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ASTOEIA. OREGON:
D. C. IREIiA'I Editor.
TUESDAY Oct. 2, 1877
Destitution in San Francisco.
San Francisco lias hundreds, per
haps thousands of men deprived of
employment and reduced to destitu
tion by the influence of the drought ;
and the Alta says, these men must re
ceive more help than the benevolent
societies now in existence have the
means of providing. Either a new
association must be organized, or ad
ditional resources must be provided for
at least one of those heretofore estab
lished. The present crisis is except
ional in its origin, and will, we hope,
be brief in its duration, not lasting
longer than till December next, when
we expect the rains to revive industry,
restore confidence and make a demand
for work. As to the willingness of the
wealthy citizens as a class to contri
bute whenever they see the need of
help, there can be no doubt. They
have never refused the appeal of the
suffering. "When Sacramento city was
visited by a flood, boats laden with
food and clothing were sent to the suf
ferers; and other places more remote
were treated in the same spirit. The
worthy poor in their midst will not get
less aid. The kinds of relief to be
given, and the methods of distribution
are matters for consideration. A soup
house has been found to be effective
and economical in various eastern
cities, and it may be advisable to pro
vide for paying rents for families and
sending bread to them under strict but
kind supervision.
South America.
"What a delightful country to live in
must be that western coast of South
America! Unless mistaken occasion
has forced a similar, if not identical,
expression before. Ay, and what a
delightful country to die in, especially
if one be emulous to pitcliing head
foremost into a graping volcano, being
inured in a lake of seething, hot la
va, or sent to kingdom come in com
pany with some million tons of ejected
red-hot rocks or rivers of scalding wa
ter. Cobija, in Bolivia, appears a fa
vorite spot for the sports of the gods
who hold their orgies in volcanic halls,
and send forth the echoes of their mu
sic and the murmurings of their grand
orchestras for the benefit of the sen
oritas of that happy land. And Iqui
que is twin to Cobija in such delights.
Copiapo preceded these two towns a
few days in a similar display. The
last shock at Cobija is reported as se
verer than the one experienced last
May. The inhabitants of those places
are reported as escaping in great ter
ror. The xeople there, as elsewhere,
do not gain courage by experience in
such cases. The more and oftener the
shock, the greater the fright.
Northern Pacific R. II. Lands.
Hj:AIQUAUTEKSLAXI DKIWIIT.MKXT,
New Taconui, W.T. .Sept. 2c, 1877. j
Kditok Asroitr.vx :
Dear sir: In the Daily Astouiax
of Sept. 21st, under "Xeeds Explana
tion," you assume to understand that
a settler is charged by the Northern
Pacific railroad company for his own
improvements made on railroad land,
allow me to say that you have been
misinformed.
No extra price is ever fixed on rail
road lands in consequence of improve
ments made there by the settler.
Prices are fixed according to the
value of the timber, its accessibility
to deep water, etc., its prominence as
a business point, or its adaptability to
agricultural pursuits.
Where a large tract is accessible
onVy at a single point, which is es
teemed valuable by reason of its pecu
liar location, and a party desires to
purchase only a few acres, embracing
that valuable point, and thereby defect
the sale of the balance of the tract, or
render it less valuable, ve must nec
essarily ask a much higher jr acre,
than would be ashed for the Liiul under
different circumstances.
Yfelaiow of no case covered by the
circumstances you cite. I therefore
hope that this explanation ie sntisfac
tor$ . Yours truly,
. -D. 0. Lewis.
3Elnj- Ground of tlic Bend.
Late I sat, and lonely wandered
By my melancholy led,
Till I entered stately Greenwood;
Marble city of the dead !
"When a strangely gentle feeling
Stole upon my troubled mind,
And bestowed a sense of quiet
That I could not elsewhere find.
In the thought that even infants
Sleeping on their mothers breast,
Might have found, upon earth's bosom
Here, a still more perfect rest;
And I yielded to the dreaming
Of my trouble-tortured brain,
That had snatched a moment's respite
From its overweight of pain,
Till it seemed as in the stillness
There arose a spirit-mirth
From the melancholy hillock
In the monumental earth.
