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ASTOEIA, OBEGON, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1876.
NO. 35.
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fao rate of SI 00 per square per month.
Transient advertising, by the day-orrreek,
fifty cents per square first insertion.
Reading notices, in City Items column, five
cents per lino per day. No charge less than
twenty-five cents.
"When will tiie road 'leading to
the cemetery grounds be made pas
sable ?
A splendid shower visited this re
gion early this morning, in fact it was
in continuation of the same interesting
tery: " Since October 18th," and to
he continued, indefinitely perhaps, un
til " He shall judge among the nations,
and they shall beat their swords into
plowshares," etc.
C&pt. Eli Hilton, who has for
several months past been a sufferer
from the dropsy, returned last evening
from eastern Oregon not improved by
the visit. He has successively tried
the climate of different latitudes, from
the Gulf of California to the grassy
bell of eastern Oregon, without relief,
and will to-morrow place himself under
the care of St. Vincent Hospital, in
Portland, where it is hoped by his nu
merous friends, that health may be
restored.
Mr. M. McCormick, an experi
enced brick maker from Portland, has
left a sample brick at this office, made
from clay alone, which practically
demonstrates the fact that brick: of .first
class quality can be manufactured on
the Klaskanine, if they can't be made
.any nearer to Astoria. If anybody
about here, tired of paying sixteen to
twenty dollars per thousand for brick
want a few laid down at Astoria for
about seven and a half to eight dollars
now is the time to show your hand.
Mac is chopping cord wood just now,
but stands ready to make the brick on
short notice. It can be done.
A flash of light from the battery
guns, at Forts Canby and Stevens last
night, when the sunset signal gave
note of another expiring day, was mis
taken by numerous visitors at Astoria
as a ray of sunshine. Ex-Mayor Stroud
of Scio, was so struck in admiration
of the scene that it is said he actually
got up from the table, in the Occident
dining room, where he was working out
a special Clam contract, and gazed
at it through an open window, nor
could he be convinced that it was not
the sun that produced the illumination
until after the evidence of several gen
tlemen had been taken to prove that
it could not possibly be from the sun
unless it was considerably behind' time,
and being an experienced railroad man
3roud knew very well that could not
he the case, on down grade with a wet
track. Did you notice the apparition 1
The Oregon Steamship Companys
steamer John L. Stephens, Capt. Mac
ie, will leave Astoria to-morrow morn
ing at two o'clock, for San Francisco.
Mr. Villard, President of the company,
is among the passengers, en route to the
east, and will be absent about one year.
His first business when there will be
to secure and forward the iron for the
Oregon Central Railroad, from St. Jo.
to Junction. He will also start the
construction of another new steamship
for the line, not being able to purchase
one ready built, and will then direct
earnest efforts in behalf of introducing
Oregon amongst people who will come
and settle here. Mr. Villard well un
derstands the wants of Oregon, sees
that if we had here 200,000 more en
terprising citizens it would be a com
munity of unparalleled thrift and im
portance. We are pleased to know
that he is pleased with Oregon. ' ,
SUMMER VISITING.
X7NITY AND OYSTERVILLE.
"When summer travel begins this
year the Hwaco Steam Navigation Co.
will "put on a daily line of first class
passenger boats between Astoria, the
Forts, and Unity. Loomis & Caruth
ers are prepared, with easy coaches
and good horses, to make close con
nection on the romantic beach drive
between Unity and Oysterville, one of
the loveliest routes for tourists on the
Pacific coast. Capt. John Brown and
others, owners of as handsome fleet of
sailing craft on Shoalwater bay, as ever
spread canvas or won a silver cup at a
regatta, .are prepared to do that mag
nitice scorje of water in the grandest
manner possible. These are but a part
of the out door preparations in that di
rection for the entertainment of Sea
side "visitors. Not a. stone will be left
unturned to secure the most ample ac
commodation the country and its va
ried attractions afford, both inside and
out. The Pacific Hotel at 0fsterville
has been doubly increased in the ex
tent of its capacity, thoroughly reno
vated and refurnished, and will more
than maintain its former reputation for
excellence. The Bay View House, at
Unity, under the management of the
popular caterer C. H. Dexter, has been
refitted, and many new and attractive
features added to the grounds, with
the surroundings about Unity, embra
cing beautiful and shady groves for
those who prefer camping, its accessi
bility to Cape Hancock, within one and
a half miles of Fort Canby, the Light
house and Pilot's look-jut, taking in
an expanse of old Ocean beyond the
limits of ordinary vision, but within
range and track of vessels and steam
ers employed in the commerce of Ore
gon, Puget Sound and the British pos
sessions, with the numerous lakes front
ing on Bakers bay, the advantages for
fishing, driving, hunting walking, surf
bathing in the Ocean, and warm bath
ing in the bay near the house, at pleas
ure, free teams to the beach and free
boats on the bay, neat summer cotta
ges, etc., etc., all together combine to
make Unity an attractive and desirable
resort, with, scarcely a parallel on the
coast. Then it is so easily reached,
visitors from Portland, and other parts
interior, can be landed at Unity from
Astoria without cliange in one and a
half hours, by either steam or sail,
passing within sight of the batteries at
both Forts Stevens and Canby, free
from dust and the annoyances of bag
gage. Once at Unity they are within
the gates of a Summer Paradise. The
ride'" to Oysterville is over a road as
smooth as a house floor, trackless as
sands can be that are washed twice ev
ery twenty-four hours by the ocean
surf.
