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CO jyyM .iJiiiVjL . ;)& f'''Titwg.iW'"11.." miivv vw' t"; irjwmjM,tvnAMj.,"g;i"'yTggE WWWigiia!?t'g'WW!QCL'CWj ' ! !9BfHS wrwwww -5 'a;wv ESS JL-r "Vol. 2. Astoria, Okegox, Saturday Mobnixg, Jan. 31, 1874 No. 32. j;:i,jr:.r.traaarjuvszrrr!?3ggi. ASTOEIM. E ASTOEIAIf. J. rUBLISHKD nVKLY TUESDAY, THURSDAY AZC D SATURDAY Monitor Building, Aftoriu, Oregon. . C.IRIvTA32.. .Ire3rict: RiiIS!riiioix Kates: One Copy one year... - vS; CO One Ciinv sis month1? - "0 Otic Copy (hrce inontk iwerSfngh Number, Twi Cents. A'lvcrtisiiiir 3Jate: la(J ! 'nc Insertion pors'juare, 10 ttnoor lcss.$? -"i0 Kaeh additional In-citionf per iuro '2 00 Nearly ad 'is per month, per square 1 fo Apents- L. P. Fisiikr, 20 and 21 Ncr Merchants Ex- change, i authorized to act as Agent for the Astori s in Say. Frurici-co. Anv fnnd'.vbo feel an interest in the pros- wwitv of this rnn. is authorized to wt as Agent for this paper, m proe CITY IffTSLI Bear irnnindthc Auction salobv C. si Wrrhir nf.rflinT7nlLiiPvt.Tiii..iiriu.l"uu-,u . 1JUV' " wm ui.- ayuib ' " e ' , , o. " " nlternoon, ax one g'ciocic. oee aavcruse 2iient Astoria Kcrosune is that feeble fcr ' JO lazy), that it will not climb a lamp-wick inorethaH. two half inches from the glebe, -r rocsTocr, but our " benzine,? gets ibxr iul high fcometiinei." The rope thieves and garrolcrs nrc q their route to the Penitentiary. Jo How ard was nipped here and taken to Poitland for trial. Spud Murphy will be transport d in charge of Sheiitr Twilight v Dan. J. ALalarkey " captured" a fine "building lot in Astoria,, en his- visit here this week, at nominal figures. Dan talks sciibiblvon the export and impoit qua--tion. lie is a clear headed, clever grocer, ;nd we are glad to hear that he is making his. everlasting fortune. The Oregon Pioneers expect to have a 'very interesting time in this city, on the occasion of the annual meeting, February 22d, as set forth by the notice published in .another column to-day. over the signature of the President, Mr. IS. II. Smith, by the Secretary, Mr. AY. II. Gray. Persons who contemplate building any kind of a structure for residence or busi- llock Piver Paper Company's materials of the Oregon agent, Mr. 11. C. Morrice, Portland Oregon. See advertisement. The Silver Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. S. X. Arrigoni was celebrated at the Oc cident hist evening. Surrounded by nu merous friends, the past quarter century was joyously reviewed, and with dancing, music, and conversation, the time went fleeting by until the small hours of morn ing, when the hippy party dispersed to their homes, with congratulations, and -very many wishes for continued J03-S of the couple whose silver anniversary they had thuscommemo:ated. " It was not the Shoo ily by a darned sight," Capt. Harlow informs us, that had the demurrage difficulty. The striking similarity in the construction of the Shoo ily and Dixie Thompson, or a defect in the class through which we took the ob servation, one or the other, caused that l ,,. - ..:,x... .,,i ,.,i 1. 1.. i.i. .-..!.. I jiivsi ujjiiuus atiu uiijjuiuuuuuiu uiuiiuui. If an apology could rectify (good word), or recompense, it would be cheerfully made. P. S. Since the foregoing was set up we have dropped on the reporter who did the mischief, and he has been ig iiomimously dismissed iroin our service. The act was perpetrated maliciously, and he deserves an excoriation at our hands, but we forbear, out of respect for his family. He will do penance however, ' for eight months, on "Whidby's Island. Mr, Hames, a practical tanner ofr seventeen years standing, who has for sev eral years past conducted the business at Scottsburg, Southern Oregon, has been looking about Astoria of late with the view of establishing here, and asnnvyle supposed, has decided that no better loca tion can be selected for such works. The new work will be on a block purchased of Gen. Adair, by Mr. H. this week. The success of the Hemlock tannery of Messrs. i liienenweber & Co., at upper towtfattest the fact of the superiority ot Clatsop lea ther. There is not a point of any note along the routes of transportation In this State or Washington territory but consume more -or less of the "hemlock leather" manufactured here, and this demand has kept on increasing to such extent that it lias become necessary for the company to extend the facilities considerably recently. 