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About The Columbian. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 1880-1886 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1882)
6 r. . , . -. V- If. jI2 i '.V If ir 'i i J) 4' THE OOLUMBIAir. St. Helen, Columbia Co., Or. !FSXD4?. IS, 1832. SUBSCRItTION SATES. 1 rear. In advance...... $2 00 6 months 1 50 Smooth 100 ADVERTISING SATES: One raare (10 lines) first insertion. ...... $2 00 Kacli subsequent insertion.... 1 00 E. (I. ADAMS, Editor & Proprietor. OUR NEW YORK LETTER. Special Correspondence of the Colombian. New York, July 31, 1882. THE IIEAT. It ia a trito subject hero in New York, but at the present time it is the most important to every man, woman and child, from Battery Park, to Spuy ten Duyvel Creek. It is not only a ques tion of comfort or discomfort; but, espec ially in the case of the out-door toilers, and the people who are packed in tene ment houses, it is one of life or death. Yesterday, and the day lefore, the ther mometer marked 99 decrees, and the in dications are that it will record the same temperature today. (The mortality a ruong the children of the poor, has been very great for many I days, and sun strokes are more frequent, than since the summer of 1850. In some parts of the city places of business have been closed, on account of the heat, the pro prietors, like their customers, deeming it more profitable to flee to the country, than to fry w ithin the super-heated walls of the city. Yet the trade in beer is lively. It is never too warm for lager. BEARDING SATAN IN HIS DEN. , Mrs. Doolittle, a lady who believes that she cannot do too much toward sav ing the souls of the wicked, has been holding gospel meetings in a bar-room in Baxter Street, among thieves, murder ers, all sorts of criminals. On first ap plying for admission to the den, she was told that her life wou'.d be in danger: but in she went, and before the drunken inmates could tell the different e between .' a beer glass and a hole in the wall, Mrs. Doolittle was raising the rcof with one of her most ear-splitting melodies. The worst man in the room 'was an ex-pugilist, called dangerous Jack, known as a terror to all who live virtuous lives and w wear clean linen. Jack was taken aback. He tried to join in the singing, but be ing weak in the upper register, he aban doned the attempt, and with all the po liteness he could manage, he extended to the missionary, in the shape of a glass of stale beer, 'ospitalities of the 'ouse. When Mrs. Doolittle declined the beer, Jack" became converted; and now when the missionary makes her tour through Baxter and other streets in which the , rum-sodden and crime-soaked outcasts of the city dwell when not in prison Dangerous Jack always acts as her es cort. With her by his side, he says he , can knock Satan out of time in the rounds with soft gloves, "and" he add " pray the blasted toul out of his bodv, arta. wards,' ' THE FREIGHT HANDLERS. Attempts have been made to fix upon the striking freight-handlers, the respon sibility of raising rows in the street; but - these attempts are miserable failures. The strikers are, as t hey have been from the 1eginning, orderly and law-abiding -in every respect. This is one reason whytliey hae the sentiment of thepul jnVwrith them. Money flows into the treasury every day from all sorts of sources; and it is easily seen that the railroad companies must ultimately give in. Some of them have offered the twenty cents demanded, provided the ' men will leave the Union, but the men i prefer to hang together. Even the Ital ians and Russian Jews, who have joined the strikers, decline to renounce their allegiance to the Union, and are stand ing $ade by ide with their bretheren, vdently with no intent to surrender. ..Indeed, many of them have gone beyond their fellows, and declare that they will oot work for less than 20 cents an hour. """" ! THE TURF SCANDAL. F. T. Walton, proprietor of the St James Hotel, and better known as "The Plunger," if recognized as one of the tmccessful sporting men of the age, lie l returned from Europe a few months ago with about $500,000 won at the races; $nd has been very lucky on this side. A charge has