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About Tri-weekly Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1873-1874 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1873)
in inw-AOLr?? - - urt . r Yol. 1. Astoria, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, Oct. 7, 1873 ' JlJit ' THE AST0SIA3ST. runusiiED KVEKY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AXD SATURDAY, Monitor Building, Astoria, Oregon. 3. C. IRHXJ VXI proprietor Subscription Kates: .- nn One Copy onoycar.... 3 00 Ono Copy ax months - -0 Ono Coyy three months.....-..."----;"-,":' x j3-Single dumber, Ten Cents. -i Advertising1 Kates: One Insertion per square, 10 lines or lcssS2 30 Each additional Insertion, per square 2 00 Yearly adv'ts per month, per square 1 oU Agents L. P. FisnER, 20 and 21 ow Merchants Ex change, i autnomcu to aei. us abbm " Vstouia:? in San Francisco. . Any friend who feels an interest in the pros perity of this region, is authorized to act aa Agent for this paper, in procuring subscribers. CITY INTELIiIGEHCE. A few days ago our friend Thad Barr, killed a splendid elk. The animal carried a fine set of six-prong- horns. . Judging from the new patent lanterns" at Case's and Van Dusen's, n revolution is taking place in the uses of Kerosene oil. The advertisement of A. J. Don aldson will he found in another col- umn to-day. He has cnnsieneu mu new place Washington market. Mr. E. C. Crow of Knappa is the possessor of one of the breech-loading shot-guns so highly recommend ed! It is one of the handiest things for the use in duck shooting we have ever seen. Dr. Sparling of Cape Disappoint ment is no longer to he considered a novice in the art of navigation he In r,1f nu -ivn shmvil bv his nniioft tn Astoria, and return to tne Cape, alone in the Katie, one of those rough days, recently experienced. Col. James Taylor was called to Astoria last Friday in consequence of the illness of one of his daughters, who was attending school in Portland lint, rntnrn fid with him. Hewillleavc again for the valley- to-day, and will be in attendance at Salem this week. Five lots in Shively's Astoria sold at sheriff's sale last Saturday af ternoon by W. II. Twilight, at prices The ship Puritan, hence for Hongkong, reached her port of destination Sept. 1st. The hark !Frec Trade will load stavebolts on the Columbia river, for San Francisco. The ship Victoria Cross, hence for Liv erpool, reached her port of destination on theSthult. The Gemini, hence tor .uunivim mu Queenstown, reached her port of destina tion on the 9th ult. Capt. Metzger, formerly of this city, is now commander of the steamship Califor nia, in the Mexican trade. The bark Windward, now loading with lot. Capt Peed dressed one of the fi nest mutton sheep last Saturday we have seen for many a long day. It weighed eighty-five pounds dressed. TTnn. 8. C. Gibbs, United States attorney for Oregon, who has been in this city on official business since Friday evening, returns to Portland to-day. . Mr. George Summers, an aged and infirm citizen of this place, who has for many years past been' en gaged here in mercantile pursuits, is now very m. Persons in want of horse-shoeing or general jobbing in the black smithing line, are referred to our ad vertising columns. Mr. G. W. Lamb presents his card to the public to-day. "Mr. E. C. Jefiers, of Prospect hill, Lewis and Clarke river, has placed us under obligation for a box of very fine -fruit, and a demijohn of pure sweet cider sample -products of his farm. While we of this region have been having light frosts; just barely enough to be discovered by early ri sers; we learn that in portions of the Wallamet valley pumps have been frozen. Potatoes retail at this market at 1 cents per pound (90 cents per .bushel), and large quantities chang ed hands Saturday at 75 cents per bushel. Who wouldn't be a farmer in Oregon this year? Capt. George Flavel has been con fined to his room for a week past by sickness resulting from a recent acci dental fall. His friends will be pleas ed to learn that he is recovering, and was able to be down town yesterday. rnncrincr from S75 to S100 per Mr. C. II. Bain, Mr. E. Ferchin and Captain Grav were the purchasers. Now is the time to purchase property in Astoria. It never will be cheaper. lumber at Portland, will cany buu,uui feet for Shanghai. She is being dispatch ed by George W. Weidler. The City of Paris, on the way to this port from San Francisco, is a British ship. She brought a cargo of coal and pig iron to the latter port 132 days from Androssan. The schooner Hera, hence for San Fran cisco made the run in seven days. She is understood to have changed owners, and is now on the return voyage to remain in Oregon interests hereafter. The Shoal water bay schooner?, Three ryjysyr" ''-1-' iu.gsgg