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THE COLUMBIAN. St. Helen, Columbia Co., Or. FBI DAY, 2T0VE2B'R24,iS82 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 1 year, in adtance $2 00 6 months " 1 50 3 months M 1 00 ADVERTISING RATES: One square (10 lines) first insertion. ...... $2 Oo Each subsequent insertion 100 E. G. ADAMS, Editor & Proprietor. OUR WASHINGTON LETTEK From our Regular Correspondent. Washington, D. C. Nov. 4, 1882. It is recently reported that the Presi dent's Cabinet will shortly undergo a '- very thorough change, and that Secreta ry Lincoln, the only member left in it of Garfield's choosing, will retire to en ter the Senate from Illinois. The young Secretary has latterly been evincing a very decided character, and a disposition to control affairs in his own department td the disgust of certain parties who have hitherto regarded themselves in the light of " bosses," and there has been considerable lively talk about the matter. The President is still credited with be ing matrimonially inclined, and the White House, it is said, will have a mis tress the coming winter, but the rumor, Somehow, seems to be of very little worth. The commissioners of the Soldiers' Home, who are under the law, the board of government of the home, were charged recently with receiving the choice cuts of beef, for use by their families, from the contractor who surplies beef to the inmates of the home. There was so much scandal caused by the exposure that a new contract was made. By this the members of the commission are re quired to buy beef for their families in the public market. The commission, in getting up the contract, fixed it so that Oen. Sturgis, who is in command, and his family, who reside with him at the home, will be like themselves, required to buy , beef in the open market. Thecontract 1 or" Is not allowed any longer under the new contract to furnish him the beef purchased by the fund of the home. This feeling between the governor of the home and the commissioners ha3 in creased so much that it is more than like ly there will be legislation y Congress at ' its approaching session abolishing either the office of governor or the position of 1 commissioners. Those who have been studying the po litical situation closely naturally look to Blaine as a leader in case events take the right turn. On a platform such as outlined they say he could carry New York in spite of administration influence arid sweep Pennsyl vania in spite of Cam eron tactics. In Virginia there is no Republican more popular than Blaine. With Mahone silenced he could have the .Republican delegation in any event, and as the nominee of an anti- boss party he would carry the State. There is a grow ing feeling all through the South in fa vor of Spelling Nation with a big N, a National movement would break up the 'solid South" forever. Whatever of truth there may be in all this, it is a - fact that the coming elections are looked upon with great anxiety. The news here is that the . bosses will be defeated in New York, Pennyslvania and Virgin ia, and there we shall see what we shall ee. Whether the Republican party in the two former States will be able to rid itself for good of the bosses and recuper ate or whether it will be hopelessly split is a question for the future. A number of Treasury and other clerks will leave here in a day or two and go to the States where they will act tis deputy marshal for the day of election iiext Tuesday. These gentlemen, in ad dition to drawing their salaries from their respective Departments, will also '"et pay fdr acting as deputy marshals. It is said that the Treasury alone will send out 250 more. Mr. J ohn Q. Thompson, who has be 1 come editor of the Washington Chroni cle, is well known as one of the ablest of the younger journalists who have been connected with the press. The first numbers of the Chronicle issued under bis editorshipTJears abundant witness of his ready and vivacious pen in its col umns. He has the capacity to make a first class paper in Washington, being one of the best informed men as regards ftffairs here, and having the courage of the truly independent journalist, as well as the disposition to speak frankly and honestly on all topics that he discusses. One of the prettiest debutantes of the coming season in Washington will be the youngest daughter of Ex-Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, who has speno three - years in Europe with her mother. She v celebrated her eighteenth birthday while at Ritchfield Springs last summer by a handsome al fresco entertainment on Lake Otsego. The residence of Ex Senator and Mr& Stewart in this city is, by her wish, be ing restored exactly its it was before it was burned four years ago. She had it built originally after an old castle she had seen in Germany. She is in Washington daily now superintending the work up on it, and returns every evening to her sister's residence in Alexandria. Profesor Baird and and daughter, who have lately been visiting his relatives at Carlisle) have returned to their residence in Washington.' August." GOTHAM GOSSIP. The fire demon in theatres; Langtry rob bing Kale Claxton of her stock iri trade. The burning of the Alhanibra Thea tre. A resort for the dend-mode ami ehy it failed. -PattVs arrived, creat ing no sensation.