Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1881-06-17

1t is understood that one of the
first reforms introduced by General
Vanowski, the newly appointed min
lister of war, will be reduction of the
OF the number of generals of Cos.
sacks by six, involving yearly a saw
ing of 10000 roubles.
Mrs. Mamie Thomas, tiled at Col.
fax last week Iii the murder of Mrs.
Amanda ShahAs, was acquitted by
the jury, :;>r short trial, to the
relief and satisfaction of ali acquaint-
ed with lie facts. The husband Of
Mrs. Thomas was hung at Walla
Walla last winter.
A terrible wreck is reported on the
Peoria division OIL the Wabash rail.
road near Latharpe ILL.,, on the M.
by collision between two freight
trains which came together while
running at full speed. Both en-
gines and number of cars were de-
molished; loss will be over $50, 200.
The Sunday law was observed at
MarysviIIe, California, on the 18th
instant, for the first time in many
years. All saloons and business
houses were closed with one excep-
ton. 1t is understood that the pro-
prietor of the only saloon opened will
contest the validity of the law.
In response to O call, a small
number of the citizens committee of
two hundred, organized during the
previous agitation in San Francis
CO, met on the Sth, and decided to
nominate city ticket. Capt. VIM.
L. Merry, Of Merry & Faux, was
selected as mayor. The intention
is to make non-partisan nominations.
The Oregon Railway & Navigation
company are at work on the steamer
Isabel. She will be quite thoroughly
repaired, receiving new and larger
wheels, her machinery will be over
hauled, and she will have new cab
ins, etc., SO that when she comes
out again she will travel with in.
creased speed and be pleasant and
comfortable to the travelling public.
The revival inaugurated under the
auspices of the boy preacher evan
gelist, Rev. Thomas Harrison, clever
weeks ago at Indianapolis, has been
spreading until some 1000 CONVEX.
sions have resulted, and several thou
sand more have risen for prayer and
been at the altar. 1t is believed that
the work is only begun. Sixteen
churches are now open for revival
work.
Says the Colfax Democrat: Mr.. e.
A. Sampson OF Genessee valley i'm
forms US that terrific hail storm.
visited that section of country hit
Friday. An hour after the stox1n 8
hail stones were measured that wsro
from four to four and half inches
In circumference. In the little Gen.
nesse not window pane was left
unbroken on the south side Of the
buildings. Mr.. Sampson had eleven
chickens killed, and six-weeks-old
pig had its back broken by the fall
ing bail. The storm extending to
Lewiston but was not so severe at
that place.
The following note from . New
York paper will illustrate what may
be done with a comparatively email
farm. The farmers of this western
country will in time learn the valu-
able lesson tina. successful cultiva-
ton lies less in the number of acres
worked than in the thorouehness
and care given. The exchanges says:
=" George w. Hallock, who has 81
farm of forty.fve acres on Long
Island, raised last year Is 900 quarts
of strawberries, 1890 bushels Of
onions, 5000 bushels of potatoes,
173 bushels OF wheat, 100 bushels OF
corn, 36. 600 cucumbers, 6, 800 bush-
els of Brussels sprouts, 800 bush
els of turnips, 4 600 bushels of car
rots and $50 900 cabbages."
The survey of the Green river
pass has demonstrated, among other
things, that a better and shorter
wagon road can be had from Puget
Sound to Ellensburg and the Kittitas
valley than from The Dalles. At
the present the ouly way OF reaching
Ellensburg is by way OF the Dalles,
over road 14O miles in length,
road which is practically over con-
of hills. A much superior
route may be had from South Prairie,
on the completed portion Of the
Cascade division, twenty miles from
Tacoma. From that point to Ellens- /.
burg, by way of the Tacoma pass, the
distance lie only 100 miles, on 40 Of {
which, from Ellensburg to Thorpis
cabin, there is already q good wagon
road.
An interesting event in the history
OF the Presbyterian church of Oregon
is about to occur on Clatsop Plains.
The first Presbyterian church organ
lied in Oregon is that ON Clat-
sop, which was founded in 1916 or
1847, at the house of w. II. Gray.
Next Sunday, it is proposed to
bold communion services of that
church at the house of Alva Condit.
There will be present, it is expected,
all the original persons who organ
ICED the church in 1846-7, except
tvo-Mrs. Powers, deceased, and
the Rev. L. Thompson, who was the
6rst minister, now living in Santa
Clara, California. These pioneers
are Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Condit, Mr..
and Mr.. w. II. Gray, Mr.. r. p.
Powers, and Mrs. R. W. Morrison.
The present minister, Mr.. Milligan,
will officiate.
SIMPLE INTEREST RULE.-Paste this
in your memoir andum
book for ready referen CO:
, Multiply the amount by the number of
lays counting 80 days TO the monthly
which when