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About The Daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1876)
czl JJWJjJfcaPMWH wwyy-g- ?!. 'iX TTX- gJxs aiXtj steim ASTORIA, OREGON : f. 1. C IKEIiAXD .".v. .'.-..-...ISDITOR THURSDAY. ....-.-.v.. June 1, 1876: Social Wounds, The proportion to which the tramp nuisance has reched at the East are fully established by the rigorous regu lations -which several of the States have been forced to resort to for its suppres sion. But little thought appears to have been devoted to a consideration of the causes which produced this cu rious and unfortunate condition of af- fnC.m Ti- I..r.n is-tsw I'VrtQtl nifOlinVllOVO i.cU.1.). XV iliia lUHiJ UCCU v,tvij iwiviu visible that there were an extraordi nary number of persons prowling about from farm-house to farm-house, beg irinjr for food or shelter. Then as this vagabond kind of life acted upon them they began to take on more and more the character of marauders. A com mon form of daily news is the robbing in open daylight of 'outlying settle ments by these persons, and sometimes even murder is added to the list of crimes. The remedy that has mostly gener ally been adopted is to arrest these in cipient brigands wherever found, and march' them out of the district, or set them to work. Probably there was no other method of proceeding in pres ence of such a disorganization. But we ought' to probe more deeply. The tramps'have not come on the scene be cause a large number of persons have suddenly become idle and indisposed to work for a living. The tramp is one of the symptoms of the paralysis which has fallen on the country by reason of the over-taxation and mis management to which it has been subjected. He is the first fruits of a social disintegration produced by these causes. Further, he is frequent ly the precursor of revolution. The following were some of the scenes which ushered in the great French explosion of the last century. "The Vagabonds about the country," says a French writer of that day, "are a terrible pest ; they are like an enemy's force which distributed over the territory, obtains a living as it pleases, levying veritable contribu tions. They are constantly roving around the country, examining the -ip-proaches to houses, and informing themselves about their inmates and of their hibits. Woe to those supposed to have money! -what numbers of j highway robberies and burglaries ! ,,, , , ., , . i hat numbers of travelers assassinated and houses and doors broken into! hat assassinations of curates, farm ers and widows, tormented to discover irwi- ov1 ..ft-n-m...,-..,? i-:n . i i an mono and afterward killed! This was the French tramp who preceeded the red cap and the rights of until. But it reads very like a piece of news from Ohio or Indiana, of the present day. It discloses precisely the same features in the actors. Of course no such ulterior conse quences as these are to be expected in this country, for the reason that we know what is wrong and are trying: to reined it. Long before the tramp can develop into the brigands, we hope x oil to see pros)enty once more restored to the nation. Uut such social wounds sis these we ar-e considering should not be overlooked or lightly -treated. They :iv w;niiin era fbof. -ivlmf vm c.,rc,T V. v""" "" ' owait- slim -0 have' among us must he i bi-ui,ight to the front, and that without much further dclav. -A ),r.