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About Tri-weekly Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1873-1874 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1873)
Czl Tri-Weekly Astorian ASTORIA, OREGON: S. C. XRE&AXI) Editor. TUESDAY 3STov.4,1873 Senator Mitchell left San Fran cisco for Washington on Tuesday last. The race of fox-hunting English parsons is hot yet extinct. Rev. H. Davis, vicar of Glangood, was re cently fined $10 for trespassing in pursuit of game. Senator Clayton and others have purchased a controlling interest in the Little Rock, Arkansas Republi can, which is now to harmonize with the State government. A mean-spirited wretch in Al bany named Van Cott has shown himself to be the enemy of the fe- male sex in a most aggravating way. For a couple of months past com plaints have been heard from many of the ladies of the city that their dresses have been ruined by some body who has made it a practice to expectorate liquorice juice upon them in the streets at night. It is said that over a hundred valuable silk dresses have been ruined in this ,way and by this Tan Cott, who was .arrested on Sunday night, just after he had ejected a quantity of the liquorice juice upon the dress of a lady who was going to church. He confessed that he was the author of :iill of the mischief that had been done to ladies' apparel. His shirt front, was found to be stained with liquorice, and in his pockets were several pieces of that composition. - The prosecution of a railroad conductor under the Arkansas civil rights law, for expelling a colored person from a first class car,, has re sulted in a singular discovery. The statute, by the omission of the word "not," negatives itself. It reads thus: " Xo person shall make any rule or rules which shall affect all persons alike., without re gard to race or color," the penalty for violation of the statute being a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars. By the omission of "not" between "which shall" and "affect" it is made incumbent upon railroads and other public corporations and servants .to make a, distinction on ac count of race and color. The law was passed by Clayton's Grand Leg islature, and the negroes are wonder ing whether thev mean it --The Rath, I..inc, Times gives the follewing: " Miss Edmonia Lewis, the half negro sculptor, is a daughter .of Robert 13, Lewis, formerly of this ,city. Most of our oldest citizens will remember 'Bohr Lewis' as he was familiarly called, the famous colored historian of the colored race, who wrote and published a book here un der the title of Light and Truth,' in which he maintained that black was the orignal color of the race, and that white men were of inferior stock, and not to be regarded of much ac count anyway. ' Bob' wis great on ancient history, and in the naming of his children his peculiar taste of the classical' was prominently ap parent. He could call over the rell: Euclid, Fdmonia, Euphrosie, Hypa tia, etc., and each plump descendant of the once ruling race of the world would come to the front with dignity and alacrity, and answer to the pa ternal head. He used- to wear his long, black, Indian' hair in ringlets, profusely greased with his inimitable hair oil, an article of his own manu facture, and froni .the sale of which he seemed to derive quite an income. At one time he proposed to go out as a missionary to Africa; and we be lieve the South Congregational Church in this city rendered him some aid in the way of obtaining an education for the foreign work. He never carried out his purpose, but after remaining here for many years finally moved to Bath, where he died several years ago, leaving a family of children of more than ordinary in telligence and ability." SIR JOHN TRAXJxUOTS FATE A correspondent of the Sew York r Herald has been interviewing Cap tain Fdwih A. Potter, of the whaling bark Glacier, which, it will be. re membered, recently arrived at 2Tew Bedford from the Arctic regions. Captain Potter has spent no less