Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-04-17

the Urrg0niGn can present its healt-
less d;atribes on the Southern PEG.
pie. when the mos: casual observer
must see that they are unsupported
by facts, is queiy which none have
attempted to answer. These people
have not sought 10 contlol the new
Administration as that journal pre-.
d;cted they would do; they have not
been clamorCus ior Office, have rot
sought to revive any Of tie issues
decided 10y the war, nor is there the
slightest Indication that they have 4
disposition to cherish sectional bit
terness. On the contrary, the clam
Oh for place, the suggestions # poll
icy, have all come from Tie North,
and much Of it from those who were
defeated at the polls, Rel"h.i"ans
who hope, by turning coats, % hide
their political complexion suffice, ally
to get another squeeze at the iii
c;al lemon. One Q: the latest inli
cations Of feeling on the part of the
Southern people, which is of itself
sufficient to refutc the O,,ynniait<
sophistry. is their profound sym
patty tor Gen. Grant in his slow
but certain progress to the tomb.
Everywhere in the SJu:h this sen'i
ment is deep and sincere. 1t shows
that they are as true 10 the Govern
ment as any other portion of the
Union, despite the efforts Of dema-
gogues to stir up strife as II partisan
aid.
THE Port Townsend .lrgus Of April
Sth says: "Mr. james q. Swat
received by this mornings mail a
letter from DR.. j. W. Powell, H.
dian Commissioner at Victoria, stat
ing Lohavc, the Cowitchan chief,
has invited the SnOhomiSh, Swino-
mish and other Indian tribes of
Washington Territory, to attend Il
grand 'potlatch' at Cowitchan next
week, but the smallpox having ap-
peared there, it is desirable to pre-
vent the assemblase. DR.. Powell
wishes Mr.. Swan to telegraph to the
different agencies and prevent the
Indians attending the Cowitchan
potlatch,' on account of the great
risk of spreading the infection"
TaE prospects of war have thrown
the people of Victoria into quite a
tumult. The city is reported to he
putting on a warlike appearance.
Breastworks are being thrown up at
the old fort OH Beacon Hill and guns
mounted in position to throw shot
into any vessel which may come near
enough to shell the city. The fear
is that Russian cruisers may take a
notion to stir up the British lion by
offensive operations on the North
American possessions.
We learn thas l. Ellis Is negotiating for
an interest III StetSOn x Post s mill, in Sc
attic.
OK Monday Stetson & Posts mill in Sc
attic commenced cutting to fill an order
fOl halt a million feet of lumber, to be
shipped to San Francisco.-Cowier.
As the above mill took fire Sunday
morning, and was entirely consumed,
the above items seem to lack sub
stantial element, some foundation in
truth. They are quite as true,
however, as much of the slush"
that appears in the Courier.
SEATTLE can boast of the longest
delinquent tax list and court docket
ever published in the Territory.
The former makes nearly seven col
umns of the Lntelliyencer in very
small type, and the Court docket is
four columns, embracing 4O4 cases.
Probably she may not consider i: q
matter of boast, however, as did the
boy who felt e:ated because his
father had a mortgage on the family
mansion.
IT seems that all tho Republican
Postmasters went coon hunting im-
mediately after Mr.. Villas appoint
ment as Postmaster General. It is
said that be has received over 4, 500
letters. from all over the country,
begging to be allowed to remain in
office. Talk about Office seeking
Democrats
WHILE wo confidently anticipate
that Mr.. Cleveland's Administration
will ultimately turn out we'll. we have
no hesitation in asserting that such a
result involves the turning ont of all
the rascals. Nothing more is ex-
pected, nothing less will give salts.
faction to the people.
IT seems that the Grand Old
Party" does not amount to much
without the Administration. At the
late State election in Michigan. the
entire Democratic ticket was elected :,
and the Democrats have carried the
cities of Chicago, St. Louis and Mil