sail coasters that run to Portland for one trip, and some for two, to carry his wheat down to San Francisco, where lie will ex port it. The coasters get 4 50 to 5 per ton, about 1214 cents per bushel for carry ing this wheat down to San Francisco. This amount is withheld from the pro ducers because deep draft, foreign-going vessels cannot get to Portland. There is no one thing within the power of the Pa trons of Husbandry in this State so preg nant with good as the adoption of such means as will place the crops of Oregon at such a point on the Columbia river as may be reached readily by ocean vessels. Another proof of the suicidal manner in which the Columbia river commerce is carried on was furnished by the last voy- i--C of the .tcamer John L. Stephens. About IS hours ascending the river from Abtoria, with a part cargo, and 26 hours descending to Astoria, attended by ligh ters, diagged heavily across the hogs back, and' received the balance of Port land freight at Astoria from the steamer On ,.rii;ri-i iori iMinwoddown. There are two ocean steamers plying between Portland and San Francisco, making one round trip per week. They seldom cany a full cargo, not from a lack of freight, but on account of the river above Abtoria. Sisters, Capt Lass, Carolita, Simpson, and They make the run from Astoria to San Constable John W. Welch, and Clark Laughery " served the papers" on a pair of fine fat elk at Buckeye Point, within two hundred yards of Capt. Davis' house Sunday morning. Tt, was not done " in the name of the people of the State of Oregon," but Privateer io,-o "ffirv Zonhvr. Winant, each made their last trips to San Francisco in four days. They are all on the way back to Oyster ville. The three vessels mentioned below re ceived a considerable part of their cargoes at Astoria from lighters, as follews: Ctls Portland. Ctls Astoria. Total. Wetterhorn 1-1,378 G,931 21,309 Winrlfimm-G 14.274 10,445 24,719 12, Oo 5,U o.oukl not have been better done were it so. AYe have proof of the fine quali ty of the meat in a choice piece sent to our office. We understand that Capt. Bich, of the American bark Wetterhorn, has decided to return to the Columbia river, upon reaching the home port after the completion of his present vovage to Europe, and will here en gage in business on his own account, being highly delighted with this re gion, and observing the superior op portunities which are here presented for profitable investments. Mr. John Crellin of Oysterville, called upon us Friday evening, on his way to Portland, and returned last evening. He informs us that the schooner Louisa Morrison, which left the Bay on the 24th. with a cargo of oysters for San Francisco, readied her destination safely, and started on the return trip last Friday. The Carolita, Three Sisters and Mary Zephyr are also on the way to Shoal water bay from San Francisco. Mr. Stephens of Westport in- formes us that six men are to be plac ed at work at once finishing the Ettio May for service. He left here last Saturday to make purchases of all necessary rigging, and Mr. McGuire left for San Francisco Sunday where he will purchase the complete out fit of sails. Her first trip will be to San Francisco with a cargo of lum ber from the Knappton mills. The remains of A Bear, not one of the Wall street Bears, however, that had -committed suicide at upper Astoria Friday evening, was brought to this place Saturday and turnei over to Dr. Kinsey, of the city drug store. It may appear singular that in these days "of general depreciation in stocks, and financial collapses, one of the famous bear fraternity should suicide, more especially as he had the boundless range of the prolific forests in which to roam at pleasure feasting and fattening, but such is literally the' -fact. It happened in this way: M T. P. Powers, of upper Astoria, 3ias suffered the loss of tree by tree in his orchard, for some time past, from nightly raids of bruin, and af ter several ineffectual eftorts to catch the monster in the act, loaded and et his gun for destruction, baiting the trail with a -choice lot of sweet -iWes. Without any previous notice theibear- came in Inday evening, '?. ..i '.un 1i una nnrl mfrf. hfs rlOnm. On the 25th there were 11 vessels subject to chaiter in San Francisco, aggregating 10,000 tons. The largest of these were the Bianca, 1,444 tons; Knight Commander, 1,434 tons; Emerald, 1,1S7 tons any one of which could load at Astoria just as well as at San Francisco. The Pacific Mail Steamship Company's Honolulu steamer Costa Pica, which ran afchoro at Point Diablo in a fog, on her last return trip to San Francisco, is now in dry dock. Tho Honolulu line will be continued by the company, who will also institute an investigation of the disaster. The steamship John