Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-04-08
FROM THE DAILY OF THURSDAY.

THE VIvIAN-KOHLER ENTERTAINMENT.-
The attendance at Columbia Hall last even
ing was not large, but the performance was
good and the audience enthusiastic in their
demonstrations of delight over the novelties
presented. Mr.. Vivian's dclineations OF
character are so true to life that the most ex
acting critic cam find nothing to condemn.
Like Dickens portratiures of cxccntric peo
pie, his sketches find a counterpart in almost
every community. Mr.. Kohler performed
as orchestra, with the assistance of Prof.
Waud, and delighted the audience quite
as much by the novelty OF the appliances
used to produce harmony as the music itself.
stovc-wood rendered Yankee Doodle" and
other tunes quite as perfectly under their
skillful manipulations, as those of greater
cost and much more pretension. They per-
form for the last time, this evcning-admis-
sion 80 cents, reserved seats Stand it the
patronage is at all commensurate with the
merits of the entertainment, the hall will be
crowded.
Mr.. w. O. MCFARLAND furnishes us with
an item of considerable interest. He lives
down on the sea-coast near Grays Harbor,
and during the season makes a profitable
business hunting sea otter, along the ocean
beach, On the 18th of last February lie
picked up, on the seashore, about five miles
north of the entrance to Grays Harbor, a
small black bottle that seemed to have re
Gently drifted ashore, which contained slip
of paper on which was written the follow
ing:
Sunday, Nov. 1G, 1873, at sea, at 10 A. NJ,
Bark Milan; Cape Mendocina, bearing East
] North; Dis. G8 miles; Lat. 40 deg, ADMIN.
H.; Long. 1885,, 45 min. West, pr. Sumner
method.
j. II. Snow.
Cape Mendocino is in latitude 40 deg.
nearly, and Grays Harbor, AZ deg. north, so
the bottle had drifted in a direct line nearly
$50 miles, and no knowing how much more
to and fro. We think the Milan was lost
sometime ago. Can any of our down Sound
exchanges add anything of interest regard
ing the matter:
THE following is list of services for the
coming week, at St. Johns church, in this
city: Monday and Tuesday at. p NJ; We'd
nesday II A. NJ; Thursday, Z p. NJ; Good
Friday, services CT the Holy communion, at
II A. NJ; Easter Day, morning prayer and
Holy Communion, II A. NJ; Children's ser
vice, 1:30 r. NJ. Evening prayer. M.
UNDER the internal revenue law all changes
of partners in businesses requiring payment
of special tax makes it necessary for the new
firm to again pay the tax. This is the case
whether new partner joins, or one or more
partners leave the firm.
Most of the time of the Court yesterday
and to-day has been occupied in the hearing
of the cause of Justin ChenOwOrth vs.. Nathan
B. Gates. A jury was empaneled yesterday,
and they will likely retire to decide OH a yer.
dict this afternoon.
So much stovewood is used in this village
that it would pay some cntcrprising man to
invest in portable horsepower saw, to be
used instead Of the present tiresome cross
cut.
CAPT. Henry Winsor, formerly Of this city
and L. s. Mail contractor on the old Month
SCllO lOutC, INV u ICSiuCuG VI CtCtI-
accom-, is ON brief visit to this place. He
intends to engage in the logging business
this Summer in Pierce county.
THE Northern Pacific Railroad Company
announce that halffare tickets will lie issued
to those from Puget Sound who propose cell
ebrating the national anniversary at Portland
THE Ajax passed Kalama on her way to
Portland yesterday. w. n. Horton is on her,
and it is understood that Capt. Finch is also
passenger.
OYSTER culture has proved very profita.
bic at Shoalwater Bay. Why would not the
cultivation of the oyster beds near Olympia
pay?
TIE scum OF San Francisco, and hoOdlum
editors all over the coast, are endeavoring to
inaugurate war on the Chinese.
THE Oregon Pioneers have accepted an in
vitation to take part in the celebration of the
centennial anniversary at Portland.
Mr.. GRIMM is industriously engaged at his
old trade in the building adjoining Treen &
Damons shop.
We got considerable Seattle mail last night
only 'days on way.