en . Vol. 3. dstoria, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, October 16, 1877. No. 113. ' m ntj. Jl'tJ- LU'HU'yijm- qgiEig $ rj . m ISSUED EVERY MORNING, (.Monday Excepted), I. C. IEti:rA3kI : : PUBLISHER. A&turian Building, Cass Sired. I arms of Subscription : Jerved by Carrier, nor week 2.1 Contp Sent by mail, four months - ? Secitby mail, cne year. D 00 Free of Post-ago to Subscribers tT Advertisement's inserted toy the year at the rate of SI "' per iutrc per month. Tiunjcnt advertising, by the dav or wock, fifty cents per square for each insertion. To CJity Subscribers. There arc such fro juent chance in the rci clencu of our city patrons that ive shall feel obliged to anv who make such rhunjre-s if they will report the same to thi office. Otherwise wo .-hall not ton responsible for failure of the carrier to deliver the paper piomptly and i egularly to them. Fnoai Tieeamook. Mr. Vaughn and Mr. Fuller, old lime settlers of Tilla mook, wen' passengers in by the Canby ;uid are now doing the city. ToNcri-: Point Depot. Work -on the 3moy depot at Tongue ioinl is progress in verv satisfactorily. Yesterday the Albina arrived with a cargo of brick ami building materials from Portland. A QuickTime.-The Canby left As rloria ato a. m. Saturday with a full load of freight, arrived at (Jaribaldi at noon, discharged her inward cargo and took on a full load for Astoria in six hours. aShe arrived here at s a. m. Sunday. Caeoo iiv the Cant.y. The steamer Canby brought in 4U cases salmon, VAM "kegs butter, 1J hogs, and oilier freight, from Tillamook yesterday, and discharg ed at Kinney's dock. She will probably return to Tillamook in about ten davs. Democratic Point. This famous place is situated upon an island between -Oak Point. W. T., and the original Oak Point of Oregon. Its proprietor (Mr. Kearney) is already at work knitting jiets for next year's catch of salmon. Keaskanixe Productions. We are .under obligations to our friend, farmer XV. 1L Gray of Kk'skanine um. for sample productions from his ficjds, coir listing of one splendid large turnip beet, and two line sugar beets, which we dial lenge the state to heal, for .size and fla vor. The three beats weighed exactly :vj, pounds. Ohecoxiaxs AniioAD. The list of Oregonians abroad was increased on the arrival of the steamers from Astoria last week bearing away from home our fellow townsman C. II. Dain and family, Mr. C J. Trenchyrd, and others. To day Mr. Ed. P. Thompson and sister. 3Xrs. Kirldand, ttndMr. and Mrs.. J. O. llanthorne. take their departure. . Sea Coat axd Shell-fisil One tif our down-east friends now on a visit to Clatsop county, offers to bet that we have more seacoast, more shell-fish, morn I siind, and more primitive scenery to the acre than any other place in America, and he says no true born son of Ameri ca can visit here without a due sense of pride, consecrated as the country js to American institutions. Beau ix Oi:chai:ds. On Saturday hist we observed the effects of bear visiting the orchard of Mr. A. S. Aber nethy at Oak Point, which in time, if followed up will totally ruin the trees. Bruin seems to have a liking for the fin est fruit, and is not satisfied with tak ing the best apples and pears, but must pull the trees down with him. The mill-hands have killed two bear there recently, but more remain to be killed. It is a fine place for hunters to camp. j. Beef Cattle. Complaint is made nf the extreme cruelty attending Uip shii raents of cattle from eastern Oregon to norls on Puiret sound. Victoria and As toria. A band were delivered at Astoria on Saturday that had not tasted food nor water for over 4S hours, and among them was one so weak from loss of blood caused by the breaking off of a horn near the skull, that the poor brute was down and trodden upon by a portion of the band of 73 head on board the Bonita, The arrangements at the landing at up per town were so insecure that after they left the boat several of the poor ani mals were pushed off into the water be- fore reaching shelter. Where is the so ciety for prevention of cruelty to ani- nials,Mr..Shanahan? . 