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Olympia, Saturday MORNING. June 15, 1872.
FALLACIOUS POSITION OF THE COUR
lEr ON THE ELECTION.
The Courier of Tuesday replies at con
siderable length to our article of last week,
in which we reviewed its fallacious argu
ments sustaining the postponement of'the
election to November.
It will be remembered that our conteni
porary based its justification of the post
ponement mainly upon the plea that it
would secure " uniformity, and prevent the
importation of voters from one State or
Territory to another." We admitted that
this would have been a proper motive for
effecting the change, if the claim that it
would secure " uniformity" was founded
oil fact, but showed that it was not so
based, for under the late general law of
Congress the elections in Oregon and the
other States is not changed to November
until 1870. Uutil that date, the general
electiou in Oregou takes place iu June,
and our own, by Garfielde's manipulation
in November. Does this secure the uni
formity, which the Courier urges as the
chief justification of the change?
As anticipated by us, our contemporary
liaßgs its only hope of escape from the
awkward dilemma into which it has fallen
mpon the fact that a Presidential election
occurs in Oregon in November, but it does
sot attempt to explain how " uniformity"
is secured by changing our timo of voting
front June, when a general election does
take place in Oregon, to November when
only a vote for Presidential electors is held.
Hut were it conceded that November is as
suitable as June this year, how would it
be two years hence, when Oregon holds no
election at all in November? To sum up
briefly: The Courier claims that the
change was to secure uniformity and pre
vent fraud, while the facts warrant the be
lief that the result will be to produce irreg
ularity and to open the door to illegal vot
ing. And that this is the real object of
Garfielde and his clique is apparent from
their acts in the last canvass, when a con
ditional charter of the steamer Varuna was
effected to import voters from Victoria and
Sac Juan, and Oregonians were actually
voted in some of the river couuties by
them.
In defense of its second position, that
November is a more suitable and conven
ient season for the election, it says : " We
* arc content to leave the question with the
old settlers, and the unanimous verdict
will be in favor of November." This is
another assumption not justified by cir
cumstances. How can it claim to speak
for the people, who have not been consult
ed in relation to the matter, and have had
ao opportunity to express their preference
is relation to it ? It aseerts:
" If the argument tbai it has been In June
heretofore is good against the change, it is
equally good ogainst any change whatever for
the better because it hasn't been so before."
We do not hold to the position that be
cause a state of circumstances are once
right they are always right, and that a
change would not be proper ; but we do
maintain that the people themselves are
the best judges of what they want, and
not Congress. The fact that they have
made no change in the time of voting,
when it could be so easily done through
their legislature is conclusive proof that
they desired no change. Here again we
rest our case.
The third " argument" of the Courier is
maintained as follows:
" As to the fitness ol tbe delegate being at
liorae to see those whom he represent*, and
learn their wants, when not engaged in duties
at Washington, that ii a matter that requires
no argument, tbe bare statement chows its
propriety at once to every honest voter"
Here the Courier again throws dust in
to the eyes of ita readers. There arc just
so many days in a week, week* in a month,
and months in * year, whether the eleotioo
comes in June or November, and the Del
egate has just as much time to see those
•bom be represents io one instance as ibe
oil., r It n-,'.ly in an- that the |VV»ilc
' M '1 0' lilt hi'll't ill.d t.ltlt.l-4 leg.
toll fit i.' decti. ii without i» c 'wiiu:; his
official duties, an J it this i> ti UP, liarbcldc
has always d nc it. right or wrong. (jar
ficldc has iie*cr lacked OJ portunity of
knowing what his constituent want done,
as the •' Lost Trunk'' demonstrates, Lul
ihe complaint has coutiuually been that he
lias failed to secure any of the benefits his
constituents asked and expected of him.
Space will not allow us to review the re
maiudcr of the Courier '* article. It is the
feeblest attempt to twist out of the conse
quences of misrepresentation, to sustain a
poor cause by poorer arguments, that we
have ever witnessed. It literally
Wriggles iu and w riggles out
And leaves its readers still in doulit,
and that is all there is of it. Xow we beg of
the Courier , if it prizes a reputation for
veracity, that it will gracefully throw up
the sponge—say it was mistaken in the
statement of facts—was joking—the editor
was away and " blame" the Devil —any-
thing—to relieve it from the consequences
of its folly. Come now, own up, and we'll
say no more about it.
