Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-07-15
FROM THE DAILY OF TUESDAY.

FROM THE DAILY OF TUESDAY.
In the New York Erening Mail, under tn,
head of % colored patriots contribution,
we find the following: adjoining Oregon.
section is that of Washington Territory
AS the Territorial Legislature refused te
make any provision for representation at tn,
centennial. the honor of showing the worlt
what that prolific Territory was capable o.
was assumed by w. Owen Bush, coloret
man, who owns a farm in Thurston county
He gathered together samples of grain, ir
the stalk and .threshed, and here they are
forming for Washington Territory an exhibit
of which many might be proud. Among
these are several varieties of wheat, barley
oats, rye, millet, potatoes. buckwheat, hem
lock bark, hemlock leather, and several va
rieties of grass seed. Some of the stalks OF
wheat and barley arc of immense size, and
unequalled by any others displayed any
where To the credit of the Commissioners
from Washington Territory be it said, every
exhibit is labeled with the name of the pro.
Queer and exhibitor, Mr.. Bush; but it is no,
mentioned that he is poor colored man, in
whom has centered all the patriotism to be
found in Washington Territory available fol
centennial purposes"
The City of Pan ANA sunk the schooner
Bill the Butcher Oft Point Reyes, California,
instead of off the Straits of Fuca. There
was dense fog at the time. The steamer
cut into her six or eight feet and would have
run her down completely had the schooner
not been loaded with lumber. The passen>
gers were Immediately taken off in boats.
The steamer then tried to tow her back to
San Francisco, but after tugging away for
several hours the hawser broke and the at
tempt was given up The crew were aftes-
ward transferred to another schooner. The
latter hunted up the injured craft and towed
her into San Francisco safely, the third day
after the accident.
We learned yesterday that Mr.. Freeman
had been removed from the agency of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Co. on the Sound.
We understand this action was on the score
of reducing expenses, and that his place will
not be supplied. the captains acting hereafter
as agents. 1t is our judgment that Mr..
Freemans presence here wsuld pay the COM
psuy from four to ten fold for any reasona
bic salary they may have paid him and that
it will be found of the pennywise and pound
foolish order. He was q man who made
warm friends socially, and active and en-
ergetic beyond the ordinary in business mat
tiers.
CALIFORNIA marksmen won in the contes,
at Philadelphia, July eth. We should like
to have seen some of our Gray's Harbor sea
otter hunters given chance in the great
interstate and International match. Men
who can kill offers 300 and 400 yards distant
when swimming in the ocean surf, can, we
believe, discount the world at rifle shooting.
The feat of shooting birds on the wing with
the same guns would not be much more diff
ficult.
SEVERE winds impedcd the City Of Pana-
ma on her last trip up. At times she was alb
solutely unmanageable. When off Port Or
ford they headed for that place and laid there
"a hours. The little coasting steamer En-
pirc City had then been in thatharbor wealth
er.bound several days. 1t is said by old sea
captains that some of the heaviest winds On
the coast prevail in July, and the steamer
happened to encounter them.
GEO. CoGGAN's horse Oceola was bally
beaten in the races at East Portland, July eth.
The race was running two>mile heats, bes,
two in three. purse $4,000, free TO all; the
first to receive 81, 400; second $500; third
$780, Billy Bigham won the first and second
heats, and the race. Butralph second, Rye
Straw third Ophir and Oceola were dis
tanced the second heat.
SUIT has been instituted against the Pacific
Mail s. s. Co., for $40,O damages for in
juries sustained by Mrs. Phelps at the time
she fell down the hatchway of the steamer at
Seattle. The City of Panama was libeled at
Port Townsend this trip, in connection with
this suit, but indemnifying bonds having
been given she was released.
THE recent massacre of our troops by the
Sioux will likely open the eyes of many of
the eastern would>be-philanthopi to the
true character of the red savages, and
if some of the admirers of the Chinese would
come out here and see them in their glory
they would also learn what degraded class
the latter are.
THE Anderson brought up to the several
Sound ports large amount of freight
from the City of Panama, but little of it
being for Olympia, the freight for this place
being slowed deepest in the hold so it could
not be reached.
The impeachment trial of Warren Hast.
ings before the British Parliament lasted
twelve years. If Belknap can secure as
smart lawyers as Hastings had there is q
chance for him to prolong his trial to the
next Centennial.
SOME of the heaviest showers of rain ever
experienced here have fallen in the last two
days. We fear the continued wet weather
may prove disastrous to the hay and early
grain crops.
SUPREME Court convened in the District
Court room yesterday and after brief session
adjourned till tomorrow. Judges Lewis and
Greene were alone present.
REvs. SKINNER and Thompson were alb
sent from their pulpits, Sunday. The place
of the latter was supplied by Rev. Mr.. Baker,
of Tho RaDtsct ol,r.ol