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CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Messrs. Laidlaw & Gate are consign
ors of the Disco, Fifeshire, and Santa
ltosa.
We observe that the resolutions adopt
ed by the Albany excursionists when at
Astoria, have been generally copied by the
press of the State, and endorsed.
The principal portion of the cargo of
the steamship Idaho Tuesday, was i ail
road iron, for the Northern Pacific Kail-
road, which is to be discharged at Ivalaina.
-r-Capt. Rockwell informs us that he has
completed the triang illations as far as
Ivalama, and will "bre ak up his Oak Point
camp soon, returning to California for the
V inter.
Will not some person familiar with
the subject furnish us with some facts rela
tive to the production of starch from pota
toes. Cost of manufacture, capital re
quired, etc., etc.
Mr. Coe and family of Illinois, broth
er of J. G. Coe, esq., of this city, arrived
here hy the Ajax, Monday evening . We
understand that Mr. C, will make Oregon
his future place of residence.
On or about the 13th inst., Mr. Fred
Colbert, formerly of this city, will take
charge of the Globe Ilotel in this city as
mine host. Pred understands the business i
and will no doubt conduct the house to the
satisfaction of the public.
The Sailor question is agitating the
public mind in the United States pretty
extensivly now. It is conceded that the
last law of Congress docs not reach .the
care, and does not do the good it was in
tended to accomplish, any better than the
former state of affairs.
"We are informed that up to this week
a sight might be witnessed in Mr. Sales'
Orchard, this county, worth seeing, in
the way of a superabundant supply of
fruit. It is said that luscious plums (Coe's
Golden Drop), hang in the trees yet, ripe,
mellow, rich, and that pears and apples
cover the ground three deep under the
trees.
N. Koefoed, an old Mariner himself,
will soon open an office in this city for the
purpose of supplying seamen to vessels in
need of them- The want of a man to at-
tend to this business here has long been
felt by ship masters, and Mr. Koefoed has
recommendations from masters who have
formerly employed him.
showing that he
understands the business.
Concerning the purchase of the Hera
hy Jesse Holladay, and his future opera
tions, the Call says: The Hera, which ar
rived from Portland a few days ago, with
a cargo bt wheat, is to be continued in the
trade between this port and Oregon. She
is a new three masted schooner of 750 tons
fricght capacity. She was recently pur
chased by Jesse Holladay, who propose?
to build three more similar vessels and
maintain a regular packet line between
tlila city and Oregon.
The Ajax ar!d Idaho brought stacks
of nice things for Van Dusen. It will do
the eyes good to take a look into his place
of business, the old stand corner of Main
and Clienamus streets, and inspect the as
sortment of hats and caps, from fine beav
ersdown, including the suk quilted Hats, j could so rapidly ouwnp the Old in the"
oof.li rrravjclmrmnrs with m troiiS.fi ..hi nor n-io if Invnrv. 1 nf nnw mn.m.;1J n.
time, but can never wear out. HisMacki- 1 ecssity, and tl e most nrix.ed vo:tion of thr
nac over-coats, with cap, aye a splendid j furniture of every respectable American
article price only 10, large size, fine style hoiv-o; and yet the fact is beyond contra
very comfortable, perfectly water-proof, diction, and all lnnor k d fe to Messrs.
Hehas also the officers' rubher-coat, very Steinway & Sons, who, in tl i- d paitment
cheap, and of superior quality. He can j of manufacturing industry, have mad 'the
furni-h the jolly-tar with tarpolian, oil, or j name ofiAmcriei famous in every other
jury kind of , suits, and a fine quality of ci-i land." Gj-okgk L. D kPkaxs, Manager
gars to wit" the cgo(U with. By all j of Gray's Oregm Branch Muic Store,
mean give Ynn a call, the iirst opportu- Odd-Fellows' Temple,,. Portland, isgent
jiity. " forjthc sale or SjtoinwavJs pianos. ":-
The Rock Pviver Paper manufacturing
Company have an active agent in Portland
Mr. H. C Morrice. There is a groat
saving of expense in building hy using
this material. Circulars will be furnished
on application. Mr. M. has also the only
regalia furnishing house in the State. See
advertisement.
But few persons were present at the
opening of Tcrman's Dancing Academy,
Tuesday evening. It is hoped that more
will be there this evening, as we consider
this one of the best things for the young
folks of our citv that could be devised.
Mr. T. is a competent teacher; patronize '
nis ciass.
