CI - j -eft fmnr - lA' I-WEEKL i 3 rm$o$li Yol.1 ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY Wtitim, JULY 26, 1873.' i:i. 1 ii -v-JST' rn Ti yjf A fiTORT-A T JLJLk JL V JL.1-JL -X Jl -L t -li ,ii THE ASTORIAN. PUIJLISUED EVKKY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY, Monitor Building, Artoria, Oregon. I. C. IREtAXI Proprietor Subscription Rates: Ono Copy ono year. - S- 00 One Copy Fix months W Ono Copy threo months ...-. 1 aU J80T Single Number, Ten Cents. " Advertising" Rates: Ono Insertion por square, 10 lines or less...S2 .7) Kach additional Insertion, por squaro 2 00 Yearly adv'ts por month, per square 1 30 Agents : L. P. Fisukr, 20 and 21 Now Merchants Ex change, is authorized to act as Agent for the Astokivn in San Francisco. Any friond who feels an intorest in the pros perity of this region, is authorized to act as Agent for this paper, in procuring subscribers. CITY INTELLIGENCE. The bark Clara Louise 'arrived yester day from Honolulu loaded with sugar and molasses for Portland. On the Beach. The tug boat Ben Holladay is on the beach fixing the bear ings for her propeller shaft. Launched. The new boat built by Mr. Geo. McEwan for the use of the Cus tom House, wom launched a. few days ago. She is said b7 judges to be a fine boat. Recovering. Mr. Harry Spedden is rapidly recovering from his recent severe illness. Judge Callender is also conval escent. Travelling. The Hon. B. A. Bayly, of Tillamook, reached Astoria a few days ago by the Dixie Thompson, having come over the new wagon road to Portland, -and is now returning to his home by the way of Clatsop Plain?. Grading. The grading of Benton street is being pushed forward vigorously. The Tovm Board and Scripture hay the " valleys shall be filled." "We are agreed. Bark Rival cleared yesterday at this port for San Francisco with 3,832 cases of salmon, 207 barrels salmon, and CO tons of rail road bars, in ad dition to her cargo taken on in the Wallamet district. Judges of Election. At a special meeting of the Common Council the fol lowing named gentlemen were appointed Judges of Election for the 4th of August: H. S. Aiken, David Ingalls, and W. W. Parker. The judges will appoint their clerks. Church Pair. The fair forthebene fitof the Catholic Church, to be held soon in this city by ladies of the Church, will be a grand affair. Very much prepara tion is being made to make it a success. Fishing Closed. Mcglcr & Jewett of the Chinook fishery, closed activo work on the 21t. They run a little later this year than last, and have put up about 150,000 cans of talmon, besides 200 barrels of choice bellies. Other fisheries will be closing soon, to prepare for another year. For San Pedro. The brig Koloa, which arrived here from San Francisco on the 21st inst., after spending ten days up the Columbia liver, returned on "Wed nesday loaded with lumber for San Pedro, from the -mills at St, Helens. The steam tug Astoria, Capt. "Wass, hitched to her, and she proceeded to aea, crossing tbo bar the tame evening. Sailed. The bark Hermine, sailed yesterday from, this port for Cork, with 20,683 bushels of wheat valued at $24,060 and 1,500 cases of Salmon valued At $12,000. This vessel though small and drawing but 17 feet of wa ,ter was detained about 12 hours for fhe'proper title 'to 'cross the Hogs b'sclc. We, leattfthfct the Oysterville Regatta, which wa to have come off on the 24th, was postponed in consequence of very light winds, until yesterday when they had a "quantum feuracit" if old Borea3 ditpened .his brezea,Tritli a liberal a hand as he did here. And in otfr next we expect to give oar rcadens.an nccountof the finest regatta anatJWe beettime'eyer madron the Pacific' Excursion. The hteamer Mary Bell will go on an excursion to- Clatsop on Sun day morning next at 7M a. m., and re turn in the evening of the same day. Passage for the round trip, 1.00. Also, on Monday next, at 7 a. m., the Mary Bell will leave for Nat Creek on a Blackberry excursion. Passage for the round trip, 1.00. Guardianship. Mr. C. Crosby, of Tumwater, "W. T., has been appointed the guardian of the children of the late Capt. Alfred Crosby. He has given the necessary bonds, and, we understand, will remove the children to his home in "Wash ington Territory in the course of a month. Master Alfred Crosby has gone with his uncle to Tumwater, W. T. Time for Filing Claims. B. R. Spedden, Count j Clerk, requests us to say for the information of settlers on the Ne halem that the fene for filing on such land claims as were taken up previous to the survey, will expire on the 7th day of Sep tember noxt. Ai'sent. TLi editor and proprae tor of the Astorian has