HT-- CO t M Yol. 3. Astoria, Oregon, Saturday Morning, September 15, 1877. No. 87, -HS5-S5 BS55- 5-5-5- 55!a: ? t glx gaxljj Qsizxizm. ISSUED EVERY MORNING, (Monday Excepted), IK C. IRELAM) : : PUBLISHER. A&turian Building, Cass Street. Terms of Subscription : berred .y Carrier, per week ..23 Cents Kent by mail, four months : (Hi Sent by mail, cne year. 9 00 Preo of Postage to Subscribers. R55" Advertisements inserted by the year at the rate of Si ."0 per square per month. Transient advertising, by the day or week, fifty cents per square for each insertion. To City Subscribers. There are such frequent changes in the resi dence of our city patrons that wo shall feel obliced to any who make ?uch changes if they will report the same to this office. Uthcr wise vre shall not bo responsible for failures of the carrier to deliver the paper promptly and regularly to them. Workixgmex's Bally. See notice of Lecture at the Com t-house this even ing. zr::::- Waxteix The want of a sewerage system in Astoria was clearly demon strated yesterday. Married "We are no longer in doubt. Bob Ilickmott will come home dupli cated. See notice of the occurrence. 1 . your friends wish 3011 much joy forever. Auction Sale. Remember the auc tion sale of groceries at the stand of liuxford & LaDow, Main street to-day. See advertisement and posters. For Astoria. Out of all the clear ances from San Francisco on the 10th six vessels in number, five were for As toria. The Ancon, Elder, Los Angels? Candida, and City of Xankin. Here. Crosbie & Scott. great com edy, farce, Variety and olio company ar rived by the Elder and will give their first performance to-night at Liberty hall. See ad in another column. English Coal. The caigo of the "German bark llenriette, Wobecken, is from Liverpool, and consists of 1.244 tons coal, io Amnion, Caspari & Co. She will be due at this port next week. Public Schools. The first week of the public schools of Astoria under the new regime closed last evening. Pupils and teachers appear to be equally well pleased with the beginning of the term. Barbarous. According to all ac counts the person who found the body of 11. K. Stevens at Sand island last Satur day is more of a barbarian limn civil Used man. We are informed that he refused to show the spot where he had buried the body, unless Mrs, Stevens' friends paid him $1Z 00. Ocean Trade axd Travel. Three Tegular trans-Atlantic steamships and one extra vessel leave New York for European ports to-day. A considerable decrease is noticeable In the shipments f freights, attributed partly to the ad vance in freight rates. The quantity of cram leaving New York now is fair. The shipment of bepf is very small, amounting only to about 800 quarters the past week. Uxiform Adopted. Rescue engine company No. 2 held a special meeting Thursday evening for the purpose of adopting the report of the committee on "uniform. ihe uniform consists of a regulation fire liat black belt bound with red. Mr. Shcppard, chairman of .the committee has wrote east to ascer tain the price and they will be had as soon as they can be got here. The shirt Is a beautiful design got npbySurpre nant and Sheppaid and made bv the kindness of Mrs. Stockton. The sliirt is -of plain red flannel, large shield in front -with the letter 11 on it, and black but- umn. oumv imnj m lwitj i uiis liu'iii- Some thirty or fortv of the mom- iers nave ornercu their s nrls. The boys mean business. All tney want is the support or the citizens of Astoria, nd your property is safe in their hands. Pricely Incomes. Somebody has iven (on paper) the princely income of 15.000 net per week to Capt. S. Ct. ceeu. ana ineirassoe :.. ?!? K ik 11 e sfntcme n't k .rnwi1 5, Ji SVa KnSKHn tlieof Oregon Steam Navigation come. ' 1 ne expenses or Handling such a fleet of boats as are owned by this corn pan v. keeping up repairs, wear and tear, etc., could not by any possibility be managed with the sum which this gen orous scribbler allows them. Besides, if it were so, who is more entitled to a princely income in Oregon, than this same Oregon Steam Navigation Company? The South Bend Mills Boiler Ex plosion. Since the paragraph