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ASTORIA, OREGON:
D. C. IRELAND Editor.
WEDNESDAY Sept. 26, 1877
Plevna.
This place is about, as the crow
flies, twenty-seven miles SSW of Nik
opol, on the Danube, and five miles
east of the Yid, one of the largest of
the tributaries that descend from the
northern slopes of the Balkans to the
Danube. According to Kanitz, a re
cent Austrian traveller, the town has
a population of 1,627 Mohammedan
and 1,474 Christian families, compris
ing 17,000 souls. There are eighteen
mosques, nine minarets, and two
churches one named after Saints
Cyril and Methodius, the apostles of
Bulgaria, the other after Saint Peter.
Yet the French consul, who dismisses
it with the brief remark, "Ville agre
able; au bout de quelques heures j'en
ai assez." Indeed, almost the only
object of interest in it is the hospital,
like most other works of public use
fulness or benevolence in these regions
roads, schools, orphanages, savings'
banks, etc. is a creation of Midhat
Pasha while he was governor of the
Vilayet of the Danube some years
ago. The physician or surgeon was a
German. Bulgarians, Circassians,
Tartars, Gipsies usecFthe hospital; the
Turks seldom and with the greatest
unwillingness. At the time of Kanitz
visit there were a normal school and
eight Turkish elementary schools,
which were attended by 1,G54 boys
and 110 girls, while live Bulgarian
schools had 921 boys and 50 girls.
The river on which Plevna stands is
the Tusewica, which just below the
town is joined by the stream from
Griwica. and the united -waters fall
into Yid about seven miles lower
down. The valley is cut through
limestone formation; steep, rough
cliffs Tise precipitously on the north
ern side, but the banks on the south
ern side are less difficult. All of the
heights are covered with fruit trees
and shrubs which make Plevna a very
pretty object when seen from a dist
ance. It is worth noting that most of
the land all around is the propertj of
Mussulman Bulgarians, descendants of
renegade ancestors. Here, as else
where, this arrangement does not tend
to promote harmony even among men
of the same race.
Oregon and its Resources.
The following we clip from the San
Francisco Journal of Commerce as a
part of Oregon's products as displayed
at the Mechanics' Fair:
One of the grandest sights at the
pavillion is that :ifforded by the Ore
gon display which is immediately to
the right of the main entrance. What
it has shown has surprised many of
our people, who dia not expect to see !
the Webfeet show up so .well. They
are, -however, wide awake, progressive
and vigorous, and have in them all
the elements of healthy progress. The
articles exhibited are as follews:
OREGON' GRAIN.
AVheat, oats, barley and rjTe are
shown in great variety in berry and m
straw; sheaves of wheat, oats and r3Te,
from seven to nine feet high, attract
much attention. The grain crop of
Oregon this year will exceed seen
million bushels, valued a seven million
dolhlrsj gold. At the Centennial last
year Oregon wheat awos in competi
tion with wheat from this and other
countries, and found to weigh three
pounds more per bushel than all oth
ers, a commercial advantage of consid
erable importance.
OREGON SALMON.
Salmon in cans, from the canning
establishments on the Columbia river
;ire all taken from stock, mostly in
one pound cans. This jwoduct finds
a ready market all over the world,
especially in Europe.
Salmon oil and fish guano, prepared
by the Astoria Oil company, from the
refuse of the canneries, as lard is made
from the odds and ends of pork pack
ing establishments. The oil is an ex
cellent lubricator and illuminator of
good body and is said to equal sperm.'
Thevguano is'an excellent fertilizer.
OREGON "WOODS.
Maple, ash, myrtle and cedar,highly
polished, beautiful colors and figures,
also of a very fine grain, specially
adapted to ornamental and cabinet
work.
Also ship knees of Oregon pine, of
immense size, showing an extreme
fineness of grain and toughness of fibre
even better for ship building on ac
count of its greater durability and
lightness than the far-famed oak of the
Atlantic sea board. They resemble
huge boots, standing eight feet high;
and when an airy fellow with a pomp
ous tone asked what they were, he was
told that they were "lasts upon which
boots were made for the Webfeet of a
state up the coast."
Models of the famous clipper West
ern Shore, and the tugboat Columbia,
built by Messrs. Simpson, of Oregon
material. The former is famous for
making the quickest trip under sail on
record from Astoria to Cork, going
over in 101 days and returning in 104
days. She is of 1220 tons measure
ment, yet carries 2200 tons of coal,
which seems to indicate that Oregon
built vessels are somewhat elastic and
expansive. The is doubtless the finest
model of a sailor, with great carrying
capacity afloat. The Columbia is now
on the river of that name, plying be
tween Astoria and Portland, Oregon.
