, 1882-06-10

Reform in Te1al People are praying
for water
The search for political suspects In
Oregon will end with to-day.
There was = pretty smart political
shower IN Oregon on Monday.
The Republicans want to cruelty Sam
Tllden afresh They are talking OF him
as governor Of New York.
The nearer the bangs come to the eye
brow, the moro fashionable. The woman
with q moustach ought to be happy.
An old maid in Waitsburg refused to
have . glass eye, because it would always
be looking when she disrobe1 for bed.
At Forest Grove, Oregon, every Indian
convert is presented with chrome, The
manager has large stock OF pictures on
hand.
We have 1000, 900 miles of fence IN
the United States. David Davis is the
sole owner of the invisible fence.
There seems to be some mistake IN
awarding the 3O6 medals. II Is said that
quite number have changed hands since
the fracas in Pennsylvania
The Teller gives some account of the
recent drowning in Snake river, with
out giving the names The editor OF
that paper can find names in the STATES
NAN week ago.
In the last 80 years the United States
gold coinage amounted to ten hundred
and fifty-si1 million dollars, and yet to-
day a tramp calls 20 borrow two bisa.
There's been a miscarry somewhere.
The transit Of Venus is billed for this
season, and the government is fitting out
an expedition to watch her 90. The expe-
| dition is to consist OF men Of the highest
morality and dignity.
southern people are demanding the
coin denominated cents Even men OF
'.honah sab. " who used to bet "nigger
and bale of cotton on the jack high,
| have taken to nlckles.
Sara Bernhard, the thin actress, has
written a book via an author, in which
she SAYS she i. highly pleased with Amer
ica. The labor OF Columbus MAS aot lost
alter all
Moses Taylor, who died in New York
the other day, left behind him $40, 600,
600. That's one thing they don't ever
say about an editor. The first two fig
ures, or perhaps the last three, will be his
obituary.
! Now that the editors i'll Oregon have
elected their candidates and got their pay,
! it would be a good scheme TO devote lit
tle time and attention to the crisis In
Egypt, Perhaps these geptlemen can IN
duce Arabi Bey to en into Punishment.
! The Baptis,s propose to mount India
missionaries on elephants The elephant
carries good deal of billboard surface
on each side where CHRISTIAN dodgers could
be hung, but We suggest the camel, whose
long neck would furnish s.eeple for q
bell, and there he carries a water-tank
sufficient for baptismal operations.
The commercial evsngelists are endear-
oring to compel the liquor men Of War
rem, Ohio, or adopting sort OF crusade
against their families Nothing in the
xay Of reform Was ever made by thump-
ing humanity. The centennial in man
is bound 10 kick back.
A railway ticket agent in Conneeticu.
pamed Way, had mania for notor;ety,
80 he placed Instructions on the track,
and warned the train in time to prevent
disaster. He was the Way the detec-
tive long had sought, and mourned he
cause they could'n catch him.
Mr.. Wizard vas banqueted in Phila-
delphia few days ago, and in his after
dinner speech gave general idea of the
intentions of his company. He said they
intended 10 build branches from the main
line along the entire route from Lake Su-
perior to the Sound in order to tap tribu-
tary TERRITORY and develop tho vast re-
sources Of the country. The company
will issue a circular ere long giving full
details.
Chas Leland, editor, appears at the
head Of the Dayton Chronicle. After
reading the SrATEsMAN's full report of
Decoration Day exercises, he says :
"Walla Walla has done herself infinite
credit in her praise worthy and success
ful efforts 10 becomingly observe Me-
moral Day" For the tiattering notice
Of the Sr,rEsM,S's enterprise, We are Of
course plea,ed, but after all, this paper
only fulfilled journalistic duty.
Delegate Brents has introduced a bill
approprating $4,000 for erection of a
lighthouse AT the entrance OF Grsys har.
Dor, ". T.; also a bill appropriating
So, 600 for erection of a lighthouse and
fog signal on Destruction Island; also q
bill to make ship canal to unite Lakes
Union and Washington with the waters
Of Puget Sound. The bill provides an
appropriation of sl5, 900 for carrying out
the work. Also bill presented by
Bren,s in last congress to give homestead
rights 70 soldiers, sailor. and marines of
the late war.
Under the title Of Resources of
Washington Territory correspondent
and travelling sgent Of the Absnd Post,
published IN San Francisco has issued q
small pamphlet On the 3lst page Of this
book ~e hnd this, under the head of Spo-
kane Falls The immediate surroundings
NJ the c;tv are a grand 6sserr scSrcslv