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ASTORIA. OREGON:
0. C. IKEIiAXI Editor.
SATURDAY Sept. 29, 1877
Practical Amusements.
The scores achieved at Creedmoor
are beyond all recorded precedent.
Our American riflemen walked away
with the best British teams. .Regarded
simply as friendly competitions in
athletic games, the annual contests at
Creedmoor are worthy of high praise,
for they have founded a pleasant jas
time, well conducted in the main, and
promising to permanently add one
more to our popular open air festivi
ties. The emulation in this sport is a
generous one, the public excitement is
usually tempered with decorum and
rarely does it happen that bad feeling
is engendered.
But popular amusement is the least
of the advantages furnished by Creed
moor. Far more important are its
practical uses. Creedmoor and the
similar rifle ranges which it has caused
io spring up are fast educating the
country in a most important element
of national defence. Until the past
half-dozen years America has been be
hind other civilized nations in the art
of scientific shooting. She lias, it is
true, invented many of the arms of
precision, and during the civil war she
possessed a few companies of profess
ional sharpshooters. But these last
left little mark on the conduct of the
war, while after the war, so far from
more attention being given to military
education, there was a reaction of in
difference to it.
On the frontiers, practice with the
rifle has always been a necessity; but
in the cities and the well settled states
the art of marksmanship had until
lately been neglected. Not to speak
of comparison to the Swiss, renowned
as marksmen for fully five hundred
years, our countrymen were, as a
whole, falling behind the yeomanry of
England, whose new-born zeal for
rifle practice was fast making them as
famous for skill with that weapon as
their ancestry had been for skill with
the bow. The "nation of shopkeep
ers" became almost a nation of sharp
shooters tinder the scare of invasion
which it got from Napoleon III. To
the cry of ''Riflemen, form!" repeated
both in prose and verse, rifle clubs
sprang up all over Great Britain and
Ireland, whose best shots assembled
yearly in competition at Wimbledon.
The effect of this movement was
striking. Not; only did the standard
of merit steadily rise in the British
rifle clubs, but the meeting at Wim
bledon soon attracted more attention
than the contests at Frankfort, at
Swetz, at Bremen, at Vienna, and at
.Lucerne. The musketry schools of
Hvthe and Fleetivoml n.iill .l,o
w i"-'i'-
ular progress in skill with arms. At
length the cry for an American Wim
bledon arose on this side of the water,
and Creedmoor was the answer. The
eagerness for rifle practice spread like
wildfire, so that before the end of a
year the Creedmoor riflemen, br con
quering the Irish, then champions of
Wimbledon, became themselves the
world's champions a position which 1
they have ever since held against re
iwknfkrl o?TVvfe - 1cl wl 41. v... .1 '
jitu. iu.iw i.w uionJVi-u LUC1II, aim
which, thanks to their exploits of the
14th, they hold to-day.
During the past four years progress
in marksmanship has been snreadin"
far and wide through the country.
The skill exhibited at Creedmoor is
only the selected token of general apt
itude for marksmanship tihich has
been developed and improved by the
fortunate mania for rifle practice. The
number of ranges that have been
started in various parts of the country
snows tJiat t his modern zeai for the art
of marksmanship has taken a firm
hold of our arms bearing population.
The love of life, the desire for health
and paMttn ior woalili, arc three of the
?tionre-t laws thnt operate in Uu brea-t
oi the human family. AVheivv.-r lill- ean
be mo.-t l.ioionjreu, health biM Meuivd.
.,r! ,v.,t!, mn,ft.,Jl :...J .1.. "V.V
.-.iui .iii..i..-iui-iii) .ivjui iii. tueit: ii c
vine in einigrnuoii ami
HiHi;:tiion IS :1s ,
.-tire to flow
the needle mo-iN to thei
north
h il. It is the tnowinsr know Qtlza
all thi-. is ti ue ot Oregon that i emi
i uai an liji- is uiii'oi Oregon inatu emi
mr it io aunici o niucu punuv a tuition
aufl to jo nmiy fivrmer. nnpim.,
lonrtets and Crtiutnlbts to come und enjoy
jiuid protit by them.
The Salmon Crop.
