Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-03-21
WHOLE NO. 954.

WouLO you rise? Then advertise.
UnEeEL.As can now be loaned
without security.
GENUINE corn-cob smoking pipes
ale emong The latest novelties.
A NEW paper has been started at
The Dalles, and The Co,e.a6ia is It's
name.
DIR. 1. N. Power is acting in the
capacity of physician at the Neah
Bay Indian Reservation.
MAJOR General Thomas II. Sher-
man died at Newport, Rhode Island,
on Sunday, the 10th Instant.
TIE interest in the contest for
Speakership is reported to be in
cleasing hourly at Washington.
The cutters on either side OF Maiu
Street, from Second to Sixth street,
have been thoroughly cleaned.
EIGHT thousand squirrel scalps
were brought into Walla-walla ON
The first day of March, and paid for
by the authorities.
TIE commissioners decision in ihe
case OF W. HI. Baker against the
Northern Pacific Railroad, has been
affirmed by Secretary Schusz.
We ane informed that, on an aver
age, the piles which support the
wharves on our Sound have to be
replaced by new ones, once in three
years.
A SAILOR, named Thomas Brown,
between fifty and sixty years old,
was drowoed, on Tuesday OF last
week, in the upper part of Port.
Townsend Bay.
THE police officers Of San Fran
cisco have their hands full in taking
care of what they CALI the I" Dare
Blondes" who have lately been per-
forming at the Standard Theater.
The people of Astoria, are made
happy over the reputed discovery
Of good article OF coal. The vein
is located in Coxcomb hill, and re-
port says coal was taken out of the
same vein more than twenty years
ago.
Up to March 18th, the following
postal changes had been made in
this Territory. Postmaster at An
acoltis, Whatcom county, Amos
Bowman; Chewelah, Stevens coun-
ty, James O'Neil; Post Office dis
continued, Milton King county.
The farmers OF San Juan Island
have been peculiarly favored during
the past Winter. A few lambs died
during the last cold weather, other
wise stock of all kinds is in good
condition, aud the farmers ale look
ing forward with much expectation
to large grain crops.
A Few days ago, we cited the case
OF a young man named Wolf, as o
warning against employing travelling
quacks to remove corns, and bunions.
The young man suffered the removal
of toe, then the amputation of his
foot. He fingered in great suffering
till last Sunday, when he died at st.
Vincent's Hospital, Portland.
JHE Portland papers meotion the
death a young lady, named Ella
Reynolds, from paralysis. 1t will
be remembered that the family lived
in Olympia for several years, Mrs.
Reynolds carrying on the millinery
business. Little Ella was quite a
small girl when the family left here,
and will be remembered by our cit
izens as child of more than ordin-
airy prepossessing appearance, gem
tleness and amiability.
REpoErs from Szegedin, Hungary,
reveal a frightful state of affairs con-
sequent upon the late terrible food
which overwhelmed the ill-fated
city. The whole surrounding coun-
try is represented as being dotted
with caravans of fugitives from the
submerged city. Railway trains
carried away, in one day, 5000 peo-
pie 70 safe localities, while 500 went
by steamer to Szegentes. The EN-
peror has contributed 10000 forms,
in addition to what he had before
given. Only 261 houses out of over
5000 in Szegedin ale left standing.
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