O) ttacittiL Vol. 3. Astoria, Oregon, Friday Morning, November 9, 1877. No. 134, lUlJM'jiJilO v xz gftilxj ysi0:cisro. ISSUED EVERY MORNING, (Monday Excepted), . C. IRELAXI) : PUBLISHER. Advrian Building, Cass Street. Terms of Subscriptien: served by Carrier, per week 2-1 Cents Sent by mail, four months i$ 00 ent by mail, cue year. 9 00 Jfieo of Postage to Subscribers. K3T Advertisements inserted by the year at the rate of SI "') per ? jiuire pur month. Transient adirticini;, by the day or week, fifty conts pers.juarolbr each insertion. To City Subscribers. There are such frcpicnt changes in the resi dence of our city patrons that, wo hnll feel obliged toAny who niauo such change if they will report the fame to thiolliee. Uthoiu ie lvu hhall not be rvpoiiBiblo for failure of tho canier to deliver the paper promptly and regularly to them. .Read J. Strauss' new ul. iS"Astoria rats are educated. You cannot catch them in ordinary traps. t Everybody is rushing to J.Sti: aitss new grocery store. S-The Orizaba and put upon the route. will be repaired lower California .1. Sthauss sells the nicest, best; -and cheapest goods in town. S"B. S. Worsley's dancing acade my is another evidence of the ap proach of the yv season at. Astoria. ... -Fully 2."i per cent, saved by buying at J- Stkauss' new grocery store. 35-The Poi land steamers will here after toot but one whistle in the mor nings, five minutes before starting. J. Stkauss will pay the highest cash prices for fresh eggs and butter. -CfThe holiday season has already opened at Adler's. His mechanical .gymnasium and old cully's plantation fiance attract crowds. $2 40. You can buy the best coal oil in patent faucet cans, at .. Stj:auss ;2?There is one confounded dirty crossing that had better be drained (before the second Wednesday in De cember), at the intersection of Cass and Astac streets. Something for laundrys to look at Chemical Olive soap, S0 cents a box, nt J. Strauss. 33-Me. Schlussel of the firm of oSchlussel & Kant. Vidte house store, will probably return within a week. This firm are preparing to materially increase their store room, on Mr. Schlussel's return. Just received fresh .Berlin, "Wis consin, cultivated cranberries, at J. Stiiauss'. Ja3Al large amount of rich agricul tural lands in eastern Washington ter iitory are being taken up under the timber culture act That will be the garden spot of the United States in side of ten years. -o Salem patent baker's Hour. Impe rial, Magnolia and Albany flour, very cheap for cash, at J. Strauss'. tf&M. C. O'Connor, known as "Red handed Mike," the champion light weight of the west, is coming to Asto ria on a "professional tour" and will give some boxing exhibitions He was in Albany on the 5th. here. Sugar cured bacon at prices that defy competition; also, Chicago sugar cured hams and breakfast bacon, the lest v v Jla at J. Strauss'. jpSS'-'V e vonng ladies of Astoria will give a nJi- -Id entertainment at Lib el ty hall on next Thursday evening, for the benefit of the Congregational church. A fine programme of select vocal and instrumental music will be '.given- ...Strauss will give half -a pound ntoe sugar for one dollar than auy other " s6re in the city. All Hie same in.noffee, heans, peas, and rice as with sugai;, at J. Strauss'- 'n.nnrmiek. dealer in Iruits from th ins of Lewis river, ,has a .choice lo pples to-day. Corner ot 3nain musureeis. LOCAL JOTTINGS. The raunjcipal election in Astoria wiU occur on Wednesday, December 12, 1877. R. M. and E. C. Spedden are delight ed with the new homes in the Walla Walla country. At a meeting of council Wednesday evening considerable unfinished busi ness was fin soed. The Canby evidently met with bad weather on her trip to Tillamook yes terday, and returned. The Is'e of Angles!., coal laden from Newcastle. N. S. W., to Capt Geo. FLivel oC ifoJs.cLy, came s,i yesterday, in tow of the tugs Breoram and Astoria. Pilot Staples had been on board of her three days. City sir vcyor ITaydcn Gearhart his rciu.icd rom the Walla WaMa region, lie went pp into tiie Spokane region, aud was within twenty miles of Lewis ton. He says he never saw richer soil in any coun.ry. nor finer lands for agri cultural pursuits. An accident occurred to Mr. J.J. Joplin