-k--i uui-t;sj!uimeuu of. xnu u&ivianu T-..,.;-.- ri, 4.7.. ..::i. - t. xxnauiiju, uiaciio,) uiuu.rn- get Sound from San Francisco, pays oiti' neighboring capital city the- fol- , , ,. ttr.. iovrmg deserved cemphmemi: . Olyni-J pia isrone of the pleasantesfc places in on the souna bur that isu t 'saying v r.. iy i.- Tii- ., i....i liiacii lor ujympia. z is cnu oesu piace liortb of S?m Fiwifiianrt fnv lazv -nftiwle . J i. ono can live liere a Bie-tmre and n m r l - - - . -f I 1 not work. on the streets leaning against wnitf dpfiior "sauiplo ilalt the people one sees , IDcfiloy , Secretary. Astoria, Ofogoq, 'A cor- - . . i oitv au:.,, , sn U1U1 " is nereoy. tenaorea io au to ar.sifctmr on fences pr aVaii themselv.e-s. of this pVivilego. ' room." People subsist on clams priiiv cipally . You canfruy them for? ten xents a bucket ML Peopleandvery rich onestoo,who own bottomland, and rich soil it is, are 'too lazy to cultivate it. They just raise, produce enough to keep them alive till the next season. The population is less by two hundred than it was a year ago. People gen erally do not make up their beds for weeks, but roll into them where their bodies fit like a new glove; conse quently they lie in the same position night after night, and, indeed they couldn't roll or change position if they would. Gnme and fish are abundant in and around Olympia, and at Port jIadison a few days since, the fisher men caught in a seine, and in one haul, 1,500 jiounds of fish nearly all herring. It seems almost incredible, though it is "positively true. Herring are so plentiful in some of the bays in the sound that the Indians with, a ... . . ' . long stick pierced with sharp pointed , nails force it through the water on one side an then on the other till the' fill their canoes. What few potatoes are raised here are of tlie finest quality, and being scarce just now are selling for three dollars per busheL" ''This is a nice late hour to be coming home sir;'' remarked Mrs. Spilkins, from the head of the stairs', as Leander let himself in with a night key at one a. m. "C'rect, again," mumbled Leander, hanging his hat on the gas burner, "but you 'mus 'mem- . ber, lovey, if 'ts nice late hour, this's nice late' case, jrou know. Drifts and low Heads 1876. Upper Astoria, Clatsop county, Oregon. Apiil'Jl. l&Tli. J At a Special meeting of the Colum bia River Eishennens Beneficial Aid Society, the following regulations for the government of all concerned were adopted. TlTat the following drifts and tow heads be established i for the fishing season of 1S7G. ' First Drift.. From Woody Island to brown's point. Second Drift. From Brown's 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 Booth's 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- nil have mutimllv Jtrpprl to him! themselves to be "governed by the foregoing drifts, and it is expected f!m btf5 outside of the Society that they will also conform to the same. jjv order of the Society, THOMAS'liE ALKY, Sec. Temple Lodge, No. 7, A. P. A. M. uufjuiar tommun cations nrsi ana thhdSaturday in each month, at T.:w o'clock. i. m.. at tho Hall in Astoria. Mcmbcis of tho Unlcr, inood standing, are invited to attend. Uy ordei of the W. M. Beaver Lodge, No. 35, 1. O. O. F.' Meet