Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-25
YMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY SATURDAY JANUARY 25 IS

The "Joe Gale" scow arrived yes
terday with load of stovGwood.
Ma. John Esmond, from Morte
sano, is paying our city short visit
IT should be accounted one OF the
cardinal virtues, now, for man te
return borrowed umbrella.
RELIGIOUS meetings are continuing
with unabated interest at the Tay
lor Street church in Portland.
The new Governor of Canada and
his royal spouse are travelling in dis.
guise, and seeing the sights of Mag.
ara.
No less than thirteen new post.
Offices have been established in
Washington Territory since the first
of October.
Tue people of Victoria have hit
upon a novel plan TO prevent the
landing of Chinese upon their soil.
BY declaring the ports Of China to
be Infected, they hope to cause all
vessels coming thence with passen-
gers, to be placed under quarantine
for long period.
Mr.. j. Lenoir, OF the firm of j.
Lenoir q Co., who so successfully
introduced the Olympia Oysters in
the California market, is here, on a
brief business call. He says our
oysters are preferred TO any others
in San Francisco, and their reputa-
ton is fast extending over the whole
State. He stops at the Carlton.
The libel suit brought by Beriah
Brown against Thos. w. Prosch,
and counter suit of Prosch against
Brown, have been settled by mu-
tual agreement, and the cases dis
missed from court, each plaintiff
paying his own costs. 1t will be re-
membered that these cases grew out
of certain alleged charges of bribery
and corruption in Office.
One good thing brought about by
the Olympia Oyster Company is
noticeable in the increased industry
of good many heretofore idle ST.
washes. Finding that there are
other oyster eaters than those in
Olympia, they have gone to work
with q right good will.in gathering
supplies from various points and
bringing them to the company's
quarters at the Depot.
MUNsoN has again invaded our
Office and paid his yearly respects by
surfeiting us with big calendars, lit
tie calendars and intermediate cal
endars. And as if these were not
enough, he has left on our table
enough blotting pads to absorb all
the ink we shall spill for the next ten
years to come. Munson wants to in
sure our property from fire and our
wives and children from the ills OF
poverty after we 60 over on the other
side of the river, and that's the kind
of barnacle he is.
At the meeting Of the stockhold-
ers and creditors of the Olympia and
Tenino Railroad, last Saturday, a
vote of thanks was rendered to the
Pacific Rolling Mill Company for
extending the time for the payment
of the sum due them from the COM
pany. 1t was agreed that the claims
of creditors be consolidated and
mortgage given on the road for the
same. Capt. Blinn was selected as
tho person to hold the mortgage,
and make pro rata payments to
creditors from the earnings Of the
road over and above running ex-
penses. The meeting adjourned till
Monday evening att o'clock.
On the 18th inst, H. G.. Oliver,
Deputy Supreme Grand Workman
of the Ancient Order OF United
Workmen, instituted Lodge of
that order, the first in the Territory,
with the following members and Off
GERS, viz: j. W. Waughop, P. M.
w.; T. c. Van Epps, NJ. W.; J. s.
Dobbins, Foreman; Isaac Chilberg,
Overseer; N. Crosby, Guide; r. p.
Shoecraft, Recorder; J. L. Hender-
son, Financial Secretary; @. b.
Mann, Receiver; Charles Gourdon,
Inside Watchman; F. A. Howard.
Outside Watchman. Trustees, ].