The salmon season closed some time
since, and though small lots will un
doubtedly continue to come forward,
yet the bulk of the catch has been dis
posed of by the canners, and what is
yet to come on the market will not
materially alter the figures given be
low. During the past fall and winter
large contracts were made for future
delivery at prices ranging from $1 30
$1 50 per dozen 1-lb tins, and before
the season opened nearly one-half of
the prospective catch had been thus
disposed of. The Columbia river has
been the chief source of supply of late
years, though the Sacramento, Rogue
and Frazer rivers have this year
swelled the amount considerably and
will become more important in the
future. Owing to reckless fishing in
the past or other causes, the catch on
the Columbia was a partial failure
causing the total supply to fall consid
erably short of the estimates made
early in the year. This partial failure
and a successful strike among the fish
ermen which advanced the price per
fish from 2530c to 50c, 75c and even
$1 at the close, made the season to the
canners generally an unprofitable one,
and the number of canneries and
boats which this year was larger than
ever before, will be somewhat reduced
another season, while several who had
embarked in the business have been
obliged to wind up their affairs. The
causes which were so unfavorable to a
successful season on the Columbia
produced higher prices for the goods,
and speculators bought heavily, run
ning 1-lb tins up to 1 80, but the
leading markets being well supplied,
these rates could not be maintained,
and gradually fell off till at this writ
ing 1-lb tins cannot be quoted over
$1 72 for exrwrt, though many hold
ers are firm in the belief that lusher
rates must prevail owing to short
stocks and refuse to sell at current
rates, some even holding out for $2.
Annexed are the receipts at San Fran
cisco from the opening of the season
to September 20th:
FROM COLUMBIA KIVEIt:
Consignees. Cases.
M.I Kinnev 37,4:12
Cutting Packing Co : 2(V--2
GW Hume 2T&)
Corbitt & Macleay '20fli
Scotch Ier & Gibbs 20.2.18
C Adolph Low & Co 19jfi25
Allen & Lewis 14.7C4
J Clement 12,0.ril
Dodce, Sweeney & Co 10,249
W ICLeveredge 10.290
Wm T Coleman & Co X,l0tf
KB Irwin & Co JUKSO
Amnion, Caspari & Co 4,0C;
Kodgers, Meyer & Co 2jm
W Corbitt 2,-i(H
.las Laidlaw 1,000
W (in a diamond) 1,200
S Wangenlieim & Co 1.37
Various 8
Order 7,298
Total 2
FKO.U VICTOllIA.
Consignee. Bhls. Uf bhls.
Wp2T
Caxcs
4,oor
1,519
1,000
400
380
2T0
1,54:;
50
:i
9
Gilbert Clements ,
Kodger. Mover & Co. .
FinleyJ)urnam& Bro-
die,London
Scotch ler Gibbs
WW Montague aCo.. .
Ansjlo-California Bnk
Order
200
IllW WiiiK
II C'oubrough, ,lr...
!'1"- CnghilUC
hilUCo.
Richardson & Field..
1(H)
99
299
Total 100
9,187
FIIOM KOKVE niVKU.
R Dlluino
Lynde a I lough 500
FKOM SACItAMKXTO MVKK.
Emerson. Coville &
Co (estimated)
5.297
12,000
FKOM KKL ItlVEIt.
II L. Tones 17(
Searles &. Stone 177
Total ;;;; l ;;;;;
The shipments for the same period were :
Tn Bhls. Ilfhhl. Pints. rars
Liverpool .
(19,180
London
Australia
New Zealand..
New York
China
.Japan
lVnang
Honolulu
Valparaiso
C;Ulau
.Java
Hamburg
Panama
Mexico
CentralAmerica
Africa
Pacific Islands.
20
40
no
2S,414
8,!i(2
S.M
427
j:;
ir,o
2il
400
ion
10
500
.S(5
20
Si()
1X0
111
191
71
100
100
lf.7
4:;u
15S0
Total
4SJS
1-21) 117.71)1
FitOM COI.UMIIIA. HIVKi:.
Per
Isie of linte
! cSvo-Snov
! J3rfrih 'mv
I ' "" "
Total
RV?,7X
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Pound,
' Sn-
r,ia
- J$i
l.CWt.120
J Juno ''O'lOi
July 'iwjm
August 1.744.740
- t . .
Totl ?.S2720
( ascs.
;ji:(.ih)
ll.(KK)
.i4.47.")
The annual exports from Oregon repre
sent an avernge of three hundred and
eighteen dollars, gold, to every voter.
