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VPMHMP vmm (TJ Tri-Weekly Astorian ASTORIA, OREGON: I. C. IBEIAXI Editor. ASTORIA Dec. 4, 1873 The fact seems to have been over looked that as fast as the net proceeds of sales of cotton seized by Treasury agents were received at the Depart ment they were transferred to the Taults of Jay Cooke & Co., and there remained until twenty millions had accumulated in the possession of that firm. "When the joint resolution of March 30, 186S, introduced by Sen ator Edmunds, was passed, and the Cookes were compelled to disgorge, it was known that their establish ment was shaken to its very founda tion. The entire proceeds of these sales were $34,052,S09 54, from which are to be deducted for expenses in handling the cotton $9,310,7S6 99 leaving $24,742,022 55 net proceeds now in the Treasury lo be paid to claimants under the fifth section of the Appropriation Act of May 1S,1S72. "When this twenty millions were re turned to the Treasury, Jay Cooke fc Co. began to decline, their embarass inents increasing until they culmin ated in the recent grand crash. Mr.. A.. "W. Clock, a well known hop-grower of St. Helena, California, this year from thirty acres has har rested 12 tons,, worth 2& cents per pound S'6,000. From 15 acresr he gets 10 tons, which he is confident will bring 50 cents per pound. This will make over 810,000 more, or a gross product of over 16,000 in one season from 45 acres. Mr. Clock last spring bought the ground on which his lower field is situated, for $9,000 He put $2,000 worth of poles into it, and has now bargained it for $10,000. This, with this year's crop of $10,000 off the tract, leaves a profit of $12,000 on that tract for the season. Almost as good as running a country news paper The season of almanacs has come. The other day we noticed Nast's Il lustrated Almanac, Bancroft and Ro man, and now the Aldine Almanac for 1S74, is ready by James T. "White Co. General Agents for the Pacific Coast,. Xo. G Montgomery street, San Francisco. It is really what its title indicates, a brochure of American art. The illustrations, by leading American artists are happy in design and admirable in execution. Aniens: the most striking are those of Bret Harte's Outcasts of Poker Flat. James Sutton & Co., New York, publishers. A writ has been issued out of the Circuit Court in the Second District, for a review of the proceedings of the State Board of Equalization in raising assesemcnts. The proceed ings are instigated by wealthy men in Benton county, and they beat the board on a hearing of the writ on the 2S1U ultimo. Clatsop county having been obliged to accede to the de mands of this State Board, we hope that some of our citizens will com bine and say emphatically that they will not stand it. It is reported that the friends of Captain Clarke, and his first mate, Harris, comprising a number of sea captains and merchants, will prepare a memorial to President Grant, ask ing for the remission of the penalty pronounced in their cases bv the "United States Circuit Court of Cali i urn ia. Among the losers by the collapse of the Northern Pacific Kail road "op eration" in this division is J. B. Mont gomery, contractor, banker,, gentle man, etc., etc. His sympathizers wti oe lew,, perhaps, so iar a-s we can learn. ' The celebrated Schnltz f Barge- i man), has been captured again in rnlifornia, and 'is now en route to to his old quarters in' the Salem peni- Ifjntiary. -The epizootic survives in Tir- , glnia. , , ; The Saiitam .ditch v is now com-' pleied-to Albany, " ,. . ., I This early snoy and freeze indi- 5 gaios an early Winter, i -TAKIFF, -WAGES, ANI IABOB. The statement will not be question ed that in the United States, under a protective tariff, wages are at least fifty per cent higher than in any oth er part of the world. How far pro tection