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in !"'.' i i i iinj n ." whii.'iiw i .. wiim nu i !! miii ifiijljup ."( ILL 'Ul- MIIMMI Mill WEEK ASTORM. E3I Yol. 1. Astoria, Oregon, Saturday Morning, Sept. 6, 1873. No. 30; TET THE ASTORIA rURLISIIED KVEUY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SATURDAY, Monitor Building, Astoria, Oregon. D. C.XKE&AXI Proprietor Subscription Rates: One Copy one year. S-lOO One Copy fix months 3 00 One Cony throe months 1 50 ftsT Single Number, Ten Cents, nKi Advertising- Kates: One Insertion per square, 10 lines or les?...S2 .10 Each additional Insertion, per square 2 00 Yearly adv'ts per month, per siuarc 1 50 Agents: L. P. Fisiikk, 20 and 21 New Merchants Ex change, is authorized to act as Agent for the AsToni ix in iran Francisco. An j friend who feels an interest in the pros perity of thi5 region, is authorized to act as Agent for this paper, in procuring subscribers. CITY INTELLIGENCE. The propeller is fixed in its place upon Spedden Brothers new tug in this city. New walks have been ordered in compliance "with petition to the Council, on both sides of Main street. Col. Saxe informs Gen. Adair that he will remain in Oregon a short time longer, to dispose of some fine "vvooled sheep, received last steamer. Air. A. Montgomery of this city is engaged in the construction of a new building to be occupied by Messrs Jackins & Co. as a stove and tin ware establishment. No survey will be necessary for the Margart Crockard, as she did not touch buttorn when she missed staTs going out Monday evening. Capt. Ivoner brought her to anchor imme diately and she was in deep water all the time. The Checola, Hawaiian bark,has been chartered by Mr. Ivinsey, agent and superintendent of the Columbia River Manufacturing Company, to come from San Francisco to load with lumber at Knappton for Callao. She is now on the way we are informed. B. B. Randall, C. E., attached to the United States engineer corps of which major H. M. Robert is chief in this department, is at present en gaged upon a hydrograpliic survey of the hog's-back. "When the depth of soundings is complete, he will make an estimate of dredging a chan nel 100 feet wide, to a depth requisite for the passage of vessels drawing feet of water at low tide. A huge land slide started near the head of Jefferson street night be fore last, where Messrs Forner and Gray are getting earth to fill the Court-house block. The slide ex tends from a point about fifty yards up the side of the bluff, and takes in area nearly or quite one acre. The crevice opened br the slide was about twenty-five inches wide last evening. "We have in our office a branch of a pear tree, twenty inches in length, from the orchard of E. C. JefierSj'esq., on Lewis & Clarke river, that had on it when taken from the tree one hundred and fifty pears, more than one hundred and thirty are yet on the branch, a few having fallen off by transportation. Other portions of the tree are quite as heav ily loaded with fruit. Mr. JefFers lias a most abundant crop of the finest fruit in the county. Accidentally the paragraph given last Saturday concerning the depart ure of the Edward James for Austra lia, was left in the form and appear ed again under date of Tuesday. This left the inference that the ves sel did not get away until Monday when in fact fche sailed Friday. The pilots inform us that she could have got away sooner, but Capt. Wagoner preferred to lie inside for a moi:e favorable wind to take-himoffi ' i Heal Estate Sales. Following is a list of the transfers of real estate in Clatsop county for the month of August 1S73: "William Lattie and wife toT. TV. "Wal lace, 4M acres town six north range ten west consideration 100. A. Cloutrie and wife to the Oregon Real Estate Co., 1G.1S acres, town six north range ten west SS2. "Win. Lattie and wife to same, 2S.7S acres, same township 100. "Win. II. Dunham and -wife to James Quinn, lots 3 and 4, block 75 Olney's As toria $500. Elizabeth Brown to Daniel C. Bay may. Donation claim No. 39, 100 acres 800. State of Oregon to Albeit Atymore. 7.41 acres school land 14 SO. John Adair and wife to Mary Liencn weber. "West 4 lot 3 block 17, Adair's Astoria 1. United States to Henry Nice. Patent to 17.SS acres, town nine north, seven west. Same to same Patent to 14 acres, town nine north, seven west. Henry Nice to Joseph Hume. 31.5S acres town nine north, 7 west 111. United States to Stephen G. Spear. 