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About The Coast mail. (Marshfield, Or.) 187?-1902 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 10, 1884)
EBEKl r w ,' hMip"''' .u -; -.r . .Mu.mULPpiHI . .. i?!p&lf 7 " f ' "- g g& "i?r sp-' ?i7W "fTsi jA ft ' f II?: IH-- I Uil -- The Coast Mail. MARSHFIELD. OREGON i 4Tliitf4, lllini jMwwy 18, iKm I - I I I . The llierary society appear to havt espWded. For the best cigar, goto Sengstacken' drug There" are about so men at work In the ship yard at North llend. Full line of Khoot book at Sengttncken' ;. tfrug More, for tale at bed-rock price. .,, A Hew water tank, so by 94 and 7K feet deep, hat Jutt been built at Dean & Co'i mill. t A. II. Thrift ha starred or It preparing to Mart a (tore at hi place on Floral creek. 1 1. Hacker advertises for ale a desirable tlde land lot In front of the M arthfleld lunch houte. MUl Charlotte Vanderburgh will begin a term of public ichool nt Kentuck dough next Mon- day. Fred Sehetler ha moved hit ofllce Into the trtbrtr room nf Empire formerly occupied by li, II. Lute. Robert Durnham ha been nt Denmark, Curry county, prospecting for an eligible location for n aw mill, jt It li reported that W. A, Lute Intend build, lag a' taw mill at North ilough, with a cutting capacity of 30,000 feet per day. Charley llilborn ha taken the Donald Mcln to raneh acrotMhe bay for tills year, and will ttuuuge (t In conjunction with hi own, adjoin tog. Oeo. W. Sttmmcrman'i Coo river friend WII find him nt the North Pacific restaurant, ready to cater to their nnts. The hct meals given In town am served nt thl restaurant at aj cent. When we went to prcs the steamer Areata had not arrived off the bar, notwithstanding re. port to the contmry. She Intended nailing from Kan Francisco Saturday, Imt probably did not aall until Monday, and will only be due to day. The North llend mill came down to three quarter time on the nt Inst., but aftrr n run of two day on that time order were received to resume full time, at leant until nfler the Gotnmx and some other vessel now due lliere have been loaded. a Ml Emma StaufT, Mis Charlotte Vancler Imrgh and Charley Vanderburgh were the only applicants for teacher' ccrtlficnte nt the exam ination held l Prof. Camp nt thl place last week. Each wa gnintcd n second-grade cer tificate. Geo. Davl give notice In our advertising col umn that he Is now prepared to supply the pub lic with an Improved spring mnltrest at greatly reilnccil rates. Hy patronizing Davl you patron Ire home Industry, save money, and get a lrtter lied than the Imported nrtlcle. Iau Friday, on the beach between Winchester and Coon bay, Fred Jarvl found n five-gallon krg of pickle that had Just washed nvhorc. Ev Idently the krg had been at sen for months, as It was covered with moss nnd barnacles, but the pickle were In good condition. The Stare Mill. During die eight years that Cap!. II. R. Reed has had charge of the lil yartl at this place hr has built 11 vessels, ns follows: Pnnnonla, I-nura May, Jennie Stella. C. II. Merchant. Geo. C. I'rrklm, John O. North. Dakota, C. C Funk, Viking, Glenn and Jennie Wand. Mr, Sprngue' excellent management of the Norman hall restaurant hatpt once placed it in the front rank of choice places at which all del kadVs of the market are kept nnd served to or. tier In tujierlor tj le. The rotinis are cosy and adapted to the business, nnd the prices arc re markably seasonable. Thoi. C. Whltled of the Co)u1lla Is on the bay canvasslug forn history of the United States by the late Hon. Alexander II. Stephens, "Deed of Daring by Iloth the Illue nnd the Cray," by I). M. Kclscy, and "Professional Thieves nnd the Detective," by Allan llnkrrton, These books are highly praised by the eastern press. Jarvls, Cornwall A Co's stages now leave Drain's at 8:30 a. m. and arrive nt Empire the Beit day in time for the passengers to take the afternoon boat for this place, or those who pre fer to do so can remain at Empire over night and come up by the first tmat next morning. Not one bridge was lost on the road between Oram's and Empire by the Inst freshet and the road is In unusually good condition for this sen son of the year. A letter from Geo. II, Kotuor, at Riverside, Cut. "the paradise of the world," says the place is not what it u "popped up" to be. He and his mother have been there several months, during which lime George has been employed in the printing office, at times assuming the entire responsibility of the establishment. They were greatly disappointed in the place. George aays: "Ohe my regards to all the boys, and of course to the glris too. About three weeks ago one of Mart. Smith's horse narrowly ctcaed death by falling into nn old well near C. 11. Merchant residence. The well was aliout ao fret deep, but some planking that wa above It which went in under the horse lodged aiout halfway down nnd hctd the horse there until lie was rescued. The accident oc curred la the night, ami the next forenoon some of Merdiant's children discovered the animal In the well. Dirt was shoveled In from the side ond the well filled up under the home until he was enabled to walk out upon level ground, very, little if any the worse for the mishap. About a, week ago Dr.' J, Hudson of South Coos river received the unwelcome news of the death of his brother Knot, near Turner, in Ma tron county, after a brief illness, from lung fever. Abraham llodsojs, ton of the deceased, arrived tieru Jsrtf Iwfofe Christmas, to visit the doctor and hi family. 