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0 l.lld-Lr'XaDJt-X-M-JJ.-LL!-LJL, 1KJJ 'UL-MUgUJLI J..MM KJja&XaS l.!IRgLy3Li.'llir-ewll..UJIJUI't lH,'F.m.aifcaia.J e weem. -i . aii .l juuu-mh - VfcwW. .. - ' ' wattM-"!- -." - L - WEEK rf ." f T f I .' -it ' L . Vol. 1. Astoria, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, Sept. 2, 1873. .. i ISTo;'28. """"""5"""""i"""""""W"3TfTTarBS53B5S77K MkMHMHMHMIMMHi T.V- ASTHPTAIT' -- -- -4m- rvy -JL- y m J m jl. -k i THE ASTORIA3J. 1'UnLISIIKI) KVEkY TUESDAY, TIIUKSD AY AND SATURDAY, Monitor IJuilding, Astoria, Oregon. I. C. II12:ilXI Iroirictor Subscription Rates: Ono Copy one year. So 00 One Copy six months :00 Une Copy three months lot) 6 Single N urn bcr, Ten Cents. "&-U Advertising Kates: One Insertion pers marc, 10 lines or le?s...c2 ."SO Each additional Insertion, per square i!0U Yearly adv'ts per month, per square 1 50 Ajrents: L. P. Fisnn":, 20 and 21 Now Merchants Ex change, i authori.od to act as Agent for the Astoki vv in San Francisco. Any friend who feels an interest in the pros perity of this region, is authoi i.ed to act as Agent for thi paper, in procuring subscribers. CITY INTELLIGENCE. The regular meeting of the Common Council will be held this evening. The overland mail now reaches As toria in ten days from New York city. There is hut one vacant houe in As toria to-day, and that one has a lot of furn iture in it. The Hera left for Portland yesterday and will load with s,tave, salmon, wheat, and flour, for San FraneUco. "We have the steamer Mary Bell, schooner Fannie Bell, and scow Annie Bell, prying regularly in Astoria trade. The clear ringing notes of the Public School bell again break the htillnos, and quiet solitudes of surrounding hill sides, in tJiis.vicinit3 Astoria Engine Company No 1. were promptly on the spot at the fire of Satur day but the service of the engine were not required. The brig Orient with 1G9 tons rail road iron from Astoria, and 200,000 feet of lumber from Knappton, i now ready ibr sea, and will probably sail to-day. Laborers are in demand in thi city. There is also a demand for residence houses. Several families have moved in to the city of late. The barkentine "Webfjot Capt. Gage will load 400,000 feet of lumber at Knapp ton. The Superior 200,000 feet for the .-ame destination. Both will sail this week. About sixty cord of hemlock tan bark will be dir-charg-d for Jicnenweber & Co. this week, from Messrs. Barrows and Murphy V place on Lewi and Clnke river. Dead fish line the beach South of the Columbia river entrance to Mii-h iMrtnr tJwfclSie birds are fishing by millions in the vicinity. The proposition is that an ,, , ' i , , , . earthquake at sea has occurred not long since. ! Sealed proposals for the contract for j filling Concomly and Benton streets junc- tion will be received, by Recorder Stevens until noon to-day. The work is to be .dune by the loth of October. San Francisco papers give credit to the barkentine Jane A. Falkinburg for .later papers from Honolulu than received thy the San Francisco "Packets. '."We tell you Astoria i on a direct line for the whole j commerce of the world. Can't you see' it? -The alarm of fire started our citizens Saturday afternoon. Very fortunately, nrthing but alarm, to speak of, resulted. itjvvas occasioned by a spark falling on the kitehen at Capt. Snow's residene, which destroyed a few shingles. -The Countv .Court for Clatson countv. . Judce Moffitt nrcsidintr. convon,! fr.r th'J September term yesterday. To-morrow I the vOjmmissioners meet for countv biiai-' ijcpb, and to makethe Annual tax lew. " i There is a gentleman atupper Astoria , who is one of that class very desirable in a urday evening and detained the vessel ; Co., Portland, both of whom came to:t)ns new community, Mr. Thomas Newton twenty-four hours on the final departure county very recently with " one footin can turn his hand to most any kind of for sea, beidcs delaying the river steamer j the grave," to use an expressive phrase, work. Last week Lienenweber & Co had both of which detentions might have been t have returned home almost wholly reator a wagon wheel break down. There is no ' avoided "by bringing the grain on dowrn to ed in health. "We might mention other wagon maker here, and to sutler the de- ' Astoria, and putting it on board here, paitics among them a lady from Oregon tention of sending the wheel to Portland She left yesterday forenoon in tow of the City who have found great relief from would cause loss. Mr. Newton went at Merrimac, and got off in good shape we t protracted illness, physicians