, 1878-07-25

EDITORIAL AQTES,

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turned to PortOau.
We understand tine NsattI" "Iu-
toligcucor" has stopped taking dl-
rect tolegpapb0c news.
Two or three hundred families
have taken refuge. from the hostile
Indians, at the DaIIo>, Ogn,
For best class of job printing call
at the AHor, JOB office. Our Gus
toners are always satisfied,
The Seattle District Court already
has lao cases booked for its fall term,
with prospect for "a lively time.
Mr. Bailey Gatzcrt, Of the mer.
camille house of Schwabacher Bros.
4 Co., at Seattle, has gone to l'aso
Roble, CAL, for "A brief vacation.
A new paper is to be started at Sa.
lem, Ogn,, by a company organized
under the firm name of the "peopIe S
Publishing Co." 1t will, we are in
formed, be "greenback paper"
The IIoko Salmon Co. have sent
lot of sample cans Of haIibut to
Melbourne, Australia. They are de-
termined to introduce these fish into
market, and have a fair prospect Of
Or success
The new prison building at Seatco
has been finished and accepted, and
sheriff Billings, Of Thurston Co., is
about ready to occupy it. The ter
ritorial prisoners are to be removed
thither soon.
As another proof of the attractions
of Puget Sound for those who have
lived here, we may cite the fact that
Mr.. II. NJ. Saunders, now in Hollister,
CAL, wants to return and engage IN
the printing business again.
The attractive advertisement in
serted in our issue Of to-day, by
Messrs. Schwabacher Bros. & Co..
but Geebly indicates the magnitude
and importance of their business.
Those who read will not be able to
appreciate unless they "call and ex
anime"
The people Of Olympia are making
additional preparations for safety
against fire. They already have two
fire companies, and Mr.. w. N.
Horton, proprietor of the Tumwater
water works, has procured two street
hydrants and water gates which he
will use in the new arrangement.
The weather in some of the Eastern
States has been extremely hot during
the present month. st. Louis, Mo-,
reports the mercury from 90 to 100
degrees in the shade, and Stout 30
cases Of su1stroke in a single day,
of which there were 1G deaths, were
announced by telegraph on the 18th
inst.
The Republican Territorial Cen
traI Committee met at New Tacoma,
on Thursday last, and appointed the
9th day o: October next as the time
for holding the next Territorial Con.
vention. 1t will be held at Vancou-
yer, as is indicated by the call which
we publish elsewhere. The 29th day
Of September is recommended as a
suitable time for holding county con.
ventions.
The steamer Olympia seems to be
taking lots of tricks in the steamboat
passenger trade just now. Among
other obliging things that her officers
recently did was the'bringing of the
Oregon Quartet from Port Gamble
to this place for half fare in consider
alton Of the fact that they were to
sing for the benefit of the Sunday
Schools of this place.
THE report of the condition of
crops in the United States, up to
June lst, has reached us from the
Agricultural Department. From it
we learn that the condition is full av.
erage or above in all the States ex.
cept Rhode lsl'd., South Carolina and
Georgia, which show a small deRci.
cnce. The Middle ctates, the valley of
the Mississippi and thePacifc coat
show high condition, ranging from
lper cent, above average in Miheigan
to l2in Maryland and IA in Nebraska
The New England States are a little
above and the South Atlantic a little
below average.
We are requested to state that in
consequence Of competent Iadv
teacher having expressed "A wiling.
ness to teach class in vocal music
IN this place, Messrs. Roberts and
IaIIcnlire have kindly given way to
her. The lady, Mrs. Kcndrick, late