recently been made, that he. has been in the habit of bribing the Jock ie,: and otherwise tampering with tfiem." I The Executive Committee of the , . Monmouth Park Association are prepar ing to .receive testimony' in the case. i3Ir. Walton is said to have lost $25,000 on one race . last week because, -a Jacky whom . he;hwi attempted to,bribe, be came conscience-smitten, and brought hia horse in a winner. i SXX3WS IN THE BOWERY. It is almost incredible, but nevrrthe- i less true, that even in this sultry weath er the dozen orj more cheap shows that are open in thej day time as well as at night, in this bewildering city, are do ing an excellent business. They are, for the most p.irt, on the Bowery, which, to the average visitor from the rural dis- I tricts, is the most wonderful thorough fare in the world, and the average visi tor's estimate is 'not far from right. For dash, crash and Hash; for dirt; for wealth of cheap nastiuess in hundreds of shops and stores of all kinds; for Jew Pedlers, Italian fruit venders, bloated drunkards of both sexes and all ages; for brazen women to whom a bath would be as great a surprise, as au invitation to a queen's drawingroom; for ragged child ren, houseless and shameless; for police men, surly and j ill bred, rough and vul gar; for blind, halt, lame and deformed heggar3, the Bowery has no parallel, ex cept that London highway of the low, known as shoreditch. In the night-time i from Chatham Square to Bond Street, it is an endless pmorama of all tha; is filthy, and vile aud poisonous and deadly in humau nature. Yet iis cheap glitter and gilt, its, abominable show music, its ceaseless whirl and howl seem to attract a certain class of strangers, and t verily believe that if our country cousins vould give the Bowery the cold shoulder for one calendar month, that time dishon ored pathway of: disease and vice would oe overgrown with weeds. lis chief attractions, if I except the cheap clothing Stores and the Brumma gem jewelry shops, seems to be its shows miserable imitations of the cheapest so-called museums, and hardly lit to lie compare.! with hi any of those little tent shows to be seen at every county fair, or in the near vicinity of a popular circus. A description of one will suffice for all. A mm at the door of a r.itllc-trap building, which is embellished on all ? ! sides with the most horrible pictures, of the most impossible creature.?. The mr.n who has a voice like that of a bull of Basha'n with an attack of croup, walks up and down flourishing a cane, and howling a list of curiosities tz be seen inside, "for this night only, admission ten cents." A j barrel organ, accompan ied by a cracked drum, and asth uatic cornet sends forth strain of discordant j melody upon the fetid air. A blear eyed nondescript awaits at an inner doov to take your dime. At his side stands " the largest voman in the world" tak- inga glas of bier. She weighs -muse- i mn weight 900 pounds. She might weigh one fourth as much if she wore a greater superfluity of clothing and if her arras and calves1 could only be more elab orately padded, and her face and neck and other visible portions of her anat omy could carrj- more soil. Passing the largest woman in the world; who as soon i as she drinks her beer, will put on her waterproof, and exhibit for an hour at the museum up the- street, where her weight is 894 pounds, yon encounter the iving skeleton, j weight museum weight 41 oounds. " He is simplv a thin bov, to lazy to grow stouter, and weighs 10D pounds. The lecturer represents him as being 40 years J old. This age he will reach about the vear 1917. Then you are shown th great Patago iian Giant.. He iR 8 feet inches high museum measurement from which deduct two feet and a half, and you get his altitude. Although a Patagonian giant, he was born in the Fourth Ward of New York, Irish parents, and speaks Hibernian English with a Tipperary accent. Next you view two alligators, the like of which you mayj see in a dozen private aquariums and an anaconda 17 feet long, ihree times its -actual length; and a razor-back pig from Tennesee, that passes for an Australian hedge hog. You have seen all that is' to be seen; and if you tramp up anrl down the Bowery o ie block, you will see at another museum, the same wonders, barring the hedgehr.g, the alligators and the anaconda. In both museums-i-in nearly alj of them you will see the sar.e visitors. They are country. cousins, who do not read the pipers. . Bunnell's on Broadway, is far superior to th i J Bowery shows, and in course of time, will equal Barn urn's world renowned establishment of twen ty years ago. CRUMBS. The market la flutter! with strawber ries and blackberries. This is a sign that summer is near. -- A farmer near White Plain? has killed asnakoAvith two heads.