Abundance of good and cheap govern
ment, railroad, and private lands in Ore
gon. No land monopolies, as in Califor
nia. Variety of timber in Oregon of ex
ceptional excellence for industrial purpo
ses. Oregon has great mineral resources,
especially coal, iron, lead, gold and silver.
Fine natural water system, vast water
power. Oregon waters abound with fish.
The inhabitants of northwest and
western Oregon, including twelve coun
ties of the State, and embracing the great
valley of the Wallainet and its "forks,"
enjo3T seven months of spring, summer
and autumn weather tha tare almost equal
to southern or eastern Oregon for bright
and cheerful weather and a bracing and
healthy atmosphere. The Gve winter
months, from November to March, bring
a bountiful rain that produces, in due
season, unfailing crops. These rains re
tard, but tcarcely prevent, labor outside,
in any department, and of 150 days of
winter, at least a third of them are dry and
bright.
Eastern Oregon The Astorian is
doing more'for the interests of Eastern
Oregon than any other paper in the State.
If you have a friend or a relative in that
section of this country, send him the pa
per on trial. Only one dollar for four
months.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Joinn J The Astorinn has a
lolUJ&iJ larger circulation on the
Columbia
erinanSall other state papers
combin
For Tillamook.
2f
1
IE STEAMtfll
AVil
ched from Astoria to Till a-
monk in
days, lor freight or passage
apply at Astoria to
W.S. KINNEY.
ftVRETEK.
undersigned is familiar with the
Norwegian, Swedish and other
um oilers his semees to the puo
erpreter in suits at law. contracts,
ich foreigners and citizens from
Europe who cannot speak Eng-
, are interested.
CHARLES HARRISON, Astoria.
Tf OR SALE.
Tffio undersigned wishes to sell lots 3
and -KWock ll'J, Sliivelv's Astoria ; one good
dwelling house hard finished, a large well
containing water enough to supply ships,
sittuftcd inside of the Fanners' warehouse,
so-MlIed, fronting on the Columbia river.
FoKfurtlieJrparticulars inquire at the Asto-ni-ifcc
oM4c or to the owner on the place.
V .Us. McCANN.
September 28, 1S77. 2SMin
CXAREXDOX MOTET..
PORTLAND OREGON.
Zieber & Knowles, Prop'rs.
Situated opposite all the Railroad and
-Steamship Offices.
Street Cars pass the House every five Minutes
Free Coach to and from the Home.
Pacific Coast Steamship Co-
For San. Francisco Direct,
STEAMSHIP h h
ANC0N. Mmm
DEBNEY Commander.
Will Leave Astoria for San
Francisco, on
Friday Morning, Sept. 28. ISTT.
Freight ami Passage cheaper than any
Other Line.
For freight or passage apply to
J. G. HUSTLER.
Agent Astoria.
NEW GOODS! NEW 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
TXSTItOIEXTS.
Agent for Sherman ife Hyde's Pianos and
Organs r-old on Installments.
ALSO FIXK IMI'OllTKn AND DOMESTIC
CIGARS km TOBACCO,
CONSTANTLY OX HAND.
North side of Chenamus street, between Cass
and Mam - - - Astokia. Oi:ix;o
TYESSOLUTION.
The co-partnership heretofore existing
under the linn name of Classen & Daviseourt,
Astoria, Oregon, is bv mutual consent dis
solved. ThCMiiulersigned will continue the
business as heretofore, at the Astoria Reor
Hall, and settle all bills.
J'. DA VISCOU ItT.
Astoria. Orejr)nt Sept. 17. 1877 s:-.'v
f aion anfl Carriage Slioj).
Squcmoc'ih.i street, between Wahlnston and
i'olk street?.
AST0RTA OREGON
11 EXRY ii AliliOf. Proprietor.
I rpiIE PROPRIETOR IJRIXGS AVITn HIM
i JL an expe: ience of 2T) years in this buinc.s
and having constructed vemciea or au uis-
cription from
A iitifjy of 12." I'oiuids lVeiskt
TO
All 8.500 Pound Wnsron,
T5 nvnnrpfl to mmranteo satisfaction to any
who inny patronize him. Ho will uso none
but the best material, and will niaKc wagons
and carriages equal to any rfiop in the country.
ik"tPivn;ie in wnnt of work iviil stu-e money
bv findimr this shop.
i'i.Rlacksmithins and ship work promptly
ntt. mlcd to.
