, 1877-12-15

HEAVY LIQUOR L1CENsE.-The late
Legislature amended the license law
whereby all keepers of saloons are re-
quired to pay at the rate of 5000 yearly
for licenses to sell liquor. Heretofore
the price of licenses has been at the
discretion of the county Board. This
discretion is now taken away. with the
exception that in towns where there is
but one saloon license may be issued at
the rate of 500 per annum. As the
law now stands liquor dealers will pay
$500 yearly to the county, 500 to the
city and $25 to the general government,
making a total tax of 1925. The in
creased cost of licenses will tend to
freeze the smaller establishments out.
and leave dealers with capital a monop.
oily of the business.--B. B. Mail.
GEN. HowARD's feet are covered with
stone Hawkeye. Yes, and his
empty coat sleeve is splashed with
newspaper mud. - Bulletin. There is
ever so much justice and truth in the
Bulletins rebuke. There is often too
much thoughtlessne.s in this making of
jokes. and the man who grinds out jokes
by the column is too often tempted to
say something mean in order to be
little funny. We are very frail breth-
ern, all of US, and we accept the Baale-
tins rebuke in spirit of candor and
friendship in which it Is rendered, and
if at any time We have said anything
that Gen. Howard is sorry for. We for
give hlm.--Stdnddrd.
On THE SAM1sH.-The Samish river is
located about ten miles below the north
fork of the Skagit and as yet the land
around it hes been comparatively un-
known. There are thousands of acres
of rich bottom land such as they have
on the Swinomish fats, open for pre-
emption and settlement. and it is also
perhaps the best timber country on the
Sound. Visitors are gradually gather
ing there and by this time next year we
expect to hear big things of the Samish.
Mr.. Miller has farm on the Samish
flats from which he realized 100 bushels
to the acre last year and expects to do
better this year, a. his dyking is COM
pleteed.
LAND SLIDE. - Yesterday after
noon at Tacoma, a portion of the
hill above the railroad track which
runs around under the bluff broke
loose. and charging down upon the
long line of new coal cars standing
there, shot under two or three of
them and lifted them from the track.
Cinnamon were at once set at work
clearing the track, and by evening
the track and cars were all right
again. Herald. Some day the whole
town will slide down into the bay.
Even the Herald and the N. P. r. r.
cannot keep it up.
LOUIS SCHwABACHER, one of the
extensive firm of Schwabacher Bros !,
is to be married on Sunday next at
San Francisco. Sig. Schwabacher,
of Walla Walla, has gone down to
attend the wedding.
GEORGE H. JUDsoN, of Whatcom,
is the latest appointee to a scholar
ship in the University; which the
same is made by Representative L.
L. Andrews, of La Conner.
We are informed that Justice W.
R. Andrews will tender his resigna-
ton shortly, and remove with his
family to La Conner, where he in
tends opening law office.
A VERY pleasant sociable for the ben
eft of the Episcopal Church was held
at the residence of Mrs. P. Andrews
last evening.
AN Olympia schoolmarm spoke of
Spotted Tail, the other day. as
"Freckled Narrative, the aboriginal
Chieftain.'