CI g.i..gj!.i;,a:Mj3L .in.i j.w'111,1 jil uhhjjmmji. miF.im umijtl. !Ji5J'JaJJalaJtalgaa3gSggaC'Jl mnuipuwiajiumiiii miinMULwmjjiLWJi wn -wp'f jim Mwynief 131 i .. - - Yol. 2. Astoria, Oregon, Saturday Morning, Jan. 10, 1874. No. 26. tWg"l"- ' Ul , M JJ-'MIIM' -1 iU'M WJMU AS (ml A THE ASTORIA rUISLlSHKl) KVKKV TUESDAY, TI1UI1SDAY AX1) SATURDAY Mouitor Ihiilding, Astoria. Oregon. I. C.I5tKI.A3i'I ..Irojritr Sujist.,ritioia Itnlcs: One Copj' one year. $ One Copy ix month " (J' Jno Civ three months 150 tty oinirlo X umber. Tun Cents. 'c.-5i AtU'crtisJnp: Rates: One Insertion ier.siuare, 10 line? or lc?s...$2 .10 Each aMiti"naI In-ertion, per square 2 00 Yearly auVLs per month, per square 1 50 Agents- L. P. Fisher, 20 and 21 Xew Merchants Ex change, i authorised to aet as Agent for the A.sTouivx in .San Francisco. Any friend who feel? an interest in the pros perity of tin region, is authorised to act as Agent for this paper, in procuring subscribers. CITY INTELLIGENCE. The Columbia river is again open to Dalles city. School taxes are now due, and payable to Capt. Hustler. The Itasca has gone into San Fran cisco, and "will not come hi' re as reported. Rebe: t Watson is increaing the ca pacity of his cannery for 1S,000 cases this j season. AfrtyorKippcn is very ill of pneumonia and lias for several days been confined to bis room. John Badollet & Co., advertise for proposals for the construction of buildings at the Astoria Cannery. EST" A neat, clean, cosey place, for gentle men and ladies to enjoy a dish of fresh Oysters is at tho Parker 11olt.sk 11kst.vura.st. Air. Richardson, of Youngs river, shot a swan one day last week which measured seven feet, from tip to tip of WHIffS. The "weather for two dajrs past has been so balmy and spring-like that -we feel like inditing an item to " Ethereal Mildness come." "We learn that the Farmers' Com panys' pile driver will be taken to Rainier next week to drive piles for Humes' new canning establishment at that place. Our Youngs river correspondent, furnishes us with an account of a dancing match, which recently took place in that locality between a lady and a gentleman, the former winninjr. It has been quite foggy on the water in this vicinity for several days, but the masts and rigging of from twelve to fif teen ships at a time, are plainly visible thioiiffh the mists of morning. KST Oysters in every stylo, at all hours of day or night, at the Parker House Restau rant, Main street, Astoria. J. D. Hiscgins' services as musician for dancing parties are in great request this winter. The young people (and oc casionally elder couples), on Youngs river, meet tor dancing parties about twice a week. Spud Murphy, the veritable spud of Portland fame, is now in this locality. His arrest here last Thursday was the oc casion for a street scene, at the corner of Chenamus and Main, after which he was introduced to " ehokey." "When a man is put up for a public office all the mean things that can be said of him come out in opposition papers, but we believe there was never before so many outrageously mean things said of a candi date asare now laid to Judge W7illiams. It smacks too loudly of venality, to pre vent his appointment from being confirm ed by the Senate. Messrs. E. K. Patterson, of Oyster ville, and N. P. Mudge, of this city, are preparing to start a ship yard in Astoria. Mr. Patterson is a first class architect and constructor of marine craft, having learned the business in a thorough manner in the state of Maine, where many fine ships are built. Mr. Mudge is one of the best build ers here. The barkentine Jane A. Palkinburg, Capt. Brown, came from Portland on Thursday in tow of the Ben Holladay, and is completing cargo here now for Honolulu. ShewiUbe ready for sea per haps Monday-morning. The cargo con sists of 2000 quarter sacks flour; 300 sack oatsp300 sacks bran? twenty tons assorted produce and Chinese merchandise; 123 boxes bread, and 110 cords staye bolts. m Common Council Proceedings. The Common Council assembled in reg ular session at the new Council Chamber, Tuesda.y evening, Alayor lvippen being absent C. S. "Wright was chosen chair man pro tern. Present Messrs. "Wright, Page, Hobson and Perrel, Councilmen, and Air. C. Stevens Recorder. Absent Councilmen Peed and Parker. