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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-30

FEDERAL OFFICERS REsiDIINING IN OLYMPIA.
Governor L. =. Ferry. Office over the Bank,
Secretary. II. IL Owints. -
District Judge. John p. Iloyt, Maple Park.
Il. G.. OIiricn. Geek District and supreme Courts.
Office i'll County building.
L. : Marshal. G. b. Hopkins, residence corner Of
Main and Twelfth Streets.
L.. Attorncy,J b. Allen, Office Main Street, be.
tween Fifth and sixth.
Surveyor General, VIM. MCMicken, Office Main
Street. in Graingers Building.
Collector Internal revenue, j. II. Hayden, Wash
ington Street. ca I Of Public square
Deputy Collector, c. B. Bagley, office Fifth Street,
between Main and Washington.
Register of Land Offcr, j. r. Brown, Main
Street. between Sixth and seventh.
Receiver of Land Office. K. q. Stewart, Main
Street, between Fifth ard Sixth.
TERRITORIAL OFFICERS.
Auditor. T. VI. Reed office in Masonic Hall.
Treasurer, T. Tarbell, Office in rear of Wards
Store
Librarian, W. W. Newln, office in Capitol,
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Auditor. A. A. Philips, Office in County Building.
Sheriff. VIM. Billings. " a."
Probate Judge Francis Henry, Office in County
Building.
Treasurer j. II. Manson. Office in Odd Fellows
Hall.
School Superintendent, Rev, j, r. Thompson,
residence Presbyterian Parsonage
Coroner, |. V. Mos-man corner Main and Third
Streets.
Commissioners--J NJ. Swan, Samuel Davenport
and danes Lorgmire.
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS
Mavor-Gro. \. Barnes.
Councilman-First Ward, A. II Cham
hers, \. Il. Woodard; Second Ward, j. NJ.
Lammon, Geo. Forbes; Third Ward. Z.
Tallentire, Fobt. Frost.
clk-J. V. YantiS.
Marshal-Robt. Mack.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-30

IT, Cigars at Woodruff & Van Epps
for % cts; for 25 cts. tor rs cts. !; for
% cts. for % cts.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-30
Lay of the Last Minstrel.


Lay of the Last Minstrel.
o.
,frintinS ny steaM
frlntlng from type,
VI from plocks- Dy the ream
PRINTING IN white,
f[lntlnS IN colOrS,
vi sohlDre or bright,
And land-agents too;
PrInting fora any
Whove pi hitting to do.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-30

Is Go to Woodruff & Van Epps and
hear that magnificent HALE Piano.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-30

: WooDcUrr1i: never felis Il tree
a-.Hnat It's viii. He Away uxes it
first.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-04-30
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS

T. Just received at Woodruff & Van
Epps, 80 pieces of sheet music by Chopin,
Scshotr, huKetterer, Cramer, Ofenbach,
Strauss, and othercomposers. Also, songs,
music, and instruction books without
number.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-24
Fighting q Sea Devil,

Mr.. Smale, the government diver who
was attacked by large octopus, or devil
fish, while at work recently on the bed of
the Moyne river at Belfast in the colony
of Victoria, gave this account of the af-
fair: Having thrust my arm into hole
I found that it was held by something,
and the action of the water was stirring
up the loose clay, and therefore l could
not see distinctly for few minutes, but
when it did clear away I saw to my horror
the arm of large octopus entwined
around mine like a boa constructor, and
Just then he fixed some of his suckers on
the back of my hand, and the pain was
intense. felt as if my hand was being
pulled to pieces, and the more tried to
take it away the greater the pain became
I had the greatest difficulty in keeping
my feet down, as the air rushed along the
interior of my dress and inflated it; and
if my feet had got uppermost l should
have soon become insensible, held in
such position; and also, if I had given
the signal to be pulled up, the brute
would have held on, and the chances
would have been that | should have had
broken arm. had hammer by me,
but could not reach down to use it on
the brute. There was a small iron bar
about five feet from me. and with my
foot dragged this along until l could
reach it with my left hand. And now
the fight commenced, and the more
struck him the tighter he squeezed, until
my arm got quite benumbed. After a
while I found the grip began to relax a
little, but he held on until / had almost
cut him to pieces, and then he relaxed
his hold from the rock and l pulled him
up. I was completely exhausted, having
been in that position for over 20 minutes,
l brought the animal up, or rather part
of it. We laid him out and he measured
over eight feet across, and ! felt perfectly
convinced that this fellow could have
held down five or six men"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-24
California Fruit.

