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About Tri-weekly Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1873-1874 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1873)
(0, gijj'i !' Mf . imii pij i in, .tiwwyw 'jiwi.w ir..i mum H'm J"iin . w 'j.wi'"JL",'i''i!. u'tJ -i.v w.y i'--'..u.n.Mi'ay, wuiuiii.iji,i . .i-.JMiLHiLJWi ivmsrsmmmaHt ''Y-fi. ESI WFF"KTY ASTOBIAfl Yol. 1. THE ASTOEIAM. Tuesday, tii c usda Y a xd s at c rday, Mop. 'or Buildins, Astoria, Oregon. 2.C.IItKI.AvI .Proprietor tfrtoscriplion Rates: t3no Copy oncyenr. J JJ X)na Copy six months ',j KJac Corv three month? A y MSB Single Number, Ten Cents. "u-U Advertising Kales: bne Inaction persiiwrc, 10 lines or lc?s...$2 of) Each additional insertion, persiunrc 2 00 Yearly advts per month, per square 1 ol) Asfcnfs: L.P. F'snrR, 20 rind 21 New Merchants 1".t change. is aiuiiori..ed to act as Agent fur (be AsToviW in San Francisco. Any friend who feels an interest in the rvo -pcritv of litis region, is authoiied to a . as AiTcnt fortius uancr, in procuring suo .o';er. , i CITY INTELLIGENCE. The bark Chccolais to load at Knapp ton. Capt. Ruggwas in the city yester day. The sloop Hector discharged n -cargo of wood from Burnsides place on Thurs day. . The hands at Knappton struck for 0-Hiy Thursday ,but the strike will tot long detain operations. The Elnorah with a full cargo of hay from Cathlamet arrived Thursday, The hay .was for Hobsen & "Warren, The Wetterhorn and Privateer "both -secured crews in -San Francisco. The crew of the Privateer arrived on the last -bteamer. The barkentine Pree Trade, wit3i a full cargo, arrived Thursday evening, and sleft Friday morning in tow of the Einnia Hay ward. Capt. Plavelis laying in aheavyiriock of .winter supplies -at the old stand on the -wharfl A large number of packages were .landed and opened en "Wednesday and Thursday. There is becoming considerable inqui ry for real estate in. Astoria. One -of the largest importing houses of Portland has had an agent here this week looking out for a site for business .purposes- Col. James K. Kelly has been in the city for several days, and will go up the -Columbia this morning with Mr. Kim ball, Capt. "White and Capt. Paunce, of the Revenue Marine service. "Win. Ralsen has been appointed Post-master at Garibaldi, Tillamook icounty, and Pred. Colbe:t at Chinook, Pacific county. A new Pest-office has been established at Napaville, W. T. The pile driver engine for the Astoria Farmers Company's pile driver, was be ing put in readiness for use yesterday by Mr. P. C. Carr and T. J. Reeves. Mr. Reeves has been engaged as engineer, we learn. The British sliip Privateer received rtho balance ef her eargo Thursday night. :Shc lias mi board about 41,000 bushels, en all 1250 tens, valued at perhaps (30,000. Her destination is to Cork for orders, and ihe will sail early next week. Collector Hare and Mr. Bowlby had mot returned from Clatsop up to noon 3cs- iterday. Their inspection (?) we opine has exceeded their instructions. They were not to go beyond Dexter's fish trap, but we will bet a revenue stamp that they have trudged, and waded, and fished miles father up, and that they will not be satis lied to quit and come home when they ore compelled to. The office duties here are Tim right up to the handle by Capt. Mer jyman. "We have received so many orders for back numbers of the Astokiax that the Mipply is exhausted. "We started with an edition of five hundred copies. The reg ular edition is now nearly seven hundred copies a fact which shows that people of this coast are seeking information concern ing this part of the world that they cannot find anywhere else, even though Adrians have proffered to pay for it in other jour nals. . Capt. Faunce, of the United States Revenue Marine service is a man that re gards the prosperity of Uncle Sam as his own he evidently likes to see things in 4 ship shape,' and it is not very much wonder that on his visit to Fort Stevens ln,t Thursday he thundered forth against the policy or c&rclesaness that is allowing that place to go -to racK Rnu nun. It 13 time that omeimng was uoue Fort Stevms. J t ! 4 J ' i . - to save Astoria, -Oregon, Saturday Morxing, Sept. 27, 1873. ma.'!