- People have ceased--to express astonishment at the discovery of such liusi naturae nowadays; but just let a farmer kill a Knake with a head at each end of its body, and a pair of wings between. Then the curious world will howl. OUR WASHINGTON LETTER. From our Regular Correspondent.! Washington, D. C, August 5, 1882. There is probably no man in the coun try who does more work than the Presi dent. Quite certainly no man in the country doe.s u.ore irritating and aggra vating work than the President. It is pleasant enough to receive a social call or shike hands with a friend, but when shaking hands becomes a duty and re ceiving all sorts of callers a necessity, the pleasure of the thing dwindles most maguificiently. The "President's Room," situated in the right wing of the White Iouse. This is a large apartment, plain ly but handsomely .furnished. It is on thesicond floor and opens into the hall, and looks from its window. at the rear upon the well-kept grounds an"d the Po tomic beyond; also upon the alleged Washington monument. The White House, especially this room, is excel leutly ventilated. Around the room are chairs aud. one 'or two sofas. There is but one picture on the walls a life srzsd portrait of George Washington, painted by a S jtith American artist, and pre sented by the President-of the United States of Columbia. Although the Pres ident is ready to receive callers at an early lour he never finds the visitors wanting. Members of Congress and the President's advisers walk past the door keeper without showing their cird-. Other visitors mu-t first send thpir cards in by the door-keeper. Sometimes there are as many a twenty people in the room at a tim-. Members of Congress ta';e their turn at talking to the Presi dent in the order in which they entered the Room, keeping the tally themselves. The President indicates to the ochers whe.r he is ready to hear the ti. Th" interviews are short or long, generally the former? When the President desires t consult without interruption with callers they rotire to the library adjoin ing. Everybody who calls is received except tho;-e upon business strictly pr tabling to the different departments, such as minor appointments. The Pres ident positively refuses to. hear appli cants for such places. They aro referred to the departments. As a general rule eaV cdln i; on a d flera it bus'uess, Delegations sometimes takn eight or ten in o i the same mission except Balti more delegation?, which split up when they get before the President, and each m m urges a separate candidate. The number of peopV who call to " pay re spects and shake hands is great and growing. They mumble something, seiz ' the President's hand and depart. It i- a greatthing for the principals of female seminaries in the adjoining states toj bringjon to Washington whole batteries of beauty and bring them to bear upon the President. Bridal .partieSoire quite j numerous, Sometimes they announce, to the President that they are newly mr.rried, but whether they do or not that fact is perfectly apparent. When no attempt at the concealment of their happiness is made, the President presents the bloo ning, blushing bride with a flow cr from the large, fragrant boquet which is always on his table. When conceal ment is intended he looks unconscious whilo the groom looks remarkably con scious The President pays a good deal of attention to bridal parties, evidently remembering the time when he was a happy and fortunate groom. Another class of visitors are excursionists by the huudreds. Those and large delegations, are received in tho East room. . There are frequently as