to our industries, by the ad justment of the tariff, has contrib uted to this result, is a matter of every day demonstration. We will not deduct one iota from our advan tages of a broad geographical area, a diversified climate, superior soil, and untiring native energy. Under these auspicious circumstances, we might even adopt the free-trade the ory, and in practice abolish the tar iff, let Europe furnish our manufac tures, we close our mills and furnaces and all resort to agriculture as an oc cupation, and still live But we would then be without markets ibr our increased agricultural surplus,, without employment for workmen or wages to pay them; and very soon we should realize the experience of all past ages, that a country strictly con fined to agricultural pursuits is al ways impoverished, and can never advance in the scale of civilization; while, on the other hand, that coun try whose industries embrace the widest scope and greatest variety of pursuits is invariably the most pros perous. Under a protective tariff this diversity has been secured in the United States to a very high de gree. With it the demand for labor has increased; new industries have been opened, and wages have ad vanced. Immigration is annually adding half a million to our popula tion, yet all are employed. Those who have been thrown out of em ployment by the recent panic, will re turn to their former places as soon as employers can obtain currency suffi cient to meet the requirements of trade. Carefully prepared tables, under the supervision of the United States Statistical Bureau, have demonstrat ed the fact that the average wages paid in the United States to artisans, mechanics, and workmen employed in the manufactories is fifty-four per cent, higher than the price paid for similar work in England; yet provis ions arc higher there than here. England paid us during the fiscal year June 80th, 1872, by the latest returns officially reported, $20,853, 047 for wheat, $9,221,346 for corn, $14,037,44S for hams and bacon, $7, 065,912 for lard, $6,095,S20 for cheese, and large amounts for beef,, pork, butter, flour, corn meal, etc. It is evident, therefore, that the cost of living in England must be higher than in the United States; and food averages seventy-five per cent of the workinginan's family expenses. If we go beyond England into France, I Belgium. Prussia, Austria, etc., we ; find, according to returns made to i the British Parliament by their con sular agents abroad, that wages aver ( age thirty per cent, lower in those countries than in England. If we , include mining and agricultural em ployments, the difference in the wages paid in Europe and the United j States becomes still greater. But this ! is not the darkest of the picture. J By their own returns the melan j choly fact is published, that there are ; thousands of able-bodied artisans ! and skilled workmen in England who j cannot procure employment at any j price. "The time was," says an English statesman in a recent publi- cation. " When our pauperism was confined to the aged and disabled; but now we have paupers pleading for work, and made paupers only be cause they cannot procure employ ment to kee,p themselves and their families from the poor house." This is a deplorable picture. Those of the impoverished English mechanics who can raise the means come to this country to seek employment, and al ways with success. They have a cordial welcome., But we cannot af ford to remove our protective tariff, and fill the country once more with half-paid European manufacture?, unless we are prepared to reduce our workmen to a level with the popular lions of our foreign competitors. Free trade fs the 'direct road- to low VTHgftg. Meteorological Report Hours of Observation 7 a, m. 2 and 9 r , By Louis Wilson Bar Thermometer iir. of wind Nov. Rain -fall Mean MeanjMaxIMin 1 "" a 5 i 30,13!) 