Five or six years ago the'fruit-growers
of this state were complaining bitterly
that the business was not profitable.
Yet it was curious to note that new
orchards were planted every year and
new vineyards also. Since that date the
whole business has been placed on
much better footing. The revolution in
the business has been so great that few
on the outside have taken note of it. The
shipment of certain fruits to eastern
markets, including pears and grapes,
was five years ago hardly more than an
experiment Now it has become a
great business. employing large capital
and furnishing freight for long lines of
cars. The fruit-grower found that he
could supply the eastern markets with
pears, including the Bartlett, seckel, and
some others, nearly two months in ad-
vance of supplies from the other side Of
the country. The advantage has been
great. One fruit-grower this year sells
about 100 tons of single variety of pear
for shipment to Chicago. He will sell
about the same number of tons of a
single variety of grape for shipment, and
say half that quantity of another sort.
His fruit crop will bring him not less
than $50, and that, too, without any
other trouble than that of packing the
boxes in the field, for the crop is sold
there to the shipper, who takes all the
risks. The apricot crop is all taken here
for drying and canning. The business
of exporting early fruits has now been
reduced to system. The fruit-grower
sells in the field for shipment, I'M
dertaking only to fill the boxes supplied
to him and setting them down at the
nearest depot.
Last year one of the most prominent
raisin makers in the state sold about half
of his grapes to Sacramento house for
shipment to Chicago. The other half he
converted into raisns. He was well
satisfied with the profits lie made on both
ventures. Several years ago there was
general complaint that fruit was drug
In the market. No good fruit now is
likely to be drug. In few instances
the local markets may be overstocked
with only such kinds as cannot be ship
ped, or are not wanted at the canneries.
The business of the latter has increased
of late. The business of drying fruits
has also been developed rapidly. All the
real growth of the raisin business has
been made In the last seven years.
Plums, prunes and apricots for drying
will not be likely to overstock the
market. There is now prospect of
very large advance in the business of
producing apricots and the German
pr Inc. The men who planted orchards
judiciously some years ago, at the time
so many were saying that the fruit bust
ness was overdone, and when this journal
was insisting that it was otherwise, laid
the foundation of small fortunes. A san
guine fruit-grower, and a very successful
one, predicts that ten years hence the
fruit crop of California will be of more
Importance than the yield of gold and
silver bullion within the same limits
San Francisco Bulletin.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-24
Chinese Amusements,

Coung Ye Lung Co.'S new theater
opened yesterday. The performance be-
gan at p. IN. and lasted till past mid
night At 7 p. m. the theater was
crowded, fve-sixths of the audience be-
ing Celestials, and one-sixth Caucasians.
About thirty Chinese women occupied
seats in the gallery set apart for the gen.
tier sex. The play presented is entitled
"The Treaty Between the Six Asiatic
Nations" and is embellished with the
incidents connected with that treaty
The play embraces every shade of acting,
from Light comedy to heavy tragedy.
The actors knew their lines and cues, and
they also knew how to act; there were
no quarrels between the leading lady
and soubrette, and the star and the lead
ing man; there were not half hundred
deadheads; there were no bouquets
bought by the members of the company
and sent to themselves by the usher;
there were no tedious waits between the
acts, but there were some tedious acts
between the waits the orchestra con-
sisted of a fiddle, two banjos, machine
that made q noise like two boys with
sticks striking a paling fence going at
full speed, and three cymbals-one pair
as large as wash-tubs. The ensemble
playing was a happy medium between
the sounds of two pigs under gate and
the melody of a boiler factory, with
slight preponderation of the latter. The
most thrilling scene was when ten actors,
dressed kind of like fairy and kind of
like an Indian and kind of like turkey
gobbler, came out and threatened to
wipe the ground with their opponents
army. They tackled an old woman,
threw her across block and sawed away
for a minute with wooden saws, after
which the woman turned somersault
and walked off the stage dead. The
heroine of the play had her face painted
like the sunrise of six-bit chrome, and
four young Romeos, after squandering
weeks salary on picnic tickets and boat
rides for the idol of their hearts, without
gaining her affections, threaten to have
the life's be-lud of the other three.
Taken all in all, the first Chinese per-
Torrance must be recorded as grand
financial and artistic cess-Portlaad
Oregonidn
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-24
Gymnastics In Sweden.