And I fancied, as the flowers
Swayed and tossed in pleasant yaves
That the dead had turned to children
And were playing 'niong the graves!
Man, returned again to childhood;
To its innocence and truth;
To the confidence, the courage,
That belongs alone to youth.
"While the music of their laughter
Rose above the summer sod,
Like a grateful, joyous power
To the one and holy God;
1 returned my footsteps homeward ;
That the hard, unhallowed tread
Might not disturb the echoes
In that play-ground of the dead.
Still my wearied soul is anxious,
And my burdened spirit craves
To be numbered with those happy
Children playing 'mong the graves.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Mr. Hale has been so badly abus
ed by the New York papers for roast
ing a few dozen workmen in his tinder
box piano factory, that he thinks of
going to St. Louis and starting into
business amid the ruins of the South
ern hotel. The Globe says he would
be the right man in the right place.
The will of the late Edwin Forrest,
the great tragedian, is to be contested
by a youth who claims to be a nephew
of the testator. The claim is decided
ly thin, in view of the fact that, a few
years before his death, Mr. Forrest,
writing to a friend, declared himself
the last of his blood or family then
living.
TVatterson says he never said that
a hundred thousand Kentuckians
would march to Washington to pre
vent the inauguration of Hayes, he
only meant that that number, or there
abouts, would invite him to visit Ken
tucky and test on its native soil the
merits of that generous beverage which
is identified with the prosperity and
renown of the state.
FOREIGN EXPORTS.
SEPTEMBER.
To Liverpool per Lochinvar, Sept 1 :
Values.
Wheat 23.300 ctls $40,000 00
To Honolulu, per Mattie Macleay,
Sept. 1:
Flour. 202 barrels 8 1.2S8 .50
Casodoods 103 cases... 05123
Potatoes, 12 sacks 20i 00
Hams, 2100 lt 3S4 00
Salmon, IWJ bbls 3,280 00
SO cases 500 00
Miscellaneous mile 2,313 32 S.7&5 07
To Honolulu per Falldnburg, Sep S:
Flour, 30 bbls S :HX) 00
Salmon, 12.; bbls 1,012 00
HOpkgs 831 (M
" 33 cases 220 00
Lumber, spars and bolts 2,042 52
Uats and bran K43 03
Miscellaneous mdso 759 00 3.S12 55
To Victoria aiul Sanaimo per str
California. SeptJ:
Flour. 1333 bbls S 8,779 50
N heat, 112 centals 1,323 74
Bran, Meal and Mid
dlings. 35,71.1 R.A. 940 08
Miscellaneous mdso 5.03'J IS 10,032 50
To Quceuttoivn per Kinclunc Sep 11:
W heat 23.35)3 ctls 4G.3!3 74
TaQuecn.taicnper Mountain Laurel
Sept IS:
heat, 22,591 centals - 415.3S1 74
To Quceutoirn jerGieta, Sept 10:
Wheat, 0o,; H) bushels 80,180 82
To Qucemtoicn per Oban Lay Sep 2$:
U heat, 55.22S bus-hels- C0,S75 16
Tola exports September, 1877 $311,311 5S
OCTOBER.
To Cor; per British Peer, Int.
heat, fioiu Portland, 20,470 ctls..
Astoria, 1U,4'J1 ...
Total 8G,lKil ...
To GVrk. per Hritih Mvnarch, 1st.
Wheat, from Portland, 10,077 ctls..
Astoria, i;:M " ..
Total 37.307 "...
40,000 00
3-J.OM) 00
S73.S60 CO
38,100 00
od.150 00
$74,550 00
Domestic Exports.
Per Aneon, S. F. Sept 17:
25 bbl fiour 81,500 00
1Y.J2 centals wheat 3,502 40
10.S cases salmon 7.01S 20
VU taUKS 1'ULbUlft ,
oOO oysters .....
300 .. oats
'0 bran
iOJ boxes apples, etc.. about j 2,200 00
Total value $14,210 00
Per trCidr'uriiia. S F, SejL20:
Wheat, 7,1-OJ ctls 15,000 00
Per C7nVr. S F, Sept SS:
12.7& centals wheat $20,000 00
l.74 sks oats )
b77.-ks potatoes !