43.2 42,7 4'i.0 43.4 50.0 47.7 52.5 50J5 52.0 50.3 4S.0 NE NE SE East South Sough ::i0,ow 30,024 2!),84o 2V28 2),S!r 0.02 0.57 0.10 0.58 0,10 0. 20,!)5S 30,02.) 30,133 "West NE NE West SV NE NE SV NE NE NE NE NW NE NE.O South West North NE East 10 11 12 W 14 15 1(5 17 18 1!) 30.123 20.07! 20,9.0 30,00 48 (5j 47 7 43 0 50 3 0.32 0 84 0 0 05 0.29 30,201 30,173 30.2H4 30.220 4'5 0 20,!ll)0 44 0 39.5 412 40 0 410 30.01.) 20. 21. 20,S80i 30,0.")1 20,308 0.37 0.11 0.71 0.01 0.2i 0.32 23 30,30.1 24 130.033 47 0! 47 4 43 5 30 4 33 0 27 7 34 8 Jo 2u 27 28 2j 30 30,152 30,237 20,1171 20,734 20,040 20,77o 34 0 O.isj SW December. 29.S00 30.150 35 5 2l5 0 30 5 30 0 30 (5 25 Q 90.70 0.01 North NE Notk 10 inches of Snow ma kesl of Water. Met. Report, November, 1873. Latitude 40 11' 28" N., Long. 123 40' 32" W. (Height above Mean tide, 52 feet.) Lowest range of Therm., (on the 28th) 27.7 Highest' " " ( nth) i0.4 Lowest range of Barom, (on the 2ith) 29.021 Highest " 4 ( " 23d). ...29.303 Average temperature for the month 47.2 " height of Barometer " 30.030 " humidity ' 0.840 Amount of daily rain during the month 1.089 nightly " " 2.300 " dews " " 0.018 snow and hail (molted) 0.184 Number rainy davs " 10. ' " nights " 13. " entirely cloudy days. ' 9. " cloudless " " 0. Average weather for the month, Fine. Direction of wind during tho month : North 21 miles North East...l99S miles South 1550 " South West... 31i5 " East 150 " South East ... 24 " West 142 " North West. 331 4 Mean dir. for the month. East by South. Number of miles traveled 9S8 Ladies Festival. -Next Tuesday evening, tho 9th inst, for the purpose of raising funds to complete furnishing the beats of the Congregational Church. The Ladies of the Congregotional Society have been laboring strenuously for a year, for the above purpose, but btill lack the full amount, which it is hoped this Festival will yield. The Festival will consist of the refreshments of the season, music, etc. A small admission fee of 25 cents will be charged. dltd jSew School Books. I have just re ceived all the different kinds of New School Books required to be used in this State, that can now be found in San Francisco. Also, t Slate pencils, Blotting pads, a good as sortment of Stationery, Drawing paper, CARD 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 cash. LW. CASE. Motel Arrivnls-PARKER House, Astoria. Jos L Hopburn, J J3 Nice, Eellevue; William Carleton, W J Franklin, V Morrison, TO Pe terson, Clatsop; Donald McKcnzie, S T Curry, George L llibbard. T J Peterson, C B Smith, M T Dawlon, Portland; W Lewis. ED Towlo, Salem; 11 N Carnahan, II C Lord, Astoria; C J Wilson, Woody Island; N Kimball, Sea-sido E Roche and friend, J S1 Jiuld, Klaskanino; Geo Upton, Cathlamet; H Harrison, Fishery; Thad S Barr, Grays river; D Munell, Youngs river; John Edwards, Jim Crow; LHHopkins, FtStovcns; JosAmboys,Brookfiold; DOvorton Manly T Perry, city; Thomas W Shay, W T; It M Lowe, Landing. Toys in Lor?. For tho convenience of "Mer chants who cannot visit the city, I put up as soited lots of toys, toy books and fancy articles at Twenty, Twonty-five, Thirty, Forty, Fifty to Oi'.c Hundred Dollars, comprising selections from everything in stock. These lots retail sjt a profit of nearly one hundred per cent. This plan has given great satisfaction to my cus tomers during the pat ten years, as thereby they obtain a much greater variety than by any other method. All these lots are put up under my own supervision. Send your orders early to obtain a good varietv. 