Coquille City herald., January 27, 1885, Image 2

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There are rumors and other indi­
cations which lead us to expect au
TUESDAY, JAN. .27, ISSÒ.
early commencement of the break­
T h e n«-re»*ll>' o f n lo r u i.
water at Port Orford. Oue hun­
Senator Van Wyck, of Nebraska, dred and fifty thousand dollars
in addressing the senate said that, were appropriated for this work
Senator« anil Repreoeututive« pur-1 some time ago, and tlmt »mount
chased railroad «Imres on »basis of ‘ lms l,u“ lJlfl , J the treasury, nwait-
one to three. Stocks and bonds j ‘ "6 the time when the Secretary r?
according to this eridence »re own- | " ttr ’“ 'fil’ t deem it advisable to
ed in this chnnil»er, »lid at the oth- j proceed with this ranch needed
er end of the capital, tui that basis : an<* lulvantu^eous harbor of refuge.
Port Orfold is situated about
—that is yon put down one dollar
midway between the straits of Fuca
anti take up three.
There can be no reasonable doubt ' n,1<^ ^an ^ ianci>co, aud about eight
but that a member of congress has miles loathe southward of Cape
as much light to invest money in Blanco, the most westerly point of
railroads as other people; but, when 1
coa^ embraced by California,
.me dollar produces two hundred Oregoufond Washington Territory.
per cent over ami above wlmt oth­ South of the Caj>e, the land tends
ers receive, them, it is plain that to the southeast, and north of it to
the member is a Ivmght tool; a low the northeast, therefore, it would
dog w ho barks in the interest of offer shelter to vessels south of it
his master when honest men are in southerly gales, and who were
striving for the rights of the pub­ too close to crawl off from a lee
lic; a scoundrel that should bear shore trending north and west of
the mark of Cain—spotted and held j their position; while those who
up to the gaze of that portion of were to the northward could crawl
liis countrymen who despise a slave. off with ease.
Being protected on three sides
It cannot be doubted that we have
such chattels in the persons of east, north and west, the bay or
members of both houses of con­ ! cove is us smooth in summer,'when
gress. The evidence comes from 1 the northwest wind prevails, as a
one of their own body.
Three ! mill-pond. The southerly gales of
dollars in value for one invested in ! w inter reverses the picture—caus-
railroad stock, not only makes a ! ing n heavy sea to roll in, making
despicable slave of a congressman, 1 it dangerous for vessels. With a
but, for such large profits, lie is ; breakwater of sufficient length to
willing to enslave his fellow coun­ [ meet aud counteract the effect of
trymen without even asking their 1 the sea in the winter cral^s, Port
I Orford can be made a perfectly
consent
According to Poor's Manual, $4, safe harbor throughout both winter
000,000,000 in fictitious watered and summer.
The undeveloped yet immense
stock is represented in the stocks
and bonds of railroads. A magni- resources of the country adjacent
iicient fund from which to draw for is now awaiting the time when a
the purchase of legislation, or to coast railway will transport it to a
obstruct just laws. Will the peo­ market by that route. A radius of
ple ever awake to the consideration from sixty to one hundred miles
of this enormitv? Is there to be from the port, embraces immense
no cessation to this villainy? To j *fds of coal and forests of valuable
quote the language of Senator timber, white cedar, fir, etc. Cop-
per, gold and other minerals
Hoar, of Massachusetts, “ Are we
abound in the fastnesses of the
only to be known and notorious in
mountains in the Coast Range.
distant lands as offering a premium
Port Orford offers a delightful
for dishonesty.” We are drifting
aud a healthy site for a town. Its
from safe anchorage. Tho lessons
westerly projection seems to be in
taught by the vicissitudes and
its favor—ridding it of the ever
trials of the Revolutionary Fathers
have been set aside, and the vain prevalent fogs that infect other
glory, pomp and tinsel of a mush­ portions of the coast. The water
room aristocracy fills the land with for drinking purposes cannot be ex­
celled anywhere. We predict that
sham and debasement.
Where
formerly there was but one million­ the long buried prospects of Port
aire, there is now one hundred. It Orford will yet 6ee the light, and
would be the bight of absurdity to that it will assume its legitimate
position as the depot of a thriving
even think that ninety per cent of
them made their money honestly. trade.
A writer can seldom draw’ either
The more millions for the minority,
the more poverty for the majority. a fair or a flattering picture w ith­
Prosperity in the future and glo- out being accused of mercenaiy
ry in the abstract is the continual motives therefore, we will give the
cry of those who, restingon the up-1 P0>nta
which we base our
per stratum of society, can not be °Pijm» n9
reference to r ° rt
Orford.
