Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-21
Mrs. Gen. Sherman died in New
port, r. l., Wednesday morning.

MRS. Gen. Sherman died In New
port, r. l., Wednesday morning.
| A sNow-storm malTed the eere-
monies Oh st. Patrick's Day in
Washington.
Ir is thought that the cattle dis
ease, to which we alluded in re-
cent issue, has subsided.
To guard against body-snatchers,
the graves Of the lately executed
men, Brown and johnson, have been
carefully guarded.
Ma. Thomas Coo molly IS engaged
in ,eittiug the building on the cor
ner of Main and Fifth streets, lately
purchased by him.
Our Victoria neighbo,s are good
deal disappointed by The veto of The
Chinese restriction bill. Those who
want the heather Chinese to go,
were hoping that the success OF our
bill would hasten a similar move
ment in that province.
The Methodist Episcopal Church at
Seattle, is 10 prosperous condition.
Thirty one persons have uoited with
the church by letter, aod on p,oba-
ton, duliog the last conference year.
Judge j. r. Lewis is Dible-class
teacher in the Sunday School.
Tee new Catholic Church is daily
growing more imposing in its appear
ance, and when completed will be
one of the finest church ediGces on
the Sound. The site is by far, the
most beautiful town, in being situated
on a high bluff overlooking the Bay .
The Chinese residents of Port
land are contemplating sending a
valuable present to Mr.. Hayes, in
testimony Of their high appreciation
of his action towards the bill res
tricting their countlymen from COM
ing to this country. A subscription
has been started for the purpose and
5000 already secured.
Ma. Frank Myers, who took his
fist lessons in type-settiug in our Of
fee nearly ten years ago, returned
to this place last Wednesday. He
has been employed lately as assist
ant ligb;-keeper a, Cape Blanco,
Oregon, but after a tlial OF bei
lie, prefers mo,e Independent
even il more laborious, vocation.
THs heaps of mud scraped from
the cutters along Main street, have
been utilized in filling various de-
pressions in our unimproved streets.
In most large towns and cities, such
material is sold to manufacturers of
compost manules for high prices.
But 10 country where farmers
come into town to buy baled hay,
such rubbish is of no value.
That was a suggestive remark
made by one of our pastors to two
young men who left church during
service, when he paused in his SER
mon to say with deep solemnity,
"Full already those two heads
cannot contain much" The 1etort,
however, that "Froth fills up fas-
ter than settled BEER" like all smart
savings, did not occur to the retreat
ing youths side till they were out of
ear-shot.
The Victoria Coioaist claims to
have discovered that marriages cam
not be legally solemnized in that
province; no authority having been
given by the governor general to the
lieutenant governor for issuing mar
riage licenses ia his jurisdiction.
This is terrible state of affairs,
truly, but there is balm for yearn-
ing hearts, and we invite all who
would be made happy to come to
Olympia.
The execution of Archie Brown
and James johnson, took place yes
terday afternoon, in Portland, at one
o'clock, in strict accordance with
the sentence as originally pro-
nounced. Both men appear to have
been killed instantly by the fall.
They were left suspended half an
hour. The bodies were then placed
in coffins and Immediately taken to
the undertakers. Thus ends a
tragedy which has caused no little
excitement on the Northen Coast