C P ff- H' M ? f. -- J p a I w I J JL , 1. m y -?- v- -A4 Yol. 1. AMU, QBEGOH, JULY 10, 1873. 'I it 5., . THE ASTORIAN. PUBLISHED EFEKY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY, Monitor Building, Astoria, Oregon. I. C. IItEE,A?f D Proprietor Subscription Kates: Ono Copy ono year-...; $ j Uno Copy six months Ono Copy three months........ ..; 1 " &r Single Number, Ten tents. Advertising? Kates: Ono Insertion pcrsquaro, 10 lines or lcss...S2 "i0 Kaeh additional Insertion, per square 2 00 Yearly udv'ts per month, per squaro 1 oO Agents : L. P. Fisiif.u, 20 and 21 New Merchants Ex change, is authorized to act as Agent for the Astokia.v in San Francisco. , Any friend who feels an interest m tho pros perity of this region, is authorized to act as Agent for this paper, in procuring subscribers. CITY INTELLIGENCE. The "Yeatiier. No country in Christendom can- beat Astoria in the magnificence of the weather as we areliaving at present. Parker House. The new Hotel in this city, known at present as the Parker House, because of its being , w . built for Mr. V. W. Parker, is rapid ly nearing completion. Improving. The friends of Harry Spedden will be pleased to learn that he is rapidly recovering from his re cent very painful and prostrating at tack of pleurisv. . - : - . , , , '.' Wisship -Chowder Club F. "and I?" The Constitution and 'By-laws of "Winship Chowder Club, No. 1, Asto-. ria, provide for a regular meeting on the fourth Tuesday in July, at the office of Commodore W. 1?. Kippen. Personal. Among the arrivals at Arrigoni's " y:esterdar we, note the names of .Major Frank G, Smith and Dr. Spaulding, of Cape Disap lointment. . Reacheed if is Port Our Shoalwater correspondent informs us thatCapt. Brown has completed his tjip from Portland tq Oystcrville on the little sloop "Strait" -Ticket It .was a most remarkable trip. "We should prefer the weather-beach, with one of John Hunter's teams from Unity. -f For Fort Stevens. Lieutenant P. Lear';, Jr., of theUnited States Army, and Major 'Canby, "we're passengers by the John L. Stephens Tuedsay. Lieut, Leary is of the Fourth Artii-! lery, and we are informed will be sta-' tioned at Fort Stevens on his return from the interior. He is. expected to-morrow. ' County Court-. The County Court for Clatsop count', Judge Moffit pre; siding,' commenced the- July term Monday. Very little business was transacted in 'the Probate and Jaw line, but the regular business of the county was being attended to yester dav; . .Government Boat. The Custom House officers at this port have just. purcnascu oi tne uunuer., iur. ureorge McEwan, a very nice, oak timbered row boat, twenty-one feet in Jength, six feet beam, toj9iisedi.in,;bparding vesselsin the bay. It's a handy craft and. will ;be very useful. Astoria Brewery Yesterday we paid -, the Astoria Brewery ?a r.-yiait jD'f inspection, -air. myero iius uvciuuea seldom eqalledifor carrying on a suc cessful business, and the: orders -on his books show his success. The buildings are perfect in all appoint ments, aricktlie Btrkde .cannot d6' bet ter than to patronize him. Tisu. A. J". Megler of Astoria, ac companied bt Mrs. M., riaturnedirom; a trip to Shoalwater Bit. Tuesday evening, bringing with them some tine fish from tlie Caje, caught by 3Ir. J. W. Munfion, to whom we are indebted for a jfiupjply, $P very short time fishing in the brinydeep aWiWhe Ca'pe and off :tjib Bar will Expected. The steamer Gussie Telfair was expected from Victoria last night,, in .command of Captain Gardner.. She has been thoroughly overhauled at Victoria. Tin Wedding. Last Friday eyen ing Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Parker of .this city were made-the recipients of numerous presents on the occasion of their tin wedding, the tenth anniver sary of their, niarriage. It was a very pleasant event, and their new stock of tin ware will last for many years to come. Death. A little child, six months of age, of Masonic parents, from southwestern Missouri, died on the. passage