many as five hundred people in one of these excursions. The member of Congress whose constituents they are, arranges with the President for their reception. He gets them in line, and as they file by the President, the member introduces each one, and makes lots of votes for the next time. The rewards of Stalwart fidelity fol low each other in rapid succession. The President nominated to-day for the va cant mission to Itily his personal friend, Mr. W. W. Astor, of New York. This mission is a very pleasant and desirable plac for a gentleman of means and leis uie, as is Mr. Astor. There were many wliOjpast longing eyes upon it during the very protracted incumbency of the late Mr. Marsh, and there were several occa sions when lie would have been displaced had it not been for the powerful influ ence which was exerted in his behalf. The House adopted the resolutions of the committee oti appropriations to ad journ sine die on Monday. The difference between the two houses on the legi&lative, executive and judicial bill were settled to-day, and the bill was sent to the President for his approval. The principal hitch was iu regard to the occupancy of the fourth story of the State. Department building by the addi tional clerks, who are to be appointed to hurry up the thousands of pension cases under the arrearages of pension act. The matter was compromised by leav ing it to the judgment of the Secretary of War. As soon as the bill is signed Secretary Teller will make the appoint ments of 8DD additional clerks provided J for AUGUST. Poor Archie! Archibald Clifford Boyn who was drowned on the lGth of June 1882, near Enterprise Lauding on the Columbia river, was tin son of Hon. John Boyn aud his wife Ann, whose maiden name was Crawfoid, a daughter of Major Archibald Crawford, un I sister of James Crawford, Judge of the Supreme Court in Scotland, whoje title is Lord Ard mil Ian. The celebrated Yelvertou Case was tried before him. The subject of this sketch was born in Carthagena, Spain at the time bis father was British Con sul there. He was christened Archibald Clifford Blackwood Crawford Boyn, having mny names as i the custom among the gentry and nobility of Eng land, Scotland and Ireland. lie was educated at a Jesuit College iu Franc, and could speak French equal to a na tive Parisian. He served as Lieutenant in the Foreign Legion in the Franco Prussian War. L f t France in 1871 for Scotland. In G'asgow married Eliza beth Taylor Nov. 13, 1872. Mrs. B wn has one brother. Thorn s Taylor, living there From Scotland, came to Mon treal. Canada where he lived two years, then toSa-i Francisco. Has been living in Columbia Co. four years. His plac was the Capt. MordoiF place. He pur chased it of William Neer, and hoped theie to spend the rest of his days. He liked this country very much. He was e'ected School Clerk of his District thre. times; was also Road Supervisor of Dis trict Xo. 3, and kept all the records of his offices in tip-too ship"; was nomina ted County Assessor, on the Democratic ticket, but defeated. He was drowned at 3 o'clo;k June lGth, 1882. He reached to catch the rope of the sail, and : sudden flaw of wind gave the boat a lurch and threw him overboird. The undercurrent there is very strong, and sucked him down never to rise utlve agiin. His body has been lately found, and buried at Wo dy Island neir Broo'c field. His bravo heart is at rest. He had a genial r.oul in .a. strong athletic body, was full of wit, and replete with humor. Was a gentleman at all times, and above all deceit or low cunning. Manli less was his chief characteristic, and he knew not fear. We appreciated him at his real value, and so.ne clay we hooe to write a poem commensurate with hi worth. He had his faults as the sunbeam lVH it MOto, l'U,t they never would be f een if it were not for the glo rious light that by its superior splendor reveals them and shows how little they are in comparison with the brilliancy in which th"V float. ? Mrs. Rodgers, having completed her fourscore years and teii died at the res idence of her soa-in law, Hon. Nelson Hoyt, on Tuesday evening last. Fun eral to-day. The last of her earthly pil grimage slie was blind. Her eyes now open on the glories