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Astoria, Oregon, Wednesday Morning October 3,1877.
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ISSUED EVERY "MORNING,
(Mowlay Excepted),
I. Cl IRE&.AX& : ; PUBLISHTER.
Atioriuii BuUding1 Cass Street.
Terni3 of Subscription :
erved by Ou recr, per week.. ,-.25 Cents
Sent by m?il. tour months .... ..S3 08
Sent by uizi!, enc year. . y 09
Free of L'opago to Subscribers.
B5J" Adrcraj-euienls inserted by the year at
the r&to "f $1 10 :ersqur per month.
-Trnn.siar.t "ertiins, by the day or v-eek,
SCty ctvits per square for each insertion.
To wity Subscribers.
Tnere are strch frequent changes in the resi
dence of our city patrons that we shall feel
ytjliced to any who nwke such changes if the
will report tl: snuiet-o thisotSco. Otherwise
we shall not o rosjonsiblo for failures of tho
cairier t deliver the paper promptly oml
reguJarly to them.
The schooner W. F. March let -au
Francisco for Shearwater bay on the
1st.
Jauxiialdi Ca roo. Tbe ar o i lie
Imlk Garibaldi lor San Fra n .& in
sisted of wheat and flour aad was valued
;it -10,087.
Edwaith JAjrES. Tins bark f om
Astoria, xirriv md iit Honolulu on the l'i'i
of August .Hcr-owne., W. llcr 31oflai.i
so., of Portland, is bonic .gn.
i
Oiiec-ox City r.ircwr:ry oaloon.
The original pro. riabK of the famous
UrcgonCily lre:'ry, lr. II. li:.nbel; 'v
now sole vroprieJ, v ot tbe I ncss i
Asloria., formerly r m l?y IT. J L.mbc! fc
"Brother,
Fai.o.vg -ff. T'u ; ji::l '
ler business 'orf':c 1 tfi-:cl ye.!
xy or-
n very !ar;;j "Mi OiT, l"ie 6c -eau. s
eomnared v: ".,?. .rcviors yoavliav
been over $-'-W).)d. T.;- p. 'cec-U ;
year "Uicre w. d- :ts.s.c ? a b-jul .4 V
((OUinUieac e amo'r t of ihe u
ders called f r.
Still. L ;. We pre plrased to ne.'e
by the Orc'M Cy Enterprise ihal r
vere in vr r wvardiiij ttt deaih of
Mrs. Kocler. Tivj Enirpr 'ays:
should Iiav. becii of UuiaiJlhi co.uiJy.
Our Mr-.. Jve;ier is enio'in :o(m! t-a'lti
iind has no inleiuon of dyiii." for nrany !
a long tlay ye.5"
Via Astokta. The Conn tie X I
Herald and Jleview is our aiii,;ii.y
lor staiing tli.it. the viepi'ng oifci f
$l 2o per ton as aljoiuvs to take hi ship
iShe will load at Asiori:i.
Peusoxal. 0:ir
friend W1lio. J oe',
cstce ed yo."j
a i 0o;;o'i loy.
X'i lortiane, was not su.ncient lo make i.rnl .itl ioa iooti tu'e? j:-w itn-
Capt Auld .'onso.nt to aue.;r,t the riffles ; ' -'V;';i s'bt ! "v ' i11'1"";
i . . . , ,. ,,.. P, t wiv .i ilis'Mis.ted iiusbantj-i: iOt lovm'r
again with uie uraiwi-iyCtfof Ion:. .A ,s. :,'.:;.; wnil.:fi-N. r...,..,.
leaves by i.' e EUle ; for i'e puit.:se of j .iitVa;vi;::u.'1nei.eiier1'ri;"iaq'rovc'"
purci'iir'jg a stock io S.'-i f nc'co Itha i'ie 31 w..y i: t'-e. ' .si way antlaf
wilh wli'.-h ;o repete t r shelves J. Id; f 'nl; l f;;iVttfie;uioi. i4i huh par.ie;.
faJicr., -ire o i V..-n t. r e. in 's cUy.
This L
jrol-K.c
tPc fi-;jau-
M j
i'-.'-jcs ii-") to the
easi.o;c. .fulO'ic.
