Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-10-26

sxxrA Claus has been ksard ffo6:'
he writes from his Boreai Dooisioas
thaG ~ 10 nearly ssaAy 1ae his an
nual tour.
Tn Portland paPsss are loudly
ventilating the fset that tvo Dsw
churches lave been erected in their
city this sessoa-
VIZ are happy 10 report that Ms.
Woodland, who recently returned
home from Portland. Is slowly im-
proving in health.
UNoS Academy is just now in
quite . radically transition state. A
rev prospectus will probably be the
finsl deuouement
VIZ have seen = plan Of the new
Catholic Church. When completed,
it will lie one Of the most imposing
cLurch-ediiccs in this city.
THE advent Of pleasant weather
and improved streets will give de-
linquent ones an opportunity Of re-
plenishing their wood-sheds.
ESTIMATES from substantial sour
ces make the number of American
visitors in Europe, this Summer, to
range between four and five million.
The coasting season has come.
Small boys talk about their sleds
with rs much interest and import
ance as men talk about horses and
steamers.
IT may be somewhat consoIatory
to read that four hundred thousand
ounces of silver will hereafter be
purchased by the Government for
coming purposes.
The lives Of twenty-four Portland
CANNES were legally dispensed with
on Monday last. We could conven-
iently, if not legally, dispense with
twice that number.
ADMIRAL Paulding, son of one OF
the captors of Major Andre, died at
Huntington, L. l., on the Goth inst.
The Admiral was the last survivor OF
the battle of Lake Champlain.
A NEW book on domestic cookery
is announced by O cheap publishing
house in New York. We were only
going to warn our citizens to prepare
for the everlasting book agent.
Mr.. Charles Bancroft is in town,
deploring the fate of the Pacific
Coast Series of school-books, and
. telling the people what an awful
mistake they have made.
A FIRE at Port Townsend, on the
evening of the 18th instant, de-
, stroyed the dvelling-house of J. G..
, Ginger, I'm old resident of that
, place. Most of the furniture was
saved, but in damaged condition.
A SERIES of races is in progress
, over the course in East Portland
r participated in by fast horses from
all over the country. 1t seems that
, the turf sportsmen are determined
, to finish up what they could not dc
ct the Fair last week.
. WHEN we see Siwash lady bend.
ing under a back-load OF oysters and
then putting in her time in knitting
the old man a pair of socks, as she
walks along, the thought comes un-
, hidden into our mind, who shall
be the coming woman?"
A LADY of acknowledged good
. taste and common sense, asserts
that it is perfectly in keeping with
the utmost fastidiousness to use the
point of q spoon in eating soup, OF
to convey food to the mouth upon
the end of well-polished knife.
The move which has been started
in political circles, advocating O
method in our Government anal
aguos to the one pursued in Europe
; viz: Allowing members of the Cab
met to hold seats in Congress, al
though they are not members Of thai
body, is by no means losing its i'm
portance. It would not be unlikely
for such Q measure to take the form
of law.
ARRlvED.-The steamship Dakota,
H. G. None master, left San Fran.
cisco October 10Th, at IL M: ar-