Tri-weekly Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1873-1874, October 04, 1873, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text01 T :r -., 1 H ess it -;0 ffSjjft'iSSv Yol. 1. Astoria, Oregon, Saturday Morning, Oct. 4, 1873. To. 42. oBsaaa u.n.iiW-'waci ASTOMAK THE ASTOEIAN. I'UIJLISHKD EVCKY 'TUESDAY, THURSDAY AXD SATURDAY, Monitor Building, Astoria, Oregon. I. C.IREIiAXI Proprietor Subscription Itnte: One Copy one year. One Copy six month One Copy three month &o Singlo Number, Ten Cents. "tPtt Advertising Kates: One Insertion per square, 10 lines or less... Each additional f nei tion, per square Yearly udv'ts per month, per square 55 00 3 00 150 2 50 2 00 150 Agents- L. P. risinn, 20 and 21 New Merchants Ex change, i authoried to act as Agent lor the Asroitrvv in San Francisco. An j' friend who feel an interest in the pros perity of this region, is authorized to act as Agent for thh paper, in procuring Mibsciibcrs. CITY INTELLIGENCE. The Globe Oyster Saloon is now ready for business. See Mr. Koe foed's card in another column. It is said Ben Holladay has pur chased the schooner Hera, to ply between San Francisco and Portland. The schooner Bough 'and Ready, Capt. Kehfield, arrived from Chinook Thursday with all the Salmon in bar rels she could carry. The Silver and 'Copper-tipped shoes for children, about which so much has been said, have arrived at Van Dusen's and Cases'. They area great saving. Parties in want of teaming are referred to the advertisement of J. Win. Welch in another column to day. During his absence to the State Pair Mr. Gearhart will attend to business for him. T. Chapman, J. C. Mealy and J. Kemp of Astoria were booked at the Occidental, Portland, on the 30th. Since Major Cook and W. II. Andrus have taken charge of the Occidental it is a favorite stopping place. The Astoria Social Literary So ciety gave a ball at Spiritual Hall last Wednesday evening. Messrs. Parleman & Lawson gave the supper, and parties who attended report themselves very highly pleased. People affect to deride Spiritual ism, many of whom themselves have dealings with a familiar spirit. Shis is the spirit known in many circles as "Old Tom," who usually under that name communicates by taps. Mr. J. Wm. Welch of this city, leaves to-day for the Wallamet valley to be in attendance at the State Fair. Mr. Welch will act as agent for the Astoriax, and any farmer, or other person who desires to keep posted, regarding movements now being made for the better shipment of grain from Oregon, ean certainly afford to take this paper. The first five readers, and the speller of the Pacific Coast series, with Hopkins' Manual of Anlorican Ideas have been adopted as the text books in reading and spelling for the State of Oregon during the next four j years, commencing October 1st, 1873. If purchased immediately these books can be had at reduced rates. They will be introduced at 33 per cent, less than the price after three months. Let all parents and guardians im prove this offer. Astoria will be well represented at the State Pair, and corner stone laying at the Capital next week. Col. Jawes Taylor and A. S. Mercer, if in the valley, will be there, Mr. Shuster has gone and will pho tograph it bringing copies with him. To day Mr. Morrison of Clatsop, Van Duen of Astoria, and others, will start. We hope our friends will all recollect the As TORiAif, and that each will return with a good Hit of jwbcribcrs, as a reward for our remaining in thn office attending to buj ewhilethey swing around the circlu. Capt. Grenville Peed has remov ed and re-opened his market at the old stand on Chenamus street, advertisement. :ee I. AY. Case has the patent broom strengthener, and national yeast cake for sale. Two articles in de mand with housekeepers. Capt. Flavel's new pile driver commenced repairing the new wharf where it was knocked to pieces by the Ajax coming in Sunday evening. II. B. Parker opened a new stock of whiskies last Wednesday that he has had on hand for over a year. It is pronounced by judges an A no. 1 article. Work of pile driving for the Astoria Farmer's Warehouse is pro gressing as fast as possible, but the bottom is so hard that piles ma' have to be shod. It is high time some measures were adopted to bring water into As toria for domestic uses. The wells of the city, and even the springs, are rapidly giving out, and until wet weather comes the supply will be short. Petrified blocks of fir wood, bark, etc., were