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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.
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SXX3WS IN THE BOWERY.
It is almost incredible, but nevrrthe-
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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
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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
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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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.