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About The Daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1877)
I2) .J-ULIJIIilWIWH' U HIIMII it JHHH'milllHHtUJ"WUjmiMMU 'JMtJJ IHWWIli & B guils staefcm. ASTORIA, OREGON: I. C. IKEI.AXD Editor. WEDNESDAY SErT. 12, IS Our Rational Crops. Constantly as we have been dwell ing on the great crops for the last few months, none of us fairly realize how large they are, and how greatly they are to affect the pressing questions of individual and national distress around the globe. It is not simply that this lias been a good year for wheat, or for cotton, or for potatoes, but that it has been a great year for everything in the way of food for man and beast. Not simply or chiefly a year of increased acreage, but a year of remarkably increased production per acre. Never so many bushels of wheat, or rye, or corn, or potatoes to the acre, as well as never so many acres cultivated in the United States. The year is also exceptional in this, that, while most seasons are favorable to certain crops, and apparently by the same circumstances unfavorable to others, this season seem to have been equally favorable to everything. Some crops want a dry season, others a wet one, some warm, others cool, and we had come to regard these laws as fixed and to accept the compensation of suc cess here; for failure there, as a part of the necessary laws of production. But the year of 1877 has practically distinguished itself throughout the whole country as hot enough for corn and dry enough for potatoes, as equally good for everything, and the results are already certain to be such a wealth of food as the nation never realized before in any year, an abund ance for ourselves, and as much for all the rest of the world as it can pos sibly take for. Brigham Young's Estate, More than a dozen years ago Brig ham began to prepare for a proper dis tribution of his private property after his decease. He chose the capable man in his church for this kind of business, Elder A. Milton Musser, an orphan of some Pennsylvania dutch family, and he set him to work to travel through the territory to obtain legal deeds for every piece of property he said was his. In two hundred cities and settlements there is every where a B. Y. brand. It is imprinted on everything he coveted, from a year ling's rump to a forest of pines. Mus ser was five years at the work, and he amassed for his chief an enormous quantity of property. The extent of it is incredible to those who do not know the operations of the one-man power. As the whole machinery of the election was in his own hands, no tary publics and recorders did as they were told, and asked no questions. In this way Brigham lias provided for his legion of wives and children. About a dozen years ago he resolved to make his three sons, Joseph A., Brigham, jr., and John W., apostles. He consulted no one, but one day when his councellors, and the second in authority in the church, Heber C. Kimball, came into his office, he said: "Brother Heber, let us lay hands on the boys." In the usual manner of ordination, Brigham and Heber laid their hands on the heads of the three, and in a few minutes the sons of Bri"- O ham were full-fledged apostles. Heber was amazed at the business and the part he had taken in it; but as no op position to the will of the prophet was possible, without open rebellion, he had to content, himself as best he could. That was the first visible step leading to Brigham's successorship, and even that was unknown for years to any but those within the sanctum. . By hereditary right, Joseph A. should have been the heir to the prophet's priesthood, and had he gov erned his appetite for stimulants, he , doubtless would have been the suc- P.P?SOr. "Rllfr. frr flin f. lio tful3 "Untrtx I outshown the whole Young family; as it was, he filled an early grave. Practical Coal Alining. Referring to the reports in circula tion about the coal mine at Payallup "pinching out," the Astorian recently said, by way of comparison, that, "the Henryville lode at Coos bay open ed on a perpendicular wall of coal, fourteen feet high, and pinched down to zero in the next forty feet. Since then Billy Can and J. B. Haggan have sunk two hundred thousand dol lars in trying to find the lead." To this the Coos bay News replies, correcting our informant with respect to the width of the vein, as follews: The Henryville mine never opened on a fourteen foot vein and we doubt whether there is more than a six foot vein in Coos county. The Henryville mine was opened in a broken ravine where, by some volcanic action, the coal was set on edge, but the vein there was only about 2h feet thick and it never pinched out any thiner, and it still is there, and never was lost, and the miner has thus far turned out just as every mine on the bay predicated it would. They are now sinking a shaft some hundred and fifty feet deep and have passed through a good vein of Coal about 3ft. thick and expect to find another in a short distance; but the failure thus far of that mine has disappointed no practical miner on the bay. It would appear from the above that our statement in the main particular was correct, "practical" coal miners