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Astoria, Oregon, Thursday Morning, August 21, 1873.
No. 23,
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CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Eleven passengers came over from
Skipanonbythe sloop Mary H., Captain
Poole, Tuesday evening.
The schooner Hector is in with a cargo
of Salmon from "Woody Island; the Elno
rah is also in port with a cargo of wood.
Another excursion to Youngs river
falls has "been made up, to leave to-day,
we understand, "by the steamer Mary Bell,
Capt. Either.
It is thought the barkentine Jane A.
Falkinburg, loading here for Honolulu,
and the bark Eorward, loading for Mel
bourne, will both complete their cargoes
to-day.
We are informed that a lad of thirteen
years, son of Mr. Patterson, working on
the farm of Mr. Bearman on Clatsop, was
dangerously if not fatally wounded by the
accidental discharge of a gun, while out
hunting last Tuesday. "We could not as
certain particulars.
Yesterday a party of seven ladies and
six gentlemen left this city for a. four days'
trip to Saddle Mountain. Tne ladies left
by the way of the Klaskanine in the sloop
W. H. Twilight, while a part of the male
portion of the party went by the trail with
the horses and outfit, intending to meet at
Camp No. 1 last evening. Eull particu
lars of the trip have been promised for
publication in the Astobian.
The low stage of water on the hog's
back, and several bars on the Columbia
between this port and the "Wallamet Col
lection District, has made it necessary for
the Steamship Company to substitute the
Oriflamme for the Ajax on the Portland
and SanEaancisco route. This is unfor
tunate, inasmuch as freights are decreas
ing, incident to the closing oToperations
at the various fisheries, and there is consid
erable difference in favor of the Ajax in
the running expenses of the two steamers.
We like to see everybody making money.
The panorama of Oregon and "Wash
ington Territory will be placed on exhibi
tion in this city, we understand, prior to
the departure of the Panorama for the
east. The press, wherever it has been,
speak in terms of highest praise of it, not
only as a work of art, but as a true repre
sentation of scenes of interest in this State,
the adjacent territory and portions of Cali
fornia. The artist, Colonel Reed of Salem,.
appears to have made a master piece of
this work, and our citizens may calculate
upon, seeing something to admire when
it is exhibited here.
On Tuesday last there appeared sud
denly upon the surface of the Columbia
river in front of this port countless millions
of a Bpecies of the Mediterranean herring
family offish, about the size of the Sardine
but the picture and size of the anchovy.
None were seen alive, but dead and floating-
upon thewater the school spread across
the- bay from our docks to Cementville, a
distance of seven miles, and Capt. Poole
of the sloop Mary H., informs us that he
struck the floating field about four miles
below here, sailing through the mass for a
distance of three miles, on his route from
Skipanon. They seemed each to have a
rupture just below the gills which produced
death, and if not killed by some eruption
of nature, akin to an earthquake, must
have come in from the sea and overfed
themselves swimming against the fresh
current of the Columbia, which is not
their native element. This same species
ffi!sh are found in abundance about the
bays and coast of British Columbia, where
the natives and others procure them and
use them as a substitute for candles. The
mass about here on Tuesday would have
been sufficient to supply torches for a pro
Qeusion reaching from here to New York.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
'Astoria, AugustlGth.
CracuiT Couet "W. W. Upton, Judge,
State of Oregon vs. Alexander Corno,
A, Wandory, and Luke Taylor, and Ed
ward Black, several suits dismissed, on
motion of H. Y. Thompson acting District
attorney, and defendants dismissed.
t O.P.Masonvs.H.Iiienenweber. .Cause
for ejectment. Came for trial, and jury
empanneled. Evidence taken, but before
submitting to the jury the case was dis
missed' on plaintiffs motion, defendant to
have judgement for costs and disburse
ments. r?l
Grand jury returned one bill of indict
ment. Henry Lack vs. Wm. .Blackmore.
Judgement of 200 for plaintiff. -
Margaret Brown vs. Allen Brown.
Decree of divorce granted to plaintiff.
Lloyd Brooke vs James Taylor et al.
Leave granted to amend answer, and plain
tiff has until the first day of the next term
to plead to amended answer.
State of Oregon vs E. E. Howard. De
fendant admitted to bail, and pause con
tinued. State vs. Lewis Carley. Defendant dis
charged, and bondsmen exonerated.
Decrees of foreclosure were entered in
various cases, the juries discharged, and
Court adjeurned for the term.
Common Council.
A special meeting of the City Council
was held at the Council room Tuesday
evening, Mayor Kippen presiding.
Present, Messrs. Eerrell, Parker, Page,
Hobson, Reed and "Wright.
