Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-25
WHOLE NO. 946.

JUDGE Bellinger pronounced sem
tance OF death upon the Indian Jack
son Grant, yeterday morning.
The Portland Standard wants us
to beware of one John DAILY, who
falsely represents himself as an agent
for that paper. Look out for him.
Cut him.
The Weekly Mountaineer would be
better paper if, in addition to 9TH
er news items it would tell us where.
in Wasco county," it is usually
published.
ON her, last trip from the Sound.
the steamer Dakota took eight thou
sand bushels of potatoes as q part of
her freight; and now we may soon
look to. see them reported as ''Ore-
gon produce.
IHE locomotive has not received
Its new headlight yet, but in default
thereof, the combined brains of the
company have improvised tempor-
ary substitute, made out of an oil
can for lantern and bran new tin
milk-pan for a reflector.
On Monday, for the first time since
the ice embargo, a steamer made her
way from the Dalles to the Cascades
connecting, at that place, with the
steamer from Portland. This will
be joyful news to the people of East
ern Oregon and Washington.
THERE is yet hope for those loving
hearts who failed to make conquests
during the holidays. Valentines day
will be here shortly, and we doubt
not the good Saint, whose anniver-
ary we observe, will feel as beneyo-
lently inclined towards his children
as IN former years. If Augustus
falls IN his valentine, he can at least,
make a pretty dupe of his Angelina
on April-fool day.
South America is not the land of
refugeit used to be for defaulting
bank clerks, embezzlers and other
criminal adventurers. Thomas D.
Cunningham was arrested in the city
of Rio De Janeiro on the Tth instant
on q charge OF forgery committed in
Wilkesbarre, Pa. After duly con-
sidefing the case, the Brazilian gov
ernment consented TO allow rim e.
be delivered into the hands OF the
officers who went in quest Of him.
So his family may expect him by the
next steamer, but unfortunately, not
in time to spend the holidays with
them.
ACCORDING to the Transcript, a new
plan Is under advisement by the
managers OF the Barnes Hook and
Ladder masquerade ball, for the
purpose of enhancing the financial
interests of the offair, but we defy
" Philadelphia lawyer" to properly
and understandingly construe what
that muddlcd journal says Of the
adopted arrangement: "None but
those holding tickets or invitations
will be admitted. In order to lessen
the large number of spectators that
always attend these parties, to the in
convenience of participants, an adj
admission fee OF fifty cents will be
charged every lady not en- masque or
in costume, while the admission for
gentlemen will be one dollar each,
whether in costume or not" Nov,
who is who, or which is which ?
That's the question.
A FRIGaTFUL accident occurred ON
the valley branch of the Northern
Pacific Railroad, last Wednesday
night. A train of coal cars was
crossing the trestls bridge over May
Greek, not far from Newcastle, when
four of the hinder cars jumped the
track and plunged to the bottom Of
the gulf, a perpendicular distance Of
one hundred and thirty feet. Mr..
Fred. Patten was standing betwesn
the last two sars rs they went down
and was buried under the debris.
The unfortunate man was taken TO
Seattle and placed under the charge
Of DR.. Calhoun. Mr.. Fred. Pattsn in
o son of Superintendent Patten, of
the Talbot Coal Mine, and was act
ing as brakeman Of the train at tho
time OF the accident. No bones were