timbers. and one of the children OF
Mrs. McCuen, who occupied one OF tho dwellings,
The loss OF Messrs. Smith & Slyre will amount to
fully 100000. the patterns have been accumu.at
ing for fifteen years, and many of them we're very
The other losses were estimated as follows Lilly
HAYS, 10000; A. 4. Baxter. $4,000; J. J. Van
derbecS q Co., 5000 Cummings S Co., $1,000
The latter company were full, insured In the Home
Of New Haven, $4,000; Imperial ~ 800 tho Lon.
don, Llverpool, and other companies.
Messrs. Cummings wore about to remove TO West
the building to Ames & Co.. who were to take nos
session in May How the A. Q originated was not
known, but from It's extent when discovered, It IL
thought By many to be the work OF an ipcendiary.
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sPARKs FROM THE TELEGRAPH.

Navigation on the upper lakes has commenced.
The Cardiff giant is attached for debt In the Gin.
cinn ati railroad depot.
A colored postmaster has been appointed at the
University OF Virginia.
Three deck hands Of the steamer st. Paul were
drowned near 81. Louis on Thursday
The Canada House OF Commons has recommended
that a strong military force be sent to Rod River
Seventeen prisoners OF the La Crosse County Jail
attempted an escape yesterday but were prevented oy
the sherln's wife.
The National Pilgrim Convention In Chicago are
seeking by debAe to know whether the Yankee Pll-
grims were Free MMons.
The game Of the Red STOCKINGS Of Cincinnati and
the AtiGntcs OF New Orleans, played In New Orleans
on Thursday resulted in favor Of the Red Stockings by
89to6.
The referee in the case OF Joseph II. Ramsay for
contempt toward Judge Barnard. growing out of the
Erie Railway suits, has reported the damages
10 the Company at teOoO.
big Foot Mon," OF Raleigh, n c., woman Of
low character dressed In mems clothing was shot dead
by q citizen who found her about his house bent on
mischief on Thursday night.
An attempt was made TO throw the Boston and
Erie train from the track on Thursday morning In
franklin, Mass. VIM. Connery, who signalled the
danger, was hred at by three men In ambush.
A new railway between Piermont and Nyack las
lust DeCn completed and OF before the 18th OF May
regular trains VIII be running. Yesterday special
train was run over the ronte