- How she is hand i capjwd. Another error on the 'pari of llarrigan ami Hart. A new "iorinkle for men tcho have been uont icith the . bo$" Xovelties in jewclra. Flowers. Fashion Sutulrics. New York, November 6, 1882. The sorrow over the sad calamity which robbed Abbey of a theatre end Langtry out of her debut, is still in ev erybody's mind, even though Abbey has made the best of his trouble and will produce the Lily on the stage at Wal- lack's Theatre next Monday evening. - The superstitious will ask. " Will Wallack's bum down?" New York has been saved from theatre fires for some time now. With the advent of the English beauty, the lire-god seems to have awakened out of his lethargy and and again made his terrible presence felt. On Monday, the Park Theatre, on Wed nesday night the Alhanibra, formerly the Buckingham Palace; that is well for a starter, and Langtry would not beji woman and an actress if she was not a bit unnerved by superstitious fear. On the Union Square Plaza, where all good actors go after they have wade money, and bad ones congregate in the hope of engagements, much sympathy is felt fcr Kate Claxton whose main stock in trade seems to be passing out of her hands. Some one showed a bogus telegram from Kate, in which she appeals to a friend ' please do something for me." "For seven years," she pays, " no one disputed my right to, and owneiship in fires, and there this Englishwoman robs me of the glamour in the first week that sho is here." A great fuss is again made in newspa pers and the Fire Department about the question of safety against fire in theatres. Now with all due deference to the tal ent, it strikes me that a safe theatre when crowded with people is an impos sibility. Twenty exiU will not make people keep ccol under momentary ex citement. !, Wallack's is the newest the atre in the city, and it has been provi ded with every means and appliance known to builders in order to render ex it from it easy and rapid. It is a mod el theatre in every way, and yet, is it natural to expect that people will re member all these model features when the roar of flames and the clouds of smoke leap up with a terrible hiss of "save yourself." One connot help sympathizing with Rev. Dr. Talmage over the loss of the Buckingham. Its " gilded halls of vice," its "artfully concealed and beautifully decorated death traps," which gave him so many opportunities to draw a crowd in the Tabernacle, have gone to the " demnition bowwows," as the elegant Mr. Muntalini would express it, and Mr. Talmage will be put to the trouble of finding something else to talk about. When the Buckingham was built ten years ago, by Madame Sanchez, it was intended to make it an establishment for the upper walks of the demi-monde, after the manner of the famous Argyle Rooms in London. I The establishment wa a success at first, but it gradually descended more and more to vulgarity; the reason of this is that we have noth ing corresponding to that class of women which give the boulevard papers of Par is so much to talk about. The women that shine at night here, have as a rule neither wit elegance, taste nor chic. Vulgarity is their main stock in trade. When Dr. Talmage i spoke of the allure ments of vice in Buckingham and other similar places, he simply said what was not true, for vice there was not allureirtg. It was common and loud, and Talmage by his imaginative descriptions simply excited prurient curiosity which was damaging. Patti arrived here on Tuesday morning, and such is the anomely Of affairs, her presence excited but little comment When one thinks what she is beside Langtry and then observes the craze to see and hear the latter, one can not help asking one's self, is fame, tal lent or gonius worth having. I hardly think that Patti will make a great suc cess this year. In the first place she is under the management of a very unpop ular marl, Col. Mapleson, who since he has been in this country and giving us Italian Opera, has distinguished himself most of all by his supreirie Loggishness when his own interests were at stake, : arid by the wftnderful case with which he has broken faith with the public. Then too she is handicapped