of the John L. Stephens to this place from San Francisco, and was turied here by the" fraternity Tuesday" morning. The grief strick en parents, Mr. and Mrs. Montgom ery, proceeded on their voyage in-1 landjal the conclusion of the sad cere monial. The Nehalem -Road. We are not acquainted with the circumstances concerning matters spoken of by our correspondent from "Nehalem Valley, but as he is a truthful man we pub lish the letter, remarking that Asto ria has an interest in that road, and if the confidence of the people is being abused w,e propose to stand by the people in the controversy. . Serenade. The schooner Rough and Ready, Capt. Rhefeld, of Grays river, has been camped near the As tqrian office several days, discharg ing a cargo of wood for Dr. Kinsey. The Rough and Ready carries a band of stringed. instruments, and the mu sic, 'as it was wafted, through Qur open window, those pleasant nttonft light evenings, was highly Appre ciated. Fire. About half past 12 o1 clock yesterday, fire was discovered in dust ancl shavings oh the floor, in the 1 joiner's rooni at. Parker's new. Hotel,; foot of Main street, which was a for tunate circumstance as the wind was blowing ,fresh, and a ' few moments only would have been required to gek up a first-class destruction. The fire was extinguished without a general alarnij without damage.. "!; ; : 'i Neat Stock. Colonel Peter Saxe, brother to the ..famous JphnuG,,.paid us a visit last Tuesday. 'Col. 8. visits f Oregon with several head of fine blooded, cattle and horses from Bour bon,. Clarke and Fayette counties, Kentucky. It was from Col. Saxe that Gen. Adair, of this city, procur ed his fine snort-horn Durham re cently, and it wasGen. Adair who persuaded him to come to Oregon with this stock. We hope he will be successful. . Inconvenient. Marshal W. Chance met with a heavy customer a few days ago in making an arrest, and' as he lifted him up to step into the jail the fellow swayed o'er on top remark ing that it was the d st most incdn-. venient ja.il he ever-attempted to en-. ter, and he'd'been in most of 'em in this country. It is true our city jail sets .up rather, steep, but' tile filling of the block.wjll-make;it-more on the level soon. ' .- ' Street Ijlpiiovemekts. There is no discounting thefact that at tho pres ent time there is very much work being done oh the streets and yacanjfc blocks of Astoria. A considerable force of men and teams are employ ed in this business. .Court-house Square, Benton, Jefferson and Main streets are apparentlyeceivirig .the 'greatest attention at present, but in .JJlojise. at Unity, presided over by John llun .i .4-h VVwo. . mrnmanfa ' tor and his ostimablo wife lato of Oysterville. Viuici ai io kiici c i c iuu y C4.c. jj-ijing for gig und ,. joundcrs off the rooks which WO" Will notice :at another! aidst the roll .of breakers, or Trout in tho -, .. j- .. it .v- ..- t5rooH,?chggingtlamsontho weather bonuh. time, Which indicate the thrifty en- Ueer hunting or duck shooting, serf bathing -terprise that is to nuike the lovliest cities that such a beautiful site on n. rioblft river' T Let 'the spe"durthe day itMibrlng?'! iiOUtr uiwiiiaMi51.v4ttHisoiMc.l!"" Columbia River Bar. We are in formed by pilots on the Columbia river bar, that there is a slight error in the statement concerning the depth of water on the bar. Or more properly at the entrance to this har bor. They say' that there is now two bars in fact, and that while it is true 'there is a depth of even more water than is accredited, it is nevertheless true that thirty feet is the highest, and twenty the lowest after crossing to the inside in the vicinity of Clat sop spit. We wish to be correct in all our statements, and would invite the attention of the Chamber of Commerce to this matter, knowing full well that they wish only to1 have the truth said. The pilots are- con stantly hunting for deep water, and as thirty feet is enough, and they can find no more, let it be given at that. Another matter is