gone-to Shoal water Bay to attend the- regatta, which was to come off yesterday. He will return to Astoria some time to day when his many friends will fye pleased to extend to him the welcome &&. Removed, The Post-office has been removed from the old stand in Mr. Par ker's store to the magnificent quarters pre pared by the Government in the new Custom House building. Astoria now has the best furnished and most capacious post office in the State. It is admired by all who examine it, and travelers say they never saw a more complete establishment. The amount of mail coming to this city is very large for the population and the pros pect is that although the present post office is larger than we just now require, it will not be too large in a year or so hence. Astoria, July 21th, 1873. Editor Astorian, The last issue of the Wallamet Farmer, contains a communi cation from Portland signed B. (which means Buncomb) interviewing the report of the committee appointed by the Astoria Chamber of Commerce, which report has been published and extensively circulated to good effect, judging from the state of mind noanifestcd by "Bumcombn in his communication. He starts of on a high horse. Hear him. " The report of a self constituted committee of Astorians, to a Mythical Chamber of Commerce." "Now Mr. Chamber of Commerce, ain't you kilt, dead? can you survive such a shock, if indeed, you ever had an existence, you didn't get authority from Portland, or from Bumcomb, to form any such associa tion, or appoint any such committee, and therefore, no confidence can be placed in your doings or representatiens: every thing is a my the, but Portland and Uncle Sam's twenty-four foot drudger. I did not take, up my pencil to answer B.'s communication, (for his reasoning cannot be comprehended by ordinary minds) but to call the attontion of the com mittee to the blunders they had made thoughout their report. Ain't the com mittee aware that a man up the creek cau tell better where the "Windward was blown over, than those who saw it, and the num ber of vessels tliat have crossed the Co lumbia river Bar, than the committeo can know from the records. How tho farmers of the valley will be t rejoiced, when they learn from Bumcomb, that they will be able to save three cents k bushel by shipping their wheat from Port land, and that they have been saving it all the time. This of course, will knock the farmers ware-house, where Uncle Sam's twenty-four foot Drudger is to knock the Hog's-back in Cathlamet bay. Now, seriously, Mr. Editor, I am rejoic ed that we have a medium, through which false representations can be met, and Truth sustained, and I think Truth has fi nally got her boots on, and will be alter all such shallow pated fellows, I hope tho"" self constituted committee" will at tend to this aelf constituted Buncomb. On the whole Mr. Editor, on a second reading, I think Buncomb only intention was, fo draw out more information on the fculcct of commerce from this committee. Movement bf Vessels. Following is a list of vessels on tho way to tb.13 port, and a rocord of tho arrivals and do parturos up to date: Barkentine Melancthon, from San Francisco sailod July 17th. British bark Vesta, sailed from Liverpool, April 12th. British bark Shylct, Liverpool, via Victoria, t?choonor , from Melbourne British bark Onoata, 588 tons, -McDowell, from Tyno via. Molondo and Callao, arrived from Molondo at Callao 22d. British ship Lorotta, 1,944 tons, from Tyno via Callao. Sailed March 6th. British bark Duncairn, Chambers, from Tyno via Bombay, Arrived at Bombay prior to April 22d. British bark George x.IIolt, Norton, from Wear via Now Zealand, Sailed Dec 20th, 1872 Passed tho Lizard Foburary Uth. Arrived Dopartd Bk Clara Louiso Honlulu July 2-Jtb Brig Jvoloa San Pedro Julfr 24 Bk Hermine Portland for LLvorpooLJuly 25 Tide TWWfec for Astoria. Hick Wator.J Low "Water. JtUy. A. M. r. m. A. M. P. M. 24-. 0 06 1 nlS 7 ftf 7 08 25- 0 48 2 25J. 8 27 7 f0 2tf 1 24 2 ft, 8. 56 8 29 27 2 01 3 21R 8 23 11 07 28 2 87 3 44J'. 