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(Sundays Excepted!,
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Monitor Building j Cass Street
7er7is of Subscriptien:
i Served by Carrier, per week 23 Cents
Sent by mail, three months Si oO
Sent by until fix months 4 00
Sent by mail one year 7 00
Tree of Postage to the- Subscribers.
37" .Advertisements inserted by the year at
the rate of $1 00 per square per month.
Transient advertising, by the day or week,
fifty cents per square first insertion.
Heading notices, in City Items column, five
-cents per line per day. No charge less than
twenty-live cents.
Rubber coats and out-side boots
legs are no longer the style for a
short season.
Hongkong dates of April 12th re
port the departure of the Garibaldi
arid S. G. Reed for Astoria.
T. E. Mason and James Shirley
jailed for the Atlantic side by the
John L. Stephens to-day.
AVe understand that the j: "Win.
"Welch has a fruit drying project in
view, for "Walla "Walla valley.
Business was extremely lively
along the wharves from four until
eight o'clock this morning. Nine
departures.
The City Treasurer, uncle David
Ingalls, is ready to tender the free
dom of the city to dogs on payment
of the taxes levied.
The schooner Kate L. TIerron
left this morning for Tillamook with
ii cargo of merchandise and. groceries
and is perhaps safely in her home
port by this time.
James Moore caught a sturgeon
in his net last Tuesday night, while
drifting for salmon at Oregon City. It
measured over eight feet in length.
The sturgeon had no business up there
anyway.
Ladies &t Canyon City take their
umbrellas with, them when they call
upon their beaux saying that is "the
latest Portland style." Astoria sur
renders to Portland in nothing. That's
the Astoria stvle also.
The new steamship Geo. W. El
der, for the Oregon trade, left New
York on the 10th. She has a quan
tity of Telegraph material for the
"Western Union Company and 1,070
casks Cumberland coal.
We don't believe it is true that
the Portland Board of Trade has seven
men constantly employed drafting
memorials, petitions and "sich like"
tomfooleries. Nor that four boys
carry the petitions around for signa
tures. Political "enthusiasm" at Astoria
this week double-discounts the patri
otic efforts of any centennial celebra
tors in the land. If it should keep
this, way until spring there would be
strong probabilities of some several
funerals cause: overworked prin
ters. The Salem Statesman of the 25th
says that a neat little craft named The
Pilot, arrived at Salem on the 24th in
charge of the Stevens Bros., who con--template
taking her to Yaquina bay
via Astoria. It was built by them at
Corvallis, and is destined for the Ya
quina trade. She is 21 feet long and
7 feet wide, easily managed and a
swift sailer. The trip appears ven
"turesome, but we have no doubt the
Irip will be made in perfect safety, as
-the crew fully understand their bugi
iiess and realize the magnitude of tkeir
nmdertakmg. .
ASTORIA. OREGON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 27, 1876.
Comments of the Press.
T.nm !, T?cnV, Pl;nrlr.ilnr I
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We are in receipt of the Daily
Astorian, a very neatly printed j
and ably edited daily paper
published by I), C. Ireland, at As
toria. Brother" Ireland shows a ,
commendable enternrise in keen- i
ing up with the wants of his city. ! Managers, with headquarters at 904 "Wal
, x J nut street, Philadelphia. Mercury.
From the Albany Democrat. .
Bro. Ireland, of the Asto- -For what particular reasons should
rian, has a thunderm' time trying j Bowell become entitled to distinction
to keep from , running for office, j over any other newspaper agent at
A few .weeks ago the Republicans Philadelphia. He is a persistent
of his county tried to induce him j newspaper beggar and has never ren
to run for Representative, but he tiered quid pro quo to this office, on
would'nt stand it; and now he j mimerous little gifts these past three
uas iiiiu lu uumt; uiiuni uu eijujjuitu-
ic card, in his own paper, retu
sing to be "fo'ced" into accep
ting the Independent nomination
for the, same office. If editors
are in such'',everlasting,, demand
down there for office we woidd
advise a certain disappointed as
pirant'of the quill and paste-pot,
not a' thousand miles from here,
who has never yet got a smell,
to rush -down.