CLATSOP AND SEA-SIDE.
We have not heard what programme
is to be inaugurated for the entertain
ment of visitors to Clatsop Plains, for
the coming season. The Sea-Side Ho
tel (Ben Holladays), has been leased
by a gentleman from California, Mr.
J. C. Olmsted, and will be opened on
the 1st of July. The Summer House,
kept for so many seasons past by Mrs.
Cloutrie, is now ready to receive visit
ors. We are not advised positively
with respect to the route which travel
will take, but presume that the Katata
will connect at Skipanon with stages
down the Plains, as formerly, and that
steamers of the Oregon Steam Naviga
tion Company will land passengers at
Fort Clatsop, connecting with convey
ances to the sea-side by the new route
recently opened.
ASTORIA HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
Will this season be at least three times
greater than those of any former year,
in the history of the city. -The Occi
dent, which has the justly merited
reputation of being the best kept hotel
north of San Francisco, has been com
pletely and thoroughly refitted and the
proprietors, Messrs. Megler & Wright,
are unsparing in their attentions to the
public. The new Parker House, just
approaching completion with doubled
rooms and conveniences, will soon be
occupied, while the Globe, the Altoona
and other Hotels and Restaurants are
newly fitted, to all of which will be ad
ded next month the new and magnifi
cent hotel of Mr. S.N. Arrigoni, known
as the Prince of caterers. His build
ing will be finished inside to-morrow
evening, but of this more anon.
The New York people vow to let
Dom Pedro alone when he returns to
that city. This will suit the Dom,
Title Tabic for Astoria.
(From tables of United States Coast Survey.)
High Water. Low Water.
Day. A. m. p. m. a. m. . p. M.
10 2 0u 3 40! 9 48 I) 0)
11 2 4i 4 Hi 10 Hi 9 f0
12 V, Z4 4 no 10 52 10 3'.
ML. 4 24 5 331 11 25 11 30
14 5 2-i B 181 o oo 12 05
13 6 25 .. 7 04 0 20 12 43
Hi 7 2J .. 7 52 1 2(5 1 3(5
17 S 35 8 44 2 3i 2 31
IS- U 44 .. 9 48 3 44 3 2S
The height is reckoned from the level of av
erage lowest water, to which the soundings aro
given on the Const Survey charts. When the
time in the a. m. column is followed by i it is
afternoon, and when in the p. m. column by a
it is forenoon.
Shipping- Port of Astoria.
CLEARANCES AND DEPARTURES.
SAILKD
California, str 674 tons, Hayes, for Sitka, June 7.
Rival, bk 290 tons, Adams, for S. F., June 7.
Centaur, Ger bk -JBS tons Offarson.to Cork.June G.
Gussie Telfair, str, 413 tons, Gardner, for Puget
Sound June 4.
Ajax, str 1351 tons, Bolles, to S F June 3.
Sea Waif, brijr, 273 tons, Harstoff, to S F June 3,
Orient, brig, 312 tons, Adamson, to S. F. June 2.
Shubrick, U S steamer, 3oo tons, Korts, Northern
Cruise, June 2.
ARRIVALS FROM SEA.
John L. Stephens, as. 1IW5 tons, Mackie, fin San F
June 6.
Portland, bkt, 494 tons. Gage, fm S. F. June 3.
Dawn bk. J50 tons, for S. F. May 26.
JanpA. Falkinburg, bkt., 300 tons, Hubbard, fm
Honolulu, May'2.
Wave Queon. Br bk, 853 tons, Anderson, fm New
castle.N S V.f April 17.
Caller Ou, Br. bk., 074 tons, Rea, fm Isl. Java. Apr 9.
VESSELS ON THE WAY.
o
Garibaldi, bk, 670 tons, Noyes, from Hongkong,
May 15.
Oreponiun, sch 274 tons, Pennell, fin SF.
Assaye, 12S1 tons, Ritchie, fm Cardiff, via Rio.
Canoma, 520 ts, Rosser. fm Glasgow via Honolulu.
Clita, Br bkt.. 519 tons, White, fm Honolulu.