'2 i-jises salmon f
1,110 pkgs, etc J
3,000 00
Total 31,000 00
Congrgatlonal Church Notice.
nbers are requested to meet at the
ii Weilnesdav eveninir. 3d inst.. at
ock, for the transaction of iuipor-
LCSS.
IT of the trustees.
E. C. HOLDEN, Church Clerk.
' '
noil's.
In this citv, October 1, 1877, to the wife
of C. W. Shfvely, a daughter.
In South Bend, Pacific co., TV. T.. Sept
is, 1877, to the wife of John Skidmore, a
daughter.
2sTETV ADVERTISEMENTS.
fur
A J.,lwiUry& The Astorinn has a
Ad Vejjl&fngiiirger circulation on the
ColumUrajriver thanTsill other state papers
combined
f I For Tilkmook.
rilE STEAMER
hJk
EI. CA3B3t
Till he dispatched from A.stmi:i to Tilla
mo(c in a few daws, ror freight or passage
appf' at Astoria to W. S. KLNMA.
Orgon Steamship Company
ForSan Francisco Iircct,
Carrying the United States Mails and
Wells, Fargo & Co's Express.
Inssnp:c, Calin..S7 50 Steerage.:?.'
freight, per Ton S&
The Al Iron steamship,
Geo. W. Elder,
Connor. Commandor
Will leave W. T. & i.. Co.'s dock Atoiia for
above port on
TUESDAY, Ootocor 2. 1877.
At G o'clock, A. jI.
For Freight or Passage, apply at the office of
tho n. 1. Jc Locks company.
C. P. UPSHUR. Agent.
Mark Twain's Last Work.
The .Host Convenient
SCRAP BOOK
Ever Seen !
Paste and Mucilage no longer necessary.
75 FIRST STREET.
Have a full line of these valuable Scrap Books
and oiler them to the public and
the tr.ide at
EASTERN PRICES,
Vb. : No. 1, SI 23 ; No. 2, S2 75 ; No. 4, $2 00
No. 0, S2 30 ; No. S, Si 50 ; No. 10, S2 50 ; No.
12, $2 75 ; No. 14. -S3 50.
XIZW STOKE!
New Goods! New Prices!!
J. STRAUSS,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Groceries,
Tropical and
Domestic Fruits;
also, Crockery, Glass
ware, Silverware, Table
and Pocket Cutlery. A full
liue of Willow-ware always
on hand; a full stock of Cigars
and Tobacco, Wines and Liquors.
Parties in need of the above
line of goods will consult
their own interest by call
ing before purchasing
elsewhere. Prices low
er than any other
house in the
City.
SOUTH SIDE OF CIIEXAMUS STREET,
ASTORIA, OREGON.
KSTGoods delivered to any part of the
City Free of Charge.
I
NTEllPllETEIi.
The nndersijnied is familiar with the
Itussinn, Norwegian, Swedish and other
lungun;;e.s. and oilers his services to the pub
lic :l an interpreter in Miitsat law. contracts,
etc., in which foreigners and citizens from
the north of Europe who cannot speak Eng
lish well, are interested.
CHAliLES lLUHilSOX, Astoria.
50,000
FEET
SPUITE IOIBER,
And SHIP LINING for sale by
05-lm J. G. HUSTLER.
CIATCEXDOX IIOTKL.
PORTLAND OliEGOX.
Ziefaer & Knowles, Prop'rs.
Situated opposite all the Railroad and
Steamship Offices.
Street Cars pass the House every five Minutes
Free Coach to and from thcHtmic.
F. S. MEADE,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
AICD
Dealer in Gent!-. .Fine Furnisliinj;
CUENAMUS ST., - - ASTOUIA.OKEGOX
EEENCH,
ENGLISH
nnd AMEEICAJST
BMtt-ffc .rnmrr.
3SSi . .
Wf31$&. UAiaDJLJI.Ej.U.E.0
and YJfiSTliNliS,
CONSTANTLY CM HAND.
The nil
sevni Pv
tniitYbli
lipA
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fc.
ziim- r.Ti
XX I' it is-ll -?