L. Stephens loft Portland for San Francisco Friday at two o'clock p. M., reached Astoria at 12 o'clock Saturday night, and left for sea Sunday morning. She took on hoard two lighter loads at Columbia city, and one at Astoria which came down from Portland. We understand that it is the intention of George W. Weidler & Co., of Portland to open a permanent trade between this State and Australia, China, and Japan and it is with this view that the purchase of the sch. Hera was made. Three ves sels in this trade have already been dis patched, and all who favor the prosperity of Oregon will hope for the success of this scheme. Tonnage is now very reasonable in San Francisco. The Cityf Paris, chartered at dS4 10s to load in Portland witn wheat for the United Kingdom. Engagements to load in San Francisco range at from .-3 5s to 3 5s Cd, except as to charter prior to arrival, in which case prices range from 4 5s to 5. This probably will account for the recent action of Mr. Friedlander, Francisco and back in about 120 hours. Taking the last trip of the John L. Steph ens for example, they make the run from Astoria to Portland and back in 54 hours. That is one-third the running time between Portland and San Francisco is spent in eotting over the shoals of the Columbia and Wallamet rivers above Astoria. One of these can do as much between Astoria and San Francisco as both between Port land and San Francisco. Two river steamers, at an aggregate cost of $75,000, with crews of 12 men each, would do the same amount of carrying up and down the river. Thib would dispense with one vessel costing 300,000 to 500,000, and carrying a crew of 55 men, and reduce the price of freight materially. But not until t.hn. most ooonomical and systematic methods of carriage have been adopted, can the producers of Oregon expect to get their imports on equal terms with their brethren of California, or depose of their crops on like equal terms No- -"' TELECtEAPH batches, T2se 1'rice of ft old. Portland, Oct. 4th. Gold in New York to-day, 1111; Portland Legal Tender rates, S3 buying, and SD selling. l Sew York, Oct. 2. There was -'a better feeling in financial circles to day. Private advices report an im provement in some leading cities' of the Union. Some bankers have re ceived telegrams from Western cities to stop sending currency. The Loan Committee arc now so well satisfied with the situation that' they will not only not issue more certificates but will begin to-morrow a grao. ial re duction of the amount outstanding. The National Trust Company will re stime on Monday. A. M. Kidder c Co. have settled for 20 cents-; on the dollar, and have resumed. Galveston, Oct. 2. The town of Lampasas was inundated on Saturday by a sudden rise of the creek that flows through the place. Tho water ran so swiftly that some twenty houses were carried away, including the postoflicc and contents. Six per sons are known to have been drown' d. Kcal !EstatG Sales. Following is a list of deeds recorded in the office of the Clerk of Clatsop county, for the month of September, 1873. J. M. Shively to Sarah Jane Adams, lot 1, block 111, Shivelys Astoria 100. , James Welch and wife to J. Wm. Welch, lots, 1 and 2, block 118, Shively's Astoria 1,000. T. "W. Wallace to Susan M. Wirt, lot 9 block 7, Lexington 50. Wrm. Lattie and wife to n. B. Parker, 7 acres, T, jB jSt ., K. 10 west-20. John Aflair and wife to Gertrude B. Boss, block 46, Adair's Astoria 150. United States to M. P. Hubbard and wife, patent for G29.84 acres, sec., 1. , N., 11. 9 W. D. Iv. Warren to A, Knapp, jr., 4.71 acres, T, 8 2ST E. 7 W-HJo00. A. Knapp, jr., and wife to Charlotte B. Spear, same tract of lancV-500, John Davis to James Steel and C. W. Bun-age, 120 acres, T 8 N Ji. 7 W 800. State of Oregon to Philip Johnson, 30.58 acres school 'land 195 87)4. 'i Memphis, Oct. 2. There were 41 interments to-day 27 from yellow fever. The citizen's Committee have issued an appeal to the charitable people of the country for aid to hire nurses, bury the dead and shelter or phans. Contributions may be sent by telegraph to Jno. Johnson, Mayor of the city. Washington', Oct. 2. The finan cial situation is most encouraging. A petition was filed in the Supreme Court of the district of Columbia, in the name of Clifford Merrick, against Jay Cooke and other members of the firm, to force.them into involuntary bankruptcy. The sentence of Sloluch and Boncho, Modoc Indians, is com- muted to imprisonment for life on Alcatraz Island, by President Grant. The pardons were granted for the reason that these men -acted merely as instruments of Captain Jack in the murder of the Peace Commissio :ers. Yanderbilt's brokers, George B. Grinnell & Co., suspended on Tues day, and is enjoined from disposing of its property, and its creditors are enjoined from selling securities of the firm. 130. Kw School Books. I have just re ceived all the different kindb of New School 13,-.