-. .. Jt-Jjg V To-morrow will be the sixteenth Sun day after Trinity. Miss Morrison and Miss Spcdden have a neat new feign for their Millinery and Fancy goods store on Main street. The Nchalcm trail is now open for j horses from this city to Klaskanine farm and as the settlers beyond that point have opened a trail by private enterprise, they can now reach Astoria in one da3T from any part of the settlement, with compara tive ease. The schooner Adelaide arrived yes terday from Lewis and Clake river with a cargo of hay from Com ad Boeling's farm. In coming across she lost nine bales overboard, but it was again picked up from the beach. Capt. Perchen met with a very seri ous accident on the Wettcrhorn coming out of the Wallamet a few days ago. He ran against a break on the Capsan with such force as to almost put out his right eye. The flesh of his face was badly cut, wit fortunately the eye was not injured. One of our cotemporarics placed the Flamingo down as bound for this port from England long since in fact so long ago that the Plammgo might have com pleted a voyage around the world. Juess she has gone somewhere else, and that name might as well be dropped from the list. The Narimissic, still on the way here from Honolulu, according to the same report, arrived in Puget Sound several weeks ago. Mr. AY. H. Smith, of Port Clatsop has left with us some samples of peat found in the swamps on the road leading from hisplac1 to the Seaside. The quality is good, and drv enough for fuel as it comes from the bed. There is no demand for peat in this wooded" region, but it might be considered a fine thing lor export to bouth American ports where 'wood is woith six cents a pound. Now that our City Council arc think ing of purchasing hooks and ladders for the fire department, and as the streets here at this time are not the smoothest and easiest in the world over which to pull fire apparatus, we would suggest that before the ladders are made the Council send to Knapp, Burrell & Co's Poitland, and there inspect the ladders made by Mr. 35. Myers, for amusement of himself. Mr. Myers, on a recent visit to Portland, showed us two ladders one of 11 feet length onli' weighed nine lbs, and it would support the heaviest man in the cit3T. An other 12M feet long, which weighed 10J4 lbs., with two coats of paint, would in our judgment be heavy enough to answer till the practical uses of a fireladder in the city of Astoria. On Thursday last as the part' were leaving Cape Disappointment, on their return from a tourof inspection with Hon. Ir. Kimball, Capt. Faunce, and Capt. White of the Rewnue Marine, the latter gentleman "uncoiked the vials" of his sentiments in a veiy practical manner, and invited the paity to a collation such as an epicurean would provide on an occa sion like this. The champaign and lunch was made the topic of discussion for al most the entire time until Fort Stevens was reached. The citizens of Astoria, never to be outdone in the matter of hos pitable entertainments, got up a social hop at Spiritual Hall, and a superb supper at Arrigoni's lat night, which was highly appreciated by the distinguished guests, Messrs. Kimball, Faunce and W7hite, and Senator KelljT. Capt. W7hite is so thor oughly posted on this coast that Mr, Kim ball feels very much gratified at his good fortune in having him accompany them. From Puget Sound the party go overland to San Francisco, thence to lower Cali fornia. Some time ago, in an article copied fiomtheSan Francisco Herald, Senator Kelly was placed in an very unfavorable light before the public, wherein it was stated that he had been in the dilemma of not knowing the depth of - water was suf ficient here to float a revenue steamer. We regard Senator Kelly as a man alive to to the interests of Oregon, and would not do him an injustice to palpably pub lish any sentiments derogatory to hU in fluence at Washington, and we are glad loieariiromir.iumDaiitnattne story was wiiuuy incorrect a reponeu. xne ftipK. nrr thpen? Kmir.tni- Tv"lU- liorl nnlll . V. . W S.S VM 4 fc. V J.. T illlVfc SlVfclVH unuu uju occicuuv 01 me .treasury 10 usk that a recommendation be made for such purposes. Mr. Kimball was sent for, and stated his views of the