than seven winters in the Arctic regions, and his last voyage, which occupied about twenty-six months, has fur nished him with fresh tidings of Sir John Franklin and his followers. The Captain spent most of his time in the vicinity of the place where Franklin and his party abandoned the vessels, and he there learned from the natives all about the peri lous adventures of the great Arctic explorer. A party of the natives came over from King William's to Repulse bay, where he was stopping, to trade with him. The Esquimaux were sadty in need of pots, kettles and cooking utensils, and as the Capt. had plenty on board his vessel, he was willing to accommodate them. He was surprised when he found the compensation thej' had to offer him was silver spoons and silver forks. When asked where they obtained the relics, the natives said that they belonged to Sir John Franklin. The articles which they had in their pos sesion consisted of two large table spoons, .two large four-tin ed forks, one eommon tea spoon and an ordi nary har of sugar sx30on,all of ancient pattern., and all showing unmistaka ble signs of extraordinary wear in some service or other. The small tea spoon was of German silver, but the other spoons, as well as the forks were solid silver. On one of the large spoons and one large forks, were the somewhat indistinct outlines of Sir John Franklin's coat-of-arms, con sisting of an upright Indian with bo w and arrow in hand, the whole figure being almost wholly surrounded by a wreath. The maker's stamp on the spoon bearing this coat-of-arms de sign, is " W. R. S.,'? the letters being pressed in by a hydraulic or some other powerful force. The maker's stamp on the other large spoon is " G. A.," and one of the large forks bears the same mark. The German silver spoon is neatly engraved with a Ger man text" M," and on one of the forks is roughly scratched "R. M.," which Capt. Potter believes to mean Royal Xavy. Besides these relics of Sir John Franklin the Captain obtain ed in the way of trade, some 500 skins, among which are those of the Polar bear, musk ox, wolverine and other species. From the testimony of eye-witnesses, the Captain is con vinced beyond a doubt that Franklin and his party died from natural causes and not by violence. Interpreting what all the natives told him, Capt. Potter makes the statement that there was a difference between Sir John and his followers when they arrived at King William's. Immedi ately upon leaving the ship, disagree ment and jealousy followed about the direction in which they were to travel. A day or two's talk resulted in the largest party going in the di rection of the Red River and the smallest party in the direction of the Hudson's Bay Company's territory, wnich party Captain Franklin united himself with is a delicate conundrum, but whichever direction he took it appears that he and his party were all frozen to death. The giving out of some dogs, which were used for bringing the relics to the ship, is the excuse that the captain offers for not bringing more relics of the pioneer explorer.- On account of this the quantity of relics is reduced, and disease took away one of the elderly natives who wascoming over from King William's to the hay to tell Captain Potter what he knew, of the privations, perseverance and death of Sir John Franklin. Captain Potter also gave vent to his views about the North Pole business. He knew Hall and Buddington and all of the "red tape" boys, as he qx pressed it, but he believed that if the North Pole was what was wanted, he could pick up a crew of a dozen and find it almost instantly. He ad ministered a rebuke more forcible than clever to the Navy Department, and he is willing to wager that if the bonfire which furnishes the northern lights is ever extinguished, neither the English nor American Govern ments will be charged with putting it out. STKAXGE IXGS X. A week or more ago we alluded to some mysterious occurrences in a house in Dunn county, Wisconsin, but the story lacks the completness