with the presence of Nicolini her de facto hus band, though according to French law he cannot be so de Juro, since in France divorce is not allowed, and her legal hns band the Marquis de Caux from whom she separated still lives. Nicolini is not an ingratiating man, he is riot hand some and thus he does not impress the ladies, and his manners are not such as make the popular " Man's man." Per- Tiaps if Abbey managed Patti he could make her pay, but I am inclined to think that he has found out pretty well that it does not pay a manager to satisfy her exacting terms. The spectacle of ambition overleaping itself, is at present given in llarrigan and Hart's Theatre, The Blackbird, which has been running for some months was removed last Monday evening, and a new. play by Harragan substituted It is called Mordecai Lyons, and is ftri attempt at melodramatic tradegy, with a spice of the old Mulligan business thrown in it The public were awful disappointed on the first night, they had come prepared to laugh and there they were expected to weep. The sooner llarrigan and Hart recur to their origi nal vaudevilles, the better for them. They are two remarkably clever variety actors who have elevated that branch of dramatic art al nost to the doors of com edy. This success has turned their heads and now, like the sparrow in the fable, they would fly as high as the eagle It is not a pleasing spectacle and every body feels sorry for these two clever young men who have got beyond their latitude. Men who are in the habit of occasion ally making a night of it, and then are not particularly anxious to present themselves before their families, some what the worse for wear, have found out a new " wrinkle." Within the past year or so the Russian and Turkish bathing establishments have grown enormously in. public favor. Latterly they have commenced to keep open all night. Some smart fellow happened to stumble into one of them one night when more than half seas over. It was after twelve o'clock. He got his bath and according to custom he was placed on a lounge to rest Somehow or other the attendants either did not, or could not wake him, and he did not rise until seven o'clock when a servant brought him a cup of coffee. He passed the "tip" around among his friends, and now everybody in a certain set gets " a bath," a night's lodging, a cup of coffee and a feeling of rejuvenation, all for a dollar." Out-of-town visitors to Gotham, ought to be extremely obliged to your humble ser vant for letting them know of this. Among the novelties in Jewelry, the the most striking are miniature kitchen utensils kitchen stoves, pots, kettles, frying pans, etc. The effect of seeing a couple of stoves hanging from a lady's ear, may not be exactly beautiful, but it is striking and that satisfies the dear ones. I noticed one lady who wore a set of gridirons. She looked like a little savage, but she was the envy of other ladies. Flowers this season will be worn as much as ever. At present chrysanthe mums, double tulips and marigolds are the favorites, their rich yellows and reds blend harmoniously with the sombre colors of dresses which are now so much affected. Delicate pink rosebuds are fancied by many in connection with some larger flowers. The dressmakers are using marabout trimmings very extensively on cloaks and evening wraps, and the effect, par ticularly on light trimmings is beautiful indeed. A number of large houses are doing an enormous business this year in im ported dresses. These confections are remarkable, mainly for their high coll ars which seemingly, cannot help cutting the ears. High collars are also the pre vailing fashion in gentlemen's wear. The linen collars keep the head up as straight as in a vice, and the collars of overcoats are expansive enough when turwed up to reach the hat Correspondence.- Mr. E. G. Adams, Editor Columbian I wish you to insert the following no tices in your paper which will greatly oblige me: arid will be read with sorrow by many. Born At Butte Creek, Wasco Co. August 28th, 1882, To the wife of Wm. L Wilcox a daughter. Died At home on Butte Creek, Wasco Co. August 29th, Nellie R. Wil cox aged 22 yrs. 5 inos 5 days, wife of W. L. Wilcox, and daughter of W: L and M. J. Armstrong, also on Sept 27th Nellie L., infant daughter of W. L; and Nellie R. Wilcox, aged 30 days'. If you will publish the foregoing, you will oblige Mrs. J. A W. Scoggin. Fossil, Wasco Co., Oregon. LOCAL 2TEWS. We have received Wil ford's Micro cost?