, 1872-01-08
Up-SOund Items.

CoMMENDABLE SELE-DENIAL,-A A gen.
tleman came into our Office last evening,
and remarked that he intended to COM
mence the new year economically. He
had during the past, expended about
two bits week for tobacco, but that in
future he would eschew the weed, and
devote the amount saved, to paying for
the DAILY COURIER. We cannot be so
parliamentary as to mention his
name, but if any one has the curisoity
to see the model gentleman, let him
call upon the newly elected Territorial
Auditor, and if he denies his identity
don't belieue him.--Com'ie1.
HEAVY STORM AT WALLA WALLA.-A
dispatch received in Portland from
Walla Walla says that. during last week
the country in that vicinity was visited
by the severest storm known for years.
It was intensely cold as well as bolster
Gus. The roadside are reported to be
strewn with dead and dying stock, and
farmer froze to death at his own door.
One man is said to have lost 500 head of
sheep from the severity of the weather.
In Umatilla county 900 head are repor-
ted lost from this cause. In all di-
rections the losses and sufferings are
very great.
CONSPIRACY TO IMPEACH GRANT.-The
Washington correspondent of the n.
Y. Herald says steps are being taken,
under the auspicies of Montgomery
Blair, Charles Sumner and others, to
attempt the impeachment of President
Grant The charges against the Presi-
dent are all based upon his action in
the St. Domingo scheme, in connection
with which he is alleged to have been
gnilty of violations of international law.
The charges are of the most ridiculous
character, and can only result in raising
Gen. Grant higher in public estima-
ton.
A DEEP SNow.-On Sunday morning
our citizens were startled, on emerging
from their dwellings, with sight wit
sessed in this part of Washington Ter
ritory only about once in twenty years.
Between midnight and dawn, snow to
the depth of at least six inches had
fallen. We question whether, in any
one night OF day, within the ken of the
''oldest inhabitant, an equal amount
of snow has descended. That it must have
fallen with extraordinary rapidity was
evident from the fact that the surface of
the water near shore, for many acres in
extent, was covered with thick slush
showing that the snow had fallen faster
than the water dissolved it. 1t contin-
ued to snow until noon, when 1t gradu-
ally ceased. At nightfall light hail
and rain set in; the aforesaid ''oldest in
habitant" couldn't say when this stop
ped, because it still rained when he
went to bed.
Ice AND MALs.-They don't mix well.
For week the Columbia and Willamet-
te were iced over; during that time We
had no mail. Since the ice has become
thick and firm enough to admit of it, a
man has crossed with the mail Oh his
back, and we have got moiety of
what was due. If Portland is to be ice
bound in winter, it will be incumbent
on the Postal Department to find an
other distributing Office.
SADLY DIsAPPoINTED.-The good peo-
pie of Steilacoom and Seattle manifest
much chagrin and disappointment at
the decision of the Railroad agents in
favor of Olympia. We are somewhat
surprised thereat, because we supposed
every sane man in those towns was pre-
pared for the result. However, they
have only to bide their time. Each
will in turn experience a like good for
tune at the proper time. And they
have not many years to wait.-Tribune.
So far from the poor people of Seattle
manifesting chagrin and disappointment
at the selection of Olympia as the point
of connection of the Railroad between
Kalama and the Sound, we beg to assure
the Editor of the Tribune that we
have heard but a single sentiment and
and that was one of satisfaction.
Olympia never was, nor ever can be
in any sense rival of Seattle, nor does
the prosperity of the latter depend in any
considerable degree upon the question
of the terminus. If the Snoqualmie
Pass is selected for the through hne-it
is not in the power of any man or COM
bination of men to deprive Seattle of her
pre-eminence in possessing more natural
advantages for q metropolis, than any
other point on the Sound.