Duart Bav, ship, W6 tons, f m Europe, via Austral
ia and Shanai.
Enid, Br bk., 496 tons, Renouf fm Port Chalmers.
Edward James, Forbes, fm Hongkong.
Forward.Br bk.,744 tons, Strachan, fm Hongkong.
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, fioG tons, "White, from Hongkong.
April 12.
Trevelyan, Br bk 1042 tons, Edwards, fm Newcastle
Woodside, Brbk, 700 tons Montgomery, 95 days fm
Table bay. April 1.
FINANCE AJJJ TRADE.
Financial.
Hold Bars S00 par.
Gold in New York, 112.
Legal Tenders in Astoria buyii
buying 89: sell
ing !H).
Coin exchange on San Francisco Y per cent
premium.
Currency oxchango on San Francisco Y per
centjiromium.
Coin oxchango on Now York percent, pre
mium. Telegraphic transfers on Now York 1 per
cent, premium.
Currency oxchango oh New York percent
premium.
Trade Dollars, 02 buying: 994 selling;
half dollar. JXi buying; n&llA selling.
Snn Francisco Markets.
Flour. Extra, So 50ti 00.
Wheat Shippers will give Si 70 for choice
lots alongsido vessels; millers aro paying
SI 75.
Barley Light brewing.S120: choico, SI 37
feed. SI 201 3; Bright Chevalier, $1 -10 145.
ltye $175. Oats $2002 50.
Potatoos Best Potaluma, Tomales and
Humboldt SI 801 90.
Hay S1319 for common to choice.
Liverpool wheat market to-day !)8d(S.fls lOd
for average California; 9s lOdlOs od for club.
Astoria Markets.
FIour,Oregon City, AXX,$ bbl
" Ex Family
" 'Willamette superior, "
" Graham " "
Middlings, ft ton
Corn Meal. i cental
575
000
5 25
600
40 00
4 00
Ground Barley, ftAon 420044 00
Bran & Shorts, " 27 0010 00
Hay " 25 00
Unions, ft Bushel 2503 00
Potatoes.
UoiK)
Butter, eastern, in tubs, ft lb
" Choice roll "
Cheese, "
Cured Meats, Hams. "
Sides,
Shoulders, "
Breakfast Bacon "
Smoked Beef, "
Corned Beef
lift
27'35
19&25
1517
1718
10(!12K
1718
1415
08
Corned Pork,
10
Lard, in tins and caddies" 171S
Eggs, ft dozen 202o
Chickens, " 4 005 07
Hides. Dry.? 07
Tallow, " 78
Beef, " 5
Pork, ' 810
Mutton, " tH57
Veal, " 5U
Corn Beef, ft bbl 11 00i:iO0
Sheep, ft head 2 503 50
Apples, green, ft box 1 001 50
' Hry 4 lb 8l,l2lA
Peaches, " " WA
Coffee, green " 24(325
prepared, Java, ft lb 8537
Rio, ' 8235
" Moco, ft lb 3537
Sugar, crushed, ft lb . 14lo
powered, ft lb 1517
u Island, ft lb 912
Syrup, extra golden, ft gallon 100
" ft keg. 4004 25
Tea, Young Hyson, ft tt w70
' Japan, in papers, ft lb 5075
". u in lacquered boxes ft lb 7580
Candles, ft lb 20
Oils, Devoe's ft case 3 503 75
Lead, Atlantic, white ft lb 14
Kice, ft lb 710
Fourth of July.
Editor Asterian:
The words of your correspondent
yesterday were opportune. Let us
Celebrate the Centennial Fourth, of
July at Astoria, that is my
tum-tujt, " cumtux."
Editor Astorian :
Please insert the inclosed call for a
Fourth of July meeting and oblige
:vlany citizens.
Among whom may named Hon. I. W.
Case, Maj'or, Members of the Council,
F. J. Taylor, Recorder, and merchants
and business men generally.
TfOURTH OF JULY MEETING.
AH citizens of Astoria favorable to
Celebrating the Fourth of July in a
creditable manner, are requested to
meet at the Court-house, Saturday
June 10th, 187G, at half past seven o'
clock p. 3r. for the purpose of making
the necessary arrangements.
By request of many citizens.
Editor Asterian:
You can with safety say that the
various Societies and Orders at Astoria
are favorable to having a real good old
fashioned celebration on the Fourth.
Start the ball roUing.
Editor Astorian :
In answer to the question, have we
a fire Company in Astoria 1 I say, yes.
In answer to' the question, will they
turn out on the Fourth of July to aid
in celebrating the day, I may reply, yes
sir, Ef bob.
"Was not the Eliza Anderson buHt
at Cathlamet ?
An adjourned meetingof the Com
mon Council wiU be held this evening.
It is said that Wilson has a major
ity of 80 over Parker in Tillamook.