From the Willamette Farmer.
D. C. Ireland has begun the
publication of the Dailj Astorian,
at Astoria. It is v.ery neatly got
ten up,, well filled with local and
other interesting matter, and is a
credit to the ,town, whose. interests
it so zealously champions.
The bark Rival arrived at Knapp
ton to-dav, thirteen dav from Wil
minsrton. At present, the streets of Astoria
are not uncomfortably dust', for reas-
'ons which is" not necessary to enumer
ate. ' " ,-
The Stephens fired a salute on ap
proaching Astoria last evening which
rattled the.type standing on the galleys
in tlus office.
The sterfni tug Brenliam made a
special 'trip, with a large party on
board, to Knappton and return to-day.
We find the autograph of H. W.
Scott, Esq., on our table. Mr. S.
left by the Stephens this morning for
a three month's visit east. He will be
in attendance at Cincinnati, June
14th, as a'delegaterfrom Oregon to the
National Republican Convention.
The school meeting last evening
was called order by John Hobson,
Esq., Chairman, and Capt. Hustler
being necessaril3r detained at his
office in consequence of the arrival
of a steamship, Prof. W. L. Worth-
ington was chosen Clerk pro tern.
A tax of two mills was voted, to pay
off the indebtedness on the School
house block.
The Danbury News man says this
is the best time to burn garden rub
bish. 'Great care should' be taken in
the composition of the burning heajsv
If there are no old rubbers handy, a
length of oil cloth makes a very good
substitute. There is of course, noth
ing that emits 'the peculiar flavor of
burning rubber, unless it is hajr; but
hair is too costly.
The 3?lu)togr$iliic Novelty Com
pany',' 3G2 Broadway," 2$. Y., is one of
those things that offer tdo much for
the money demanded. If you do not
wish to lose your inoney keep it in
your pocket until you .know more
about the seeming swindle. Their ad
vertisements are too thin.
To-morrow is the last Sunday of
the fifth month of the Centennial
Leap year. Five months nearly pass
ed away and alas ! how. few have
taken advantage df "its privileges !
Ladies, delays are dangerous, and if
you krt thmpresenfc opportunity pass
unimproved, it will be four long years
1 1 F '. . v, ?'
I before yoa will have another chance.
LjujjiivmimMmjimM.miL9L!!Lm wwwaaw
Mr. Gcorse P. Rowell, the famous newspaper
statistician of the United States, is to be in charge
of the newspaper department of the Centennial ex-
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pOS1tion. Uregonian.
xothing but a private affair. Kowoii has
no authority for stating that ho has charge,
etc Lafayette- Courier,
The Newspaper Department of the
Centennial Exposition is in charge of a
committee appointed by the Board of
years
A Sea Cow (manatus), "a gregar
ious aquatic animal like the whale,
but herbivorous," has been captured at
Olympia, and xjeojile are going to the
asylum unless somebody tells them
what it is. When Olympia gets to be
a seaport, people over there will be
come more familiar with the differ
ent kinds of fish. The stranger they
are studying now probably came
across from Australia, on a voyage of
discovery.
The Atmosphere was cool enough
early tliis morning to compel one to
heed the song of the poet, if you
would .avoid shivering, and chattering
of teeth
Put not off your little "Ulster,
Do not pawn it vet awhile;
Wait until the flrt of August.
Till the gentle dasies smile.
CITY ITEMS.
Nuts for Mr. W. W. Parker to Crack;
No. 1, How .long doos it take for an
honest debt to be out-lawed?
No. 2, Is it honorable to pay a gold
coin debt with greenbacks at their Jace
when the7 are worth only fifty cents on
the dollar?
No. 3, Is it honorable for a man to
shave his own notes, when they are over
due, and he ha the money to pay.
No. 4, If a man agrees to buy a piece
of property for another, would it be con
sidered "selfish" to take advantage of the
other man's absence to secure it for him
self? No. 5, Is it considered public spirited
to try to suppress the saloon business in a
city, the paity being a member of the
city council, and having a brother run
ning a saloon, who has secured a license
for a long period of time ahead?