1 lie tad and unexpected news of hUfether death col hits lit short and last Friday he started home with a heavy .heart, to lie with and comfort hit aged mother In her tad bereavement, Knot Hodson wa au old and highly-esteemed citiien of Oregon, to which itnte be and the doctor and another brother Immigra ted 94 year ago, and his death will be lamented Mherevcr ho was known. A large part of the newspaper mall that reached lite Marthfield postoffice Inst Monday was soaking wet. Some of it had been two tveeks In coming from Portland to this place, nnd it could not hvfl been wetter had it been rt the rain all that time; Carriers of the mail should he compelled to protect it from the Wilier, Wo have no sympathy for men who updcibld other o gel a sontract and then try o save (hcipselve from lost by employing cheap fnen anil Imposing uPn tne txiullc. Foslmas Irrs should report mail that arrive in the cotidl tlanpf that pne Ust Monday, for evidently It i(d been, lylpg the ram somewhere. The mal that Pflmo In, Tuesday evening was but little jicltcr than that pf Monday, Jf the postal agent of this state has time to do o, It tulght, 1m well (or him U) look. I!)!, way occailutwlly, The steamer now due ha tho balance of th machinery necessary for the iuccestful operation or rred UetcheU'a new slave mill In this place. and In a few days It will he started up nnd the new machinery given a trial, preparatory to lie glnnlng a permanent business In manufacturing and shipping heads and slaves. Everything in nnd about the mill Is new except the boiler, which I the one that wn In the steam er Messenger when ho was liurned at this place a tew years ago. This boiler has been furnished with new- trimmings, and It li now considered as good as the average new boiler. The main building of the mill is a substantial two-story structure, 30 by 60 feet In size. At the north end of the lower story is the engine and filing room, ta by 30 feet, which leaves to the south, for machinery, a room 30 by 48 feet. On tlio upper floor, 18 by 30 feet, nt the north end, hnsheen appropriated for two drying rooms, the floor of which will be thickly covered jr'th (team ple connecting with the boiler. This leaves a room to the south, 30 by 43 feet, for the planer and the workshop necessary to the establishment. The boiler room, 16 by 40 feet, is on the west side of the main building. To guard against danger from fire, the sawdust was dug out and the floor of this room filled In all over with sand from 6 Inches to 3 feet In depth. In front ol the boiler nnd under It Is a substantial brick hearth, In addition to which there it nn ash pan under the boiler, 'Hie power will be derived from n la by 34 Corliss-tcd engine of 50-horse power, made to order nt tho Reliance works nt San Francisco, nnd combining the blot improved governor lu bricator and oil cups. The fly or hand wheel lias n 16-inch face and weighs a ton nnd A half, 'Ilie line shaft Is of aK-lnch gauge and 55 feel long, with Iron hangers nnd Mwrought-tron rim pulleys. This shaft and the pulleys weigh 3000 pounds, yet n man canturn It with one finger of the hand. Over 700 feet of belting is required to run all of the machinery. About the .only Imported article we noticed around the premises was an English grindstone of peculiar formation, said to be such as are used at all taw factories. An elevator leads from the lower floor to the doors of the drying room nbove and everything seems to have been Judiciously planned by su perinteno'ent J. J, Earle for doing an extensive business on nn economical basis. The machinery of this mill is the best ever brought to the bay nnd the keg machinery is the very best to be had. The head turner jwssesses the latest Improvements of any on the coast nnd has a capacity of 3000 to 6000 per day. All of this machinery was madaby E. U II. Holmes. The ties and stringers have lieen laid for the car track to carry supplies from the saw mill to the stave mill and for carrying the products of the latter mill to the water front, hut the Iron has not yet been put on, though the track Is now In use