that relating to pilotage and towage on the bar. The law provides that the charges shall be $8 per foot for twelve, feet, and $10 per foot for all in excess of twelve feet., Hence, a vessel drawing nine teen feet, would be required to pay $166 instead of $190 as stated, and on 23 feet, $206 instead of $230. A dif ference in favor of Astoria. Healthy Strawberries. Astorians are just now in the midst of straw berrying season. And suck fruit, as was never seen elsewhere. Recor(l-r er Charles. Stevens has left on our table a lot which average over four inches in circumferene. The largest, measures inqhes.. They are of the agriculturist varidty. . Twenty of tneui mk a good, sized glass sauce dish. . . .. ;. Vessels on the Way, .. Following & a list of vessels "orT tho way to this port, and,areccord of tko arrivals and de partures up to date : ' British bark Vesta, sailodfrom Liverpool, April 12th. , Bark Rival, from San Francisco, Juno 20th. British bark Shy lot, Liverpool, via Victoria, Schooner , from Melbourne, British ship Middlesex,. 1,15)1 tons, from San Francisco. ' , -Brig Koloa, from San Francisco. ; American ship Confidence. . ', Bn'rkentoer. Oregonian, from SanFranciscp; . British bark Oneata, 588 tons, McDowoll, from Tyne via Molendo and Callao, arrived from Molendo at Callao 22d. .British ship Loretta, 1,5M4 tons, from .Tyno via Callao. Bailed March Oth. British bark 'Duncairn, Chambers, from Tyno via Bombay, Arrivod at Bombay prior to April d. British bark George A. Hol, Norton, from Wear via Now ZQaland,Bailcd Dec. .20th, 187:2 Passed tho Lizard Foburary u'th. Arrived. Departd Bark Garibaldi, Hong Kong Juno 20. Barklorward . V Juno23.,.i Bkt Webfoot San Frahcjscp .....Juno 23.... Bk Hermlno Llyorppol...,.. Juno 29.. Str AjaxPortland forS F. July Uth Str John L Stephens S F for P.. July fctli...'.' Tlcte Table for Astoria, r High Water. Low Water. July a it PK am I'M 7. 10 54 10 2-51 4 4H. &...i.M12 Ui....;...ll 12 5 53 J. i. l oti; ... zs UL 0 07... ;l 551 7 51 5 12 12 7 10 8 oo 11. f.-Ootii 2S-WI S 87.... 12.. 145 8.1JII .. ii-20 .'. 8 4$ 13 ..2 Si 8 55.. 9 oi 9 87 Notice to Pilots, (and Ship' Masters). Every Pilotor Ship Mastor who shall bring in to tho port of Astoria any shipior vo-ssol having on board any persons or goods infectod with Small-pox, Cholera, Leprosy, pr other conta- gious dioascs, or which shall havo had on board any such infections during tho voyage, or which ho suspects, from tho bad sanitary condition of. tho vessel may bo capablo of pro- pag&ung uiscaso, suau ancnor sucu su;p er: ato notico to tho Health Officer In" an"v viola- tions of tho foroiroimr regulations tho law will bo strictly enforced. S. W.'1)01)D,M. I)., Health Officer, Astoria. ; Bat Vikw Housf. Ono among tho finest 'rotreats un tho Pacific Coast for Summer Yisi- i'tnra w fViiii riirn niirrnuniltnrr flin Itni' TtAir tliiu nno nf ur 'u'-'i'u uriving; on.a twenty, iue iroccn, isupplies. wnicn were pioiwjseu.UkyAHe.uinur- urr) ,v,- v .,,4 i v ,a v .. i:::i this one ot Rr , mo of tHo SI)0rts bo found there. It. f.p.1 .J''' ;i "Ta .think that ; I should, Jsaybwn dyer graced J n bythb advprti.ementofr. VJ ? ?? w- r ,.?;& imnosed. unon ;atB mv tinmof J?fe ., ; - . , - iiw,uor uoiumn, wai, pasaongors ana visii- 1 n reachineineaetimclWUiMJiw'WPiJUeat u.J rrs - -r ilt' --r---.- the banks of ors are to bo well-provided for tins seasons -Is9 W1-' ' 77 . " "7 I teJLypu,. mandoitno chn.to;,? woffc'.co'bli :'.J ' .r- ,r'; -'r S : .V 7??"