every Thursday evening. Ss- ! Hall, cor. of Cass and Chenamus"vki I streets Astoria. Member of tho " Order are invited to attend. By order, N. G, Astoria Lodge No. 40, 1. O. G. T. Regular Meeting every Saturday Evening at S o'clock. at Uood Templar's Hall, Chena mu Street, Astoria, over 0. L. Parker's -!orc. Membors of the Order, in good stand- V"- 5ie invited to attend- Device meeting 1st i Monday e.ieh month. Byoidcr . C. T. Youngs HIver'Griinge, P. of H. Meets on the fouitli Sat in day of each month at 11 o'clock a.m. Pntions i m good standing are invited to attend. . ' , v.. oltierof u- m Common Council. ' ' . 1 epalar meeting firt Monday ovenirig in I inch month, at 7'x, o'clock ' I'll- l'ftrf.ns ilniiimr it lm'o innltnw , ' " , "Vll Ht-y l' ., iihiui.- acted upon Dy tlie Council, at any regular mooting, nc to-thoUtcorder, or bo 1-riday evening prior i must present tne sain flavor on or boforo th tq the .Monday on which tho Council holds jts j I. W. CASEi Mayor. v F-JT.yi.ok, Recorder, f. -. - - J ? c- B-F- B. A: Society 'Notice.' ' ' -' ' Any fiherman on the.Col S? $ JSe33&3 bia Kivcr. wislnnir to loin Shermans Assbeiation can li in i;ron or b letter to..the following oujeersot the Association. J. JS. 2 ice, Pre ident, Waterlord ; U. V. Sheppard, Manhat tan Jisnory. lodco JJenuty : and Thoma.s 'I'liftMiyiTniTur c i j;uuj4ao jjjuomi a. , cevruMty. s. Uy order of tho rrMldent. .. , ; Tlde Table zor Astrln. (From tables of United States Cfoist Survey.) High Water. ..Low Water. May. A. M. F. 51. A.M. p. M. 28 3 55 .. 5 n.... jy - 4 5u t; .tji.... .:, U OS .. 7 1.... 31..: 7 14 .. 8 U8.... 1 8 2i $ 541.... ...11 19 ... O CO ...... ... 1 12 ... 1 15 ... 2 21 ... :t : .11 10 .12 11 . 1 02 . I 52 . 2 40 . 3 30 J 30 .. ) 411.... :i 10 81 io sol 4 41 - 4 r -4, 11 12.-.-RI.-..U 111 oSf. H 5 12 US U 47f i 10 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. m. column is followed by pit is afternoon, and when in the i. in. column by a it is forenoon. Particular Xolicc. Advertisements intended for insertion in Thk Wkkkly Astokiax, should be handedin on Thursday afternoon, to insuro their in sertion the following Saturday. NEW TO-DAY. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS FOR STREET "WORK. All tho-e oersons to whom contracts I were awarded - for the improvement ot btreets in the JTown of Astoria, by the undesigned, Street Uominiioner of saia town, on May lha 20th, lb0, mut call at tjie olfice 0f g. W.Jleiw town Attorney, to-morrow, June 2d, lino, ana give me reauired bonds, and sign written contracts, or said contracts will bo awaided to the next lowett reponible bidder. HENRY MILLER. m Street Commissioner. Astoria, Oregon, June 1st, 1S70. CHENAMUS STREET IMPROVE MENT. Notice Ubereby given that sealed pro posals will bo received by the undersigned lor the improvement of that part of Che nnmus stieet lying in front of lot eijrht (8) block eleven (11), McClure's Astoria, by giading to conform us, near a practicable to the ci oin irs as alrtach constructed on said street, and also by the building of a sidewalk according to plana and specifica tions to be seyn at the office of Frank J. Taylor, Recorder, until noon of Satur day June 3d, 1S7(, said imnrovement to be completed by September 1st, 1870, as provided bv ordinance No. 121, passed the Council" May 1st. 