$r
HSCELLASTEOUS.
BUY XOXE BUT THE XEW
niTKOTEB
FLORENCE
' SEWING MACHINE,
THE BEST - - WOULD
For sale at the
CITY BOOK STORE.
J. H. D. GEAY,
"Wholesale and retail dealer jn.
FLOUR, FEED, OATS, HAY,
STRAW. WOOI, etc.,
Also wholesale dealer in
Shoalwater Bay OYSTERS,
lleceived fresh from the bed four times a
week. On the wharf foot of Uenton street,
Astoria, Oregon.
OREGON BAKERY,
Holladay's AVharf, Main Street, Astoria, Ogn.
BREAD, CAKES, PTE,
PASTRY, CRACKER?,ETC.
WILL BE SERVED TO PATRONS
of the Oregon Bakery of which C.
Binder deceased, was proprietor, tho same as
usual, by Mrs. CHARLES BIXDEk.
First Class Baker employed, and perfect
satisfaction guaranteed. All orders, large or
small, promptly filled on short notice Pat-
ronago of tho public is respectfully solicited.
MUS. CHAS. BLNJJEK.
"OATHS, BATHS,
Hot, Cold, Shower,
Steam and
SULPHUR Baths
Occident Hotel Shaving Saloon,
iNlEDEKAUKll tfc UllLKXHART,
PKOPltlETOUS.
55"Spccial attention paid to LADIES' and
CHILDREN'S IlAilt CUTTING
virTrivato Entrancefor Ladics'TSa
BUILDING MATERIALS.
JUST ARRIVED:
40,000 BRICK;
100 WINDOWS;
AND
200 DOORS;
WHICH WILL BE SOLD AS LOW AS
ANY HOUSE IN OREGON.
RAIN & FERGUSON,
Astoriu, Oregon.
fapn aiyarriap Shop.
Squemocqha street, between Wnshington and
Polk streets.
AST0RTA OREGON
IIEXKY ALLOU, Proprietor.
A. BusPTJ' of 125 Pounds Weight
TO
All 8,500 Pound Wagon,
uS-Rlicksniithine and ship work promptly
attended to.
ARNDT & FERCHEN,
BLACKSMITHS AND MACHINISTS
x-,cX" Eoot of Washington Streot, C3
wirk. near Kinnoss' .Fishery, ftT&CKk
St ASl'OlUA.OREGON.SaSSe
HAVING SECURED AN ENGINE AND
Lathe, and tho best of workmanship, wo
are now prepared to do
ALL KIN DS OF CANNEltY "WORK,
ENGINE AND STEAMBOAT
"WORK OP ANY DES
CRIPTION. ttSrnorso-shoeins, repairing, and all kinds
of blacksmithing promptly attended to at rea
sonable rates.
CANDY FACT0EY.,
tiieuxpeksioxkp take pleasure to
announce to tiikijl patkons and
1m-iai.kks in c.bneltai. that thkv have
lately lakoely increased theik 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 & XIBOEIiE,
1. O. 1U)X CA.
103 l"irt Street.
Factory on Alrtcr Street, between First
sunl Second Street, Fnrtfaiifl, Oregon.
Geeat Eeduction
IN
PHICESJ2
THE PIONEER
Boot & shoE
Corner of GurS nnd Squemucqha ttreot?.
ASTORIA, OREGON.
FOP TILE NEXT THIRTY DAYS
I WILL SELL ALL MY
LAKGE STOCK OF
Mens', Boys', Ladies', Miss
es and Children's
EOOTS AND SHOES
At a considerable reduction from
previous prices, many kinds
AT COST!
C-J-arETH, Prop.
"vggSSjgESas''
AUCTIOX SALES.
E.
C. HOLDEN,
AUCTIONEER and COMMISSION AGENT
CUENAMUS ST. ASTORIA, OREGON.
Consignments respectfully solicited, bills col
lected and returns promptly made.
Kcular Sales Day. Saturday,
Refer by permission to
C- S. WRIGHT.
WARREN & MrGUIRE
Hox. J. Q. A. BOWLBY
A. VAN DUSEX.
J.W.GEAUHAitT.