2TJ5WS AXD NOTES. National bank notes issued for the past month, $1,320,540; SO per cent, thereof in greenbacks will be destroyed, leaving the outstanding legal tenders J95,014,037. The President and Secretary of , tlie Interior have decided to dismiss J the charges against Governor Sam. J3. Axtell. of New Mexico, as vairue and 1 ,!i r unsupnurtuu uy pimu. n.. Mj,.ii.nu,m ,i Wn.1 . ington Trust Investment company bought in on .a foreclosure of mortgage ' that part of the town of Albina owned by the Oregon iron works, hounded by the river, Itussell street and Williams avenue, except the plat reserved for a , railroad depot; lots 8 and 0 on which arc mtnatal tlu, w uull and the iron WOlks Oil lots lo and lb. lliere IS a , mortgage on the iron works of $20, 000: but when the company failed, the unsecured creditors put in a claim, and the affairs of the company were thrown into liquidation, the result of which it would be impossible, to foreshadow. To Our Readers. If all who write us in regard to sub scriptions and business will observe tlie following rules they will prevent annoyance and misunderstanding by all cencerned: 1. Al hvays date your letter or postal iving poslofliee and -tntc. card, giving pe: 2. When you want the !iddres of a pa per changed give ut the name of the po-t-otfiee to which t..e pnj-.er is sent a- well as that of the one you want it changed to. 3. Alwavs writo the mime of sub.-erib-ers and their pobtollice addresses o jdain that they may he eaily read. 4. Always seal your letter before hand ing it IX to the pn.-toflice. o. Never send currency in a common letter. Either register 3-our letter or send by express; or what is better, purchase a money order. The expen-c i- insignifi cant compared with thu rilc run in send ing currency in an ordinary letter. This is at least our judgment, based on the great number ot cemplai: ts we receive in regard to leUer which the writers Miy they mailed to u, but which we never re ceived. JSSTThe Cincinnati Gazette says: "The publishers ot American newspapers, if they would follow the example of Uie Time, would largely increase their reve nue: and why not ? "Why should not candidate- for office, writers of compli mentary icsolutinns, heros of cane pre sentations, and the like, pu' for thepaee they occupy, as bu-iincss men do ? There is far too muck free advertising in the reading columns of American newspapoj. fertile good ol the publishers or the bene fit jl subscriber-. We coinmepd this suggestion to our friend, of the press.' IIatciuxo Saiuox. A private letter froi Mr. ll.S.Buek. at present employed at the mouth of Clear creek, on the Clackamas river, about ivn miles from Oregon city, says: We have now some young. salmon,a few are already hatched, they are three-quarters of an inch long, two eyes (which is the principal part), a dim line of back hone andta little misty look which answers for the tail. The egg is fast to the body, on twhich they subsist for sometime. They, are a very frail little thing. If I can gt a small phial or or bottle will send yon. two or three in spirits. The rain hasicen a great detriment to the progress (hthe work, besides the hindrance they v lostbv water raising one night lTo.OOO eggs con sequent upon not having the hatching house ready for them. It will probably take two weeks yet to finish up.' Oak Point Mii.es. A visit of about two hours at the historic works of Mr A. S. Aberneihy, on itisticoke creek. W. T, last Saturday gave us an opportu nity to vist the pioneer mills, which at last gave the place the name of Oak Point Mr. Abernethy's operations ex tend over a period of more than a quar ter of a century at Oak Point, and em brace manufacturing, shipping, flouring, lumbering, etc. For many years past the flouring mill has remained idle, but is still complete in its line of gearing, bolts, etc., and with the addition of need ed repairs and a few parts of machinery could again be made useful. The saw mill is now in good running order, and it is expected that as soon as business will justify, its wheels will be again set in motion. Oak point must be consid ered one of the finest locations on the lower Columbia river for business. It "yas settled at an early day, when the pioneer had the pick of places, and has Jost nothing in respect to location