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--, - ' '' " " ' '''T' ' ' ,',':5'il Yol. 1. THE ASTORlAN. 1'UlILTSIIKD EVKKY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AXD SATURDAY, Monitor Building, A?toria, Oregon". Z. C. XREX.A3rii Proprietor Subscription Kates: One Copy one year.. S-'SOO Ono Coj)y six month? 3 00 Ono Copy tliree months 1 50 r Single Number, Ten Cents. 15X1 Advertising; Kates: One Insertion per square, 10 lines or lcss...32 50 Each additional insertion, per square 2 00 Yearly adv'ts per month, per siuare 1 50 Afrents: L. P. FisiiKit, 20 and 21 Xcv Merchants Ex change, is authorized to act sis Agent for the Astokiw in San Francisco. Any friend who fecl an interest in the pros perity of this region, is authorized to act as Agent for this paper, in procuring subscribers. CITY INTELLIGENCE. John "Welch has been appointed con stable for Astoria precinct. He will make an efficient officer. The schooner Abe Lincoln, wrecked about three years ago, near the ship yard, ii plainly visible at Tow tide. One mile of the new road from Port Clatsop, on Lewis and Clarke river, is now finished and read- for use. One of the biggest forest fires of the season was burning furiously in the vicin ity df the entrance to Grays river last Saturday. It is not known who set fire to the drift pile below Chinook point. Xo dam age resulted from it, though it was rather tropical for a day or two. C. H. Dexter, mine hot of the Sea side, was in the cit- Saturdaj, and he re ports everything perfectly lovely at that elegant retreat, and everybody happy. The British ship Middlesex was re leased from custody by the Deputy United States Marshal Tuesday evening. The claim upon which she was held was one of D. Stimson & Co., for lumber furnished i'.r dunnage. Mr. A. B. Mullett, Supervising Ar chitect of the United States Treasury De partniG'it, came a passenger to Oregon by the laxt steamer. He stopped at Astoria a sufficient length of time to make an in spection of the new Custom-house and Post-office, which, by the way, we learn he wa well pleased to find so neatly finish ed aa it is. Mr. Solomon H. Smith of Clatsop Plains has left at our office an emblem of the industrious" habits of the people of his neighborhood in the shape of a mattox ; handle, or hickory, half worn out by use i in a man's hands the past year. In Call ibrilia, where they have an idea Oregonians never do any work, this implement would be regarded as a curiosity. The American ship Confidence was ready to clear from this port for Cork for orders, last evening. She will go out in command of Capt. Howe, who came up on the lat steamer to take her. Capt, llowse, who has been in command of her, we learn incidental goes to. China to as sume a position as agent in the Oregon Steamship Company's line Daring the month of July there were entered at the Custom-houe fourteen arrivals and the same number of depart ure at tliis port from the sea. This in cluded six ocean steamers. Up to this time in August wxj have had four steam ers and two ships, Kegular eoasters do not enter at the Custom-house under the new law, and of this class of vessels a number are employed in the San Pran-! Cisco and Columbia liver trade. Peace and prosperity seems to have ultimately settled on the operations of the Colunu a River Manufacturing Company at Knappton. The property was turned over to the creditors not" long since in San Pranci-co, and the creditors organized a committee, with Mr. II. Kinsey as Gener-" al Agent, to work out the .problem as to whetiwr 'he establishment, which cost over 100,000, is worth saving from bankrupt cy. This committee have taken hold of the work in earnest, and we are glad to hear with a fine prospect of success. A pack train of mules and horses was loaded in this city Monday for Nehalera mu . - ,.2 1 -r t t valley. The tram wa ownedbyMH.L, Jones, who informs ns that if the trail was opencci irom iistona 10 jvuisKuume lann the settlers in Nehalem valley could reach here in ten hours, at xmy time, lins i a matter that should be attended to at once by Atoriana. The settlers have opened bv twenty-one miles themselves, now n As toria cannot turn out six men for a week and open the trail ten miles on this end of the route it hhould be regarded a, disgrace ful btate of affairs. Put the Astoeian down for one day's work and tend out a delegation! to iomto do the Job. ' i , "' JV Astokia, Oregon, Council Xroceeclius. The Tegular session of the-Common i Council was held Tuesdaj7 evening at the Council Chamber at the usual hour, Pre sident I. "NY. Case in the chair. Councilmen present : Messrs. J. Badol let, A. Van Dusen, G. "W. "Warren and D, K. Warren. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Petition from "Y. H. Gray and others, asking permission to construct a wharf and warehouse, was granted. It was ordered that license be issued to S. 2s". Arrigoni on filing papers, etc. City Marshal Chance reported sale of lot 4 block 144 for delinquent taxes on street improvement, and returned the war rant which was placed on file with the re port and return of sale Street Commissioner's report for July, showing the amount of work performed on .roads, (lGo), tax collected (79 27), and the progress of work on "Wall street The two former matters were placed on file, and the latter laid over tor the new board The treasurer was allowed until next Monday to file his report The street committee reported Benton street satisfactorily graded by Messrs Corno and Ellis The subject of cemetry lota was laid over for the new board. "Warrants were ordered in payment of claims against the city as follews: D. C. Ireland advertising $17 50 ; Judges and Clerks of the election 20; M. S. Sessions, street work, 20 60; C. H. Bain, setting grade stakes and monument 3 50; "Wm. Chance, street Commissioner, S0 25; Marshal fees 2 50; J M Chance, labor on streets 10 SO; George Flavel, merchan dise 9 45; CXi Parker merchandise 1 75; Charles Ptoss, hauling, 5 50; F Perrell, lumber 31 OS. An ordinance permitting "W H Gray and others to construct a wharf, as peti tioned for was adopted "Wm Chance tendered his resignation as city Marshal, which was adopted On motion the Council adjourned riB tUIUB7B rrwwKwvimjcjr The cargo of the Confidence was com plete yesterday. It amounts to about 40,- OOObushels'of wheat, (19,429 sacks), valued at 37,150. The soop "W. H. Twilight was dis masted in a heavy gale of wind going to Clatsop last Tuesda3r. The mast was broken in two places. The steamer Mary Bell brought the barkentine Melancthon to Cementville , on the 5th, where she will complete cargo lor San Jjrancisco. The Schooner Adelaide arrived from Deep river with a cargo of wood yesterday. She was becalmed and it took several hours to cross the bay. . Bishop Morris is expected here to morrow. Saturday he will visit Clatsop returning here to officiate at Grace church Sunday. Monday he will leave for Shoal- j water bay, spending some time at Oyster- vuie. "Wm. Pox, of the 23d Infantry Band, writing to his father Peter H. Pox, of this city, from Prescott, Arizona, under date of July 21st, gives an account of two sui cides recently committed there. One of these, Quartermaster Sargeant Honney, was formerly well known here, as Sar geant Major of the Pourth Infantry at ; Port Vancouver. The other man, Collins, I wftK a member of Company k 23d In fantry. A petition was presented at the Coun cil meeting of Tuesday evening last, and an ordinance passed granting "W. H. Gray his associates and aligns, the pi ivlige of erecting a wharf along the city front 100 feet Past from Benton streets Tho wharf to be uniform in height and front to that erected by Ben Hoftaday at the foot of Main strept. Commencing at the "West end of said wharf running -westerly two blocks, including the privilege of wharf ing the East half of Benton street, from low water line to high water. Handsome Slcoiv A few days ago, while at the Cape, our attention was at- I tracted to a very handsomely modeled s, now in 0f construction there . for Government use, by Mr. J. "W. Mun- yon. lins' new cralt is zs feet m lengtli, cum J-iiio m. v oitnu is j 11,1,1 ill. itucwi, (31 feet over all);-l2K jeet beam, provided jroomy Fockers. The -workman Jiip is o j the bet order.1" The decking beinc pu lor large cockpit, ample cabm, and. woricmapnip is or decking beinc: nut down of inch rx)ards?Q(igewiso,:dr:eHed to Vyi inches, and the keel and other parts proportionally neat. She is .to be rigged with a 27 feet sail 23 feet hoH, 12 .feet on the gatr, ymeet boom : Xiib.16.fQet .on the foot), and as . the hasi-AniJexcellont J.'model will possibby lhahc some ihbt-time. Thursday Morning, Church Xotices, Grace Church, (Prot. Episcopal) Rev. T A Hyland Hector, Divine services every Sunday at 10 a 3i and 7 p m; Sunday School at 1 r m Congregational Church, Rev A AV Tenny Pastor- Divine services every Sunday at 10 a