-OILLS OF L APING, 'AY BILLS,
b Iteceipt,, ami all kin.lJ of Commcri
f.inl priJuidone at the Astorinn ofiieo.
1 CALL, EX A31LNE, OHDEE.'tS
Advert
ojir
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QEX. CA1BY,
fHiciUriftit
TTTew
TNTEJ
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tMe nirai oi
lfsh well
MISCELLANEOUS.
BUT NOXE BUT THE SEW
I3ITKOTEI
FLORENCE
SEWING MACHINE,
THE BEST - - WORLD
For sale at the
CITY BOOK STORE.
J. H. D. GRAY,
"Wholesale and retail dealerjin.
FLOUR, FEED, OATS, HAY,
STRAW, AVOOI, etc.,
Abo wholesale dealer in
Shoalwater Bay- OYSTERS,
Received fresh from the bed four times a
week. On the wharf foot of Ronton street,
Astoiia, Oregon.
F. S. MEADE,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
AXD
Ibaler in dents Fine Furnishing
G;OOBS,
CHENAMUS ST., - - ASTORIA, OREGON
PRENCH,
ENGLISH
ana AMERICAN
CLOTHS,
CASSIMERES
and VESTINGS,
CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
ARNDT & FERCHEM,
BLACKS1NIITHS AND MACHINISTS
x-g- Foot of Washington Street,
?K?Ksr near Kinnej s' Fishery,
tPSr ASTORIA , 0 REG ON.
Ff5s
HAYING SECURED AN ENGINE AND
Lathe, and the best of workmanship, wo
are now prepared to do
ALL KIN DS OF CANNERY "WORK,
ENGINE AND STEAMBOAT
"WORK OP ANY DES
CRIPTION. BSTTIorso-shooing, repairing, and all kinds
of blacksmithing promptly attonded to at rea
sonublo rates.
CANDY FACTOEY.
the undkitsionki take pleasure to
announce to theik patkoxs and
oe.m.eus in oenekal that they have
lately j.akoely increased theiu fac
tory and are now prepared to fur
nish as ;ood an assortment ix theik
line as any house on the coast,
Special, inducements to cash custo
mers. AlilSKY & IIF.GE1LE,
P. O. ISox G4.
lor First Street.
Factory om Alder Street, between First
and Second Street, Portland, Oregon.
Astoria Brewery Saloon
And Bottled Beer Depot !
MAIN STREET, ASTORIA.
RUDOLPH BAJiTJT,
MICHAEL MYERS,
Pi'oprieiors.
The Best Quality Lager Beer,
FIVECENTS A GLASS.
CSS" The patronajro of the puhlic is respect
fully solicited. Orders for Laser, or Bottled
Beer, in any quantity, promptly filled.
J3 Froe Lunch day and nisht.
E.s-5
MERRILL & CO.,
Blacksmiths and machinists.
CapUROGEUS' OLD STAND
f
rv car fcxpres (Jlhco,
ASTOiUA, - 011KUUX.
All work in our line, heavy or lijrhU don o with
neatness and dispatch,
HORSESnOElNG, "WAGON, AND
Parm Work a Speeiall'.
HAVING SECURED THE SERVICES OF
Mr. S. A. Gninos of Ky an experienced
Farrier of 'Si j'ears in tho business, and irell
known to Astoria horsemen, we are prepared to
do shoeing in a manner to cure lameness or pre
vent it in horses entrusted to our care.
iteff"All work warranted and at reasonable
rnAes.
G-REAT EeDUCTION
1 3EL ICES
THE PIONEER
9
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TttggSEJgEiaCBJM
Comer of Ca?s and Squemoenha streets.
ASTOEIA, OREGON.
FOR THE NEXT THIRTY BAYS
I XJLL SELL ALL AlY
LARGE STOCK OF
Mens', Boys', Ladies', Miss
es and Children's
BOOTS ATI SHOES
At- a considerable reduction from
previous prices, man- kinds
AT COST!
G,
J- SMITH, Prop.
AUCTION SALES.
E.
C. HOLDEN,
AUCTIONEER and COMMISSION AGENT
CHENAMUS ST. ASTORIA. OREUOX.
Consignments respectfully solicited, bills col
lected and returns promptly made.