144.50 acres, town nine north, six west. Patent. T, P. Powers to H, Liencnweber. East 4 block 59 Adair's Astoria 150. T. P. Powers to C. Liencnweber. "West block 59 Adair's Astoria 150. Joseph Hoberg and wife to Trustees of "Wallamct University, lot 2 block 123, Olney's Astoria 1. Geo. "W. "Warren and wife to John "W. Gearhart, lots 3 and 4 block 10, Olney's Astoria 500. Geo. "W. "Warren and wife to C. S. Wright, lot 3 block 11 Olney's Astoria 175. J. G. Hustler and H. S. Aiken, execu tors of the estate of Cyrus Olney deceas ed, release of mortgage property to GJ W. Warren. Stephen G..Spearand wife to James W. Cook, Portland, part of lots 2 and 3 sec. 5 town eight north range, six west 500. United States to Henry Marlin and wife. Patent for land in section 2, 10, and H, town eight, north range nine west 5S9.17 acres.. C. A. Hughes to M. T. Cunningham, lot 5 block 159, Olney's Astoria 50. State of Oregon to Thomas A, Hyland. north west lA sec. 3G town eight north range, nine west, 1G0 acres school land 200. State of Oregon to W. H, Smith. Lot 2 sec 1G town eight north range, six west, 34.45 acres GS 90. Buildings " to-let" are scarce in this city, but lumber is in plentiful supply, and more houses are under way. Immigrants " will take notice" none need stay ava3r for want of houses of any kind, for resi dence or business purposes, our citizens have the wherewith to construct, and the cheerful sounds of hammer and saw are to be heard now on all sides daily. The world renowned Cantatrice, Madame Anna Bishop, assisted by noted musicians who accompany her, gave a concert at Spiritual Hall in this city last evening. Owing to the very brief notice given of the concert not so ma y were out as might other wise have been in attendance. It is not necessary for us to make any ex tended remarks concerning the con cert, which wTas fully up to the stand ard which has given the madam e such wide spread fame, and Astori- ans feel complimented by her visit. The Oregon Packing Company have commenced operation for next season's Salmon fishing on a large scale at a new establishment to be put up a short distance below West port. Mr. J. W. Cook of Portland, is one of the principal parties in this new company. A gang of workmen were landed on the spot to begin op erations last Thursday. The Co ancil granted the appli cation of Ben Holladay, by his agent Capt. Hustler, for permission to make desirable improvements at the what f ownedin thiscity -by the North Pacific Transportation Company. COURT PROCEEDINGS. Wkdnksday Sept. 3, 1S73. County Commissioners' Court. Present, Judge J. W. Moffitt, C. A. McGuire, S- H. Smith, Commissioners. Road District No. 14 was established and E. Yan Dusen appointed Supervisor. Warrants were ordered on the Treasury in favor of various persons for claims held against the county. In consequence of the failure of the liti gant paper for Clatsop county, (the Ore gon Herald), Sheriff Twilight was not able to make his return of sales of delinquent taxes until this date. The return shows that the whole taxes on the levy of 1S72 were collected without loss to the county. The levy on the assessment for the year 1S73, was made as follews: For State purposes o4 mills; for schools 3 mills; for County purposes UK mills total 20 mills. The assessed valuation is 550,000, making the.tax for the year 11,000. License to sell spirituous liquors in quantities less than one quart, was grant ed to C. H. Dexter of the Seaside House, Clatsop Beach. Court adjourned for the term. Common Council Proceedings. A special meeting of the City Council was held at the Council room Thursday evening, Mayor Kippen presiding. Present, Messrs. Ferrell, Parker, Page, Reed and Wright. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. Considerable business was brought be fore the board, but none completed, ex cept ordering new walks on Main street, and the board adjourned to meet again at 74 o'clock last evening. A magnificent gold-banded Lillio is to bo seen at the residence of A. J. Megler of this city. Astorian, Sept. '2d. Portland, Sept. 3d. 1S73. Friend D. C. "When you speak of Miss Lil lio as being "gold-banded" do you mean that the " old man" has plenty of tin? Is n't it rather familiar in you to call hor Lillio? 'Twould look better, I think, to say jMiss Megler. W ish I was not spoken for I would sock her and the tin! Yours, etc., T. L. It. If Lillio is derived from lily, and tolls of pe culiar fairness, then has Astoria many who deserve the name of Lillio. And they havo golden-bands, moro beautiful than bands of gold, which they twine around their heads, or let fall in wild profusion on their shoulders. And these Lillics, with such golden bands, no doubt make many a poor fellow wih ho were not " spoken for." 1 f our correspondent insists that every Lillio with golden bands shall havo a rich " old man" for a back-ground, boforo they can move him from his allegiance, his Lillio, or his Hose, will scarcely bo deserved. Whoever would admiro our Lillio must do it with