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CITY INTELLIGENCE.
The bark Mattie Mclay went to
:6ea on Saturday for Honolulu.
The old Astoria House, as a IIo-
-tel is superanuated, and is occupied
by various persons as shops.
Two vessels have been lying
:since Friday above the hog's-back
-waiting for a change in the moon to
:getover.
One hundred tons more of wheat
was received on the 9th inst, at As
toria Farmers Warehouse, ex-steamer
Annie Stewart.
That popular young lawer Frank
.J. Taylor of this city, has been ad
mitted to practice in the Supreme
Court of the State.
Dyson cfc Co., are reported to
have caught the largest miuk
yet seen. It was captured last week,
and measured nearly three feet in
length.
Capt. Richard Hoyt, of the Str.
Dixie Thompson, has taken unto
liimself a wife. Pleasant life for
many years attend them, is the wish
of all friends.
The last of the "Windward's cargo
for Shanghai, was placed on board on
last Saturday. The Falkinburg for
Honolulu, also completed cargo Sat
urday. It will be seen, by referring to ad
vertisement, that Mr. John Chappell
lias take.) partnership with Mr.
Farleman in the Parker House.
Both are popular men and will keep
.a good hotel. ,
5SFor fresh Oysters, in every stylo, call at
the Pakkkii IIousk Kkstaubant.
The schooner (barge) Buckeye
has a capacity of carrying about 200
-tons of wheat; her draft of water
when light is fourteen inches. Her
master is willing to ascend the Wal
lamet to Corvallis or beyond, and en
gage in carrying wheat to Astoria at
very low rates.
The Nauvean St. Micheal, which
left Portland in tow of the Annie
.Stewart, was not able to cross the
hog's-back, and the steamer came on
-down to Astoria, discharged 200 tons
which was intended for the ships
hole, and returned to the vessel, tak
ing out 180 tons more, which permit
ted the ship to float over on the high
est tide, with only three days delay.
Capt. A. C. Farnsworth, whose
death is noticed in another column
to-day, was one of our oldest and
most esteemed citizens. He was a
worth'- member of the Masonic or
. der, and his remains will be carried
to the grave by the solemn rites of
the fraternity. As a citizen he was
deemed public spirited and liberal,
and his death leaves a void in the
community not readily filled. He
was a native of Vermont and aged
about fifty years. He leaves a broth
er in Rhode Island, and other rela
tives in the Atlantic States.
Fred Congdon has named his
new tug boat Cordelia. At present
the upper works are being built.
The boiler and machinery of the
Mary Bell go for the tug, but the ma
rhinery will not be placed for proba
bly a mouth or more. Mr. Condon
designs to have her ready for spring
work.
Astoria, Oregon, Tuesday Morning,
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BAkge Navigation. The Barge
Goliath finished discharging her car
go into the "Windward at this place last !
week and returned up the river in
tow of the str. Shoo Fly. Barges are
now used on the upper Wallamet in
the carnage of grain. It has been
supposed by those not versed in the
matter, that barges were not suitable I
for the lower Columbia, but when it
is taken in consideration that many
of the schooners plying on the Bay.
running to the C ape and all about
during all kinds of weather are scow
mint, Darges witn masts oi an
sizes, ranging from 10 tons to 100 tons
burden, it will be seen that there is
no difficulty in barge navigation.
Barges of 200 tons burden are run out
of the canal into the Hudson, where
large tug boats take 20 to 30 of them in
tow, making two miles an hour.
Barges of the same burden can be
loaded in the upper Wallamet and
towed down below the locks, where,
being collected, a larger tug could
take thirty (6,000 tons), to Astoria
at a cost not to exceed ten cents per
ton.
Expensive Circumlocution. It is
reported that during the year 1873,
there were shipped to San Francisco
from Oregon, 10,142 tons of flour and
16,896 tons of wheat. As California
exports her wheat, these amounts in
crease our sister State's exports. The
loss of the Oregon farmers on these,
counting simply the freight, is not
less than 135,055. A tax of more
than one dollar for every man woman
and child in Oregon, just for the
blessed privilege of having it carried
twice through the Golden Gate of
San Francisco.
Northern Pacific Railroad. Cars
have commenced running regularty
between Kalama and Tacoma, open
ing another seaport for Oregon. At
the present prices of shipping wheat
from Portland, the grain can be car
ried to Tacoma and then exported
with fair profit. We would not be
surprised to sec a fleet of coasters
sufficiently small for the navigation
of the Wallamet put on between
Portland and Tacoma. Then will
Oregon, disdaining her natural sea
port at the mouth of the Columbia
river, divide her earnings between
Tacoma and San Francisco.