seem to have predicted the result, and this sets us to thinking about the difference existing between practical and theoretical coal mining, and when we get ready to develop our lead at Eagle cliff, as on Blind slough, we shall endeavor to have a practical miner open the works. Omaha Bererseg. Omaha, Nebraska, seems to be hav ing its share of the drawbacks of this year. Besides the cyclone, which carried away two spans (500 feet) of the railroad bridge across the Missouri lately, it has had two or three des tructive tornadoes. The river also has done great damage, forcing & new channel close to the banks on the Ne braska side, thus cutting off large tracts of land made valuable by ex tensive railroad improvements and purposes, and now the painful intelli gence has reached them that the Un ion Pacific workshops are to be re moved from that city to a point fur ther west, this fall. This is a severe blow to Omaha, and one which will be felt by every interest in that city. To obtain a glimpse of this loss, we find it stated that the number of men em ployed by the Union Pacific is 890, who receive for wages $41,275 per month. Nearly all of this amount will bo lost to Omaha, creating vacant houses and disaster all around. The city had given bonds to the company to build these workshops at that place to the amount of $350,000 and inter est; some of the principal has been paid. Now a movement is made to repudiate the balance and a suit has been commenced in the courts for that purpose. These reverses, with individual calamities by lightning and storm is enough to make any one feel blue. Notes and Comments. An Alexandria dispatch of Satur day says the caisson containing the Egyptian obelisk, Cleopatra's needle, for London is afloat in deep water. The solicitude of Brigliam Young that his coffin should be of 1-f red wood, -well shrunk, with ample room to turn over, reminds us of the com- misseration offered by the agent of the associated press at Des Moines, Iowa, to the fiiends of those who lately lost their lives at the railroad accident in that neighborhood. He said: "They were all furnished with neat pine coffins." The derangement of the Europ ean silver markets causes England heavy losses m its exchange transact ions in London for East India account. It is estimated that during the fiscal year of 187G-77 the East India depart ment lost by these exchanges the huge sum of $10,G7o,500, and this has been reimbursed by a vote in the budget recently passed by parliament. Ex change between India and England is very unfavorable to India, and in or der to escape this loss as far as possi ble, the India government asked of parliament the privilege of issuing treasury bills to the amount of G2, 500,000, "on the distinct understand ing that the power should only be used when the India government could not possibly sell their bill." These bills it will take up when India exchange can be advantageously sold. Scranton, Pennsylvania, is in dan ger from within and from without. The population is recently constantly in a tumult which tlireatens the exis tence of law and order, and there is danger that the city itself will soon be engulfed. It appears that in mining for coal, shafts and tunnels have been run all about under the town. The mines are now flooding, owing to the pre verse conduct of the strikers, and as the water rises the gas is forced back. The Mayor of the city says that if this continues long the pressure of the water will become so great that the gas will break up the tlun surface and blow all Scranton to pieces. This would be a more hasty, if not a more complete finish than the one predicted now for many years that the miners will work up so near the top that the weight of the houses will break in the shell, and the city be distributed through the mines. "Within the last year or two several houses have fallen into the mine pit. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. lTE MIR, 1817. Manicers of the Oreeon State lral SoAety announce that the iteenth nnual Fair will be held the Fairaroundj, near Salem, Coi Mcmgjfn Monday, uctober Vth, AHicontinuinir six days. HA3 FARE RATES ! For Passengers and Freight on the OREGON AND CALIFORNIA RAILROAD and the OREGOX CENTRAL RAILROAD, And on the boats of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company. From "NVali-ula and all way points, to Tort land, and from Astoria and all way points, to Portland. 25,000 PEOPLE ! IN ATTENDANCE ! The Largest Exhibition I Known in the history of the Society. Sixty Horses in Training For trials of Speed, 14 to start for one purse. Grand Exhibition of Farm Products And HOUSEHOLD INDUSTRY. HAXDSOME ISPXiAYS FKOM CALIFORNIA. FINE SHOW OF STOCK Of all kinds, Including many late choice im portations. For rremium Lists, Programmes, or any information in regard to the Fair, address E. M. "Waitk, Secretary, Salem. t2?EntrIes am be made with the Secre tary in person or by letter, one week before the Fair. Entries close TUESDAY, October 9th, at 5 p. in. NOTICE. The "State Fair Ticket" Issued by the Ore gon Steam Navigation company, is sold at full rates to passengers going to the Fair, and is GOOD FOR FREE RETURN, "provided it is presented to the