was written which appears elsewhere, concerning the explosion at South Bend on Thurs day, we are in receipt of full particu lars from Mr. J. H. Shannon, book keeper for Messrs. Wood & Co. The explosion occurred at 7:15 a. m. Two of the three boilers exploding, causing a fearful wreck of a portion of the mill, and some of the surrounding buildings. casualties. Edward Payne, killed, and the body mangled beyond recognition. John Scully, fireman, badly scalded and both legs crushed. Probably fatal. John Wood, proprietor, seriously scalded, one leg broken and otherwise badly injured. Donald Boss, badly scalded about the head and arms. Joseph Goodell, seriously injured by jumping from the mill floor to the wharf. Drs. Balch and Hayes are in attend ance upon the suffering. None others were injured to any extent. Everything is in a terrible state of confusion. The schooner Enterprise had finish ed her cargo and was just swinging off from the wharf when the explosion oc curred. Capt. McAllep immediately dropped anchor, and lent every assist ance in his power. Debris was thrown over a quarter of a mile from the scene of the disaster. Will send you further particulars by mail. J. H. S. Cards, Paper, Paper-bags, etc. By the Geo. W. Elder yesterday, we re ceived a heavy stock of all kinds of cards, card-board, etc., which we are dis posed to dispose of at a fraction above cost Now is your lime to secure first class articles in the printing line, at second-class prices. Relief to Writer. A correspond ent of the New York Tribune says : "If writers will place the pen in position and put a short rubber band such as is used in bundling papers, around the pen holder and index finger, the pen will be held in place without the aid of the thumb and they may write without cramping the hand. Domestic Exports. The Ancon on her last trip from Astoria carried the following cargo : 818 sacks potatoes, 1,020 half, 1,711 quarter sacks flour, 9 boxes eggs, 200 sacks oats, 242 sacks barley, 14.900 ctls wheat, 124 boxes apples, 131 boxes pears, 40 boxes prunes, 91 boxes plums, 1 box fruit, 1 empty pipe, a boxes nails, 1,000 cases and 1 keg salmon, 19 hides, 10 packages merchandise. Valued at S4G,030. Won't Go. A lady in Salem, says the Statesman, has been trying all summer to get a letter to her sister in Browns ville, Tennessee, but up to the present time she has failed, her letters going to Brownsville, Oregon, thence to the dead letter oflTye. Our Brownsville. Oregon, postmaster ought to read carefully, and our route agents ought to be able to see the difference between Oregon and Ten nessee. Lucky Spuds. The potato disease has been raging in many parts of the world, but it seems to have had little effect in California, judging bv the num ber of Murphys chosen to the legislature on Wednesday of List week. P. W, Murphy of San Luis Obispo has been chosen Senator from the third district: B. I). Murphy of San Jose from the seventh district, and J. C Murphy from the ninth (San Francisco) district J. E. Murphy of Del Norte and K. W. Mur phy of San Francisco have been elected Assembly-sen. The last named is a republican, all the others are democrats. ""Rah for the spuds. So Home Like. The Xew York Tri bune says: As usual, after a conference j of railway managers, they have con cluded on an apportionment scheme which discriminates against rue com ! inerce of this citv both outward and in ward, by giving lower rates on freight to and from Philadelphia and Baltimore. Freights from Boston are to he the same as from here to Chicago, though the dis tance from the Massachusetts capital is a hundred miles greater. As usual, also, a hope had been generally encour- 1 favor Xew York, it woi unnmeiiii was 10 ould seem to be I al,out time to have this tnin S e railway -agnates. under- are al ways willing to talk and make promises about benefitting the city. Measured by the facts of their compacts, that talk is gammon. :&5SNewsrarjer( advertising is a permanent addition to the reputation of the goods advertised, because it is a per manent influence always at work in their interest. CITY ITEMS. Wiftfcwire goods in every style, at