prescriptions work and filled the wheel, almost as well Understand. ; Her whole cargo amounts, and the attendant bills, by visiting Clatsop am the best wagon inr.ker would have wagon inrker would have ' ;,.. done it. A magnificient golden-banded Lillie is to be seen at the residence of A. J. Meg lcr of this city. J. II. Garrigan of East Portland was a passenger on the outgoing steamer. He will remain on a sketching tour of Cali fornia about six weeks. Deeds have been made out by Messrs, Col. Taylor, J. M. Shively, and James "Welch, to the lots and blocks for the Par mer's "Warehouse, and are now a matter ofrecoid. Por the iirst time since the establish ment of this paper our harbor was with out a deep water vessel yesterday. The last clearance wa the Crockard for San Fran cisco yesterday. S. N. Afrigoni, of the Occident, lost a valued sleeve button, and advertised it in the Astokiax. The button has been returned to the owner by the tinder. Another proof of the benefit of advertising, The schooner Margaret Crockard, for San Francisco, in attempting to beat out of the harbor yesterday, missed stays, and went ashore near the foot of Lafaj-ette street. The anchor was let go in time to avoid trouble. Capt. Gage of the "Webtoot will go in the new bark Portland, launched at Simp son Bros, ship yard Coos Bay last Satur day week. She is the largest vessel built in Oregon 132 feet keel, with a ca pacity for carrying 000,000 feet of lumber. Capt. J. H. D. Gray yesterday com menced the construction of his new wharf east from Benton sheet. "By St. Paul the woik goes bravely on," and we will soon see wharves enough commenced to make things generally lively about As toria. A ledge of pure chalk has been found in the vicinity of Latta Creek, on Clatsop Plains. A specimen on our table is equal to any in the Portland market. Import no more chalk just send a lot of this up to Sam Smith; he will introduce it with profit and pleasure. "We propose writing an article on the subject of the responsibility of bnd-men. It may be supposed that when a man puts, his name to a bond for 2, .3, or 5,000 dol lars that that. is the extent for which he may be holden, but such is not the case. If necessary he can be held individually for the full amount of the entire stun in the bond. "We arc informed Ben Holladay has given orders to have his wharf and ware house extended and improved, and work will commence upon it next week. He w Pymng to store tne gram crop or "" " anamci vaney m Astoria, n siicn demand, are made upon him, and.jv- he h:ls Sln lli word to do lt win Prt;lre to meet the engagement, The'Unite;d States steamer Shubrick has return -to .San .Francisco, having completed her cruise to the various J,iirht- houses and tog stations on the North .Pa cific Coast. She called at Shoalwater bay on the 12th, Tatoosh on the lUth,.. where the boiler of the steam fog signal there was cemented, went next to Victoria and other points, returning to Port Townsend on the 24th, Yesterdaj G. "W. "Wooil of. this coun ty, and a young man accompanying him, upset about half a mile oft shore near the imnortnwn. whnn rvimin-rhivn inn small :, iwinf .rrw nt 'i :n f..ino and thdr was pickcd up byB..F Stevens of the Atoriax office, who went .to Jheir relief in another bout, just.in the nick of time, and prevented a tuvjtfcj&ss sensation. The Annie Stewart put on 'board the :Lieut :w:aur3' aftr he crowed "Wallamct bar 10 ton of heat to complete .her cargo fully for Cork ibr orders. 1'his loaded the vessel to a depth that prevented her getting over the hogVback here Sat- j to 618 tn whwrt, 20,-Hl buhels, .valued '-(122,500. . .. . - i ' .. . to 618 Una whwrt, 20,-Hl buhels, .valued BELEOATES ELECTED. The Republican County Convention met on Satin day August 30th, and alter a harmonious session, selected Philo Callen der of Clatsop Plains, and C. S. "Wright, of Astoria, as delegates to theSlate Con vention to be held at Albany on the 11th, of September. A. S. Mkrcek, P. Caliender, Secretary. Chairman. At a mass Convention of the Democrat ic citizens of Clatsop County, Oregon held at the Court House in Astoria, August 30th 1S73, at one o'clock i m. pursuant to a call of the Democratic Committee of said County, the following business was trans acted. Hon. J. "W. Moflitt was chosen Chairman, and n. S. Aiken Secretary. Upon motion, II. S.Aiken, and C. Lein enwebcr were elected Delegates to the Democratic State Convention to be held at Portland on Tuesday September 9th, 1873, to nominate a Candidate for mem ber of Congress to be voted for at the spec ial election