Refill nr Snles 31ny. Saturday,
Refer by permission to
C S. WRIGHT.
WARREN & AlcGUIRE
Ho.v. J. Q. A. BOWLBY
A. VAN DUSEN,
J. W. GEAR II ART. -
F.. C. HOIiDEN. Auctioneer,
B,
S. WOKSLEY.
AUCTION & COMMISSION MERCHANT.
Office, on Alain street opposito Washingto
larket.
S.tXKS IATCY
From 7 to 9 o'clock P. AI.
Regular Sales Day,
Saf nrtlaj', at 10 O'ClocIc A. M.
Will purchase and sell real estate, merchant
dise, furniture, etc.
Consignments respectfully solicited.
Diagrams and terms to be had on application
to the Auctioncor. R, S. WUKSLEY
HOTELS AKD RESTAURANTS.
UNION HOUSE.
Cor. Squemocqlia and Lafa. ette Streets
ASTOIUA, OREGON.
rpmS HOUSE HAVING BEEN
JL newly re-painted and furnished
throughout is now open to the aceonunoda
tion of the public.
JTlie house lieinp In new hands now
can guarantee satisfaction.
lSonnl anl Iollnx per "Week $." (M
ISoartl per Week , 4 ao
11RS. JL K TURNER, Proprietress.
Private Lodging House?
Mrs. J. W. MUNS0N, Proprietress.
CHENAMUS ST., ASTORIA.
Choice Booms (furnished.) to let by
the Month, Day or Week, at
reasonable prices
QCCIDENT HOTEL,
A. J.MEGLER.C.S. WRIGHT,
Proprietor?.
Astoria, Oregon.
Tho Proprietors are happy to anntmnco tho
tho aboTe Hotel has been
Repainted and Refurnished,
Adding gieajly to tho c&iafort of Ita guests
AND
IS NOW THE BEST HOTEINORTII
OF SAN FKA3CISC0.
R.H. CARD WELL.
C.H.PERKLV5
Parker House Hotel,
Corner Main and Concomly streets,
ASTORIA, OREGON.
Card-well & Perkins, Proprietors .
THIS IS THE LARGEST HOTEL IN AS
toria. -new and now furniture, ftirnishotJ
in first cla3 style.
The table will bo suppl jed with thcrbest the
market aifords. Accomslutions to suit the
times, from SI 23 to 52 0 per day.
Stcamexa and sail boat leave the wharves
and alius Bear tho Hotel, daily for Fort Ste
vens Fori Canby, Skipanon, Fort Clatsop
Sea bide, Ocean Reach, Knappton, Chinook.
Unity, Oysterville and othor places of resort
in this vicinity.
xQJ-Thero are now five largo salmon can
neries in Astoria, which employ over 1200 per
sons in tho various branches of tho business,
making Astoria as it now is, a point of interest
to visitors, independent ofits cool invigorating
summer climate.
OYSTERS !
OYSTERS I
SERVED IN EVERY STYLE AT
SCimEERS GOXFJECrriOElty
AND
Refreshment Saloon.
All kinds of French, German and American
Candies constantly on hand, wholesale
and retail at the lowest eash price.
also
Wedding cakes-made to order on short notice.
The patronage of the public is respectfully
solicited.
CENTRAL COFFEE
Concomly st., between Benton and Iifayette,
ASTORIA, OREGON.
THOMAS 3IFAKI.AXD. lroi.
CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT.
A'ATER STREET ROADWAY.
Opposite Oregon Steam Navigation Company's
Wharf
ASTORIA OREGON
Tho above new Restaurant will bo open
from and after to-morrow, Sunday. January
7th, lbTd, D. RUSAN1CH Jc CO.
Proi)rietors.
E. C. IIOLDEX.
L. LAUGHER Y.
HOLDEN & LAUGHERY,
rPIIOXSTJBItERS AXI FUKXI
TOSE IEAIiEIt!S.
At tho 7 old stand-H0LDEN?S AUCTION
ROOMS on Chenamus street.
All kinds of upholster v and cabinet work dono
to order. Manufacturers of
Lounges, Spring Beds
-an:
Of any sizo and quality .
Picture Frames and Furniture Manufac
tured or Repaired by Expbrienced
Workmen.
FSfiCcnd fcend Furniture touihi aadfokl. -