of Heaven, fur Jesus with his gentle hand has removed the film from her eyesight. She was born in the North of Ireland. The Philaddphut, Musical Journal for May is as full of good things as ever, containing the following attractive sheet music; " Fairly Caught," " He giveth His Beloved Sieep." and ' The Old Cat tage Clock," all ppulir vocal selections; " Chiuese Serenade," a pleasing melody, and 44 Evening Calm," an instrumental romance. The June No. is even more attractive. It contains the continuation of " Woman and Artiste," a serial from the German, of which Adelaide Ristori, the great Itiliiu aatrais, is the heroine: musical news; and the following pieces of sheet-tnusio: "I Remember," by rSn suti; " A Leaf from the Spray," by Mey; " Confidence, " by Mendelssohn; "An gel's Dream," by Lange; and "Little Lou ie Waltz," by Manville. A supplement, containing the initial instalment of a French novel, translated into English, wjll bo given away with the July num ber. Terms: One dollar a year in advance, or ten cents per single copy. Published by Chandler Publishing Co., 306 & 308 Chestnut Street, Philadel phia, Pa La Centre. The steamer Jfjtnzwllfo had an ex cursion on Sunday from Portlaud to.Li Centre. We took ourfamilv, and went Quite a delegation got on board at St. Helen. It was a delightful dav, and we never enjoyed ourselves any more. The site of the Kinder place was the finest we passed. We noticed the hut of I. T. Jenny surrounded by his beautiful orchard of peach-trees. The scensry is grand, and all lacking to make it more beautiful than Europe is a few castles or ruins of that kind. The many-hued fo- Inge gave the landscape a decide lly a;s tliMtic appearance. La Centra is a qui et little burg. It looked lively, however, then with its three steamboats, Diwlroj Latoni and MunznnWo. A fine bridge across the river is in process of erection. We called on Dr. Davis and he kind ly showed us some of the treasures he is gathering up for a museum. lie has a fine collection of ancient coins. He showed us the knee buckles and shoe buckles of Benjamin Nason of York Ox Alaine, worn iu Revolutionary time. He ha? a splendid collection of stuflbd birds, but the greatest curiosity of all was a tree fungus big as a safe. It beat anything in that line we ever saw. The Doctor has a fin apothecary establish ment, aud is a much bigger man intel lectu illy than many give him credit for. It isrnt every numbsku'l that can appre ciate talent. We called on Mr. Barr. the miller; he has a grist-mill and saw mill, and is a live man of business. His wife is a very pleisa it ordiar lady, and Mrs. Ad uns liked her much. Th y hive two beautiful little girls who did their best to ent rtain our children. Before wejmadeour last cill, we had gone on theitop of the hill, and in' a delightfj' cool grove eaten our lunch. We never saw a nicer place for that purpose than the; grove on the hill above La Centre. Wn had almost forgot to mention our visit to Miller fc G iitherrs store. Mr Miller has returned fro n Indiana, and j brought back a Irran-new wife. He kind'y showed ui around the store which is full of first class good. Tin children would not forgot to thank Dr. D ivis f ir a bountiful supply of candies and nuts. Chi the boat -wn mrt raviy old ac quaintances from Portland, Mr. Bush whiler, Mrs. Waul and two beautifu' d nighters, Robert CapIesMr. John Fin nen, Mr. S. Herman and Mr. J. M Reddick who has be.-n logging on Con1 Creek He was a"ompinied by hif brother-in-law, Mr. Whittle. There were many beautiful girls, on the b-iat, bu none handsomer than the St Helen del egition. There were quite a number of thej Milton Quarry men went, a very quiet, genfjemenly set of men. Alto gether the excursion was refreshing. It i rested us. The o fliers of the boat, had everything move along just like clock work. Never Go S.ick o:i a Traveling .H.an Wo have just rcsvivrci fVom ih? ?U1'; I Usher a copy of the above named popu lar comrro cial ballad. The samo is now being sung with unbounded success in pearly all the principal theatres in thh countrv. It promise; to beuomo the most popular and salable song ever pub lished in America. Over 31,900 having a1 ready been paid to the author