TIIKIR ONLY HOVE OF SALVATION.—
In reply to our assertion that the numina
tion of Judge McFaddeo probably had a
great deal to do with the final passage of
the bill postponing the election the Cour
ier says:
"Judge McFadden did accept tlie nomina
tion of the Democrats in Olympia very reluc
tantly, nnd conditionally; lint when? Why,
on the eiyhth diy of Mil//, thr very day that the
Srnatc in Wailiitxjton finally /msscd thr bill.
Our cotemporary, from his prodigal use
of italic, evidently thinks his last sentence
a clincher, but it is not. We know more
about the matter than the official clique
imagine. On the evening of the 7th,
Judge McFadden decided to accept the
nomination, on the morning of the Bth,
Ferry Beach & Co., employed the tele
graph for hours in tho transmission of
messages to prominent Senators asking the
passage of the bill, as the only possible
means of salvatiou for Garfielde. Will the
Courier deny this ?
♦ ♦ -
OFFICE-HOLDERS' RATIFICATION.-- The
proceedings of the Philadelphia Conven
tion were singularly deficient in enthusiasm.
Beyond the mere statement of main facts
iucident thereto nothing has been tele
graphed to this coast. The Platform even
is compressed into the announcement that
it embraces the " well-defined principles of
the party." There has been no such
demonstrations of popular feeling as usu
ally accompany the nomination of a candi
date for the Chief Magistracy. Poor Col
fax is laid on the shelf, after all the bluster
in his favor, simply because the office
holders dared not ignore the one-term
principle, except to retain their master.
With him and them it is live or die, sink
or swim, rule or ruin.
A SIGN OF TIIE TIMES. —The Portland
Herald says:
" There is an item of news comes to us from
several counties, where Republicans are elec
ted to the Legislature, to the effect that the
members so elected are pledged, in the strong
est teims, against Ilolladay's schemes of
plunder, and against Williams, Mitchell, or
anybody else, he may want for United States
Senator. It is quite probable that the pros
pect is not so dark as has been supposed. It
may be found that all the Republican members
are not the obedient slaves of the one unscru
pulous Master. There is a proverb which says,
'• When bad men conspire, good men should
unite."
It is not improbable that the example
of Connecticut will afford a practical plan
of relief from the corruptions of the Ad
ministration party. Let the good work go
on.
TRUMBULL ON UAKFIELDE.—WhiIe the
Courier is engaged in writiug up Garfielde,
we hope it will not neglect to publish the
letter of Hon. Lyman Trumbull to Allen
Francis, Esq , of Victoria, in which that
gentleman expresses a very free and unbi
ased opinion of the character of our Dele
gate and his standing at Washington. We
dou't want to steal the Courier'* thuudcr,
or we might publish it in the STANDARD,
and may do so any way if cur contempora
ry declines or neglects to quote such high
authority.
HURRAH FOR OUR SIDE.— The Moun
taineer says that Mrs. P. C Sullivan and
Mrs. 11. Hagood, presented themselves at
the polls in Dalles, and umid perfect silence
and respectful deportment of those around,
presented their votes, and they went upon
the records unchallenged. Their votes
were not counted by the Judges, but it is
understood that the right of ladies to vote
is to be tested in this instance.
MOT The new Surveyor Gereral appears
to have taken the Tribune's allusion to his
donning a clean shirt upon assuming his
official duties, in high dudgeon. Now we
object to this exhibition of spirit over a
trifling matter, that is not likely to occur
again.
INDIANEERI.NO. —A correspondent writes
us from the I'uyallup that Garfielde's sup
porters are so few in that vicinity, that the
Government employees on the reservation
hire Indians to do the electioneering.
O
ryA term of the District Court will
be held under the new law at Oysterville,
commencing on the Ist of July.