Is it Possible? The Oregonian of
the 9th inst., says, that the prices of
wheat at San Francisco and Liver
pool ' are well sustained," but on
the declined in Portland, which last
is down to 1 85 $1 90 per cental.
"The reason assigned for the de
cline, is the material advance noticed
in the demand for ships suitable for
the trade." Vessels "suitable for
the trade" are those that are too large
to go to Portland; hence, those which
have gone there have been subject
to such delays, expenses of lighterage,
etc., that ship owners are unwilling
to send any more there without an
advance on the present prices, which
are already So to $6 per ton above
San Francisco rates.
Portland Loading. The Portland
Bulletin of the 8th says, that the
Jane A. Falkinburg has gone down
the river and " will put to sea imme
ediately on her way to Honolulu"
and then proceeds to state the amount
of her cargo. The Bulletin forgets
that a vessel of only 300 tons burden
take on full cargo at Portland for for
eign parts, but complete cargo at xls
toria. The Jane A. Falkinburg has
been, for several days, receiving
cargo at the Astoria docks. The val
ue of her full cargo will be found in
another column.
Jack Donaldson is the .name of
the 'orphan' found in the streets of
Portland last week. He had not
been to the city for some years,
which accounts for the loss and be
wilderment among so many houses.
Clatsop county has a population of less
than 1,000; an area of 2,000 square miles,
and an u Equalized" value of $293,157,
j but there are lots of men who declare they
are not worth a cent, notwithstanding this
distribution of aggregates.
If you want to make things hot
for a man recommend Coleman's
mustard, mixed with milk.
The "Windward is now nearly
ready for sea. We hope to see Capt.
Stannard here again at an early day.
J03T- Oysters in every style, at all hours of
clay or night, at the Parker ilousy Kestau
eaxt, Main street, Astoria, JK
A Word, for Eastern Oregon,
THE DALLES AND SANDY WAGON
HOAD.
During the ice blockade, while we were
urging the hope that telegraphic or other
communication might result from the
conditions which were then picsented, of
Portland being entirely cut oft from the
sea, and that the State would eventually
profit in a commercial way for losses cli
matically, the people of Eastern Oregon
were indulging like hopes., Although
they have the benefit of telegraphic com
unic&tion, and connection with the Atlan
tic side by Stage and Railroad, the
dwellers and money changers at Portland-on-"Wallamet
were seemingly happy in
their possession of regular connections with
Milwaukie and Oregon City, the White
house and Boseburg that being the ex
tent of all of it. In the Mountaineer of
the 13th we find the following on the sub
ject of a wagon road to connect Portland
with the Dalles. During the entire block
ade not so much was said by any Port
land paper on the matter, in any way,
shape or manner, which is evidence of
Portland's disinterestedness of anything
outside the pale of that corperation:
"Neither locks nor portage rail roads,
can cope with the rigor of our climate so
as to prevent obstruction to business; then
there remains but two other means of suc
cessfully meeting the difficulties presented
a continuous rail road from here to
Portland, or a wagon load. We dismiss
the rail road for the present because it will
cost more money than we have to invest
in that kind of an enterprise, and if built,
and when built, the capital to build it
must come fiom abroad. What we now
want is something that will meet the pres
ent business demands of the country with
stock raising as its basis. A couple of
hundred thousand of dollars judiciously
expended will give us a good practical
wagon road, from this place to Portland.
With such an outlet our stock men can
consult the condition of their stock and
that of the market and drive accordingly,
and thus save not only a large amount in
cost of transportation, but a sum perhaps
equal to the steamboat or r nil road charge
in shrinkage incident to shipping stock
fresh from the grazing grounds. Let us
look at this wagon road proposition from
other than the stock growers stand point.
This place is to-day in uninterrupted wag
on road communication with all parts of
the United States east of the Cascade
range of mountains. The files of papers
upon our table show no interruption be
tween this city and all points east from
Maine to Texas, while the registers of our
hotels show that people from all points be
yond gather here from all sections of the
vast continent, and here they come to a
dead halt by reason of the ice in the Co
lumbia. From Kelton to this place is one
uninterrupted sheet of snow, yet the wheels
of the Northwestern Stage company roll
over it with undiminished speed. From
here to Grant county the gleaming white
ness of Winter's mantle envelops all, yet
the stage comes and goes at its appointed
time, frieghted with mails, passengers and
treasure. The treasure now accumulat
ing in Wrells, Fargo's Express office
awaiting shipment to parties below, most
ly in Portland, where it was sent to liqui
date liabilities and stop interest, remains
here for an indefinite period. While we
are more than friendly to the building of
a railroad from here or by here to Port
land, Salt Lake, or any other place, as
preliminary thereto, as. well as to cheaply
and effectually give our own producers an
outlet to market, we urge upon all who
are interested in the development of the
Upper Columbia to unite in sentiment and
action in constructing a good wagon road
down the Columbia river, and thus enable
us and those below who do business with
us, in successfully running the ice block
ade. The U. S. Mail is now carried on
the backs of men between this city and
Portland. The last mail arrived on last
Thursday."