A contingent of the Stockholm GYM
nastic club, numbering some forty-fve
Swedish gentlemen, left London recent
ly for Brussels, to compete at the great
gymnastic tournament, which forms
part of the fetes now in progress at the
Belgian capital. During their stay here
they gave displays of their system of
judicious physical training and its
power of developing bodily strength,
agility and endurance, at Aldershot,
Woolwich, and Portsmouth, before the
military authorities, and on Saturday
last they consented to appear in public
at the chrystal palace, it being expressly
understood that their exposition should
not be misconstrued rs a matter of mer-
cenary showmanship. They presented
an attractive group as they made their
bow in the central transept before the
Handel orchestra, clad in sort of nau-
teal uniform of white, set off with blue,
and ranging from an athlete of thirty
one years to Il cadet of thirteen, and from
a Hercules of sixteen stone to the spar
est and most wiry of figures. Some of
them-oh! in encouragement to the near
sighted be it said-are deficient in this
respect, but that seems to make not the
slightest difference. | was particularly
impressed by the facility with which the
left hand was used, the illustrations of
ambidexterity being somewhat remark
able. They fenced quite as well with
the left hand as with the right-indeed,
SO cleverly did they handle the foils
with the off member that one was
inclined to regard their efficiency as
even greater. Prof. Ling, who founded
the Swedish system of physical educa-
ton, maintained the sound theory that
physical and mental training should go
together, and that every muscle in the
body should have its due share of exer-
else. The exhibition of "free-standing"
movements on Saturday was followed
with the closest attention, and the vault
ing was loudly cheered; the men did not
seem to care for obstacles, and first one,
and then three of their number, stopped
short, in leap-frog fashion, and allowed
their numerous fellows to clear their
backs as they remained astride the tall
wooden horse. The individual bouts
with foils were much admired, and
saber against bayonet and dagger against
foil followed with great skill and dex-
terity. There was one rather startling
encounter with sabers, startling from
the fact that the contestants were entire
ly unprotected, and seemed to run the
risk of serious injury. The Swedish
gymnasts were afterward entertained at
dinner, and there was display of fire
works which the fog spoiled. They
were understood to have come here with
view to acquiring points, but it is more
than probable that they taught more
than they learned. Cor. PittSburg Tele-
graph.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-24
Connecticut.

A battery gun was tested at New Haven
that fired 1888 shots in one minute.
The Middlesex cutlery company of Middle.
town has raised its capital stock from $l2, 900
to $4,000.
Cheshire celebrates the centennial Of its in
corporation October l5
Bartholomew & Co.. Meriden pork packers,
are building large slaughter-house and expect
to kill more hogs than ever before. They
have also bought fiye-story packing house on
the Wabash road at Barry, Ill.
Mrs. John Hogan of Wethersfield, who has
acted crazy for some time; drowned herself in
the Connecticut river few days since.
A bed of oysters has been discovered in the
Connecticut river, just above the Shore Line
railroad bridge at Lyme.
The injunction has been removed restraining
Hampden from paying $4,000 to the Canal
road for the removal of its track.
Jacob A. Ulman, Swiss barber, recently
workineat I~~tfo.d IL hilIou IfuIs1If ISewneld,
mlddletown, with Paris green, because of mis-.
fortunes and failure to get work.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-24
A Trying Moment.

On Christmas morning, 1864, while re
turning from move on Gordonsville
with large force of cavalry, the late
Gen. Torbert passed through Warrenton
and visited gentleman at whose house
he had made his headquarters earlier in
the war. Three of the Black Horse
cavalry, finding out his whereabouts,
made desperate effort to capture him,
and came near carrying out their design,
Gen. Torbert having to leap on his horse
withut his stirrups, pursued down the
main streot by tho three oavnlryInen, who
emptied their revolvers at him. He
often spoke of this as the most trying
event of his war experience, and while
consul-general in Paris entertained a
number of Wanentonians who were
making the continental tour at a hand
some banquet. A few days ago he sent
his respects, through a United States
naval officer, to William NJ. Spillman,
one of the three cavalrymen who put
him in such serious jeopardy Cor. Bal
HmOye SIM
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-24
Wouldn't Fast Long.