nnd In Its present condition answers very well for all demands thus far made upon it. The total cost of the new stave mill will be about $10,000, to justify which outlay Uetchell lias n large contmct covering three years, with the privilege of five. and travel on the Isthmus Transit railroad ws obstructed for n time by two tree thaC fell aero the track between Aiken i landing and King's ranch, Tho gale visited the Coquflle country with about the .ime violence that It did this section, but no eriou remits are reported. Youthful Mail Robberi Arretted. A Violent Wind Storm. I-nst Friday night, from 10 till 1a o'clock, this place was visited by the strongest gale from the south that has reached tlie bay for a long time. No serious consequences ensued, Imt some nar row escapes were made and the slumlwrs of timid people In frail tenements were seriously Interfered with. The most notable event .In the way of a" narrow escape from serious Injury, If not death, occurred to Mart Smith and his wife nnd two children, who were sleeping In a house .that Mart and Frank Smith lately put up at the edge of the marsh, some distance touth of C. II. Merchant's residence, where they propose to establish the headquarters of the dairy business they in tend conducting after the 1st of March next. When the wind was nt Its worst, a tree blew down upon the house and crushed In the roof, but the strength of the structure nnd the small nets of the tree prrvented the roof going entirely down and crushing the Inmates of the house; The foot-board of one bedstead was broken off and some of the furniture of the house was mashed up, but a space of four or five feet re mained lielwcen the roof and the floor, affording Smith and his family an opportunity to escape, which thry improved without delay, taking shel ter In 11 scow moored In a slough close at hand, where they remained until daylight, protected from the storm by n temporary covering made of lumber that chanced to Iw there. The build ing broken down was of no great value, having been put up for a uoodthrd and used only tem porarily as a duelling, pending the completion of a dwelling house now under way nnd nearly finished. Saturday Smith moved back to the Mcintosh ranch, to await further developments and take a new departure after an improvement in the weather. The schooner I-aum May, moored nt Dean 4 Co's mill wharf, parted her stern line, swung around, collided with !!yde& Noble's pile driver and scared their Chinese cook until his cue stood almost straight up, but the damage sustained was trilling. Hyde & Noble's hand pile driver, which was standing between the water tank and the wood shed at the mill, was blown over nnd fell upon the shed. The pile driver was badly wrecked and the shed was slightly damaged, The solidity of the house which J. D. Garfield latelylocntcd near the mill did not sult'hls ideas or permanency, nnd during the prevalence of the gale he deemed It advisable to stay it with props, after which he and his .family felt safer and slept sounder. At the lower end of Front street the wind blew with sufficient violence to break down about hair of the solid fence along the southern side of W, R, Simpson's lot'on the water front. The old steamer Coos, on the ways at the ship yard, was stripped of every vestige of her cabin, but the hull weathered the gale and presented nn odd sight next morning. The wind effected an entrance under the south east corner of the tin roof on Nnsburg& Hirst's store nnd bent and broke the roof until It leaked badly, but the member of tho firm nnd their clerk were promptly on hand nnd saved their goods from any damage whatever by spreading cinvas In tho hall nbove and preventing the water from making Its way Into the store. Fortunately very Utile rain followed the hard wind, and conse quently this firm did not experience ns much difficulty In protecting their property as would have been the case had the rain fallen heavier, One of the water barrel kept on top of Dean & Co' store blew down, which was the only damage sustained nt tliat establishment. Merchant called out a force of hit mill hands nnd had tho waste-pile flro subdued, for fear the burning brands might blow Into the mill or some of the adjacent buildings nnd cause n genera) conflagration. Charley EckhofT'a smokehouse, at hi fishery above North llend, wa blown down and con siderably smashed up. West and south of town Innumerable tree were blown down, and that body of dead timber southwest of town looks a if about half of it succumbed to the wind Friday njght. Tree fell acto the road in all directions, On the evening of the ad Inst., says the Plain-' dealer, R, S. Belknap, postmaster at Angora, Coos county, took to Roseburg Hilly Stillwcil, a lad 16 or 17 year of age, and Wesley Donee, aged 18 