Qj SV Tol. 3. Astoria, Oregon, Friday Morning, October 26, 1877. UTo. 122. p rfl j- give gaHi3 kSt2irox. ISSUED BVSBY MORNING, (Monday Excopictl), J. C. IKELAXI) : : PUIHjISIEEEC. Abtorian JJuMding, Caxs titrcct. terms of Subscriptien: dorvod ljy Carrier, per week. ?ant by mail, four month..... izuiit by mail, cne year. ... Tree of Postage to SuUscriburc. .23 Cents $. W y ou nBF Advertisements inserted by the year at 4,he rate of $1 ."V per -"inure per month. Transient adverti.-ins, by tJio d.i.v or wool:, fifty cents per juare for ouch ltt-uilion. To City Subscribers. There are such fre lucnt changes in (he rci dencu of our city pntrons. ihnt wo j-hall feel obliged to any who make such cbanyo if they will report the .:iiue to thi:? office. UllionvNc wof-htill not he roHiiwUc for failures of the euirier to deliver the imjer pioiuptly and regularly to them. If we are to have the Dew public school house next year it is time the rou tine work was begun, so that the suc cessful contractor may have an opportu nitv to get the materials on the ground. ILOCAIi JOTTINGS. The. friends of Mr. Philip Condit will regret to hear of his illness, at his home on Clatsop plains. Mrs. Carnahan of Clatsop, is quite seriously ill in Salem, from the effects of a pin scratch on her hand. Mr. A. II. LiUle of Philadelphia, gave us a call yesterday. We were much pleased U see an old school mate, an un usual occurrence now-a-days, and wish him success in our burgh. We were glad to see Charlie back last evening looking so much recupera ted. Young couples engaged will real ize how beneficial it is for a young m:.n to take a trip for his health. Farmers and all others in want of a cheap, durable pump, are recommended to buy those Salem wood pumps. For sale b;. Jackins & II awes. See adver tisement. A pump may be seen in opera tion in front of the telegraph office, The carrier of the Daily Astokiax started a flock of wild geese from J. C. Trttllinger's orchard yesterday morning. They Hew into Mrs. Trenchard's orch ard, and when lie reached court-house square the birds were just ready to alight again at that place. The causes assigned for the appea: ;ance of an unusual number of bear in the settlements this fall, is owing to the .scarcity of berries in the mountains. Besides the destruction of Mr. Aber nethyV) orchards, we. hear that bruin lias been making raids in the stock pens of various farmers in Pacific county. A settler in the. Squemocqha valley lost live hogs one night last week from bear. It may be a species of amusement to the sailors on boaid of ships in this har bor to shoot at the gulls but if they are 2iot more careful somebody will be kill ed. Yesterday a lady narrowly escaped death frem a ball from the Abeona. If ,hip masters cannot put a stop to such carelessness the pi oper authorities may lie compelled to step in and see what the strong arm of the law can do, to put a .top to such practices. Mr. Iliixford infonus us ihat In a few short years, perhaps less than two yoaifi, .Marion icounty will turn out as line-cased fruit as any region of Ameri ca, lie spent three weeks up there set ting up a small cannery, and reports that Mrs Kline, daughter of the late in. Grceiwood. will have nine acres of the .finest kind of blackberries, bearing fruit for her cannerv within the time .speci fied. " Reports have been in icirculatic.22 to the effect that Flem Chance, son of our -accommodating P, M., had lost his life bj drowning on the passage to Skipa lion in a small boat a few days ago. It turns out that Flem had a passion to .shoot something, and went over to Clat sop to try his rifle. The last heard from him night before last wasio.the effect that he had taken in a few of the feathery tribe, and the story was corroborated by .his return last evening with twenty-six duck and nine geese. Good for Flem as ..a shootist. Thi bee which Kinney's Astoria tannery commence putting up to-day will be what is known as compressed corned beef. The cans are made square, and the process is very different from the usual inethod. The beef is first .salted, th. it cooked and packed in the tins, and alter wrds cooked in the tins. It may be served hot or cold, and when it conies out of the can resembles head cheese. It is a very choice article. A gentleman in the 'employ of Messrs. Kinney, who has been in the employ of eastern packing establishments, states that he is greatly surprised to see the quality of the beef he $s putting up here, it is so far superior to anything they have in the east. All the choice cuts of the beef in the eastern packing estab lishments are sold to the market.;, and onlj the coarsest of the beef is canned. Here all the choice parts are put up as Along the Wharves. Summer excursions to the forts have ended. The Chester got off in good shape yesterday. The Ancon did not go to sea until Wednesday. The Leading Wind deserves a first class charter. The Adventurer finished loading night before last. The Astoria took the Drumclog to bar-anchorage yesterday. The BndelJ Day and Emily Chaplin have both cleared for Queeiisiown. The Ordway, with the