6. S. McCOKMlUX,"l0 First st, n22tf Portland, Oregon. Gins, Toys, and Fancy Goons. S, J. Mc Cormick, (Santa Glaus' Headquarters), 19 First Portland, Oregon, has just received direct from tho east, an immense stock of new Toys, fancy goods, music boxes, albums, doll, toy books, gift books, annuals, and an endless var'ety of articles suited to tho holiday trade, which ho offers to country merchants, in quantities to suir, at the lowest c.ish prices. Send your or ders early. n'ii'tf It'-Mtt'tWII U-BumiwtiMiUMmjjrw.m'in'w m NEW ADYEBTISEIEXTS. Ail2ni2iistrato-ps No.tice. TN THE PKOliATE COUliT of Wahkiacum X County, Tciritory of Washington, beforo hii Hon. George B. Pobort, Judge; in tho matter of too citato of l.obert Fry, do-joased: To all whom if-may concern, pi--tin?. No tice i hereby given that oy consideration of the above entitled court. 1, John Hul'atnch, have bcent api ointed administrator of tho e tat3 of ou3! t i''ry, decease I, and, as such, re quire all persons having cl?i'n5 a-ain- aid estate, to pre-snt.thn nno to ino wi:h the prnifo'- vouchers thereof, f -r approval within six month". and anv ier on' knowing them selves indebted to said estato aro respectfully retiuested to call and sottl "-itii'Mit dolav . JOHN FITZ PATKICH, Administrator. Caihlamct, i". T., Doc. x, xiT. ,. a-- ih 45.2J 48.8 4').5 40.8 48.0 51.0 415.9 50.0 52.2 53.2 50.7 53.0 51.2 5").S 53.8 58-0 53.7 5!U 54.1 59.9 53.1 ' 00.4 501 523 50 4 53 7 44 0 47 3 40 4 518 52 0 54 7 48 3 52 8 471 54 1 43.8 40.0 44 8 47 0 48 0 49 0 4'il 40 9 49 7 53 0 513 514 48 4 53 0 39 0 43 0 34 7 38 0 34 U 38 0 38 2 410 3(J4 37 8 kew advertisements. FRANK FABRE at the Central Market, Portland, has enlarged his COFFEE stall, and added such improvements as will enable him to provide Epicures with tho host in the Market. Parties furnished with Hot Coffee on short notice. Give the Central Market CofFoo Stand a trial ocltf Notice. TITE ASTORIA FARMERS7 COMPANY is now ready to store IVheat and otter PRODUCE ! AT THEIR NEW WAREHOUSE. Usual late charged. S. I), ADAIR, Secretary. Astoria, Dec. 4th, lb73. d4tf GOODS FOR THE SEASON Great EEDUCTM in Prices! Selling Less than Cost TIE ENTIRE STOCK! OF GOODS T THE STORE OF THE LATE GEORGE fcUiUAL-bitb, deceased, Astoria Oregon, HAS TO BE SOLD; And in order to settlo up tho affairs of the es tate tho undorsigHed, administrator, is now ottering the cntiro line, ombracing a very de sirable quality of goods at prices below actual cost. JSSTCall and Examine for Yours el vcs.ISS rcsrAll persons having bills against tho es tate will please present the same, with proper vouchers for payment. And all persons owing the cstato will please como forward and settle, or mako arrangements to settlo tho same, and save costs. C. S. WRIGHT, n29tf Administrator. "VTOTICE. Wheroas. my wife Lucinda has 1 loft my bed and board without any just cause or provocation. Any and all persons arc hereby forbid trusting her on my account, as I will pay no debts by her contracted. & w N. M. X1MBALL. G. JL. DePliAX&tdlanager? Odd Fellows IVmple, Portland. Slotf A. Burcharcl;, Dealer in Pew and Second-hand Furniture Spring, Hair, Feather, Alo, "Wool, and Puln Beds, Jjhuikct.-, Spreads, Sheets, Pillows, Pillwv CabCd, etc. TTm 7 a Price Paid for. (Skidmore's Building,) Corner of Fir.-t and Taylor Streets, Portland, Oregon. .-16 ton arkei UlJLi Main Street, Astoria? Oregon Jm (Near Holladay'a Whai) GRAY & DONALDSON, "OESPECTFULLY CALL THE ATTEN jLktion of tho public to tjjo fact that the above Market will always fee supplied with a FULL YAKIETY BEST QUALITY FRESH AND CURED MEATS! Which will bo sold at lowe?r rates, vrfiiIe?ale and retail. Special attention given to supply ing ships. ocTtf MONEY SAVED BUYING THE M HOME" Sewing M chino KECENTLY patented. Lombines all lMriiUV -hMElS'Trf of other Machines. A CHJ LD can . U.N and II i UEMSTANI) it. It is tho JJE6T. becauso the SIMPLEST and NOT liable to get out of order, J- urnnhed in five dilferent styles. Prices from HO to 89 JDollaivj. Tiae Itunning Machine. Simplest and Best. Hemmerand Feller, rraider.Tluf lfr, iJauge, Qui Iter, extra 'Jhroat plate, Mmttlo, si,v J'obbins. tw.