Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-07-29

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send and appear there as original The write
has promised us the second part of the one
presented yesterday.
The schooner Superior, which ran of
from the Sheriff of San Francisco during
May, sailed from Port Townsend for Sar
Francisco last Saturday evening, having or
board law officer in nominal charge Fol
running into Victoria, on coasting license
with clearance for Port Townsend, Collect
or Webster imposed upon her fine of $500
and it is said that $4,000 additional will no,
pay the expenses of her attempted evasion OF
the law.
WE are pleased to note that Mr.. S. n.
| Cooper, Of Tumwater, secured the contract
for furnishing the doors, sash and ceiling for
the large brick store now building in Seattle
for the Frauenthal Bros. Mr. Otto Ranke,
of this place, has the contract for the mason
| ry work on the same building
THE Victoria steamer Grapplcr which re,
Gently ran ashore off Darcy Island at high
| tide is still fast on the rocks, and the seas
flow almost entirely over her. Much OF
her freight has been taken off in damaged
condition and hopes are still entertained OF
| saving the boat.
THREE of the North Pacific Goldfish schoon
| ers have arrived at San Francisco so far this
year. The first was the Selam, on the ed OF
July, with 10000 fish; the third was the Al
fred Adams, on the 3D. of July, with 62,0OC
| fish, and the Alaska on the 9Th, with $4,000
| fish.
A SAILOR named John Both, a native of
Hamburg, aged 2G gears, was drowned in the
harbor of Seattle, July Goth. He was intoX
| icated and capsized the small boat in which
he and companion were rowing. The lat
! ter swan ashore.
OLYMPIA is improving and beautifying lib
orally this year. Roads, sidewalks, fences
and buildings lravc been put in good order,
and we claim that no town on the coast pre-
sents a more attractive appearance to an ar
tistic eye than our little city this summer.
SAN Francisco merchants are trying to
secure uniform action on the discount of
silver l. is altogether probable that we
| shall soon have this class Of coin rating on a
par with .reenbacks
WE have it from what we regard reliable
| authority that the steamer North Pacific,
| which is now on the ways repairing, will re-
turn to her old route on the. Sound in about
| six weeks.
| HAY is down to a reasonable figure once
more and nearly every wagon in the vicinity
has been drafted into the service of trans.
porting the same to the barns for winter USE
CHARLES VIVIAN the celebrated singer, was
married in Oakland, Cal, fortnight ago, to
| Miss lmogenc Iolbrook, the reader and elo-
cutionist who was here few months since.
Col. PAIGE superintendent of Wells Fra
go 4 Cos Express in this northern region, is
making tour of the Sound on business of
that Company.
REV. G. F. WnITwoRH and his daughter
Eta, of Seattle, are passing a day or two
among their old friends in Olympia.
IMMIGRANTS from the Eastern States are
beginning to arrive in numbers in Walla
Walla and Whitman counties.
TIE steamer Favorite towed away a fine
boom of logs from our bay yesterday, be-
longing to Barry Bros.
FISHING parties are now making daily raids
upon the scaly inhabitants of bay and inland
lake and stream.
THE Democratic precinct primaries of
King county have been called to meet on the
10Th of August.