Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-07-08
FROM TIE DAILY OF FRIDAY.

VASTLY FAIR has at last been closed out,
,clnporarily at least, by legal means, at Seat
IL, Mr. Wildman, the introducer of the
game, was making arrangements for big
haul on the 4th. He was to have $l3, 900 in
prileS. and run night and day until the
tr,.,.l, 5 were stripped. The long-suflcring and
cvcr-pa,ient people Of Seattle, hesitated no
laneer The gamblers were served with IN
injunction. They gave bonds and opened
again, and on this oflense the boss of the
game was placed in "durance vile" for
twcniy-four hours, as a slight indication OF
what might result if popular sentiment was
subjected to any further outrage from that
quarter. And thus for the, present, the iDiq.
uy is closed, and the people of Seattle
rejoice that the spell is broken.
MIR. Frank McFadden. of Sanders Prairie
was stabbed and seriously wounded, on the
evening of the 4th, under the following cir
cumlStanccs: 1t appears that on returning
home about 8 o'clock in the evening, he heard
somebody moving about the house, and while
cndeavoring to strike light he was assaulted
BY some unknown person, and stabbed in
the LEFT arm and breast. Mr.. NJ. imint date
ly discharged three shots from revolver in
the direction his assailant appeared to be from,
the noise he made in beating hasty retreat
but SO far as known without effect. Tho
wounds sustained are not dangerous. Every
effort is being made to discover the author
Of the outrage.
The municipal election, which will occur
in Seattle next Monday. is an exciting topic
in that city. Mr. Brown, of the Dispatch
and DR.. Weed are prUminln mt candidates fol
Mayor. There has been an effort made tC
bring out Mr.. Denny, but "honest Arthur y
has too much regard for his reputation to &C
oept position in which the honOrs are few and
the profits small, and no matter how faithful
ly the office is filled results in nothing but
positive damage to personal interests.
We learn from the San Jose Mere ury that
Miss Annie +. Rhinhart, daughter of Stephen
d. Rhinhart, formerly of this place, died in
that city on the 23d ult. She was born in this
place and here spent the years of her child
hood, and her form and features as well as hei
kind, genial disposition will long be remem'
bercd by many of our Oldest residents. She
was 1S years of age, and fell victim to
that terrible destroyer, consumption.
An OLD PApER-The father of all news
papers is the venerable Pekin Gazette, which
is over 1000 years old. 1t is a ten page pa
per, with a yellow cover; has no stories, nc
lads" no marriage or death notices, no ed
itorials, no subscribers. 1t simply contains
the oificial notices of the government.
The steamer Aida was obliged to get a
special permit to AIRY the large number OF
passengers returning from the Seattle celc-
bration, and provide extra boats to be used
in ease of necessity. Her usual allowance is
60 passengers.
THE steamer Eliza Anderson, Capt. Will
loughby, made her first trip, Monday to Vic
toria Her average speed was 10 miles al
hour, and the performance in all respects was
satisfactory to her owners and officers.
TIE Oregonian of the 9th inst contains
thirteen columns describing the celebration a
Portland. 1t was, undoubtedly the most i'm
posing spectacle ever witnessed on the coast
Mr.. Higgins has gone to Portland to NEE
Mr.. Goss, the Bath ship-buiider, who propose:
TO make a tour of the Sound, with the view
TO locate yard at some eligible point.
Mr.. A. J. Baldwin. of this city, was &C
corded aposition of honor in the ranks of the
Pioneers, at the parade in Portland on the 4th
YOUNG man named John Wand was &C.
cidentally drowned in the Columbia river
near Brookfield, last Monday.
MARRIAGE is described by French cynit
as atiresome book with very fine preface.