-, a Religio Scientific Monthly, whose mission is to reconcile Science and the Bible. It has produced a great sen sation in the world and is far ahead of anything that has before appeared in the theological world. It shows the giants of religion are not all dead. $1.00 per year; A; Willford Hall, Editor fc Pro prietor, 23 Park Row, New York. v A trapper was in town on Wednesday and talked lots of sense in Edmunds' Saloon. He said even a trapper to suc ceed should be posted on zoology; And the man who knew animals' habits was the man to trap them. He said ani mals were awful sharp, and to catch them it took an awful smart man. The Republican party is not dead It has taken an emetic and thrown up the bosses, as the whale did J onah. The Democratic party would be the party but will probably do some fool thing, and lose its grip, as the Irishman did hanging over the well, who let go to spit on his hands. A H. Blakesley's hotel is getting nearer heaven all the time. It will be the finest building in St Helen. He will get up so high he can look down on the rest of the world around him. 'It makes some who have a contempt for the town stare. He shows his faith by his work. Hon. Edward Campbell, bro therof J. W. Campbell ran ahead of his tickot as Joint Representative over in W. T. Hoquim is growing into a flourishing village, and Grey's Harbor is just boom ing; Hurrah for Chehalis 1 That is a land of good hearts and willing hands. D. W. Prentice Co.'s Musical Jour nal for November contains the following music: " Bella Bocca" Polka, " Tell Me You'll Forgive," Song and Chorus, and " Fifth Nocturne," also interesting items about music. Published at 107 First Street, Portland, Oregon. - W. II. Lynch and Mr, Harrington finished hauling blocks at Strachan's Tuesday. Lynch is quite a wit, and en joys fun as well as the next We lynched his hat once. He thought it a good joke but could'nt hardly tell where the laugh came in. Mr. Beaver is expected to turn imto a cordwood stick, but worse than that a lady on the Soappoose turned in to a Stump, and where there was one stump there are two now. At that rate the county will not get cleared up very fast. Went over on Wednesday eve to Aa ron Broyles' intending to go to Godkin's Furniture manufactury but the creek was not fordable. Got a load of apples and backed out the same way we came. The dams up Milton creek have bro ken loose and the logs left over from last year have gone by Broyles' with a rush and a swish to the lower creek where they are in a jam. Mrs. Broyles misses Aaron John Kel ly, her grandson, very much. Though small he is very smart, and great for bringing in wood and water for his Dr. Stewart has been fortunate in raising Louise Conyers and Carrie Grey. They were given up by all but him. But with him, while there is life there is hope. Dr. Murray, the Magic oil man, came down the other day to anoint the rheu matics in Columbia County. Ho carries a regular pool of Bethesda in his saddle bags. NEWS DROPS. Harvey comes around often. Johnny Fero was lately in St. Helen. Mr. Powell was lately in from Neha lera Hon.; Edward Martin: still remains in town. St. Helen is sprouting out in every direction. The creek by Broyles' is not fordable with teams, Mr. McNally is clerking iri George McBride's store. Charlie Perry reports Esq. Perry as still improving: Black man at school ha3 been crow shaded (crocheted). Mrs. iBeaver's last is the peartest little baby you ever saw. Mr. Dorman has bought some school land near J udge Pope s. We saw Mr. Sherlock driving a fine team of blacks Tuesday. Mrs. ' Godkin still pursues her study of the German language. Captain Ridley kindly brought in our blankets from Bunker Hill. Mr. Caudle made a surveying tour on the opposite side' of the River. The Dart House never grows old; it is full as young as it ever was. Pat O'Neil is filling in brush in tho bad places on the County Road. j We noticed last week in town a num ber of soUl-sleepers or sleep-soulers. George Hancock and family left on Monday for their home near Toledo. Mrs.N. L. Grey is very sick which delays Captain Ridley from moving. Frankie Moore and Kendal Blakesley were out to visit Birney on Tuesday. The i crochet fever has broken out among the young girls in St Helen. Enoch Shintaffer has moved into his house on Milton creek, and is ready to loT ' Young Mr. Konkle came out to Ma- jor Adams' and carried away cat as tro phy. Enoch Meeker leaves this morning on the State of California for San Fran cisco, j 2?"Money to loan on real estate security by F. JL Moore Esq., St Helen Oregon! i Miss Lillie Groves and Miss Frances Richardson have been visiting in St. Helen lately. Why was Joshua's daughter like the milky way f Because she was the gal, Achsa (galaxy) G6 have signed for" a Christmas tree. Miss Cora Miles went around with a pa per for signatures. Mr. James Copelrind was iri town lately. j He is one of the live business men of this region. Mfs.Lemont has been quite sick-but has recovered and Mrs. Browne and the