Mand7 p m; Prayer Mooting every Thurs day ovoning, Sunday School meets at 12 ji The Ajax arrived at San Prancisco on Tuesday A detachment of troops which left the Ports in this vicinity for the Modoc war, have returned. Col Miller, of Pt Stevens, who took an active part in the war, is again at his home One and all will be gladly welcomed It is reported that the Ku-Klux in Owen and. Henry Uounties arc getting very bold. They visited the Louisville packet with the evident intention of doing mischief and were only deterred by threats of the officers of the boat who were well armed. Movement of Vessels. Following is a list of vessels on the way to this port, and a record of the arrivals and de partures up to date: Schooner Hera, from Melbourne, British bark Lieut. Maury, sailed from San Francisco July 80th. British bark Yesta, sailed from Liverpool, April 12th. British bark Shylct, Liverpool, via Victoria, British bark Oneata, 5SS tons, McDowell, fromTync via Molendo and Callao, arrived from Moiendo at Callao 22d. British ship Loretta, 1,011 tons, from Tyno via Callao. Sailed March 0th. British hark Duncairn, Chambers, from Tyno via Bombay, Arrived at Bombay prior to April 22d. British bark George A. ITolt, Norton, from Wear via New Zealand, Sailed Dec. 20th, 1872 Passed tho Lizard Feburary 0th. Arrived Departd Str. John L. Stephens SanF, Augusts U. S. str Shubrick, San Fran. August 2 Str California, Sitka, August 1 BktneMolancthon, San Fran... July 29 Bk Clara Louise, llonlulu July 25 Bark Edward James San Fran..July 13 Ship Confidence,San Francisco..July 12 )r ship Middlesex. London July 10 Bark Garibaldi, Hong Kong Juno 20 t Bark Forward " June 23 Tide Table for Astoria. nigh Water.! Low "Water. August, a. r. T. .-.12 5ii.. 8 y 0 '4x. 10 1 3U.. 11 2 21.. 12 3 13.. 13...'. 4 OD.. 14 a 11.. 13 0 10.. 10 7 21.. p. M. A. M. p. r. ...11 53H. ... 1 48J. ... 2 201. ... 2 54. ....3 25 j. ....3 51. ....1 2H. ....5 018. ....5 5-m. 501: . ...0 43 . ...7 30 , ...8 19 ...8 51 ...0 2 ...9 5S ..10 25 ..10 55 , ...0 09 , ..l 10 . u U3 . 7 07 . S 02 . 8 52 . 9 41 .10 28 .11 io ill 3?a . 0 37 Xoticc to Pilots, (and Ship Masters). Every Pilotor Ship Master who shall bring in to the port of Astoria any ship or vessel having on board any persons or goods infected with Small-pox, Cholera, Leprosy, or other conta gious diseases, or which shall have had on board any such infections dining the voyage, or which ho suspects, from tho bad sanitary condition of tho vessel may bo capablo of pro pagating disease, shall anchor such ship or vessel below Smith's Point, and givo immedi ate notice to the Health Officer In any viola tions of the foregoing regulations tho law will be strictly enforced. S. W, DODD, M. P.. Health Officer, Astoria. To Investors. Tho Xorthern Pacific Railroad Company has now built, equipped and put in operation, nearly .317 miles of its main line of road through an excellent coun try and along what is known as the Valley Kouto to the Pacific. Tho iimshed portions already enjoy a large and fast increasing traffic. The sections approaching completion connect the chain of Lakes with the navigation of tho Upper Missouri and Columbia rivers with Puget Sound, secure at once a largo and proiitablc business and entitle tho Company to about 10, lK,ouo acres of excellent average land in fee simple. With these accomplished results, the Com pany offers, and is now rapidly selling, its 1'irsfc Moreaeo Pomls. fur cinnnlnfino- tVio construction and equipment of it3 road across ; tho Continent After careful investigation, i we recommend these bonds as n well secured and unusually profitable investment. They 'havoao years to run; principal and interest ! arc payable in gold; the intorost (seven and j three-tenths per cent.) is o iual now to about , K lcr cent in currency, 'iho coupon and j registered bends can be exchanged, for each I other, at tho pleasure of tho holder. Gold checks for tho somi-annual interc:?t on tho registered bonus are mailed to- the post ottico address of tho owner. These securities havo tiro following eleinonts Of St.rnllOrtll nnil Crtfofv Ttinw nm Hi nWiiw. I tion of a.strong corporation; they are also a mortgage on the lload, its right of way, o piip- I mouK.uiiu xiiuivmsu", iiiiu u. just man uo its T of. nnrri infra 7n or1K?r !.: n.n11.. .. t hcient security, there is pledged for tho pay- juent-oi me principal ami interest a urant of Land, averaging about 2.;,WK) Acres per Mile tit, 4ll Anil ..