Jacob Mayer, one of the oldest estab-
lished and most reliable merchants in the
State of Oregon, ahnvys carrying a mas
sive stock of superior merchandise, is agent
for the Brownsville "Woolen Manufactur
ing Mills, and is prepared, at hi-, store in
Portland, to till any kind of orders. See
advertisement.
It is a very unfortunate thing that
looseners of laws in this country permit
hardships that would not be tolerated
o herwise. "We are infoimed that there
is no tecurity for the loss of valuable time
to the Merrimac, in the suit which has
compelled Capt. llobson to lay her up.
As we understand the matter it is simply
an outrageous proceeding to prevent his
steamer from attending to business of tow
ing on the river during the busy season.
His lo-ses up to this time amount to about
1,500, yet he will get nothing, probably,
for demurrage, because the prosecutor, it
is said, is irresponsible.
The "Willamct Iron Works, at Port
land, is now the only large establishment
of the kind in operation north of SanFran-
cisco. The name of Major James Lotan,
performance of all
contracts. See adver-
tisement.
On Tuesday last the trappers, with
their traps and so forth, belonging to the
renowned hunting-boat " Joe Meek," left
Astoria in tow of a man-propeller, ibr the
Winter cruise along the evergreen shores
of the historic and classical Lewis and
Clarke, hJaskanine, Youngs river and
other retreats of the minx, otter, beaver, '
spoiled siua and coon . We wish the young
men every success in their venture, and
especially that they may recuperate health
and not Dv-sofohi. To .some this nnvnl
movement may seen as absurd a
v seen as absurd ns that in
discretion of Count di Chambord, which
so recently blasted the hopes of the Bour
bons in their kingly aspirations for the
throne of Prance, out though these young
men have some of the Bourbon quality in
the outfit, they also have "a mission afloat"
about which there need be nothing to re
tract, and they may press onward conquer
ing as they go, until their former posses
sion of robust strength is regained.
The Alta of the 25th gives an account
of a trip to the Farrallones the day pre
viou?, and we observe among the names
of the party those of lion. S. I. Kimball,
Chief of the Revenue Bureau, Capt. J. W.
White, and Cant. John Famine, nf fho
United States Revenue Marine Service, re
cently oil a visit to Astoria. The party
"returned in time to witness the dermrtnrn
of the magnificent ship Three Brothers,
that grand and beautiful specimen of nau
tical nrenitecture freighted with nearly
five thousand tons of wheat for Europe.
It was a gala day in San Prancisco, and
ten thousand people turned out to see her
away, with generous wishes, proud of the
big ship, and full of hope and faith in her
future, iier quick run and fortunate voyage.
vjjcu iusl sxm:ji sue was wen out at sea,
under her spread of 15,000 yards of can
vas. We join in a health to the outward
bound.
" One piano every hour," is the start
ling announcement recently made by the
Steinway Manufacturing company of New
York, unquestionably the largest piano
manufacturing firm in the world. The
justly earned fame and reputation of whose
instruments is not confined to America, hut
is world wide. One niano forevorv wrrl-
ing hour! Ten pianos every day, made
and sold by a single firm-nearly doubling
the sales, as the Internal RweSue return! I
show, ot the next lanrest maker in Amm inn I
exceeding those- of the twelve largest
New .York manufacturers combined. Of
this remarkable fact the New York Obser
ver says: " Our forefather never dreamed
; in their philosophy,, that the New World
THE OYSTER I5USIXESS.
For several "weeks past we have
watched the oyster trade of Sho?.l
water bay with very much interest.
There are in this field the elements
of very many fortunes, if rightly
managed, hut, as it seems to us, at
present there is nothing in the busi
ness but drudgery; half-compensated
drudgery. Now this should not be
the case. The bivalve is a delicacy
the public will not do without, and
Shoalwater bay is the place to pro
duce a supply for the whole Pacific
coast.