matter. That the depth of water above Astoria, as he under- i J ZL i. lli: J. ' XI. T J. tood it, was insufficient for the Wyanda or Lincoln, the only steamers then avail able, inasmuch as it was deemed necessary to have a vessel that could go unobstract edly to Portland at any time. This is all there was of it, and that portion referring, to the Senator as having ocen floored and silenced "by Mr. Boutwell'd cool assertion that there was not water enoujrh here to float a cutter, etc., and that the Senator Juid forgot he had crossed but a little while previously in a vessel drawing sev enteen fcetjV.isventirely erroneous., . )7H' Tiffin1 ...J-1. JU Uk1, l".it- njdaj TETTiSK FROX CIjATSOX Editor Asterian: A trip to the Seaside House and vicinity will well repay anyone for all the trouble and time it takes to make it. The green, rolling hills of the Plains, with their form houses and orchards, the dark shady forest on the left, Tillamook-head, with its dreamy form looming up against the deep blue sky, and its western end bathed in the bright, shimmering, rolling deep, the sigh ing rumbling noise of the breakers on the beach, and over all a bright beautiful sky, with a cool, balmy breeze, combine to form a scene rarely met with in this world of toil and sorrow. "Well, in the midst of this we found the Seaside House and other hotels, nestled in evergreens, clean, white, and healthful, with but few visitors to enjoy it. It seems strange to me why the seaside should be deserted so soon. It appears to me that the month of September is the most de lightful time of the year to beon the sea shore, for then the air is the most pure, healthful, and invigorating. Away with your city life with its heat, smoke and stench, in September. Mr. Dexter was there with his good things as usual sal mon, trout, crabs, clams, etc., etc., even to Hare, of which I saw one of the noblest specimens ever produced in any country. It would weigh at least one hundred and sixty pounds, (our Collector could possibly tell exactly), and it is terribly destructive of trout and Dexter's excellent vegetables. A new route to the Seaside House is soon to be onened. The new road will connect with the road from Port Clatsop, on the Avest end, thence one mile to the beach, through Mr. Hess' place, thence down the beach to the Seaside House. The route will then bo only twelve or thirteen miles in length, with but half a mile of sand. The whole route will be clean, cool and delightful nine miles of it being along the beach, and the remainder mostly thro' the green forest. During heavy weather the sand on the Plains is hard, and the present road will be used. "Work is pro gressing on the road from Port Clatsop to the Plains. The swamps -will soon be fixed so that teams can cross. w. u. s. Farewell Alilrcss. Editor Asterian: If it would not be encroaching upon the columns of your paper, I should like to have you insert this faint attempt to express my gratitude to the people of Astoria and vicinity for the implicit confidence they have placed in me, as I am about to leave these gay and festive scenes, and should be doing great injustice to keep hid from the public the honest sentiments of my mind. Though not occupying a very high posi tion for the past two years, still it was an honorable one, and brought me into busi ness connection with' a large number of people at different points on the Columbia, all of whom will please" accept my thanks for their generous patronage. Though the climate has not dealt with me as mildly as I would wish, having been visited with a very excrutiating case of rheumatic gout, more or less for four years, yet I must exclaim: " Web-foot; With all thy faults I love thee still!" During my last severe attack, my afllic- tfrmu vnvf in nnrt. rnliftvnrl hv the kind at- i... .i.: -r. o -vr i ....: : cti,. r millions ui Jir. O. i. viiiguiu, uiuw vyu- ni,WTrfnl wlm kindlv ovtondVthn hns- i.-fi.s x. t - i .i -.!.:. ; piianues oi nis nouse, una ior uus uuiiion- i- .