Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-08-08


Two carriers will do the work of
delivering letters to the citizens If
Portland.
KING county promises a better
fair, this year, than ever before since
the formation of the society.
A MARKED decline in the wheat
and sugar markets of San Francisco
is the subject of discussion among
dealers.
The coalmine ofthe Northern Paci-
fc Railroad Company and that be-
longing to Smith Il Goodwin, are
both shut down.
Rev. G. A. Huntington and wife
returned on the steamer Alaska. He
reports stringent times in the East,
and is perfectly willing to try his
fortunes in Olympia, once more.
Miss Eva Bigelow, who has been
teaching school at Falls City, since
the middle of last May, has been
obliged to close on account of the
measles which lately broke out
among her scholars.
Mr.. Mckenzie, the newly-arrived
dentist from Michigan, proposes to
open an Office in the rooms now
occupied by MIR. Macleay and fam
lily, in few days. Mac will move
to his residence near the Capitol.
READ the advertisement of Miss
Bunnell in this issue. She has al
ready given many evidences of her
excellent Judgment and skill, as
and it will be seen that she
has added other branches of the
trade tosher business.
A PAIR of devoted Kentucky lovers
recently walked forty miles to get
married. Washington Territory is
just the place for that young. couple
to develop themselves. Will not
the secretary of some of our Immi-
grafton societies drop them a re-
minderp
The ladies' entertainment Monday
evening in aid of the Blue Ribbon
League, was q decided success,
considering the hssty manner in
which the programme was arranged.
The hall was crowded to its utmost
capacity, and everybody appeared
we'll pleased with the efforts of the
volunteer performers. Several of
the songs were exceedingly we'll rem
dered and elected a hearty encore.
IT appears that the proposed "re-
aboatd the Alaska, one of
the Pacific Mail Company's finest
and largest steamers, Monday night,
an event upon which so many of our
people had set their hearts affection,
was one ofthe things not to be. Who
erred in giving notice that the peo-
pie were invited to visit the ship,
does not appear, but that somebody
made gross mistake is now plain.
The vessel is not large enough to
accommodate all who would have
been likely to have gone on q gener-
al invitation. A reception in Colum-
bia Hall, given by the citizens,
bridged over the difficulty.
The Seattle daily Inteligencer
makes some very timely suggestions
in regard to the duty imposed by
our Government on foreign coal.
As the case now stands, a duty of
seventy-five cents, only, per ton, il
charged on all Goals imported into
the United States. It is argued that
if q duty of a dollar and . half per
ton ereimposed, foreign coal would
be so shut out Of San Francisco,
that Oregon and Washington Terri
tory would have all they could do to
furnish the needed supply from the
mines within their own borders. 1t
is recommended that our Delegate in
Congress have his attention called to
this subject. and then solicit the CO.
operation OF the Oregon and Cali.
fornia Congressional delegations, in
providing q proper remedy for the
evil. Charity begins at home, as
well in public as in private affairs.
We leave the subject to the considera-
ton Of interested parties.
VALPARAISO, Aug. 4.-The Chilean
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