This comes in a mivate letter to-dav
from Bavlev hence the bets.
The
Democratic horse was ahead of
RepubHcan mule in carrying
patches to Astoria.
the
dis-
CITY ITEMS.
Congregational Sabbath School. -We
are requested to announce that, ow
ing to the Congregational Church being
closed lor repairs, the Teachers and Chil
dren connected with the Sunday School
will meet at the Court House on Sunday
next at quarter past twelve o'clock.
i3-The West Shore is the only
illustrated paper in Oregon. L. Samuel,
Publisher, Portland. 1 50 per year.
Send for it.
i8-Miss Belle Welch having re
moved her stock of millinery goods to the
house of her father, corner of Wall and
Eighth Streets, invites ladies to call.
Tlie best assortment of hats and trim
mings in the city. Orders from abroad
promptly attended to.
J?" The finder of a small passbook,
with letters in it, addressed to Thomas E.
L. Logan and to Thomas and James Lo
gan, which was lost on Saturday last, be
tween Abtoria and the upper town, will
conler a favor and be thankfully rewarded
on leaving the same at this office, or at
the residence of Mr. Goslin, at upper
town.
j3- Sherman & Hyde, music deal
ers, PortlandOregon, will please accept
our thanks for a cop3T of " Darling Little
Jessie," a beautiful new song and chorus
written in the popular style by James A.
Kerr, and which it is thought may be
come as popular as " Is my Darling True
to 3Ie." published by the same house.
Price thirty-tive cents, pott paid, on re
ceipt of the amount in currency or postage
stamps.
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 copieB
(separate dates), equivalent to one
month, to one address, in one wrapper
(post-paid), on receipt of 25 cents.
Tor fine and Artistic Photographs, go to
Buchtol & Stolte, 91 and 03 First street. Fort
land, the only first class Gallery in Oregao.
Anti-ChinesB Society.
The "People's Protective Alliance of
Oregon has re-organized at Astoria
under the above head, and elected
officers last evening as foUows :
President A. H. Sales.
Yice President O. F. BeU.
Secretary W. B. Ross
Treasurer J. H. Higgins.
Sargent-at-arms H. A. Coe.
A meeting wiU be held at the Court-.
house this evening at 7- o'clock, at
which time Gen. O. F. BeH and others,
wiH address the public. AH are in
vited. See notice elsewhere.
Mr. A. S. Mercer, weU known to
aH Oregonians as an enterprising ad
vocate of immigration, and a practical
worker in that field, leaves by the
Stephens with his family on a tour to
the East. "We hope to hear from him
as stiU working in the cause wherever
he may cast his lot.
The World says of "Reddy the
Blacksmith :" He was a robber and a
murderer, a systematic ruffian, a pretty
substantial and thoroustfi-oinp- drunk
ard, and his twenty-odd years of resi
dence in New York were fuH of
offenses against the peace, property
and decency of the city as the years of
any other person who has ever dwelt.
hit.
We clip the foUowing "marine
news item" from a Portland paper :
John Martin, a tipsy sailor, found a
buggy and horse standing in front of
a store t on First street, which he
"boarded" and sailed about in for a
couple of hours and then returned
them, when he was arrested. The
court wiH examine his "log" in the
morning.
During
A.
P. Greene's presence
in Washington while Ms case was
undergoing investigation, Clymer
formed an opinion that Greene was
an honorable, conscientious gentleman.
If Clymer had met him one time, at
the Occident Hotel in San Francisco,
in the presence of ladies, would he
say that much for Greene, who is a dis
reputable curso on general principles.
The Pacific Mail steamship
America, which was burnt in Yoko
hama harbor about three years ago,
has at length been raised by three
Dutchmen, who have steadily per
severed in their work, getting the
boHers out and floating them to Yoko
hama dock as per contract with the
company, and eventuaUy clearing the
harbor of the wreck, as insisted on by
the Japanese Government. She now
Hes on the beach at Ranagawa, where
she wiU be stripped and broken up at
once, we have not heard of any com
being found yot.
--The British bark Snowdon recent
ly had a narrow escape from being lost.
The vessel left Rio for Point de Galley
and when a few days out the captain,
mate and two seamen sickened and
died of yeUaw fever. There was no
one left on board to take, observations,
and the boatswain took command and
appointed the steward or cook mate ;
then by hugging the shore he succeeded
in getting the vessel back to Rio, after
struggling three weeks with adverse
currents and winds That boatswain
deserves to be remembered in a sub
stantial way by the owners. The in
cident teaches the desirability of ac
qiiiring a knowlede of the science of
navigation on the part of aH who go
down to the sea in ships and do busi
ness upon the great waters. Itis often
the case that aU hands below the mas-'
ter and mates are. entirely ignorant of
directing a ship on her course in emer
gencies like the above.