." tnMWlTOesTh&( yAtli(MIay Prowfimrcan aSrii of 'a' sitiiatioVbv atvi ..; ? . , :,iYHv..f. rLj.s:K L AvA..n-i!..w FS:.ic- .Jifi Letters from the People- From OystrvilleIlemarlable Trip at gea--Othcr Items. Oystebvii.le, July 5, 1873. Editor Asteriak: Thinking you miglit wish to hear some thing from this corner of' Uncle Samuel's moral vineyard I will address you a. few jottings.. The new Inspector of Customs was duly installed in office on the 2d inst. and took charge of affairs in (oriental) style. But he is much in want of a boat, a$ his predecessor failed to pass over his four legged craft claiming it ashis own private property so the new in'cumbnt is at a loss how to preform his duty, unless he buys a beef, and would be very greatly pleased if Uncle Sam would make a small appropri ation in that direction, (under the head Of supplies.) . ' " - ' The Fourth passed off very .quietly, the day was delightM and ere the morning sun had cast its radience towards the West the booming of cannons, and the ringing of the school bell awoke the village slum bers to behold the ushering in of the glori ous ninty-seventk aniversiary of National Independence. .' The sloop " Straits-ticket, Capt. 'John Brown, left'Cape Disappointment Wednes day, 7 o'clock p. m., and arrived at Shoal water Bay Thursday, 7 P. m. The 'boat is under five fons burthen and had no one on board but Capt. Brown; a feat unknown ihr the annals of the past, and probably will not be tf-epeated by. any one fdr years to come. In making the entrance to Shoal water Bay, an ebb tide and the wind blowing .a gale t'i'oin the Northwest caused a very heavy sea,. ( bub the Cap tain plowedVhis lttle craft .through to sale, anchorage, within thebay. t ' , The Washington Oyster company will have a schooner from San Francises some time'in August with a full cargo. i There was a ball on the evening of the Fourth at Espy & Go.'shalh AU'wliopar ticapated - enjoyed themselves' hugely thb floor having been waxed- for thj occasion' in .scientific order by Prof, flolborg, who knows how" tq do such things. Astoria, Unity, and Cape Disappointment were represented on the floor, the Cape furnish ing the music. 4 ,' .!' i ' There are two hotels in Oysterille with ve'iy accommodating proprietors,wno keep their tables well furnished wifch the ;ood tnings of this world, and who, in antici pation of a bright future, play Yankee Doodle, on the triangle'ih tne night time. More Anon, Omega:' 3TeIiaXeiii Valley Correspoitdeiice,- . Nehalku, Vallky, J,uly-2, lt7a. , Editor Astekian: . v Elnowing that you and a great ijumber of your readers are deeply interested An the Washington county, Kehaleni valley and Astoria Wagon Boad company, and the manner in which the appropriation made by the last Legislature is being expended, .1 would say, that the settlers of this valley are convinced tliitt the management as conducted by the chairman of "the Itoacl Company will result in the appropriation being .expended .without anyroad being built. Since the Commissioners nave taken their oath of office1 and thedJoard' nrtrfmivWl hv filpp.Hn "Wftltnr fhfiirm-ftTs ' j they liave forced the boqds of the road upon the market which is now down, to thirty cents on the dollar 7,0OOor 8,000 of thesebonds have been issued and sold at this sacrifice br the chairman of the board and were the money thus secured by sac rificing the bouds at this low rate, appro priated to conduct the survey going on at the present time, we would not complain, but wo learn that this money is used to I purchase wheat and in other speculations j in the town of Cornelius whore the chair-' man h":vs located his 6ffice, and is1 drawing his five dollars per day for every day iri the I m.0lUh, although the bill expressly states, ' that he is torcceive this comiensftti6n only for the days actually employed Tlie oth er commissioners who are. engaged" in the j survey nave Deen very muea ueiuyeu oy not receiving their supplies from theehair I man (who no doubt has then-joney invest,- j ed in other, speculations), nnd'have beeni ! compelled from time to tinle to. leave their work and come into the, settbinerits for. j?iowt , ujemr .na woumTOtoersaiiiiaujie afivuryj-p1''.0i ii';- chairmainiof the board fulfilled his promise fhe road would at the present time be locat ed the entire distance fromi ,Cornelius to Astoria.. The settlers of this valley would most respectfully call the attention of his excell ency Governor L. P. Grover, :to the man agement of these funds, appropriated to construct