plentifully found on block 112, Olney's Astoria, by Mr. E. P. Parker this week. Some of it .has the true metallic ring, and at the same time all appearances resembles only wood or bark, the original sub stance. Lot two, block forty-four, sold at Sheriff sale last Wednesday, was bid in by H. B. Parker at $1,400 coin. There are some substantial improve ments on the lot, and the purchaser is understood to have made a bargain at the price paid. Mr. Job Boss' feline Thomas H. Pussey cat, which lived in Astoria for nineteen years, and had become a great favorite in his famity, died on Monday. Numerous are the sons and daughters and grandchildren who will cherish recollections of Old Tom. Requics-cnt in pace. Mr. II. J. Stevenson, of Portland, has entered upon a contract to make and plat a full and complete survey of the habor of Astoria for use of the Common Council. This survey will embrace everything required to give a perfect knowledge of the harbor, as to dtfpth of water, frontage for wharf improvements, etc. The work has been under way for several davs past. A writer in the Bulletin who knew Mrs. Ben Holladay pays a mer ited tribute to the memory of the dead in a sketch of her virtues, her goodness, and almost faultless excel lence. Mr. Holladay had arranged . for her to accompany him on his re turn from the East next Spring to Oregon, to pass the Summer together at the charming seaside retreat at Clatsop, near Tillamook Head, and ' he looked forward with intense glad ness to that happy time when they could again together dwell, she freed from the immediate cares of her children, and he enabled to enjoy vacation from his vast business inter ests, in the enjoyment of home and each other's society. But obdurate Fate has decreed this happy desire ui his never snail be realized. nonoi enorr. ' .i I have wandered a little from the fair, but will close by giving you the fact that JSew bciiooL Books. I have just re- ' it is the geneial impression here that great ceivedall the different kinds of New School ! numbers who are totfbusy to attend their Books required to be used in this State, that mYn county fair will be ready for ret and nnn i, r,j o -n a i relaxation by the commencement of the can now be found in San Prancisco. Also, I Stote Fnip luld wiu nttend thnt Slate pencils, Blotting pads, a good as- J01IX MIXTO. sortment of Stationery, Drawing paper, I CAKD BOARD, Perforated board, Ink, The political fight continues un (Carmine, Purple-and Black). Likewise a abated in the valley towns. Happy new stock of Crockery, Clocks and a" large , we of Clatsop, who are not bored by .assortment of Lamp Chimney, all of, tie painful slanddrs made use ' of as which wRl be -sold cnap ftr cash.. " a substitute for arguments, in this ' ' I. "YV, CASE. ' malicious raid for the sp 'ils of office IiETTER FK03I A FAR3IER. TJec Agriculturists Wnlcingr nptoa Realizing Sense of the Situation Albany, Sept, 27, 1S73. Editor Asteriax: As your local interests are becoming more and more identified with the pro ductive indiibtries of the interior, I pre sume that a few words of description of the fair which to-day closes at this point will arrest the attention of your readers. The. Fair as an exhibit of the industries of this county may emphatically he pro nounced a iftlure. The attendance so fa ns numbers make a fair a financial suc cess, may he said to he no less a failure. I would -not be understood that articles, or animals here on exhibition, were not of a quality equal to the bet that can be shown of their several kind., or that the visitors who did attend were not such as would grace anjr gathering of the kind with their presence. In both cases the quality was good "the lack being in quan tity only. The reason for this failure is also a good one, and that makes it less lamentable. A most bountiful harvest, even in a district of uniform good harvests, is a sub ject of congratulation under almost any circumstance, and as such, the most of the people I meet here accept it as good reason for the slightness of the exhibit, and paucity of visitors, at this fair. The weather is clear and beautiful, and consequently the roads are dusty, and worn into holes in places by the constant passage of heavy laden wagons, bearing the rich crop to the various shipping points of the county. It is estimated this county will have a million of bushels of wheat for shipment, and I think the. estimate will very likely fall below