-lvo Needles, etc., illEE Willi EACH ngrGuarantopg Perpetual. ''J Wo ai.-o continue to sell the favorite HOME SH C i j iiL. i ric js itEjUUFl . o. 1, $.S: In o. 2, 8 iO: No. :. (hnlf cao', 8 5. Orders for EiTu clri luiiuuinj prem: tly tilled and forwar de;, on Teeeipt of pi ice. , u -jl ACTt E AGENTS WANTED. Oil aiul all Kinds of Sewing Machine Noedlosfor-sulo . GEO.. lVwAS E. . Gen 'L Agent, .f S. V. . eor. Morrison and Tlfird tre.tst -!"m ' rortlund, '. regon. CtEAY'S IMC STORE! If&m mg&M s s K2 ?3 33 l4i rAfeWSr t ci : ivy sM wmVmiamm - '. i ArCTIQNEEJR& A. E. EICHARDSOX. S.I.X.GILX15- A. B- PPfstfasarrfenn. AUCTION EER-Corner of Front and Oftkrts,,. Portland, Oregon. Auction Sale.i of Real .state, Grocories, General Merchandise akd orsca- baJea-Wednesday and Saturday. mr Largo assortment of Groceries, Liquors etc., at Pnvato bale. Liberal advances inado on consignments. A. P. RICHARDSON Charles S- Wright, AUCTIONEER-Cor of Main and ChenamiK btreeiS, Astoria. Goods rccoived on consign ment and sold to the highest bidder. Oscar KHbourn, AUCTJONEEll-Offico 40 First st.f Portland. MISCELLANEOUS. J. 1VM. VKI.CH. FRANK H0BB03,. JAMES W. WEJjCH&Co. TEAMSTERS. Office at J. "W. Gearhart's Store, Astoria ORDERS LEFT WITH MR, GEARHART for any kind of Teaming, will bo promptly" attended to. ood of all kinds constantly qn.i hand. Orders solicited. oc4if TO liGtr nPHE HOMESTEAD PROPERTY, belon X mg to tho estate of A. Crosby doceaaedjk. lor rent. I or particulars apply to , . . 1L tf. AIKEN, Administrator Astoria. Nov. 20th, lb73-tf of said Estate-, G-eorge A. Pease, Pacific Boot and Shoo Store, Is now prepared to wait on his customers, At The Old Stand Again P S. W. Corner First and Morrison Streete, Portland, Oregon. OREGON BOOT AND SHOE STORBi S. M. BARR, J. c. KISGlliSr.,. JBAMM 0 KXJfiTGSJLJBY, PRINCIPAL RETAILERS OF THE STA plo brands of Eastern, California and Ore gon Boots and Shoes, No. 15 First street cor ner Yamhill. Portland Oregon. S3" With our long, oxperionco and small ct--pense ive are enabled to sell cheaper than any other house in the city of Portland. As tn proverb goes $1 00 saved is $2 00 made: XJfti and see and give us your trado. BARK & KINGSLEY. S. Gr. Skiclmore, Druggist and Apothecary, Has Romoved to his NEW AND ELEGANT STOBE,. Ill First st., next to L. C. Ilonrichson'g, Portland, Oregon. an? H. Trenkmann, 4 BLACKSMITH AND TOOL MAKER and: j manufacturer of of all kinds of Plaining, Moulding, and Turning Tools, Saws of all kinds Straightened and Ropairod, and all kinds of Saw Teeth made aad repaired and saws turned and. straightened. Orders at tended to promptly. 11. THEN KMANN, uulfctf 40 Front st.Portland, THE OIsLY ManufaeturingHouse IS EEGOJf. Fisliel & Roberts, Corner Firtt and "Washington Streets. POETLAKD, OEEGOK. FASHI0I1BLE CLOTHIERS, ASH 9f AXVFAGTUSSSS. w. THE BEST VALUE FOR THE LEAST MONEY. Willamet Iron Works Incorporated Sept. 14, lSfi-T. Cor. Xortli Pront and E bts., Portland. P. FITTBOGEN, J PETER TAYLOR, Secretary. President. IBM MO BRASS FQUHDERS, 801LER HIUBS, General Machinists, and n - -r r- Ur TANITACTURE and HAVE EOR SALE JL High and Low Pressure Marine and Ss- tionery Eneihcs and Loilers; Saw Mills, Gri-t Mills, Quit.. Mining, and Agricultural Ma chinery, u"ATEit HEELS of several pat terns, equal to any imported, on hand and made to older, of any Ki7C. REl'AlKlNG of Machinery and lioilers promptly attended to, and executed with nentno:s and dispatch. The Largest and KBST S'igi K OK PATTEPJS nonn of San Francisco. No charge for the uo of them. Agont for JvNOWLES' PATENT STEAM PUMP, tho best in use., Also, Agents for tho AMMONiAQAL i'i'vEPAitATION- for the' removal of Boiler scale. HkGboot's fi; xaimkntal Inox Yksvx. a variety of.b(ftfetrft 1 j.attcrns for Gemetories, otc. llouso Ctings etc.. ttc JAMES LOTAXI n tf Suporistecdcct-