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. Petition of James Taylor for improv ments. on "West Ninth street was read and laid over for next meeting. Petition of the Astoria"Farmers' "Ware house Company for improvements on Ce dar street, was also read and referred. Licenses were granted to the Crystal, Scandinavian and Astor saloons. The committee on "Ways and Means were authorized to have certain printing done before the next meeting of the board. The committee delegated to make in quiry and report on the matter of the do nations of lion. Cyrus Olney deceased, was granted further time to report. Tlie Street Commissioner was author ized to have the cast side of Cass street, between Chemoque and Jefferson streets, repaired. .Recorder Stevens submitted a tax roll as requested by the Council, which was refer red to the committee on Ways and Aleans, with instructions to repoit at the next meeting, after inspection, together with a statement of city finances. "Warrants were ordered in payment of claims against the city as follows : "Win. Van Loan, work at Council Chamber, $1 75 : Chas. Stevens, ink-stand for Council, 1 ; J. Ym. "Welch, wood for Council, $2. An ordinance passed the second reading providing for licensing teams, drays, etc. Proposition of D. C. Ireland to do city printing at nominal rates, was relerrcd. The Sandwich Islanders spell the name of their "Kingdom " H-a-w-a-i-i-a-n," because they have got but twelve letters in their alphabet, and were early taught to economise in the art of Orthog raphy. If they were as bountifully sup plied with letters as the Ethiopic or Tar tarian, we suppose they wrould have been as liberal with Hawaiian, as some of us Clatsop people are with Schomawkwa, "Wahkiacumtux, etc., etc., and spell 'em all over town. This country possesses many advantages to induce immigrants to "come out," but none equal to that of the prospects they have for reshaping the riiuscles of the face, and appearing young again from the practice of pronunciation of our aboriginal names. There is a legend of a centenariarn. female who came to Astoria about the time of Lewis and Clarkes expedition, and alter practicing on Chemoque for a few years actual ly married lor 18, and removed to Swoho- mish, over on Puget Sound, where she died of indigestion. (Poor Soul). WTe notice that the Bulletin and Ore gonian local Reporters continue to be the slave-; of their employers, and slash up from three to five columns of hash in solid nonpariel, for breakfast, while the Edi tors (?), reared back on their dignity, (so called), struggle to lift oft the burdens of this world, which they appear to suppose are resting on their individual shoulders, at the rate of a column or so of fat Brevier daily. If such deem themselves of very considerable consequence to the people of this State at large or even to their party, they are much mistaken. There are men uncharitable enough to think that Oregon, as a State; and the Republican party, as a party in the State; would be better served if the Bulletin and Oregonian were both to change their tune a little mite, and work for the public weal, with less malignant personal abuses. It would seem superfluous to ask if there was anything in the line of vegetables and meats at Gray& Donaldson's; they have everything that the country affords. The finestcabbages at2K cents cr pound, and other articles in like proportion. Regular trains now run to Tacoma on the Pacific Division of the Northern Paci fic Railroad. According to " notice" giv en by Montgomery's laborers, passengers travel at their own risk. A few nights since a duck flew into the light-house at Shoalwater Bay, about ten o'clock, crashing the glass and badly frightening the immates who thought the day of judgement had come. The bark Almatia formerly of the Oregon Packet line, put into San Francis- co in distress, from Royal Roads, on the 6th. Ereshhams, shoulders, Bacon, and Breakfast Bacon at J. "W. Gearharts,tthe finest in the market. i?i , u - ' ' HOME NEWS. One Lucicn Menu, a witness use by the prosecution in the recent so called bribery cases, is wanted in Portland by the officers of tlie law. The Northern Pacific R. R. wharf at Tacoma is 300 by GOO feet, on which is a structure 40 by 200, the lower part designated for offices and ware houses and the upper part for a hotel. The farmers tell the Courier that the late freeze has not injured the j grain in the least, and that the pros pect of an abundant yield was never better. Madame Stevenson has abandoned the stage, for the present, and taken up her residence in Portland with the intention of engaging in teaching music. Forest Grove has about seven hundred inhabitants, and there is no bakery in the place. This speaks well for the industry and economy of the women. Sixty-four citizens ofOlympiahave signed an agreement to contribute ten dollars each to pay for a survey, report and estimate of a railroad line between that city and Tenino. A meeting will be held on the evening of the 31st inst., to take further ac tion on the matter. The many friends of the widow of the late Gen. Canby, will be gratified to learn that most estimable and de serving lady has a prospect of receiv ing pecuniary assistance. It is re ported from Washington, that the committee charged with the affair, are in favor of giving her a pension of $2,000 per annum. The Washington county Agricultu ral Society, met at the Court House in Hillsboro, Jan. 2d 1874. The fol lowing members were chosen Direc tors : R. lmbrie, U. Jackson, L. Pat terson, A. Luelling, Ben. Cornelius, J. Freeman and W. R. Jackson. A. Luelling, President, G. M. Raymond, Secretary, L. Patterson, Treasurer. Col. Chapman, President