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About The Daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1876)
it w UJ.gHJfe JWJJftHgl'JLUJWJ WBW u $x& S&iXjj Qs8ximx. -41 ASTOKIA, OREGON : I. C. IBEIAKD EDITOR MONDAY .May 1, 1876. THE DAILY ASTORIAN. Corresponding ivith previous .an nouncement ive this evening present our readers ivith the first edition of The Daily Astohiax. This step ahead has not been taken with out some misgivings but we have carefully counted the . cost, and have based our action chiefly upen the pre vious liberal support which has been extended to The Weekly Astoklav, making it a success in every way for more than two years past. Very many of our patrons, having the interest of Astoria at heart, and desiring to see us establish a daily newspaper here to foster that interest, have at last given us what we consider " assurance double sure," that a daily may be published in Astoria success fully, hence we are willing to test the matter by practical experiment. We shall put forth every exertion possible on our part, to make it a successful venture, but as we are not possessed of a plethora of cash we can promise nothing to lose in this experiment. So long as the Daily Astoiilax can be made to pay its current expenses, leav ing us even, in a 'financial point of view, we shall continue its publication, but if pn tke other hand, it calls for funds from other sources in order to prolong its existence, we shall discon tinue the publication. So far we have been able to maintain The Astohtax without bonuses from any source, since the original donation of 1873, which enabled us to commence the work here, and which we think has been prosecuted to the satisfaction of the public at large, and in view: of the fact that a suh&blizvl prat should be despised, we hope to be able to con tinue on our course only in an upright, honorable and fearless manner, de pendent for or suppoit who1y upon the patronage of the people whose views we may reflect, ihrough the columns of our joimml ; views which may be noted for liberal smk! fivv deal ings iu all the tiuns.cLiois of Fe ; views which shall advance the theory of properly developing al1 of our'noWe Oregon, without prejudice io the ad vancement of any o her single locality or favors from any sinole mifovnviao such advocate of the material in- Sensible Remarks. As dustry of Oregon v, c are billing to pro ceed and trust that The Daily Asto niANmyy live to attain a ripe age, aud be favorably received by all clashes of the community 'composing the great and glorious State of Oregon. Is it Good or Bad. It is almost certain that the Northern Pacific Railroad bill will fail before Congress. The time of the average Senator or Representative is so much taken up with investigations that he is almost impervious to the assaults of 'the lobby. There are over forty smelling committees, as they are termed, diligently engaged in unearth ing the private and" public life of every influential politician, and party effect is the paramount ooject in every move that is made. Whether this condition of affairs is fortunate or unfortunate for us, as far as it effects iKe Northern Pacific Railroad, would, of course, depend upon the policy adopted bj the company ri its dealings with the people; If it were to bowhat we have already had, we can thank our lucky stars that the political pot is boiling ; and on the contrary, if we had any confidence in the belief that it would be liberal, just, and directed by a far seeing policy of making friends of the, people, and aiding them in building . up the country, the aid refused would be : sad misfortune. As it is we" have neither cause to lougli nor cryand we can therefore, view the situation with undisturbed equinamity. The following synopsis of remarks by Hon. B. Goldsmith, before the Portland Board of Trade, April 20th, on the subject Of the proposed subsidy to the Central Pacific Railroad, is re spectfully commended to our readers for the sensible conclusions therein contained : Mr. Goldsmith said : No matter what action this board might take upon tliis proposition, it would not settle the question one way or the other. This board, at the solicitation of Mr. Pengra and Mr. Tilton, made the inquiry of the Central Pacific Railroad Company on what terms they would give us railroad communication with the East, and were led to expect some reasonable propositions from that