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m ueM3siLiB,-u.jJM"jamJUjti .n. i : atjajwa'T r-rrv iiwunrrT: Vol. 1. Astoria, Oregon, Satueday Morning, Oct. 25, 1873. No. 51. TfiE ASTOBIAIT. PfcW.ISHKD KVKRY TUESDAf , THURSDAY AND SAnJRDAtf, Monitor Building, Astoria, Oregon. 1. C. XREAXI Proprietor Subscription Rales: Onn Conv onavGiir. fcoOQ ) Ono Copj- six months 9J Duo Cflpy throo months ; 1 oU JfctT Single Number, Ten Cents, ISSl Advertising" Kates: Hue Insertion per square, 10 lines or less...S2 50 IacL additional Insertion, per square 2 00 Yearly julv'ts pcrr month, per square 1 ) .&gesits- X. T. Ftkheb, 20 ad 21 Now Merchants Ex ch&n?e, i authorized to act as Agent for the Ajstoki vx vx &m Fraii :isco. Anv faeniZ. t2ij feels .mi interest in tho pros perity of this re,-ion, is Huthori.ed to net :is Agent for this paper, in pre curing subscribers. CITY ESTELI30ENCS. The barkentine Free Trade ar- Tivcd in han j'rancisco on tDe -otn. m The new harkentine -Portland, Capt. Gage, -sailed for Astoria on the 20th. The Lovett Peacock sailed 1 h e same -day, both from San Francisco".. The United States steamer Shu brick was up the river yesterday buoying the inside Prairie channel just above Tongue point She left for San Francisco last evening. ' Among the names registered at Ike Cosmopolitan Hotel, Ziber&Hol- ton's Portland October 21st,. we note those of Capt. George Flavel and A. J, Megler of this city, and J. B. JKnapp, of Knappton. Several of the excursionists made the trip over the bar yesterday in the steam tug Astoria. Capt. "Wass pive them a fine opportunity to pay tribute to the God of the Seas, and some' say Mart V. Brown actually threw his boots up. Alan, never cares for expenses &nd on a trip like this would empty his stomach as cheerfully as he" would his purse sAn pea-nut stand. Among the excursionists from the Wallamet valley to Astoria this week, were Messrs. S. Montgomery, 31. Luper and wife, L. Luper and wife, N. Houston and wife, X Hous ton, J. Elevens, A. S. Powell, G. F. Simpson, Thomas Montieth, A. Mon tieth, E. P. Burkhart and wife, Mart Y. Brown, A. J. Bushnell, L. W. Cline, A. Bales and wife, J. Wheeler, "Will Westlake, and many whose names we could not learn. Not having a brass band to head their procession, the Albany exeur- .sionists placed Mart V. Brown in the lead while here. Mart is generally up to snuff, and can make music enough to keep a large congregation toget icr. lie is Editor of the Albany Democrat and his paper has been in full sympathy with the farmers' movement from first to last, and ought to be liberally patronized by people at both ends of the route. One of the most interesting spee ches made at the Court house Thurs day evening on subjects connected with .the direct shipments movement, was by Hon. W. D. Hare, Collector of United! States Customs at this port. Mr. Hare has not resided in Astoria many months, but lie is a thorough Astorian, and has done very much siDce he was Installed in office here, to have men in high places fully un derstand the situation of affairs in connection with the commerce of l this State. "When these things ire once correctly understood, the battle is over, because it is one of the plain est things imaginable, that every Oregouian, no matter where he re sides, ought to and will work for the supremacy of his own htate. Oregon .An in no"other wav sustain her renn- I tation abroad so well as by properly ' encouraging this Astoria movement and it is "the bight of ridiculous- j ness to suppose that such encourage- ; merit will build up a place here to here the detriment of any other locality. I This absurd notion must be squelched. The Domestic Sewing Machine tnok the first premium at the State Fair also, four blue ribbons for work. It also took Vv.- Ivli-m -iUlrn of i.wn n? flip pniintv fnir. I. W. Oasevis agent' for 6latsop counts. . Call and see-it for yourselves 13t KIStfORIC-AX. ERROR CORRECTED Iii the address by the Hon. S. F.. fchadwick at the laying of the cor ner stone of the Cupital of Oregon, he says: "In March, 1843, the Cana dian inhabitants of Oregon met at Cfeampoeg, and nobly declared a unanimous expression of sentiment of " cordiality, desire of union, and inexhaustible peace, between all the people,' and also expressed a willing ness to submit to any lawful govern ment that might be extended over them." It is only true that they met and used all their knowledge and influ ence to defeat the proposed Ameri can government, and on the final vote they unanimously, with a few noble exceptions, drew off after they were defeated and out numbered by the Americans present. The