The lumber interests of Oregon amount
to nearly 2,000,000 annually, supply
ing the markets of California, South
America, Australia, etc., and is rap
idly increasing in importance.
OREGON MINERALS.
Pigs, dressed iron and casting, from
stock from Prosser mine, Oswego,
Clackamas county, Oregon, (Oswego
Iron Co.), contributed by General
Allen and jIr. Bluxome. Ore from
vein two feet thick, all pronounced by
iron experts of excellent quality.
Coal from Coos bay and some of
the interior counties of Oregon, also
considered A No. 1. The iron and
coal mines, and the manufacture of
iron, is an industry yet in its infancy
in Oregon, where the crude material
abounds in apparent unlimited quan
tities and superior merit. A sample
of mica shale with garnets is also
shown upon the Oregon tables. The
more valuable metals which Oregon is
known to produce are not on exhibi
tion. The annual yield of gold and
silver is nearly $2,000,000, mostly from
eastern and southern Oregon.
OREGON FRUITS.
Oregon makes a fine display of fresh
fruits. First came a box of blackber
ries, from near Astoria, of large size
aud fine flavor; then two boxes of the
red Astrahan apples and Italian prunes
from the Railroad nursery at East
Portland, Oregon, owned by Ir. Pret
tyman; then Messrs. Snelling & Son,
of Milwaukee, Oregon, sent a large in
voice of prunes, four varieties; Clapp's
"Favorite" pears and yellow egg
plums; Mr. Lambert, of same place,
Itahan plums and Bartlett pears; Mr.
C. A. Burkhart, Portland Oregon,
plums; Messrs. Wilson & Steek, Port
land, Oregon, peaches and prunes.
Fruits in cans from the Clackamas
Packing Co., Oregon city, Oregon;
also from the same, green peas, canned.
Fruits as dried and sent to market
from the .Alden Packing Co., Oregon
City, and Messrs. Haas Bros. ; also by
the Phi miner Dryer.
Dried fruits as prepared in Oregon
for the market were exhibited at the
Centennial of 1876, and received
medals and diplomas, "for," in the
words of the judges, approved by the
commissioners "tine flavor, color, and
condition.
OREGON FLAX AND TWINE.
An important and growing industry
of Oregon is represented by flax in
straw as pulled. Flax, lint, twine
and thread made therefrom at Albany
by a factory just established, one of
the beneficial results of Oregon's dis
play of flax at the Centennial. Upon
this subject we quote from report of
Centennial commissioners and judges,
showing the quality of this material,
and the oil made from its seed, upon
which medals and diplomas were is
sued: "Very fine quality, extraordi
nary length, good in strength, good
color, superior gloss, and silky soft
ness;"a"nd for the oil manufactured at
Salem, Oregon, from flax seed, pro
nounced "of superior quality, fine
color, being clear, finer and free from
sediment, of excellent body, and high
merit."
OREGON GRASSES.
The natural and cultivated grasses
of Oregon, collected in the valleys of
the Wallamet and Umpqua, from
Portland to Roseburg, also from the
vicinity of Astoria, and arranged upon
' the east wall of Mechanics' Institute
hall, attract much attention, princi
pally in consequence of their great
length. Timothy grass, from five "to
nine feet, the tallest from near 'Asto-
ria. Length of head, eleven inches.
Orchard, red top, Hoffman, red clover,
Mesquite, bunch, wild oats, native red
top, bunch and other native grasses
from two to nine feet high.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TPOR SALE;
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The sloopAnnie l5evlin of Portland,
cheap. Addrcis. ,fc It. "WILEY,
95-1 m crortianu, urejron.
50,00b feet
ItVCE XlpIBER,
LINING fot sale bv
6. G. HUSTLER.
REWARD
l
auovesum v
11 be naiil by the un-
dersfgfed for evidenc
vhieh will convict any
saloon? keener oroth
r ieroii, m Ahiona oi
of any kind to minors.
or giving iiqu
IRELAND, Mayor.
ria, Oregon, i
pt. 27, 1S77.
ALE.
Xanndrytfln good running order and
con
: hi every apiMuiuineni ; Miuaicu on
y streit, Astoria. Said laundry has
.successful operation for the imjt
Or will lease the same for a term
frenvfive to ten years, to responsible par
's. For further particulars inquire of
les
.. X. IIUUCHEIIS,
97-dlm On the premises.