company, so that this board might be enabled to recommend to the peoxle of this State that they accept said proposition ; but upon the receipt of the same, I for one was very much disappointed. The proposition from the railroad company now before lis is full of objectionable features, so much so that if you were to remove them, there would be nothing left of the bill, and I think the best way, in view of this fact, would be to simply state to Mr. Huntington that the proposition is of such a nature that we cannot recommend it to the people of this State for their acceptance, and with that drop the whole matter. To go into the details, I would state my objectiens: The first point is, they require a right of way of two hundred feet for the whole length of the line. While this might not be objectionable in the unsettled portions of the State it certainly would be in the settled rmrtions. No farmer ought to be compelled to allow any railroad com pany to go tlirough his lands and take two hundred feet of land from him, when forty feet, or even less, would be sufficient for all purposes. The next point is, that the railroad com pany ;isks the State to sign coupons and deliver the bonds so signed to it at therate of $000,000 bonds for every twenty miles of road completed, or $3,000,000 on the completion of one hundred miles. The bill does not state where the one hundred miles of road are to be built, whether in Oregon or Nevada. Now, suppose the railroad company, under this bill, were to build one huudred miles of road the first year in the State of Nevada, the bonds would have to be delivered, and thip State might have to pay interest on those bonds for nine years, and have no more railroad communication than it now has. I do not wish to state that the company would do this, but by the terms of the bill it might do so. The next point is that the company agrees to charge only such rates for freight andpsissengers to and from the Atlantic Coast to the terminus in Oregon as the charges might be between those places and San Francisco, with the additional charge of the rates of steamer or rail road freights between Portland and San Francisco. This article, if carried out, would put us in a worse position than we are in now, because the rail road company being the owner of the steamers between here and San Fran cisco, with no show of a competing line to exist, it could charge us any price it would chose, over and above present imces to San r rancisco. Ihe next point is, that the railroad be allowed to purchase all unsold State hinds in this State. All we want rail road connection for is to bring more people into this State. Now, if on one side you tax them heavy to come here, and tax them heavy after they are here, and take the few acres of cheap lands which remain -away from them, what will you do with them after they get here ? Make slaves of them for the railroad company The gentleman who has preceded me has stated that the railroad company, after building the road, will have more interests in this State than any of us, and will seek to develop the State. This Is well enough to talk about, but is it borne out by facts I Does that company to-day, when it taxes the people of this coast very nearly seven millions more on freight than it did last year, stop and think if it will hurt the development of this coast or not ! No, sir, it does not care for it ; and I say, in conclusion, that we .are better oft' without this road than to have it under the terms here proposed. Telegraphic News. Synopsis of Press Dispatches. Andre Cavilli, machinist, who has perfected what is supposed to be a valuable machine for the manufac ture of boots and shoes, was waited upon at his shop by Dom Pedro, in San Francisco, on the 25th, who or dered a model of the machine, and volunteered to consult with his gov ernment about obtaining a patent for the inventor in Brazil, as he is desi rous of introducing the boot and shoe manufacturing business into that country. The Panama Railroad Company have attached the stores of the steamer City of Panama and will do the same with all the Pacific Mail steamers themselves, without filing bonds of indemnity. The Centennial Commissioners have decided to close the Exhibition on Sundays, but the grounds will be open to the public on that day, free. This week the Attorney General will present to the cabinet the result of his examination of the law on