both oyes. 11 o must not look upon hor with ono eye, and send tho other round in a cross-eyed fashion for the " old man." JJut we will rchovo the perturbation of our friend. Jt was not of the flowers of'tho genus j homo that we intended to speak; but this sub- t ject always had great attractions lor as, and we admit that that we are likely to drop into it at any timo. Wo intended to speak of u a magnificent golden-banded lily." The reason we were not more definite was that we did not know whether to class it a hemerocallis fulva, a hemerocallis llava, a hemerocallis japonica, or a homerocallis overulea. Wo could not bo positive that we ought to call it a hemerocallis, not having Vicks' l'loral I! aide at our hand. It might be a lilium album, a lilium bulbi ferum, a lilium I'hiladelphicum, a lilium Cara dense, or a lilium supcrbum. If wc must ven ture an opinion we choose tho last. This city is just now entering up on the most important epoch in its history. The period of the growth and prosperity of Astoria as aTgrind Commercial city will date from the last half of the year 1873. The place has commenced to grow, permanent improvements are contemplated and some started. It is proper that these improvements be commenced right, and it is for this purpose that the harbor and streets should be accu rately surveyed and platted. Begin the work as it should be done and the hereafter will be less expensive, and objections which may be raised can be averted. There is now pend ing before the Common Council in hands of the committee sundry meas ures in which the petitioners tliem selves are not alone interested they are measures for the good of the city, and the action of the board is imped ed for wTant of a survey of the harbor, to mark the limits of extension to ward the channel. The work should be done without delay. The private school in this city under the management of Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Hyland, will open on. Mon day next. - TEIfflAPH DISPATCHES. The United States. Portland, Sept. 4. Gold in New York to-day, 110; Portland Legal Tender rates, SU buying, and SG.l selling. Washington, September 2. Rob ert L. Hickman, known throughout the country as "Beau Hickman," died at the Providence Hospital tbis morning. New York, September 2. To dav another counterfeit 300 greenback was received at the Sub-Treasury, making thirteen received since Sat urday. It is believed at the Sub Treasury that the counterfeit bills came from the West, and that there are but few in circulation in New York. The bills have been examin ed by experts of the American Bank Note Company and pronounced by them to be the best counterfeit bills that ever came under their notice. George W. Master, of the Sub-Treasury, says the paper on which the forged bills are printed is lighter than that of the genuine. He also says that the face of the bills cannot be distinguished from the genuine, but that the letters on the back are tinged with green, where they should be perfectly white, and that the blue tint, peculiar to the genuine, is not perceptible in the counterfeit. M. Denny, Chairman of the govern ing Committee of New York Stock Exchange, said to-day that he was confident no other bonds than those of the Buffalo, New York and Erie, and New York Central had been counterfeited. The Treasurer of the New Jersey Central Boad says he has neither seen nor heard of any forged bonds of that company. The Secre tary of the Western Union Telegraph Company makes a similar statement with regard to the bonds of that com pany. A Washington dispatch states that the Manitoba question will be brought before a British tribunal in a few days, the Court holding a special session therefor, and no other case will be tried. Minister Thornton says the British Government is firm in its conviction that the action of its ofiiicials was strictly in accordance with law and expresses his conviction that the decision of the Court will be adverse to the parties now in custody. The Court will be held at Fort Garry or Winnepeg. Meanwhile a propo sition to release American prisoners on bail will be rejected. New Yoiik, Sept. 3. A Washing ton dispatch says the Treasury De partment has under consideration the question of means wThereby the banks now believed to be aiding the goid conspirators can be detected and punished. The Comptroller of the Currency has made an examination of two suspected banks in New York without tangible result. Foreign News. Toronto, Sept. 2. The registered let ters stolen from the Post-office some weeks since, have been found? hidden in the woods. Letters with drafts, and checks all recovered, but no money. Madrid, Sept. 2. Socialistic troubles have broken out in Andalusia. Farm la