'They are now engaged putting m eighteen new double vats. Besides this, the late breaking up of the combination between the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and .the overland Railroads, has had a tendency to reduce the freight tariff to the extent that it is now profitable to ship leather eastward, and the demand must, and will, greatly incrers, from this time on, for am article such rs is produced here. " v. , K' l , M?gler-&Iewett, ct' Brookfield, have signified their di-p-itkm to donate a strip of land, rtxtsr lectin width, to the ililltjy tcnt of their claim, for the purposes of a read, leading te the settlement on (jiivys Uivcr. The road will be petitioned Jo rat and the Grays river pple will get out by this route, to steamboat connection with Astoria and Portland a thing greatly chaired, and which ha. Ven prcver.red for eichter nine year- mi1-!, thwucli the in- j terference of the War Department, when Gen, Alvord sent a detachment of troops t drive the writer of this paragraph away I from his clshn, in 18G3 -'H. . j. J,C ttotericua Spud Murphy lias at L , . . e , -,, . , -, last come to grief, and will oe transpoi ted I for the term of three years to work on the c, . . . , . . . . n .. ' 'Sfeu 'PcloyrCM having been iound guilty yw, Jt is decidedly the best place for et h."Cen3T "d -Multnomah consxera- ble money, the past two or three years. and by right ought to have gone to Salem j loig ago. Il;.s last "appearance" in this I nlncc was f-n-more nicturesoue than nre- posing, a some one had erected an im mense tra'.isom over his eyes, and finished olT his figure head in a manner resembling a cemetery fence of French pattern. The snow fall in. the valley of Grays "river was about twelve inches. Some damage was done to roofs of barns and thed,but no stock was injured so far as we could learn. A few head of young cattle were caught in the fall of a 1 oof at the barn of Charles Shoebe, a structure, 30 by 61 feet. lion. S. E. Barr's barn, about 30 by 30 feet, and several smaller buildings, were entirely -demolished. Some hay was damaged. It played hob with the Epsiice, alder and hemlock timber. Planking was commenced for the new wharf at "Upper Astoria on Tuesday last, on the contract of Mr. G, W. "War ren, and Mr. Headington began the con struction of the buildings on the following day. These improvements are for the new cannery of John Badollct & Co., and aro to be completed within sixty days, for the reception of the machinery. The top-sail schooner Oregonian, from San Francisco, came into the Columbia river Tuesday morning sixty hours from port to anchorage. This is the quick est trip we think that has ever been made by any sailing vessel on this route. The Oregonian is loaded with ballast from Valparaiso, and put into San Francisco on her way up. The Alta, ct the 24, says she will discharge her ballast at Mission street wharf. Gue-s not The Empire Minstrel troupe returned to the Cape yesterday, after having given two entertainments at Spiritual Hall, in this city, to crowded audiences. Every body was delighted with the performances and the boys have made decidedly favora ble impressions here, amongst the fun loving portion of community. The sale of the Knappton works of the Columbia Piver Manufacturing Com pany, were sold by Sheriff Whitcomb, at Oysterville on the 26th, according to pre-bid- vious announcement. Tho snr.f.pssfnl dors were Messrs. Henry L. Davis and D. W. C. Thompson, and the price paid was 323,000, gross. " The time has nearly come about again to purchase garden, field, and flower seeds," ought to be inserted in McCor mick's Almanac for these davs; with this additien: "and the place to"buy them is at Hanson & Aiken's Seed Depot, Port land Central Market;" see advertisement. We regret to hear that our old-time friend, that popular salesman and partner with Corbett, Failing & Co., Mr. Marsh Millard, of Portland, is quite ill. His numerous friends will be glad to hear of his recovery soon. w The Oregonian- makes considerable ado about a collision in this harbor, between the Loyal Sam and Portland. We