the question regarding.the submiss ion of original papers in the execu tive departments to Congressional committees. Warren Ferrell has been ap pointed agent for this county for can vassing for two popular books : "Liv ingstone's Last Travels," illustrated, and Wigwam and War Path; or The Royal Chief in Chains," by lion. A. B. Meacham. These are standard works, and will be a valuable addi tion to any library. Dewey & Co. are a-'enls for the Pacific Coast. Josh Billings says: "There is one thing about a hen that looks like wisdom they don't kackle much till they have laid their eggs. Sum pholks are aluz a bragging, aud a cackling what they are going tew do before hand. Behold your Daily Astohian. Let 's kakle-ate now to keep it up. The Democratic State Convention re-nominated Hon. Lafayette Lane for Congress. Presidential electors Henry Klippel, Jackson county; E. A. Cronin, Multnoinah county; W. B. Laswell, Grant, county. Fourth District Attorney, F. P. Strong, Mult nomah count'. Rumors are afloat that the for tunes of those celebrated (?) Califor nia millionaires (Flood t O'Brien), have begun to dwindle. Consolida ted Virginia was down to 70 last week. -- $$ Behold ! A variety of spectacles and eye glasses, in silver, and steel, and rubber frames. A complete assortment for salo cheap at Cage's. 5" A complete assortment of Eureka spool silk in every variety and number, warranted full length and of superior qual ity. The best in the market at Case's. Call and see his cabinet. NEW TO-DAY. SU Everybody goes to the- Novelty Barbershop to get fixed up in style. Every person may come, and more too, fori have employed a first-class aitist who will smil ingly manipulate your chin, gracefully curl your mustache, nicely puff your hair, and lastof all, but not least, will perfume your clothes with the most pupular perfumery in use, "Patchouly" ifyou don't believe itjust tiyit. Hnir cutting, shaving, and sham pooing. Hair dying done and warranted not lo turn red, break or split. Parker House, Astoria. J. L. Campbell, Proprietor. NEW TO-DAY. T.W. BOBB, Attorney at Law, ASTORIA, OREGON. flSrOffico in "Varron.& McGuiro's building, opposite Occident llotol, Chcnamus street. F. CRANG, M. D. Centennial Opening. Itain or shine, the Centennial Exposition will open on the 10th of May, and the formal programme has been issued. Warner leads oft with an original march, and is followed by Whittier with his hymn, and Sidney Lanier, of Georgia, with a cantata. Then comes General Hawley with his official statement and his introduction of the President, who will close the ceremonies by proclaiming the halls open to the public, Surgeon." Etc.. ASTOMA, OREGON. At the solicitation of numerous friends, has consented to practice medicine, and tenders his sorvicc3 to the public. Dr. Cransr brings many jears experience in tlio practice of his profession. T 1ST OP LETTERS J i Remaining unclaimed in the Post- oflico'at Astoria, Oregon, April 30. 187b' : Ayling, Win. 11.0 Andeion. o. W. 2 Anderson. 'ivort. Alkine, 3Ii? Elby Butcher. Horace, lilnnnr. l). U. ! Carter. Mi?s IMinnio Chase, Joseph, I Clough. U. 11. C'hri-tenpon, Martin Crawford. .John. , Dclluen, Frako. Dnrrow, Ira. Pobson, Joseph. 2 Fisher, JMiss I. I Gibson. S. A. D. Gibson, A. J. Graham, Oliver. P. d llcrchol, Ulrich. llydc, C. 11. IJ endenor, Jomes. lioag, August. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Notary Public and Commlisloacr of 1EED, For California and Washington Territory. OFFICE. Case's Building, corner Cass and Chenamus streets, Astoria, Oregon. FIELD, FLOWER AND GARDEN seeds, Oregon and California, in full supply, fresh and nice at I. "W. Case's. Occident Hotel, Astoria ', Oregon. The Proprietors are happy to announce that the abovo Hotel has been Repainted and Refurnished, Adding greatly to tho comfort of its quests AND TS NOW THE BESX HOTEL NORTH - OF SAN FRANCISCO. A. J. MEGLER, C. S. WRIGHT, Proprietors. IhLok, Peter. Hughes, C. A. Harris, James. Johnson, 11. Johnson, Henry. Livingston, John.3 Lamb, Wm. lUel'olan, Miss Nellie. IWittheals.Pleo. Mitchell, F. L 3Iinor,John. jMcCloughry, Richard. IMcKay, Thomas. ISlcLcmen. L. Paulding. Walter. D. Potter. J. 1). KcnVio. F. Fconat. John, St. James, Mis3 Ida, Stone, It. S. Sbamto, Master F. Tiel. John. J. Weikar, John. THE BEST ASSORTMENT OF Crockery, Glass "Ware, Lnmps and Lamp Chimneys in the City at Case's. Mrs. Pangbiom, Masonic Hall Building, Astoria, DEALER IN Fancy Goods, Ladies Dress and Cloak Trimmings of the Lastest Style. WILL ATTEND to ORDERS for DRESS and Cloak making. Work will bo dono in a satisfactory manner? 