ns arov alty in less than seven weeks after issu". It is composed by. the popular song wri terj Charlie Baker, and dedicated to the Traveling Men of America, the great f aternity who earn their livelihood by ther constant 'grip." LAST VERSE. In ft'rts'nr thn di'tv, we dn't crave your rity. We ask your KOxl-will which we hope ne'er to Jac'; Remember ns lcinIv don't sTnn In us h'in Uy, For in sixty days more we'll be 'round on your fcrac . " T th trade, one an I a'l M7 dealer ani mn'', Ana we mean what we say when we make the request. If Tnn- c-e Yt' " O K.," an 1 von 'rs aMe to pan ResKIV3 C4 bis oanEBS -that scrrs cs the BEST. The music is very pretty and simple: canbo played on the piano or organ, The title page is finely illustrated Price, 40 pants per copy, or four copies for SI. 00. Sent by mail, post paid to any part of the United States upon receipt of price. Postage, stamps takon as cur rency. Address all orders to j F. W. IIELMICK, Music Dealer and Publisher, 180 Elm St. Cincinnati, O. Rev. Mr. Reese has finished the Con. ference year on this charge. He has had good success at St. Helen, and at Scappoose by large congregations to wait on his ministry. The members in this county are not many but are of a high class, and people of worth and char acter, Coxnmnnlcatlorju Seattle, August 11th, 1882. Majo ADAusDear Your val uable .paper fo"und me last evening. Having completed a steam vessel, worth $30,003 for A. M. Simpson fc Bros, in S. F., I have moved from S. F. with my family. I am prospecting the Sound with a view of locating- u place for the K..M.1! e - ". .. I a - k b f. f w t! cl lo Fi Cc sa hr L lii b.- P' v le li on pi: well as Mts. St. Helen and JJood. 1 In the lower field wh ?re Mr. Pickering, for merly County Clerk, r -sided, 13 one of the grandest views of the mountains in Oregon. The house nu barn are both torn down, and only the stump of a peach tree marks the snot. Thin placo now the property of J udge Moore, was irst deeded by Mr. Iloyt u his son-in law Mr. Pickering. Arrived thi week a full aortment of newest styles of dress goods in:luding Jrocades, Grenadine-;, iiiociiu-ls, Seer suckers, Famy OiJighncw? a-id mom e cloths also American print, whitf ;ood. Ladies' and Misses' hosiery in al! :olors, Lisle-thread gloves, Embroidery Szc. J. atMeBride'a Htnr. Mr. S( flard down tin river, 'had a prr& nt lately of a l eg of eggs from tome of his friends. They were not frexh, and needed a. dose of vermifuge and" a bottle of cologne to make them present ible. The ineip'ent chicken. had not jf.eped on Earth, but their spirits, un ta;ned by aught cf Time, had chirped .irst in the happy chicke -..inch in the dim beyond over th re. Shell we weep? XUJS IS THE CHEAPEST A largo and well assorted tock , of men's boots, men's women's, and child ren's &hoes of all kiudi parefully selected :y Mr. Giltnerin San Francisco now ai riving and to arrive at McUride's store. Especial aire has leenv taken to gefc the very best goods in the market, j Capt. Stephen is cutting a big wakd ince jio got out ot the uarrows m St. fiel-n. He, was a man too big to boas, soeiated with those scr contracted they could not appreciate him! He likes tho Columbian; a word of praise froiu a man of intellect is worth all the damning of a set of uinugrels-wJio.se faces Jjave the expression of tle bottom of a chair, j Received llldleys Fushion ' Jfxjazlne. It is full of interesting stories, in proso and verse useful home articles, amusing and instructive sketches, a profu o illus tration of the fashion of the day, aud in valuable shopping inf nnation. Just the tht book for every home. Published quarterly, and only 50 cts. per year, or 15 cts. per single nuirjlwr, The best minstrel song of the day has just been issued. The title is Do Gos pel Crown," the words and music being by Dan Lewis, whoso fame is world wide. As an " end song" this is par ex cellence. Sherman, Clay & Co., San Francisco, are the publishers, and will mail copies for 35 'cents. Have received Good Chter from Greenfield, Mass. It is good cheer sure enough to read it. 50i ts. a year. A splendid paper for children. Address Good Cheer Publishing Co., Greenfield, Mass. Warner's Baf Kidney and Livsr Cure.
