, 1878-08-15

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EDITORIAL NOTES,

Geo. Hines, "The Printer,' has
been visiting Olympia, and they are
talking of getting up "a "prlnters'
picnic" to entertain him.
Mrs. r. Kendrick has been for a
few DAYS endeavoring to organize a
class in vocal music, in this place.
Slow work, we understand, although
she gives evidence of being amply
competent in her profession
The "Courier" man thinks that it
is now in order for Ohio to enlarge
her borders and take in the rest OF
the United States, since President
Hayes has developed such a predi
lection for appointing Ohio men to
office.
Foggy weather has prevailed in
straits of Juan De Fuca during the
past week, causing no little incon'
venience to shippers. The fog
whistle at Dungeness spit has been
clearing its throat quite energetlcal
ly, as evidenced by the sound.
The 1926, appropriated by the
Constitutional Convention for print
ing and delivering the constitution
in pamphlet form, has been awarded
to c. B. Bagley, of the Olympia
Courier" he having offered to fur.
nish 5000 copies for that money.
From present indications, the peo-
pie of the Sound vicinity will be-
come pretty well acquainted with
the contents of the proposed state
constitution, as most of our papers
will publish it entire, besides the
pamphlet copies will be circulated.
Tate and Rudge, who ran a foot.
race at Olympia on the Fourth of
July, have had another trial of speed,
this time at Seattle, resulting as be-
fore in favor Of the former. One
johnson, who turns out to be pal
of Tate, also entered for the purse
and ran as blind.
Mr.. J. F. McNaught, a graduate
of Ann Arbor law school, University
of Michigan, has accepted the ap-
pointment of lecturer on CONNER.
mercial law in the Puget Sound
Business College, located at Seattle.
The school already has 3S pupils en-
rolled. Prof. Gum seems to be do.
ing pretty well for starter.
The editors Of the "Dispatch"
and STANDARD" are "reasoning to-
gether" over the appellation of
"Judge," which seems to have been
either misapplied or misunderstood,
There are lots of people down here
whose claim to the title is an appro.
priated one and yet who answer to
the cognomen without grumble.
The judges appointed TO examine
and report upon the Olympia & Te-
nino railroad have submitted a re.
port stating that they are fully salts.
fed with the road, that it comes up
to contract requirements, and that
it is in good order with the except.
ion of ballasting and lining the track,
which last the STANDARD" says will
be accomplished in few days.
The latest excitement over fossil
discoveries has been aroused by the
recent unearthing, near Snake river,
of the bones Of man computed to
be thirty feet high. They were found
embedded in solid rock, about thirty
feet below the surface. The owner
of these bones must have weighed
at least two and half tons. 1t now
remains, says cotemporary, for our
scientists to ferret this matter out.
"Johnny" Harmed, printer, long
and favorably known on the Sound,
and at one time a partner in the
publication Of the Olympia "Cour.
ier," returned to San Francisco last
week on the Dakota. Mr.. Harmed
came up to the Sound few months
ago, after having been employed
couple of years on the S. F. H'Chron.
i;le," being taken with a severe at.
tack of hemorrhage Of the lungs.
tie is still unimproved and almost
despairs of recovery. The warm
est wishes of host of friends ac.
company him.
From the fact that there is a daily
mail between this port and New Ta.
coma, and that Capt. Starr has been
kind enough to keep his boats run.
ming through to Victoria daily, a
large portion Of the public have
been led to suppose that the Cana.
dian contract is for a daily mail.
This, being erroneous, is promptly
corrected, although the "Intelligen-
Ger" remarks that Interested parties
who see no prospect Of having this
service extended from twice a week
to once a day, are exertinp tbem.