by the building up of innumerable other points above and below it (including Portland). Capt Rockwell of the United States coast survey was stationed at Oak Point one season, and ho has left an elegant painting of the scenes about there, 'true to aature, which include the hospitable home of our friend, the Hon. A. S. Aber ftetliy, proprietor of Oak Point C57Y ITEMS. s special, tins well knowufbrandof cigars, at Adler's. esterday we paid a slwrt visit to the cW '.rant ajnd well arrangeiVkationcrv am! if ition store of Carl Adler m Chen- amuslrcet next door to tli White Housa A' were really amaci rv fnui jllci, selection of station" rv.lum- ,ieal instruments, novels, period talssul newspapers, toys (for boys anl girfc), Wirs, tobacco, cutlery, nic n icks, ii t.ict a little someining lor evi :v man. woman and child in town, of nice things; now, you them too. woman and cliild in (own. 1 jjeen lots of nice things: now, you go and see Eastern Oysteks. Fresh lot of Eastern Oysters per steamer Elder at JSchmeers. iSquemoeqha street. Mrs. Arrigolini is furnishing good irwitiz nitl 1 iivf ftfil" fiviiii it if OT oiwl Uj)Wards per week according to location, , , , . , I'S KSSSS. AY'niS - ill Irinilfi of fnnev niul f)rn:iiiunt:il wnrfc taught by Mrs. L. U. C'omstock. See sample of the beautiful pictures at the IJee Hive, where you can learn terms and the time of classes. Orders taken bv M. 1 1. Steers. Choice new sets of crockery, very unique and novel :also the self-righting "spittoon." that always keeps upright, just received and selling at prices to suit the times, at 1. W. Case's. Hoard and lodging can be had at Mrs. Munson's at reasonable rates- The best cooking apples and pears in the eity are to he found at Bozortlfs, who also keeps a full stock of fresh veg- etables constantly on hand at the lowest prices. Call and ho convinced. pi You can always get fresh oysters in every style and at all hours, day or night, at the Central Coffee Saloon. Con comly street, between Denton and La fayette. Vstoria Iuiuor Store, II. Marx & Co.. proprietors. Sole agents for Charles llehstock & Co., St. Louis, Mo. Ameri ca's finest Stonewall whisky, Snow Hill lire. Cooper whisky. For sale by all gen eral dealers and saloon keepers. Depot and Branch House of Marx & Jorgen sen, Portland, Oregon. Dry goods, millinery and notions cheap for thirty days at the Bee Hive. The Dance of Life, an answer to the Dance of Death, at the Circulating Library. Dr. F.P.I licks, dentist, rooms in Dr. Welch's building, on- Squemoqha .lrcet. offers his services to the public of Astoria. Peter Puney is still in the market with all kinds of building materials in his line, lias just received l(M).OQl) lath, 2.UiX bushels of sand, and a large stock of first quality of brick at his warehouse foot of Benton street. The '-Dance of Life,' an answer fo-Uie DantTojCUciith, bv Mrs. .1. M. Bowers.For sale at tlie CityBooJv Store. Board and lodging by thedayof week at the Astoria Beer Hall, Main street, .Vstoria. Peter Daviscourt, pro prietor. .Have von seen the Bismarc stove? No? DlMii call at once to-tlav, upon L. i'. KieliftiOi fc Co. nh oysters in every style at Schmeer's. X .:..Th unnv Jieartir is wnat you want 0 r private oiuce. t all on ia, P. Ilk stove. 1 & Co. and see it. Beautiful te wire goods iievf rvstyle, ichman ifeCo's. 1 atL r. B. R. Freeland has loluted per manently in Astoria for the practice of dentistry. Office in Shuster's building, on Cass street, next door to The Asto imax office. f Photographs! The latest styles fnlriti nf lini-trii.' fw.vi fvti !lj.t. C .jf - rnext to the Astorian office. JvEgrclean towels, sharpbtors, and an cnsyIaeTgcrto'Ctfncspio at PaK kkk House Baths. Hair cutting, slmm poonmg, and dyeing. fiSTLittle Van has reestablished himseif at the old corner, refreshed by his late journey lo the Atlantic slates, and will as formerly attend lo all orders in his line as general jobber. A' OTHER VICTORY fSAIXED IX FA VOR OF SPJSCIE PAYMENTS. After this date, coin will be used for change. and tickets dispensed with; all drinks and cigars live and ten cents, at the Chicago House, Main street Astoria. X. WE1MAX. Astoria, Oct. :?, 1S77. SOJTETJIIXG XEir. For