L. Mcjfiiman & Co's. ..Perforated cardboard, all colors, 25 cents per sheet, at Adler's. Siagje men feel like marrying when tkwsee the Diamond range at L. P. EicKman & Co's. "Opposition is the life of trade," and ''Variety is the spice of life. Adler has a little of both, and all the school books, cheaper than the cheapest. ....TJ'Sunny Hearth" is what you wnt mQur private office. Call on L. P. IvifTifcui & Co. and see it Beautiful stovef Fresh oysters in every style at Schmeer's. . . . .SjQfres and fall goods for house keepejEpvgreat variety at L. P. Bich manyfe;Cos. First-class billiard table for sale, cheap for cash. Inquire at the Occident hotel, Astoria. JP,ve J011 seen ne Psmarc stove '? No Vjfigfikn call at once to-day, uponL. P.cjfman & Co. C. O. IL, or constantly on hand, the best stock of school books, at the City Book Store. Mrs. Dr. Burr, Homeopathic phy sician, has removed to her new residence four doors from Liberty hall. ....Mrs. Arrigoni is furnishing good rooms with board at from $0 to 37 and upwards per week, according to location. When you want a fine dress suit to fit you perfectly, get it at home, of Meade, whose reputation is a guarantee for success. Parties wishing a nice dish of oys ters will find them at the Pioneer res taurant, served by one that understands the business. Open during the day and all hours of the night Peter Buney is still in the market with all kinds of "building materials in his line. Has just received 100.000 lath, 2,000 bushels 01 sand, and a large stock of first quality of brick at his warehouse foot of Benton street Dr. B. B. Freeland has located per manently in Astoria for the practice of dentisiiy. Office in Shuster's building, on Cass street, next door to Tiie Asto riax office. Griswolds Starch Finish and Lesh er's Magic Cleaning Fluid forthe instant removal of grease, paint, etc., from cloth ing, carpets, is also splendid for clean ing jewelry and silver-plate, without in jurv. Price 23 cents a"bottle. Sold by J. W. Gearhart Perfection Stonewall Whisky, hand-made sour mash ; Snow-hill Whis kv, fire cooper sweet mash; acknowl edged from its refined taste and delicacy of flavor to be bevond comparison the best in this country, sold at tha Astoria Liquor Store by H. Marx & Co., Water street roadway. 35-Photographs! The Latest styles taken at Shuster's new gallery, Cabs si., next to the Astorian office. SFSan Francisco beer, Steilacoom beer, Astoria beer, bottled beer and En glish porter at the Chicago hou;e, Main tstreet, Astoria. N. Wyman, proprietor. spSS" For clean towels, sharp razors, and an easy shave, go to Gillespie at Par ker House Baths. Hair cutting, sham pooning, and dyeing. JSSTLittle Van has reestablished himself at the old corner, refreshed by his late journey to the Atlantic state, and will as formerly attend to all orders in his line as general jobber. UST" The Capital, on Main near Squemocqha street, Wm. Appleby pro prietor, is one of the snuggest and most quiet placet in the city, where the public can get the finest quality of wines, liquors and cinanj. UWe publish birth, marriage and death notices free ot charge, but ex pect them to be .sent to the office. The pay i not largo enough lor us lo wear out our patent leather bots in searching for the particulars of gratuituous items ol any kind jSfThe sloop Magnet one of the finest passenger boaU on Uie hay, under command of Cupt. John K. Wirt, one of the most experienced makers emplo3ed in thee waters, is ready for special trips, anytime. We recommend ihe Magnet to anyone in want of a pleasure trip on the bay, or to points of interest about Astoria, during the summer season. Canary Birds. for sale at Gilles pie's, Parker bouse baths. Direct to Astoria Mr. M. Wise informs the ladies and gentlemen of As toria and vicinity that he ha opened hi: store with a nice assorted stock ol goods, which he proposes to sell at bed-rock pri ces fur cash, lvemember the place, oppo site It. F. Caufleld's Drus Store. CLEABING OUT SALE. The entire stock of B. namburger will be sold at immensely reduced rates in order to clear out balance on hand prior to the arrival of new goods selected