Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-12-22
Affairs in the East.
Agricultural Congress.

" " iAN'''OiN, VII 'iiO outpGlI
GRITTY Of evaporatel fruit over dried
fruit. W. kuleshoff, of Russia, who
Is here studying the American system
of agriculture, introduced to the
convention letter from L. Corwin
Anderson, Short Hon breeder of
kentucky, which was read by the
Secretary, ung,nS Tie convention to
bring Cons ress to \ necessity % leg
islatlon against the lun5 nla5ue
among cattle. Letters of ro4fpi from
L. 5. Grant and Hon. s. J Tlldrn
were received. Papers we've read by
Gen. ". W. Burns, l. 5. A., on tue
preservation of moisture for season.
able rainfall; by George Greg, of
Scotland, superintendent of agricul-
ture to the Duke Of Sutherland, On
the subj It ot reclamation of hill
waste land; by S. Nugent Townsend,
of the London Fieid, on the immense
agricultural facilities otthis country,
and by Wesley Morehead, of Das
Moines, on hay. All the papers were
discussed. The evening session was
chiefly devoted to a rather heated
debate on the protective tariff. A
resolution offered by one member
was finally referred to a committee.
Democratic Sentiments.
Regarding the civil service reform
agitation, Brown, of Georgia, in his
speech very explicitly expressed the
Democratic views. Said he: " For
more than twenty years vast patron
age has been in the hands of the
Republicans. The Democrats had
scarcely any of it. Now the hand
writing appears on the wall saying
The party in power has been weigh
ed in the balance by the people and
found wanting 1t may be the wiser
Republican leaders will do all in
their power to secure the passage of
a law to retain Republican office
holders in Office after the people COM
mand a change of administration, but
it would be very unwise on the part
of Democratic statesmen to give their
assent to such a measure at this time.
When we have inaugurated a Demo-
cratic President and secured fair
share of the offices to Democrats, it
will be proper time to consider
action on civil service measures"
Case OF eprosy.
BosToN. Dec. ia case believed
to be genuine leprosy has developed
in the almshouse at Salem. Charles
Derby, the victim, arrived from San
Francisco a week ago. Derby is
we'll educated, and for some years
was chief botanist at Honolulu 10
Queen Emma. He has been isolated
and his clothing burned.
New York's Penal Code.
NEW YORK, Dec. IA number of
business men called upon Supt. Wall
ing to-day to learn if any new or
ders were to be issued to the police
in regard to the enforcement of The
Sunday law. Supt. Walling replied
i'll the negative and further stated
that 10 modification of orders here
tofore issued would be made. A
number of injunctions granted by
Judge Arnoux were served on the
Superintendent restraining police in.
reference. All Of the injunctio ns
were referred to the corporation coun-
sci and hearing will be had on be-
half of the police board before Judge
Arnoux on the 18th inst. Later in
the day Supt. Walling notified the
police to arrest all persons putting
up telegraph poles or stretching new
wires, but not to interfere with re-
pairing old ones.
North Pacific Construction.
NEW York, Dec. 1.-THE amount
of construction work on the Northern
Pacific railroad for the year 1882 is
stated by Vice President Cakes as
follows: Three hundred and tweaty
miles finished in Yellowstone valley,
25 on the Wisconsin division and I25
up the valley of Clark's fork of the
Columbia, in Idaho and Montana,
making in all 470 miles. Iu addition
there has been 2J0 miles graded.
The gap between the two ends OF the
track in Montana is now $50 miles,
nearly all being in the old settled
portion of the Territory, between
Bozeman and Missoula, where the
gold mines attracted considerable
population as early as 1862. The
present end of the track of the road
building west is at Livingston, a new
town at the head of the Yellowstone
valley. The total mileage of tn fin
ished man line now operated by the
company is l $40 miles. So far ad-
vanced is the work of the uncomplet.
ed section that the opening of the
entire line to the Pacific coast is re-
garded as certain to take place next
summer.
Some Historical Develoc emenis.
New YORK, Dec. 1S.-Ihe Herald
publishes portion of the correspon-
dence of President Garfield with Sem
ator Dorsey at the time of the cleo
ton in 1880. which affords specific
proof of the warm cordiality which
existed between them and led them
into the most confidential inter-
course. These letters defeat the at
tempts which have been made to
refute the statements made in Dor
sey's recent star route record on the
ground that his persistent associa-
ton of Garfield and himself was i'm
pudent and unwarranted. 1t is plain
that Garfield sought and solicited
his council and help.
CLEVER REPARTEE.- following
was deemed of sufficient Importance
by the Associated Press to be tele-