Penshaw and a barge left for Portland yesterday. The Kufus E. Wood lies opposite Hustler's dock, partly laden from Poit land. The Kate L. llerron is ready and waiting for a chance to lite out for Tilla mook. The Buenos Ayres and Abeona were yet swinging at anchor in the harbor near the Nimbus yesterday. The Yaruna looks like a clipper in dry dock foot of Denton street. When her new boiler arrives, and she is fixed up and again takes to the water, she will revive her name for fast running. The hull is perfectly good yet for a num ber of years. ClTYITjpflS. Anvthiuafyou want that is nice in the stat ioneryi ne, caif be found at Ad ler's at the cheapest prices. Those brackets (ire neat and cheap at Adlers Moner is scarce but you do uot need much fnioney J trade at Adler's. For your sleet music, go to Cor- n art's: for ijiusfral instruments, go to Cernarts: foVyour violin and guitar strings, goto Cernart's: for everything in the music line, go to Cornart's 'music store. Ciicnanius street, next door to De ment's drug store. Tillamook canned clams for sale at E. S. Larsen's. Any person in want of building materials froniBuney's wharf.during his absence, can get the same bv applving to T. S. Jewett, or A. Wing. Genuine Louisiana Bull - dozers (five shooters ). at Adler's. Mrs. Arrigonni is furnishing good rooms with board at from to $7 and upwards per week, according to location. Choice new sets of crockerv, verv unique and nevel: also the self-righting 'spittoon." that always keeps upright, just received and selling at prices to suit the times, at 1. W. Case's. I Joard and lodging can be had at Mis. Munson's at reasonable rates. The best cooking apples and pears in the city are to be found at Bozortlys, who also keeps a full stock of fresh veg etables constantly on hand at the lowest prices. Call and'be convinced. You can always get fresh oysters in every style and at all hours, day or night, at thr Central Coffee Saloon. Con comly street, between Denton and La fayette. Thos. McFarland. proprietor. Astoria Liquor Store, II. Marx & Co.. proprietors. Sole agents for Charles Bebsloek & Co., St. Louis, Mo. Ameri ca's finest Stonewall whisky, Snow Hill fire. Cooper whiskv. For sale bv 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 or Death, at the Circulating Library. Dr. F- P. I licks, dentist, rooms in Dr. Welch's building, on Squenioqha street, offers his services to the public of Astoria. Peter Buncy is still in the market with all kinds of 'building materials in his line. Has just received 100.000 lath, J.000 bushels of sand, and a large stock of first finality of brick at his warehouse foot of Denton street. The End of a Bake. The following particulars of the death and burial of Sam. McDonald is found in a special dispatcli to the Chicago Times from Baltimere: The deceased, though only twenty nine years of ae, had, since attain ing his majority and inheriting his es tate of $500,000, led a life extraordi nary for its profligacy. His father was the millionaire, Wm. McDonald, owner of Flora Temple, and his grandfather Gen. McDonald, of Revolutionary fame, and a commander of United States forces here in the war of 1812- 14. Sam was precocious as a youth. Efforts to educate him here and in Europe were only partly successful, although lie became an adept in the manly art of self-defense, and a skill ful gymnast. His twenty-first birth day w:is celebrated by a magnificent entertainment at his country seat, 1 'Guildford," now the residence of A. S. Abell, of the Baltimore Sun. Among the extravagant features was a fountain from which sxrays of cham pagne flowed. The company was the elite of Baltimore society, which of- If the astronomer Leverrier, who was passing from life about the time the moons of Mars were found, had been still living, perhaps he would have taken from that discovery fresh hope of finding the so-called planet Vulcan. This possible planet, conjec tured by him and a few others to re volve between Mercury and the sun, is presumably larger, if it exist at all, than the satellites found at last near Mars. The Vulcanites will perhaps pluck up their spirits from Mr. Hall's. discovery. fered every attraction to the handsome voung debutant. Rejecting these, he found his pleasures among gamblers, roughs and prostitutes, and entered upon a career that disgraced himself and his family. His father having died, his mother, still a woman of ex traordinary beauty, married Mr. De Speyes, and now resides in Paris. unitca dtates senator wnyte was young McDonald's guardian, and made every effort to reclaim him, but he continued his vicious course. Finally, in order to gratify more completely his depraved tastes, he purchased an estate at Terre Haute, Indi ana, furnished it magnificently, and within its walls held bacchanalian and licentious revels. The most beautiful women that he could obtain, and sport ing characters were assembled at these midnight orgies, and the scenes are described as of the most revolting char acter. The place soon become the home of prostitutes and their pimps, and was the terror of the town. In 1874 he