yesfeday at the embankment on Wet-uMiih street, ne.tr the Catholic church, which will be like'y to ct.use him to keep his room for some time. The accident occurred by the caving of Lhc bank catching him, and nearly bury ing him alive befoie he cou'd be got on!. No bone were I roKcn, but the body was considerably bruised. South Bend Letter. SorTii Li:xd, W. T., Xov. 5, 1S77. En. AsTOiiiAN: We have a de;.rtii of newsatprcsanf. Schooner H. L. Tiernan. Capt. flitch ell, arrived Oct. 31st, having on board new boilers and material to replace those destroyed by the explosion. The frame work of the mill has been fully replaced, also a large boiicshed, new blacksmith shop, etc. The com pany litis also built quite an addition to the store, which, by the way, wv very much wrecked. Watson & Bro. pulled up stakes and left for home en the 1st instant. The steamer Gen. Canby came around for them. They have not been very successful in secur ing fish, but what they did get were fine. We are sorry that they did not have better success and hope that they may be more successful next year. Robert Watson and 3. P. Bannon have made many friends while stop ping here, and we expect to see them back next August. James Miller came up as a passenger on the Tier nan, says lie had a fine trip. Our weather litis been fine for some time but the change came ttvday, we are now having a little moisture br way of a change, or more plainly, a gentle introduction to what we may expec for the next five or six months, s. Avery large stock of can goods, such as table and pie fruii, July, jam, honey, tomatoes, corn, beans, sugar pe.s oysters, corn beef, condensed milk, etc., at prices to suit the times at J. Strauss . SSajTs an exchange: "Any family man who snv- he i- to poor to taUe a newt anpr should he indicted for obtaining a family under false pi etM)ec." 1. Strauss has just received a large lot of Alden dried apples, peais, plums, blackberries, raspberries and pit less eherries, which he will sell very low, to make room for more which will arrive on the steamer Chester. Any friend who leel? nn irfereat in the pro1--poiitv of iliip icyoa, is puJ'o cd to act a Agent for this nope-- in procurlns subset ibcrs. For 20 days only, I will sell crock ery, lamps, glassware, table and pocket cutlery at San Francisco wholesale prices, in order to make room for one of the largest and best selected stocks of the same kiiul of goods now on the way from New York, for J. Strauss, South side of Ohenamus street, Astoria, Oregoa. SOMETHING NEW. For 01 ass ware. 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. Canary Birds. for sale at Gilles pie5, Parkr houe batfiF. SinP-MASTElt'S llEABINQ JROOM. ilr. Peter Wilhelin has permanently fitted up a ship-master's reading room "in con nection with the Gem saloon in Astoria. The latest shipping papers and home ward and outward bouuo. shipping lists are kept on file. Telegraph office next door. -.. . J. Stbauss is fuUy prepared to sail you the best of teas cheaper than you ive ever bp.ught on Qs eost OFFICIAL. Proceedings of tho Fishermen's Meeting, pccr.isiiED in authority. Astoria, Oregon, Nov. 7, 1877. Editor Astorian : At an adjourned meeting of the Col umbia river fishermen held at the Court house in this city, the meeting was call ed to order bv James Williams. cha;r man. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. The report of the committee on rules was then read and on motion was .adop ted. Report of Committee. To die Fislurmcn of Astoriaavdvlcln .fty, in mass meeting assembled: Gextlkmen: The undersigned, your coni.nittee appointed at a mass meeting held at the Court .louse, in Astoria, on tie evening of October 31st, 1S77, for the purple ot reporting and submitting resolutions and i.ieasuies exp'essive oi Hie sense of the said lisherien respect ing the action ot the boa-d or trade of Portland, Oregon, upon ihefis.iiiig inter ests ot the Coi nubia river, respectfully submit the following p. otcst, to be se.it to Hie Congiess of the Unued S.atis rt WVsiiigion. accoi.i- nied by a bill or leasu e rcco i tended to 'je passed by Cong.vr.s -or t'le ent'tC regi hviou of the iishi'-g business, untU comet'iljg "jester can iie de'std. All or which is : especlfully