years, who were accused of robbing the mail on the 19th tilt, on the route between Myrtle Point and Camas Valley, They were locked up In the Jail, after which Sheriff Ihirdom and Del- knap Interviewed Stillwcil, who had been carry Ing the mall. He staled that Daniel T. Hill, n blacksmith of Coqullie City, prompted him to commit the robbery nnd made the key with which he unlocked the mail bag. Stillwcil was to retain $75 of what might be taken from the mail and Hill was to receive the balance. Still well also stated that on the day he robbed the msil Dor.M took fiuin it n registered pnekace containing money, which monewas divided be tween Donee, Stillwcil nnd Hill. After hearing this Deldnap Immediately started for Coqullie City to arrest Hill, leaving the boys in jail. The next evening Stillwcil made a further statement, In which he exonerated Donee from any com plicity In the robbery, and said that Hill had told him to place the responsibility of the theft on Donee, In case anything should be said about It. Stillwcil said he was alone when he robbed the mail. He knew that Stanley of Camas val ley was not far behind him, and therefore he was in n hurry nnd only took one letter, contain ing $ too In gold. After abstracting the money, he threw the letter In to the next creek he crossed. Of course the package was missed by Martin dale, tho postmaster at Cnmns. Notice of It was nt'once sent back nnd Stillwcil was suspect' ed and shadowed. When he reached Myrtle Point the next day he spent his money freely and went down to Coqullie City, where be gave to I till $35, according to agreement A gentleman from the Coqullie informs- us that Hill was subsequently arrested and taken to Roseburg, and be nnd the two boys are probably In Portland before this. It is presumed that Donee will be released. Ills father resides at one of the creeks on the route between Myrtle Point nnd Camas valley. Hilly Stillwcil ts the youngest son of Etias Stillwcil of Coqullie City, and is not considered n bright boy. Hill has a wife nnd four or five children at Coquille City and Is old man Stillwells son-in-law. The Independent says Deputy Marshal Frush arrived at Roseburg last Thursday and left for Portland Friday momlng, taking young Stillwcil with him. Hie Portland papers announced Stillwcil s arrival there Friday and said he would undergo an examination Saturday. : CORRESPONDENCE. X Another Letter from Aunt Sue To the Editor of the Coast Mail : Coquille City Items. After to long a time,'! nealn take tip my pen W write n few lines for the Coast MAlt, the best paper published in Coo county. Well, I have now been here three months, less four days. I still think this a fine country for 'tho granger man, I have no desire yet to return to the Coquille country. This ha been the nicest fall weather that I have been permitted to enjoy for many a year. Wo have had no very cold weather yet and no snow, but the finest of raids, with the weather Jul cold enough to be bracing. The people here are happy, well-to-do and full of pluck And energy. We are located In n good neighborhood, with A school house only a mile from Us, where a good school is taught for eight or nine months In the year. We also have Sunday school every Sunday ah3 preaching on alternate Sundays, by a Meth odist minister. The Sunday school had A Christmas tree last night at the school house. Aunt Sue was there and had a splendid time. Two trees were hcav ily laden with all kinds of presents, from a poo dle dog on tin up to a pair of elrgant gold brace let. Aunt Sue was duly remembered. The little folk enjoyed themselves hugely. Old Santa Claus came and brought his wife with him this time. She looked ns. ugly as he did. I hope you had a good time In old Coos. They have some funny boys In Kansas, or did have n few years ago. I will tell you of one: It wasrVhen the grasshoppers were so bad. The Wy was out two or three miles from home, cut ting grass. The hoppers got too thick for him and he returned to the houte, reporting them to le a foot deep where he had been at work. Prob ably they Licked 11 or 13 inches of being that deep. His brother bet him two to one that he had n patch of watermelons that they would not ent, and to save the ni.lons and win the bet, he covered' the melons with dirt. Of course it spoiled Jhe melons, but the grasshoppers didn't eat them. Another time this boy built a fence of sod-aroujid his melon patch and then caught and placed within the Inclosure all the toads lie could find, that they might devour the bugs. I see in a late Herald a mild attempt, by one Snooks of Fishtrap, to slander the good name of Aunt Sue. Allow me to say that I do not believe there is any ono on Fishtrap mean enough nt heart to write such a piece, and in reply I would say that I think Snookt made a mistake in spelling his name and used an "o" where he should have used an "e." Poor fellow I I-plty REAL ESTATE Transaction Recently Recorded at the County Clerk' Office. United States to Jacob A. Honcbrake South east quarter of northeast quarter of section 8; lots 1 and a, and southeast quarter of northwest quarter of section 9, township 36 south, range 13 west 170.65 acre. incort A. Uonebrake to Ansel M. and Albert Collver The nbove-described premises $1600. Libbeus Simkins nnd wife to Matt Matlesoti and Alex. Soderiund Tide kind on east side of 1-ront street, Marshfield $noo. TllOS. Hirst to l-ollltl A. Hint I.nl ? and a. block it, Marshfield, Clements plat It 01. 