baby are doing well. Tom Welles we have called Mike, but Mike is in Montana, and Tom is here. It is all in the family, any how. Some drawers, perhaps a chest of drawers, lost on the Scappoose, They are marked so can be identified. A Mr. Baxter occupies the house formerly occupied by Mr. Watkins be fore he bought a house of his own. May Henrici is one of the handsomest girls in tho County. Sauvies Island must be conducive to female beauty. Frank Hoyt's barn and Aldrich's house, (now Gill's) are in the line of th railroad, and will have to be moved. J. W. Campbell has been surveying for Blake and Link. Ho is kept busy all the time on Columbia County lands. James Bacon brought us some fine po tatoes on Wednesday. Ho i a good Bacon, but by no means a hoggish man. Why is a drunkard like Jacob when his sons returned from Egypt without the youngest ? He wanted Ben seen. (Benzine). Master T. Lee Stewart's standing at the Willamette University is 97. 100 is tho maximum. His parents may well be proud of him. It is said a dressmaker is her best ad vertisement If that is so Mrs. Wm. Slavens must be first-class, as she dress es in such good taste. J. S. Davenport invited us to lunch on Wednesday. His lunches are a big institution. He uses only the best quality of coffee. No second class grub. The N. P. R. R. has paid Aaron Broyles for right of wayy $75, Otto Godkin, $50. George Frantz, $50, James Gill, $150, Mrs. Shattuck, 150. We understand Mr. Dillard is front the Law School of the University of Va. and has had eight years' practice in Cab S. F. Howe, Dentist, will be at St. Helen tho First Monday in each month and remain Two Days, unless by special agreement to remain longer. The Muckles have built their store' house adjoining their store out flush! with the rear of the store'. They liave also put an addition on the Mill. Dr. Jessup takes the placo of Mr. Watt in buying the right of way for tho N. P. R; K. S. A Miles goes along with his fine team, and introduces the Doctor. We have received the Cottage Hearth' published in Boston Mass., 11 Broom field Street, by the Cottage Hearth Com pany. Price, $I;50 per yean This is a beautiful monthly with some of tho leading American authors for contribu tors. The typographical execution la fine. This Number contains' two beau tiful pieces of music. Just received a largo stock of Men's1 ready-made clothing consisting of fine Diagonal, Beaver, Cassimero and Tweed .suits also a large stock of Men's and boys' boots, made in San Francisco expressly for this trade Call and examine quality and prices of these goods at McBRlDE'S STORE", The leading- Scientist a cf to-dav np-rMtW moat disease are caused by diseased Kidneys of Liv er. . If, therefore, the Kidneys and Liver afro" kept in perfect order, perfect "health will be thd result. This truth ha only been known a short time and for years people suffered creat atronv withut being able to hud relief. The discovery of Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure marku a new era in the treatment of these troubles. 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Y. B- DILLARD, Attorney-at-Law Office, at St. Helen, Oregon. Will attend term ama and Portland. Practice in all (Vwtirt ..f State or Wash. Ter. v3n1fn24 Notice of Final Settlement. The undersigned, administratrix of the Valuta of Wm. Meeker, deceased, having riLKD her fi nal report, the County Court of Columbia Coun ty, Oregon has fixed Tuesday Jan. 2, 1K3 at tho Court House in St. Helens, in said State and County for the hearing of the said final reixrt. EMALINE MEEKEIl. Administratrix of said Estate. v3nlGn24 ' Uotice. U. S. Land Office at Vancouver, W. T. November 23d.. 1882. Complaint havinpj been entered at this Offico by Newton Beighle against William Hannauan for abandoning his Homestead Entry No. 2iiH4. dated Oct. 21st., 1878, ujon the South East Section 20, Township 10 North, liange 1 East in Cowlitz County, Wash. Ter., with a view to tho cancellation ot said entry: the said parties are hereby summoned to appear at this Office on tho 4th. day of January, lX8.'i, at 11 o'clock A. M., to resjiond and furnish testimony concerning Maid, alleged abandonment. EKED. W. SPARLING, Register. v3nlGn24 Notice for Publication. Land Offick, at Okkgon Citt,' Oregon. ) ! Nov. 15, 1HTCJ. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in supjort of his claim, and that said prof will be made before the County Clerk of Columbia County at St. Helens, Oregon, He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence ujKin, and cultivation of said land, viz: Josiah Konkle and A. II. Mathews of St. Hel ens, and T. J. Adams and Joseph Vanblaricoin of Vernonia, all of Columbia County, Oregon. L. T. BAR IN, Register, v3nl6n24 I lip . ' J .Ja