of the Portland, Dalles and Salt Lake Rail road Co., has located the eastern terminus of that road at Corinne. The Utah. Idaho and Montana road has been adopted, and to be identical with the Oregon for 50 to 100 miles. Leading men of Oneida county, Idaho, also citizens of Corinne and Malad City have agreed to grade and tie 50 miles of the road. f Mart V. Brown, since the fire which distroyed part of his office, has issued the Democrat much after he-fashion of taking oysters on the half shell. In his issue ot the 2d he says : Here we are, with our delect able, inviting, gushing, pensive half sheet again, and ve can't help it! Our new type is probably on the steamer Orinamme which "was ex pected to arrive at Portland last eve ninig, and if so we will make extra ordinary exertions to get out a paper in full bloom next week. A feature in telegraphing has been introduced in the Oregon City office of the Western Urion Co. It seems that an arrangement has been effect ed with the Wallamet River Trans portation Co's boas to give certain signals for each boit which are known by the whistle etch boat giving a "toot" for a ceitain length. The particular length is given by the whistle upon the approach of the boats from above, and this being un derstood, is comnunicated to the Company's office .n Portland. The operators call it telegraphing hy steam at least solar as the connec tions at Oregon Ciy are concerned. The Cobs Bay News of Dec. 31st, has this : On the 23d, the tug left this place with tie brig Orient in tow. The weatherat that time did not indicate that the Jar would be unu sually rough, but 5uch proved to be the case. In crosiing the bar, and when the most dangerous portion had been passed, a sea swept over the tug, washing Capt. Hill from the wheel, and taking Capt. Henry Elli ott and the mate, iunes Dudly, (com monly known by ttie name of Smith) overboard. Capt Hill sustained severe injuries, ard but for the time ly assistance of tie engineer, would have been wash(d overboard also. No one saw Capt. Elliott at the time, and did not knov that he , was lost until the vessel had passed out of danger, bome of the crew caught a glimpse of the mate, as he was borne by the waves, so far from the vessel that it was impossible to render him any assistance. J. W. McAllep, who was commanding the Orient, says the tug became powerless, that the sea washed over her until it became impossible for a man to stand at the wheel and live. That after he saw there was no one at the wheel on the tug, and that his own vessel was be ing carried toward the point where she would have been dashed to pieces, he ordered the man, who had previously been stationed with an ax ready for an emergency, to cut the hawser, and then by putting on all the sail the vessel would carry, man aged to save her. Captain McAllep, commander of the Enterprise, who occupied a position where he could sec the two vessels as they went over the bar, informed us that at one time he felt sure that both would be lost; that they were swallowed up by the sea until it was impossible to see either vessel, and that he, over come by his feelings, turned his back, telling his companions to watch, for he could look no longer. We have' been unable to find any explanation for the removal of Capt. C. P. Crandall fromthe Salem States man, until our eye caught the follow ing, in the Olympia Courier, of the 20th: Captain Crandall publishes' the following in the Statesman of Thursday: "If, after this issue of the daily Statesman, its readers shall discover any change in the tone or character of the Oregon Statesman, for a while. I wish to be held not re sponsible, presently, nor hereafter, for it. In brief, I shall not control its columns, its conduct nor business, till a suit instituted by S. A. Clark against me shall be decided at the next term of the Circuit Court for Marion county. David McCully and C. N. Terry, of Salem, assuming to own the Oregon Statesman establish ment though I purchased it of S. A. Clark, in March, 1872, agreeing to pay him therefor $4, 750j and of which sum I have actually paid to him $2, 995 have assumed also to sell the establishment to Clark, without re gard to my legal or equitable rights to the premises. Clark has brought suit in replevin for the possession, and on the 8th inst. the establish ment was seized by the Sheriff, who has since had possession, and "who will, under the statute of replevin, turn over to Clark the possession at the proper time. The case will be tried and determined at the next March term of the Court." On the 3d inst., the schooner Elida, (from Coos for S. F.), was twenty-five days overdue, and much anxiety is felt for her safety. The schooner Oseola, hence to Trimer Cove 18th December, is also missing. The bark Brewster, which arrived in San Fran cisco on the 3d, brought tidings of a vessel which she discovered north of that harbor on the 25th of December bottom up. and