0. Hermann and wife In w. P. Hermnnn Lot 4 of section 31, lots 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11 and north half of southwest quarter of section 33, township 39 south, range 13 west 325.90 acre $500. M. I. McDonald and wife to D. T. Hill and T MARSHPlBtk MARKET Whole! 4 R,efil Vtkft ARTICLE; him. . WiUi best wishes for the Mail, I remain Aunt Sue. Wilson, Kansas, Dec 35, 1883. The Herald of List week said Prof. Boyrle would rcoen his school at Coquille City last Monday, and that Clark Miller intends soon opening n business college there. Peter Cotton lost an ox from his logging team by drowning. R. Mnthison of Coquille City had about $100 worth of hogs drowned during the late ireshct. Charles nnd W. P. Phillips lost a lot of fine logs by the freshet After the freshet of the 35th ult the carcass of a horse and the carcasses of .cattle and hoes were seen floating down the riter'iust CuquHie City. Cbik flulhnl, nfier nirabsence of4"somc'ycars f In California, returned to his home on the Co quille Ust week. The Christmas festivities jt Coquille City were a tuccess. So they were at Fishtrap, where, in consequence of the sudden rise of the waters, says the Herald, the festivities had to re main in the school house all night Tyc Tye, the absconding Chinese girl, for the return of whom Lee Wing lately offered n re ward of $350, was last week found at the resi dence of Capt Cliff Campbell, but the bringing of her forth became so intermlnally nixed that we believe no one claims the reward. A lively suit ensued in Justice Hyde's court for possess ion of the girl, nnd n petition was presented to Judge Dyer asking him to appoint A. J. M. Campbell as her 'guardian. The judge has the matter under advisement until the 17th Inst, at which time the case will come up before htm. Meantime the girl Is in custody of the sheriff. County court is again in session at Empire, nnd Coquille City is there with another remon strance. This time they protest against the grant ing of a license to S. E. Steward or any other man to retail splritou liquors In their town. ine remonstrance lias 63 signatures, and tq guard against such mutilation as one of their documents of similar Import sustained, this one is on buckskin nnd in the possession of a man who never gets drunk. The following officers of Arago lodge. No. 38, I. O. O. V Empire City, were recently installed by H. O. Ploegcr. D. D. G. M. for district No. t6: Oliver H. llilborn, P. G.; A. P. Owen, N. O. J Wm. McEwnn, V. Q.; F, A. Lang, secre taryj David Morse, Jr., T,; Jacob Wlckman, W.( Gilbert Hall, C; Peter Scott. J. G. Alex Ijing, K. S. N. G.; Geo. W, Pray, L. S. N. G, Thos, Urown, R. S. V, G.; Alex Stauff, chaplain. Dr. R. C. Hunter lectured at Myrtle Point last Saturday evening on the merits of the A. O, U. w, He returned from there Monday. At the time he left the movement toward organizing a lodge had secured about ao charter members. Coquille City had done almost as well. The doctor think a lodge will bo formed in each place. A petition will be presented nt this term of the county court praying for the building of a bridge nt Myrtle Point to facilitate connection with the upper country. The vast and rapidly Increasing business Interests of that Important section of the county demand that the petition should be granted. A son of Rev, Todd, late of Looklngglass, recently committed suicide at his father's house at Elkhead, Doughs county, He had Just re. turned from a party, when he shot himself inrougn me oreust nnd died In a Tew hours. His age was about ao years. Raleigh Scott of Ellensburg lately killed a Urge and ferocious female panther. Ills first shot wounded the nnlninl, which then went for mm. wnen no pincen me muulo of his gun uuaiim us urcasiuuu urcunnu Mueu 11 instantly; The double wedding of Victor Anderson and Mist Annie Strang and John E. Strang nnd Miss Ililta II, Wesse, at the Central hotel Saturday evening, wn followed by a sumptuous repast Atlll ill.,, TrMlA .I-.M.W. nt Xjahm.. ..'a I...I1 ...... 