(. Iah l , C ll- -. .... .1 41. it "" un-wiuip luiigiu vi iiiu juuu. .it tno average prico per acre at which other Land (Grants have thus far been sold, this real estate security will yield mora than $L01,000 per , riile more than throe time j the possible is- i sue of bonds. I 'I'hft flnmiwnv Vina nlrnmltt Vtaraim rknm.. cess of redeeming and cancellingits first niort gage oonas, as tuoy aro-now homg received, afc 1.10 in paymoilt and e.ehango' for tho Coup 'lany'5 lands. : JAY COOKE k CO. 1 Philadelphia, KeirfK k Wainglbn, .li HV- ' i JbmanciabA gents X. P.'ltK; Co; L1" August 7, 1873. imflTwiar.nyifcy i'aw t m , va? THE LATEST NEWS. Gold in Xew York to-day, 115 1. Portland Legal Tender rates, So buying; 86i selling. Two deaths from cholera were re ported in Indianapolis. An incendiary fire was kindled in San Francisco Monday night. The Prefect of Lyons luisissued an order closing the "public gardens in that city at nine in the evening. The Republican State Central Committee will meet to-morrow for the purpose of calling a State Con- I vention. Track-laying is fairly commenced on the road from Wallula to "Walla "Walla. About a mile is now down. "With their present force they can lay about the third of a mile per day. There appears to be in San Pran cisco a regular organization of hood lums to set placeson fire for the sake of robery. The total number arrest ed is eight; their ages range from 10 to 14. The chplerahas appeared at Union Hill, X. J., opposite Xew York. Two cases were reported, one of which proved fatal. One fatal 'case is re ported "at Pleasantville, on the llarlem Railroad. In consequene of the exciting events the last few days trade though out Portland has been almost wholly suspended. Contributions in aid of sufferers by the Portland fire come in liberally as they should. A fleet of Italian war vessels has been ordered to proceed to Cartha gena to protect the Italians there and co-operate with other foreign vessels in whatever measures may be deem ed necessary. Lieut. General Sherman says the Indians who committed the depreda tions at Mud River, Valley belong to the Northern Cheyennes and Arra pahoes about Port Petterman, who were represented in the Peace Coun cil at Red Cloud Agency. The Official Gazette of Nicaragua announces tno termination ot the labors(of the "United States exploring expedition for the canal route, under charge of Captain Lull who says his labors have ended with most brilliant results, and he will be able to show that this is the best route yet. Lieutenant Colonel Brackett re ports from Cam) Stambaugh, Wyoming Territory, that the Indians made an attack on the settlement of old Camp Brown on July 2Sth and killed Mrs. Richards and Miss Hall. First Lieutenant AYhalen, with Com pany B, Second Cavalrv, has scone in t pursuit of the marauders. Last Sunday" some vandals entered old Christ Church, Alexandria, fa mous as the place where "Washington j worshipped, and turned the furniture j upside down, destroyed all the music, t saturated the cushions' and prayer books with oil and removed the silver plate from "Washington's pew, be sides committing other depredations. Ex-President Theirs, in the course of his reply to Madame Kcechlen, who iresented him with a gift from the ladies of Mulhausen, declared that the attitude of France toward foreign Powers should be strictly neutral; that the difficulties in Spain were purely, internal, and if France claimed her Territory inviolate she ought to respect that of Spain. At Valparaiso a great earthquake Avas felt July 8th. The shocks were worse than those of 1S37. A trreat deal of damage was done to many houses and churches, though the anair was nothing compared with the late earthquake at San Salvador. Some few lives were lost by the fall ing of walls.. One lady died from I fear. A "Washington-special says Gover ! nor Austin and Senator Ramsey, of 1 Minnesota, had an interview wifh Actinic Secretary of State Davis, re garding the imprisonment of the! ' Minneapolis officers at Fort Garry: ductivo industry. - Mr. Davis said that the State Depart- r ," : , melrE wcai Id endeavor to secure the! CouETOTHKPouvr.vi.v Onoofthamostat i release 011 bail of all thb parties on tractive establishments in Poitland i the their ulednr' that when so released i Ir UJJ ad penuuiery uro of our old tYmiA I uiLir pu,u0n.0 uj.it vuui &u icit.ttocu tfamuoKNi. Smith, corner of Ash and i ir.