submitted. W. W. PAUKriR, Cliairuan. Tne remonstrance tu;ainst the salmon bi i ot the roitituut ootini oi trade was Jien read, and on motion was unani mou'y auopted and signed by over uOO members p.esept. ReiuonstrxmcE, To ihc JTo.ioivrh'c Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress usscmblccl: The undersigned, your petitioners, citizens of the Cined Su'tes and of the sitile of Oregon, or of Washington terri tory, do most lespectailly but earnestly protest and renioiisuate against the en- :u tinent by your honorable bodies of two cer.ain bilis'or Measures, recommended by the biaid of tr'de r some salmon fishing association of Portland, Oregon. One of which measures providing for all fishermen and boats engaged in fish ing salmon on the Columbia river to be licensed at an expense of five or ten dollars each, for each season; and the other measure providing for certain sized meshes of nets and. seins to be usad; Tor no fishing io be done at certain pevioi's, and limiting the fishing ground to the Columbia river and tributaries above a Hue across the rivtr from Smith's point, near Astoria, to Scarborough point near C'lnook, in Washington territory. We do not know of, nor can we imag- rc a plausible reason for prohibiting salmon fishing below the said imagina ry line, even to the mouth of the river, or outside the river entirely, o.i the bar, in the breakers, or beyond in the open ocean. The lnilia.is, the lion. Hudson's bay company their employes since t.linir il!sp.li!irri Tvoin Hh o.mnon.iv. :inl Hw. a (lr;,.,. c.tinro oi.d dirivn.w- ..iwuit iw. mmii-i nf iho r-nhii ihm ri.r..f "ii-.ivn alwtns listed on all the g.-otuid below said line, above namtd. ivo.n the earliest times of thei-settlement here. The extent of good lishing ground be low the sdid l:,ie a nl wUnin Hie limitc of the Colum'jiti r.ver, is over l.lOsquare miles am1 eub.-aces several good sta tions that have been used for scores of ye.v". The temptation to fishermen to ('riiu acioss the line when hauling ii their nets iu the usual i.ia iner; and I o unavoidtible necessity of t . i "ting acr it and taking salmon bc'ow it, when, o,i attempting to tal.e in their nets as tley near the line, ith a five or eight knot, tide riiuning- t-'ey find tneir nets e.itan gled, or f"i': vishdr uAiOod, snags, stur geon, sens, sea lions, etc.. which are of irequent occer.ence wih result in in numerable violations of the law aud con sequent proseee.ions. "No sucn ii.niii-iarv line should be es IIIV i'lUIH-I 9 VV -' AA..V& W tablished, there or elsewhere, across the lhcr, with penalties roi lislpng below it. Jt is well known that the salmon a.ie in thebest. condition for immediate con sumption or for pieseivition when Uiey first a- i ive in the river j .o n the ocean ; and the fish heretofoiecat'ghi upon tlrs very prohibited ground Coy tfe said boaid of it-tule bill) and a- the station just ac the line, on boLi sides of it, "Chinook," are famoi s hc world over as the very best of fish (t e '-Chinook sal mon)." So, another clause in the said bill, which pi oh ib? is fishing in the month o. Ap-il, is an unnecessary and unjrsb re striction. Not many sa'mon come in mat month, aud only a portion of them arc caught, as they ri'n in tne deepest water and are very hy; but they are usually the fattest and besc fish of the season. They are three months in ad vance of the spawning season and the few that can be caugnc will not decreae tjie an.iual salmoa supply in the river. Without better infoi nation relative to what is necessary to be done in order to keep up the annual srpply of salmon in the CoUunbia river it may be best io pro hibit fishing in the months of August and September of each year, and such prohibition (especially if five or six days of the last ot July be added to the nro-hibited-tsrm), will be amply sufficient to ensure enough of the spawning fish in the upper waters of the i iver, withou prohibiting fishing iu AniW. The.i.e of meshes for the seine or drag net, as.prescribed in the said board of trade bill, is too large, so large that such seins would be almost wortliless. The meshes of such nets might be as small as five inches f jrom corner to cor ner diagonally when extended. The size of meshes of the pjjl