1,1.1, H MW U..IIVW II. A.WdlMlll 9 IUMI. The Independent say L. II. Fetter of this county passed through Roseburg List week, ac companied by his daughter Ella, who has entire ly tecovered from her late attack of Insanity, Public school commenced last Monday with 13a scholars. S, A. Arrington Is principal: Mlu Susie Ctinklnbeard first nnd Mr, j, T, McCormao second assistant Mr. WmMlcKnlght returned from South Coo river InA Sunday. Her mother, Mr. Lute, i i convalescent, and so I Wat. Palmer' little girl Fuunlu. South Coos River Items. To the Editor of the Coast Mail : The holidays are ov with now, and a Jolly time we had. The Quinn college school at Japtown Is again In session, after a week's vacation. There is a great deal of sickness on the river, Influenza being the prevalent disease. A black- bear Is living sumptuously on some of the hogs that S. C. Rogers had so much trouble In raiting and fattening for a better market Mrs. Wm. McKnight's pleasant countenance enlivened her home and husband on the river Ust week. .She came up to see her invalid mother. Harvey Smith left for Roseburg last Sunday, accompanied by Miss Mary Fredenhurg, on her way to PdiU-hd. Mr Jury ogaIcm wps nnt,he river last week. ThWis leap year, nnd some of the glris may dertunda Jury iriat Charley Johnson of the Coquille was out elk hunting recently. He shot and wounded an elk. which he followed until he got lost Two days afterward he found himself on the headwaters of Coos river. He calls it a near cut John Yoakam Is going to take his team to the north fork to haul some logs for Higginsi Levi Smith, the other day, while gating on the hill to discover a cedar tree, espied a Urge black bear sitting on a log, devouring ihe re mains of a fat hog. Next week Joe Yoakam Intends to commence the building of a wagon road from McKnight's landing to Wm, Knowlton's place, for logging purposes. Miss Katy Siglin Is visiting friends on the J river. J The Daniels creek school term will close next Friday. The river is now down to its old stare. n, roiK is preparing to commence hand- F..C. ljilrd l-ot northerly and ndioininir lot 6. LloclCc, Conuille City, WilUrd' pUt J66 50. M.J. McDonald and wife to Susan F. Lencve l-ot easterly and adjoining lot 1. block 3, Co quille City, Willard's nlat Jioo. Herbert Wake to E. B. Dean & Co. Lots a, 3 aim 4 ot section 5, township 35 south, range 1 1 west 113.86 acres roo. John Hanagan and wife to John Nasburg vim vuimi 101 4, uiocjt 14. empire -iiy si. The Overland Monthly. Subscription price, su per annum: slnule copies, 35 cents; by mail, postpaid, to any ad dress. ' Club rates will be as follows: Three copies for one year, $10; five copies for one year, $15; post- laiu, 10 nny nauress. To any person sending ut the names of five new subscribers and J15 In money, we will send dlie copy of the magazine fkkk, and in addition to the above we willilistribute in premiums 4100 worth of books. To the person Sending the Urges! number of new subscribers before July 1, 1684, $50 worth of standard books; to the person sending the next Lirrest number, iia worth of standard boot's, and' for the third largest num-' bcr, 120 worth of books. For further particu lars sena ior prospectus and catalogue. AUUretS I IIK OVERtANtl .MONTHLY, 130 Sutter street, Sin Francisco. Samuel Caksok, Publisher. Congressman Horrof Mchigan, In the houte the other day, suggested a way In which Speaker Carlisle might get out of the dilemma he found himself in, and satisfy some of the hungriest of the democratic leaders for prominent posi tions on committees. He said, "Let the trays and means committee be; divided into a commit tee on ways and another on means the one section to build up a tariff bill, the other to tear It down. Likewise divide the foreign affairs com mittee In two and give Sam Cox the Irish sec tion of it, and young Belmont all that is left" The Idea was a good one, but then a bourbon democrat was never know to adopt a good Idea. The Washington corresponded of the Cincin nati Enquirer telegraphs this significant Item, which shows all Is not harmony In the demo cratic ranks. "Speaker Carlisle promises to be a failure. He had too many votes in his favor m the caucus, and the dividends are not sufficient to go round. If to-morrow he were a candidate for the office he now holds he could not control Kentucky's vote. This is because thev are dam- ....Ml. ffl. Mn.M,lltnn f.p kuu. J . 1. ..! I.M !.;. -. v.wu .v. imvuiimi iai uvj wiiii tucir iiuiiiuca ur uecency. Beef, all around;..,. I OriC..,.,4,,f,,,4j, ,', Mutton. ...... Eggs... .,,...-, ......... Choice Butter tMtr rolls. Cheese. . .., PoUtoe.4i tn. ;,ii.i,t Turnips... ,,..iri Onions..,., in, t it, lit Wheat.,...,.,.,...,,, Apples,, t box.,. .- ... Chickens, dressed fdb WholesaTe. 