1S7(. The right to reject any or all bidsi9 here bv reserved. HENRY MILLER, Street Commissioner. Astoria, Oregon, June 1st, 1S76. T 1ST OF LETTERS --J Remaining' unclaimed in the Pout- , Jj j. 0 !Doe,Jamcs ' Morse. John Lary Kakin. . J aines C McLulIcn. L Fletcher, C Frcser, 0 F (iilson, O (J llobert, Henry Ueaton.T Love. Charles 2 Las-en, Peter 2 Lyon, .Miss 11 attio.M2 Leslio, Miss M A Lock, 11 11 Lent, Win Mullen, 1'reston 2 iMcllcrnan. W il Newman, W II Itewoll, J L Powoll, Kichard It Smith, .John Stroberi, Frank Schotiold, (ieorgo Shobort. Ilonry Tackott, Win II NilHon, Wm Williams, Charles Williams. J W 2 illiams. G W Willi. Thomas J "Wood, J ames W.m. UilANCK l M, xangonhcin, J Eeal Estate for Sale Lots 2, 3, 7, in Block 18 adaiFs " 1,2,3, "' 19 j Astoria. Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, in Block 1 shiuelu's (C 1, in Block IS Astoria. Lot 7, in Block 66 S.hf Lots 7, 8, Block GO L Lot 2. in Block 99 J Olney's Astoria. alse: South East Quarter of Section 36, Town S Range 9 "West ; North "West Quarter of Section 36, Town 8 Bange 9 "West. , TITLES ITXQUESTIOXABLE. TEKMS EASX. 5For pai'ticulars inrpiire of A. VaxDUSEN". QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS! IS THE MOTTO OF L. K. G. SMITH, Chenamus Street, Astoria, Oregon, "Wholesale and Retail Dealer in ' ixurs and Totincro.and all kinds of inoki'i .Vrt:I(;.s, Stationery anil 'ller.v. . GEXUIXE lEERSlIApM PIPES A Speciality. Soleaent for tlie Colcbrated Othello Cigars. Denlcars in the above lino ard Ycnectfiilly solicited to cxnimric t?tock and Prices, . f' " '' " ' Astoria j M7,1!: I And lj Brewery "Ifealobn, Bottled Bfir Depot . MAIN STREET, ASTOUIA. - jit RWDOLPH-BABTlTl ' ' ' Pi'oxrtetor$. rTlie'Best Quality Lager I ; .FIVE CENTS -A GLASS. er'Beer, , flr Tho patrona'go of the public-is resppeb fully solicited. Orders" for 'Ls'cr, or Bottled Ijeer, in any quantity, promnjtlv 'tilled. , , , - iT,Fjeo Lunch day and nights, 7 t nOlt TlTF. "RPRT" A.XT TIIK.rATKT J? .style's of si.rirur.lIats'eo.tarV'anDusen ri.. M. ... :i.'i -.7!.; .Tj'Vfl.i"'' 'J.' i. ,rLr.1 'tuviua juM,rvcciveuan auu utufiuuuuj .;uii ISTSW AJ)3gERE3MENTS. TlANTED. V A cirl to do general house work . Wa?i $25 to30 per month. None but a good hand need apply. Apply at Irjs DAGGETT'S. D OG TAXES. AUTaxes on dogs funning afT.argo'vritlf1" in the Corporate limits of the town of Astoria wil be due and payable oti or before Juno 1st. lt7u ' DAVID INGALLS, td Treasurer. -TVLSSOLUTION KOXJCE. Tho partnership heretofore existing ber tween H. D. llumo and Dean Hlanchard, un der the firm name of llumo Sc Co.. is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All business of the latp firm will bo settled by It. D. Hume, who will continue the business at 'Astoria, under tho name of llumo & Co. l:. D. HOIE. DEAN BLANCH ARD. Astoria, Oregon, May 30, ltTii. m30:3t New Pleasure Yacht. T HE SEW SLOOP ;may .bell, R. C. SllIVELY,..:. Master. Is now ready for freight or charter to any point on tho bay. Having fino accommoda tions for pleasure seekers, and a record for fast sailing, offers superior accommodations to oxeursioniats. Eor freight or charter, at reasonable rates, apply at the restaurant of E. C. llolden. d, R. C. S U I VEL YTt Astoria. FISH BARRELS ! Half Barrels, Ouarter Barrels, AND KITTS, AT LIVING PKICES, AT TPIE