The Mayor submitted a .revised list of
special and standing committees which
is as follews: On Eules and Eegulations,
Parker, Page and "Wright; Streets and
Public Property, Parker, Page and Eeed;
Health and Police, "Wright, Page and
Eerrell; Finance, Hobson, Eerrell and
Eeed; Eire and "Water, Eeed,' Eerrell and
"Wright. .
It was ordered that the Eecorder, with
the Committee on Streets, post notice for
proposals for filling the crossing.atthe in
tersection of Benton and Concomly streets.
Ordinance No. 74 was so- changed as to
extend the time to the 15th of October
for completing the work'on Benton street.
Astoria Eire Company No. 1, by I. "W.
Case Secretary, applied to the Council
for a supply of buckets,- hooks and Lad
ders, for the use of the department.
Col. James Taylor, President of the
Farmer's "Warehouse Company,petitioned
for the privilege of constructing a wharf
and roadway, etc., which was referred,
Council adjourned.
Two liandsome wax emblems of the
Masonic imd Odd Fellows fraternity, pre
pared by the skillful hand of Miss Fannie
Arrigoni, and donated to the purposes of
the late fair for the benefit of the Catholic
Church, were put up for raffle at the close
of the fair the latter at C. S. Wright's
and the first at Arrigoni's. That one at
at Mr. "Wright's was raffled on Tuesday
evening, and was won by Mr. Nightingale
of the TTpited States steamer Shubrick.
That one at Mr. Arrigoni's will probably
b& raffled soon, as the chances are nearly
all taken now- They are beautiful speci
mens of art, and the fortunate winner who
chances to come in possession of them will
-set a double value upon his purchase if a
member of the-fraternity the emblem rep
resents. The Occident Hotel kept by S. N. Ar
rigoniinthis city, has for two weeks past
been tne scene of an active life among the
numerous visitors too numerous to men
tion, from other parts of the State. The
wants of guests have been bountifully sup
plied, and to the delights of our climate
are added the praises of mine host, who
is equal to almost any emergency, and by
his assiduous attentions has proven that
Astoria can and will furnish accommoda
tions equal to any point in the "Union. It
has been stated to us Dy one who is con
stantly traveling far and wide, that this is
true and we ieel a certain pride in the
fact.
Mr. "Wm. McEwan Divinity Student
at Bishop Scott Grammer School, who is
here on a visit to his relatives and friends
on Clatsop, called on Tuesday. Mr. Mc
Ewan will return to Portland, before the
opening of the' school again on the first
proximo.
TRIP TO OTSTERVIXXE.
Editor AsteriJln:
We started for Shoal water Bay. on Sat
urday last and arrived'there on the even
ing of the same day at p. m. The ride
was a pleasant one in every respect. The
river was smooth and hence none of the
many passengers aboard 'were troubled
with Sea-sickness. A few hours after ar
riving at Unity we were notified that the
stage for Shoalwater bay was ready and in
a few minute all were aboard. The mile
and a quarter1 drive over the portage was
not near so Tough as we were led to sup
pose it would be. In fact it is a good
road. The amount of labor that has
been put on it has .been immense. At the
end of this road we ,came in sight of a
small but very curious cave, which we
inspected for a few moments, and then
started for a fifteen mile drive along the
see beach. This we enjoyed hugely. The
wind from the Northwest was light, and
the day was comfortably warm. The
wheel of the stage scarcely made an im
pression on the sand, and owing to the
absence of hills or rocks We passed over
this portion of the route whithout a single
jolt except once or twice when some mon
ster crab failed to clear the track. The
innumerable quantity of marine fowls
which frequent this beach helped to vary
the monotony. We speculated on their
manner and customs. Some thought they
had a hard time of it scratching for a liv
ing, others that they fared about as well
as most of us, as they looked plump and
sleek. When they took a start to fly at
our approach we were moved to laugh
ter by their sidling motions. After a few
hours drive, we find our team making for
the sand hills and a bign-post tells us
Oysterville is to the right. So to the right
we go. As the sand was verv soft, the
male passengers preferred walking and as
the driver appreciated our preference, he
stopped th(Tteam and we alighted. We
walked a. little (it was hard work), we then
tried runningj which was harder still, we
then " slowed down" to an easy gait and
kept on until the driver notified us that
we were over the worst of the road and in
vited'Us to a seat, which we accepted very
readily as you may well imagine. In a
few minutes more we were in Oysterville.