No. C, Is it not a crime for a man act
ing as post master, to open letters ad
dressed to the administator of an estate,
care of Post-master, without going to
the County Court and making inquiry
about the m:itter.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
People's Independent Party,
Per J. H.D. Gray.
IIow Advertising Affects Busi
nes. Tiie man who advertises his biibi
ness, if what he offers for sale is honestly
what he represents it to be or what it ought
to be, is constantly assisted in his business
by those who "have been attracted to hirn
and tested him. A buyer has read his
advertisement, and gone to his store or
work shop, warehouse, whatever it may
be, and tried what was recommended.
If it has satisfied him he is pleased and re
commends, it to his neighbor, who is likely
to go to the same place and tell his neigh
bor in turn. And thus little rills started
hy his advertisement flow in upon him
from all side., and the current ot his busi
ness grows stronger and wider and more
rapid, and he prospers and grows rich, all
because "strict attention in business he
added judicious advertising, llut for this
he might have lingered on in the commu
nity lor years and his business would
scarcely nave been heard of.
Postage on the Weekly Astorian
is two cents a paper to any part of
the United States, when sent by peo
ple not connected with the newspaper
office. We will will send four copies
(separate dates), equivalent to one
month, to one address, in one wrapper
(post-paid), on receipt of 25 cents.
EST Births, marriages and deaths
will be inserted free of charge to sub
scribers to either the Daily or the
Weekly Astorian. Births or marria
ges, when sent in by persons who are
not subscribers to the paper, should
be accompanied with one dollar,
which will be placed to the credit of
the party and the paper will be sent
to the address for the full amount so
paid to us:
JWrThe very finest PliotoirraDhs at Shuster
x .Davidsons, corner ot
streets. Portlaad. Oregon.
j Jc Davidsons, corner of i'iret and Yamhill
VMMMHMPH1IQ!
Tide Table lor Astoria.
(From tables of United States Coast Survey.)
High Water.
Low Water.
May.
A.M.
P. M.
a. x.
p. jr.-.
27 :.. 2 5. 4 J4 ..H) 'M. .
2S 3 .m 5 11 11 1J .
2! 4 r!) G 32 o bo I
SO 0 OS T H) 1 12 .
31 :. 7 14 .. 8 08! 1 15
1 8 23 S o41 2 2 J .
2 a so .. 9 4i :s : ,
8 ..10 31 10 30 4 41.
4 11 12 11 11 5 83.
5 -12 OS 11 471 U 19 .
10 01
11 10
12 11
1 02
...:.... 152
2 40
3 30
4 1
5 lh
5 50
The height is reckoned from the level of av
erage lowest water, to which the soundings are
given on the Coast Survey charts. When the
time in the a. in. column is followed by p it is
afternoon, and when in the p. in. column by a
it is forenoon.
Temple Lodge, No. 7, A. F. A. M.
Regular Communications first and
third Saturdays in each month, at.o0
o'clock, v. m.. at tho Hall in Astoria.
Members of tho Order, in pood standing, are
invited to attend. By ordei of the W". M.
Beaver Lodge, No. 35, 1. O. O. P.
Meet every Thursday evening. V.I"
at S o'clock, in the Odd Fellow's 5fe&&
IlalI,cor.. of Cass and Chenamus!:-'
streets, Astoria. Members of tho "i
Order are invited to attend. By order, N. G,
Astoria Lodge No. 40, 1. O. G. T.
Regular Meeting every Saturday Evening
atS o'clock, at Good Templar's Hall, Chena
lnus Street, Astoria, over C. L. Parker's
tore. Members of tho Order, in good stand
ing, are invited to attend. Degree mectint: 1st
Monday each month. By order W. C. T.
Youngs River Grange, P. of H.
Meets on the fourth Sat
urday of each month at
11 o'clock a. m. Patrons
in good standing are invited to attend.
By order of; W. M.
Common Council.
