'- . ,':r - 1 I ii niiiii j ttftion VOL. 1. ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1876. NO. 12. gV.Jli u ' "1.iLI".;m,i' jiij.ii ,. i j 'j'-i 'L i ' 'it ' -i1- '.. -L -,", ',H-?' f i '.J).L tf.TirJJlilJlJ iijjMjjiL.'.r.TJi 'S , X.' In if (km 21 n c 1 i 1 8 I ISSUED EVERY EVENING, (Sundays Excepted), 1. C. fi:i:LA.V5, : : JrTSSLSSE&r.K. Monitvr JJiUhluig, Cans Sp-cci. Terms of Subscriptien: Served by Carrier, por week 25 Cents Sent, by mail, three months $-o) Jrout by iiuiil rix month? I 00 Sent by mail one year 7 00 Tree uf lortairc to the Subscribers. US Advertisement inserted by the year at the rate of 1 00 jicr mare per month. Transient adveni-nig, by the day or week, iifty cents pers.juurc first insertion. Little Yjui will give you a good shine for a bit, at the old corner on Gass street, in front of Case's. Divine services at the Episcopal Clmrch to-morrow at 11 o'clock a. ji. and 7 o'clock v. m. Subject of the morning discourse : The doctrines of the Go?pel should be tested by ex periment Messrs. Bain 0 Ferguson have taken a contract to put two windows in the front of the Episcopal Church, for the purpose of giving light and ventilation in the' gallery. An im provement which has been very much needed. Captain It. ITobson lias just com pleted two or three neat cottages on the remaining ground near his resi dence at the foot of Lafayette street. A store-house for Knemeyor's barrel factory resembles a calaboose, and ought to be labeled "warehouse" for the benelit of curious visitors. II, D. II time ct Co. began can ning salmon tins morning at the Giobe-brand Factory in Astoria. This factory is the most complete of any on the river. The fTsh are dressed on the first floor, and ?re then hoisted by elevators to the cutting and seal ing room on the second floor, and conveyed to the baths in the same room, from thence to the packing iloor. C. II. Dexter, Esq., mine host of the Day View House, Unity, V. T., called last evening, and -we are pleased to learn is improving in health rapidly. The Bay View House is now open for the accommodation of guests, and we bespeak for the enterprising proprietor a liberal sup port this summer. The Worrell Sisters, " Merry Makers," gave an excellent enter tainment at Spiritual Hall last even ing. The hall was densely crowded, and everybody was satisfied. The troupe would have performed this evening, but the hall had been pre viously engaged for the public in stallation of the officers elect in the rder of Good Templars. The moving out process in the vi cinity of Kinney's factory was about completed yesterdey when Turley's teams steyrped down and out for other quarters. Buildings still continue to go up,- and the entn-e grounds included in Mr. Kinneys late purchases from Capt. Hobson and others, will soon be covered with shops and work-houses. That locality jresents busy scenes at all times, day and night. The new and many marks" on general merchandise received at As toria, now days causes considerable confusion, sometimes among con signees. Shippers should be particu lar in marking goods. V. tfcM. for instance stands for Warren tMc Guire. " M. & W." for Megler & Wright ; "W. D." and " Wr. E. D. also cause confusion, unless the markers are careful to express the in tention plainly-. Current Euenis of the Day. J. Win. Welch, Esq., of Walla Walla, arrived last evening on a visit to his old home. Mrs. W. accom panied him from that fruitful valley of Eastern Washington Territory, and is visiting relatives in Salem. A Chinook cmoe loaded with one of the first families irom Tillamook county, came in over the Columbia river bar yesterday, and proceeded to the Cascades last evening, on the regular annual fishing expedition. The good weather of the past week has been improved by every body working out of doors, and the farmers of this count' are happy in thought that they have accomplished a great deal of work, in time to get the benefits of the shower this morn ing. That swamp bounded on the west by Monroe street, on the east by Main street, on the south by Chena- nms and on the north by Concoinly street, ought to be drained before the warm weather sets in, if a pestilence would be averted. Several new fishing racks have been .put up on the foundation driven for the building which is to be built by the Columbia Diver