know how 1b is ourselves, thosb report ers must fill a ceitain space every day even at the expense of truth'. By the Ajax, on Thursday,' we receiv ed San Francisco papers of the 27th 48 hours from bar to bar was the report Astoria only two days' from San Francis co ! Attention is called to the advertise ment of Mr. Wm.Pfunder, Druggist and Apothecary, corner First and Oak streets, Portland, Oregon. Three hundred tons of rotting wheat -were'leftat Mionteviedo. by the damaged ship Confidence, hence for Liverpool. .She left Monteviedo' about a month ago. ' . ; the term ot Court to be held at (Jyr-teryille no.xt avooK- TM. K fii Aria-lit. oit.f rmhlir- spirilcdnessv. Brookfield will be a low.i, unng -ub-cubcrs. ol highw&y ivltery on the streets ot this "" ' . ' ' : L--r j city, at the dead hour of night In this IG22HGS. 1 WA'S od by " o,ie-cycd jLelly," and I tlie Isttcr will accomnfinv Snwl fnr twn A Te'cgrrajjli to Astoria. A "tclegi-aph from Astoria to Portland is VGl"y greatly needed, and at the risk of be io g accused of harping upon one string we must refer to the subject again. One of the most serious difficulties experienced by ship masters in loading at Poitland, is the lack of facilities for speedy communi cation with their agents. For instance: a ship lighters-down the river, but finds that it is short a fosv tons. The Captain is in haste to complete cargo and get to sea. A telegram would bring the deficient amount in a few hours, but there is no means of sending word by lightning, so the vessel must wait here two or three days for the tardy tri-weekly mail to cany the letters, or sail without the freight. Again: The steamship leaves San Fran cisco for Portland, and her departure is at ipnco telegraphed to Poitlanci. There is pernaps as mucn anxiety, anci necessity to know of her safe arrival in the Columbia river, at the earliest possible moment, as there was of her sailing, but, without the telegraph, friends and merchants are com pelled to linger in suspense from twelve to thiitj' hours after the vessel is in the river before they can hear of the fact. The steamship Ajax reached this port last Thursday afternoon at two o'clock, from San Francisco, but for want of a sufficient depth of water on the shoals above this city, had to remain at her berth in Astoria until nine o'clock yesterday morning, when she started with favorable tides, and probably reached Portland hist evening, where a telegram could inform San Fran cisco people of the fact this morning. Still another circumstance may bo re lated, showing the necessity of telegraphic communication with Astoria. The steam ship OriflammcleftPortlaiubfor SanFran cisco on Tuesday, and of course was so telegraphed. But she did not leave here until yesterday, and San Francisco cannot get the news before to-morrow a long time, certainly, for people below to be anxiously awaiting her arrivaV, in "Stormy weather such as this has been. jSow, who is to take the initiatory step in this matter of a telegraph to Astoria? Solve that question, and the work is more than half performed. The expense has been variously estimated at, from 8,000 to 10,000. It is reported that Mr. Ben Holladay has said that he would give 3, 000; Capt. John West, and other parties along the river, 300 each. .Now, if the Oregon Steam Navigation Company, and the mercantile community of Portland. j could be made to see that it would be to their interest to take stock in it, Astoria would help along, and we see no reason why the matter should be delayed any longer. Let some one make a move, and see how much can be raised for this great necessity. We are in receipt of copies of the Directory for Odd Fellow's and Masons of Oregon and Washington territory, pub lished by Mr. II. C. Morrice, containing the time of meeting of every Lodge in the jurisdiction, and the price list of rega lia, etc., furnished at his .Regalia House in Portland. These Directories are handy things to have in the Lodge room, ancl Mr. M. has distributed about fifteen hun dred copies of each among the fraternity. Being the only Pegalia furnishing house north of San Francisco, and having- every facility for fitting out orders for au kinds of goods in that line, should be remem bered, when such ai tides are wanted. Hotel