BALL. —The Washington Base Ball Club
will give a soiree in Columbia Ilall, on
Friday evening, 21st inst.
REPUBLICAN SYMPATHY.
| It is amusing to witness the tribulation '
' .>f the Courier wliea it contemplate* t he
possibility of a Democratic endorsement of
the Cincinnati Dominations. Jfor is it
alone in its anguish. The Administration
| papers all over the country share in gloomy
' misgivings as to the result of such a meas
| ure. They have ceased cursing Democrats,
have laid aside the stereotyped epithets
always at their tongue's end, and resort to
piteous appeals. The vtry uicn who a
few months ago were sneeringly taunted
with being Kuklux sympathizers and
members of a dead party arc now dignified
into the honest masses, and glowing eulo
gies are written upon their proverbial
consistency! They are urged by these
new-found frieuds to adhere to their clier
ished belief, the creed of a life-time. Xow
that is just what the Democracy propose
to do. The preamblo and resolutions of
the Cincinnati Platform, embrace in a re
markable degree the principles for which
the Democracy have contended since the
days of Jefferson, and the exceptions are
upon questions of recent origin. The
spirit of those principles is preserved and
re-asserted, and the candidates of the con
vention manifest no less decided hostility
to the usurpations, the extravagances and
the corruptions of the Administration than
is held by life long Democrats themselves.
The nominees are conceded to be both
honest and capable, the only qualifications
demanded by a party, controlled sitnply by
an adherence to " principles, and not
men."
It is not at all surprising, that a largo
clement of the party is in favor of ratify,
ing the nominations of the "Liberal Re
publican" Convention. When such pure
minded and patriotic statesmen as Gov.
Seymour signify a willingness to forget the
personal and political wrongs suffered at
hands of the N. Y. Tribune and its editor,
and declares that the election of Greeley
"will be a preservative step toward local
neighborhood government, and will stop
the course of overbearing federalism" the
party cannot go far astray in accepting a
course that will lead to inevitable success.
Hon. Renjamin Wood, in a recent letter
declares that, " the Grant men have already
used large amounts of money to prevent
the Democracy from endorsing Greeley.
If they are successful Graut will rule at
tongas he live*, even if it be for twenty
years." The well known political standing
of Mr. Wood gives a peculiar significance
to these words. There is danger that his
prophesy may come true, if the party per
sists iu grasping fur a shadow instead of
the substance) if it follows the disinter
ested advice of the Administration journals
which insist that it is the duty of the De
mocracy to make nominations.
WESTERN WASHINGTON INDUSTRIAL
ASSOCIATION.—The Echo gives the fol
lowing list of officers for the ensuing year,
elected by this association at their meeting
last Saturday: President, C. C. Hewitt;
Vice President, E. L. Smith; Recording
Secretary, A. A. Manning; Corresponding
Secretary, L. D. Durgin ; Treasurer, Mar
shall Blinn. Directors—O. B. McFaddcn,
Edward Eldridge, Geo. F. Whitworth,
Marshall Blinu, C. C. Hewitt, L. D. Dur
gin, E. L. Smith, A. A. Manning, R. 11.
Hewitt, R. S. Greene, Ed. S. Salomon,
Win. Monks, W. H. Gush man. It was
decided to hold a fair commencing Oct.
9th, to continue four days.
BP The Herald says that the line of
Northern Pacific Railroad as now located,
passes up the west side of the Columbia,
leaving a mile or two between it and the
river at Wallula. It crosses the Columbia
some three miles above the mouth of the
Snake river, and thence bears in a south
eastern direction, through the Palouse
country to the Lake. The surveyers are
now setting the grade stakes.
fc#" We learn from the Tribune that
Vice President Rice, of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad Company, resident Director
of the Pacifio Division, will be here soon
to relieve Gov. Goodwin, who goes to the
medicated springs in California for the
benefit of his health.
ATTEMPT AT BUROLARY. —An attempt
was mado to force open a door of Scott's
store, on Sunday night, but the fastenings
proved to be too secure for the sucoess of
the enterprise. Our citizens should be on
their guard against burglarious attempts.