Fishermen's Beneficial Aid Societ7, on the upper side of the Farmers Dailroad track on West-sixth street. The streets of Astoria last even presented a lively scene. From the Occident to the Post-ofiice, a distance of three blocks, bo;h side-walks were densely crowded with people, a liv ing, moving, sea of humanity, but "an infant wave where soon shall float a human sea." Trullingcr's new steam saw mill is in active operation, and bills for lumber are turned out in short ordei . The want of a good street connecting the mill with town, will soon be sup plied. Contracts will be let for such work next Saturday, may 20th. See advertisement on fourth page. Hutter & McELenzie are employed to-day in the construction of another handsome fishing boat, at their shops on Concomly street. They turned over another one yesterday to Kin ney's factory. The boats they are now building are for Devlin & Co., and will be copper faster ed and rivet ed, made of Eastern oak and Port Orford cedar. The day lias gone by for Columbia river fishermen to send to California for boats. The Oregonian yesterday says : 11 Capt. Harry Ashton is en route from Astoria to Salem, to enter the list of journalism in that citv, and bavins: been recently sojourning with old friends and acquaintances in the fishing interest along the river, states as their views, that never in the his tory of this industry has the outlook been- so promising. Mr. Kinnev of Astoria, Mr. Booth near by, and "Mr. Hume a short distance up the river all of whom are large packers agree in the belief that, no matter how great the demand, the supply will, judging by precedent, be fulfv up to requirements. On our table is a fine salmon of Mr. Kinney's pack ing, which, if a specimen of" the gen eral run, argues that our State "will this season provide the best packed stock of salmon in this growing and profitable interest. It is worthy of note that the samples we have, con tain salmon which two hours before the case was packed, had not been caught" Rev. Dr. Crang will deliver an address this evening at Spiritual Hall, on the subject of Temperance, in connection with the public installation of officers by Astoria Lodge No.- 40. I. O. G T A general invitation is extended to the public. sT"Mendle?on Bros., are in receipt of an excellent stock of nice eay-fitting shoes, which goes with their choice stock of clothing, at rates cheap for cash. LETTER FROM SH0ALVATER BAY. South Bexd, PaoiGc Co., W. T. 1 May 2d, IS7G. J Editor Astohiax : As it requires many items of inter est from many places, to make a paper interesting to all, we propose to send a few items as thcr occur hi this re mote corner of the great domain. To begin, we presume that but few of your readers know much about this place, or even where it is located. This place is about three miles above the mouth of the Waliapa river, is well protected from the prevailing Minds, and is a safe and commodious harbor for any amount of slupping. John Wood & Co's., steam saw mill is located here, and at present there are eight families, with the usual amount of bachelors. The greatest complaint Ave hear, is the unusual length and inclemency of the win ter, and the lateness of the spring. There has been an unusual amount of sickness in the valley this winter, mostly colds, attended with severe coughs, which have, in some instances proved fatal. Our neighbor Amos Smith had the misfortune to lose his two eldest children, within the past week, from a disease resembling dip theria, and so called by the attending physician. Edith, aged S years, died on Wednesday the 2Gth of April, and Arthur, aged 0 ye;irs, died May 1st. The loss will be sorely felt by the af flicted parents, and it causes a feel ing of uneasiness among parents whose children are suffering from colds. The mill at this place has started again, after quite a rest for repairs and im provements, and is now cutting more lumber per diem, than ever. The Schooner H. L. Tiernan left this place with a cargo of lumber for San Fran cisco, on the 2Gth ult. The Enter prise, with a cargo of lumber on the, 2d inst. These schooners have been running here constantly for nearly a year, and the masters of each give considerable credit to our bay as a safe harbor, and easy of entrance. The schooner John McCullough sailed from Oyster ville on the 23d of