The size of the town and the view of the
bay from the hill took ui by surprise. It
was a larger place than we expected to
find. The houses are substantial and neat,
the garden spots lovely, and the people
healthy and cheerful. Shortly after our
arrival we learned that most of the people
of the town, as well as those of the sur
rounding country, were attending a camp
meeting at Goo'se point a place some eight
miies distant rrom uysterviue. yy e lound
that the few remaining people would like
to join the crowd at the Point on the
following, day, so the writer consented to
make one' of the number. The thing was
agreed .upon, boats engaged, and every
one 'was 'notified) so on the folio win'g day
some forty of us started for the camp
grounds. -There were six boats in the fleet.
It was a lovely Sunday morning, with a
strong wind from the northwest J vVe took
passage in the Artimesia, (Mr. Loomis'
boat), Mr. Doane at the helm, Mr. John
Crellen before the mast, and Judge Barr
on the look out. Our boat " leaned" some
yes, considerably. At first we stood up
straight, then as the boat " leaned" so did
we, but in the other direction; then we
"held on," then she leaned more, and so
did we, andbraced at the same time. But
she leaned more yet, we could "stand it"
no longer, our center of gravity was no
where, so we lay down lay down flat
crowded under the guards to avoid the
spray, and felt the new situation a great
improvement "on the old'one. We'ship-
Sed many a sea, and were it not for Judge
arr, who acted as a kind of breakwater,
we would have had all the starch taken
out of us out of our linen we mean.
Thanks to the Judge. May old Neptune
never treat him worse than on this occa
sion. We were the first to arrive at the
camp grounds, although others had the
start ofus. The other Doats followed us
closely. Here we found over two hundred
people. Preaching was going on we
waited until it was over got introduced
to many pleasant people, and through
the politeness of the Rev. Mr. Dennison,
made arrangements for a service in ac
cordance with the customs of the Episco
pal Church. We had a good congrega
tion jood singing good responses, and
a good time generally; renewed many old
acquaintances made some new ones ad
mired the spot selected for the occasion
got bitten by musquitoes and gnats
growled some consequently, and gave
them anything but a blessing.
At four we prepared to return, and in
about twenty minutes we were all aboard
and under way for Oysterville where we
arrived in forty minutes. On the home
stretch our fast sailing craft did not do so
well, as we came in second best. But it
was Sunday, and as boat racing is not
legitimate Sunday work, this accounts for
our slow gait. At VA P. m. we held ser
vice in the Methodist place of worship,
where about fifty persons had congregated-
On Monday we started for Astoria, and
arrived at Unity early in the afternoon.
Here we remained twenty-four hours for
the Astoria steamer, but the detention was
not wearisome. Mr. Hunter, the propri
etor of the Bay View House, is a genial
and generous fellow. Ho provided us
with the very best, and gave us oysters
and fish to our hearts content. On the
whole, our trip to Oysterville was as pleas
ant a one as we" have ever made, and we
would advise pleasure seekers and tourists
by all means to go over this route t A.
TEIfflAPH DIMM.
The United. States.
Portland, August 20. 'Gold in New
York to-day, 115;. Portland Legal
Tender rates, 85 buying, and 86
selling.
Chicago, August 18. An accident
took place at 10:30 last night, 25 miles
southeast of Chicago, on the Chicago
and Alton Eailroad, .a freight train
almost entirely demolishing- a south
bound passenger train, killing nine
persons and fearfully wounding over
thirty, many fatally. The cars
caught fire and badly burned some of
the injured, while others were scald
ed with hot water. The passenger
train was twenty minutes late when
run into by the freight train; wliich
pulled out from Lemort without or
ders. They met on a low prairie in
very thick fog.
Pattebson, N. J., August 16. A
freight train ran off the track here
last night, owing to a broken wheel.
Five cars were scattered over both
tracks, delaying travel threer hours.
The westward bound passenger train,
due at the time, fortunately was a
few minutes late, or a terrible disast
er would have certainly occurred.
New York, August 18. The gold,
operations in Wall street on Saturday
have given rise to a feeling that the
Gold Clique proposes trying again
the tactics which led to"Black Friday,
and the bears are preparing an appeal
to the President tq interfere on this
occasion in time to prevent the bulls
from succeeding.
Austin, August 18. The Reveille
this evening publishes several letters
received by parties here from friends
at Cornucopia, all giving most unfa
vorable accounts of the new district,
and in most cases announcing the in
tention of the writers leaving it.
Washington, August m l7.-r-The
Board of Indian Commission ers.have
made arrangements for holding a
conference with TJte Indians some
time during the present month.
George Gerches is appointed -Postmaster
at La Conner, Whatcom coun
ty, W. T. -
The office at Rock Creek, Stevens
County, W. T., is discontinued.