In
the
first place, we have
credited with much sympathy for
the hewers of wood and drawers of lived on this const and both work­
water. No sign of prosperity can ed upon it and navigated its waters
be drawn from a picture where we since the fall of 1848, when we ar­
Thirty-
behold servile slaves legislating for rived in San Francisco.
a free people. To talk of a pros­ three of those years have been
perous people W’hen millions of passed between San Diego and
A residence of
them are out of employment, and Yaquina bay.
thousands in want, is a farce—it is something over two years warrants
mocking sorrow’—throwing a stone us in placing Port Orford in the
instead of bread—a willful, despic­ position of being one of the health­
able and trasparent lie. Reform iest spots on the whole of that
in legislation and in the men elect­ coast We have no interest in it
ed is a paramount necessity. The nor do we own one square foot of
farmers of this couutry have had territory in its vicinity, but we
the screws of monopoly applied to wish we did. Some of those who
them so severely that they now re­ did own land within the confines
alize the situation. I f there is to of Port Orford, and sold it for a
be a peaceful solution of this mer­ mere song, will see the folly of
cenary legislation, it is to the far­ their course before long. If* this
mers that we must look, in a great government ever rises above the
measure, for reform. They have penurious standard which it now
not had fair representation, and as occupies with reference to improv­
for protection, well, the farmers ing its harbors on the Pacific coast,
that are burning their corn for fu- Port Orford will become a haven
el, must laugh in derision when j for the shelter of of vessels; a com-
they hear the word used.
I f the | wercial port of great and enduring
farmers combine we may see a de­ importance, and a healthy, delight­
We believe
cided improvement; if ,not then we fully situated city.
may witness a violent revolution. this, and hope to see its fullfillment
A passenger train on the Queen
and Cresent railroad ran into an
obstruction placed on the track
near Purvis, Missisippi, and was
ditched. The engineer was killed
and a number of passengers injur­
ed. A detective traced the deed to a
merchant of Purvis, named Jordan.
Jordan lost gome cattle, which had
been run over, and failing to
get damages, took this method for
was arrsted, but, af-
htil by the en-
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T h « I.«jcl»lH tu r«.
On Monday the 12th, the Ore­
gon state legislature convened, and
after a temporary organization was
affected W. P. Ready was elected
speaker of the house.
W. P.
Brush, of Multnomah, chief clerk,
and B. Block, of Union, assistant
clerk.
The senate elected as pres­
ident, Mr. Waldo, of Mariou: J. W.
Strango, of Douglas, chief clerk,
and F. A. Cook, of Yamhill, Assist­
ant clerk.
O u r A n sw er.
W e A p p e a l.
The Coast Mail, an obscure, tat­
Our issue of the 20th contained
tling periodical, printed and pub­ a comic 6quib that was not palata­
lished ill a blissful bower replete; ble to the refined taste of a cer­
with'odors of doubtful fragrance' tain individual, and he hastened to
which suiToivid and affect the in -1
I let us know it. A person that will
mates with an atmosphere redolent! misconstrue words is not only ob­
of an accumulated miasmata nris-l» stinate but ignorant A man that
ing from insufficient drainage and! cannot discriminate between the
the perfume of contiguous garbage, moral and the physical -a n intel­
etc., took offence at our paper b e -! lectual attribute and an animal
cause we gave our opinion on the ' propensity, should keep silent
breakwater business, and in the in­ when they are the subject
terest of fair play.
On Jan. 8th, of dispute.
Wo are not going
it compared us to an ass. Having to torture ourselves mentally by
taken a rest of two weeks’ duration, caring whether we offend such a
to recuperate the exhausted facul- j person or not. Some people may
ties of the author of that high-j govern hogs, and persuade others
sounding assertion, his brains have I more ignorant than themselves that
again become tainted with the e f - 1 they are clever: but, they are pro­
tluvia of his surroundings, and on ceeding entirely out of the path of
the 22nd, he favored us with an rectitude and reason w’hen attem­
appreciative and highly flavored pting to dominate the columns of a
compliment by calling us a donkey. new s paper on no other grounds, but
We feel coir ineed that lie has un-fouuded aud misconstrued defi­
no intention of disturbing our nitions. It would be folly to try a
usual sweetness of disposition, case before a narrow bigot, who
therefore, we intend to keep within was stuffed with an undue amount
the bounds of propriety and a cor­ of self importance; therefore, we
rect appreciation of what is due to appeal to that liberal intelligence
calm, dignified repartee. On the that is able to construe words fair­
13th, we offered a fair explanation of ly and honestly.
