Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-07-01
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gates of American Israei,es earnestly rec
ommend to every congregation of Israelites
i'll the United States the holding of a special
service on that memorable day, the Fourth
Of July, 1876. Uniting with their fellow cit
liens in other observances deemed appropri>
ate they will becomingly manifest their heart
felt gratitude to God that the Republic found.
cd on the eternal rock of civil and religious
liberty, the beacon to the oppressed OF all
nations, sheds its brilliant and undying light
over land and sea and stands in sublime and
stately dignity monument of human intelli-
gence. fidelity and self~reliance, sustained by
the Almighty's benign protection.
The committee further recommend that in
each city a record be prepared of the settles
ment and progress of the Hebrews, their syn
agogues and other institutions. 1t is the de-
sire and intention of the Executive Commits
tee, with the cooperation of the congrega>
tionSt, o preserve in permanent form the local
records thus presented They therefore ask
that congregations will furnish the committee
with copy of the historical memoir pre-
pared in compliance with the suggestion"
EFFECTS OF THE FLooD.--A large number
of buildings have been carried away from the
banks of the Columbia river and its tribu.
taries, within the past few days. On Monday
evening Tie Orleans hotel at Umatil!a was
carried away. Same evening Fred Benzer's
bakery at the Dalles was washed away. We'd
nesday evening the back portion of the Merry
man i Louis stone building at the Dalles was
washed out. One third of the o. S. n. Co. s
large warehouse at Celilo-about 800 feet
WAS carried out last Saturday night, the 18th
inst. Two small fisheries on Deer Island and
one house above Maxwell's landing have
been carried away. Sullivan's fish house at
the mouth Of Cole elk, above Oak Point
has also been swept away. Wednesday
evening a large building was seen to float
past Kalama, and portion of a large frame
building was seen the same day stranded on the
rocks below Martins Bluff. Thursday small
salmon fishery located at Warriors Point,
just above st. Helcns, yielded to the high wa
ter and floatcd majestically down ON the cur
rent
BUTTER STATISTICS The New York Gro.
Ger of recent date. in abiding to this univer
sal article of consumption, says: Statistics
originally complied here about two years
since, and first published by the Butter an(
Cheese Exchange, place the number of milcl
cows at 5000, 900, and credit them with 1
product of, in round numbers, 400, O0O, O0C
lbs of butter. They were arrived at first by
an estimate made by an old and very intelli
gent merchant of this city, who has giver
much thought and study to the subject, an(
whose Investigations led to the following cal
culations: That of our population, 5000,
GOO would consume one pound of butter eacl
per week; 10, 900, 600 would consume three
fourths of pound each; 10000, 900 woult
consume one~half pound each, and 10, 900,
600 consume One-fOurth of q pound, maxim!
total consumption of ,O40, 0O0, 600 by 80,
100000 people This, it is calculated, is TO
the table use alone, and onesthird is addet
Co., culinary -r.,-rcsee. a;x;.as- -a~>-aGat
consumption of nearly !, 400, 600, 900 pounds
the difference being made by the exports.
IMMIGRANTS ARRIVED official returns SHOW
that there arrived at the port of New Yorl
during May, 1870 immigrants, of whom Z,
65S were males, and 5.752 females. Thu
countries of their last permanent residence O
citizenship were as follows England, 2,OS5
Scotland, 397; Wales, 80; Ireland, 1880
Germany, 1852; Denmark, 274; Norway
$50; Sweden, 1913; Austria, S67; France
1913; Switzerland, 172; Spain, 43; Portugal,
Italy. 54S; Holland, 1O7; Belgium, 40; Rus
STA, $50; Poland, III; Hungary, 81; China
9; anada, 10; Nova Scotia, 81; Mexico, 5;
United States of Columbia, 10; Cuba, %
St. Thomas,4; Bermuda, 3; India,S; Greece
Brazil, South America mot specifed), Porte
RIGA, Jamaica, Hayti, Assyria and born a
sea, each; Japan, Venezuela, Chilli, Argen
tine Republic, Barbados, Bahamas, Asia
Australia, Gibraltar, Malta and Lapland,
each.
AN article contributed by respected
! friend, criticising one of our fashion notes
will appear in subsequent issue. While il
is ably written and will doubtless find popu,
lar favor, there is strain of levity pervadin:
it which does not comport with the dignity w
intend shall characterize our Sunday paper.
A LARGE quantity of wool will 60 down OF
the Dakota. Wool begins to move now
and one good feature is, the fact that WOO
is shipped by Pacific ilSteamers to Sar
Francisco Tor one-half cent. per pound, be
ing from ten to fifteen dollars per ton les
than ever before.
MEATS have already been ordered for the
Dakota. The steward is a man of great ex
perience and has travelled in all parts of thu
world, on the cOmpany's steamers, and he de
clares that he prefers Puget Sound beef to any
he ever used. The pork, however, is fa1
from superior; but then, no Christ ian should
cat pork
THE steamer Otter, Capt. Jackson, arrived
early yesterday morning, under charter tc
the California Minstrel Company. She lief,
last evening, after the performance, to take
! the troupe to Tacoma, Ell route for Portland
The Otter is neat little stern wheeler owned
by the Renton Coal Co.
THE foreign visitors to the Centennial Elk
L.bition are to be INDUCED with the spectacle
| of lawsuit between the Exhibition authori
ties, to settle the question who shall contrc
the Exhibition purse. The Commissioner.
and the Board of Finance are the parties t.
the quarrel.
THREE baseball clubs have already en-
tered the lists for the match game at Port
land on the 4th. The Spartans of Salem
the Pioneers of Portland and the College
Club of Salem are the gladiators that have
thus far stripped for the fight.
S. n. ArrigOni, one of the pioneers of Port