Several weeks ago Louis Schindel
who is accused of receiving hats stolen
in Orange, N. j., was taken from New
York on requisition and lodged in the
Essex County jail in Newark. About
two weeks ago, after being cross and
stubborn for some time, he refused to
eat any food. Warden Johnson prepared
dainty dishes in the hope of inducing
Schindel to break his fast, but the stub
born fellow refused to touch anything
but water. On Saturday evening, how
ever, he fell into line with the other
prironers and ate supper. He had not
eaten anything for fourteen days, the
prison officials say.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-24
Vermont.

Mr.. Vincent of Cady's Falls celebrated his
Tooth birthday last week
The Central Vermont Railroad il building a
bridge at Center Ferisburg in place of the one
temporarily built after the fire about year
ago.
Daniel Patrick's dam burst at Hinesburg the
other day, carrying away his saw and cider
mills and cheese-box factory. Mr.. Jessie, who
was just recovering from his injuries received
by the fall of a derrick at the same dam, was
also picked up by the flood, which broke his
leg twice and otherwise bruised him.
Mrs. Chauncey Stonio of Duxhury was so
worried by family difficulties that she went
without eating two days and then tried to kill
herself with Paris green, but took too much
and vomited it up.
The town of Halifax will hold its first an
nual cattle-show and fair the 28th. The pre-
miums this year will be honorary"
The Brandon lime and marble company's
Hme-kiln at Leicester Junction was burned
recently with 500 barrels of lime and 20 cords
OF wood; loss $500.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-24
Wandering Miner.
MAN WITH DIAMONDS TEMPTING FRovI-
DENCE
Oregonidn


DBNCE
A well-dressed man, evidently unable
to take care of himself and apparently
intoxicated, attracted a crowd in New
York recently. AS he displayed some
lewelry, two citizens took him to the city
hall police station. There his replies to
the questions put to him were so inco-
herent that he was detained. At first he
refused to give his name, but finally
he said it was William Brian, and that
he lived somewhere in Thirty fifth street.
Before locking him up the sergeant in
charge ordered policeman to search
him. Beginning with the side-pocket of
his coat, the policeman pulled out a
handkerchief, and with the handkerchief
came greenback of the denomination
of $500. Another pocket contained two
drafts for G300. Further search dis
covered 1855 more in cash, gold watch
and chain, diamond ring, and, loose in
his pockets, seven uncut diamonds. The
total value of his property was about
$4,000. He would say nothing except
that he had been to the diamond fields
OF South Africa. In the evening, Mr..
Brian recovered sufficiently to tell his
story. He said he had been absent from
the city three years, and had made $4,000
year in the diamond fields. He served
his time in New York regiment in the
war, and went to the Black Hills looking
for gold. He arrived in New York from
the diamond fields, via England. He had
got some of his drafts cashed in Wall
street, and had been trying, without sue
cess, to find some old friends. He was
positive that he had not drank any strong
liquor, although he had taken some lager
beer.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-24
New HAMPSHIRE,

Warden Dodge has begun his duties at the
Concord state-prison and has appointed Angus
tus Bean his deputy.
Benn & Winch's house at Bethlehem was
burned recently; loss $1,000, insurance 500.
George B. Lane formerly of Rochester, has
been appointed superintendent of the Omaha
schools.
George Manson died at jackson from drink
ing bed-bug poison by mistake.
DR.. A. H. Crosby and Rev. Sullivan Holman
have been re-appointed physician and chaplain
at the state-prison.
Oscar Jolly has been arrested at Keene for
stealing n L. Woodbury's watch and chain
five years ago. both were recovered, though
Jolly had traded them off to different men.
Manchester's city council is considering a
proposition to double the mayors salary of
$1,000, in hopes that better men will take the
place.
Concord has 2ll business men and firms,
employing 1873 men, l4l women and Al chill
dren, and the value of their productions last
year was $2, 1854, 547.
One of the student walters at the Glenn
house in the White mountains so impressed
wealthy old woman there that she will pay his
college expenses for the next two years.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-24
M massachusetts,.