ALONE.— Mr. S. N. Cooper has pur
chased the interest of Mr. Leonard in the
sash and door factory at Tumwater, and
will hereafter conduct the business himself,
and sell at reduced rates.
a®- The steamer Geo. S. Wrigfit is ad
vertised to leave Portland for Sitka July
Ist, touching at Port Townsend and San
Juan.
JST 1 The Singer Sewing Machine works
have returned to the ten hour system, af>
ter a thorough trial of the eight-hour re*
form.
IQf* Give Loflthan a call if you want
anything in the grocery line. His stock is
the best and his prices the cheapest.
The Prince Alfred is detained in
quarantine in (he Royal Roads, having a
case of small-pox aboard.
A RADICAL REFRAIN.
The fir*t ode «if il.e campaign is given
below, and if the advice of the poet is fol
lowed, it will be the tart occasion for an
effort to clothe with the grace of poefty so
unfit and uncouth a aubject as Grant aud
his Relations. The stanzas are truthful,
candid, pathetic; they possess the true
ring of genius, and a spark from the torch
of Prometheus scintillates throughout their
measured rythm.
If it would not be asking too great a fa.
vor, we would suggest that "General"
Jerry set the ode to a new air and per
form it with the variations on his organ,
licach would doubtless chime iu on chorus,
and that, as Mrs. Duuiway would say,
would be " splendid":
Am—" Dear Father, Coine Home,"
O Hiram Ulysses, come back to j our dad,
For the clock in the steeple strikes two,
San Domingo's " gone up" and the Dents have
gone mad
And they swear it's all over with you.
Philadelphia Convention can help vou no
more;
The Methodist Conference won't pay :
There's the ugliest news from the Ohio shore,
Aud in short there's the dickens to pay !
Coaie home, come home, come home I
•Sweet Hiram Ulysses, come home I
Don Hamilton Queer Fish is floundering out
Of the muddy old treaty he made,
While your half-witted Fredrick goes nrancinir
about
In Rurope, with fearful parade.
Ben liutler is cocking his eye on your spoons :
Tom Murphy lies out in the eold ;
Your bands have stopped playing their custom
house tunes,
And 1 fear, Sweet Hiram, you're " sold."
Come home, come home, come home 1
Sweet Hiram Ulysses, come home I
There's a horse in the circus for you and Colfax :
'Tis the horse that you rode in the South.
The monkey stands ready to leap on your backs,
And there's whisky to p it in you mouth.
So lliram, dear Hiram, don't feel very bad
\\ hen you learn that my tidings are true,
Vou are better at home with cigars and your
dad
For the people are tired of you !
Come home, come home, come home I
Sweet Hiram Ulysses, come home 1
THE OREGON SENATORSIIIP.—A private
letter from Salem says that it is not im
probable that Dr. E. R. Grcary may carry
off the prize, there being a Greeley ele
ment in the contest and every probability
that the conservative clement will unite
upon him. Mr. Geary is an honest and
fearless advocate of measures he believes
to be right and cannot be swerved from the
path of duty by mere partisan considera
tions. So the supposed victory of the
Grant party is likely after all to prove a
myth.
ACCIDENTS. —On Monday last the meat
cart of Harry Sullivan was upset on one of
the new streets in the upper part of town,
and his horse killed by falling into a ra
vine by the roadside. The next day, the
adage that " troubles never couie singly"
was verified in Harry being kicked by the
horse he had substituted, which proved to
be extremely vicious. Despite these mis
fortunes, however, Mr. Sullivan fills his
orders for meat with his customary punc
tuality.
OPEN AIR CONCERT. —The following
is the programme for the concert to be
given on the plaza this evening at 7 o'-
clock :
1. Warrior's Greeting March Rlumenthal
2. Rosa Schottische Rivtzel
3. How Fair Thou Art Weidt
4. Lina Mazurka Ilrrmann
5. Remembrance of Paris Quickstep. ..Piefke
6. Song—Thy bright tmile haunts me
still
7. Good Evening Gallop Godfrey
A STRAW.—The electors of Pollack
precinct, Glaike county, doubting the re
liability of the telegrams announcing the
postponement of the election, opened a
poll as usual on the 4th inst. The returns
stood : McFaddcn, 16; Garfielde, 1. This
is a fair index of the change in popular
sentiment throughout the Territory. Hur
rah for McFadden!