last month, with oTsters for Crellin & Co. We have had as mairy as five schooners hi this Bay at one time, and it is no unusual thing too see two schooners loading at the same time at the mill. Of the country aiound the bay I can say but little, having been over but a small portion of it, but from the information I have gained from par ties, who have explored it, there is good homes for hundreds of families on its tributaries, and we presume as healthy a location as can be found on the coast. We need better facili ties for getting to and from this place, and we need enterprising settlers, and such can do well. More Axon. -Maj. II. Clay Wood, assistant ad jutant general, ex-officio assistant in spector general in the Department of the Columbia, arrived at Astoria last evening, and this morning proceeded to Fort Canby, Cape Hancock, under special instructions from the depart ment commander. Major Wood is one of the most affable and courteous gentleman of our acquaintance con nected with Military Headquarters. Hon. John Brazee, Superinten dent of construction in the Oregon Steam "Navigation Company arrived at Astoria last evening on business connected with his department on the Hue. We learn that the plans are completed for the proposed Astoria improvements, which will soon be begun. Benjamin Franklin, of this city, who has been employed in replacing a range beacon on Sand Island, re turned to Astoria yesterday. Shipping News and Notes. The schooner Fairy Queen sailed from San Francisco on the 11th, for Shoalwater bay. The schooner Elnora, Captain Black, arrived j'esterday from Deep i river, with a cargo of wood for Booth The schooner Buckeye completed discharging a cargo of good wood at j C. H. Page & Co's dock yesterday, jd armors wnan. The steamship Gussie Telfair, with a cargo of 240 tons produce, sailed yesterday for Puget Sound and British Columbia ports. The Adelaide will sail for Young's river to-morrow, .for a cargo of hay for T. II. Foss camp on Deep river. The Elnora is waiting charter. Capt. KempfTis expecting the United States steamer Shu brick at this port next week on buoy service in the loth Light-house District. She will probably sail from San Fran cisco on Monday next. " The schooner Adelaide, Capt. Dentz, arrived last evening from Blind slough with a cargo of wood, and salmon in barrels. The salmon are from Bergland's packing estab lishment, for shipment to Honolulu. The loading of the River Lunc and Thorndike having been completed, both vessels are in the stream waiting the completion of business settlements prior to departures for Europe. The River Lune was taken down to an chorage off Fort Stevens, by the tug Gon. Canby, last evening. The steamship, JohnL. Stephens left for San Francisco at 3:30 this morning, and by six o'clock was well out to sea with wind and tide favora ble for a srieedy passage. Nine thousand seven hundred and thirty cases of salmon, besides a large lot in barrels and several tons of miscella neous freight constitutes her cargo. The barkentine Modoc, one of the handsomest models that has yet come to Oregon waters, arrived yes terday eleven days out from San Francisco, with an assorted cargo consisting of eight hundred tons of general merchandis, and supplies for canneries. She will proceed to Port land to-day. A portion of her cargo for Astoria was discharged this fore noon at Kinney's wharfT Drifts and low Heads 7876. Upper Astoria, Clatsop county. Oregon. .April 24, l&7o. j" At a Special meeting of the Colum bia River Fishermens Beneficial Aid Society, the following regulations for the government of all concerned were adopted. That the following drifts and tow heads be established for the fishing season of 1S70. First Drift. From Woody Island to Brown's point. Second Drift. From Brown's Poi nt inside of Snag Island to the 12th red buov. Third Drift. From the loth buoy to Tongue Point. Fourth Drift. From Tongue Point to a noint a little west of Booth'? I Cannery, at a place to be designated uy a spue or some permanent mark. Fifth Drift. From the termina tion of the 4th drift to Smith's Point. Sixth Drift. From Smith's Point to the Pacific Ocean. Seventh Drift. From the red buoy in the Prairie channel to Tongue Point up or down. Eighth Drift. The big snag in Chinook shoot will be considered a ov head. The fishermen in