-4.. i.:. ,.,.. t . su-auou uigeuuiuMu u. mu, x .u.. unable to express my leelings, in writing, but must add my testimony to that of oth- ers, that he is not only a gentleman and a landlord, but a perfect brick. To the gentlemanly officers and crew of the Dixie Thompson, with whom 1 have been ship mates for two years past, I will say you will each be remembered by me for your many consideiations, and when I peich myself up-jn the hurricane deck of my Cavusc animal, with a revolver in mv . peich myself up-jn the hurricane deck ot mv uiyusc animal, witn a revolver in my sun pocKet ana a ukuikuiiuuiu uiu sizcoi 1 thn H.W.mUvMf Tvi',1 ho lil-o nnrtinr, Vnm id i IW A V. Ul J iu W 4. M1 AB SA J uiu menus, oiiouiu x anivu scinsiy at mv J dominion-, in Siskiyou, whether ramblinj j among the hills, or hoeing corn in the val I ley, or sitting on the piazza of my humbh j domicil, from which the smoke so grace I x'.-ll 'i i i i l x 1 fully curls, looking abroad at my one sheep on a thousand hills, my thoughts will re volt with ;the proudest recollections of tho days when I went steamboating, along time ago. The Oratok From McGoughlin Slough, Late of Deep River. elysi- Grouse huntersmay now find an um in this nmmtv. Thev are so abundant xt x i i ! x, xt x t, mat ooys kui mem WHnjsionesjaiong-ino Klaskanine. rrMPp-MBMLL i j J Tiaae'am'BKimmmr,WLiaMisiLAJFAwBCZXattKKlnaanaMmarwar9tBrmi TCL1GBAFE DISPATCHES. Tlie lrice of Gold. Portland, Sept. 24. Gold in New York to-day, 112.1; Portland Legal Tender rates, S7A buying, and SSJ selling. j The Spanish steamer Murillo, which ran down the emigrant ship Northfleet, having arrived at Dover, lias been detained there by orders from the Admiralty. Dispatches from Gibraltar say a terrible explosion occurred on the steamer Broomhaugh when she was one hundred miles from that place. Four persons were instantly killed and many scalded. A year or so ago San Diego was crazy to get the Texas Pacific Rail road now she expresses strong oppo sition to the proposed condemnation of tide and submerged land in the bay for the company. ' Twas ever thus. Chief-Justice Cockburn has fined the editor of the Cheltenham Chroni cle $750 for publishing a criticism of his conduct on the trial of the Tich borne claimant, and threatens him with imprisonment if the offense is repeated. That's plain English. Colonel Stewart, owner of the British steam yacht Deerhound, tele graphed from San Sebastian to a friend in London, on the 22d, that vessel and crew had been released by the Spanish authorities, and that he will immediately take command of the Deerhound. The members of the Polaris ex pedition left Dundee September 22d, in company with an American Yice Consul for Liverpool, to take the steamer for New York. A large crowd witnessed their dejarture and cheer ed them as they stepped on board the packet. The whole party signed a letter of thanks to Captain Adams of the steamer Arctic. A San Francisco company has of fered to build the proposed Olympia Railroad, to intersect the Northern Pacific at or near the coal banks in Thurston county, W. T., by July 1, 1S74, provided the people transfer to them the lands they conditionally gave to the Northern Pacific Rail road, and 150,000 in county bonds, bearing 10 per cent, interest and run ning twenty-five years. The baik Whistler, Capt. Simpson, arrived at Mejellones bay, Bolivia, South America, all right, 82 days from the bar. Mr. John Bryee has moved into the city, and taken a position in front of shelves and desks at I. W. Cases' store. Pollowinjr is a list of arrivals at the . - Occident since Thursday: Col. J. K. Kel lv, Noah Lambert, Wm. Douclass, P. - , ', . X. . c. Cherry, Pertland: A. G. Allen, Fort Ste vens. D. H. Freeman, San Francisce: D. q, sei,.on, y. n. Cottel, John Wood, J A Jordan, Jv. Ivmsey, Ivnappton; J. Is. Os borne, Nehalein valley; 11. Ebright Shoal water bay; Mrs. R. druthers Oy.