Oregon Spectator was not "started b' the Methodist Mission," but by an 'effort of the settlers out side the Mission. The first excutive officers of Ore gon were Alanson Beers, David Hill, and George Gay the second as nam ed in the address. The first error is calculated to do the greatest injury to the American settlers of the country, and is no credit to ?he Canadian as their alleg iance was due the Hudson Bay Co., and British jjovcrnment. It has been suggested that it is a msss print, it so the original in the corner sto.ie of the Capitol will show it to the future, and not to the pre sent generation. W. H. Gray. "Who ever knew the Oregon Steam Navigation Company to be behind the published hours in starting the.;r boats ? Their log books, compared with ihosS of any similar company in the United states, will exhibit unsurpassed promptness, reg-ularit-, order, and exemption from acci dents of all kinds. The officers and crews of their boats are all careful and prudent men none others being retained in ser vice. Hence the great prosperity of ihis company is richly deserved. Such men as J. C. Ainsworth, B.K.Thompson, andS. G. Reed, who are at the head of its officers are guarantees of the future good order and success of th;s company winch in time past have proved an honor to Oregon. Advocate. The St. Joseph D.xily and "Weekly Gazette was sold at auction, pursuant to advertisement to Joseph A. Corby, for $25,000 one-half down, one-fourth m six, and the balance in twelve month. Under the new regime the Gazette will be backed with an unlimited capital, and can be made the leading newspaper of the Mis souri valley. St. Louis Globe. Newspapers backed with judgement often become the " leading newspapers" when those b&eke& with an "unlimited capital" sink their thousands, and event ually die out unwept, unhoncred and so forth. Mart. V. Brown, of the Albany Democrat, dropped in upon us this morning for a few minutes. He con stitutes a considerable portion of the Farmers' excursion. Evening News 21st. Yes, we beleive Mart acts in the capacity of host a Homerian host at that. Fort Cape Disappointment is now the military prison for this Depart ment. Several men convicted of crimes in the service are working out sentences there, and four more are soon to arrive irom Jbort Coiville. Pelicans are so thick in this vi cinity that when they rise from their position on Sand Island in a bodv the air is so blackened that it bears the appearance of smoke from a steamship stack. The ''Farmers' movement" was es- pecialy noticeable at the- ball la-t night. Jit look a wid latitude and embacedmanv attractive " side i-siios." The brig Perpetua went to sea (Thursday and the Melancthoii yes terday. F. Bartoldes, of V,Testport is under medical . treatment. ill last week. He Wi.s taken MISCEE.IiAIS'EOICS ITEMS. , -i Bret Harte's new lecture is about Some Bad People. - w To milk a kicking cow stand off about eight feet and yell, "So! you darned old skinflint." Mrs. Hathaway, of Temple, Me., is ninety-nine years old, and has smoked tobacco since she was a girl. A lady in Massachusetts has a fuschia which held for several suc cessive weeks 250 scarlet and purple blossoms. An Ohio schoolmistress has kill ed over a hundred snakes thisseason, to say nothing of the young men she mashed. Mrs. H. B. Stowe, at 'her home in Florida, has kept open a school of fifty pupils during the summer at her own expense. A South Carolina negro when in formed of SewarcUs death clasped his hands and solemnly said: " Us few big men fnef.UJ ar thinning outpowerful A Detroit woman. suesfor a di vorce because her husband insists up on sleeping with his feet upon the pillow so that he can tickle her feet when she snores. First lesson in kissing The gen tleman should be a'little the tallest. He should have a clean face, a kind eye, and a mouth full of expression, instead of tobacco. A morning paper in an account of the voyage of the Junita"to Green land, describes "the effect of blub ber on the female form." The effect of female blubber on the, male form are known to be melting in the ex treme. The New York Republican State Convention, did not merdly, without reservation, condemn like salary grab. 