to be held in this State on Oc tober 13th, 1S73. Upon motion it was Be-olved that the proceedings of this Con vention be published in the Tki-"Weekly Astoriax. Upon motion the Conven tion was now adjourned without day. II. S. Aiken, J. "W. Moffitt, Secretary. - Chairman. At Spiritual Hall this evening there will be given by ladies of Astoria, a parlor entertainment, consisting of charades, tableaux, music, etc., etc., for the purpose of raising funds to purchase an organ for the new Catholic church. Parties having money to invest in large or small amounts, are particularly requested to carefully review the prospects of Astoria. For every one hundred dol lars invested in real estate here, $1000 is sure to come within a short time. Mr. Butter, a ship carpenter who has resided in Portland for several years past, has taken a house in this city and will re move to this place soon with his family to become. -a permanent resident or Astoria, where he expects in future to follow his trade. This is one of the finest points for ship building in the United States, and there is no reason in the world why the business should not be profitably and ex tensively carried on here. "We are open to conviction as to the correct orthography of streets in this city. "We can get along with such a- Concomly, Chenamiis, and the. like, wary well but when it coma- to Squemowckwa, etc., etc., we fell that a breakwater ought to be con structed along the harbor front -and those i eternal hills reduced to a minimum, bury ing such names out of sight forever. Give I us other names for those streets, gentlemen i of the Common Council. Prof. F. Hopkinson who accompani ed the United States steamer Shubiick on her cruise North from this port returned Thursday evening from Port Townsend. via Qlyjjipia md Kalama. The Professor speaks .highly of his treatment by the officers on. the voyage. He brought -with him some elegant .varieties of sea-moss and shells, which he has presented to Mrs. Capt. Hiram Brown of this city. The British ship 'Privateer,; in ballast to .Boger, Meyer & Co., sailed in from Aapuko;Saturda3r, following the Ameri can ship Otago, of BockhmtIirwp .China, Via VictoHuin ballast, both to load with wheat for the United Kingdom. These vessels, and no knowing how many more, coming unheralded, are chartered pri vately xy rain operators who are after the croj) of the "Wallamet valle3. It is all nonsense to suppose that grain will rot m our graneries for want of vessels to trans port it to market. The Coast of South America is lined with idle vessels. Msssrs. "Wm, Dorian, of the steamer Daisev Ainsworth, and Samuel Lowen- stein, of the firm of Emil, Lowenstein & . county And. enjoying th3 .benefits of this . county And. enjoying th3 .benefits of this rcliihateforhort?timti , .;. "We had a very refreshing shower last evening. Spedden Bros, new tug will be launch ed this week certain. Parties in want of safes can do no where so well as to patronize the Hall's Patent Safe Company. Mr. John Gear hart, and Capt. George Flavel, have each one of these safes. Call and see them they are fire proof, burglar proof, neat cheap and safe. Mr. "Wilshare may be found in Portland atlCnapp Burrell & Co. The bark Lieutenant Maury, which cleared for Cork yesterday was in the river just twenty two-days, go ing up to and loading at Portland. She took GISi tons. Now, we want to call attention to this fact. A vessel 3,000 tons could be sent from San Francisco in ballast, come to Astoria, load and be away again inside of twenty-two days at any time at this season of the year. The difference between the GISi tons and the 3,000 tons is decidedly favorable to Astoria as a shipping point for the exports of Oregon. "We are serious about that trail to Nehalcm valley and Fishawk. If Astoria don't do something to open the first ten miles (six men could do it in two clays), the Nelialem travel will leave us before next spring. "We would suggest that Mayor Kippen, Captain George Flavel, GeneralJolm Adair, A. Van Duscn, and others, if thought proper, be appointed a com mittee by the citizens to solicit funds to do the work, and see that it is done before bad weather sets in. "Wm. Raymond, "Win. Chance or E. A., Taylor would be proper persons to entrust the work to. T2ie Brazilian Trade. Prom the New Orleans ricaynno. "We read with pleasure in a late issue of the St. Louis Times, an editorial in ad vocacy of the project of connecting more intimately New Orleans and the Brazilian port, by means of a line of steamers run ning between these points. The proposed enterprise