Rev William s. Phillips, Baptist Clergyman
at South Chelmsford, died recently aged So
years.
The grand jury of Norfolk county has found
Frank and Amos Adams, brothers, guilty of
numbering George A. Partridge, at Belling-
ham, on the night of August g.
Rev. L. L. Potter, pastor of the Baptist
church of Everett, has accepted call to be-
come pastor of the Baptist church, West
Newton.
Tho Boston homestead cooperative saving
fund and loan association received 1871 ,448 in
the year just closed, paid out $50, 500 and has
balance of SS2572 on hand. The society has
earned per cent during its two years exis-
tence
Walpole's valuation is $l,S37 ,467; rate OF
taxation $50. so per $1,000.
Several Dighton scamps amused themselves
the otker day burning shavings about the home
of foolish young fellow named Cowen,
frightening him SO that he ran off and hung
himself,
Women are registering in Boston, prepare.
tory to the December municipal election.
Boston has been quietly examining the fire.
escapes in its public buildings and has already
found 100 that required improv ement, includ.
ing Goat the hotels and several at the theaters
Boston has taken down the fences about
Franklin and Blackstone squares, and, if the
public does not abuse the liberty, will adopt
untenced parks as permanent policy.
The Nahant steamboat company has settled
for the drowning of woman at India wharf,
Boston, with $4,000.
Dr. Samuel Eliot, Inspector OF the Boston
public schools, has resigned
The British steamer Hooper sailed from
Boston for London recently with this big
cargo: Five hundred and ten live cattle, 1900
sheep, 100000 bushels grain, $500 sacks and
1000 barrels flour, 1856 hogsheads tobacco 1000
packages provisions, 1000 barrels apples, 1000
cases canned goods, 1860 doors, % tons rubber
and other merchandise.
Holyoke's new directory contains over 6OOO
names.
Foxes apparently live in considerable mum.
bers among the wild hills of western Franklin; ;
two or three hunters in Heath and Coleraine
have shot and trapped about so within the last
ten or twelve months.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-24
GEN ERAL NEWS.

large number of laborers have been
Drought to Denver, Col, from the Eastern
states and Canada this season to work on the
various railroad extensions, of which there are
nine in progress, yet the work is DELAYED by
scarcity OF labor, the Denver and Rio Grande
company alone requiring at least 5000 MOI q
men than they are able to secure. Laborers
are receiving from sl.75 to $3.50 per day.
Milton Miller (colored) had fight at Cincin.
natl, o., recently, and when he tried to escape
arrest by running away, policeman d. T..
Moore shot him dead.
The rumors of a wonderful discovery of
native gold on the banks of the Cnchetopa
creek, IL essouthwestofG unnison City, Col.
are said to be confirmed by mining superin.
tendent.
Fourteen more Of the crew and passengers
OF the wrecked steamer Vera Cruz have been
rescued.
The crop report of the board of agriculture
OF Illinois, shows the winter wheat crop of the
state to be 81, 865, 900 bushels. The net value
OF the crop is estimated at $44, 447 900.
AT Alfalfa, 1. T., recently, an Indian named
Dixon was executed for the murder of Mrs
Washington year ago A spot was made on
the prisoners barred breast, and Abner Woods
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-24
The Lobster.

The lobster, like the crab, sheds its
shelly covering frequently, and previous
to the change appears sick and languid
and lies about in semi-torpid state. The
new shell is developed in three or four
days, during which time the creature,
naked and soft, awaits, in some sheltered
hole or corner, the growth of its new
shell. How it eontrives to draw the
muscles of its claws out of their hard
shelly covering it is somewhat difficult
to understand; but it seems that during
its sickly state the limb SO contracts that
it is capable of being withdrawn through
the joints the narrow passages near the
body. 1t changes its shell every six
weeks during the first year of its age, in
the second year every two months, and
afterward about once every three
months, until, at some age not known,
the moulting process stops. because the
animal ceases to grow.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-09-24
NEW ENGLAND NEWS.
Maine.

The drOuth has seriously damaged the potato
crop throughout the state, and many fields
about Gardiner are 50 poor that it is u ques-
ton whether they are worth digging.
Henry Durgin was drowned in two feet of
water at Limerick the other day, and it is
thought that be was taken with fit.
Belfast's business men are 50 much in earn
est about closing their stores early nights that
they have signed bond for $500 TO be for
feited by whoever first breaks over the hours
agreed upon.
The Universalist state Sunday school con-
vention is to be held at Fairfield ON the 29th
and 30th.
The drouth brought half the apple crop pre-
maturely to the ground in some parts of the
state, has dried up the pastures and raised the
price of milk in the towns, but did not seriously
affect the hay crop, which is fully mp to the
average.