per sonally by Mr. Hamburger. The goods must be sold : prices no object. Call and be convinced. Especial attention is called to the immensely reduced prices in our dress goods. B. Hamuui:geu. Main street, Astoria. Fire Matters. Meeting of Board or Delegates. The Board of Delegates of the As toria Fire Department met at the en gine room of Co. No. 1. F. J. Taylor, president pro tern, B. Van Dusen, sec retary pro tern. The committee on credentials, Case, Fulton and Stockton, reported the following persons entitled to seats in the beard: Chas. Stockton, J. W. Surprenanfc, J. Clinton, from Rescue No. 2; I. W. Case, Chas. Wright, W. Chance, from Astoria No. 1; F. J. Taylor, C. W. Fulton, B. Van Dusen, from Hook and Ladder No. 1. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, F. J. Taylor ; Secretary, E. D. Curtis ; Treasurer, C.S.Wright. Adjourned to meet at same place Thursday evening, September 20, at seven o'clock, for further business. California Exports. The following details show the amount of grain and flour shipped from San Francisco from July 1, 187G, to June J0, 1877: WnEAT. Cental?, Value. Amount shipped 10,olG,713 $18,5S,878 Ain't arrived at ues'ation lomo I8,l-W,555 Amount on the wav 167,4."5 43.123 Liverpool 102.S.T3 238.21)9 Cork lor orders 72,302 191 ,907 Breman 1,978 5,117 FLOUR. Barrels. Value. $2,602,837 2,506,312 96,523 81,525 15,000 Amount shipped Am't arrived at des'ation 4!)6.630 483.3C3 tVmoimt on the wav.. 13.330 11,350 2,000 Liverpool Manila Tiie Valley Chops. The wheat crop of Benton county, from the best in formation we can gather, is unprece dentedly large, and the warehouses are last iiUing up. although harvest seems to be unusuelly late, caused partly, no doubt, by the lerge aniout o grain headed. In Linn county many of the leading farmers will hereafter dispense with headers and substitute self-binders. Many of the farmers seem disposed to hold their wheat for higher prices. From ihe present outlook it seenis that wheat, in Corvallis, should command at least one dollar and fifty cents per bushel. One dollar was paid at Halsey. last Monday, and many farmers sold at that figure, while others held for better terms. Wheat pays at one dollar, but if it is worth $2 2.1 per cental in San Francisco the Oregon farmer could bet on $1 f0 per bushel in store house at Astoria. Heavy Blows. Destructive torna does occur in the western states with sufficient frequency to be regarded as somewhat characteristic of certain re gions. High table-lands in the interior of continents are more exposed to vio lence from winds than any other por tions of the temperate zones. Of the exireme fury and strength of a tornado no conception can be formed by persons who have never seen it work. Against its power, if fully displayed, no struct ure of human hands can stand for an in stant. There need be no surprise that the bridge over the Missouri at Omaha was torn to pieces when struck squarely by a tornado, nor does the fact reflect any discredit upon the bridge as a piece of engineering. Fortunately, visitations of this sort are comparatively unknown to dwellers this side of the Kock Moun tains. CANDinATES.-lt is currently believed that anelcction was secretly held in As toria last week to select a successor for Brighain Young, and only but for the following dispatch, the successful can didate would nave sailed for Salt Lake city by the Chester yesterday: "The Tribune's Salt Lake correspondent pre dicts not the disruption of the Mormon church, but its abandonment of polyg amy as a consequence of Brigham'. death." Work Everywhere Wc are some what curious lo know what it is that makes times so dull in Astoria. Every body appears to he busy and new houses are started every day in the week, but somehow or another business doesn't pan out well and we .