our reasons for wishing to avoid
Representative J. H. Roberts
this low business of calling names
—we do not wish to offend those has introduced a bill in the House,
who support tins paper; but never­ to prevent persons from carrying
theless, we cannot permit any per­ concealed weapons without a li­
son to ride over us with impunity. cense. The bill merits tho ap­
We do not require two weeks, no, proval of all w ho consider the dan­
not ten minutes to prove to our j ger that arises from carrying deadly
readers—the proof is self-evident— j weapons. Cowards and murderers
that the writer in the Coast Mail, j are rarely seen withou pistols in
who called us an ass and a donkey, their hip pockets, and every man
is a liar; and in so far as breakwa­ caught with cue in violation of law-
ters are connected with the pres­ should be treated as a public ene­
ent matter, he is an ignoramus, my. We hope that the bill will
who proves nothing wrong with , pass and become law, and that it
the construction of the works, but j may possess safeguards that will
insure its execution. A bill was
asserts everything.
We decline yonr ears; but. that long tale
passed at the last session, but it
On jett’ es makes us laugh.
proved to be an abortion.
A1 low-
We would not deprive the mammal Mail
no legislative nonsense this time.
Of its emblematic calf.
Its accomplishments in the sea It is a waste of time passing laws
wall business will not burden it nor that cannot be enforced. We have
enlighten the ignorant. It intends heard so much sarcasm poured out
to bang away at that business aud on what are called the “ Represen­
we intend to bang away at its debilo tative men of Oregon,” that we
assertions, showing them to be both hope that the present legislature
false and futile.
It says: “ The may rise above it.
The Postmaster at Portland in
logs and driftwood bang at Little­
field’s piles and track.”
Every , response to an item w hich appeared
time that we drive a nail in the as- in the Herald of the 13th inst., en­
sertions of those “ breakwater” crit-! titled “ Postoffice Integrity,” says:
ies we intend to clinch it. We a s-, “ If you w ere familiar with the mail
sisted Capt. Gunn—the father-in-' service, yon would know that your
law of C. H. Merchant, Esq., in papers addressed to Astoria, are
stripping the Brig Energy after j not handled at this office at all.”
she was wrecked at Rocky Point, | We might infer from that erudite
in 1804, and we were engaged on j assertion that our papers never get
South Slough during the most of into the Portland office. We made
that year, principally in boating no complaint about the Portland
goods to T. D. Winchester’s mill, office. What we said is this: “That
and J. B. Dully’s logging camp, which is directod to the Astoria
therefore we assert that the swift postoftiee, seems to remain in the
D’ye mind,
current from the upper Coos bay office at that place.”
in striking Rocky PoiDt, would be at that place—Astoria. What kind
impelled toward the channel of the of a mugwump have we in that
bar at an angle of forty-five degrees, [Kistoffice in Astoria? We cannot
thus preventing any heavy accu­ get a paper through it, and we’ll
mulation of U gs on the ledge where bombard it until a remedy is ap­
the breakwater rests, and but a plied.
slight accumulation on the short
“ What are the prospects of your
beach above the Point.
river?” writes a subscriber.
The
The efforts of ignorance and deli­ prospect is brightening.
Grad­
rious hate may be projected against ually, that element is investing
that work; but, as they propose to money that intends realizing from
abuse those who differ with them the investment
There are peo­
in their “ banging” attitude, we in- ple who grow up with a place,
tend to continue and stop every and while they realize a compe­
blow of the iml>eciles, aud if our tence, are satisfied to let the wheels
experience will enable us, we will of progress roll along in the same
connter every blow’. Our experi­ old groove. They are, generally,
ence in such matters is second to good citizens—the pioneers but
none, on Coos bpy.
Bang away
not the magicians of development.
and consider us in.
With this retort we .conclude, High wages or low wages, the suc­
aud will take no further notice ot cess of a section depends on the
any remarks of that paper in refer­ possibility of employment for all.
ence to us. Let it disclose all that Coos bay, particularly, has suffer­
it knows about breakwaters, and
ed from a regime of men who were,
give us a rest.
like the Simpson Brothers, of
Under the head of “ busted ’ the North Bend, proverbially poor,
Plaindenler says: The O. & C. R.