. lM:x)ixr")ji:c vos.- The notorious
ease of Ben IlolhViy and C. Temple
Emmet vs. S. G. El.'ioLl, pend;g since
November, 180S), brocjht foe dissoiut'on
of cop. -'.aership o . ween the parties for
coiioireciion of railrop-'s n 0.e."n. was
decided on the 2GLh 'n "avor of p'uiuLlfTs
by Hon. K. P. Boise of he thirxl judicial
districL to whJcb the ;-ise Iad ieen re -moved
on account of Hon. E. .U. Shat
tuck having been aiiorne.. m the cae.
The eourt decreed a dissohitiou of co
partnership, adjc.1 thxi art jcrslrip
accounts amJ gae p''iit's a jti.'; nent
for balance found due a;,a"ostdefe 'd;uit
Eli'otL At.'orneys Tor pianniiTr. elahn
sio,i Waaliy doauminrs
?li;byEmo-a-,a.Mbtnol-
,: ' , .,
that, tins decis
all suits brou'?
iaday, the rail r- ad companies and olhcs,
irowinj out of EH-ous ti-ansactions
Vith Holladay.
Braxch Offjce. A branch office of
the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance com
pany of California, was effected at this
place on Monday evening October 1st,
by G. W. Carey, general agent At
which time the following persons weie
elected, from the board of directors, ofii
eers for the ensuing year: L W. Oasp,
president; C. S. Wright, vice-president; !
C. Brown, secretary; J. Q. A. Bowlby,
attorney; It B-Spedden, B. Alexander,'
C. J. Trencliard, D. K. Warren and J.W. subscribe the balance of twenty per
Gearhart. executive committee. The cent to the capital stock of tbe corn
number of persons in the board is fifteen, pany. Thh balance is but 5,600.
This is a move in the right .direction. I Mr. Ingalls will be plesced to see any
Success to it The Pacific Mutual is a person who desires to favor the en-nrst-class
company as may be seeii by , terprise. The letter from Mr. Be
Judge Shattuck's report on its financial', quette, which was published on the
condition, and the California law under j 15th ult., fully explains his great
which it works. See ad. anxiety on this inportant matter.
STEAM FIRE ENGINES.
The new Silsby va tbe Pump tbat can
Tnrow a Stream Ten Milej.
Excifin? SceHe.T in Astasia
Evening before hist, Re; coe En
gine company No. 2 having re.
ceived ibeir new tieam (ire engine
Jn lip top ordpr, they maiehed
down to Capi. Flavel's whai-f and
challenged the sleam lire pump,
owned by that ;eiillcmau, ior a
coatept. It hould be Mated possi
bly that Capt. Flavel's pump is a
monster, such as 'hey Use in the
ctroleiun regions of Pennsylvania
tor conveying oil from the well
(through pipe) to ihe railmad t-Ui-
ions, suinciitrtes a dis uce oi'ove
ion miles. 'But this fact, was no
terror to Rescue No. 2, and the
bright little steadier backed uj,
Look suction, gave the whistle to
ass and thvew a lively stream, re
cei;ng the plaudits of the niulti.
lude asMmbled to witness the con
test. Ttte big engine by this time
c.une to the iront with a pretty
stream and for a time threatened
to deluge everything in sight. It
was then that the crowd swayed
10 and fioin eager anticipation,
and cheer upon cheer v6ni up. A
visitor thus describes the scene:
lie says:
s'tor'ty p. or tmr arrival ot be Dixie,
kTe 'it usit i'ie tri.'l hi J'o n'v mcimu
r :' c ;"! t? :. "uiuioi'i U"ihi
Whil t i i;q.. t'l:'..rs. i- v'drb !-e
I :! war. ipn'"i:luclly iri,..i',:,-L
".ii o '-on huiii'ioiis ('; ? f-i:i . K
j-.i- ': .!. ft't r h i "Ci-ii' 1. " Jmh-1-
cl
1 .! jr.-.i'ii-all v iVil.4 .il; : iT'ei.i I
hf
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hack ::'.' .i at
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k 1 a
.nlfivculi-vu"-;; fairt ;iilt'.;
1 , -Ie4't'ur I'' . sAr::y; -;j:.f;'(Huf(l
ti 1 hoar .; ever;-
jt' i l'il: i u i '. -l.'-l a.i
cii.
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va 7 ;
e. I'M t ..'. -i iy i; i . ;a"u "U u.
i't ! "liii '":'e. V; -'5. CV i. V.
i
: 11.' of nieces., calii'ly w.'U.tvi l!.