the actuality. I see Col. James Taylor and Mr. A. S. Mercer, of Astoria, are here, and I notice that wherever they stop on the grounds a few minutes the subject of thegetting of grain to market easily and cheaply is al most sure to become the topic of conversa tion, and the reason is obvious, for the few farmers who have got their crops threshed, and hauled to the most conve nient depot or warehouses, are not more convinced that they haul fifty bushels to market under present weather and over dry roads, easier than they can haul twen ty bushels under heavy rains and through deep mud, than they are that still another point of economy in moving their pro duce would be gained by conveying grain f4- a-sx -v 1 ".- va- 4 i-i --. 4-Uklv lrtrt I nail t- rv ' ill. U11U IIlUUIlJUHb 11UX11 L11U11 JUUU1 UUilUl- ing points to deep water navigation for final shipment. Consequently, those who T i have finished haulins, those who are busy hauling, and those who have not yet got ! through threshing, are all alike imnvessed I tJ CJ' 1. w ith the fact that as it is bad economy to haul half loads over deep mud so it must be juntas had to continue to float one-third or one-half loads over shallow river beds, making unnecessary stoppages, by the, way, as we have been doing, in the mode of moving our crops. Perceiving this, it is not strange that around the camp fires on these fair grounds at the threshing floor, at the warehouse, or at the Grange meeting, the improvement of our roads and rivers for the most economical move ment of produce is one of the moat serious subjects of discussion and the subject is viewed with that degree of earnestness as to make it safe to prophesj' that the States man or Commercially who will not dis cern this as a sign of "coming events" bnrl bpffpr o!nr liiv: " mwrd" nr bnlnrrP , ... . his ledger, (as the case may be), while the record majr be closed with honor, or the ledger balanced with credit, as I am per suaded that the near future will inaugu rate a movement that will not cease until all obstructions to the industrial interests of the valley of the Columbia (whether of men or things) is removed that ean be re 'moved by just perception and reasonable, tele&raph mspam: The Price or Gold. Poktlasd, Oct. 3d. Gold in Kew York to-day, 112.; Portland Legal Tender rates, S7A buying, and SS selling. A telegram from Boston, Sept 29th says Admiral Winslow, U. S. N., who commanded the Kearsage when she sunk the Alabama, died at his resi dence, at Boston Highlands, that evening. It is currently reported that Be nicia will be made a permanent military depot. If true, it will make a large difference in the general ac tivity of the town. An arsenal and new officers quarters are being con structed at an expense of $60,000. There being no American war vessel at Honolulu at present, and the Kearsarge not being ready for sea, the Saranac will be dispatched. It is stated also that the British gun boat Tenedos will sail for the same destination. New York Sept. 29. A Washing ton dispatch says an officer of the United States Navy, lately attached to the Asiatic squadron, arrived yes terday from Yokohama, Japan. He makes the announcement that an English company have completed ar rangements and will at an early day establish a line of steamers to run opposition to the Pacific Mail Steam ship Company's line, between San Francisco, China and Japan. They promise to make the run between the ports in seventeen days, thus making a saving of time of between five and six davs. Siirevepoht, La., Sept. 29. Within the last four days several of the most prominent and respectable citizens of Shreveport have fallen viciims to j the epidemic. The population has been fearfully thinned out by sick ness and death. "We have no longer single funerals. A hearse followed by one or two carriages dashes through the street like a section of artillery in battle seeking a position; then a few more bodies are drummed up, shoved in the hearse, and the collection is driven rapidly to the cemetery. This is the case even with the most prominent citizens. The Howard Association have open ed an orphan asylum and are feeding about two-thirds of the resident pop ulation. There are fewer deaths and new cases, because there are fewer people. lost Oilice Notice. The General Delivery at the Astoria Poatoffice will be open daily, (except Sun days), from 8 o'clock A. m:. until 7 p. m. On Sundays from 1 to 2 o'clock p. M. Money Orders issued