Private Lodging House,
Mrs. J. W. MUNS0N, Proprietress.
CHENAMUS ST., ASTORIA.
Choice Rooms (furnished) to let "by
the Month, Day or "Week, at
reasonable prices.
ATTENTION.
On account of forming a
new Partnership, all those in
debted to us will please come
forward and settle their ac
counts; otherwise it will be
given for collection.
MENDELSON & BR0.
Pacific Coast Steamship Co-
For San FrnncNco IMrect,
STEAMSHIP
ANC0N,
DEBNEY Commander.
Will Leave Astoria for San
Francisco, on
Freight ami Fusugc cheaper ILun any
Other Line.
For freight or passage apply to
Capt. J. G. HUSTLER.
Agent Astoria.
NEW GOODS! HEW PRICES!
GEORGE W. CORNART,
Is constantly receiving the finest assortment
OF
BLANK ROOKS, STATIONERY. OFFICE
FIXTURES AND NOTIONS.
ALL THE LATEST PUBLICATIONS
OF
SHEET MUSIC AND MUSICAL
IXSTllTOIEXTS.
Agent for Sherman k Hyde's Pianos and
Organs sold on Installments.
AT.SO FINE IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC
CIGARS AND TOBACCO,
CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
North side of Chcnamiis street, between Cass
xind Mam - - - astokia, Okego
CENTRAL COFFEE
js-LX.oo:Kr.
Concomly st., between Benton and Lafayette,
ASTORIA, OREGON.
TIIOJUAS MeFARLA?iI), Prop.
TVSSOLUTION.
The co-nartnerslut) heretofore existing
under the linn mime of Claxsen &1)aviscourt,
Astoria, Oregon, is by mutual consent dis
solved. The undersigned will continue the
business as heretofore, at the Astoria Beer
Hall, and settle all bills.
J3)AVISCOLRT.
Astoria, Oregon, Sept. 17. 1877 8U-3W
CANDY FACTORY.
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the undersigned take tleasure to
announce to tiieik i'atkons and
.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. AUSKY & HEGEI.B,
P. O. Box 64,
105 First Street.
Factory oh Alder Street, between First
and Second Street, rortlafid, Oregen.
selling
AstJ
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MISCELLANEOUS.
buy aro:vE but tide atetiv
ejiproveb
FLORENCE
SEWING MACHINE,
THE BEST WOULD
For sale at the
CITY BOOK STORE.
J. H. D. GRAY,
"Wholesale and retail dealerjin.
FLOUR, FEED, OATS, HAY,
STRAW, AVOOB, etc.,
Also wholesale dealer in
Shoalwater Bay OYSTERS,
Received fresh from the hed four times a
week. On the wharf foot of Benton street,
Astoria. Oregon.
(JHAELES HEILBORtf j
MANUFACTURER OF
And Dealer in
FURNITUREand BEDDING.
ATSO IMPORTER OF
CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS. "WALL
PAPER, SHADES, etc.
J3?A11 kinds of repairing promptly at
tention to, and furniture made to order.
C5T"A full line of picture mouldings and
frames, brackets, window cornices, etc.
CSSTull stock and lowest prices, corner of
Squemocqha and Main street, Astoria,
F.S.MEADE, .
MERCHANT TAILOR,
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Dealer in Gents Fine Furnishing
CHENAMUS ST., - - ASTORIA, OREGON
ERENCH,
ENGLISH
and AMERICAN
CLOTHS,
CASSIMERES
and VESTINGS,
CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
WEST SHORE MILLS.
Foot of
CONCOMLY
Street
ROADWAY,
Astoria, Oregon
J. C. TRULLINGER, - - Proprietor.
of the above Mill
Is now prepared to fill nil orders, largo and
small, for every kind of
BUILDING LUMBER
On satisfactory term?.
"NIL DESPERANDUH.
Lime, Brick, Sand
And Ti AUJ'JbJ.; ALIO
Plaster ai Marl DM
AS CHEAP AS CAN BE
T
ffl ASTORIA
JJii
Can be had
in any quantity at my
wharf.
OS"Agent for salo of San Juan Lime.
PETER RUNEY,
Astoria.
Geeat Eedtjctio
IN
PRICESJ!
THE PIONEER
"Root & shoR
STORE
Corner of Gass 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
Afc a considerable reduction from
previous prices, many kinds
AT COST!
C.J.SMITH, Prop.
fill gjfifcag&jixx &ss.-n5K
AUCTION SALES.