Exckllkxt Thoso Sugar Cured Ilams, and
that Fresh Roll Butter, fresh Buckwheat,
(this year's crop), Corn Meal, Cracked Wheat,
Hominy, etc, at Cask's. 12tf
Ox for 8ale.OiQ stout, heavy
built work Ox, eight years of age, gentle
and well broken, weighing between 800
and 900 pounds, is offered for sale on ap
plication at John Douglass' ranch, Lewis
and Clarke river. d27t
n"A neat, clean, coscy place, for gentle
men and ladies to enjoy a dish of frosh Oysters
is at the Pakkkr IIousk Kkstauraxt.
School Books. I have lately re
ceived all the different kinds of New School
Books required to be used in this State, that
can now be found in San Francisco. Also,
Slate pencils, Blotting pads, a good as
sortment of Stationery, Drawing paper,
(Carmine, Purple and Black). Likewise a
new stock of Crockery, Clocks and a large
assortment ot Lamp Chimneys, all of
which will be sold cheap for cash.
I. W. CASE,
oltf Chcnamus si, Astoria,
Jan. 13, 1874.
HOME XEWS.
Through a private letter from 3Mr
Sam. B. Parrish, dated at Malheur
Agency, we learn that the old chief
We-au-we-wa, died recently at that
place, and his death threatened to1 be
a cause of disturbance in the social
arrangement of the reservation. Mr,
Parris had administered some medi
cines to the old chieftain, as he has
always done when Indians were sick;
and when the old fellow died, a few
of his relatives and friends thought
to serve Mr. Parrish as they serve
their own medicine men an der like
circumstances. In short they were
resolved to give Sam a free pass to the
happy hunting grounds. But the
old chief Winnamucca stood by the
agent, and held most of the Indians
steady. Meanwhile Mr. Parrish pre
pared to send any of them after their
departed friend as should dare to at
tempt to harm him. So the noble
red men concluding that discretion
is the better part of valor, have de
cided to let the matter drop.
The following summary is from the
report of the Supervising Architect
of the Treasury Department : The
Public building at Portland, Oregon,
is an elegant building of blue free
stone, is two stories and an attic in
hight, and is a clssic design, consist
ing of a pilastrade carried on rustica
ted piers, with segmental arches in
the basement story. It is now near
ly completed, and will be the finest
building in the State of Oregon, and
one of the finest on the Pacific coast.
Cost, $114,324. The Custom House,
Astoria, Oregon, is a fine building of
rubble stone, quarried near the site,
and is sixty feet by forty-five feet,
and two stories in height. It has
cost about 95,000. A Branch Mint,
at Dalles City, Oregon, was begun in
February, 18G9. After an outlay of
$103,2S0 work was abandoned.
The Salem Statesman says : We
are unable to see why so palpable a
swindle (?) as Carl Bosco, is not only
tolerated but patronized by the peo
ple. We actually saw him, Saturday
evening, borrow handkerchiefs from
the ladies in the audience and, after
shaking all the specie there was in
them into a hat, return them to their
owners with a single " thank you."
The Lake Superior and Puget
Sound Land Company is "no more.
The stock and franchises of that
company have been sold to the North
Pacific Railroad Company, who here
after control the town sites along its
line of road. Every settler on the
line of the road will rejoice that this
incubus upon the development of the
country has at last been removed.
All persons holding claims for
Modoc war supplies must send them
to Quartermaster General Allen, at
San Francisco, who is directed to for
ward them for immediate payment.
The new ten-stamp quartz mill,
erected on the middle fork of John
Day the past season, and owned by
Dr. F. C. Halsey, of Canyon City, has
gone into operation.
Madame Anna Stevenson was the
authoress of the beautiful Christmas
carol sung by her, in the Catholic
Church m Portland, on that day.
Salem Mills are now completing a
contract for five hundred tons of best
family flour, for I. Friedlander to be
shipped direct to England. ,
From the Coos Bay News we learn
that a German Company bought the
bris: Emma Augusta.