Knappton Barrel Factory, Knappton, Pacific Co., W. T. ( LOODED SHEEP. TT7 About tho first of Juno, tho undersigned will visit Clatsop and Pacific ConnticM bringing with him from the famous stock of Potors, it Severance, California, several , , 7 f Thoroughbred M erimo Bttck.s Ono year old. which will be sold oheap. PUT SMITH, Portland; Ogrf Eggs for Hatching. WHITE LEGHORN FOWLS, DA rLEY'S STOCK, ' OAKLAND. CALIFORNIA, Non Sitterjj, Good Layers. EGGS, 2 00 PER DOEN. Orders accompanied with cash or apprpved jawbone promptly attended to i Da.v. J. INGALLS. Astoria, Oregon. THE PEOPLED INDEPENDENT Candidate fr Joint Representative from Clatsop and Tillamook countie?, Capt. J. II. D. Gray, will meet tho Citizen of Youngg Kiver I'rccinct at tho Grangers Hall at' 11 a. m., May 27th.: Astoria Precinct at 8 p. in.; AVestport, Clifton, and Ivnanpa. if possibl'o, Ilay Jil)th; Clatsop, at lre. Church, at 1 pjra., and expects to leave Astoria for Tillamook with tho steamer Gen. Canby, at ."J a. in.. May .'.1st. and will speak at lloquarton and Gairi baldi while .thoro.xeturninu-io.Astoria either Thursday or rriday, June 1st or 2d, and will address a grand rally of citizens at Spiritual Hall. The opposing candidates having been challenged to meet him on the stump, and giv ing no definite answer, are again publicly in vited to meet Capt. Gray at the tlmo and pla ces as abovo mentioned to discuss the local and political issues f tho, day, and tell, what he knows about farming. RAISING- REPUBLICAN CATTLE AND DEMOCRATIC SHEEP. Tho presence of ladies is specially invited. J. O'mtlEX, tf. K0FOKD, T. 15KAMEL. Ex. Committee OREGON BAKERY-,, Holladay's Wharf. Main Street, Afetoria.-Ogn. BREAD, CAKES, PIES, PASTRY, CRACKERS, ETC. WILL RESERVED TOPATROKS of the Oregon Bakery of which C. Binder deceased, was proprietor, the saind as usual, by Mrs. C1IAKLES lUNDEb. First Clais Baker eiuployed, and perfect satisfaction guaranteed. 411 ordciv. large or snnlll, promptly filled on short notice, i'at- ronage'of tho public is respectfully solicited:' MBS. U11AS. BIBBER. Hotel or Kesiclerice PROPERTY FO'fe SALE. TBE L'DERSIGXED WISHES to dUuoi of half a block dR tKe the limn desirable property in Astoria, atlow rate for 1'AUT CASH and approved notes. . THE PROPERTY IS ELIGIBLY SITUATED, SEAR 05HJS )COJIRT- HO,rsp 'JCST) CUSXO3t-H0.UJS3A And is.about c,nfa level with.thcstroqtJgrfies, Vendeiing it eay o, improvement, il nominal c0i,t. It contains . ' l ," ' A SPLENDID ORCHARD" GOOD' WELL OE'LiyiCGWATER, -' S3rAJ"ERLTiTS, ,'&-'" ''t And liaK uf.o'nt it one 6P the best'frAWe lmlld ings in the city, 81 by oi feet in size, two stories iugJilknow.n prppeity AvjUJbesqldoji easytermajandjtaany, person who Wjisucs a oargainijn.Aswfiajtvai, .tmt.t c rvcvT a TvrWiK-ur av RfTT.e ID RecpipjanaftlbklvliTof.CDbneiil i cialPrijltinft vWi TrW TtfW.i 'V .. . hich," with !soxno n,eeded' ronrtirs, .may l be hindWquitl to jh'4 M'hotblulldihg'iiiHlfe city and prffar n location t concernedj'lplich the best foriitniilio and nsitors. Thc'fcntirt. esiie, none can ?uic,ocfctcr luuu.tuia. u ii 'vutiipnuy annuel CiDj notiucu umi.i iiict-i- "par.ti'clilars, address ' 'JOK'KOSS" " ' jng will bo held nr. Astoria, on atyrdnv.T "c ' '' '.'V. 9tPT1d,c?0:., l June &, l$76. or the purpose ot; electing "iTn.T c Vib f 'a fvrch.t:-ur ji vnr.T.tTst 