-J- vnnniivirl frk i llirtI in flue Rtfltfk tVint. cannowbefoundinSanFranclco. AHo, who has Aarteed every vcitel in the Orr , gtatc of Oregon to W. H. Twilight, . , -. . o.n onl Son TiVnnmseo trade, to carrv his 160 acres school land -iu. Sla e pene, S ottmg pas a gooa - Oreson hcat to San Franco for export, a P. Power's and wife to. AVm.ATad SOruiUJiiu ux oiiiuuiieij', "i'5 ynyoij . ,, czi -n. , TT 1 ti- paving ine average oi tfwyi l"" CABD BOARD, Perforated board, Ink, (Carmine, Purple and Black). Likewise a new stock of Crockery, Clocks and a large assortment of Lamp Chimneys, all of which will be sold cheap for cah. I. W. CASE. Jacksonville, Oct. 3. The Modoc execution took place to-day at Fort Klamath. Two of them, Boncho and Sloluch, were reprieved last night, to be imprisoned for life. Capt. Jack, Sconchin, 'Boston Charley and Black Jim were buns;. Xews has been received ar' Yal-, paraiso that the steamer Hooper, has arrived at Pernambuco with 1,400 sels like the Bianca, Knight Commander, or Emerald, could be sent to Astoria now to take their full cargoes, at 3 5s to 4, a fact which further proves the folly of the present style of doing business in Oregon. On Satuiday the brig Orient, drawing only nine feet of water, grounded on the hogs-back in going from Astoria to Port land. After some delay, and waiting for hams, block 3, Adair's Astoria 200. A. J. Mogler and wife to Ernst Pap mahl and "Win. Uhlenhardt, lot 1, block 57, Oiney's Astoria 250. C. W.- Hamlin to J. G. Hustler, 70 acres, T.S 2ST., B. 9 W. S500. Thomas "Newton to T. H. Lienenweber i and Mary L. Lienenweber, 14 undivided 1 block 95, Adair's Astoria 1. John M. Shively to Quincy L. Adams,' lot 2, block 111, Shively's Astoria S100. James Welch and wife to J. M. Shively Drt Edwin Lankester delivered a lecture at the Crystal Palace, in Lon don, rccontly, ori the subject of " Fish as Food." Naturalists, he said, ac knowledge no fish without a back bone, but he would for purposes of his remarks class fishes as shell fish, and true fish. Foremost among the shell fish was the oyster, which was one of the prettiest of creatures .when in the ll cherub" state. The oyster led a lazy life, troubled himself about nothing, and consequently every part of his body become soft aid highly difroArihlp. even when raw. There was no harm in eating raw food if our digestion was strong enough, and for that reason the oyster requires no cooking. The scollops and cockles were also good food, but required cooking; and the razor fish, which was very muscular, was indigestible in proportion to the amount of muscle- it possessed.'" Iii 'the matftr of fish, the edibility depended verv reatly indeed on the cooking anil ?uSri -Hip 'lines and met his doom, arrive The shot took effect in his vitals and-- miles of the cable for the line to Ja he only lived to retreat for the dis- maica, and it is. expected that corn tan ce! of -about seventy-five yards. . m h . ptates The carcass wenjuuu o-x-j iwuup. i. ;Ki 4 - r i.rt i,ir tlm brier nased over. What nnd wife, and James (Taylor and wue, kind of a Miiport is Port and when vessel , deeds of donations oflots to the Astoria Uina oi a stapoio is Farmers' Company, for construction ot a of 300 tons must drag on the shoals and j take the advantage of high tide to reach i ' f n . H; Smith. 160 there. It is a buiden on the business of acre:s ci100i lfd in T. 8N B-10 W Oreon. Everv farmer, or other person 240, who readb,can see that wh eat is not worm i vm. air mu aim w . u .nr.iii.uH- . c.L 1 .1, . if. ,- in nniifMrni. lenliart and Eribt Hapmahi;blocks.22 and in ou.ee " - -7 -"-"-. , Oiney's Astoria-575 Allien was saiu uuuut j.-uciihh.i . , fim K-uipn. As Air. llrooke saici ro Sam Weller, " it's the seasoning as does it." As food they possessed natritive qualities, sometimes eve.i superior to meat in flesh-forming matter, although in consequence of their deficiency in oil they were not boat and 'force forming. They con tained more creatine and creatinine than meat; however; and as this w;. ohe'of the most vamunie constituents ln pn-rpass weigheu o-io pouna?. .ur. , .,,,.. n- i i rnt mul shin from roit and. it is report,- Kinds oi inse? WlU'?je ."CK chaiter.d nearly A theUo,. avid-tract the oil. . ' ' Uttobcr., m ..,' ' wheat in the Wallamet valley, but he did I n 0fliTitl statement shows that not give what it is really wnth he could , tbe amount of U. S. currency -oi all not and ship from Poitland. It i- report,- j kinds outstanding at this date hr?40,-. of food, because it partly 'formed the j brain matter,, Prof. Apibsiz,h:i right ly mum tiiat iirtii was tne ioou lor pin-osoprera. J . r p JA f "iuay ie Afffesl L.