Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-12-21

C0uueu cloIns.
TIE wind is in the South and
everybody is happy.
Mn j. n. GALE has received tbs
appointment Of Postmaster in this
place.
EUGrxE AVERY, is to be hung in
Portland on the 7th Of FEBRUARY, not
a very propitious beginning of the
new year.
WHAT tree to hang their presents
on is one of the absorbing questions
Of the hour with anxious parents.
The "officials" of half o dozen or
more different festivals are present
ing their claims, which are paramount
of course, to any of the rest.
ONE of our constant readers wants
to know what we mean when We
state that the weather is I" character
istc of Washington Territory"
Well, we mean the same kind Of
weather that the Shepherd Of Sails
bury Plain liked, when he was ac-
costed by the nobleman.
"THE latter days" " Christ's Sec
ond Coming" the" Millennium" tho
Chiliasm" and long array Of kim
dred topics are engaging the atten-
ton of talented clergymen through
out the country. So far as the pull
pit is concerned, there appears to be
general brushing up relative to
these suggestive and mysterious sub
jects.
90" won't go in 1879 an even
number of times, so next year will
not be q leap-year, and the girls will
have to try some other plan till 1880.
Our girls have entered however,
upon, vigorous campaign Of book
marks, collar-boxes, match-safes,
etc., for the several Christmas trees.
and Ido not despair even il 1879 n
not bissextile.
VIZ are pleased to observe that the
Episcopal congregation have pur-
chased large supplies of books and
toys for their Sabbath School of our
local dealers, which is in marked
contrast with the past and present
course of some of our church-people.
We trust that the time will come
when the principle of " Live and let
live" will find practical application
in all the walks of life.
We are again called upon to
chronicle sad death in the family
of Mr.. W. J. Craig. His eldest
daughter Carrie, died Thursday, at
at 2 o'clock A. NJ, of that fell disease.
diphtheria, which has now deprived
the sorrowing parents of three child
rem. The funeral services took place
place at the residence of the family.
at 10 o'clock Friday morning.
The Seattle Daily Post, attributes
tho small number of emigrant arri-
walls in that place by the Pacific Mail
Steamship line to the low prices OF
passage which have, for q time,
caused such q rush by the Oregon
Steamship Company's line We
complain of nothing, SO long as .
liberal share of the great tide of hu-
manity reaches our Territory.
LATE dispatches from Walluls
bring the exciting intelligence that
Chief Noses refuses to deliver up,
to the proper authorities. the Indi-
ans who murdered the Perkins fami-
ly. That painted functionary de-
clares that the Sheriff of Yakima
county shall never arrest the nur-
derous without taking him aloAg
with them; and rumor has it that the
determined Sheriff and his intrepid
posse are surrounded BY the hostilss.
and, doubtless, in q very critical
situation.
OxE would suppose that that Il
were quite enough that frauds shosla
be confined to financial circles. bst
the authorizes in San Francisco arsat
present investigating an alleged sts-
peDdous sysssm Of insgnlazitiss
among the msnbers Of The Eden
tionai Board. Tearhes eooplain
that favoritism il TIE ksy that -
locks the doors to ssft s.d II poai-
tioss in the public schools = ~
city.