Q,...;.t . L'-, i'i;iz.". T' f :.! Maekif-ft-;
m 1- ( i;n liioe.i : .i 'o hits;
.i r.:vk'r dra-'-vd "i-uJl" ' -.i the
t-hili'".,' "1'iv.y: r,"rv," ;:eei-vt!ii. J
ha i "avTiu'.I itr lb-t-iow! Jtr.H ami
Il.li'l h r I-..ilt is; -Aleck5' ait.J'dcd ii
Hie laOus win in u:atai 'a ia.it v,
i whU- "Charlie" cxi-laiiuril, 'v i h !
maihe',k ;i- man win!' Dd ! ee
some f
j.tv'i men holdiii r v aut i.ip
i in.: told . V.i i ipe. whir'' spa.- .hmI
i rUy 'lolclutl fori' i its srli ta.T, ml
te U.t iniiniitlaUd by t'ie Chief oi
Police ho'din-i : iir. t man."' Did you
I s. f '( .v oil.'" Nil 2 j.numrd Ihtir pal
'tii' iii'i'.r i::fhie i do ib "eff .T'-; '?
; 1)1.' v, ii .-e. how tnJ- 'i ihe ;'.' "l hi ,h
; : ( ,,' nipnv hoiJi-lss i:."nes were
Ja"tllrd- i)niKei'nir? Impi'!!:-. Did
ytm '.) i uU i'-is - --5ii-js-r 1 iC so, you
nii,-"iedijK 'f"'e ..-t. 'onn m'ops ex
ner (' Ls fver ;iitniiutl i" i'd; fair
' i iiv. Avhk-hah oi i lUa.lr es to d .-
. 7 . .
Onn axizki) . Onr "rcntl C. La Du, oC
ML Com , was cliosen S'-eaker of the
Ib-i'sc i the icriitori.-l Assemblj ai ihe
temporary oranizalJon on ihe 1 t. C.
II. lla-foid was eho.4v.ii president of the
council, p.nd T. LJ. Merry, c!ut clerk.
The as :cmbly would prcb dly be ready
for business yc-leiday, felly organized.
U T. imr TTi7-onn Pmliilcoumnr ( " I"
i r ,!" i. ! - ..., .,"':..
oc .lo.wiw.? fl.o ml f tlmf.
loc-Aity Arhich mav be considered5
wt r'.hv of mention. Jt is a blood red
beet, which weighs 12 lbs., a"d meas
ures ly Iocbe3 in le!3"i, and J 8 inches
5n c'rcu'.jference..
Stcegt FicT3. Corvallis and
ScaLt'e Hve rccx.illy each bc.i t V
s" racetul s.rceu . fag Ins No
aresuwere mule. Tlie s.it was a
s:t.!jv;fg one in cafci!e, and the Id
te!rge eer says: 2fofc less than one
hundred people formed a ring about
the be'li'ierents and clcr--ed tN ni on,
while men of Jec preteutioos (because
i. ewer i ouers) stood by in disgust. It
must have been a. Tery pleasing s'ght
to a new-comer.
Yes or so. ?We hope Astorians
will dee'de Ihe pend'ng quest'on as io
whether we shall star, ricrc nt mill
ing here or not in the afLmative.
And the only way to do ii is to come
up, to uncle Divid IngalV office and
CITY ITEMS.
.... They ai 1 wan t it. They do ? Wei 1
Ibev cm et a litile of everyiliin" ; t
Alliens s'u-re next door to ihe "Wmle
ToiL-:e.
....Tbcy all f'ke it What? Acllor'o
Innocent e 'r! Smokers and daU-w
will do well , lexaui'iieAdler'ssl-ekbe-fire
oere'u n ; el-ewbvxv. r.0!l) j.:L
ivicivid by uoimci ior ihe whole yule
trade.
Pcl.-r TIiu'cv is still in the nrrkefc
AifU all kinds .f 'buildiiv; i 'pforfals' in
Iii-i line 11ns j.i -.t reccie.l 1W),00;) lr. J.