returned to Baltimore on a c i .i i r u,..r. visit, and while here he entered a sa- .. Stoves and fa'l goods for house- . ' , ij-j.it a ircs in great variety 'at L. P. Bich- loon and quarreled with Berry Amos a sporting character. .During the quar Mr. John Hancock, a settler welll known in Walla Walla valley, has. recently taken up a claim on the Alpo wai, about four miles from the Snake river, and reports that there is still a large Amount of land in that neigh borhood open to settlement. Persons in search of good wheat lands are rec ommended to visit that locality, as without doubt in a year or two these lands will become quite valuable. With the building of light draft boats to navigate the Snake river farmers in that part of the country will be able to ship their grain at a lower figure than their Walla Walla neigh bors, and this fact alone will greatly enhance the value of the lands. Three canneries will be putting up beef next week. Messrs. John A. Dev lin & Co., we understand, have com menced. Kinney's Astoria cannery will commence to-day. Hanthorne & Co.. will commence next week. Our cow has arrived. She is a fine little pet. A shot-horn, and a good milker, less than two years old. She dont look a bit like Welhelni's dog. The ealf hasn't learned to drink yet. We think of introducing him to Wilhelm's. Nasby says that if it had been moon light jsjght when his assistant went off he could have told ir before it occurred. He says that when you see a boy sitting on the woodpile looking at the moon you may know he meditates migration in some direction. Mr. Wm. Godfrey, an experienced boiler m alter, wishes to enter upon his business in Astoria. We hope he will succeed in securing a favorable location, as his would be a valuable acquisition to the local industries of our fast rising citv. keeper; man te Co's. The 'Dance of Life,' an answer to the Dance of Death, by Mrs. .1. M. Bowers. For sale at the City Book Store. Board and lodging by the day or week at the Astoria Deer Hall. Main street, Astoria. Peter Daviscourt, pro prietor. Single men feel like marrying when they see the Medallion range at L. P. Bichman & Co's. ...Fresh oysters in every style at Schnieer's. White wire good3 in every style, at L. P. Bichman & Co's. Dr. B. B. Freeland has located per manently in Astoria for the practice of iiciuisuy. umre in oiiiisicrs ouiiuiu, on Cass street, next door to Tin: Asto iiiax otlice. i??"Photographs! The latest styles taken at Shutter's new gallery, Cats bt-, next to the Atori:m office. iSr For clean towels, sharp razors, and an easy shave, go to Gillespie at, Par kkk House Baths. Hair cutting, hhum pooning, and dyeing. JBSLittle Yan lias reestablished hiim-clf at the old corner, refreshed by his bite journey to the Atlantic Mates, and will a formerly attend to all orders in his line us general jobber. AXOTnEU VICTORY GAIXED TX FA VOR OF SPECIE PAYMZXTS. After this date, coin will be used for change, and tickets dispensed with; all drinks and cigars five and ten cents, at the Chicago House, Main street, Astoria. X. WEIMAX. Astoria, Oct. a, 1877. rel Amos was stabbed and killed. Mc Donald was tried for the murder, but by a skillful defense by Senator Whyte w;is acquitted, although he was be lieved by nearly all to have been the murderer. Again efforts were made to change his life, but without effect. He returned to Terre Haute and re newed his orgies, which were illustra ted in some of the pictorials, showing scenes of beautiful women, half nude and intoxicated, enjoying the embra ces of their paramours. About a year ago he was dangerously ill, and Iris mother returned from Paris. The last effort was made to rescue him, but without avail, as upon recovering he renewed his licentious revels and sur rounded himself with the vicious and depraved of both sexes. His mother visited him at his lodge, but even her presence had no effect. He intrusted her with 100,000, which 'she accepted as a gift; but she subsequently refused him 50,000. Apoplexy is said to have caused his death. His princely estate is supposed to have been almost entirely squandered by his riotous living. If you want to buy a watch on tick do not ask Bergman & Berry to go se curity for you. Ask Sam Harris, the woultj-be partner of a mercantile firm on Main street. The editor of the Vancouver In dependent, who is also a member of the legislature, writes to hi3 paper as follows: "The people of Seattle fail ing in their terminus expectations. Ta coma having earned away that honor, are now casting around them for other sources of greatness and metropolitan importance. They are very anxious for connection by wagon road with Yakima and Walla Walla counties, and to this end have recently organiz ed a toll road company, and will ask the legislature for an appropriation ot ten thousand dollars to assist in the work. I am informed the people of Yakima county are willing and anxious. to assist the project. SOMETHIXG iVBir. Grand Bep. Ezra St. John left Balti more after the adjournment of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows, intending to visit Mr. W. S. Ladd