'Eeeft'lbrXhe ehiltiinjr ydar, arnd trarisact- ni.kiiv nm9miv iiw . CMltT. .joiQAAjSiVAUKRDEB.'j IMISCELLAi&EOTJS. v BuJ)sciibejor w '. THREE DOLLARS PER YEAR. -Wat cclthj gstorra POUR XOXTHS ONE DOLLAR.. For 10 ents we will send 1 copy. "Wo will! send tho-paper four months for ono dollar:, will send-a roll of pamph k-ts and circulars fur 50 cents; ene pamphlet of ;w pages for i cents. Senc? in your orders. D.C.IltELA.XD, Er. Astomxn. Atoiia, Oregon .QI-LAS B, SMITH. . i x , Attomey-at-Law.'" ASTOUIA, OliEr.OX. Ofiiee in Warren t McG litre's building posite Occident JioteL op- Faets Worth Knowing A. W. Cone, 7 - Astoria SJLG OF THE GOLDEN SlIOK. Cannot be beat in tho Boot and Shoe line Call and see him. SIGX OF THE GOLDEX SHOE, , . Ja.'n. Street, Anuria- IRA CUTT3NG WATCHMAKER andJEWJELEI. ANNOUNCES TO THE PEOPLE OF Astoria and vicinity that he is nowprc pared, to do all kinds of, WATCHMAKING AND JEWELLING in tho neatest possible manner. All work warranted. 5-Agent for tho WALTFI AM and ELGIN Wntches. - in A CUTTING, Chenamus street, Astoria, Ogn. "jyU. EDGAR, Corner Main and Chenamus Streots, ASTOK IA OKEGON- DKALKR IN THK CHOICEST lilt YN'US- Ob' Tobacco and Cigars, and the G X3 n u i 11 e W o s t e 11 h o 1 my,.. and other English Cutlery. 'Fairchilds Gold Pens. And all sorts of l STATIONERY, NOTIONS ETC. TpRED KROSEL, House and Sign Painting, PAPER HANGING, KALSOMNINC, ETC. SpecUU attention piiid io Country worlc. Shop on Squenioqha btreet, ASTORIA, - - - 02F;0. New Store. New Goods Just Opened, IN THE SUMMERS BUILDING, Chenamus Stroet, Astoria. J. C. TRULLINGER, Would ilo3pectfully Announce To tho Citi'ens of Astoria and Vicinitv, That ho is now hero, md has Opened at th Abovo Well known Stand. A LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK OF Dry Goods, Clothing, BOOTS JCSD SHOES, And everything required for daily use, down to a sack of 1'lour or Feed from niv own mills in Washington County, which will be sold at tho lowWt narket r;tes. tPI invite the public generally to call and oxamine my stock and prices. Having-located permanently in Astoria 1 " moan business." iSSTho Saw mill is now in running order, with a full boom of choice logs, and 1 am jals propared to fill orders, large or small, on short notice, for any kind of lumber. J. U. TKULLINGER. PETER RUNEY, ASTORIA, OREGON,'- BRICK LAYER, And Plain and ORNAMENTAL VUSWLM Orders -left at the Occident 'Hotel ,, Promptly Attended to.. . i ' 'r r i": REFEJiEXCES: J.'li. Knapjf, 'Knappton ; Cajrt. J. 'llW, H'cK r pot t; II. 'Jj. PjaYker, S. X. Ap'iyoni, HtMim, t Varicn,J.IiadoUettbCo.Ahtoiin;J. W.m V. Cook, Clifton ;Jnx. Hume, Eureka ;J. M'ttLsfm ib Co. Manlutttun; J. L. Hep urn, UlerjtEIlo; J G. MajTer A Co. lirookfield,' and 'riufnbr'ous othemfor ichom I have 4 , h Built Furnaces, set Ranges, 7i' '1 and Kettles, and'; , ' u "Spread the Mort!" uuiiiio my u years iesiueiico J-i Xirtlh, Ccrtiftit, and all materials in tiny linb, ftnrni-'hod.toor'deri' J - ?1 1 : CF-jSpDcjjiriattention paid to.Furnace'work and Kangesl Cistern work w;irranrel jipod, or noL'pfey. r ' PETER Jll-rSfKY? .ii.At i..ai Astoria, 9r9gQp.v, iATOTICE., mhV a" '' Sfb'cTchoider? in'the A-torwi ifiUiiiff ouieei-aiorme ensuinc yi ft&Ti?XTp aiittwiiuv s ,u onvo ' ". "- ASlOn,.JIUlX iXKtft y wttM . ,m l fP,t,L , .l.r. .!.. ill.. -1 !;., JU.'.U