J,tK Ibesbel:; Oi's.'.nd, a-da le.rc Stck
of iir.f. tiudii,y urbiickal it's warehouse
fotibot tK'iuon street
Pe::so:-.ai. Prof. Well wbols abi,.t
openi'i' a wnuM; scuooi, iia.tai,,:,ic
Iju-fe ul:s-e in many ot t'e;,li'g
tNfj'S -d eiil"st Uie coaji, ;Jiil rtt
oi.iWWil bvsoine of the hril j';Vdu
e.iluX'ih'di ,r L. L. Jlowlp'tif sier
iiitiWi of vbis StrJe. T"';e wbo
wifc'a 2rKjmirve their writ in should
urn leths win able oiHuiunuy avS.
The "D.rnce of Death'' and ihe
"Dance of Life," an answer to UieDrnce
of Death, by jslrs.J. M. Dowers. Fo.
sale ai; the City Dook Store.
"Webpveon hand (iOpair of Mis
sion Woolen mills Blenkeis which we
offer for less than fat lory prices. "War
miuiled all wool atD. Hamburgers.
The largest and latest styles of
drc-5 gootls and waterproofs can only be
found vx D. Hamburger's. Don't fail to
inspect them and depend upon it, prices
extremely low. See advertisement.
Persons ren airing furnished rooms
can be accommodated at Mrs. Munson's
new lodging house.
Miss Brown intends opening a
private school at Arrigoni's hotel 1st of
October. Will also give lessons in music.
Terms, 50 cents per week, music S5 per
month.
Board and lodging by the day or
week at
the Asiona Jeer Hall, Main
si reet, Astoria,
prietor.
Peter Daviscourt, pro-
Persons wishing the services of
Dr. .1. Welch, Dentist, will bear in mind
that business will necessitate his tempo-
rarv absence from the c"cy for a time af-
ter a few days
Have you rqqji the Bismarc stove ?
Xo ? Then call al once to-day, upon L.
P. Iliclr.nan & Co.
i ...Fresh oysters in every style at
! Sehmeer's.
The "Sunny Hearth' is what you
vp nt for your private oflice. Call on L.
P. Bichman & Co. and see it Beautiful
j-'tove.
Mrs. Dr. Burr, Homeopathic phy
sician, has removed to her new residence
four doors from Liberty hall.
White wire goods in every style,
at L. P. Bichman & Go's.
Dr. B. B. Freeland has located per
manently in Aslor'a. for the practice of
dentistry. Office in Viustei's building,
on Cass street, next door a The Asto
kiax otlice.
y2rPhotographs' The latest styles
taken at Shunter's new gallery, Ca&& at.,
next to the Aloiiun office.
& For clean towels, sharp razors,
and an cn.y shave, go to Gillespie at Par
kki. House Baths. Hair cutting, blmm
ptKining, and dyeing.
BS'Little Van has reestablished
him-ef at the old comer, relha-h-d by his
late journey to the Atlantic nte?, and
will as formerly aliond to all orders in his
line as jrmeial jobber.
Jta?Who wants t. know about the
great Siatu where ihe e. ports equal in
value &7S per head of Ihe enure populn
tiou, end H (M) lo D. C Ireland lor Tuk
Astokiax, the only Oiegon paper, pub
lished wuollv m the mtenl of Oregon.
SOMETHING NEW
For Glassware, Crockery, Powder and
Shot, Gun Weds, Percussion Caps, in
fact everything that is usefuLas well as
ornamental, go to .1. W. Gearhart, who
sells cheap Tor cash. Goods delivered
fiTCt of charge.
Canaey Birds. for sale at Gilles-
Pe-, Parker house batbs.
,
SniP-jrArEifs Be.atjitcc. Booji.--Mr.
P'i r Wilhelm has permanently fitt-d
ro a ship-niasiers reading room in con
nection with the Gem saloon in Astoria
The latent shipping papers and home
ward and otWcri. bound shi.ip'ng l'sts
are kepc on lite. Ctll and see him.
1
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Lamps.--At the last ineefc-
ihe common council several
circus piinumed tor Jamns ac
the in'ecot'on of vanous crosf'ngs I ;' ; neiieve will uo poqu worn wneii
, , ; ,. ., , .. i.'c.llmluiuiii. They have this evening re-
thronghout the city, and tbe council evivvil their new hose carl, and have 5013
resolved itself into a sort of committee fw1, i ihsi: .(1ss anchor hose upon it
j of the whole to consider the situation.