An observer of the oyster says that
(( he is not so stupid as he looks; he
can keep his mouth shut and there
by defy all our arts to wile a secret
from him." But we think one would
be less fortunate with the owners of
the fish at Shoalwater bay. That
those people are not compensated for
their patience, toil, and privations
we feel certainly convinced, and that
they will not be, so long as the pres
ent ruinous rivalry lias an existence,
we feel more certain. If some re
conciliation of the oysterm.cn and
companies of Shoalwater bay could
be effected, that would prove itself
one of the wealthiest regions in the
Pacific Northwest. California is de
pendent upon Shoalwater bay for
her oysters to-dar, and if the various
oyster companies on the bav would
combine for one united purpose, ask
ply orders as demanded oi them, we
know of no joint stock company on
the coast that could beat them in the
matter of dividends. As a friend of
the people of that region we throw
out this as a suggestson and ask for it
a careful consideration, hopeful that
it- may lead to explanations, and
mutual understandings among all
concerned. We have the good of
this country at heart. Want to see
everybody prosperous and happy,
but it can never be soj whilst men
continue to differ on every important
item of local affairs to their own det
riment, agreeing only in one thing
that neither one or the other is
making any money for themselves
out of the opposition engendered by
misunderstanding.
We should be glad indeed to see
the oystermen making the most mon
ey off the product of their own toil
and they could do it without fail, if
they would onlv ajrree to understand
j themselves, and stand in with each
other.
oi;k spice box.
"While witnessing a game of base
ball out West a boy was struck on
the back of his head, the bawl com
ing out of his mouth.
A Tennessee editor who has
been drinking.. Cincinnati whiskey
for a month has written to an East
ern printing house for a 'patent
inside."
A young man who professes to
have traveled says that the only dif
ferences in the wiskeys of the two
principal cities of California is that
after taking a drink of Sacramento's
chain lightning you immediately
make a short cut to the railroad and
go to sleep on the track; whereas
after imbibing a little of San Francis
f i U " " ""S 7
tilk1e? Possesslon of -vou to steiU a h.orse
co's bottled msanitv a burning desire
cllIU UUBK
Oregon is getting a somewhat un
enviable leputation for bloodshed
aflrays. Hardly had the Whitley
Glazc homicide died out, until a
tradgedy is introduced in Linn coun
ty, and two men, Yan Emerson, and
Hiram Sherts, kill themselves in a
fight at a shooting match in Sweet
House valley, on the 25th.
Since the Ohio election the West
ern Democratic newspapers proclaim
Senator Tliarmun as "the -coming.
j man' - - -
s.
T3ae Price of Gold.
Portland, Nov. 5. Gold in New
York to-day, HJSi; Portland Legal
Tender rates, 9(A buying, and 91
selling..
MisceHaneous News,
The Chespeake and. Ohio Railroad
Company defaulted on their interest
on the 1st.
Four hundred workmen were dis
charged from the Portsmouth Navy
Yard- Saturday.
Work on the residence of the Brit
ish Legation at Washington is tem
porarily suspended on account of the
brick-layers strike.
The export trade of New York was
never better than now. The import
trade has fallen away to almost noth
ing. The Mayor of Memphis is accused
of converting to his own use the
funds for the benefit of widows and
orphans.
Mexican silver coins, recently im
ported, had been very much de'based
by dishonest Mint employes in Mex
ico. A Herald special from Washington
says Secretary Richardson will be
made Chief Justice of "the Supreme
Court.
The T7te Indians agree to' dispose
of their 8,000-acre tract of land in
Nebraska, if another suitable reser
vation is provided by the Govern
ment. Negotiations for the settlement. ,of
the difficulties between Austria and
Turkey are progressing favorably.
Turkey is disposed to give complete
satisfaction.
James Young, eldest son of Brig
ham Young, has just returned from
Europe, where he attempted some fi
nancial negotiations, involving rail
way and mining interests.
It is considered certain that a
change will soon be made in the
California Surveyor Generalship. It
is believed that Sargent will name
Yon Schmidt as Hardenburgh's suc
cessor. Orders were issued last Saturday
for the removal of the Modocs at
Fort McPhereson to permanent loca- I
rion wiui tne uapaws, on jNeoario
river, in the northeastern coinei of
the Indian Territorv.
Bismarck will summon the Catholic
Bishops who refused to comply with
Government measures towards eccle
siastics, and demand their resigna
tions. Saturday Stokes lft for Sing Sing.
Young Walworth, the parracid,
wrote that.the convicts would gefe p
a grand reception for Stokes ai soon
as he gets his hair cut, andputj o
the uniform.
A dispatch from Sicily reports iht
volcano of Etna in a atate of violtnfr
eruption. The outbreak waa accom
panied by fearful earthquake, a
portion of the crater falling in.
Mines of sulphur Talued at 3OO,00Q
were destroyed.