7'cen(s 8, cents .7, .fV..... 35 cent 66 cehtt ,i6K,cenfs i ,t cerrj r ' cent i.tn'ts a cents 751. cents -.4 50I ?S Retail 5 to rficbf ia He 7t013CtS 40 ctt 30Csf 1 &' to sett acts' acts itai 50 cu each MARINE INTELLIGENCE. Arrived. January 3 Schr Gotama, Nelson, from San Francisco, to Simpson Bros. January e Schr Alcalde. Crack, q davs from oan rr.incisco, 10 .'Newport mine. January 9 ocnr unma utter, Allen, 4 days from San Francisco, to Dean & Co. The schooner Hera is due, to load at Newport. The schooners Helen .Merrum and Mnu ar. riven in the CoauiIIe last Thursday. S ThcrscHooncr Coquille was off the Coquille i nisi 'iiu.tr, acKiug an upjjonunuy 10 go in. The gale of 1-rtuay night probably took her fur ther north than she wanted to go. BORN. At Enchanted prairie, January 3, to the wife H. H. Hronsjn, a son. In Coquille City, December ai, to the wife of Aiirea rianaers, a son. In Coauille Citv. December on. ta iht u-ifi- nf John T. Jenkins, a daughter. '"ladiTiiiitkr All parties knowing tficrroefres Indebted' td the undersigned, nt. either the Cobs Bay tit m pireCity drugstore, are respectfully requesfecl to settle their accounts tip to January 1, 1884. ja3 riWlir SdsfACiCfcr; .Settle and Save 6Jfff. 1 - J,tc3.id nyMtjta-vitj-jt)! to Cuim forward -nnd settle thelr.aCcqunifcbcforo' the 1st day of January next, and aye fqtts and trouble ., , IL.tt.-syHrTNEY, Marshfield, Or., tfccerrrber.iiy883V "WonWa Health- JoVraal" ' Contains valuable infofrfraflon on the diseased of women osur, Published bjTLnr VttUi: cians who have ovide lhese,frecttlrar weaknesses of the sex thejr sole study lor e!ri. It glvci the causes, symptoms and a iilri home treal ment for ProUpsu Uteri or Falling of (he Womb, Inflammation and Ulceration of ine! Womb and all displacements, -Leucorrhtea or Whites. IrmruUr. Sunnreitmt or i&itnftil Ment struation, Flooding, Sick inj.-NArvoiis Head ache, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Hertnurn. Weak ness in Back and Stomath', Scrofula. Pains' Jit Side, Dizziness, Kidney Coiript-mrij Barrenness Nervous Prostmtlon-Depression fif Spirits, Gen eral Debility of Women and clang'e df ljfe Senf on receipt of six cents in stamps; -"Address Drz Rush's Medical Association NopdaV jNi Y; scif advice to. kotaiRS, Are you disturbed at night drill broken of your rest by a sick child suffering rifia'cijirig with! pain of cutting teeth? If to,, send at once and get a bottle of Mrs. WinsIxiv,' SxmriN(i Stkup tor Children. Teething; Its value Is IncalcuUble, It will feljeTve Ihe.pOoT ttttl' sufferer immediately. Depend upon it, mothers, there is no mistake about it It cures dysentery and diarrhoea, regulates ihe stomach Etnd bowels, cures wind colic, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, and gives tone anq energy to the whole system. Mrs. WrNStows SooftiiiNo ' Svrup for Children Tetjiino to pleasant 16" .tic Male, aim 13 uic pcscTipijon 01 onooi ine 01a est and best female phyjicijiris.ijad'ptrrsw in the' United States, and is for sate4y. a'O druggists throughout the world. Irice 35 cents a bottle. I inimmwl E. A. AMEK$0jN, fs- ViKllvKi'- LIVERY AND FEED STABLE, MAKSIIFIELD, OREGON. 9 " X V 6?Pa Saddle n9E) jan$jmBJ&y TEAMS io fei al-nllhonra. ; , .-t . HAULING done at the rfiortesi io-' V tice and nt very reasonable ralda ' ' COAL and WOOD altvays nrf band .- nnd delivered nt the lowest rates.4' f. W. logging nt McKmsht's pUce in n short time. Lucky Ouekn. South Coos river, January 6, 1884. City Fathers to the Front. To the Editor of the Coast Mail: I think the time has arrived for some one to speak, Houses of ill-fame are springing up in our midst, with the mother of harlots and her whole brood. Shall we sit as so many dummies and sanction ft by our silence? Our wives and our children, have they not a right to our protection? Are not our children's characters formed by the influences with which they nre surrounded? Then why should we suffer or oblige them to dally come in contact with this hell-born, heaven defying, character-destroying influence, and us hold mir peace? Perhaps some will say: "I am not afraid of ray children." Are your children an exception to the general rule? Were not this mother of harlots and her whole brood once as Innocent ns our beloved children? Perhaps their parents thought their children were not in dan ger. The surrounding influences did it So let the trustees meet and. take some action on the subject and see If wo cannot rid our young and 'thriving town of this worst of nuisances. Now to the clergy: I have a word for you, and I shall not speak ns smooth things to you as you do to this people. What n.re you doing? Are you afraid to cast the first stone? Are you like the prophets of Ahab prophecy smooth things? Are there no Mtcnhs among you? Does not your Bible tell you to declare the whole council of Uod; to cry aloud and spare not? Have you not ns much of the grace of God in you as