E.
C. HOLDEN,
AUCTIONEER and COMMISSION AGENT
CHENAMUS ST. ASTORIA. OREGON.
Consignments respectfully solicited, bills col
lected and returns promptly made.
Regular Sales Dny. Saturday.
Refer by permission to
C-S. WRIGHT,
WARREN k JIcGUIRE
Hon. J. Q. A. BOWLBY
AVANDUSEN
J.W. GEAKHA11T.
E. C. 3IOIiIEX. Auctioneer.
B.
S. "WORSLEY.
AUCTION & COMMISSION MERCHANT,
Office, on Main street opposito Washingto
Market. '
SAXJGS BAIX.Y
From 7 to 9 o'clock P. M.
Regular Sales Day,
Saturday, at 10 O'CIoelt A. UI.
Will purchaso and sell real estate, merchan
dise, furniture", etc.
Consignments respectfully solicited.
Diagrams and terms to be had on application
to the Auctioneer. B, S. WOltSLEY
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS.
UNION HOUSE.
Cor. Squemocqha and Lafayette Streets,
ASTORIA, OREGON.
THIS HOUSE HAYING BEEN
newly re-painted and furnished
throughout Is now open to the accommoda
tion of the public.
3f The house being in new hands now
can guarantee satisfaction.
Board and lodging per lVecK..... $5 00
Hoard per Meek 4 00
MRS. M. E. TURNER, Proprieties.
QCCIDENT HOTEL,
A. J. MEGLER, C. S. WRIGHT,
Proprietors.
Astoria, Oregon.
Tho Proprietors are linppy to announce tha
tho above Hotel has been
Repainted and Refurnished,
Adding greatly to the comfort of its guestd
AND
TS NOW THE BEST HOTEL NORTH
OF SAN FRANCISCO.
K. H. CARDWELL. C. H. PERKINS
Pavlier House Hotel,
Corner Main and Concomly streets,
ASTOKIA, OREGON.
Card-well & Perkins, Proprietors.
THIS IS THE LARGEST HOTEL IN AS
toria. now and now furniture, furnished
in first class style.
Tho table will be supplied with the best the
market affords. Accomodations to suit tho
times, from SI 25 to 52 50 per day.
steamers and sail boats leave tho wharves
and slips noar tho Hotel, daily for Fort Ste
vens, Fort Canby, Skipanon, Fort Clatsop
Sen Side, Ocean IJcach, Knappton, Chinook,
Unity, Oysterville and other places of resort
in this vicinity.
S5Thoro are now five largo salmon can
nerios in Astoria, which employ over 121)0 per
sons in tho various branches of the business,
making Astoria as it now is, a point of interest
to visitors, independent of its cool invigorating
summer climate.
OYSTERS !
OYSTERS I
SERVED IN'EVERY STYLE AT
SCIUIEEKS COKFECTIOIVJEKV
AND
Refreshment Saloon.
All kinds of French, German and Americ:ui
Candies constantly on hand, wholesale
and retail at the lowest cash price.
also
"Wedding cakes made to order on short notice.
The patronage of. the public is respectfully
solicited.
CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT.
AVATER STREET ROADWAY.
Opposito Oregon Steam Navigation Company's
Wharf
ASTORIA ....OREGON
Tho above new Restaurant will bo open
from andaftor to-morrow, Sunday. January
7th, Ib7; D. RUSANICH i CO.
Proprietors-
Oregon City Brewery Depot,
H. MUHnJEr, & BltO, Proprietors,
On the roadway, opposito 0. S-N wharf.
ASTORIA, OREGON.
Resides the celebrated Oregon City Beer,
will keep constantly on hand all kinds of the
finest Wines, Liquors and Cigars, at wholesale-
and retail.
Orders promptly filled and satisfaction guar
anteed. Beer five cents a glass and a good
froo lunch.
Astoria Brewery Saloon
And Bottled Beer Depot 1
MAIN STREET, ASTORIA,
R UJDOLP1T BARTJT,
MICHAEL MYEBSy
Proprietors.
TheBesfc Quality Lager Beer;
FIVECENTS A GLASS.
. p5" Th.o patronage of tho public is sespecK
fully solicited. Orders for Lager, or-Bottled
Beer, in any quantity, promptly filled
5r Jbrco Lunch day and nisht.
AHwortieinrr -! TheAsw:in.liaa-a
AU VCl llblMg,! larger ciiflulatlon.on, the-
Columbia river man all othec- state nanecs.
combined, - - - .