is one in which the merchants of our city and the farmers o( the "West are alike interested. The immense resour ces of Bi axil, as yet but partially developed render its trade of the first importance, and the fact is thoroughly recognized by foreign capitalists, who hare already taken steps to secure its profits. If we intend to compete with them it needs no argument to show that we should begin before the direction of the business should be fixed in their favor. This necessity has again and again been urged in our commercial col ums, but we are unwilling to forego our labors in this behalf until we have seen our people heartily engaging in a work which must redound so largely to their prosperity. This community certainly understands by this time the importance of attracting hither the "Western grain tiade. A line of steamers running fiom this point to Bio or Para, would give that trade a start in this direction, and gradually increasing the fa cilitic&ofiits exit Jienee might eventually divert it altogether from its present chan nels. Such a line would connect the two great rivers of the.world a iuI effect a con stant and regular exchange of products between the valleys ot the Mississippi and the Amazon. In eonjunction with a line o' American steamers on the bistinamed river it would obtain the transportation of that great part of the products of Peru, Jrlciia or, and New Granada which is now com pelled to find its way to.theJLInitejlJStatea anji .Europe-by way of Callao and arounjl Cape Horn. But the trade of Brazil alone may be ac counted a sufficient inducement tfvben ve take into consideration that two-thirds of all the codec and one-half the diamnd.Qf the world are exported from that country, and that it produces in immense quantities numerous fruits, india rubber, hila$, .dye woods, gums, medicinal plants, anfLsilver. "We have a right tp expect ,)q general government to take sqjpe action in promo tion of this great interest- If an appropri ation is made to dig tho nrojected Fort St. Philip canal, will our citizens avajl theni elycs of it in this direction by the esta jiUhr ment6fthe desiderated line? ' "I'. Dr. Bozeau's Small-Pox Cure. As this most loathsome of all diseases is li able to break out ainoung us at any time, it is well to be prepared for it at all times. Dr. ltarzeau's Small-I'ox Cure and Preven tive, now prepared and kept on hand at my ofliee, cornor first and Main streets, one door from l-'irst, is a sure euro or preventive for that disease. Tho history of this medicine can not better bo explained by mo than by inserting the following somowhat condensed letters. SAMUEL COllWIN. PitoruiKTei: Six Francisco, July 2, 1872. My dear old friend, Samuel Corwin I havo no doubt but you will bo much surprised on receiving this letter, but, perhaps, notmoro so. or more gratified, than 1 was to hear trout you. Tho manner in which 1 hoard from you, and learned of your whereabouts, is this: 1 happened to bo looking over an Oregon news paper and noticed your namcKas Representa tive elect, from Tillamook county. The tin ill of pleasure which 1 experienced on reading, is imliseribablo. Tho many acts of kindness which I received at your hands long years-ago have never been forgotten, notwithstanding our correspondence has been broken for 17 years. Well, Sam, 1 won't attemnt to eivo ,you moro than the outlines of what has tran spired with mo sinco wo last corresponded. So many incident's of tho past, in which you and 1 were connected, crowd upon my mind that I cannot think or write of myself. Does your mind ever revert to tho past, when wo first met how you took mo in as a partner, when those who ought to havo bocn my be.-i friends threw off on me how wo got snowed in and had to livo on potatoes straight for :-ix weeks how good that gruzlcy meat tasted what a disgraceful retreat we made from our poor innocent Jack, when wo thought we were besieged by a gruzley. Well, Sam, thoso events of 1&"2 frequently furnish subject mat tor for my thoughts, and, as 1 am writing to you, crowd upon my mind, but 1 will dismiss them for the present to give place to that which will, perhaps, be of greater interest to you. 1 pocketed eleven thousand dollars out of tho Deop Claim" you gave me in Maraposa, and started for homo in June, 18-w. 1 invested four thousand dollars in real estato in tin- city, and left it in caro of McLane, our old cabin mate. My property here has yielded me a handsome income, and quadrupled in valuo. 