-t they Shall iippear to answer ill the Utreots. Mr. riinithwas for many veisfi senior i Canadian Court when the case is !nlr.tner ofdio firm of iMuith & bavis. AimI, poiipi biwdtM being a thuroughly practical druggist lliCU . " . -and choumt u, willml, as gonial a eculleumn The Minister ot Foreign Affairs of L7uihJimi j? .fJiendii:- Li -, , i 1 ,i i , i i. 4. J-storo v nuott up and stocked in a mnumrcei t Guatamala has addressed a note to i manner with everything usuallv found in a the United States Consul complaining 1 om pteto stock of drug, chemical?, peiftun- I that the steamer General Sherman'?,; Is -,-it iiiAi m l l "its ioaa fountain, orni of the fauioas Arctic had been sold to the enemies of Guat- paten, mUuimonse utTair, a monument reared ajnaia, wno were inaKiug use ox ner and h1 n .,.. . w..i... , - '. 7, wAimaof tn nn tho nttnntiAn rt ffi auuioruies at wasmngton to tne the American rla to transport rr.lTyi "niHJl? rc,s I" ii'0?lt0 .S1 men Jiqa muniUQUS OI.AVir iro- UltacK fVith Kientn, Congress, ichv, iSeltzer r Ju I Guatamala. The Consul, in rei)lvVI-difforatiMaof .--yr.ips. Thecoolin'ai.Anr. -i . -I?-! .. 'i - ., T i uuu uuu Ki-uuuimuuiitu n niMi. it iy ri)i ii -. . 1 .1 ' '. , '.. --. ' ! nitiu Ij I... ...Aot ,.fL.4. . 1 "., ' V Fo. 17 aDiise of the- flag and to advise the Admiral commanding the Pacific squadron. . A. grand reception concert andball will be given at the Ocean House, Long Branch, next Saturday evening, for the "benefit of the Portland, Ore-' gon, sufferers. President Grant, who is. a former resident of Portland, will )e in attendance. The break reported in the moun tain "division of the Union Pacific Railroad has been fully repaired. The storm is reported as fearful, with ram, 6ieet and hay. combined, ine nan in some places was pneu up lwu feet high. Mr. G. Summers is fixing up very convenient apartments at his store for the manufacturing of clothing, etc., outheSe cor Se'wing Midline run by water-power. " One for His Isob." Yankee pas senger "Why on airth do you put , blinders on the horses in this benigh ted old country? We've long given 'em up in America, I reckon!" British "Buss Driver ""Well, I'll tell you wot it is. If them 'ere" oss es was only just to catch a sight of youasittin' be'ind 'em they'd just smash the 'ole blessed 'buss all to pieces!" False speech is probably capable of being the falsest and most accurs ed of all things. False speech; so false that it has not even the veraci ty to know that it is false as the poor, commonplace liar still does! L have heard speakers who gave rise to thoughts in me they vero little dreaming of suggesting! Is man, then, no longer an "Incarnate Word," asovalis calls him, sent into this world to utter out of him, and by all means to make audible and visible what of God's message he has sent hither and made alive even for that, and for ho other definite object? Is there no sacredness, then, any longer, in the miraculons tongue of man? Is his head become a wretch ed, cracked pitcher, on which you jingle to frighten cows, and make bees hive? Carlyle. Oneof Barnum's tapirs has been seized, because' the authorities say it was smuggled into the port of !N"ew York. The captain of the ship that brought the animal first obtained a free permit from the custom-house clerks by representing that the animal had no market value, and then sold it to one of Barnum's "agents for 550. Now it happens that the duty on tapirs is twenty per' cent, ad valorem, and this particular indi vidual is appraised at $S00 by the Government examiner of- -tapirs, hence the seizure. The tapir, which is a large black one, is exceedingly mortified that any unplesantness should attend his debut upon our re publican shores, and thinks the press should not make licht of the matter. A Littie girl in New Orleans has won, after a patient labor of threo montliSj a prize of a silk dress, by suc cessfully accomplishing the feat of multiplying nine by nine, and eighty1 one' by. eighty one, and so on, using each succeeding product as its owri u. v - ' I multiplier, until the operation was periormeu nine times, jl ne prize Jias been offered for several years, but liever before earned. It is- said thv work comprises 2G2 numeral con-pc-tmds and 90,000 figures, ancthe. wholo covers four or five square yards of paper. A nice specimen of nro- , . mnroio ana snvor to tiu- Health of the o "Ho rductofthat-fountainu drauchtthaf. nri.,1; "tlieiwctarof tlwgouV' - "w icua;i in us-e. ami rno.Hr.-i ' -,v.