Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1872-07-06
GATHERINGS By THE wAYsIDE.

A "horsc suicide" is the last Portland
sensation.
Indian ponies at La Grand can be
brought for ten dollars apiece.
"A FIRE 10 California last week destroy
ed thousand acres of wheat.
-One.seventh of Arkansas is said to
have been recently sold for taxes.
"A marble bed, said to DO great VAL
ne, has been discovered in Montana.
Wells Drury is tho new publisher Of
the Messenger, at Monmouth, Oregon.
The Baltimore Convention will consist
Of six hundred aud seventy-two members.
The Chinese of Portland, have re.
ceived an instalmeut Of new gods direct
from China.
The trial of Mrs. Fair in California
has been postponed until the first Mon
day in September.
| The annual income of the lady who
presides over the republic Of bonnets in
Paris is 100000.
There are three million dead oysters
in Jamaica bay, and they threaten New
York with pestilence.
California Democrats are mounting
white hats, "subject to the decision of the
Baltimore Convention"
The carpenters engaged on the rail.
road bridge over the Cowlits have struck
for an advance of wages.
The time for holding the Oregon State
Fair has been fixed on Monday, September
30, to continue six days.
1T is estimated that more than a
million head Of cattle have persisted in
Texas during the past winter.
"A number Of wealthy Republicans
Of Portland are disguised with the two pa
pers there and will start another soon.
1T is good old rule for Democrats to
remember, in these days " Find out what
your antagonist wants you to do, and then,
don't do it."
Mrs. Duniway recently addressed an
immense audience at Boston and awak-
encd good deal of interest and inquiries
about Oregon.
DIR. j. A. Clopton, of Georgia, has
invented parlor-still 1t can be placed
on mantle. piece and will run from five to
ten gallons Of brandy day. Any lady
can use it.
jas. A. Garfield, of Ohio, has been
appointed as Commissioner to remove the
Flat head Indians from Bitter Root Valley,
Montana, to general reservation in the
same Territory.
The Oldest Postmaster in the United
States is John Soldering, of Lynvillc,
Pennsylvania, who has held his Office con-
tinuously since February g, 1S2O-ffty-
two years and quarter.
The Cincinnati Enquirer claims that
at least niue-tenths of the Democratic pa
pers of the United States are now for the
Endorsement Of Greeley aud Brown by the
Baltimore Convention.
"A California girl, on having the
question popped to her replied, &C. o.
D." The youth, in establishment, asked
what that meant, when the lass replied,
~ always understood that to mean call
on dad"
Kaiser Willhelm's decision on tho
San Juan boundary question, submitted
is him for arbitration, is expected to be de-
livcred soon. His Majesty has instructed
the Grown Jurist to prepare report on
the subject.
The English journals are amazed at
the nomination Of Victoria G. Woodruff to
the Presidency, regarding it as serious
matter. They argue that if one Victoria
rules Great Britain, another might per.
chance rule in this country.
Il Philip Phillips, the celebrated revival
singer, who paid Portland visit last year
has accepted an offer Of 5000 per year
from the Central Presbyterian Church
San Francisco, to lead in the singing Of that
church, and also the Sunday school,
The best game of bluff in San Fran
cisco is by young girl Of eighteen. She ha.
been known to raise" her opponent $50,
f 900 on single pair, and is worth quar-
ter of million, the proceeds of he,
"pokcr" performance.
The report Of the committee on plan.
Of the Centennial Commission, recommends
that ten architects be selected to prepare
7 preliminary plans Of the buildings, who
, are to be paid one thousand dollars each
Ten other prizes, of one thousand dollars
. erch are to be paid to other architects fol
sketches or drawings while six Of che
most meriorious are to be selected from
the twenty plans to be awarded the follow
ing prizes $4,000 for the first, SIC, 00C
for the second, $4,000 for the third, g.,
900 for the fourth, $1,000 the fifth, and
$4,000 for the sixth.