in Vermont, where he would receive the plans and specifi c itions for some alterations which Mr. well ;us the coarse, and when it is canned ; Ladd proposes to make to his Portland For Glassware, Crockery, Powder and Shot, Gun Wads. Percussion Caps, in fact everything that is useful as well as ornamental, go to J. W. Gearhart, who sells cheap for cash. Goods delivered free of charge. A peculiarity of the defalcation of Elijah Alliger, of the firm of Alli ger Brothers, is, that 4none of the in surance men of !M ew York or the offi cers of the Commercial Union Assur-. ance company of London, the company he defrauded, charge him with the guilt of intentional dishonesty. The cause of all his trouble is said to have been his credulous good nature, his, utter inability to say no. If a friend urged him to invest in a patent, he could not resist: if another was in trouble and needed a loan he was sure to get it; and so, without gain to him self, the dollars slipped away until he suddenly turned out a defaulter to the amount of about 140,000. The offi cers of the English company now in !New York city refuse to say anything about him or his acts, or to make charges against him, until his return from Europe. it turns out a solid mass of edible meat. nice enough to set before a king. The tanks at Messrs. Kinney's establishment .were all full of meat yesterday under- residence in the spring of 1K78. We are in receipt of an interesting letter from "a Xehalem Settler" on the oing the corning process, and to-night road question, which we are compelled t!ie first tank put down will be emptied, ' to consign to the waste basket as it does and the second tank will be emptied to- not state to ns the name of the writer, morrow, and by tomorrow night the pVe cannot depart from an established first tank will be filled again. And so rule to print anonj'mous letters, however ni the process will proceed, in a system-! interesting. Some things hv the letter atic manner, so long as the Cojumbia j we do not endorse, but we are not re river remains unobstructed by hae, ad- sponsible for the &ntiments and expres mitting of the shipment of beef; cattle ' sions of correspondents, nor do we pub f rom the bunch grass lands of eastern j lwh the name of a correspondent when Oregon tolheslaughter house .near As- requested not to do so, but we want the itopat . leforourQwnnurnose, Canary Birds. for sale at Gilles pie's, Parker hou-e baths. Ship-ma sttek's Bkadixg Bkm. Mr. Peter Wilheliu has permanently fitted up a ship-masters reading room in con nection with the Gem saloon in Astoria. The latest shipping papers and home ward and outward bound shipping lists are kept on file. Telegraph otlice next door. Having sampled Strauss' star ale and porter, we can consistently recom mend the article as a Xo. 1 neplusultra quality. The best we have seen in the cit . Wheat King There is but one way to compete with the .wheat ring at Port land. Forma ring for pools on wheat in store at Astoria. Wheat afloat at As tiria is always on a par with wheat afloat at San Frandseo JRecollect that At Farns worth's boat shop in the upper-town 7 and 8 feet oars are made and sold at from 1 50 to 1 7.r per pair. Mr. Farnsworth is prepared to turn out fishing boats, and small boats of every kind, from oak timber. . It would be difficult to gather a more interesting congregation than those as sembled at the "Gem" last evening to "witness the exciting game of billiards between -Pete' and a certain nautical gentleman who was under Die impres sion that he could get away with most everybody who indulged in the fascina ting game of billiards. But he met his match, his superior in fact, who walked away with him in a manner which must add popularity to this popular resort of nautical gentlemen temporally sojourn ing with us. It is a noticeable fact that gentlemen of the sea instinctively har bor at the "Gem' where the shipping lists of the principal ports of the world are always on file, and other induce ments tHat can be appreciated only by those who visit there. As these periodi cals are necessarily an extra expense to the proprietor, wc trust he rill be appreciative patr,qiizek . . In July last, .Richard Shuck was hanged at Owenton, Ky., for the mur of his father-in-law. On the scaffold he proclaimed lus. innocence, and said others had committed the crime for which he suffered. Shuck left a writ ten confession, acknowledging his own, connection with a band of outlaws who, disguised as Ku-kluk, committed many murders and robberies. Since that event one ot the outlaws he named was arrested in Henry county. This fellow, Dave Carter, to save himself, squeeled on the whole gang, confirmt ct Shuck's confession in all particulars and stated that he did not kill his father-in-law. This statement of Car ter produced a great sensation through- out Kentucky giving, as is does, in formation upon which four others have been arrested, and the facts demon strate the existence of a band of I scoundrels numbering over a hundred, whose depredations extend from fho Ohio river to the Cu,mberlwad isoutn 4 if to M