Astoria, in coun cil have mutually agreed to bind i themselves to be governed by the ; foregoing drifts, and it is expectetl 1 from boats outside of the Society that they will also conform to the same. Any fisherman who is not fortunate enough to be a member of this Society ' has still' another ounortunitv to inin this Society, by applying before the 10th day of May, 1876, in accordance with the notice published elsewhere in the Astoriax. After which timp the initiation fees will be raised to twenty-five dollars. By order of the Society, THOMAS D'EALEY, Sec. How to make Extravagance Unfashion able. Of course, moderation in socie ty is more difficult in this country than elsewhere, for the reason that education, character and re finement have no support in rank. A duchess may dress simply, live economically, and entertain plain ly. ' She is always a duchess, and in the best society, and to cross her threshold is to be admitted to it. But a lady who is not a duch ess, who has only the rague tra dition of good family upon her side must be a very exceptional person, if, without money, she maintains any land of correspond ing position. In Washington, for instance, a high officer of the state, who should live upon his salary and hope to have some thing from it against the evil day of his removal, would find it very difficult to maintain, in a board ing house, and without a carriage and without entertainments, the social standing which an ambi tious, clever, and darling wife might require. Yet, by his posi tion, she would be necessarily ex posed to the splendid rivalry of luxury and profusion of every kind; and if she sold her iniki ence it would be that she might shine and conquer by magnifi cence. Such a woman we read of them in novels, and smile at the bold invention of the author would cany her gay audacity to the very moment of disgraceful exposure and ruin. In her house, superbly furnished with fraud, and richly decorated with corrup tion, she would stand supreme and queenly, in a costly robe, woven of lies and embroidered with bribes; careless, graceful, ready, smiling with free-flowing gossip : knowing, as she graciously bowed, and chatted, and greeted the bright guests of a moment, that the scene was all a hideous phantasmagoria of deceit, that the naked sword hung by a hair just above her stately head, and that at any moment, the ghastly mene. mene, would glare upon her walls, in the appalled eyes of her blithe company. What is the moral of this ser mon? The text, indeed, is not necessary to announce. What is it but the old one, that if we are to be saved from the swift dryrot of corruption, the foul decadence of older States, one way to begin is, tndividually and unitedly, to discountenance extravagance. In- telligence,refinement, wit, shrewd ness, cultivation, are still more lovely and desirable than vulgar ity and display. They can "act, a fashion' if they will. If they choose, they can make extrava gance vulgar by confining it to those who can be no tiling but ex travagant. Public Installation. Tho members of Astoria Lodge, No. 40, 1 . 0. U. T., v.-ill bavo a public installation of officers for tbo ensuing quarter on Saturdav evening, May 13tb, at Spiritual Ball. Imme diately after tho installation. Iter. Dr. Crang will deliver a lecture on temperance. The public and all members of the older are cor dially invited to attend. T.S.Jkwett, W.S. rX Loeb has just opened a fine new, large stock of gent clothing. 5" Any person inquiring for a fine quality of liquor, and can appreciate thn amc can find the genuine J. H. Cutter Whiskej' and Millers extra Old Bourbon, nt the " Columbia Bar" taloon Astoria, with Goo. Usherwood late of Portland tu cater to their tnste.-. Gentlemen will plea?e give us a call. Cigars of a fine qnnhty aho on hand. Jas. M. Lyxch, Prop. Notice. Hemorrhoid or Piles cured b3 the "Wigbtman Process- without the use of knife, ligature or caustic ; those that are sutTering from the above dreadful complaint would do well to call on Dr. Wightman while be. is in'town. He will be at the Parker House Astoria, for two days only, Wednesday and Thursday May 17th and ISth. P. O. box, 217 Port land Orogon, where all letters will be promptly answered, consultation fee 2 00. Dn. O. F. Wigut.vax. V LiajLagUfc, L J - --- -Jht i 'IJS - tiir Wf 1 . J2KjS?"i X