Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-26


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Local and News Items.
FROM The ALLY OF AA1LGOAY.
In recent number of the San Francisco
Bulletin, paragraph from the sprightly pen
of Cecilia Burlegh" attracts our attention.
After describing the constant pressure for
clerkships in the Departments at Washington
and the difficulties and delays attendant
upon even a successful application the writer
mentions an Exceptional case" There is
only one instance on record where clerk
obtained an appointment inside of twenty
four hours, and that was. of course, q Cali
fornia girl. About eight years ago a pretty
creature arrived here alone and ffiendless.
She arrived in the gray of the morning,
called on ex-senator Cole and stated her
case. AS it happened, there was not a Pa
citic sioper in any of the Departments, and she
obtained an appointment without any delay
whatver. She was in Spinner's division, and
the pay was poor, but the bright, industrious
littlewoman considerably increased her i'm
comeb by tinting photos and painting pictures.
Her name was Mrs. Tucker, and l under
stand she has returned to her native cline,
and has fine studio on Kearncy street, in
your city. and as lady artistic is we'll ap
preciated." This lady is an old friend of
ours. Instead of being california girl"
she grew from childhood to wOmanhood
in this country and was married here. She
is the daughter Of Mr.. Abram Tilley, late of
Grand Mound Prairie, and her relatives
nearly all still reside among us. She is now
connected with the studio of Bradley & Ru
lofson's Art Gallery in San Francisco. where
her pencil is bringing her reputation as an
excellent artist and, what is more substan-
tial, generous income. Some of the finest
pictures that leave that noted gallery owe
their claims for excellence to the finishing
touches they receive from her skiliful hand.
THE Intelligencer gives the particulars of
a singular injury that resulted to q young
man from the bite of salmon while he was
engaged in the Columbia fishery about two
weeks ago. He was bitten on the little finger
just below the nail. The wound was very
slight, the teeth of the salmon simply pene-
trating the skin, and hardly drawing the
blood. 1t was considered of 40 importance
at the time, and he continued his work with
out stopping to give the wound any attention.
Soon after the finger became inflamed and
began swelling, paining him badly. The in
flammation and swelling soon extended to his
hand and arm and the finger began to ulcer
ate. 1t continued to grow worse, the pain
and swelling increasing all the while, and all
treatment applied to the affected part, failed
to afford any relief. Being obliged to visit
Port Townsend last week on business, while
there he was compelled to have the finger
| amputated just above its junction with the
hand. Had not tie operation been per.
formed as soon as it was it is probable he
would have lost his hand. The amputation
was performed by Dr. Wilson.
The Intelligencer gives some of the best
time on record made by the Puget Sound
lumber fleet, round trips, from the mills to
San Francisco and return; From Discovery
the bark Alamatia; 10 days, and bark Blake
ly-bark Fremont % days, and bark Martha
Rideout 194 days; from Ludlow-bark For>
est Queen, 174 days; from Madison-bark
Tidal Wave, 211 days; from Tacoma-ship
Dashing Wave, 21a days; from Victoria
bark Naramisic, II days.
AN old newspaper man of Oregon, Alonzo
Leland, Esq, who has been in the East of
endeavoring to interest capitalists in the
quartz mines of Northern Idaho, arrived in
Walla Walla few days ago. Geo. j. Dick
inson, a proficient metallurgist and mining
expert accompanied him in the interests of
the capitalists.
THE w. w. Union says plan is on foot
to secure funds for the construction of light
draught steamer to run on the upper Colum.
bia in opposition to the o. S. N. Co., and
that it is almost certain to succeed.
81. r. T." of Olympia, and 'F. H. NJ"
of Seattle. are Singing two and three column
articles at each other in the Snohomish
Star.
THE Annie Stewart brought up the Olym-
pia freight from the City of Panama, amount.
ing to about 25 tons.
THREE families arrived today from the
plains across intending to take up their res
idencc among us.
FILLING in of Fifth street, between Wash>
ington and Main, now in progress and has
long been needed.
MessRs. Littlejohn & French did a good
piece of work in Strengthening Perciyals
wharf.
E. S. KEARNEY, ESQ.,, was in Chicago at
last accounts.