from 8 a. m. to 4. MAILS CLOSE: Por Portland and intermediate offices, at 5 o'clock A. m. daily. Por SkipanQii, Seaside house, and Tilla mook, daily on arrival of the mail from Portland. Por Ports Stevens and Cape Disappoint ment, "Unity, Oysterville, and Olympia Tuesdays and Thursdays, at 7:30 a. v. PorKnappton, Grays river, Ivlaskanine, Youngs river, Lewis "and Clarke, Neha- j lem valley, etc., irregular. Tcauplo Iiodgre Xo. 7 A. F. k A. M. Regular Communication first and third Saturdays in each month, at 7 o'clock i m., at the Hall in Astoria. Members of the Order in good standing are invited to at tend. By ordci of the W. M. Beaver Lodge No. 35, I.O.O.F. 28fc. Meot over-v Thursday evening. 5aKVi ,- Vi j r Tr ':3&7C C J-Lillli IUIUVJ.1 VI VIVU UUUVCUUMJU streets, Astoria. Members of the Ordcr are invited to attend. By order, N. G, CSiurcti Xutices, Grace Church. (Prot. Episcopal) T!ov. T A Hyland Hector, Divine services every Sunday at iWi x m and7 m; Sunduy richouUt 1 1- i Consrcgptjonal Church, Rev A W Tsnay Pastor. Ijivmo services, every, Sunfoy t 10J jl m and i r a; Prayer .Meeting rery XiiBra- day evening, Sunday SclwoJ ewfcfc i(Z'u. ailSCfilAAXEOUS ITEMS. Work of completing the North ern Pacific Eailroad to Tacoma has been ordered. When Adam and Eve partook of the tree of knowledge did thev study the higher branches? A scapegrace remarked that the principal branch of education, in lite school was a willow branch. , Mrs. Snidkins says her husband is a three-handed man right hand, left hand, and behind hand. Chloroform will remove paint from a garment or elsewhere, when benzol or bisulphide of carbon fails. You an tin articles ofiron by first dipping them into dilute vitriol to clean 'their surfaces a bath of melted tin. and then into The man who said two porcu pines make one prickly pair, is a knight of the quill, and not a profes sor of the high mathematics.. Stephen Pearl Andrews states clearly enough that "the absolu toid and abstractoid Elementismus of Being echoes or reappears by analo gy within the relatoid and concretoid elaborismus." We really don' t know -whether to agree with him or not. Every person should be acquaint ed with the organization, structure, and functions of his own body the house in which he lives; he should know the conditions of health, and the causes of the numerous diseases that flesh is heir to, in order to avoid them, prolonging his life, and mul tiply his means of usefulness. If these things are not otherwise learn ed, they should be taught the ele ments of them at least in our pri mary schools. Orton says that no familiarity with earthquakes enables one to laugh during the shock, or even at the subterranean thunders, which sound like the clanking of chains in the realm of Pluto. All animal na ture is terror-stricken. The horse trembles in his stall. The cow moans a low, melancholy tune. The dog sends forth an unearthly howl. Spar rows drop from the trees as if dead. Crocodiles leavfc the trembling bed of the river, and run with loud cries into the forest. "A moment," says Humboldt, ll destroys the illusion of a whole life." "We realize an utter insignificance in the presence of.thatr mysterious Power that guides tlio forces of Nature. The Chicago Inter-Ocean says: "The agriculturists number almost half of all the persons engaged in in dustrial pursuits in the United States It is safe to say that they do not oc cupy one-tenth of the ofiices. As a general thing they" do not occupy them because they do not want or seek such positions; but now let them come or be brought to the fronts One of the greatest evils afflicting the country is the growing prodigal ity of the people, both it private and public life. The farmers have well j high escaped this demoralization. They are frugal and economical i.i their own expenditures and it is fair ; to presume will be no less careful of the money of the public. "We .have before referred to.that fact that they have not interested themselves in the primary work of the party politics. -to the extent desired. Let them lonk w wiHuun, iitcuuuui) ,xm jn7i t I , ., 1-1 Uuity, and the success of a Pepubli- can organization is largely in their Nanus j. Jiey buuuiu sje to it tnat ic docs noifil in any mission because rtr A-t-tnrWffomnflo owrl f l,., .,.,. of their indifference, and thaj unwor- thy men are not chosen to 'fill im- ; portant public Stations cthrbugh their !.., V atreleme5;"s - '- H f-t , , . . : .n- ' i 7 ?9i2 -.