hod Baalim's ust? It rebuked nnd forbade Baalim when he proposed to set up a houte of ill-fame In the camp of It reel. Cannot you come to the rescue? If so, show your hand. If you have mistaken your calling, do not act the hypocrite, but go nt something else to earn your bread And butter. You can co at anything honorable; you can sinn -n wen, a noiei. citizen. . Marshfield, January 6, 1884, Sumner Items. To the Editor of the Coast Maili Sumner yet lives. Josh llraden is married and ha brought his wife to our village, which adds another number to our society, Mr. Tobias will commence a publlo school in thl place to-morrow. We feel confident of the succccss of the school under his tutorship, as he come well recommended from other places. Much sickness has prcvullcd of late in the families of las. Catching, Mr, Beardstey and Mr, Kennedy, but all are now convalescing, un der the medical care of Mr. Tobias. Joy, Sumner, January 6, 1884. MARRIED. In Marshfietd. ianuair c. bv lustice Hvde. Victor Anderson to Miss Annie Strang. In Marshfield. fnnuarv e. hv Tnstief-. Hvri,- John E. Strang to Miss Brfta II. Wesse. At cikiieaa, Douglas county, December to, S. H. Emerson, formerly of Coquille City, to Mrs. Mary J. Hendricks. In Coles valley, Douglas countv, December 35. August Broun to Mrs. Batsman". In CaUpooU, Douglas county, December 34, H. D. Yet to Miss Ada Day. DIED. In Coquille City, January 4, of membranous bcroup. Milton Key, only son of George and aiicc aic.wan, agea 17 montns. Near Turner, Marion county, December 37, 01 iun 1 ever, tuos ttouson, ngea 00 years. vtfiw i'tjnva.T'Auim' OF THIS- STEAMER LULU gg J. A. ZLt-A-IISrGPS! MAItSnFILD, OIlEtiOX. TTORSES TO LET AT ALL HOURS. Hauling done at short-notice. "WOOD and COAL always on hand, which will bo delivered anywhere at tho lowest rates. A. LANQ. The four worst-governed cities in this country are New York, Baltimore, New Orleans and Chicago. Crime and corruption run. riot in all of them. It is needless to say they are nil under democratic rule, nnd the ollicUlt ant s bad as tjia erinUiMls. CZEHHElAJPimSI?! Quickesjand Best EMPIRE CITY AND DRAIN'S STA TION Stage and Steamboat line, carrying the U, S. mails and Wells, Fargo & Co's express. JARVIS, CORNWALL & CO. Leaves Empire City and Drain's station every MONDAY. WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY. 'Hie steamer JUNO or RESTLESS meets the stages at tne mourn 01 tne umpqua. ewanu comfortable stages, Fare to Drain' station, $7; through to PortUnd, $15 5a Each passenger allowed so pounds of baggage. Passengers are requested to be In Empire City the night before departure. Any information In regard to the above line can be procured at the -Blanco or central hotel in Aiarsiineta ana tne post omcc or any public house in Empire. v6 EGENHOFF", Captaia UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE THE steamer LULU will make a trip' tip SoutH Coos river to Yoakam's landing ' , EVERY THURSDAY AFTERNOOl Every Friday, mornlne, at 1 o'clock, shr jfclrf leave Yoalcams for Marshfield; return '.to Yoak am's the same day, and then back" to Matshftcfdr The -LULU is subject 16 charter fct spedal business at all times except Thursday afternoon and Fridays. . . -rt . Towing of all descriptions promptly excepted: at reasonable rates. ' Orders left at the'COAsn MAIL dfficV'wili.reJ " ceive prompt ottentiotji For fdrther particulars np defi ' J. A. EGE lit in, ;... '' S'HOFF. Master JOHN KEN YON, DUALEB IN ",9: r r FANCY GOODS TOYS & CANDIES, '' BOOKS ft STATIONERY, UUILfcnt & lUMCCUi.? - A oiGh a.hb; AND NOTIONS, . i E. -F. COOK, PAINTER, GRAINER, ANO Paper - Hanger, MAltSIIFIELD, OltKGON, IS PREPARED TO DO ALL KINDS OF work In hit line at abort notice and on the most reasonable term. MTSIGN PAINTING and GRAININOt A SPECIALTY. urOrderslefiat the Marjlmeld Droc Store will receive prompt attcutiorw oct? JOHSf TAST, XVEADY--MADE CLOTHING, BOOifS Hats, Caps, Underwear, OVeraU; .' Oil Clothiag: asti StmUtwaatam Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarette Pipes, Jewelry, Candle Priie Boxes, and variety, of Hotter,' P K Building, Front street, Marshfield; -Men's Suits of Clothkig-, from tiine to TWrty Dellarsf My motto is quick sales and small profits and a share of public patronage is respectfully so-' licited. nopa JOHN TAST.- 7 ORaSAIJE A. BAEGAIlSr tt wrsii to ntsPinsR np nrv nat.w X Interest in the ULANCO HOTELy'15 iwariimcKi, vreeon. ."'M The houte it doing an excellent business anti Ihfa l i.tfvt rmimrtlinit far inv nmAn uIia. wfhti In Invest in nmnffv nf ihU lclnt ' -'T' For particulars, see o addicts the under signed, at tire hotel. autS JAS, L, FERRKY, l U i I J I T,l i .rO! i r, A y I u fe f 'fk?! 1 f, x- i a?-?' ,' .1- s Hi. tsr L 1j:1t43f,,)W! i , .-! 'J z, ! . (SwwSt, ' n 1 rXi "-JMtJK ,a L-