Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-07-01
THE GREAT SEAL OF WASHINGTON TERRITORY

Regiment of:,rtiliery L. S. A, and member
Of the scientific corps of the Western Divi-
sion of the Northern Pacific Railroad Ex-
ploration Of 1853, of which the late Gen
Isaac |. Stevens, our first Governor, was the
distinguished chief In the device, there is
nothing borrowed from Heraldry. It is en-
tirely original and appropriate. In the fore
ground, representing the future, is seen the
city, with its domes and spires and its ship
ping, while the background exhibits the pr-
| meval forest. The log-cabin and the rude ap-
planes of tic pioneer settler With the an
chor Of hope resting at the base, the female
figure in the center hopefully points upward
to the legend "AL-KI," which literally
rendered means BY-AND-BY.' The whole
design speaks, its significance and merit,
and is the fitting portent and the prophetic
assurance of the future Of our Territory,
when its resources of forest and mine, of
field and prairie, are fully developed by com
merce and manufactures and the transconti
mental railroad. This happy device was
unanimously adopted, February %, 1851, the
second day of She first session of the Legs-
lative AssemblS of the Territory.
WE received: by last evenings mail, the
call for Centennial Congress of Liberals"
to be convened at Concert Hail. Philadelphia.
July 1st, I'd, 81 and 4th. for the purpose OF
organizing National Liberal Leaguc-about
fifty Liberal Lessgues having been already Or
ganized during; The past three or four years in
different parts Of the country. The general
object of these Leagues is to accomplish the
total separations of Church and State, by re-
pealing all laws which exempt Church props
erty from taxation, permit Dible>rcadng and
worship in the ''Iblic schools, enforce a sab
batarian obser, ICE of Sunday, and so forth
Over 81, 700 have been paid to defray the cx-
penses of this convention, and more than
five hundred certificates of membership have
been already issued. Francis E. Abbot, edi-
tor of the Boston Index, is the chairman OF
the committee Of arrangements The call
says that numerous distinguished citizens
have given to this movement the sanction OF
their names, which will be made known on
organizing the new National League. A
large attendance is expected; and vigorous
agitation in favor of strictly secular govern
ment, State and National, will be initiated
Addresses will be made by James Parton, 3.
F. Underwood, Charles F. Paige, Mrs. Car
RE Burnham Kilgore, Francis E. Abbott and
others; and important practical measures will
be proposed for delberaton and action.
THERE is something very remarkable about
rents WI
latest exploit was noted in yesterdays paper.
They answer the description of the indvid-
uals who stopped Messrs. Candy and Whita-
cher, on the Swantown Bridge, as well as
that of the highway adventure in Pierce
county, some time ago. Those who have
been the recipient of these attentions, invari-
ably describe them as "a tall and short
man" and it is not probable that fear has
taken such a hold upon our people as to in
duce halucnation, in which the same pics
ture it is invariably presented while in peril.
If these individuals are really marauders,
they have very queer way of plying their
| vocation, Ind the poor success they have
met with thus far must be very discouragins
to them. When q single unarmed individual
is able to put two men with pistols to flight,
| it is safe to infer that they are tyros at the
business or the veriest towards that ever
adopted highway robbery as profession.
A SPECIAL telegram to the OLYMPIAN,
! yesterday announced the nomination of
Tilden of New York, by the St. Louis Con-
vention, for President of the United States,
on the third ballot. TIL iirst vote stood for
Tilden 419l, to 1921 for Hendricks, 70 fol
Hancock, So for Allen, 80 for Bayard, 10 fol-
Broadhead and IL for Parker. Mr.. Til
den is undoubtedly the strongest man of the
Democratic party and his connection with
the reformatory measures inaugurated by
the New York municipality, against the
Tammany ring, has secured for him the res>
pect of all parties. The nomination OF the
| candidate for Vice President will doubtless
be received tomorrow.
DR. j. L. York lcctured in Olympic Hall
last evening before a fair audience, on
"Was.cd Power"s The theme was ably
handled Mr.. York will deliver several other
lectures before he departs for Portland. The
second will be delivered this evening in CO.
lumbia Engine Company's Hall. Subject
Emotional Religion"
THAT settles it. While the Centennial
| Commission are discussing the question as tC
whether the exhibition shall be kept open or
Sunday or not, Mr.. Ccrliss who owns the biz
stcam-engiHe that runs the many wonderful
devices in Machinery Hall, steps in and throt
ties all further dispute He says his engine
shall not run on Sunday even if the Commits
sion do decide to open the doors to the pub
lie.
Mr.. Otto Ranke has opened Il very attract
i've beer hall, in the part of his saloon front
ing on Third Street, where Stcilacoon ant
Olympia beer is dispensed, cool as ice vii
make it. This stand will doubtless be a fl:
voIite resort during the sultry season.
TIE following officers were elected b,
Western Lodge |. O. o. F., last evening
for the ensuing tenn: Emanuel Rosen
thai, y. G. W. W. Evans, V. G; J. 5. Dob
bins, r. S; Louis Minor, p S; $ Williams
Treas.
IAtL AuSaf, an oiu IcsiutHt VI lcHalcul
died this morning. He was many years agt
in the employ of the Hudson Bay Company
and was well known to all the Old settlers.
Some of the lower branches of the beauti
ful maple shaie-trees fronting the bank hav
been removed, to allow the sunlight ingrcs
, to that worthy institution.
MARY L. Laws, maiden sixteen years O
, age, living near Cedarville, recently killed
large wildcat That is the kind of Il gri
for new countries