The Granger wishes the odious textbooks-in-public-schools-law
repealed. Not
now, we hope; as all the damages have
been accomplished.
The Settlers in Nehalem Valley are
building a school house for District No. 8,
near the fourteen mile stake, on the State
road.
Warren Leland, the Prince of Hotel
Keepers in America, who was here last
fall, is to take the new Palace Hotel in
San Francisco, when it is built.
A young American having broken an
appointment with Dr. Franklin, came to
him the following day, and made a very
handsome apology for his absence. He
was proceeding when the doctor stopped
him with : " My good boy, say no more,
you have said, too much already ;- for the
,raan who is good at making excuse is
seldom goofd at any thing else."
No. 27,
MISCEM.AXEOUS ITEMS.
A. T. Stewart is old, cross and crab-bed.-
Contentment is natural wealth;
luxury,- artificial poverty.
A New York Judge says drunken
ess is no excuse for crime
We never know what some persons
mean until they have spoken..
Few enjoy riches,- but almost every
one enjoys "the effort to obtain them.
Reily the Manitoban rebel, has
been elected to the Canadian Parlia
ment. Japan has some-trees-five centuries
old that produce tea worth $5 a
pound.
The good wear their years as a
crown upon the brow, the bad as a
burden on the back.
m Most people are a little shy of re
ligion. They give it a day entirely
to itself, aad make it a stranger to
the other six.
It is expected that there will be
15,000 granges in Missouri, with a
membership of 75,000, before the end
of February.
Kendalville is quite frustrated over
the appearance of Cornelius Vander
bilt, jr., there. It is supposed to mean
something important.
David Styles the oldest man in the
Northwest died at Dubuque, the oth
er day, aged one hundred and seven
years and four months.
Indianapolis merchants who are on
the Exposition guarantee paper, are
manifesting anxiety to know how
$140,000 was spent on it.
During the recent hurricane at
Tortugas, it is said a solid bar of iron,
weighing 1,800 pounds, was carried
200 yards over the parapet of the
fort.
Switzerland has 7,000 primary
schools, 6,000 teachers, and 400,000
scholars. The education of children
is compulsory in all the cantons ex
cept Geneva and Uri.
Over 400 acres of land have been
brought in the town of Brighton, N.
Y., for a colony of Dutch people ex
pected there soon. The land cost
$100,000, and will be sold to them at
auction.
While all the other Indian tribes
of the West have lost ground as civ
ilization has advanced, the Sioux,
who number 40,000, with 3,000 war
riors, control more territory than
ever before.
A train on the New York Central
Railroad made the distance between
Syracuse and Schenectady, 147. miles
in four hours, October 2Sth, and stop
ped ten minutes on the way. One
section of nine and three-quarter
miles was run in seven minutes.
The fortune of $3,000,000 left for
the maintenance of free schools in
Baltimore and New Orleans, 23
years ago, by John McDonough, of
the former city, has all been eaten
up but $25,000, in an attempt by
McDonough's heirs to break the will.
Last year Sam Hemphill, of War
saw, Ind., slipped a small potato over
the end of a grape vine which he
had trimmed, in order to keep it
from bleeding. The potato sprouted
and grewr all Summer, and the snoots
it sent forth are neither potato nor
grape vines, but have a peculiar look
and formation of their own.
As an instance of the longevity of
birds, the Sterling Journal says that
one of the famous prize breed of
geese at Blairdrummond, died the
other day at the respectable age of
three score and ten years. This bird
has been on the estate for sixty yeart,
and was said to be about ten Sum
mers old when he joined the flock.
A discovery is alleged to have been
made by a member of the Paris Aca
demy of Science, which, if true, may
be of importance to balloonists. The
discovery is that hydrogen, hitherto
considered an element, is in reality
a combination of two elements, one
of which is nine times as light as hy
drogen arid twenty-five times as light
as ordinary illuminating gas. The
new element is called abaron mean
ing weightless. It will not burn, ex
tinguishes flame, is without oder,
taste or color.
At the Michigan horse fair, held at,
Grand rapids recently, there were
entries of 288 horses alone and oyer
50,000 people were on the course in
one day. The receipts were $40,000.,
Michigan is famous for her horses..
As long ago as 1S57 Branch county,.
Mich., took more prizes at the Na
tional Horse Show at Louisville,. Ky.,
than all the balance of the States.
Those were the palmy days-of Magna
.Charta, Iyanhoe, Moscow,,, and tho
Crippens and Fisk net Jim Fisk.