R. Co. has been sued by its cred­ but, on acquiring means, their
itors and the road placed in the efforts were put forth with a view
hands of a receiver, II. Koehler be­ to retard the development of the
ing appointed as such by the court, bay. This ancient iucubus is fast
who will take charge and operate declining; the despot nurtured in
it The ¡mined’ate cause was the
failure of the company to pay the a soil which he defiles is giving
interest on its bonds ior the past w’ay to men of large financial ca­
six months. The receiver is re­ pacity; men who take in the broad­
quired to report to the court once er aspect-that which while realizing
a month the receipts and expen­ a profit, affords employment to the
ditures of the road, and amount
in hand. They are required to multitude and developes the re­
give bonds in the sum of $75,000. sources of the country.
The bonded indebtedness of the
Great excitement prevails in Til­
road amounts to $9,020,000. The
monthly income is about $100,000, lamook over the recent discovery
and the operating expenses about of a very rich silver mine on the
$70,000.
Trask river.
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FE E D AND L IV E R Y S T A B L E
( i O E K A I . X I 'W S .
B u c k , B’rop -
The House committe voted down
the bill to retire Grant by a vote of
Coquille City, Ogn.
eight to two.
Hauling Done at Kcaaoiiablc Ratra. v ln lt f
The telegraph office at Lakeville
nyone wishing good, red cedar ahinglea,
was robl>etl during the temporary
ieuce-posiB, pickets, clapl>oarui* or
absence of the operator.
shakes will do well to call on S. B. Barrows,
ir o n c o B !
V
Two petrified bodies, a man and oue mile east of Coquille City.
All orders left at this office or with J. T.
a woman, were found in a gypsum Moulton will receive prompt attention.
v2n2Htf
quarry, Point Hal, California.
The steamship Oregon has again T i t l e E IX IC T I-A -I^ T G rlE !
Front St.f Marshfield. Or.,
lowered the record across the At­
lantic—six days, six hours und fifty
minutes between New York and
Agent for Oibbson’sf'n** whiskies, an AAA
whisky.
Also agent for tho CELEBRATED
Queenstown.
N. P. Hansen, prop.
Or.IC AGO BELT, and PORTER a' whole­
Syracuse, New York, farmers can sale aud retail. The celebrated l>OCA beer
on draught and in bottles.
vHnlil
“smell” a tramp. One of the lat­
ter gentry roosted Thanksgiving in
IX’o t i c r .
We bnvethe selling of a farm o f 100 ecie«
oue of the farmer’s haystacks and
with a splendid orchard, good water, a good
was shot for a skunk.
Forty families were burned out
iu a fire at Jefferson hall, Cincin­
nati, the 17th iusL The confusion
was great, but while there were
many narrow escapes, there was no
loss of life.
house. The farm yielded 50 tons of titnothy
hnv last season. The farm wil be «old
cheap, and the following go with the plcc?:
7u head of sheep, a lot of hogs 1 yoke of cat­
tle, chain’ s Ac., a lot o f cows, yearlings and
the house-hold furniture which i« new and
good.
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F U R N I T U R E STORE,
Hon. James Monroe, a pioneer
P rcp ^
of Lane County, died iu Colusa,
M a r s h f ie l d , O on .
California. The deceased served
Dealer in Furniture, Doors, Glass and Pic-
in both branches of the Oregon leg­ ure
Frames, etc., aud Agent for White’ s
islature. He met death through Sew ing Machines.
vl ul tf
an accident to a team that he was
loading.
NEW HACK LINE!
A train over three-quarters of a
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mile long, consisting of 110 cars, With Steamers ‘"Ceres” and “ Little Annie”
loaded with wheat and drawn bv a the terminus of their upper river route,
one engine, recently pulled into carrying passengers and freight to and from
I Myrtle Point.
Fargo, in the Northern Pacific
G. A. BROWN,
road.
The train carried GO,500 ; n4-6in
Proprietor.
bushels of wheat, weighing 3,030,
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
000 pounds.
Tho charters for 058 national
’jVTotice is hereby given that the oo-part-
.A-« nership heretofore existing between
banks, or nearly one fourth of the ! A- L. Nosier and J. H. Hunt, is this day. by
consent, dissolved. Mr. Nosier as­
entire number, will expire in the i mutual
sumes control of the business, and all bills
six months between January 1st 1 due tbe late firm are payable to him.
j Dated at Coquille City, i A. L. Nosier,
and June 1st.