Arrivals. OCCIDENT, ARRIGONPS." T B Morrison, A Clutrio and wife, JA Pack ard, C 11 Dexter, Clatsop; J P Camby, USA; E It Freeman, Chas E J mid, E Bickloman, G Bleton, lion W V Upton, J B Waldo, P K Strong, Geo 1L Durham, W Lair Hill wife and child, iMi?s LSpoks, C A Dolph, Col A P Den nison, M Seller, Sam Loweftstcin, P Selling, M Koshland, J C Pox, W K Badger, Portland; E L Hastings, S F; J G Meglor, 11 Stoop, J K Wirt,. Brookfield; Geo W Hume, Eagle Cliff; B P Shepherd, .J Morgan, Geo M Owens, Wm Davis, Cant .1 ohn ltofcd, Westpert: J P Ban nan, Manhattan; J B Knapp, Andrew Wilson Chas Landgreu', Knappton; S Miller, Chinook Lmpiro Minstrels Cape; Ghas H Braclye Fort Stevens; J P Holland, Frank Abernethy. A McGraw, Oak 1 oint;-John Poggs, P 0 Malley S F; T V Slump Iowa; J H Dyson, Jules For ney, Youngs river. PAHKEIt HOUSE CaptByder bark Mariano; A K Barrows Knappa; S ltussell W J Franalin J Hess II Gearhart Wm Carlton 11 M Low L W Poolo Mr Clayton Clatsep: P Morse FHobson Frank Ternian A W Gray H B Parker KX Carnahan city; John Murphy WPGray and wife FB Binkleman "Wm McCabo Chas Shay JMcDon ald Wm Wilson John French J M Richards C Tharp Portland; J WMinnaker, M M Kim ball It P Knapp J II Felt C Saunders A Wil son C Starr S G Spear E C Jeffers J Blight Wm Lattie, Capt J West Jos West S W Tallhian Clatsop county; G W Hume Eagle Cliff; JMai loy C M Stark Jas Yaughn J Laraley C Upton ,1) Upton JSl Berry Deep River; J M &ico Brookfield; D J Malarkoy Portland John Fry San Francisco. . , , , u ., , , . II03IE SEWS. Tbsre i&but one stream emptying into the Sound between Olympiu and Seattle, and the bluffs are not settled because a thousand acres would not support a grass-hopper. Cot Tomas B. Morris, Chief Engi neer of the Seattle and Walla Walla Railroad, is engaged in mapping and estimating a narrow guage road from Seattle to Walla Walla. 3Tesmith is joked a good deal about coming down from the Senate to the House, but he says it is all a mistake, that he has been promoted, for where he once represented half the State he now represents it all. Geo. L. DcPrans, well and favora bly known in Oregon, has accepted a lucrative position as traveling salesman for a firm in San Francisco. Mr. DePrans is at present in Victoria, and will probably be in this city soon. The editor of the Mountaineer has gone carefully through the acts of the Legislatvie Assembly of Oregon at the session of 1S72, and tabulated the appropriations made by that body. The total amounted to $755, 497. - Krumbien cfc Gilbert are engaged in drafting plans for a new and ele gant brick residence, to be erected by Judge Mosher, at Eoseburg. It will be one of the most handsome, substantial and costly buildings in Southern Oregon. A panting deer, chased by hounds, came up to a woodman working near the Umpqua bridge last week, and after he had driven the dogs off, the deer remained with him all day, allowing him to foundle it, and ap pearing to feel a lively sense of grat itude for the man's interference i,n its behalf. Steamers ply the waters of the Sound daily; fare anywhere, SI. Leaving Olympia in the morning, you reach Steilacoom in about two hours run. Thus far the traveler can easily fancy himself on the Columbia river. The banks are the same wood ed bluff, and excepting the endenta tion of the shore, where arms, bays and coves recede from the hills, it is about the same width. A gentleman who resides near Oswego, has presented the Oregonian with a few specimens of what ap pears to be old iron pipe, which has become soft and can be reduced to sand by the slight application of a hammer. The curisoities were pick ed up in the canal at the above place, and what they were, or how they came there, is for Mr. Condon, or some other person who takes an interest in such matters, to determine. Secretary Chadwick explains how it came about that the Capitol Com missioners send to the Atlantic States for the roof girders: "Thdy are fifty-four feet long. There is but four foundries in the United States where they can be had. There is none on this coast. This will explain the action of the Board. If the gir ders could be had here they would not have sent away for them.,) The Secretary of the Xavy has been pleased to forward a dispatch from Washington, addressed