3T Agent for tho sale of Dr. Warner's Sani tary Corsets, and also Children's Waists with patent elastic buckles. "FRESH SUPPLY OF 2 and 3 PLY J? Carpets, Floor Oil Cloths, Table Oil Clollis, Window Shades, for sale at Port laud prices by I. "W. Case. W M. EDGAR, Corner Main and Chenamas Streots. ASTORIA OREGUN. DKALKR IX THE CHOICEST JlttANDS OP Tobacco and Cigars, and the Genuine "Wostenholm, and other English Cutlory. Fairchilds Gold Pens. And all sorts of STATIONERY, NOTIONS ETC. RESil SUPPLY OF DOWNER'S Sc Pratts Astral Coal Oil. Those oils are perfectly safe and produco a magnificent light. For salo by 1. W. CASE. F For Freight or Charter. . THE Al NEW SLOOP, Geo. Flavel, FRED "WASS Master.' Is now in readiness for business, and offers superior accommodation to tourists on the bay. 53f Will carry freight or passengers to any point at reasonable rates. Apply on board. A GENCY FOR THE HOME MU- xjl tual Fire Insurance Company at I. AV. Cabes. B. BAjVIBURGER MERCHANDISE DO NOT SEND AW AY -For Printing of any kind, until you havo tried THE ASTORIAN Office. ISP W AND ELEGANT STOCK -OF- Wm. CHANCE. P. M. Latest StTles of Millinery Goods, JUST RECEIVED BY THE LAST STEAMER, At tho Rooms of Mrs. A. D. WASS, (Ur Statics, Brown's Building,) Corner Main and Chcnamus Streets, Astoria. R35" This stock consists of tho latest i-tyle Hats, for Ladies and Children; Dress Trim mings and Fancy Goods for Ladios, which will bo sold at very low prices. DRESS UNO CLOAK SSJff0 mptly attonded 1876. spring 1876. ONE HALLS FIRE PROOF SAFE, with Combination Lock, in good or der, for sale chenp, at I. "W. Cabe's. NEW MILLINERY STORE. Mrs. H. A. Derby, (Late of CLEVELAND, OHIO,) WISHES TO ANNOUNCE TO THE FUB lie of Astoiia and surrounding country, that sho has just received a full and complete lino of HATS, TEIMMINGS, And all kinds of MILLINERY GOODS! At the stand recently occupied by'in Mor rison on'JlAlX STREET, Atloria, And will bo prepared to fill all' orders for first class goods in this lino at rea-onablo prices. rttTXew goods will be received every month. A NICE ASSORTMENT OF JEW elry "Watch guards in various styles at Cage's. ASTORIA LAUNDRY, Cor. of Chenamus and Polk Sts. ASTORIA OREGON. J. T. BOUCHERS, Proprietor. i?r Washing hndlroning, Flulting.&c.,dono at this Laundry by clean, white labor. CSrJ T.Borchers still manufactures and has for salo at the above place of business, tho FAMOUS " CAVIAR." JK3" Highest cash price raid fishermen for STURGEON SPAWN. TOC, J, T. BORCHERS, . ASTOKIA LAUNDRY. We take pleasure in announcing to our patrons and puMic generally that we have novr in store a splendid stock for the Sxxixxs; Trade, IN OUR, DRESS GOODS DEPARTMENT Will be found a large and most com plete assortment of Windsor Suitings, Manchester Plaids, Yorkshire Stripes, Maltese Suitings, Japanese Silks, Bombazine, Alpacas, Empress Cloth. IjST our stock of Fancy Ooods7 We stand unrivalled, as to the as sortment and styles. CLOTHING, In Great Variety and Styles. Boots and Shoes. We present the most extensive assort ment ever imported. A FULL LIXE OF Window Shades, Oil Cloths, Etc., Etc. $&- Being the most COMPLETE iind ATTRACTIVE display of STYLISH Goods ever introduced in Astoria. B. HAMBURGER, Iain street, Astoria, Oregon. ri H.PAGE tfc CO., DEALERS IX General Merchandise, FARMERS WHARF, ASTORIA OREGON. B" All kinds of country produco, wanted in exchange for goods. W. E. DEMENT, DRUGGIST. CIIEXAMUS STREET, ASTORIA. NEXT DOOR TO 1. V. CASE'S DEALER IN PAISTS, OILS, VAR nishes, Brushes, DRUGS PATENT MEDICINES, TOILET AND FANCY ARTICLES. Wines and Liquors Wsal Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. S. KINSEY, ON THE ROADWAY, NEAR HUME & Co's! CANNERY, Astoria, Oregon, . DEALER IN Building Materials OF EVERY XIND.- Nails of All Descriptions. DOORS AND WINDOWS, KUSTIC, FLOORING, BLINDS, MOULDING, SASH, ETC. . Wines and Liquors BY THE BOTTLE OR THE GALLON 1 Custom made "boots and Shoes. MvfcalqL Tobacco of Fine Quality. i JBST This stock is in overy respect Al, and will bo sold at tho lowest prices for cash, Givo ino a call at tho new storo, on the lioadway. S. KINSE1T, Astoria, Oregon. 33F Agency for the sate of the Domestic Sewing Machine, at I. "W. Cate. "5 ". ' i,U ss. L-fy-f . ' y