Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-01
Local and News Items.
FROM THE DAILY OF SATURDAY.

Local anu News Items.
FROM THE DAILY OF SATURDAY.
In support of the intmation received
few days ago of the probability of an oppo-
sition steamship line to the Pacific Mail, via
Panama. it is now announced that the steam
ship South Carolina, the first of new line,
sailed from New York for San Francisco
about three weeks ago. She and other vessels
are intended to run in connection with the
Panama Railroad, in opposition to the Pacif
ic Mail Company. The latter company have
in contemplation the adoption of the shorter
route, by way of Nicaragua, as sosn as that
way is made practicable.
WE learn from the Transcript that the sur
veying party on the line of the Puyallup rail
road had reached South Prairie last week,
and were experiencing some eastern weather
in camp, the dull routine of March weather
in Pierce county being varied by the inter-
spcrsion of a snow storm. They arc now
engaged in running line from the prairie to
tic upper mines A good line is not so easily
found upon this as On the lower end of the
route.
ADAnY Christian Advocate is to be pubs
lished in Baltimore during the sitting of the
NJ. f. General Conference. II will be of
great interest to the members Of that dcnom-
nation, as well as all others interested in
ecclesiastical matters. The price for the
paper during the session is 81 %.
MIR. Cisco, of this place learns by private
letter that rich placer diggings have been
discovered near kearney, in Wyoming Ter
rtory, yielding from ten to fifteen cents per
pan. The gold is said to be equal in quality
to any ever obtained rom the mines of Cal
iforDia.
If Tony Noltner d1n't quit copying tho Washington
STANDA I'D we shall think he Is stlek aier TAI Johr
lie has adopted its title and has stolen its head We
hope, however, his intentions are honorable DAILY
We acknowledge that we have weakness towards
that sweet little damse of sixteen and propose to
Standard
"Ah! we think we catch your idea
TIE little steamer purchased ON the Col
umbia river some time ago by parties at Sea-
beck, will make weekly trips from Union
City to Port Gamble, when she gets around
The weather has been so bad that she has
been lying at Astoria for months, not daring
to undertake the trip around.
MIR. NJ. 3. WILLARD, an esteemed citizen Of
Portland, fell from one of the wha-vcs of that
city, into the river, on Thursday evening,
the Esd inst. He was subject to epileptic
fits, and, it is presumed that similar attack
was the cause of his fall.
THE latest indication of enterprise is from
Port Townsend, where hen has been trying
for several weeks to hatch brood of chick
ers from nest of turnips. If she succeeds
by May she will be sent to the Centennial.
THE eclipse came off today promptly at
the hour advertised, and smoked glass was
at premium for the few minutes of its du-
ration. The clouds intcrfered somewhat
with an unobstructea view
IT is time for the press all over the Tcrri>
tory to quit claiming that Shepardson and
fellow prisoners are operating in their sever.
al neighborhoods, inasmuch as those individ-
uals have been recaptured.
MANY voters request us to announce the
names of Messrs n Crosby and j. H. IIough-
ton for candidacy as Town Trustees of the
Second Ward at the ensuing municipal cleo
ton.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Kelley, late Representa-
tive from Pierce county in the Territorial
Legislature, visited this place yesterday, on
business connected with the Land Office.
Mr.. Lamb, Superintendent of the Wes>
tern Union Telegraph Company, is in town.
He came up by the North Pacific and will
will probably return by her tomorrow.
MEssEs. Macleay& Co. are putting a new
roof on their building adjoining the New
England Hotel" They propose to rcpaint
and renoyate it thoroughly.
SOME physician in Victoria advertises that
as it would interfere with his other business,
he does not attend upon smallpox patients.
THE steam tug Grappler ran ON a rock at
the entrance of Nanaimo harbor, last Sun
day, and had to be beached to avoid sinking
1t is estimated that there will be six humid
ASN ehouSahN pOuuNo VI iOpS AtioNN III wv
Puyallup valley the coming Summer
THE Express says the reports of robberics
in Pierce county are purely sensational.
Nothing of the kind has occurred.
IN the recent election in Yale district Mr..
Vernon was elected over Mr.. Semlin, for
member of Parliament
THE steamer lighter Capital, Capt. Chap
man, went to Tumwater this morning, to de-
liver freight
WORK was begun at Esquimalt, last Tues
day, upon large Government drydock.
A FINE band of beef cattle from Lewis
county has been purchased by Samuel Coul'
ter.
THE Victoria Co!onist says British Columbia
will be largely represented at the Centennial.
THE spring and summer term of the Union
Academy, will begin on the Goth of April
POTATOES are selling for five bits a bushcl
on White River, in King County.
1t costs about fifty dollars to go from Vic
tolia to the Cassiar mines.