E. C. 1IOIjIEX. Anclitviicor.
B,
S. AVORSLEY.
AUCTION & COMMISSION MERCHANT.
Office, on Main streot opposite Wushinsto
Market.
SAT.ES DAIT5T
From 7 to 9 o'clock P. M.
Regular Sales Day,
Saturday, 10 O "Clock A. 31.
Will purchase and sell real estate, merchan
dise, furniture, etc.
Consignments respectfully solicited.
Diagrams and terms to be had on application
to the Auctioneer. 15, S. WORdLLY
HOTELS AND RESTATE ACTS.
UNION HOUSE.
Cor. Squemocnha and Lafayette Street?,.
ASTOEIA, OEEGOX.
rilHIS HOUSE HAVING BEEN"
JL newly re-painted and furnished
throughout is now open to the accommoda
tion of the public.
gfThe house being in new hands now
can guarantee satisfaction.
Bloitnl anil Lodging ikt Wcrtc $." (K
iSourd per Week.. 4 (M
3IRS. M. E. TURNER, Proprietress.
Private Lodging House?.
Mrs. J. W. MUNS0N, Proprietress.
CUENAMUS ST., A STOMA.
Choice Rooms (furnished) to let bv
the Month, Day or Week, at
reasonable prices.
QCCIDEXT HOTEL,
A. J. MEGLEK, C. S. WEIGHT,.
Proprietors.
Astoria, Oregon.
Tho Proprietors aro happy to announce tha
tho abore Hotel has been
Repainted and Refurnished
Adding greatly to tho comfort of its gucstse
AND
IS NOW THE BEST HOTEL NORTH'
OF SAN FRANCISCO.
R. H. CARD WELL.
C.H. PERKINS
Pavliev House Hotelr
Cornor Main and Concomly streets,
ASTORIA, OREGON.
Car dwell & Perkins, Proprietors.
THIS IS THE LARGEST HOTEL IN AS
toria. new ana now furniture, furnished
in first class stylo.
The tablo will bo supplied with the best tho
market ntFords. Accomodations to suit tho.
times, from $1 2o to 2."u per day.
Steamers and sail boat? leave tho wharves
and slips near tho Hotel, daily for Fort Ste
vens, Fort Canby, Skipanon, Fort Clatsop
Sea Side, Ocean Beach, Knappton, Chinook
Unity, Oysterville and other places of resort
in this vicinity.
MfflrThero aro now five largo salmon can
neries in Astoria, which employ over 115)0 per
sons in tho various branches of the businessk
making Astoria as it now is, a point of interest
to visitors, independent of its cool invigerating:
summer climate.
OYSTERS ! jp OYSTERS I
SERVED IN EVERY STYLE AT
SCmtEEKS COXFJECTIOEKV
AND
Refreshment Saloon
All kinds of French. German and Ameiicaiv
Candies constantly on hand,, wholesalo-
and retail at tlfo lowest ctith price .
ALSO
Wedding cakes made to order-oiishort notices.
The ii.itrouugti of the nubliu h respectfully
solicited. CENTRAL COFFEE.
SALOQ3ST-
Concomly st,, between Benton and Lafayette,.
ASTOrJA OKEGOX.
pALIFORNIA RESTAURANT.
WATER STREET ROABYrAY. .
Opposito Oregon Stoam Xavigation Company's
Wharf
ASTORIA., OREGON
Tho ahovo new Restaurant will bo open
From and after to-morrow, Sunday. January
7th, IbTu, D. BUSANICH J: CO.
Proprietors.
E. C. HOLDEX,
L. LAUGHER Yx
HOLDEN &. LAUGHERY,
TURE DSAIjERS,
At tho old stand-II0LDEN!3 AUCTIOX
1100MS on Chenamus street.
All kinds of upholstciy and cabinet work dono
to order. Manufacturers of
Lounges, Spring Beds,
AND
T5flT TTTfPTCi St iCaGSTT'CJ
jwv-u C3 Ja. .-.. & -- -
j-A -rf'TV.
Of any size and quality
Picture Frames and Furniture Manufac
tured or Repaired by Experienced
Workmen.
KBSecond hand Furniture bought and oliL
.