said road as expended by the chairman. . Many Settleks. Compliments to the historian. Portland-on-Wallam KT,; July 5th, 1873. Editor Asteriak: t . . Your excellent Tri-Weekly Astprian of the 1st inst lies beforo me. Success; wo say, to you and to your select sheet! Half a century ago, when I was a school boy in my. native, valley village in tlentral Now York, in tho Northwost corner of my School Atlas, near tho mouth of tho Columbia riv.er, on its Southern banks, in tho then unexplored Indian territory, was dotted your Astoria! which to my seven-year old eyes looked to bo at tho jumping oil placo of North America, so faraway that I never oxpecfed to be able to see it, thought might livo to be a Centenarian. But fifty years time and Yankee ibrains and enterprise have worked, wonders, and most marvolous. matter:, so.that to-day you are tho proprietor xf tho Tri-Weekly Astorian, a.twen ty column, neat sheet, with a tip-top start on tho Now3paperBuco .Course, dressedup m tho" neategt stylo of Typographic Art,-, of whqsp origin, rise. and progress tho Foot has so well versed it: '" Th' Inventor of this noblo Art toltnd, ' ' "' TTas lonjr engaged tho Anti mary's mind: To ouestion dates on books, and records poro, To draw tho .veil obscurity's cast o'er. v . Vain are his bfforts, 'tis beyond hismight To fix in 'trutli on. man: or placo tho right ; r Doubts still exist to whom the palm is duo, . .( Tartisans for each their claims pursue, But metal types th.o honor all confer , - On both tho Guttqmbcrgs, Faust and Schoffer."' - Success, wo repeat, attend Oregon's' Ocean' Gatoway,";AsTOEiA! and its live- 'arid wido awako proprietor. Truly, yours, 1 r- - , '- . . Boat Cap.$ized-2lecue of the Parties s ".' , .Columbia Rivut, Jub3, l!b7o. Bony f,Graham, and another "man while' ploughing.tho raging 'Columbia to-'day tfpsot -i near Jjickson's Fishery, ab3utsix;miles;bolow Westport. IJony Bays jLhoy; wero hanging, to. th6 boat in tho water about two hours, anL theat he was nehrly strangled hawked' up soyeral ropy kinds of stuff, and" was just on tho point of s handingdn his checks," when ' ho felt something liko asotf fingorsl) " kind a winding in his hair." It was a couple of fisher men who-had como to'tKe rescue and sot (hem right side up with c.srol Their oars andisomo i clothing waslost, no, othor morions, damngo qx.-1 cej)t an uncomfoi tabid bath, and a, big scare., . Yours tr.uly, Annkx. t : : Visitors. Tho Disio arrivedironi.Poftland at -1:80 p.m. yestorday, among, tho visitors, foe summer resorts we noticed. Gen Babbitt and., family ,-and 11. L. Hoy t and family. ' ' : ; : : : 1 Omitted. The name of Miss Magr . gie Hustler spopld! hiave feeen, insert- t ediii the roll o'f tHose who passed creditaTile examination at the Astoria; t public school. The name, was inad-:r vertantly left out, and the error, just, been detected by us. t, ,.IP Yaluable, GAitGO.--The . value' fV)f' the salmon part' of the cargo' of tlie1- Ajax, w,hich went out from here! last! Sunjday morning, w $40,166. Of,! thia amount 5,760 cases, valued atr' $39,320,, was for parties5 who will re-r ship it , direct to Europe from San Fnmcis.cOi " MiI The MctE Pu'zzlr. Yah Dusen has it. Yes, sir"; he can by a simple pro- cess transmogrify a black, homely' looking, vert long eared mule, into the symmetrical proportions of a beautiful white 'horse Every sub- r seriber to the Astokian; who has paid his money in advance, is; entitled'to f call -and get one of these neat'parldf.v1 entertaining puzzles. A' . Tlie Webfoot completed her cari .. ox muiuer jor oan- xa an Cisco, aii, IOiappton yesterday ' , SnocKEDi--The worst shoUked mim1' I we have seen iiisom&trihowas aucitifr zeniwho made the'di?kkvery, FridiuV4 A that the neighbor frombtom he h:Vd borrowed! ac.papei? ibr- tthe past four' '' years? had ndia$dfoiit. HeleaHied th.facfirfrOBQ an -agent 6f the pub-i; . I16K0.H. riVl.:?f:Mr.iiviwT''hihn T-Ta .7lJ.Il IWMVli AilVll il JiJ B t V A..I..C JJl r'lllM . upfpvii nvxv"in.xw0 wg- Vi'i ?sct 4,.