The circular of the .Silk Association
of America for October report 1,8U0
packages of silk manufactures impor
ted into New York during the month,
foreign cost $1,495,633, and a total
since Januarv 1st of 27,006 package,
valued at $22,773,390. The receipt
of raw silks amounted to 964 pack
ages, of which 907 came via San
Francisco, valued at $521,525. Total
amount of raw silk imported since
January 1st, 7,360 packages; foreign
value, 4,522,515.
We understand that the troops at
Fort Stevens will soon give a public prtyt
great preparations for which are now be
ing made, and .they will entertain their
fiiends in the finest kind of style.
Carr's shop on Main street has been
the scene of local attraction the past few
days, where the work of reconstructing
the boiler for the Farmers' Companj
pile driver has been going on.
That Stokes has gone to Sing
Si ng is a surprise to many: Of course
every technical expedient was re
sorted to in order to confuse the
minds of the jury and defeat the ends
of justice, and if the jury had disa
greed he wpulX probably have gone
scot-free.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
-7-Onthe 24th the schooner Bill-thc-
Butcher, Capt. Tomason, sailed from San
Francisco, for Shoalwater hay, and the
Carolita on the 23d.
Potatoes were quoted as follows in
San Francisco last week: Receipts since
yesterday have been heavy, aggregating
nearly 7,000 sks. As a consequence the
market shows signs of weakening. Sales
of 500 sks gopd Solinas 1 20; 162 do
White, 1. Small gales of Tomales, at
$1112K; Humboldt, 1 15 1 25;
Sweet, S7J4c 1 V ctl.
Darwin has experienced a humiliating
rebuff from the French Acadamy of 'Sci
ence. Having applied for admission into
that famous and learned society, lie was
rejected hy a large majority. The reasons
given for hiss rejection arc purely scientific.
One of the academicians remarked that
the author of the "Origin of Species." and
11 The Descent of Man"khad too far sacri
ficed science to renown, and reason to im
agination, to deserve a place in the first
rank of earnest scientists. '
The great and increasing accuracy
displayed in the prognostications of the
Metorological Bureau proves how great
is the value of that department of the pub
lic service. Up to the first day of Novem
ber, 1S71, sixty-nine per cent, of its pre
dictions proved correct; and fiom that
date to the 1st of October, 1S72, the aver
age of correctness kept advancing, until it
finally reached seventy-six and eight-lOth s
per cent. During the past year no great
storm traversed the United States without
previous notice having been given.
Going to law is an expensive luxury.
This has been pretty well demonstrated.
Twenty three years ago John McDonough
died in New Orleans, leaving a fortune of
$3,000,000, to he used equally hy the cities
of New Orleans and Baltimore in the
maintenance of free schools for white and
black children. There was a flaw in the
bequest. The sclfconstituted heirs searched
it out, and went into the Courts to break
the will. They have had a merry time,
but are not likely to get much for their
sport, as it is said the lawyers have pocket
ed the entire amount, with the exception
of a mall balance of about 25,000.
The announcement that the Cu
nard Steamship Company would
shortly establish a daily line from
New York was at least premature.
The facts of the case are that at a fete
given on the birthday of the eldest
son of the manager of the Company
in England, to the mechanics and
Btryants of the Company, the man
ager gaid, in. an after dinnerspeech,
that in a short time he would have a
daily line running from England to
America. As he is the ruling spirit
of the Company and accustomed to
wield rather extensive powers, it was
supposed that the promise would soon
b carried into effect. Beyond the
building of six or seven new first
class vessels in the British dock
yards nothing special has been done
thus far. Preparations are makins.
however, to withdraw the stainieis
now on the Havana line; replacing
them with smaller vessels until the
nw boats are finished, and then run
throe vessels weekly from New York
City, and three vessels from Boston,
To do this will require a fleet of at
least twenty-five steamers, and to
make the Winter connection an extra
boat ot two will also bo required.
No attempt will be made to test the
project until Spring, says the New
York World, and, indeed one of the
present semi-weekly boats has been
withdrawn for the season. The ac
commodations at Jersey City docks
are ample for the proposed increase
of business; and with the addition of
railway freight, of wh ch but little
is now taken by the line, it is suppos
ed that sufficient returns will bo
made to justify the new venture.
Should the project be commence
and prove successful, it will douhtv
less lead to the amalgamation of
some of the German ljnes and the
establishment of &4ailv; linft. to ihat
;! countryi