to Hon. Wm. Peid, United States Vice Con sul, Dundee, Scotland, acknowledging that gentleman'&services in connec tion with the Polaris Expedition which arrived at his Consulate .last fall. This is the same gentleman who has been, and is now, attending to the interests of Oregon in Great Britain, in directing capital and emi gration to our shores. It was he who originated the Oregon and Washing ton Trust Investment Company, of which he is Secretary at Dundee. Governor Gibbs and Col. McCraken, Esq., of Portland, have- been appointed the Local Directors, and Hon. A. G. Cook, of Vancouver, the' Agent. .He .has the interests of the great Northwest; at 1 heart andh as m ! 1. ... . ...'11!-, ltU'G t. d , written a long pamphlet upon it of thirty columns, and by his own ef forts has secured the circulation of 35,000 copies, free of charge, in Great Britain. Mr. Peid has consented to become the Oregonian's correspon dent in Great Britain. The sum of $15,000 recommended by Major Robert for the improvement of the Wallamet above Oregon City, is a very insignificant sum with which to accomplish a work so exten sive. The counties of Benton and Polk most seriously feel the need of these improvements. They have no other means of transportation than the river, and simple justice demands that its navigation be improved along their borders. - Of the 38,400,000 acres of land in Eastern Oregon, not to exceed 100, 000 have been plowed. The Moun taineer says: "After making rea sonable deductions for lands appur tenant to homesteads, it is within bounds to place the capacity of this land at one animal to every ten acres, or, in other words, 3,S40,000 animals can be reared and kept in fine condi tion in Eastern Oregon. To thus stock the grazing land of Eastern Oregon, in addition to the present - amou it, 3,000,000 head of animals L must be added." w- Seattle is said to be the bestappeaixjj ing town on Puget Sound. Vidi, writing to the Oregonian says the v" place "is well laid out, compactly -7' built, rising not too abruptly as you f go back from the shore, with a back ground of high mountains, good side walks, streets covered with sawdust (and snow at the present writing), lit with gas, a daily evening paper, and a half dozen projected railroads. Who could not be happy.. here?, .I have not learned much yet of the people. I have mastered the details of several projected railroad systems, and when I get them so as to keep up my part of the conversation iiv, society, I may mingle with the citi zens and learn more of their way. We fully endorse the following ex tract from the Salem Daily Statesman on this subject : '-What the pdbple need now, far more tfran to quarrel over old political issues, is to secure their awn prosperity in the most substantial manner. They need to select men for their representatives who can be thoroughly relied on and who are possessed of the natural abil ity to push the interests of their constituents. This matter of improv ing the Wallamet is of more impor tance than building a breakwater at ' & Port Orford, which is to cost several w million dollars." The old woman of poetical renown who lived in a shoe found some diffi culty in subsisting her numerous family, in fact she had to resort to the unpleasant expedient of finish ing out their supper with a thrashing. When will the people who live bottled up in Eastern Oregon be forced to a similar expedient, says the Mountain eer, iu order to quiet the ravings' of their hungry children. " Hard times comes a knocking at our doors." Xotices to debtors are common, and the day may not be far distant when hungry creditors will be scourged b' the law and sent supperless to bed, there to reflect how easy they could . have paid thir debts if they could only have 'driven their produce to market on a wagon road'. -The Captain' of the tug C. J. Bren- ham, of Coos Bay, reported a schooner ashore about 15 miles south, of Qoos Bay, "u-ior to the sailing of the Emma Augusta on the 17th; A letter for Mrs. Hepburn,- Glen Ella, Oregon, is held for postage in. the San Francisco office. Glen EJla is in Wahki acum county, Washington Tenilory. The steamer Emma Haywaixl lias., been laid up for repairs in Portland 4 y GrassHslfjrowi'ng icely hereabout. . . -. KJ 2 c-