It is estimated j Oregon Deo. 10,1884.
"( J. H. Hunt.
three-fourths of the number will
renew- their charters, but it is
thought they will reduce their cir­
culation.
A. L. Nosier Prop.
Coquille
A dispatch from Fort Smith, Ar­
kansas, says that Lewis Lucas sher­
iff of the county invited Squirrel
Hoyt into his house, and after eat­
ing supper shot and killed him.
The sheriff committed the murder
in the presence of his own family.
He was arrested. The penalty of
his crime is death by
w shooting.
o
A desj erado by the name of
Gracey w as killed at a dance in Ath­
ens, Texas, by a bevy of young
men w hom he drew his pistol on.
Gracey was literally riddled with
bullets.
A young man by the
name of Browning, win» headed the
crowd, was seriously, though not
necessarily fatally wounded by
Gracey. The community feel re­
lieved that he is dead.
City
Market
Main St. Coquille City. Cregon.
— ’-O ’—
Fresh and choice moats of all
kimls constantly on hand.
ALSO
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Groceries, vegetables ami pro­
visions, etc., etc.
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Persons wishing to buy farms, wild land
or town lots, improved or unimproved, will
do well to call on O. C. Huntington, “ City
Boot A Shoe store.” Coquille City, before
purchasing else win re, as he has in l.is hands
for sale a large variety of real est ate, r.ud
can furnish buyers wiili lands any in quanti­
ty. from a qualter section ranch, down to a
half lot in town, consisting in part of the
following:
-WO n e r r v good, large dwelling, com-
modior.s bam. fine young orchard, good ».lit
houses, HO acres under fence. 15 in grass and
If» plow land. There are npwards of fifteen
million feet of fir and ce ur timber on the
land w hich is of easy access to the river.
1BO n ere*. 100 in the bottom, 2a im­
proved; new frame dwelling, good orchard,
bam, fine spring, and 10 head of cattle. 2
hogs.'» sheep. 1 horse and 10 tons of hay.
Fine timber on upland.
Cincinnati, Jan. 21.- Secret Ser­
vice Officers found on Friday $30,-
000 and yesterday $35,000 in coun­
terfeit money, together with dies,
tools and paper used in printing
them. The notes are $10 bills on
the Third National Bank of this
city, and $20 certificates. They
are a part of the work of Miles
•J7 a r r e s , all bottom, 510 improved; good
house, barn and orchard, also good fence«,
Ogle of Memphis, who has been etc., adjoining Coquille City.
under arrest since Christmas.
S I aerfN , »11 bottom, li cleared, all good
The Rov. Ferdinand Baron Yon
Rupplin, a Roman Catholic priest,
committed suicide by taking
strychnine in St. Louis, Mo. Tho
deceased was ordained at Buffalo,
N. Y., Dec. 17, 1870, by Bishop
Stephen Vincent Ryan. Oue of
his letters read: “ I committed sui­
cide on account of poverty and an
incut able disease. I had no shelter,
no bread, no means, and may God
help me.
tillable land; house, bum, outhouses, or­
chard etc., X mile from Coquille City.
O n e suburban lot. containing It, acres,
neat cottage, 100 fruit trees H years old; very
desirable f«>ra family residence, being
a
from uilie Coquille City.
POST
OFFICE
Store,
C. ANDREWS
NOTICE FOlt PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Roselmrg, Oregon. )
January 10. 1885. »
V "O T IC E is hereby given that the follow-
1 N ing-named settler has filed notice of
his intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, and that said proof will be An
made before tbe Clerk of C«x>s county, at
,,, :
Empire City, Oregon, on Friday, February
27th 1885, viz: Casimir J. Steinon, pre-emp­
tion I). S. No. 51170 for the W % of N W
section 14, township 27 S R 12 west.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cuftiva
tion of, said land, viz:
Thomas Norris,
G W Norris
H Beltys
all of Fairvie w
J L Barker
Oregon.
Ww. F. Benjamin,
jnn20
Register.
City Brewery,
G. M12HI«, Propi
Coquille City, Oregon.
Orders promptly filled.
Please return kegs promptly after being
emptied.
vapd
PROPRIETOR,
CONSTANTLY
Keeps
assortment of
Boots and shoes,
Hats and caps,
Stationery, Inks,
Dry goods and
Clothing La­
dies, Gents
and Childrens
General fur­
nishing goods;
also groceries,
Canned goods,
Cignrs, tobacco
andcandies. He pays the high­
est price for country produce