Secretary Oregon State Agricultural Society, at the Fair Grounds, and stamped with his seal." Tickets not so presenteu, will not be recognized on return, and the holder will be charged full rates. It is hoped all interested will give the matter immediate attention, and save themselves tvi rmrf onil trnilhlf 55?Uustomary couuiuons on uckcis oy Rail roads. Stock and Freight for Exhibition Charged full rates going, by railroad or steamboats, but return free if owners obtain certificate from the Secretary that the same has been on exhibition and not changed hands. Ter order Board of Managers, 82-3td-2tw AV. P. WATSON, Pres. AlllMtl-J . . . w. . The Weekly Astorian. Saturdays XumLer is Just the Tliins to send East. rCall at Cornart's and secure a copy in a wrapper, postage paid, for 10 cents. Three copies for 25 cents. 3MmgWggWRCi JWU NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. XEW TAILOR SHOP. GEORGE X.OYETT, TAILOR. Benton street, (opposite the fi?s Custon House). i . ?. Gents suits made to order in latest styles andwarranted to fit. fey-Clothes cleaned and repaired. BIT IVOXE BUT THE XEV IMPROVED FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE, THE BEST - - WORLD For sale at the ' CITY BOOK STORE. CANDY FACTORY. mllE UNPEHSIO'ED TAKE PLEASURE TO x announce to their patron's a'i dealers in general that tiiev have lately largely increased their fac tory and are now prepared to fur nish as good an assortment in their line as any house on the coast. Special inducements to cash custo mers. AIISKY & IIF.GELE, 1'. O. Box &!. 105 First Street. Factory on Alder Street, between First and Second Street, Portland, Oregon. I. W. CASE, Wholesale and Retail DEALER IN- Assorted Merchandise of Every Description. BOOTS, SHOES, AND A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT, COMPRISING OVER SIXTY CASES, OF THE BEST QUALITY AT LOW EST POSSIBLE RATES. X. W. CASE. Geeat Seduction IN FB.ICCS22 -AT- THE PIONEER Boot & poE Corner of Cass and Squemocqha streets. ASTORIA, OREGON. FOR THE NEXT THIRTY DAYS I WILL SELL ALL MY LARGE STOCK OF Mens', Boys', Ladies', Miss es and Children's BOOTS AND SHOES At a considerable reduction from previous prices, many kinds AT COST! C.J-SMITH, Prop. " NIL DESPERANDUffl. Lime, BrickJ, : Sand J&JX1&. 3j9lT:b:; AliO Plaster anfl MarWeBnst AS CHEAP AS CAN BE LAUD ffl ASTORIA. Can be had in any quantity at my wharf. XSS"qent for sale of San Juan Lime. PETER RUNEY, Astoria. CORRECT PRINCIPLES Demand that hills be rendered promptly, and to do it nicely, get your Hill paper anl Statements printed at v l THE ASTORIAN Office if JWSfi TO St C! IS SHKHMStiiJJffTff WVJkUkLatjmiSJULS 'll'J1 ' WWJ FOR SALE, TO LET, ETC. TpOR SALE. 15,000 Brick at the Fanners' Ware house, at SI I 00 per thousand. Apply to J. RAS3ETT, 63dlm Sovoy's Saloon A?toria. rpo RENT. One Store and Heveral Ofllees in Smith J&uildiiijr on the roadway. For further particulars inquire at L. K. G. SMITH'S cisar stand. 7-2l-dtf Cor. of Alain and Ghenamus. y OTS EOR SALE OR RENT. Two lots, "well situated on tho corner of JTobson and Sciucmoriha street?, will be sold cheap for cash, or will bo leased low on live years time. Ino.uire at this otfico. d-wtt MISCELLANEOUS. H UGH STOOP, CARPENTER AND JOINER, AND GENERAL J0BBEK . ASTORIA, OREGON. jKS"IIouses built to order, and satisfaction guaranteed. TOHN BURKE. (Successor to Varwig & Burke). Plmnter, Gas ai Steam Fitter AND DEALKR IS IRON AND BRASS GOODS. Also Agent for IV. C. Wilcox Havel's Warohouse, Astoria. T ATHS, BATHS, Hot, Cold, Shower, Steam and SULPHUR Baths Occident Hotel Shaving Saloon. Nledef.auer & Uhlekhaut, Proprietors. M5Special attention paid to LADIES' and CHILDREN'S 1IALR CUTTING J&3" Private Entrance for Ladiea'Stt J. R. SPKPPARP. Late of Corvallis. C. H. STOCKTON. Late of K alamo. SHEPPARD & STOCKTON. HOUSE, SIGN. CARRIAGE. AND ORNA MENTAL PAINTERS. ASTORIA OREGON. GRAINING A Sprcialtt. KALSOMINING, MARBLING AND GLAZING done to order with neatness and dispatch. B-Leave your orders at tho NEW SHOP, on Main streot, Astoria, Urejron. BUILDINC MATERIALS. o JUST ARRIVED: 40,000 BRICK; 100 WINDOWS; AND 200 DOORS; WHICH WILL BE SOLD AS LOW A3 ANY HOUSE IN OREGON. BAIN k FERGUSON, Astoria, Oiejjon. Charles Heilborn, MAOTFACTUKER OF And Dealer in FURNITUREand BEDDING. ALSO IMPORTKR OF CAEPETS, OIL CLOTHS, "WALL PAPER, SHADES, etc. SST-'AH kinds of repairing promptly at tenden to, and furniture made to order. 52&A full line of picture mouldings and frames, brackets, window cornices, etc. g39"Full stock and lowest prices, corner or Squemocqha and Main street, Astoria, WEST SHORE MILLS. Foot of CON COM LY Street ROADWAY, Astoria, Oregon J. C. TRULLESTGER, - - Proprietor. of tho above Mill Is now prepared to fill all ordors, large and small, for every kind of BUILDING LUMBER On satisfactory terms. E. C. HOLDEN. L. XAUGHERY. HOLDEN & LAUGHERY, UPHOLSTERERS AM) F17RXI TURE IEAEItS, At the old stand HOLDEN'S AUCTION ROOMS on Chonamus street. All kinds of upholsteiy and cabinet work dono to order. Manufacturers of Lounges, Spring Beds.. AND Of any size and quality . Picture Frames and Furniture Manufac tured or Repaired by Experienced Workmen. JCSSecond handFurniturs bought and sold. r- V ' K T