The President arrived at Bangor
yesterday, and was warmly welcom
ed. He attended divine service to
day at the Granite Church. He will
leave for Portland by special train to
morrow. On Friday next he will
celebrate his silver wedding at Long
Branch, on which occasion there will
be present not only his immediate re
lations, but several members of the
Cabinet and his friends from New
York.
A letter from the Yellowstone expe
dition says a stir was create by the
arrest of General Custar by (General
Stanley, and that Custar marched in
the rear of his command one "whole
day before he was released. Curtar's
men denounced the arrest as an act
of tyranny, while Stanley's men sus
tained their commander. General
Stanley also caused the destruction of
all the liquors in camp.
Foreign News.
London, August IZtlu Mr- Glad
stone has been legally advised that
his re-election to Parliament- is not
required by his assumption, of the
Chancellorship of Exchequer
Many of the coal pits in Leicester
shire have been, closed. Several
thousand miners struck in conse
quence of dissatisfaction Tqdth the
weighing-system.
The Herreta correspondent at Caj
thagena telegraphs that Martinez
Campos besieged the city with 6,000
soldiers, 2 batteries and 12 mortars.
The fleet continues to guard the re
bel frigates. The German and Brit
ish Consuls have left the city.
Madrid, August 17. Carlists in
the vicinity of Bilboa- have fired, up
on Spanish, French and English ves
sels. Several men on board were
killed and wounded. j
There is no truth in the dispatch
to the Carlist Junta at Bayonne re
porting the capture of Berga. The
insurgents7 attack was gallantly re
sisted by the Republicans, who, after
a severe contest, defeated the insur
rectionists and drove them from be
fore the town. TheCarlist Junta, of
Bayonne, announces the receipt of a
second' dispatch, which says By the
fall of Berga the Carlists captured
1,800 prisoners and much ammuni
tion. New York, August 18. -A letter
from Rome says the Syndic has post
ed up a notice prohibiting all persons
under pretence of making prilgri
mages, -whether singly or in groups,
from passing through the city. It is
regarded as a fanaticism not'tobe en
couraged, and as means used in keep
ing up political excitement as well as
detrimental to public health.
Seaforth, Ontario,, August 17. A
maniamed Scott, a school teacher,
arrived from Detroit on Friday, and
went to his father's house, 'five miles
from here, where he met his wife
and child. They started on Saturday
morning for Mrs. Scott's father's
place. This morning a man passing
a wood near by heard a child crying
On searching he found the father and
mother quite dead, with their throats
cut. It is supposed that Scott 'cut
his wife's throat and then his own.
No motive can be assigned for com
mitting the horrible deed. An lin
quest'will be held to-morrow.
"No Small JPox There.
A report reached this city a few day3
ago that Fort Stevens was infected with
small-pox. A correspondent thus dispos
es of the rumor, with credit to the Hert:
Port Stevens, Oregon, 1
August 19th, 1873. J
Editor Astebiak: . i
paving understood Jhat it is currently
reported in Astoria that' the 'sm all-pox is
prevalent in this place, I take, pleasure in
disabusing the minds of ,the public in that
respect. I may state thatl have been a
resident of this place for the past six years,
and there has never been a case of the kind"
here. Nor is sickness in its simplest form
of common occurrence in fact, there has
not been a death from natural causes, since
the post was established here, now ten
years. Yours truly, Sanitary.
The steamship John L. Stephens,
Commodore Francis Connor in com
mand, arrived from San Francisco on
Tuesday. Among the passengers for
Astoria were Capt. J. W. White, of
the IT. S. A j on a visit to his family
and friends in this city, and MrJFrank
Taylor, son of Col. James Taylor, who
has just returned from a course of
law studies at Albany, N. Y., where
he was admitted to the bar.
Dr. J. Welch Dentist, who has open
ed an office across the street from the As
torian office, will remain here until
Tuesday next, when .he will take his. de
parture for Oysterville. Persons in want
of first class Dental work should call up
on Dr. Welch before he leaves- .
The Yaruna leaves 'this morning at
9 o'clock with an Excursion party for
Young's river Falls, and Klaskanine.
Returning will arrive at Astoria by 5 ?. m.
Fare for the round trip gentleman and
lady one dollar.
W. D. Pittenger, county Clerk of
Washington county, who is on a visit to
Astoria called yesterday,
The report that Captain Jack is
pining away, etc, is emphatically '
denied by parties who have seen
him recently.
Cartagena is preparing for a long
struggle. All males above 16 years
of age are enrolled. The streets are
almost deserted, shops are closed, and
the insurgents are issuing paper
money.
Bret Harte begins his last poem with
the lines, " which it is not my style to give
needle; pain" Persons who don't desire
to endure needlefs pain needn't take pain3
torwdit,