So many lamps have been shamelessly
J 1 it5
destroyed and posts damaged and j
pulled out of place by vaiious means,
glaases broken, etc., etc., and nobody
seemed to care for paying for any of
these damages, the couueil f'-'slly
resolved to create a new office an
n! in-
stall councilman Ferrell a superinten
dent of tue street, lampc, with power
to employ and dischnrgepersons. ar-diu
every wa-y look auer th's inter. 3! .
Mr.ForreU accepted the position, and
all compip'uls hereafter wiU be in
quired into by him. . This is becom
ing a very important branch of the
city service, and needs to be well at
tended to.
Common Council Proceed! nirs.
Common Council met in regular
session Monday evening at half past
se.ven o'clock, the Mayor presiding.
Present counciimen Ferrell, Flavel,
Page an.l Wan-en. Absent, Brown
and TruUinger.
Journal of the previous meeting
was read and approved.
Petitions for street lamps at various
places was referred to committee on
streets and public ways.
Communication from the secretary
of the board of delegates was placed
on file.
Cobinutiee on streets and public
ways repjrted in favor of allowing
Capt. N. F. Mu Ige 20 00 on account
of moving tlriver. Adopted.
The sano committee reported by
ordinance on West-ninth street im
provement, an I the same was passed
in its regular order.
The committee on fire an.l water
made a full report of their purchase,
etc., of the new steam fire engine, and
the report was adopted, and the action
of the committee sustained.
The committee on public properly
made a report by ordinance relative
to sjreet lamps, and the same was
Xr.ssed in its order.
An ordinance providing for the
construction of a sewer on Jefferson
street passed.
An ordinance authorizing the con
struction of a sewer on West-ninth
street passed.
An ordinance to establish the grade
of Benton street passed.
An ordinance authorizing the chief
of police to appoint a deputy for col
lecting delinquent city tax, and fixing
his compensation, passed.
An ordinance providing for the
widening of Chenamus street, and an
ordinance providing for the widening
of Concomly street passed.
Warrants were ordered in payment
of claims against the city as follews:
B. S. Caufield S l.LK
Co.Clpi',00 10.00
X.F. nudge 1,030.00
CII. Paw
T-enchf id & Upshur
B. ;. Franklin
C Stevens &Son
11. Gearhart
D. Utgells
Morri : & Ciiappet
i.CO
17.25
22.3
8AS
15.00
9.00
525.00
The following communication from
the auditor, was referred to the city
atterney:
To the Honorable, thcMayoTj and Com
mon Council, of the CUy of Astoria,
Orcqen:
Gextlemex: I desire to call your
attention lo the fact that at the last reg
ular meeting, the appropriations for pur
chase and repair oi fire engines and ai
pp.ratus also the appropriations for ex
penses of police court were over drawn,
the former bv about Sl,20o: the latter bv
about ,")0 or (0; and 1 thi-ikfit would be
advisable to make appropriations aftftici
ent to cover the above amounts. ?
There are bills nowon hand for -work
done in improving JenVuson, Qljrie and
Lafayette streets, for which tb pre"; have
been no appropriations. There have
also been sums of money ordered rjetumi-
ed lo persons for a proper time of
licenses existing at ihe time of the June
fire, but no payments have been nuule
thtreon. nor warrants issued asiere
have been no appropria lions made
therefor.
I also call your pttention to th fact
that. I drew the warrants for ihejpuy of
poi;c3 force for Aususi in old com, but
am informed by tile treasurer (that he
w,t. obliged lo pay iliem in silver as he
had no gold in hand, and am requested
to call your attention to the same.
Very resp'y, F :axic .!. Taylor,
Auditor and Clerk
The following communication from
the chief engineer was referred to the
committee on fire and water, with in in
structeons: To the Honorable Zfyiyor and Common
Council of ihe City of Asteria:
1 would respectfully leporc that there
jp-e-.'Lihe pivsent U e in the Astoria
lire department. one hand engine with
cart and :0 feel of ho:;e that will be
rtvdy for vivice as soon as it returns
fit . m" Purl laud. The engine needs some
ciMisiilei-ahle work done'on it before it is
in m-.t-clas order. Tbe sieam tire en
.Vi'e ihal has ju.sl arrived and been
awarded bv your eoinndttee on lire and
vaier lo.Besce.e EivnueCo. No. 2, is now
ready for sen ice. and 1 have every rea-
Ah n. Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1, hav-
iivi mr outy.
