Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1871-06-03

authorization by Marshal NlcMahon.
Paris will remain for some time yet uu.
der military jurisdiction, but comm unica-
ton with the city is now unrestricted, aud
entrance and exit arc free to all.
1t is said that tho prisoners in the
hands Of the Government exceed 10000.
Orders to set fire to buildings which
had been previously marked by the Cen.
trail and Safety Committee for destruction
have been discovered.
Omnbuses and cabs have commenced
running again. Cafes, restaurants and
places Of amusement are opening their
doors. All newspapers which temporarily
removed to Versailles have returned to
Paris.
The Tri Colur, a new journal, advo.
Gates the restoration Of tie Orleans princes
ON the ground that they will be standing
menace to Germany.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2S.-Arrived,
steamer Colorado, from Panama and way
ports.
Sailed, ship Isaac Jeans, for Seabeck;
bark Glimpse, for Seattle.
SAN Francisco, May 29.-.4Arrived,
bark Free Trade, from Tacoma schooner
YIN. H. Meyer, from Nanaimo steamer
John l.. Stephens, from Portland.
The friends of Gov. Haight figure up a
much larger votc'for him than the press
generally has conceded to him, and arc
very confident that his chances Cor &C.
nomination are number one.
John Browss faaiy has sent back
$3.50 raised for them in Massa huset:s and
desivs it to be generally known that they
are comfortably provided for, not being M
need Of assistance Of any kind.
Rain which fell yesterday was suf6cient
to damage considerable hay fields aronnd
the bay
There HAS been marked improvement
in wholesale groceries and the provision
trade within the past week.
SAN FBANCIsco, May 3O-Saled,
schooner Legal Tender, Petropauski.
Arrived, schooner Sfaghound, from
Victoria.
AspiNwALL, May 24.-.The revolution
iu-Papama is ended. The steamer Montyo
has been restored, and the revolutions ts
at Chiriqui have surrendered their arms.
SAN FRANCrsco May 3I.--Arrived,
steamer Constantine, from Portland bark
Oakland, from Port Madison; bark
Martha Rtieout from Port BlakeIy;
schooner ID. s. Williams, from Freeport;
bark Perpctua, from Utsalady.
Cleared, bark Pomhatfan, for Port
Gamble.
The schooner Caroline f. Foote is u
total loss at San Buena Ventura.
PORTLAND june 1.-The OriRammy
sails for San Francisco at 7P NJ.
PORTLAND, May 29.-A letter from
Astoria states that the George s. Wright
put back there on Saturday, to remedy
some defect in her machinery
PORTLAND, May 3o.-Mr. Maxwell,
chief Of the party Of surveyors who left
here, a few days since, Is to survey Ehe
through to Olympia. commencing ut Me-
Donalds, about twelve miles north Of the
Cowli:x.
The opposition steamer Ann;e Stewart
commenced running between this city and
Astoria this morning.
The river is again rising. 1t rose svev
two feet yesterday.
The weather is still rainy. 1t has been
so all the month, and building operations
have been suspended on that account.
b<T" Some wseacrcs attempted this week
to distinguish themselves by criticising
a seeming ambiguity of language in poster
issued from this office. The diction
was literally correct, but they couldn't SEQ
it. This calls to mind an incident in the
life of MIR. Kendall, when he was Superin.
tcndcnt of Indian Affairs. An Agent on
one of the reservations wrote frequently to
Mr.. Kendall for explanations" Of the in.
structions issued by the Superintendent.
Mr.. X. patiently explained" time and
again without number, until one day when
the obtuse Agent had come in person for
his explanations, he turned upon him with
AGO back TO your reservation and stay
there! I can give you instructions, butt
can't give you brains to understand them"
A similar state of circumstances prevented
us from explaining" to the satisfaction
of our friends who discovered tho I" mares
nest"
~ During the month Of May the bust
ness Of the Olympia Land Office has
been us follows Acres sold for cash. TO-
594.55; entered under Homestead Law,
2 ,G5S.2S final proof Of Homestead entries.
3lO.94; declarutory statements filed un.
der act of Sept. 4, lS4l, 3,496.11; Agri-
cultural College scrip locations. 2,699.95;
Military b. l.. w. locations, 480; Dona-
ton Act Sept. ~, 1850, 637,68. Total,
2O,S74.5l. .rt@
bd~ The wages paid for railroad hands .
at Kalama, is as follows: Unskilled white
labor on the grade is 50 per day in cur.
rency, the laborer boarding himself; me.
chauics from So so to So per day; fore.
men Of gangs about SO per month, cur.