4'i 9 4-J 29 3 W 4 07: 10 08 10 27 30 4 05 4 345 10 2" 11 30 31 4 59 5 12J 10 57 Notice to Pilots, '(and Ship Masters). Every Pilotor Ship Master who shall bring in to the port of Astoria any ship or vossol having on board any persons or goods infected with Small-pox, Cholera, Leprosy, or other conta gious diseases, 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 capable of pro pagating disoaso, shall anchor such ship or vossol bolow Smith's Point, and givo immedi ate notice to tho lioalth Officer In any viola tions of tho forogoing regulations tho law will bo strictly enforced. S.AV. DODD, M. D.. Health Officer, Astoria. A Masonic XiOdgc in Jerusalem.. The attempt to organize- a Masonic lodge in the city of Jerusalem, under American auspices, which has been long on foot,, has at length succeeded. Advises- were received a few days ago ftom John Sheville, who was sent out last spring for that purpose, that on "Wednesday, May 7th, he organized the Royal Solomon Mother Lodge, No. 293, in due and ancient form, in the Great Mark-Masters' Quarry, under the city of Jerusalem, and in itiated a candidate. Under authority of the Grand Lodge of Canada, the Eev. John Sheville left New York April 18th ; Egypt, May 2d arrived at Jerusalem May 6th ; finally,, on the 7th of May, the day named in the warrant, organized the lodge. Collecting together twelve of the re sident and visiting Masons of Jerusa lem, Mr. Sheville entered the vast and gloomy vault of the " Cotton Me gara" at 2 p.m., and proceeded with guides and lighted torches to uthe Chamber of the Brotherly Covenant, " where the Masonic emblems, en graved by Dr. Morris in 1868, remain to designate the place. Upon a square pillar which marks the centre of the chamber, the essential objects constituting the "great lights" of Maspnry were "displayed in tradition al order. A proper arrangement of officers and members followed, and the well-known forms of organizing the lodge and dedicating the work to the royal patron, King Solomon, were proceeded with. On the same even ing, a resident of Jerusalem, a gen tleman of distinction, was initiated. The first act of the new lodge, after the Grand Marshal had pronounced the organization perfected, was to de clare that "all Master Masons who are members of the American Holy Land exploration are hereby recog nized as honorary life members of No. 293, with corresponding rank.'.1 The number of these is some 2,000. To the Past Grand Master of Ken tucky, L.L. D., is due the inception of the plan, and to the liberality of some two thousand of the Masonic frater nity, under his earnest appeals for five years, its successfiucomplish Churcli Notices, Graco Church, (Prot. Episcopal) Rov. T A Hyland Hector, Divino servicos ovory Sunday at 10 x m and 7 p m; Sunday School at 1 r m Congregational Church, Rev A "W Tonny Pastor, Divino services every Sunday at 10 a m and 7 v m; Prayer Meeting every Thurs day ovoning, Sunday School meets at 12 u In looking over the large amount of land owned in this city by non-residents, the thought suggests itself that with such a diversified interest there ought to he a greater concentration of effort to build! up the city. Lots and blocks are- orarKidl here by parties all over the country.. Araottgr the desirable tracts mretOBC owned! by Mr. McNulty, of New York City, TV. P. Burns of Oregon City, E. P. Knapp, and others too numerous to mention. The late General Canby held some desirable lots at the time of his death, and contemplated making handsome improvements upon them. THE AGUE. Once upon an evening bleary, "While I sat me dreaming dreary, In the sunshine, thinking o'er Things that passed in days of jore; "While I nodded, nearly sleeping, Gently came in something creeping, Creeping upward from the floor "'Tis a cooling breeze," I muttered, "Prom the regions 'neath the floor; Only this and nothing more." Ah! distinctly I remember It was in that wet September, "When the earth and every raessibeJ! Of creation that it bore,, Had for weeks and months been soaking In the meanest, most provoking Poggy rain that, without joking, "We had ever seeni before, So I knew it must be very Cold and damp beneath the floor Very cold beneath the floor. So I sat me nearly napping In the sunshine, stretching, gaping, And a feeling quite delighted "With the breeze from 'neath the floor, Till I felt me growing colder, And the stretching waxing bolder. And myself now feeling older, Older than I felt before Feeling that my joints were stiffer Than 'they were in days of yore SthTer than they'd been before. All along my back the creeping Soon gave place to rushing, leaping, As if countleas frozen demons Had concluded to explore All the cavities the varmints 'Twixt me and my nether garments, Through my boots into the floor; Then I found myself a shaking Gently shaking more and more Every moment more and more, 'Turns the Ague, and it shook me Into the heavy clothes, and took mo Shaking to. the kitchen every Everv place where was warmth m. store, Shaking till the China rattled,. Shaking till my molars rattled; Shaking, and with ail nay warming. Peeling colder than before; Shaking till it had exhausted All its powers to shake me more Till it could not shake me more Then it rested till the morrow, "When it came with all the