POSTAL CHANGES.—The following post
offices have recently been established in
this Territory: Chawelah, Stevens county,
Thomas Brown, Postmaster; Pataha, Walla
Walla county, Joseph M. Pomeroy, Post
master. E. A. Stevens has been appointed
Postmaster at Pumphrey's Landing, Lewis
county, and A. Martin, at Fort Tongass,
Alaska Territory.
UT The iuiprovcmeot of Main Street is
progressing favorably. The clay filling is
completed about half the length of the
block between Second Street and the
wharf. The extension of the sidewalk on
oo the east side of tho street adds very
materially to the appearance of the town
and the convenience of the public.
SMALL-POX IN PORTLAND. —One case
of small-pox has resulted fatally near Port
land. It is not known whether the infec
tion is likely to to spread, but the people
should adopt such precautionary measures
as circumstances require.
STORM. —Telegrams from several of the
Western States give accounts of destruc
tive storms and hurricanes that have oc*
curred within the past few days.
FESTIVAL— The festival held by the
ladies of the M. E. Church on Wednesday
evening, Was a success, netting 8165 35.
Lightner & Rosenthal are in con
stant receipt of naw goods, and offer rare
bargains in Spring and Summer supplies.
cr The recent boat race on the Thames
resulted in a victory for the English crew.
FIRST BOOK OF CHRONICLES.
riIAITKR IV.
1. An ) it came to pass in the fecond
month of the truce, after the emmissarics
had gone forth from the camp of Selucius,
the babbler, that Marshall, the headstrong,
commanded hia hosts to assemble on the
plain, to be maneuvered in the art of war.
'2. And the heralds went forth sounding
their trumpets, crying in a loud voice
throughout the encampment, and summon
ing the leaders of tens and of hundreds,
and of thousands, with their chariots, aud
engines, arid spears, aud swords, aud bows,
and arrows, and slings, to come forth upon
the plain.
3. When Marshall, the headstrong, was
mounted upon his charger, named Thotnp
sonscolt, and had coute into the plain, he
cast about him that he might look upon
the hosts that were to be maneuvered iu
the art of war.
4. And he saw that of the mighty men
of valor enlisted under his banner only
twelve were at their posts. And many of
those that were private soldiers, were wan
dering about as if they knew not where
they belonged or whither they should go.
5. And he called oue of these who was a
soldier under Christopher, the convivial,
and said unto him where is thy master,
that he comes not forth to the summons of
the herald ?
(5. And the soldier answered and said
unto hint my master tyeth in his tent sick
of a headache.
7. And to another, who was a soldier
under Klwood, the eosmographer, he said,
Where is thy master ?
8. And the soldier answered and said
unto him, my master has gone forth to of
fer up burnt offerings and to drill the lost
tribes of Ishmael, that he may raise up
soldiers unto Ham.
9. And one that was a soldier under
Benjamiu, the stiff, being questioned like
wise, answered and said : My master lyotli
in bed with a stricture.
10. And another who followed Edwin,
the amalgamator, being questioned said my
master hath an issue.
11. Ami when he saw that his generals
came not forth to his summons, he re
turned iuto his tent aud fasted until even-
12. And when it was nightfall he gath
ered up his mantle about him and went
forth into the tents of his chief men that
he might counsel with them why they
came not to answer the summons of the
herald.
13. And wheu he had spoken unto
them scperately, and questioned them why
they had done this tlmig, they evaded him
with artful answers and stammering in
their speech, after the manner of men who
speak not from the heart.
14. One said unto him. is it mrct that
we should take up arms against those that
are set in authority over us by Ulysses,
who is tho ruler of the people ? Is it not
written that ye shall render unto C»*ar
the tilings that are Caesar's, and therefore
shall we not render tribute unto Klisha (lie
parliamentarian.