'It went further, and passed a resolution calling upCFifCongress. to pass an act that would exactly meet the cise of those true patriots who, kno viig that the Treasury is an es pecially 3afe place of deposit, have left their back pay to remain there till the stv"rin blows over, and mean while advertise themselves as not having touched a cent of it namely, an act providing that whatever back pay has not beer drawn shall be re funded to the Treasury. This would be so very like enabling men by law to be honest in spite of themselves, that there is little doubi but that it would pass, and the probabilities are that, inspired by the hard times that have set in, Congress will not only pass such an act, but another jestor ing the pay to the old rate. The Vienna Congress has just assented, by unanimous vote, upon the proposition of General Myers, to the follewing: That it is desirable, with a view to their exchange, that at least one uniform observation of such character as to be . suitable for the preparation of synoptic charts, be taken daily simultaneously at as many stations as practicable through out the world. The formal announce ment of this principle with such sanc tion tends directly to an exchange o,f signal service and weather reports between all civilized nations. It is interesting in reference to American reports to know that the Chinese Goverment is preparing the establish ment of a system of storm warnings and the weather reports for Chinese coast of the Pacific. vrcn.'vrmjxrrv-&--i Large purchases of wheat have been made in Portland for tho Val leio mills in California. "When Cal- ifornians want a superior quality of; flour they send to Oregon for tiie j wheat to make it with. The price . paid for this wheat was ?1 20 per bushel, sineevhen the rate has les sened somewhat. Wheat is to-day helling in Astoria for 2 25 per cental. TEIfflAPH MOTS. Tne Price of Gold. Portland, Oct. 24. Gold in New York to-day, 10SJ; Portland Legal Tender rates, 90.V buying, and 91J selling. Miscellaneous News. t New York, October 20. A Storm of wind and rain has prevailed here durine: the nast 24 hours. The onlv I disaster reported in this neighborhood is the wrecK oi can a i ooais on ine nuuon, but the loss of life and property is said to be less than first reported. Telegraph wires have been considerablv damaged . "Washington, Oct. 20. The action of Admiral Almy in protecting the Panama railroad during the recent revolutionary disturbances is commended in official circles. The assent of his Government hav ing been obtained, Sir Edward Thornton has consented to serve as Umpire in the United States and Mexican Claims com missions. Concord, N. H., Oct. 21. Merrimac river is very high and rising. The coun try round about Plymouth is flooded and trains have been stopped since yesterday. At Franklin, the paper mills have suspen ded owing to the high water, and at Wat erbury a temporary bridge over Onion river was washed away. Detroit, Oct. 21. The fiercest gale of the season has pi evailed during the last twenty-four hours. A number of disasters are reported on Lake Huron. There are rumors of loss of life, but as yet nothing definite is learned. A number of vessels and steamers ran into Port Huron and Tawas for shelter. There is a very hevy sea on Lake Michigan, bat no important disasters are reported. Chicago, Oct. 21. An Tnter-Ocenn Washington dispatch snys a bill has been prepared by a Minnesota gentleman, for presentation at the forthcoming session, providing for the United States guarantee ing interest on the bonds of the Northern Pacific Railway. It is claimed by them that they have secured the support of nearh' the entire Minnesota ana Wis consin delegates in Congress. A draft of this bill was prepared before the failure of Jay Cook & Co., and as long ago as July last. Parties engaged in the matter, have spent the greater part of the Summer in perfecting their plans for pushing it through Congress. New York Oct. 20. The monument to Philip Enibmy, founder of Methodism in this country, was unveiled yesterday at Cambridge, New York, in the presence of a large concourse of people. Bishops Kane and Simpson and others made actresses,. The Gazette de Italia asserts that the fi nancial crisis in America caused great ex citement at the Vatican. It has never been kept secret that a great part of mon ey received from Peter's Pence and part of the private property of the Prelates have been deposited in American bank by Cardinal Antonclli. In reference to the back pay and - L , . ., , increase of pay voted to themselves by the houses of Congress, the Prei- 1 dent's views are alleged to be that if a veto had been possible without com promising important public interests in the same bill precedent establish- .. , x , ed by such a course of procedure aa ft veto would have been a serious blow to the independence of Congress, and more deserving of censure than a compulsory and passive assent to the principal of " back pay." llotrever commendable the President may deemed Speaker Blaine's action, no occasion was offered him for following the precedent in his own case. The President is represented as holding to the view that, as members of Con gress are of necessity to be intrusted with the delicate subject of regulating their own compensation, the eon- j siituencies who pay the salaries ought to bear the fact in mind when nom inations for Congress are in or-der. It is quite evident that if parties maintain their present status Hon. Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana, may be come prominent among candidates for the nomination to the Presidency of 1876. James Lick of San Francisco pro posed to the California Academy of Sciences to endow an observatory to 1 be located at some point on the Sierra , Nevada mountains, 10,000 feet above -.sea level for astronomical purposes, and to be supplied with every appli ance necessary to make it the most complete of anything cf the kind in the world. The plan has taken a practical and tangible shape already, and will doubtless be carried. out,-t An Indiana Aerolite. A very curious visitor from un known regions is described by a farm er of Tippecanoe county, in the La fayette (Ind.) Journal, as follews: "Mention was made a short time since of the fall of a wonderful aero- I'lite in the lower part of this countv. Yesterday we met Mr. Harter, who discovered it on his farm, near Rom ney. The fragments in all it is sup posed will amount to about a thous and pounds in weight, and some fea tures are presented which will be of great interest to scientific men. T'he aerolites heretofore found are of a solid metalic nature, having evident ly struck the earth as compact bod ies. This one is entirely different. From the traces it is easily determin ed that the vast descending globe came hurling through the air in one glowing molten mass, and that at the moment of its impingement it was in a liquid state. The fragments are honey-combed, like a cinder, and vary greatly in the weight. It is further evident that the globe was hollow, from the smoothness. of the concave parts. The outside presents the appearance of a soft body that has struck upon solid particles, as the indentation of grassblades, straws, and Bticks are plainly discernable. 1 One of the fragments had fallen on a large stick of wood, and conforms to it exactly. The very texture of the wood can be seen. Further than this, all around the spot where the main body fell were found nurner- ous little balls of the same material, varying from a shot to an ordinary sized marble. They were perfect Bpheres, and can be accounted for j upon no other hypothesis than that the rapid revolution of the liquid maas in its descent threw off these particles by centrifugal force. Parts of the material have been subjected to intense heat without the least im pression being produced, and they show unquestionable evidence of ig neous action. A box of these frag ments will be shipped to" the Smith sonian Institute, and the remainder are intended for the Purdue Agricul tural College." An invArtinn tvliiVi fliroofona fr L , - ,, ., , F interfere greatly with our commerce is reported from Paris, and if it proves a success it will probably have the effect of causing an entire revolu tion among the Southern planters. ., , ... . , j making suaar by uniting into a coin- pound its constituent atoms of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. The inven tor, M. Jouglet, says that the cost of production will be 50 cents per cwt., and he lias already so far succeeded in establishing the utility of his in Tention that a company of manufac turers have been persuaded to pur chase it from him for the compar atively moderate sum of 8240,000. What tho sugar planters and refiners will do if this discovery turns out to be as important as it promises, re mains to be aeen; but there .is n- doubt that if it is only partially suc cessful strange developments may be expected. The invention is said to be very simple and one easily ex plained, and endless quantities of saccharine substances can, it is claim ed, be manufactured by this new process in so short a time and at so small a cost as to preclude the pos sibility of competition. Nrw School Books. I, have just re ceived ail the different kinds of New School Books required to be used in thin State, that can now be Jour.d in San Francisco. At-', Slate pencils, Blotting pad, a good a -sortmr-nt of Stationery, Drawing pan t-, CARD BOARD, Perforated boa:d, Ink, ! (Carmine, Purple and Black). Likowi-c a . new wtock of Crockery, Clocks and a hr g ' assortment of Lamp Chimneys, all of . wmcn ;. .,- i which wiii be sold cheap for cash. I. "W. CASE.