". "'"v "". " lV' t.m mVwf
have no apparatus, and I would moist
e!:inc5.i veil your aiienl ion io the abso
lute jipi essuy of p'-oviding some Kinu oi
an apparatus to enable our engine com
panies to gel on to buildings in the city.
in ease ot lire ;:t ni::ht even l lie Jauoers
thai citizens ni.iv have could noi. be
i found, ami our firemen be lefl iotally
neiiess sor want, oi mis imptuuiti uiu
to save the lives ad property of citizens.
1 would also recommend thai the su
periuiendentof streets be authorized to
cut'haich-ways for engine suctions thro
the planking of street's at the intersec
tions wherever ihe committee on streets
together wilh the chief engineer, may
dee.it necessary.
Bespeet fully submitted,
.1. 11. 1). GRAY, Chief Engineer.
Astoria, October 1, 1877.
Heports of various officers were
placed on file,-or referred as the ease
may be.
City altorney Bell made verbal . re
port concerning misdemeanora and
trouble of securing convictions, con
s'dering which, npon motion of coun
cilman Flavel, the Police Judge was
instructed hereafter to publish, the
names of all persons appearing for
tr"ai in the police court in the newspa
per of the city.
The committee on health and police
reported finally on city jail and engine
house, submitted plans and specifica
tions, and bids. The matter waB re
ferred beck to the committee, with
instructions to prepare bonds and sell
the same, and secure the funds in such
manner, necessary to build and furnish
the building according to -plan submit
ted by Bain & Ferguson.
The committee on fire and water
were authorized to report an amend
ment to the ordinance creating the fire
department. On motion the council
adjournecL
John Shively Escaped. The
Helena Independent prints an ac
count, of John Shively's capture by
the Nez Perces and his adven
tures atnony; them. They kept
him thirteen days, wanting him for
a gnide. He says: "They asked
me if I would show them the best
trail ont of the Park to wind river,
where they are going. I told them
that I would, as I knew all about
the country. This seemed to be
satisfactory, and the council broke
up and .the camp moved up a mile
or two, where an encampment lor
the night was formed. A robe was
tr;tven me, and an Indian named
Joe was detailed to sleep with me.
He spoke very good English; said
I must not attempt to escape; that
he would be my friend; that they
had come that way to get away
from Howard; that the trail by
that route to Wind river was not
known to them, but other Indians
had told them about it, and that
if I told them the truth they would
not harm me." One night he
slipped ont and escaped. The In
dians told Shively they had been
robbed and swindled at Lapwai by
an agent they called "John Hall,"
and on whom they laid all their
trouble; that they were going to
make a new borne in the Crow
country, and would be joined by a
thousand more lodges, including
Crows, when they reached that
country. vShivelv had heard noth.
ins: of the outbieak ptcvious lo his
captuie.
Kunning the Kapids. The
Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott, after
making the trip down the rapids
.above Montreal, concludes that
"there is real danger in it." Of
the Indian pilot he says: 'He was
the tir!t man to take a steamboat
over these rapids. For thirty years
he has been driving these steeds
down this rocky and dangeroas
road, and he knows the path well.
But I notice that while we are in
tbe rapids h's face is in dead earn
est, the eye keen, the lips set, the
muscles tense, and when we are
passed a laugh breaks over his
lace, as if once more he realized
the triumph oi doing well a difficult
duty." The passage is described
as follows; ,lThe previous ones
were rapids; this is almost a little
cataract. Before we saw the waves
beat into foam upon the rocks;
once we discerned the rocks be
neath the foam; but here they push
their sharp and cruel heads above
the waters. These pour about
them and over them, but always
in one direction; never with return
ing wave. Now we no, longer
seem to be in a miniature storm at
sea, but in the very heart of a rocky
current. The tortuous channel is
bounded with visible rocks on one
side and on the other. The Cap.
tain requests the passengers to keep
their places, moving to and fro
may throw the steamer out of her
course and into danger. The pilot
holds her head firmly for tbe rock
that threatens to pierce her strong
sheathing, through until almost
within reach from the lower deck,
then, with a sudden turn, swings
her round, cheats the rock, nd
airaaiferber greedy fellow on the
other sicle. So, veering fromJSoylla
to Charybdis, we pass the last
rapids."