borers band together, demanding and en deavoring to force a division of property. They have burned forty farm houses of those who opposed them, and committed other excesses. Some of the rioters have been arrested. Berlin, Sept. 2. Yesterday being the anniversary of the German 'victory at Se dan, a monument commemorative of the event, was unveiled in Konigstadt, amidst the enthusiastic acclamations of thousands of citizens. The city was gaily decorated, and the day was given over to festivity. Havana, Sept. 2. Yesterday evening, while a party of Republicans were holding a meeting in their club rooms, the Chief of Police arrived and arrested about forty and placed them in jail. They had been notified that it was contrary to law for them to hold a meeting. Bombay, Sept. 2. A ferry boat on tho Indus, while crossing the river near Kai rah, capsized and sunk in deep water. She was crowded with passengers, of whom 90 are reported drowned. Paris, Sept. 2. The Figaro publUhes a proposal to the Royal Uts of Franca to rebuild the Tuileries. The editor of that paper offers to head the subscription with 8,000 francs. London, Sept. 3. The wife of Captain Travers, commander of the yacht Deer hound, has made an appeal to the public for assistance in procuring the release of her husband and others, captured on board that vessel by the Spaniards. Misa Emily Faithful proposes to organ ize an Industrial Bureau to procure em ployment for women here, in connection with similar institutions in New York and Chicago r MISCELLANEOUS ITE3IS- The voting power of the Graii ges in Iowa is estimated at G7,GG6. One Delaware farmer expects to make $20,000 out of his peach crop. The Methodist Church, the world over, claims an aggregate of 15,000, 000 members. Some of the property-holders of Georgetown, are trying to get the name of the place changed to West Washington. A large sum lost by the Wilber force family in past times was said to have gone in a scheme for supply ing London with milk through pipes. The genuine tea plant grows abundantly at Jaeksoville, Fla. The people there dry it and use it. It is as good as any common imported black tea. A Boaring Branch (Pa) woman has peeled 200 cords of bark this sum mer. Women who can peel 200 cords of bark in one season are getting mighty scarce. A girl between seven and eight years of age was found in a New Ha ven cemetery last week weeping bit terly over the grave of her mother. The child was two miles from her home. A Troy couple who were engaged for over two years insisted upon be ing married by moonlight m the park, and, because the parents objected to such publicity, they refused to be married at all. Now Eock County, Wis., ismad. They have been without a court house for ten years, until last year they decided to build one to cost about $30,000. The confounded thing cost $160,000, and now they say it was the " ring-worm" that did it. "Kate," of Brooklyn, has beeir to Saratoga and just returned home Kate learns something everywhere, and what she learned at Saratoga is that the people who spend most mon ey at watering-places are the old men with young wives. A tame bear went over the Falls of Minnehaha the other day, fell fifty feet, and struck on a rock. He acted as though he thought the ways of Providence were mysterious and past finding out, but he wasn't hurt bad. Young Frank Crouch, the inven tor who has won fame by his late ex periments in California upon a new steam engine, returned to Oregon, the place of his birth, by the last steamship. Frank has had a pretty rough time of it, living on a bit a day and sleeping in a shavings pile, while working out his destiny, but he is rich now and friends are counted by scores. Last winter, it seems by an account in the Oregonian, he and his father were in Portland imploring as sistance by means of which his ideas could be brought into practical use, but it remained for him to work his passage as a coal heaver to San Fran cisco, where he obtained that aid. California journals now claim him aj one of California's sons. Perhaps under the circumstances, that state is1 entitled to the credit. His first friend was Mr. Huntington, 18 Fre mont street, San Francisco. Bishop & Moore advanced the $5,000 which constructed his first large engine, re ferred to in the dispatches last week. The California election for the Legislature and the next United States Senator passed off ois the 3d The thing is yet badly mixed, and we are unable to decide, from informa tion at hand, as to who the success ful parties are. Several tickets were in the field, all for "reform" of course. - Mr. Green Briget, of Lincoln, Ky., owns six-year-old steer which is seventeen hands high and weighs three th$ius4 pounds. . , 4 vft - jT w