net, to-wit; eight and one-fourth inches diagonally across when extended, is about right, as named in said board ot tracie bill. The most objectionable feature of the first named bill or measure, is ttuit which provmes lor an nsnermen anc. an ooatS engaged in fishing for salmoa in the Coluaibia rivei, io be licensed at an ex pense of five Oi ten dollars, or more, to each mm and to each boac Theideaof requivlig a fisherman to pay for a license for himself and for an other for his boat and another still ?Oi his net, is to say the least of L, prepos terous. Sca.celv aoolher occi.. ;on can be named as labo ious, a hazaidous, or as urcertain in it results as that of t fisherman on tie lower Columbia r'-ver. With, greater reason mih- the sbovel ers, the graders aad longshoremen of our cities, or the co.il miners or the lum bermen, or co n.no l farmers, be licensed to puisue their seveial avocations. The excuse oifced, that of riising money with which to p.iy the expense of propagating the salmon, so as io keep . up tne annual supply, is a very poor one, especially as tie burden of taxation would fall very unequrlly mon the per sons taxed; causing tl'ose tne let-stable and those entirely unable, to pay as much as the mot prosperous. Jf a revenue for proJe?tin and piopa gating the fish is required, a rea-onab'e and sensible mode oe raisirg it would be taxing all the salmon erred 'ireseiv ed or packed, after it is so erred, pre sented a.id packed and. we would rec ommend a slight tax for that purpose, levied in that man ler, and m be collec ted by the government officers already existing in uie districts boidering upon the Columbia river. We submit herewith a plan of a b;ll or measure for raising a revenue for the purposes above named a ing to some extent He and for legulat salmon fishing business on the Coli'inbhi river and trib utaries, which we repicn.ully request your honorable bodies to enact as a law. (or something better adt.pced to the case) in lieu of t.ie said two mer uires or bills proposed by the bo.-rd of trade or Sal mon fishing association of Portland, On -gon, and, as in duty bound, we will ever pray. Proposed Eill to Congress, Wji ereas, In con cquence of a general dis regard bv the fishermen of p.oier rego'ations and coadi. ions necc sary to proteet ilic :m nr.d spawn of .he f.sh ; tuul m conrcqrcnce n'ttie noKuiionot the "v.itei"sof thevano'is rci-s, and s'tore "Jes of the bays of t'ae At lant c c trt. by saw ipJ''s iptmufacturing cs tt.b'ishmenis, and the diaicage of iowrs a?ul cil.es. the ivmber' and sn.ip.y of sahnon in the rivers of t'leAfanfc sea coast have so largely deciea edas to be now of 1 tt'e conse (picnce, greatly to tne detriment of com merce and the beit mtereds of all people ; and "Whereas, There m dagger of the numoer and suppiv oXf almon In the Columbia l.vr and ).s 'rlbL'U.rie", now so pleoi. tul, suffer ing a s'milar decrease within a few years, un Jes" M'table laws and regulations are mads aim encored to insure the requisite puity of thewtite 3ofstJa vers, and the annual dc poit of f sh spawn therein. Therefore, Be it twcUxl hy the Senate and Hcxuse of Rep resentatives of the United States of Ameri ca, in Congress assembled: Section 1. Taat it shU not be lawful to caVi orfls'i for salmon in the waters of the Co'ambia river, o- its tributaries oy auy mciein whatever, m any year, from the 2Jtb day of Julv to the lht da.' of October of each year; sucn period behg r.ie best portion of ihc spa lMi):; season in said river and its tributarie. Any person violating the pro- itiois of this section, on conviction Thereof slia'l be fined not lcasPian one thousand dol- l.us, nor more than Intern hund.ed dollars for the first oifen.se ; aud for auy subsequent otfeii.se, shall upon conviction ie linen not less than fiflcn hundred dollars, and may be imprisoned at the d's relion of .hecounnot e.xcc eding t .vei ve months. She. 2. It shall not be lawful to catch or lWiforsalmop in the Columbia river or its tributaries, from the 1st d.iy of April to the l!Cih day of July of each year w"u fP1 nets, tie . .esouj ot win -u :.ie le.s than e.ght and one font ih hiches irom o e corner to the op posite (diagonal O. when emended; no1 . Ith sriue3 the inrshcs of which