Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-06-23
News BreveticS.

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Chill is smitten with epilemics
aud cnrsed by bri9andage.
ECUADOR, South America, is re-
ported in slate of revolution
against the Dictator.
Heavy rain has extinguished the
fires III Northern Michigan, and no
further danger Is anticipated.
Governor Plaisted has been re-
nominated for Governor by the
Observation-Disclosures of Maine.
Tie Republicans have seated Mac
key, from South Carolina, who was
defeated by about 4 ,O0O majority.
1t is rumored tina, Gen. Sherman
is about TO retire from active service,
and Gen. Sheridan has been called
home.
At the banquet of the New Eng
land Woman Suffrage Society, COW
ers We're laid for 400 guests. Julia
Ward Howe presided.
The woods Of Clark county are
now fail OF cattle and other stock
driven out of the bottoms by the
rise of the Columbia.
The Walla Walla schools, both
public and private, have been closed
by order OF the city board of health. .
The presence of diptheria is the
cause of the order.
Gold in paying quantities has been
discovered on the farm of Mr.. Max
ell, in the town of Stockbridse, Wis,
and machinery has been purchased
to work the mines. Iron is also dis
covered there.
The Blakely saw mill cut 4,71S,-
600 feet of lumber during the month
of May. and loaded ten deep water
vessels. This is its best record and
Il better record for the time than any
other mill on the coast.
The new coal mines on Green
river have been pronounced superior
to, and more extensive than, any
other mines on the coast. There
are prospects that they will soon be
develoled and connected with Sc
attic by railroad,
The Seattle Chronicle urges The
building of wagon road from that
city to Yakima via Snoqualmie pass,
estimating that the road would cost
less than $50, 900, and would be of
v,st benefit both to eastern and
western Washington.
The granite out-croppings on the
land of G. H. Whitney, near Van
couver, have been examined by com.
petent persons who say that there is
a good ledge of excellent quality for
building purposes. 1t is within a
mile and half of the river and can
be easily developed.
The Committee on Commerce will
report favorably bill providing for
duty on immigrants of so cents per
head, to be paid the collector of q
port within "A hours after entry of
the vessel. The bill also provides
for return of all foreign convicts ex-
cept such as have been convicted of
political offenses.
After July LIST, 1882, letters on
which full postage has not been
prepaid instead of being forwarded
to the dead let er Office, shall be held
by postmasters, and addresses in
formed by postal card that it is
necessary for them to remit the
postage due, to receive the letters.
This system will insure the delivery
of the letters and save time.
Mrs. Cain died OF smallpox at
New Tacoma on Friday Of last week
and was buried the same day. The
other members of the family were
promptly moved out of town by order
of the health officer and placed in
comfortable quarters under quaran-
tine, to wait the usual time for the
disease to show itself if contracted
by any of them. Up to date they
have not shown any indications of
contagion.
A letter from Peterson's point,
Chehalis county, w. IT,, states. that
a schooner bearing the name of the
ST. George, of San Francisco, loaded
with lumber, went ashore about Z
miles from the mouth of Shoalwater
bay, on the 18th of June, bottom up.
The 81. George left Port Townsend
February LIST for Kodiak with lumber
and shingles. She was of about 100
tons burden, and Was owned by A.
McIutire. All hands are probably
lost.
The liquor bill of the Yorktown
Centennial celebration has been q
subject of much discussion, not to
say scandal. The liquors ordered by
Senators and Representatives alone,
and charged to the Government,
amount on the bill to Sc, 529, includ-
ing an item of $50 cases of cham
payne (S3, 900), one of g gallons of
whiskey, one of % dozen of sherry,
Is gallons of brandy Isl ,83O), and
$3.50 worth of Rhine wine. When
this bill came up in Congress some
days ago, one member said it was
very sad." This is true. And there
could be nothing more gloomy than
the entire absence from the bill of
anything to sober up on.
The Memphis appeal relates hu-
morOus incident of the flood: GA
certain boat coming up the Missis-
sippi the other day lost her way and