15. Another saitli why dost thou stir up
strife among the tribes of llaui '< Is it
uot written that a house that is divided
against itself shall surely fall ? If we
turn against one another shall we not be
delivered into tho hands of the tribes of
Jeff.
10. And another said is it well that we
should trouble ourselves with these things
which concern us not ? Let the sword be
turned into a pruning hook, and tho ox
be teturned to the plow that the earth
may give forth its richness to its chosen
people.
17. And when Marshall the headstrong
had heard the manner of their speech, he
knew that the emmissarics of Petroleum,
the drummer, had been among them, and
he went into his tent and olothed himself
in sack cloth and put ashes on his head,
and considered what he should do least his
captains should deliver him into the hands
of the enemy.
18. And when he had considered he
sent a message privately with his signet
to each of his chief men, who were cap
tains over thousands, bidding them to
his tent to counsel with him what should
be done.
10. And when they were all gathered
together, he went up into the rostrum and
spake unto them, saying, Hear, I pray ye,
this drenm which I have dreamed :
20. Behold, I walked in a garden, and
while I looked there grow up before me a
tree, whose leaves sent forth poison and
death over the land. And there came up
from the earth a vine which entwiued
itself round about the tree, and embraced
it until its branches drooped and the hue
of death was upon its foliage.
21. And behold, while I looked the
vine put forth blossoms and bare gourds,
and on one of the gourds there came a
scarlet spot like unto blood.
22. And the gourd fell from the vine
and was broken upon the ground, and I
saw that it was filled with rottenness.
23. And when I put forth my hand to
take another of the gourds, the vine with
ered at the roots, the gourds were dis.
solved from my sight, and I awoke full of
trouble.
24. And I told this unto the magicians,
but there was none that could declare it
unto ine. And I knew it not until I had
seen it among you when you came hither.
25. And when tho captains of Marshall
the headstrong had heard his discourse,
they were sorely troubled, and looked
with amazement from one to the other, but
oo man spake.
20. Seeing them troubled he said unto
them, This is the interpretation of the
dream I dreamed : The poisonous tree was
the house of Selucius the babbler; tho
branches were his followers, and you are
the vine and the gourds.
27. The gourd with the red spot was
the sign and type of that man among you,
who having sold his birthright for a muss
of pottage, hath the red murk upon tho
back of his coat, upon which I see you all
look, as upon the curse of Cain.
28. When tliey had heard these words,
of the one hundred and thirty and seven
chief men that were in council, one hun
dred and twenty and five rose up and took
off their coats that they might lqok upon
the backs thereof.
And *ht-n they h»d #eeo the Lacks
••f their giruicnta that ilicy Were elem,
llicy were covered with shame, mi l Mar
shall the hemNtmai; knew that there were
lmt twelve among tliem all who had ant
known the cmniii'sarics of Scluciu* the
bahhlcr.
30. And he said unto them, Wo unto
ynu Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ; lor
ye arc like unto whited sepulchres, which
indeed appear beautiful outward, but are
within full of dead men's bones, and of all
uneleanncss.
31. that one who was near him
had let fall from his garment a parchment,
Marshall the headstrong took it up and
read it. That it was a promise from Pe
troleum the drummer that tSelucius the
babbler should raise up him that had let
it fall to bo chief tyrant iu Alki over the
lost tribes of Ishiuuel.
32. And when he had read it he held
up the parchment in his hand and said let
him to whom Petroleum has promised
that his master shall make him chief ty
rant over the lost tribes of Ishmael, raise
up and reeeivo his parchment which he
has lost from his garment.
33. And of the captains that were as
sembled three and twenty rose up and put
forth their hands to receive it.
34. And when Marshall the headstrong
had said unto them, how shall I know
which one of you is the true owner of the
parchment and which are impostors, they
were clamorous, and spake high words and
jostled each other.
35. And seeing the pit into which tlicso
three and twenty had fallen, the others be
gan to question those that were near then*
what they were to receive from £elucius,
the babbler.
30. And among them there were five
and twenty who claimed to be Judges.