-ire called to note the closing up of two more business houses in the past few days. Suit-master's Beading Boom Mr. Peter Wilhclni has permanently fitted up a ship-master's reading room in con nection with the Gem saloon in Astoria 'Che latest shipping papers and homo ward and outward bound shipping lisib are keptm file. Call and see him. '4 7M ' - ' -, A Sensation Disclosed. A Villain Scales the Front of a Fashiona ble ResldeHcc of this City, Gains Ac ('ens at Midnight to the Chamber of Two Lovely Yomng Ladles and escapes. Notwithstanding strenuous efforts to suppress publication, we have privately obtained the following particulars of an outrage in fashionable circles that calls for redress. Last week one of Astorias most charming belles of blushing eigh teen welcomed an equally prepossessing and youthful lady acquaintance on a brief visit from the east. After spend ing a pleasant day indulging" the "lion sights' of the sea-port city, where the two had been the observed of the ob served for their singular beauty, they re turned home, and about 930 retired for the night. In the 'irms of Morpheus' tney peacefully reposed together on one couch, "till the witching hour of night," when their peaceful slumbers were dis turbed by a scratching at the window. Horror! On the blind appeared the shadow of a man ! -ImpossioleP they ejaculated; but the end of the rope held by the window sash too truly disclosed the wretch's modus operandi. One shrill cry and they buried their once lovely but now pallid cheeks beneath the clothes, tremulously whispering to each other -'Oh, whut shall we do?' Suddenly the silence was broken by the raising of the window; the intrusion of a head and shoulders, followed by rude footsteps on the sacred threshold of that chamber of innocence the fiend whis ner'ng uIIush! Hush! Peace, on your lves ! Amie, let not your gratitude fail you to impress upon your young friend that the White Sewing Machine has no equal in the universe ! With a bound the villain a.r,ain took to the rope, slid down and effectually escaped. In the interest of an outraged society, exchan ges will please copy S. F. C7wo?ucZe, September 9tli. A'otes and Comments. It is beyond doubt that Job was well acquainted with Egypt. His book describes the Nile with its rush and flag, its hippopotamus and croco dile, and it is therefore, supposed that it was written in Egypt, or, at least, after the author had made a long stay in that country. The Abbe Vic tor Ancessi, goes so far as to attempt to prove that Job had copied or adapted to the Semitic taste many hieroglyphical documents; moreover, he finds in them doctrines such as the trinity, the resurrection of the body, and even the idea of the redeemer, the last two of which are mentioned, ac cording to M. Ancessi, in Job. When Field Marshal Von Moltke was a simple colonel he astonished the members of his mess by his regularly taking ten Frederick d'ors out of his pocket at the beginning of dinner, and laying them beside his plate. Always after dinner he re-pocketed the gold, buttoned up his coat, looked sourly around, and disappeared. It was re solved to ask him the meaning of his strange behavior. "Well," he said: "I have noticed, from the time I entered this regiment, that the con versation at the table has always turned on women, or cards, or horse racing, and I have determined to make a present of ten pieces of gold to the first man who should start a sensible subject. Ho one has yefc earned them." F. Tennyson, brother of the poet, has written a letter on Spiritualism, in which he says it is the grand subject of the day, to which no other ap proaches in importance. The psychi cal and physical phenomena and un questionably genuine facts, he thinks. In London and elsewhere, "he says, "spirits are incarnated for periods vraying from a quarter of an hour to three hours, and appear in the seance rooms in the midst of the assembled company clothed in habiliments palpa ble and material, which under micros copic inspection lose nothing of their wonderful superfine spiritual texture, whereas human fabrics under similar conditions become cables and cart ropes. Out of these garments por tions may be cut before the tempo rary organism dissolves into its origi nal cerements, wliich it does even as you are looking at it, and the rent in the garment is instantly filled up, and no appearance of the rapture is visi ble." From the letter it would seem, that spiritualism is a family matter with the Tennysons.