, 1879-11-20

THE legislature adjourned OH Friday
last.
Mr.. Morgan has some fine meat OH
hand.
NRw York city has a debt of over $lO5.-
100000.
SENATOR Sharon. of San Francisco, is
again candidate for reelection.
DIPHTHERIA appears to have about r,n
Its race In Olympiaf or the present.
The steamship California, will, by her
next trip to Portland lie lighted by cleo
tric light.
BUSINESS has been resumed at Mem
phis, the reign Of yellow fever being a
thing Of the past.
A woman's political club has been
started In London. called the Summer
vile Club. ltnumbers 1000 lady members.
The salary Of Territorial Auditor has
been raised TO $1,000, which Is little
enough for an Office that has such respon-
sibillty connected with it.
ELDRIDGE Morse Is ont with posters an
nouncins his new magazine, the "Wash-
ington Monthly" the first number of
Which will be issued 1T Seattle, about Jan
uary. 1880.
MAGUIRE, the noted manager. Is nego-
tiating for lease Of the new opera house
at Seattle. to open with his pinafore conf
pany, now performing at the New Mar
ket Theater. Portland.
The Chicago Times tInd.) predicts that
Washington Territory will not become
State before lSs3-not because 1t lacks the
requisite population. but it would be
Republican State.
THERE Is still an imme nse immigration
to the famous Palouse and Spokane coun-
tries. The count e. OF whitman and Ste
vens bid fair to be the most populous IN
til he Territory in very few ysars,-"Pa-
louise Gazette"
PETITIONS will soon be circulated
throughout the northwest, ask Ing Con-
gress to fix the price of the n. r. r. II.
lands ut 2 so per acre, and to reduce
the price ofgovernnent land to 81 25 per
acre inside of railroad limits.
Be contented with your lot - especially
since Morgan's meat shop is open.
The Anacortes Tor Ship Harbor) post
office has been reestablished, on which
event we congratulate Mr.. Bowman, the
postmaster and merchant Of that place, as
he has been considerably embarrassed by
the suspension.-"Mail."
The new lighthouse tender Manzanita
left New York on the 26th of October for
this coast. and will arrive at San Fran
cisco about January 1st. The Manzanita
will relieve the Shubriek in the service on
this upper coast
MORE than one-half of the glass used In
the United States is produced in Pitts
burg, Pa, where over 5000 hands are EN-
ployed In the manufacture. Twelve
thousand one hundred and ten tons of soda
ash were used during the last year and the
value of the glassware amounted to nearly
$1,000, 900.
SOME idea of the enormous production
OF pork in the great corn growing dis
tricts OF the middle West, may be formed
from the fact that Chicago pork packers
will require 25,0O0.00O ieet OF box lumber
this year, and that Cincinnati will proha-
bly, need an equal, If not greater amount
for the same purpose.
A SURE proof that better times are at
hand in the Eastern States. Is the fact
that nearly every recent strike ofworkmtn
for higher wages have been acceeded to by
their employers. The factories, Ioundries.
and manufacturing establishment OF near
ly all kinds are full of orders and can af-
ford good wages for their operatives.
SNoHoMIsH CoURT.--The District court
held at Snohomish City adjourned at 3
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon Of last week
During the term two indictments were
found-one against Nh Indian for stealing
goods and the other against party still
at large. The Indian furnished bonds,
and his trial was pos tponed. There were
no jury trials. The loggers' suits were all
settled and in cases where the logs have
been sold the money will be divided up.