Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-06-24
News Brevities.

About 10C,00O RAILROAD ties will
be sent down the Yakima next
month.
Tue standing price for wood in
Walla Walla is Sc for mountain and
s. for hand wood.
King county's debt April 80, 1881.
was over $26, 900. an increase of over
Sl1 900 in one year.
The census office reports the in
crease of wheat for the past ten wears
at q per cent. and corn 1873.
Gen. Longstreet is to be made L.
S. Marshal of Georgia. He has NO
hope of Republicanlziug that State.
The Oldest inhabitant does not
remember such weather. Not only
small seeds but potatoes in outlay
ing patches in the vicinity of Quebec
ave been nipped off by frost the
last few nights.
The rise in Salmon creek has been
taken advantage of to float many
thousands of railroad ties down to
Vancouver lake, where they are
loaded on scows for transport to the
upper country.
The White House and Executive
Department have been in state of
siege since the Inauguration, and it
is just possible that the old civil ser
vice rules, from necessity, may be
erected as barrier against the be-
sieging army.
The Democrats of Iowa nominated
Judge D. G.. KinDie on the 10th. for
Governor; G. NJ Walker, Lieutenant
Governor; H. B. Hendershott, Judge
of Supreme court; w. H. Butler,
Superintendent Public Instruction.
The convention demanded revenue
reform.
Sergeant alarms of the Senate.
Bright. has discharged several en-
ployes, which causes much indiena-
ton among Democrats. They claim
it is unjust and contrary to instruc-
tions given him before the recess
was taken. 1t is probable that an in
vestigation will be instituted next
winter.
The saw mills at Milton and Port
Ludlow are the only ones of any
size on the Sound now lying idle.
They are paid by the mill combina.
ton not to work, and probably make
as much as if they were cutting lum-
Der. All the remainer are doing the
best they can in twelve hours a day,
which is the combination time for
work.
On Tuesday, says the Vancouver
Independent, while giving instruc-
tons concerning the management of
a circular saw, Mr.. w. W. Newlin
somehow allowed his left hand to
come in contact with the revolving
saw, by which the hand was serious
ly mangled. 1t is not yet known
whether any part of it must be am
putated.
In Montana they work off MUIR
derers on a flying trapeze operated
on q new principle. The sheriff,
or man in charge, as the case NAV
be, stands them on the ground and
by springing trap, jerks them up
ward instead of springing o trap FROM
under them. That is the way they
broke the neck of Douglass, the MUIR
derer of Alice Tarp.
The Dashing Ware, the Samoset and
the Canada arrived all together at Ta.
coma last week. The wharves we've
piled with about LOCO, 900 feet OF
lumber, all sizes. The vessels were
no sooner made fast to the wharves
than heavy crews were put to work
on them. and in three days from the
time of their arrival both the Dash
ing Ware and Samoset were under
sail for San Francisco, carrying away
something like ], 200, 900 feet.
Immense quantities of lumber are
being shipped to California and
foreign parts. Large logs are par
ticularly in demand, and square tim.
bers and plank 100 feet and upwards
long are no matter of surprise.
Amos Brown, near this place is get
ting out one order for forty logs, the
shortest of which must be 1O8 feet
long, and Ben. Turner ia also send
ing sticks from so to to 112 feet long
daily. Much of this long timber is
used in ship building.