, 1878-06-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.
What has become Of the "Prompt-

Hon. EIwood Evans is to crate on
Fourth at Salem.
Thus far the Seattle and WaIIa
Walla railroad is the champion line
for casualties-fatal and otherwise
A Seattle resident wants prize
given for the fastest tug boat on the
Sound. The Goliah would perhaps
lead her competitors in case of test
The Santa Cruz, CAL, "Courier," ol
Nav e4th, comes out enlarged and
immensely Y improved by a full dress
of new type from the wei known
foundry Of Messrs. Painter Il Co., OF
San Francisco. Its appearance is
neat and tasteful. ...
The steamer Isabel is having a new
passenger and cabin put on her, pre-
paratory to occupying a place on the
route between Victoria and this
place, after July LIST, when she will
connect with the Otter and Annie
Stewart, up sound daily boats.
The Victoria "Colonist" looks per-
fectly stunning in its fine new dress
Of Scotch type. Since being en-
larged and otherwise greatly i'm
proved, i, is more valuable than ever
though formerly it was among our
most desirable exchanges. ia
From the attempt being made to
break the will of the late Arthur
Phinney, of Port Ludlow, it seems
that his case bids fair to furnish an
other to the long list of illustrations
of what can be done under the law
when a man doesn't satisfy all his
heirs in the estate.
Bishop Andrews will preside at
the coming session Of the Oregon
Conference of the M. E. Church, to
be held at Salem, Ogn., and com
mence on Wednesday, August 2Sth.
The Columbia river Conference will
meetearly in September, at Dayton,
w. T.
The P. G. "Advocate" thinks the
reason why Rev. Fl. K. Hines was
defeated in Oregon for Congress were
that: the Catholic vote, the whisky
vote and the inidel vote went solidly
against him, 1t says, very sensibly
too, that man less conspicuous on
these points might have been elected
and accomplished as much good as
Mr.. Hines could have done.
Col. Don Manuel Freyre, Minister
Plenipotentiary of Peru, residing at
Washington, has applied to the Pc
ruvian government to appoint Capt.
r. w. DeLion as Peruvian Consul
for Puget Sound. The recommends.
tion of the Minister will no doubt
speedily be acted upon. The posi-
tion. having been entirely unsought
by Capt. De Lion, is none the less a
compliment to him.
The principal bulk of immigration
from Sound ports seems likely to set
towards Olympia until after July 4th.
The presumable cause of this is that
the Olympia people understand SO
well how to get up rousing celebra,
tion when once they set their minds
to the job. If they are not in earn.
est this time, indications are deceiv-
ing. The officers of the day will be:
Gov. E. P. Ferry, President; Hon.
H. G. Struve, Orator; Mr.. John Y.
Ostrander, Reader; Mr.. r. g.
O'Brien, Marshal.
We are indebted to Hon. o. ia
cobs, Delegate in Congress, from
Washington Territory, for bound vol
umes containing the Presidents mes
sage to the Senate, and other valua.
BILE documents amcng which are the
reports Of the Secretary of War, the
Secretary of the Navy, the Secretary
of the Interior, the Postmaster Gem
eral, &C., together with "Papers re.
lating to the Foreign Relations Of
the United States" transmitted to
Congress with the annual message of
the President. The largest volume
contains over 1850 pages and is close.
ly filed, containing large amount
Of useful information.
We have just received the pros
pectus of the american Antiquar
ian," a quarterly journal devoted to
early American history, ethnology
and archaeology. 1t is published at
Cleveland, Ohio, and edited by Rev,
Stephen d. Peet, of Ashtabula, o.
1t is designed to be q medium oI