Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-12

W oEu, ~ De8icys D. Il. NOItuup, ". n
Weed, B. Brown, s. p. Andrews, A. W.
Piper, L. W. Kribbs, c. B. Bsgiey. E. Ros-
enthal, N. Crosby. Sam; Coulter, T. NJ. Reed,
G. Rosenthal, E. N. Ouimette, j. p. Judson,
j. W. Waughop, ]. NJ Murphy, ]. P. Chill
berg, A. Chilberg, o. j. Carr, s. E. Reynolds,
NJ v. Mcdonald.
MEMORANDA OF STEAMSHIP DAKOTA.-The
Steamship Dakota, Capt. Morse, left San
Francisco July 90, 1876, at $50 p. M, and for
the first days encountered strong N. w.
| winds; thence moderate weather and Is hours
| thick fog to Victoria, where she arrived
Aug. Sd, at 2:27. z. NJ. Discharged IS pass
engers, 5,81G pkgs. mdse 344 tons, "a bags
mail matter, and Wells, Fargo's Express.
Received 5passengers and left Aug. 4, at l go
p. NJ. Arrived at Port Townsend Aug. 4, at
5:17, r. NJ. Discharged passengers, 476
pkgs. mdsc. 81 tons. Received 2 passengers
and left at S:07P p. NJ. The Dakota had on
board for Seattle, 50 passengers, 979 pkgs.
mdsc. rs tons. For Tacoma, passengers,
103 pkge. mdse. TONS For Portland, IL
passengers. For Olympia, o passengers, $40
pkgs mdse. 40 tons. She arrived at Olym-
pia at O'Clock Monday morning, and spent
yesterday and last night in taking on freight.
and is announced to leave this morning at 8
o'clock.
In his quarterly report, Secretary Adams,
of the California State Grange, makes the
following encouraging announcement: 1t
gives Inc pleasure to say to the committee
that the finances of the State Grange are in a
much better condition than they were nine
months ago, at the time the present officers
entered upon the discharge of their duties.
At that time there was a debt against the
State Grange, (near as could be ascertained, }
of about $3.50, not including arrcarages to
the National Grange of 1870; an Indebtedness
was incurred of $50 in having officers books
written up. making q total of 81 400, all of
which, together with delinquent dues to the
National Grange, has been paid, and the
State Grange is comparatively free from debt.
UNION SERVICES were held in the Presbyte
rian church, last Sunday evening, participat
ed in by the Presbyterian, Congregational
and Baptist congregations Among those
who took prominent parts were Rev. DIR.
Webb of Boston, Mass, Gen. O. D. Howard,
OF Portland, and Revs Thompson, Skinner,
| Ludlow, Greene, Huntington and Elder, the
latter Of whom are well known in this place.
| These union services are conducted on the
| following plan: A text is announced and
| made the leading thought in short addresses,
prayers. and singing, which are SO inter
spersed as to give great variety to the SER
vices. Individuals in the congregation also
repeat passages from the scriptures that are
| opposite to the subject under discussion.
SIR. JouN J. VALENTINE, General Superin-
| tendent of Wells, Fargo & Co. on this coast,
offers standing reward of $500 for the ar
rest and conviction of each person engaged
| in rObbing the company's express or treasure
boxes on any route in the States of Nevada
and Oregon and the Territories of Montana,
Idaho, Utah and Washington. Highway.
men should pause and reflect when they read
this.
THE great racer Smuggler was distanced
last week in q race on the Buffalo course be-
|
ton, Lucille and Bodine. The Maid
won in three straight heats, making the
fastest time on record, viz: 2:16, 2.154 and
2.15. This we understand to mean the fast.
est time for tree heats as the Maid has
record of ala. and Smuggler is reported to
have recently trotted the mile in 2:12.
| SALEM mills pay 65 cents per bushel for
old wheat, on the basis of 81 40 per GENITAL;
when new wheat comes IN figures will prob
ably be still lower With wheat at these fig
ures and beef at "a and cts. per ID. on foot
the family provision bill ought not to be
large one the coming year. Potatoes. alone,
seem likely to be high priced.
THIS item from the Bakersfield Courier
Californian sounds odd to northern ears. 1t
says: Farmers ore still planting corn for
the second crop. The carly crop is in excellent
condition and promises large yield. But
for the scarcity of labor much larger area
of new ground would have been planted.
Water is abundant and cheap"
| On Saturday evening last, at the residence
of the brides parents in this city, Capt. Geo.
Browner, of the steamer Aida, and Miss
Amelia NJ Parker were united in marriage,
Rev. John II. Thompson officiating.
The best wishes of host of friends
accompany the happy couple. May their
voyage of life be attended by favoring gales
and end in q secure haven when the Other
Shore is reached.
a DISPATCH from Panama, of July Goth,
says: On the 10th inst. in Palmyra, 800 of
the conservative Catholic party, attacked the
Government troops crying: Live Religion!
Down with the Government" After two
hours fighting and 10 men killed, the Govern
ment troops triumphed. Palmyra and other
cities are in a state Of seige.
BESIDES the passengers heretofore named,
the Dakota will carry away Saml Coulter
Esq, and his estimable wife. They will
make tour of the Eastern States, via Phila.
delphia, intending to be absent ten weeks or
three months. Mr.. Coulter's large business
interests will be under Clarence Coulter's
management during his fathers absence.
Rev. E. B. WEBB, d. D., of Boston,
Mass, delivered the morning discourse in
the Congregational church of this place last
Sabbath. He was accompanied to this city
by Genl O. O. Howard The latter took