Two and twenty who were to be governors of'
Alki. Thirty were to be gatherers of tax
es, and fifteen were to be deliverers of
parchments in Chitwoot.
37. And tliero was much contention,,
back-biting and crimination among those
claimed to be governors, judges, tax-gath
erers, and deliverers of parchment, and
they would have fell to with their staves
and put heads upon each other, had not
Marshall the headstrong silenced them.
518. And when they were silenced, Wil
liam, the sanguine, being one of the twelve
who had not known the cmmissarics ol'Se
lucius, the babbler, spoke unto them say
ing, Much vanity and love of high .'mind
ing titles bath wrought this fully in Chit
woot. Veiily, I hay unto you, if there
were more soldiers and fewer generals, am!
captains, and governors, among you, it
would be worse for those who are en
trenched against us.
89. Hearing these words, that they
were full of wisdom, and seeing how they
had been delivered, the captains that were
in council struck hands, and swear that
they would put away th«-ir folly, that Selti
cius, the babbler, and they that were with
him might perish.
40. And every man went straight way
unto his own tent.
DOWN-SOUND ITEMS.
From the Intelligencer.
The Frccport mill caught (Iro on the
8111 inst., but wus promptly put out.
The Haptists will hold their first Annual
Convention at Seattle on tho 'JSth inst.
The Episcopal Sunday School hud a pic
nic at Washington Lake on the St-h inst.
Ex-(Jovernor Salomon has been invited
to deliver the oration on the Fourth at
Seattle.
The Library Association havo oho<er»
their officers : 11. L. Yosler, President;
L. P. Smith, Vice President; !•. Kellogg,
Secretary.
Extraordinary efforts arc making to dec
orate Seattle for the Fourth, and to make ;i
display ahead of anything over known in
the Territory.
Mr. Conkling's house, on tho PuwamisU
was burnt down on tho 6th inst. L'iss
about six hundred dollars, lie is alcady
building another.
Yeslcr has leased his sawmill for a term
of years to Preston & McKiunoti of San
Francisco, who will keep thirty men at
work constantly, under J. 31. Coliuan,
Esq.
Seven vessels are now loading at Port
Gamble for China, Sun Francisco anil
South America, with an aggregate of 4,-
GBO,OOO feet of lumber. Four more arc
on the way thither to tako a million and a
half more.
A PUBLIC CONVENIENCE. —Tho snug
littlo steamer James Alorlie has been taken
around to Lake Washington, and will hcre
aftor ply on that magnificent body of water,
and with the exception of stated intervals
in which she will run between Yesler's
Landing and the Coal Mines, she will lo
ready to uccommodute plcasuro parties
with a tour around the Lake. Stages con
nect with tho steamer from this city.
AFLOAT. —The schooner Meyer is afloat
again. Sixty thousand foot of lumber was
discharged from her h'old before she could
be got off. Capt. Jackson, of the sloop.
Karcissa , reports that when he left Port
Angelos, on tho Ist inst., the Meyer had
replaced tho lumber taken from her hold,
and probably by this time she is well 011.
her way to San Francisco.— Argus.
From the Daily Tribune.
Tho l>ark Samoset, loaded with coal„
was towed out to sea yesterday, from Se
attle, by the S. L. Mastick, bound for
San Francisco. Not a single ocean-going
vessel is now left in the port of Seattle.
Steamer Chehalis, with a load of pro
visions and other necessaries for the
Northern Pacific Railroad Comjtany, left
Seattle yesterday noon for the surveying
camps 011 the Skagit river.
Steamer Cyrus Walker, having com
pleted her rejttirs, arrived at Seattle yes
terday frifiii Port Gamble for examination
l, y. the lnsj>cctors.
The bark Glimpse is the only vessel at
Frecport. Three others, viz.: the ship
Alannion, bark Caroline lieed and schoo
ner Walter Ualcigh, are now overdue
and daily looked for. Steamer Etta.
White, on Wednesday last, started l'or
the Straits in search of the Marmion,
At Tacouia tlieiv arc two Tl'Ci