, 1883-03-08
General Items.

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A PARTY of immigrants, about thirty
PERSONS, among whom there are six
imilits, left Grundy county. Iowa, Feb
ruary Goth, for Olympia direct. They
expect to settle here.
Wild geese going north-a sure sign
o' spring.
The new city charter of San Francisco
failed OF adoption by 32 votes.
4 NEW salmon cannery is being built
GA the north side of the Chehalis river
near Cosmopolis, by Benn h Gibson.
IT is claimed upon pretty good author
ijy that Collector Morris, of Alaska, will
come off victorious in the contest to oust
bin, and will return in triumph to his
post Of duty.
A BILL passed Congress last Saturday
making it lawful for officers on the re-
tired list of the army to hold civil Of
fees. This dlsposes OF the long litiga-
ton over the Capt. Hill case in King
County.
SEATTLE is having lectures to raise
money to purchase apparatus for illus
trating the natural sciences in the Ter
,itorial University That city has al
ready contributed two thousand dol
lars for needed repairs on the University
building.
A SICK LEGISLATOR The physical
condition of member-elect OF the COM
ing Legislature is painfully told by
the Olympia Standard in the following
words: Mr.. Turpin is now able to be
ON the street and readily recognizes his
acquaintances. Although he is unable
to speak, his eyes at times indicate that
be is fully conscious Of all that passes.
This gives some hope of ultimate re-
covery from the effects of the terriable
paralytic stroke by which he was SO
completely prostrated a few months ago.
CAssIAR EXPRESS LosT.-In November
asst Beedy's express, whilst crossing
Dear Lake, Cassiar, broke through the
ice and was lost, going down in 34S feet
Of water at the bottom of which it still
lies. The express contained about
$1,000 in gold dust, several watches and
articles of jewelry, besides large guam
tity of mail matter. 1t is thought that
tie express may possibly be recovered
next summer when the ice goes out An
effort was made at the time OF the acci-
dent to bring the lost package to the
surface by graphing, but without sue
cess. STANDARD.
QUICK DISPATCH. -On the 28th, of jan
nary last James q. Swan assistant to the
U, S. Fish Commission, forwarded by
Wells, Fargo Il Co.'S express, a number
Of large cases and bales to Washington,
ID. O. Yesterday Feb. 18th, Just one
month from the time the package left
here. Judge Swan received two letters
from Prof. Baird dated Feb. 18th and 15.
In the former Prof Baird writes: II
hasten to acknowledge the arrival Of
fOul lOut PdChuBOo vi NndlO nuQ bCul
fishing apparatus, and other specimens;
they came yesterday Feb. 12th), and
Lave delighted our hearts. Everything
came in excellent condition, and in the
many new objects we feel that we have
greatly added to the interest Of the Lon
don display" The above extract shows
that the package went by express from
Port Townsend to Washington in fifteen
days, about the usual mail time. This
is undoubtedly the quickest through
time for heavy freight ever made between
Port Townsend and Washington, and
Mr.. Llewellyn the express agent feels
much pleased that this his first expert.
ence in heavy through freight has proved
success.
A STORY is told in India of parrot
which had learned so many phrases of
English that it constructed grammar
Of the language, and. being missed one
day, was at last found perched on the
top Of q tamarind tree instructing all the
parrots OF the neighboring Jungle in the
rudiments Of syntax. There are people
disposed to to,disbelieve parrot stories, yet
some OF them can be positively substan.
tiated. SO, for instance, one of our re.
rpected citizens, wooing widow, was
interrupted at a critical moment in his
fervent address by voice from the cage
in the window asking, in, sorrowing
tones, "Whe kissed the cook a"--Tae
Hour.