Regular meetings first Monday evening in
each month, at iy o clock
&&" Persons desiring to have matters acted
upon by tho Council, at any regular meeting,
must present tho same to tho Recorder, or
Mayor on or before tho 1'riday evening prior
to tho. Monday on which tho Council holds its
regular meetings. ' .
I. AV. CASE, Mayor.
F. J. Taylor, Recorder.
C. R. P. B. A. Society Notice.
Any fisherman on tho Colum
bia llivor, wishing to join the
Fishormans Association can ap
ply in person or by letter to the following
officers of the Association. J. B. Nice, Pres
ident, Watcriord : B. P. Shoppard, Manhat
ten 1'ishcry, Lodgo Deputy ; and Thomas
Dcalcy Secretary. Astoria, Oregon. A cor
dial invitation is hereby tendered to all to
avail themselves of this privilege.
By order of tho President.
THOMAS DEALEY. Secretary.
Shipping Port of Astoria.
CLEARANCES AXD DEPARTURES.
S.VILKD
John L. Stephens, ss. 191)5 tons, Mackie, fin San F
May Tt.
Kate L. Hcrron, sch 26 tpns, Thompson, fra Tilla
mook, May 27.
Gufa.-ie Telfair. str 413 tons. Gardner, to Puget
Sound, May 2fi.
ARRIVALS FROM SEA.
o
Dawn bk, 2"K) tons, for S. F. May 2H.
Sea Waif, bris, 273 tons, Harstoff, fm S F May 23.
California, str 671 tons, Hayes, fm Sitka, May 22.
Orient., bri, 312 tons, Adamson, fm S. F. May 21.
Shubrick, U S str, 3oo tons, Korts, fm S F May 19.
Modoc, bkt Christiansen fm San Francisco.May 12.
Centaur, Gnr bk AGS tons Offarson. fm Hongkong,
May 8.
JanoA.Falkinbnrg, bkt., 300 tons, Hubbard, fm
Honolulu, May2.
Wave Queen. Br bk. 853 tons, Anderson, fm New-
castle.N S V., April 17.
Caller Ou, Br. bk., tf74 tons, Rea, fm Isl.Java. Apr 9.
W. H. Thorndike, bk.,9 days f m Alaska.March 22.
VESSELS (jy TIIE WAY.
Portland, bkt. m tons. Gage, fm S. F.
Oreponian, sell 274 tons, Pennell, fm SF.
Rival. Lk 2S0 tons, Adams, fm Wilmington, May 13
Assaye, 1281 tons, Ritchie, fm Cardiff, via Rio.
Canoina, 520 ts, Rosser. fm Glasgow via Honolulu.
Clita, Br bkt.. 519 tons, White, fm Honolulu.
DuartBav, ship, KCS tons, fm Europe, via Austral
ia and Shangai.
Enid, Br bk., -J9H tons, Renouf fm Port Chalmers.
Edward James, Forbes, fm Hongkong.
Forward.Br bk.,744 tons, Strachan, fm Hongkong.
Garibaldi, bk, 670 tons, Noyes, from Hongkong,
April lit.
Hero of the Nile, Br bk 335 tons. Dyke, tm Mel
bourne, Feb 21.
Otto. Br bk 465 tons, Carter, fm Liverpool Oct 14
Robert Bright. Br. bk. 309 tons Hennings from
Shields March 13.
Sam G. Reed, sh, 656 tons, White, from Hongkong.
April 10.
Trevelyan, Brbk 1042 tons, Edwards, fm Newcastle
Woodside, Brbk, 700 tona Montgomery, 95 days fm
Table bay. April 1.
FINANCE A-ND TRADE.
Financial.
Gold Bars 800 par.
Gold in New York, 112.
Legal Tenders in Astoria buying 88; sell
ing Si. .
Coin oxchango onan Francisco y percent
premium.
Currency oxchango on San Francisco per
cent premium.
Coin exchange on New York per cent, pre
mium. Telegraphic transfers on Now York 1 per
cent, premium.
Currency exchange on New York percent
premium.'
Trade Dollars. ,92 buying; 9394 selling;
half dollar. t buying; fI2T, selling.