Glassware, Crockery, Powder and Shot, Gun Wads, Percussion Caps, in fact everything that is useful as well as ornamental, go to .1. XV. Gcarhart, who .sells cheap for cash. Goods delivered ree of charge. SlIIP-MASTElfS PtEADIXG BOOM. Mr. Peter Wilhelm has permanently fitted up a ship-master's reading room in con nection with the Gem saloon in Astoria. The latest shipping papers ajul home ward and outward hound shipping lists are. kept on file. Telegraph olllce next door. Canary Bikds. for sale at Gillespie's-, Parker houe baths. Eighteen thousand persons emigrate! in 1876 from the Eastern and "Western Stales to Qrefan. es rAou Coal from Fayallnp. "Within the coming month (Novem ber) the Northern Pacific railroad company will have their lines from Ivalama extended so far as to allow free shipments of coal from Puvalluu L.ii a n.:.. .-i ...m n ""'. - uuo kum in, in iin pro bability, seek this city or Kalama for exporting, the following compiled the following from the Northern Star, Snohomish, will prove for interest: Five good veins, or deposit1!, have been opened up, viz; General (named in honor of General Sprague), ten feet thick; two of eight and a half feet; one eight feet, and one of five feet. These all con verge northward. Several miles far ther up the creek there are said to be a great many more veins, one being twent' feet thick, while still higher in the mountains regular anthracite coal is said to be found ; but the company finding the coal in inexhaustible quan tities here, deem it best to open them first. This coal is suprmsed to the regular carboniferous formation, a true bitum inous coal, and not a lignite coal like that 'found back ot Seattle. The Se attle coal mine is an excellent mine to work, perhajis one of the best known, and its coal ranks with the very best grades of lignite coal. Yet this Puy allup coal is claimed to be equal to the very best coal from around Pitts burg, and to be compard with the Cumberland coal for forging purposes. It is said to be a first class coal for steaming, cooking or domestic purpo ses, and its much higher grade of coal, as the Seattle is better than many mines of the common lignite coal. In appearance it has a high polished sur face, along its two cleavage surfaces, but does not show the polish of anthra cite coal when broken transversely to the line3 of clavage. In structure, formation, character of coal etc. , these mines resemble in many features very closely the coal fields of the Skagit. It probably is of the same age geologi cally considered, and the coal some what alike. In Portland, Messrs. 2Jorthrupt & Thompson will act as agents, and no doiibVcaii be entertained but they will work ifup to the highest degree of success, so far as displacing black smith coal imported from the east. ey expect to be able to supply the trlde within three weeks, as at the mlie (there has been already raised ovlr 500 tons and twenty men are constantly employed. Protection of S almon. The following is a copy of the bill introducedan the legislature of Wash ingtoiitcrritory to regulate the taking of salmon in the Columbia river and .tributaries: Section 1. Be it enacted, etc., It shall be unlawful between the fifteenth day of April and the fifteenth day of July of any year, for any person or persons in any manner to capture sal mon in the said Columbia river or any of its tributaries, for the purposes of sale or commerce, between the hours of six o'clock morning of Saturday of any week and six o'clock nioining of Tuesday of the ensuing week. It shall be unlawful also for any person or persons to purchase saimon so un lawfully captured. Sec. 2. For the purposes of this act, any fish trap, or other like device, shall be maintained open between the Saturdays and Tuesdays aforesaid, and the owner or occupant of such trap or device shall see that they are empty of salmon on each of the afore said Tuesday mornings. Sec. 3. The provisions of this act shall not apply to Indians in the Indi an country of this territory. Sec. 4. Any person violating any of the foregoing provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemea nor and shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty five nor more than one hundred dollars or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding thirty days, or both, in the discretion of the court, and shall pay into the county treasury where the offense is com mitted double the value of the fish so unlawfully captured, for the benefit of the ahcool fund of said county, to be apportioned among the school districts I of the county as are other school funds. Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force when a like law shall be made and in force in the state of Oregon. Trade With Japan. The New York Tribune has the fol lowing remarks that should be regarded as rather suggestive to Oregonians, as we are situated at the gates of the Orient: "Japan is one of the natural markets for the products and wares of the United States. Of the civilized industrial nations of the world the United States is the nearest. She is only G,000 miles distant, while Eng land is 12,000, and other industrial European countries are from 9,000 to 11,000. The United States has the advantage also of two lines of steamers to Japan, so that there is no bar to trade for lack of direct steam transpor tation, as there is in the case of South America. Nevertheless, look at the position of the United States in the trade of the Empire. Of the exports of Japan we take only seventeen per cent. , and of her imports we furnish only four per cent. England, 6,000 miles further away, takes thirty-five per cent, of the imports. The Eng lish have scrutinized the market of Japan closely, and have sent there the things that can be sold. They have made a thorough and sustained effort to capture the market and have suc ceeded. The Americans, in their free and easy style, are waiting for the Japanese to come here as buyers. They will never come. And that is not the way a trade is secured. " jSS'The corpse of a business man , who had never advertised during his whole life, wns secured by one of our Eastern medical colleges and placed in a dissecting room, where the young would be doctors went to work on him-They found him very tough. lie hnd dpSM so close in all his dealings that the very ar teries and veins had become, in the latter part of his life, c, contracted that he had not for years enjoyed good health. His heart va- black and calloused at the lower end. lie also hnd a white liver, which was very knotty in place. lhi-ine.s men' who do not advertise should take warning from that poor unfortunate wretch. Our Mexican Border. It will be impossible for the incoming Congress to sit long without devoting some seri ous .attention to the atrocious conduct or Mexicans along the line of the liio Grande The seizure of the officials of an entire American county is an act that cannot be passed over mildly. It demands prompt apology and repara-' tion by Mexico, and if that be refused,, it is a good cause for a declaration of, war. If the United States fails to af. ford protection to its citizens on the; border, thojT will by and by be com-: pelled to organize in a military way to. protect themselves and ,avenge their own wrongs. Those who declaim .against war and. annexation under the conditions forced upon the United' States may be right in theory, but they are asking more than forbearanco and reason shouM concede and more than public opinion will agree to. If the Mexican government cannot stop these outrages, then it is not entitled to respectful consideration, and our own should step in and at all hazards, do the work required for, the protec tion of American citizens on American soil. Duncan's Antecedents. The Call tells us who the absconding President of the defunct Pioneer Land and Loan Bank is. It says: "J. C. Duncan came to California in 1840, and in early days was a clerk in the office of the San Francisco Herald. He then went into the auction business, selling Chinese goods principally. After that he inaugurated and kept up a lottery in a store running from Commercial to Sacramento, below Leidesdorff. Then he started a depot on Pine street for the sale of pictures. For several year; he was not prominently before the public. When he came forward again it was in connection with tlie Pioneer j Bank, and latterly with the Safe De to. lit company." ar i