-tervillc; E. II. Brodie,H. G. Estep, WS. Lamay Fort Stevens; C. N. Terry, Salem; C. 11. Dexter and wife, Mrs. C. H. Dextqr, Jr., Clatsop; J. B. Knapp, Knappton; Capt. j Rucrg, hark Chccola; J. J. Bryan, Eagle j Cliff; Capt. Harlow, Portland. The steamer Emma Haj'ward brought the bark Wettcrhorn into this harbor on UlUrsday from Portland. The Wetter- horn left here for the interior twenty-nine days acco, and had not yet received her full cargo when she returned here Thursday. The Captain finds considerable improve ment going on in Astoria, since his de parture last month. This is one of tho vessels reported as waiting in Portland for the dredger to dig out out a channel to let her pass. CImrcli Notices, Grace Church. (Prot. Eniconal) Picv. T A Ilyland Hector. Divine services every Sunday ' at lu A u an(i" r si; Sunday School at i t li I Pastor, i x u lw PfnerAftfnT irniirMi "Rrtir A W rTannv I wuuB. ., . w...w., ., . ., iui : . JJivino service every Sunday at io?J and 7 ru; Prayer Meeting avery Thura- I erecintf Sunday School latetis atllJ'k No. 39. The restoration of the crew of j the Polaris has again brought up the subject of the Arctic exploration?, and in some quarters fresh claims are being urged in its behalf. In that region there are two millions of square miles of unknown land and sea an immense field for exploration and discovery. The discovery ot the Northwest Passage would be of but little practical advantage to the business, or commercial world, but considered in the light of scientific research it presents attractive induce ments; valuable facts in various branches of physical science, in ge ography, geology, natural history, terrestial magnetism, anthropology and meterology would be brought to light. These considerations have in duced England, Prance, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and America, to send expeditions to this unknown Polar Sea. As yet they have not been successful, but a patient pursuit of knowledge in this direction will reward the adventurous nation which shall unlock the secrets of this ice bound realm. We should he glad to have the prize awarded to an Ameri can. Immortality awaits the success ful discoverer of an open Polar Sea. Ankeny's dairy in Marion coun ty has produced thirty pounds of cheese daily the past season an ag gregate of 350 pounds. Besides this Henry has " chopped" and threshed 10,000 bushels of wheat on the farm. These are the classes of men who never grumble about hard times in Oregon. Since the Ankeny dairy was established we see no more im portations of cheese. This winter his farm will produce about 300 pounds of butter. The following simple prescription is recommended as a cure for felon on the finger: Take common rock salt, such as is used for salting down beef or pork; dry it in an oven; then pound it fine and mix it with spirits of turpentine in equal parts; put it in a rag and wrap it round the parts af fected, and, as it gets dry, put on more, and in tweny-four hours you are cured the felon will be dead. It will do no harm to try it. President Grant is complimented for his prompt action last week. Beaver Lodge Ko. 35, I. O. O. P. Meet every Thursday oven ins. -'at Vx o'clock, in the Odd Follow s l -' 11 all, corner of Ca5s and Jofi'erton streets'. Astoria. .Members of tbo Order are invited to attend. liyoidor, A', fci. Temple I.oclge ?io. 7 A. F. & A. M. Regular Communications first and third !;& jatu relays m each month, at o cuick i. i..at tho Hull in Astoria. Mombers of the Order in nood standing are invited to at tond. My ordei of the W. Al. Post Oillce Xotlce. The General Delivery at the Astoria Postoifiee will bo open daily, (except Sun days), from 8 o'clock a. M. until 7 i M. On Sundays from 1 to 2 o'clock i m. Money Olders issued from S a. ii. to 4. AIA1LS CLOSE: For Portland and intermediate office-, at 5 o'clock a. m. daily. For Skipanon, Seaside houe, and Tilla-, mook, daily on arrival of the mail from Portland. For Forts Stevens and Cape Disappoint ment, Unity, Oysterville, and Olympia Tuesdays and Thursdays, at 7:30 a. jr. For Knappton, Grays river, Klaskanine, Youngs river, Lewis and Claike, Nel.a em valley, etc., irregular. The abstract of the assessment rolbo'f Clatsop county, for the year 1873, show-' the following facts and figures: Xd. Yalno. Acre of land 50,(350 Ili,7: Town lots 2Kl,4i7 Merchandise and imp'lts Money, notes and accounts, Furniture, watches, etc.. Horses and mules.,.,.,... ISO Ship and goats ,. 1,301 Cattle 2,081 Hoga. '.. 289 131,848 . 14bV;l 37,S(m 7:805 J,Vul i'SO Gros value all property bu2,734 Indebtedness $274,246 Exemptions 53,894 $328,140 ' T- . 0 I nifiS Dfisie ai v on i ; 'ftrft! ' i i f49"tte i.jn i 4-1 TWT. 'J . V.. ;3 -t - i. .t ty fipje ;r '7mv. T M.VT ftO