NO. 24.
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Drifts and lour Heads 1876.
Upper Astoria, Clatsop county. Oregon.
April 24, 1S7U. j
Afa 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 1876.
First Drift. From Woody Island
to Brown's point.
Second Drift. From BrownTs Point
inside of Snag Island to the 12th red
buoy.
Third Drift. , From the loth buoy
to Tongue Point.
Fourth Drift. From Tongue Point
to a point a little west of Booties
Cannery, at a place to be designated
by a spile 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
tow head.
The fishermen in Astoria, in coun
cil have mutually agreed to bind
themselves to be governed by the
foregoing drifts, and it is expected
from boats outside of the Society that
they will also conform to the same.
Any fisherman who is not fortunate
enough t&be a member of this Society
has still another opportunity to join
this Society, by applying before the
10th day of May, 1876, in accordance
with the notice published elsewhere
in the Astorian. After which time
the initiation fees will be raised to
twenty-five dollars.
By order of the Societv,
THOMAS DEALEY, Sec.
9"Tlie steamer Gen. Canby will
leave for Tillamook some tune next
week. For rates of freight apply at tho
office of the Hwaco Steam Navigation
Company. Passage at special rates.
j A STERN UREGON JL'IIG Astorian IS
doing more for the interests of Eastern
Oregon than any other paper in the State.
If you have a friend or a relative in that
section of this country, send him the pa
per on trial. Only one dollar for four
months.
gzS" B. Hamburger carries the best as
sorted stock of Dry Goods, Clothing,
Boots, Shoes, Ejus, Tobacco, Crockery
and will in a short time add a splendid lot
Groceries, which will make the rno'st com
plete slock in town. Call a see his new
goods they are nice.
.33Piit Smith, a noted slock man,
who has invested largely in blooded sheep
arrived in Oregon again recently and will
make arrangements for distributing here
among sheep owners, of a lot of thorough
bred merino bucks. 4 lie will arrive at As
toria with several head of young bucks
about the first of June. See advertise
ment. p"lr. P. G. Stewart, of Portland, is
stopping temporarily at Astoria, in Mr.
Me?ide's store-room on Chenamus street,
and is prepared to fit persons with a su
perior quality of spectacles, and will al-o
attend to clock work, and will receive
watches for repairs, which will he sent to
the shop cf his son, Charles F.Stewart,
where all kinds of work is done in a work
manlike manner.
fisTWe refer our readers to the adver
tisement of a farm for sale on Deep river.
This is the beat opportunity that we know
of for any man wanting a good place,
cheap, suitable for dairying or farming
purpo-es. The onty reason for wishing
to sell, is that the present owner Mr. C.
M. Stark is about to engage in other busi
ness. SAny person inquiring for a fine
quality of liquor, and can appreciate the
same, can find the genuine J. H. Cutter
"Whiskey and Millers extra Old Bourbon,
at the Columbia Bar" saloon Astoria,
with Geo. TJsherwood late of Portland to
cater to their taste.-. Gentlemen will please
give us a call. Cigars of a fine quality
also on hand. Jas. M. Lynch, Prop.
5" Everybody goes to the Novelty
Barbershop to get fixed up in style. Every
person may come, and nice too, for I have
employed a first-class artist who will smil
ingly manipulate your chin, gracefully cu;l
your mustache, nicely puff you hair, ana
last of all, but not least, will perfume your
clothes with the most pupular perfumery in
use, "Patchouly" ifyou don't believe itjust
try it. Hair cutting, shaving, and sham
pooing. Hair dying done and warranted
not to turn red, break or split. Parker
House, Astoria.
J. L. Campbell, Proprietor.
Adtrrtisk An exchange savs : Maybe
you think that people don't like to read
advertisements ! If you do you are inuch
mistaken. Fresh, well-put wqll-placcd ad
vertisements are news ! They ar welcomed.
read nay, studied ! The newspaper that is
alive with them is increasingly acceptable
and so tethe business house that knows how
to get them up, possessed withal Tfith the
sagacity and nerve to keep them up.