1 went into business in Xew York city, in which 1 w:is very successful sold out two years ago, sinco which time I have been trav eling through the European countries. You know 1 used to have a weakness for traveling; well, it has been gratified to my heart's con tent. Whilo in Franco 1 was taken with tho small-pox. lhe lady of the inn told me that 1 was fortunate to take the dieaeatthat place,' as there was an old small-pox doctor near by who never failed to cure, no matter how bad the disease; and sure enough, 1 began to -recover within four hours after commencing to, take the medicine, and in twenty-four hour 1 felt quite well. 1 was so much elated with the magical effects of the medicine that I was determinedrif possible, to obtain the formula,, iu which 1 succeeded, by paying handsomely" and promising not to divulge it iu trance. 1 see from Oregon papers that you have tho disease among you. 'J he enclosed paekago contains tho formula and sufficient material for family use. I have cured all tho case that I have come in contract with, and find it n infallible cure and preventive. When you answer tlii, 1 will forward sulliciont of tho material to make yon a, fortune, as 1 have am ple, and rest assured I reciprocate past favors. 1 will close for the present and await anxi ously your answer, l'irect to San Franci,-co, , as 1 will remain here about two months. Yours etc.. lis A AC KlvIlLUtDSOX. "When I received this medicine, there being no small-pox in the Stato of Oregon, I sent packages to a number of places in California and other States, to bo properly tested, al-; though my own confidence in its" virtue was completely established by tho souico from f which J obtained it. 'J he following letters were duly received from tho i arties to whom I sent test packages of the medicine: Sack vmknto, Cal , Dec. 27, 1.S72". Samuel Corwin, Nehalcm, Oregon J.) ear Sir: 1 have tho pleasure of communicating to you tho fact 1 had an opportunity at hist of testing the efficiency of your preparation fi.r the cure of small-pox. Mr. A. Keyser, a fi iei.d of mine, was taken with the small-pox Dec" ember 18 th. 1 learned tho fact about six o'clock on the evening of the lilth, and started immediately for the residence of Mr. K., sit uated about fourteen miles from here, towards Cache Creek, Yolo county. 1 got to K.'s place just twenty minutes before twelve o'clock, and commenced giving thfi medicine precisely at twelve o'clock. Continued to give tho medi cine every hour until twelve ojc.ock next eve ning, having given twenty-nino doses; and, without further aid, K. recovered, and w now as well a-s ever, without any vhdblo signs of- over having had tho disease All of ns why wore exposed, took of the medicine as a pre ventivo, and 1 havo no doubt, by so doing, were kept from getting the disease. Yours etc.. JAMES 1IASUIX. Fern-hale, llumboldt Co,Cal,Foh.l 187. Friend Corwin Yowr small-pox cure proved quito a God-send to this community lately. I had the satisfaction of curing three of our townsmen of tho small-pox lately, .Now, 1 am out of medicine, and 1 want you to send mo about a thousand bottles, or send an agei.t down here. You would do well to havo an agent in every town in California. I am get ting up a ?tatoment, with the signature of tho parties knowing the facts, and will send it soon. Accept our thanks, etc., 0. E. CHURCH. No person should bo without this medicine, as to disease is now iu various parts of tho country, xnd may be among us any day. It U an old and true adage, that "An ounco of "Pre ventive is wotth a pound of curo'V T"i- a wie man that carrioi" hU coat on a fair day," -ote. SAMUEL CO It WIN, Proprietor. Nehalem, Oregon. Comk to thk Kou.fTAi5. Ono of tho most at tractive o-'tHblii'hmonts in Portland i- tho drug and perfumery store of our old fri"ml Samuel M. Smith, corner of Ash and J iit utroets. Mr. Smith was for many years senior 1artnerofjthofirm of Smith k 1rvR And, . eide bving & thoroughly practical druggi-t and chemiit i, withal, ax genial a gentleman as ever grasped a hand iu friendship, liis store is fitted up and stocked in a magnificent manner with everything usuhII.v found in a , complete slock of drugn, chemicals, perfum ories, etc. Hut tho feature par excellence i? thc-xods. foiiBUin, one of tko famous ictiu patent, an immense affair, a monument reared in marble and rilrcr. to the health of thu thirsty. Jt hau" deliveries on opposite des. aim can sccummuuwie & ru?u. at ix siockou With tvitfSdUlftfll. CoBimMA. iekv Jt.lt,r uml diffcrest Had of nyrur. Tkr coolinr appar- I srtus i tho int perfect imHJe, Taiid the pro- ac; oiawwaaTiB .mrft tA&l surpasses i pa -' f T.vri -JJ-nfiau tMJi liUh ti