horror That it had the face to borrow, Shaking, shaking as before, And from that day in September Day which I shall long remember; It has made diurnal visits. Shaking, shaking, oh! tsosore! Shaking oil' my boots, and shaking Me to bed if nothing more, Pully this if nothing more. And to-day the swallows flitting Pound my cottage see me sitting ' Moodily within the sunshine Just inside my silent door, "Waiting for the Ague seeming, Like a man forever dreaming And tho sunlight on xae streaming,? Shades no shadow on tike- flooir, Por I am too thin and llow To make shadows on the floor Kary shadow any more Already the Chinese employed in the shoe factory at North AdttniB, Mas6,liave from $400 to 700 apiece in . the savings banKs. Iney are wut - THE IATEST NEWS. Gold in New York to-day, 115. -Portland Legal Tender, rates, 8o' buying; 861 selling. DesMoines, Iowa, July 22. A thou sand conjectures are current as to the persons who robbed the train on the Chicago. Peck Island and Pacific Pailroaa last night, the most gener ally received belief being that they were persons living in the neighbor-hpod- Vigilant parties are scouring southwestern Iowa. and. it ife confi dently baliSeved tftatr the- r&bbrs- will: be- caught if they remain Sv th& State. A telegram received late to night says they crossed the- Burling ton and Missouri Kfver Pailroaili lass night at midnight. The railroad! company offer a reward of 85,000 for their detection. Gov. Carpenter lias issued a proclamation to-dav offering a reward of $500 for the arrest of each person engaged in the robbery. Washington, July 22. Second lieu tenant M. Frank Gallagher, Second Infantry, recently tried before a Court-Martial at Columbia, S. C., for killing John McAnnely, a discharged: soldier, in Spartanburg, S. C,, has?.: been dismissed from the service ants the sentence has been approved by the president. The civil auhoraie3 will take cognizance of th-e murder,,, the army trial being Ofu a cfcargs- of V conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman- Carson,, July 23..,r-The first lot of trade-dollars was coined at the carson Minfr yesterday,, and a portion of,J them forwarded to San Francisco last evening.. It fe. stated that the Tax-payers of San Francisco hae tendered Mayor Alvord the nomination, for reejectioui to the office which henow holdsand. that he will except- Sajt Francisco, July 24th. The 3em--ocratic Convention, last night, nominated Captain C. M. McDonald, of the Pacif'c Bank, for Mayor, ar.d adjourned until . next Monday. Another earthquake in northern Italy- . Slavery was abolished in Khiva by the- iuian on tne 24th. The steamer Tigress which went in search of the Polaris has arrived at St. . John. The Government are going to open t a wagon road from Fort Stevens to the . site for the new light house on Clat sop beaclu The Emma Hay ward took the place of the Annie Stewart on the Astoria mail route yesterday. Makmed By H. B. Parker, Jus- - tice of the Peace, July 24th, 1873,,, Fred. Bartoldus to Emelie Schaub. The Olympia Tribune says c indignant people of Seattle, to the' get even with tne Northern Pacific Pail road Company for not giving them the terminus, are going to organize a company and build an opposition railroad. The capital of this new company is to be $10,000,000. If Seattle, with a population ol less than fifteen hundred souls, can raise $10, 000,000 to build a railroad accross the mountains, surely Olympia should be aDie xo raise two or tnree mindred thousand dollars to build the short branch she so much desires.15 Brine for Keeping Butter. Make a brine strong enough to bear an egg; then put in two handfulls of salt to a gallon of water. Add half a pound of white sugar and two teaspoonfuls of saltpeter. Boil well and skim until . perfectly clear; then strain six or eight times. Always keep a large bag of salt in the brine with the but ter. This is said to preserve batter for a year or two. Be sure that the . butter you attempt to put away is in the first instance fresh and well made I Wrap each roll separately in muslin cloth, tying up as you 0. Pack them as closely as you can in a large, emp- ty atone jar until it is filled to with- iu a few inches of the top. Weigh, the butter down with a clean stone- or something of the sort, Then pour over the brine urTtil the whole is sub merged. Tie up close, and the but ter will be js$ as good ivheri wanted for tiee aa when first put in brine. The indivdual who is eternally complaining of dull time?, vou will lfii1drirocin examination, fa ,m vhn ing tb tkelt horxie t ' ' M jiinrVr8Si'liSjKcefbu8iiwi n j . 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