which subsequent investigation has given it, the more wonderful pheno mena not having been mentioned. According to a reporter of the St. Paul Pioneer, the family occupying the house is named Lynch, and con sists of husband and wife and three children. The trouble commenced eighteen months ago, when house hold utensils began to disappear, and various articles of raiment were cut and tern up. The eldest son was accused of being the mischief-maker, and severely punished, but he maintained his in nocence, and a short absence from home convinced his parents that he was not the -moving cause of their distress. Matters became so serious that an appeal was made to the .neigborsfor their intervention, but they regarded it as some cunningly devised schemo to play on their cred ulity, with a view to obtaining mon ey from them, and held aloof. At last, however, two persons were in duced to visit the house and investi gate. They took with them some pieces of cloth, which they placed in a bureau drawer, in an upper room. Locking the drawer, and' the room, they waited an hour down stairs, and then found the cloth had been cut and torn to shreds. A five-year-old child, left alone for a few minutes without thought of the consequences, had her hair cut close to her head, and was unable to say how it was done, as she had seen no one. A venerable elder, who thought the Good Book allpowerful to exercise the demon influence, enter ed the room where the liveliest man ifestations were experienced with his bible under his arm. He was sur prised to see a broadax traveling to ward him, apparently of its own voli tion, and he dropped his book and precipitately retired. When he re gained his courage and reconnoitred, his surprise was increased at finding that the broadax had chopped the bible to pieces. Other incidents, equally strange and startling, are rated. Scbcol Books. Now is the time to buy School books to conform with the new law. For firt introduction ihercisa discount of oi. per cent. Horn retail prices, aa follews: Pacific Coal .Retail. Introductory. J-uSt Header 2o 5 lti- Second Header... Thiid Header.... Fourth Keutler... Fifth Keader. "? o .50 75 TOO 1 25 5'J Speller. 35 DooKins Manual of Amer ican Idea, .(in place of Sixth Keader), l ffl i 00 Allot which may now bo found in Astoria, at the toro of I. W. CASE, oc-Ieod Chenamus street, fiIfyou want to save a fortuno bay and soil with men who advertise it the Asiomxs. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. JN JUSTICE'S COURT FOR TEE PKE X cinct of Astoria, Stato of Oregon, County of Clatsop, 1. W. Case, Plaintiff vs. H. K. Stevens, Defendant. Cjvil action to recover money. To H. K. Sterens, the abovo named defend ant: In the name of the Stato of Oregon, you aro hereby required to appear beforo the un dersigned, a Justice of the Peaco for the pre cinct aforesaid, on the lbth day of December, 1373, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon of said day, attho office of said Justice, in said precinct, to answor the abovo named plaintiff in a civil action. 'J ho defendant will take notice, that if ho fail to answor the complaint herein tho plaintiff will uiko judgment against him for Sl'J 42 gold coin, and lor costs and disburse ments. , Given under my hand this 3d day of Novem ber, lb73. CHARLES STEVENS, Justico of tho Peace. H. Trenkmann. LACKSMITII AND TOOL MAKER and manufactujer of of all kinds of Plaining, Moulding, and Turning Tools, Saws of all kinds Straightened and Repaired, and all kinds of Saw Teeth made and repaired and sa vs turned and straightened. Orders at tended to promptly. H. THEN KM ANN. ttulb'tf 40 Front bt, Portland, George A. Pease, 7 Pacific Boot and Shoo Storo, Is now prepared to wait on his customers, At The Old Stand Again S. W. Corner First and Morrison Strocts, Portland, Oregon. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Bramel's CoSee Stand NOW OPEN. - Chenamus Streqt, Astoria, Oregon. THE PUBLIC NOW SUPPLIED "WITH a superior quality of Hot Coffee, Cakes, Oysters, Pig's-Feet, Confectionery, Cigars, Tobacco, Pipes, Motions, etc. flGivo mo call, at tho now Stand, Brown's Building. ociJStf Gemiania Beer Hall AND- BOTTLED BEER1 DEPOT, Chenamus Street, Astoria. THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED to call and leavo their orders. Splendid Lager five Cents a Glass, Free Lunch ever if Night oclStf ERNST PAPMAHL, Proprietor. P. J. SfAItTIN. EDIT. MARTIX. D. V. li. II EN AIRE. . JSE vr Portland, Oregon, And San Francisco, California. Importors and Dealers in FINE Brandies, W'nes, Liquors ! Proprietors of the Celebrated "HILLEira EXTRA OLD BG18GII 1ISKEY!" Sole Agents for the J. F. CUTTER WHISKY, HENNESSY AND MARTEL BRANDIES, In Bulk and Case, (bonded or duty paid), AND All Goods PertainiDg to the Trade. 0. S. N. Co. 's Block, Portland, oc28tf 40S Front st., San Francisco. Sam. M. Smith, Cor. First and Ash sts., Portland. DKTJGGIST. TTAS JUST RECEIVED A FULL STOCK PAINTS AND OILS, ECalsomine Putty, (Assorted Colors), Faint and Whiteiuash BRUSHES, LARD, OIL, ALCOHOL, Kerosene, Turpentine, Etc, KG enuine Bay Rum r& o21tf Dancing Academy, Masonic Hall, Astoria, Oregon Tuesday, Thursday,SatVday THE UNDERSIGNED, PUPIL OF PROF. Charles Cardinell, will opon a School for dancing at Masonic Hall, Astoria, Tuesday November 4th, 1S73. Classes will bo so arranged as to recoivo in structions three times a week, with a Soiree Saturday ovonings. For particular?, call upon or address: F. TERM AN, oc21tf Astoria, Oregon" JAMES WrWEIiCJBC, TEAMSTER. Office at J. W. Gearhart's Store, Astoria. ORDERS LEFT WITH MR. GEARHART for any kind of Teaming, will bo promptly attended to. Wood of all kinds constantly on hand. Orders solicited. oc4tf BURDETT ORGAN G. L. DePraxs, Dear Sir ThoBur dott Organ that 1 triod at your house 4 SUITS ME BETTER THAN ANY OTHER 21EE INSTRUMENT 1" EVERnEARD. There is a variety and sweotness of tone in these instru ments unsurpassed, in my opinion, and Tlieir Popularity Is very EASILY ACCOUNTED for. FRANK GILDER. (Tho eminent American Pianist), , Mad. Anna Bishop Concort Troupo. -3 f-3 S BURDETT ORGAN SEND FOR CIRCULARS BEFORE YOU PURCHASE, TO GBATS- MUSIC STOBE! G. JO, DePXtAJTS, Manager, Odd Fellows' Temple, Portland, aiutf AUCTIONEERS. A. B. RICHARDSON. S. I. N. GILMAX. ' A', B- Richardson, AUCTI2?EER-Corner of Front and Oak sts., iffanJ 0reson. Auction bales of Real instate, brocencs, General Merchandise and -Horses, bales Wednesday a.nd iraturdigL !PIJfr?0 pgrtnicnt of Groceries Liquors, c, at Private Sale. Liberal advances mado etc on consignment''. A. ii. 1UIJ11AKIJSU.3 Charles 8. Wright, AUCTIONEEB-Corof Main and Chenamus btreets Astona. Good received on con&hm ment and sold to the highest biduer. Oscar Kllbourn- AUCTIONEEU-Ouico 0 fh.t St.. Portland. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. FRANK J. TAYXOR, ATTORNEY -A T-L AW, ASTORIA, OREGON. Office Brown's Building. Special attontion given to the examination of titles and tho col lection of debts. ocSUtf .AVM. L. MiEWAN, RESIDENT -ATTORNEY, Astorta, Oregon. HENRY S. AIKEN, NOTARY PUBLIC, ASTORIA. OREGON. H. R. PARKER, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, ASTORIA,. OREGON. 5T" Always Ready for Business. ""SK A. TAN DUSEN, NOTARY- PUBLIC, Astoria, Oregon. DR. S. "W. DODD, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, ASTORIA, OREGON". GEORGE II. HURIIAM. H. Y. HOMrSOX. DURHAM & THOALPFOX, Attorneys at Law- Portland. Office IIW First Street, opposite Occidental Hotel. ault) M. E. AIULKEY", ATTORNEY AT LAW - Portland. Office in Pittock's Building, Cornor Front and Stark U. (up Staii.-'j. slG CAPLES fc MORELAND, Attorneys at Law, Portland, Oregon Office in Pittock's Building Corner of Front and Siavk streets, uip biaiu;. al(- H.H.NORTHUP, ATTORNEY- AT LAW, (Register in Bankruptcy), Office In Holmes1 Building, Portland. O. P. MASON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, PORTLAND. OREGON. BST Land Cases and Titles a si)eca.lty.'!Stt De. 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