which is believed to have been the schooner Elida from Coos Bay, lost with all on board. It is reported there were nineteen pas sengers on board the schooner, but' this cannot be positively known till the return of the steamer Eastport with a list of the names. The Portland papers have had the Loch Dee very abundantly wrecked on the Columbia river bar; all hands perished, etc, etc., not one item of which was true. Even this closing dab, from the Oregonian, is false: " The rigging and masts, of the ship Loch Dee were considerably damaged during a gale off the bar." Excellent Those Sugar Cured ITams, and that Fresh Eoll Butter, Fresh Buckwheat, (this year's crop), Corn Meal, Cracked Wheat, Hominy, etc, at Cask's. 12tf Ox for Sale. One stout, heavy built work Ox, eight years of age, gentle and well broken, weighing between 800 School JSooIcs. I have lately 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, 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. I. W. CASE, eltf .. k v Chenamus at . Astoria, and 900 pounds, is offered for sale on am plication at John Douglass' ranch, Lewis and Clarke river. d27t araiYS PARAGKAPHS. Vesuvius threatens another erup tion. The Police Department of Portland costs tax-payers about $24,000 a year,. A Memphis dispatch says: The en tire Republican ticket was elected yesterday by a large majority. The vote was very light. The entire number of railroads in default is more than 115, represent ing an indebtedness, on interest ac count, of more than $27,000,000. The public debt increased $8,453, 272 during December. Increase since June 30, 1S73, $11,496,612. Spe cie in the Bank of England has in creased during the week 496,000. The salary repeal bill, which has passed the House, reduces the salaries of members from $7,400 per annum, to $6,000, and takes effect when the bill becomes a law. The old law fixed the compensation of members at $5, 000. All relations between the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and the Pacific Railroad are at an end. Ne gotiations looking to a renewal of former contracts are off, and each route will act henceforth independ ently of the other. Insurance companies have decided to" charge an extra premium of 1 per cent on all business houses in New York city with wooden Mansard roofs. Hotels and public buildings with such roofs, 1 per cent. Col. E. C. Ivembell, Inspector of Indian Affairs, receives a very flat tering mention from the Portland Bulletin for abuses of his office. The Bulletin closes with this expression : c He is a fraud of the first water." In another article we shall show what lvemble was sent to Oregon to do and, what he did not do. What he really did might form still another chapter. He got the appointment he holds by claiming to be a Californian. This was an unfounded assumption, a mere pretense. He had not been on the Pacific coast for twenty years until he received this appointment and came out here with all the pomp of one high in authority. Doubtless he deemed this pretense perfectly justi fiable in a man so good as himself. A New York dispatch of the 3d says: The regular service of the Re formed Episcopal Church will begin in Steinway Hall to-morrow. Bishop Cummins will preach. The Bishop says it would be premature to give in detail names of well known laymen and clergymen of this cityr who may be expected to give in their adhesion to the new Church, but there is abundant proof that the spirit of a considerable portion of the Protest ant Episcopal Church, in New York, is ripe for this departure- The ac cession of Rev. Dr. Goddard, rector of one of the largest and most impor tant churches on Staten- Island, is a good sign. Numerous offers from clergymen from other denominations expressing a readiness to take jart in the work, have been received. Pres byterian,, Methodist and Baptist min isters have expressed a desire to take charge of pew organizations in this movement. All hands and the- cook were paid off at the Kn'appton mills a few days agor by Mr. J. B..Knapp. The propertv is advertised tcbe sold bv Sheriff Whitcomb on tlie 14th. We hope to see the works in good finan cial condition, and every other way prosperous again, after these strings of litigation are taken off. It is about the best property, along the Columbia river. Capt. Wass, of the steam tug As toria informs us that, there was no foundation for an item in the Astori- an of Tuesda)'- respecting the condi tion of the bar, etc.,. when the Me lancthon went to sea on Saturday, and as he aspires to no deeds of dar ing or qualified horors, as pictured by that paragraph, we may state that it was one of those careless items- which frequently get into print and can be attributed to no true source except common rumor, which is not correct data at any time, and is very seldom used by us, but in this case we made a blunder which is regretted. CS"For fresh Oysters, vt every style, calf at UiC- rARKEK HOUSE JftESTAUBAST. -! -villi ' . w. I