a e los than five uu'he" f'om one corner to the other (dt j gonany), when extended ; nor with well or .n.s. .lie slat of whien are IcTthan three lrncs tpart on the pocket or seine pond. '.d du. ing said closed sealum,to-it : Joni the 2UJi day of July to the 1st da of October ct" eac.i year, theie snaMbean opjiiing at le:.t ibree feet square thrjugii tne pocket of ne nip loieiiuesainiou pajireeo uiitius11 Anvnctsoiior netsons vioiatimr the provis ions of this section, or encounrging its vio'a t "on bv purchasing c a' mon knowingly so un lawfully uiught, snail be deemed guilty of a ni'sdemeanor, and, upjn conviction thereof sh'll be fined for the first offense no less th.-n five hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand ilo'.l.irs, ajd for each subsequent offense shall on conviction be fined not less than one thousand dollais, to wm'ch may be r.ddod imprisonment for not nibre than i vve mo"ths. at the d-.screJion of the cour. Src. 3. Be it further enacted, lliat for the jnirpose of raising a revenue to be e.i petu cd n tie n otclion of sidmon spawn anil in main ainmg establishments for the propagation of sahnon in Ue Columbia river and its trjbo.a.Ie3, under the direction of t escc.etaryof the treasury or fish commis sioner for the Pacific cost of tho United SJaJcj, a ..r x snail be 'evied and collected on a" a mon t.d.cn in the Columbia liver and its iributar'es, aad cured or ireserved for sa'e or exportation, in amouut as follows, to wit: Umou all salmon cured or preserved and pac ed in tin cins cr cases, one twelfth of one cent upon ea:h pound so cured or pre ceeved and packed. Uuwia1! sahnon cured and preserved and packed Jn tters. barrels, halfor quarter barrels, one twentieth ot one cent per puuud, upon each pound so cured, or preserved and packed. Upon all salmon caret? or preseived and packed in kits or packages of 'ess lhan fifty pounds, two and one half cents ner kit or package. Upon all sa.mon cure:, by dryh? and sa.ting for sale, c-,c twentieth of one cent psr pound. And itshallbe the duty of the secretary of the t'-cniry to piesci'be te necessary rules, lobulations and directions, for ascertaining the quanli y of salmon so cured or preserved and packed each vear bv all persons, or es tablishments on the Columbia river or its tributaries ; and for the collection of the said taxes bv sue respective collectors of eustoms, or of internal reve me taxes whose respective u si nets embrace the Coljmbia river ana us tributaries ; and for the disbursement of said moneys to the proper persons towards the ex penses of s.dd propagation o salmon and the inalntainance of such pror agatiug establish ment:. And all fines, penalties and forfeit ures collected from any person or persons for violating the provisions of fbis act. shall t3 p: Id over to the secretary of the treasarer, and be by him dlsbu'isefl W Uke manner with ihe other avenue arLIng under this act. Skc. '. Tins act shall not be so constructed as to prevent any person or persons from taking salnon for the purpose of securing the spawn, or of propagation of the same in kaid Columbia river or )t tributaries. Sec 5. It shall not be lawful for any person or eroos to throw, cast, or depc It saw di?:t from any saw-mill, or recuse or waste iqud, lulr. lime-water, tan-water irom any hide or leather tannery, or po;-onous waste liquid, or cj.npound mineral, or chemical "quids, or, substance from any wcolen, or ccAc.i factory, or dyeing, or chemical, or gas works, or establishment, iuto the Colum uia river or aiy of It3 tributaiies from the 1st diy of July to the 3lst day of December, of any year, and every person guilty of violat- g any of the provisions of this section shall, on conviction, bs fined not less than five Iimdrcd dollars for each and every such violaMon. Sec. 6. The United States district court for t le district of Oiegon, and district courts In the err.tories of Washington and Idaho, sha 1 have jurisdiction, eacn wihln Its rev psc ive dbiritt. of all ca.es of violation of. or otherwise a.ring under the provisions of this act. Sec. 7. Any person or persons who stall firs - inform t:ie United Statt s district attor nej "and through whose infonnation a con iction shad aftsnvards take place," of a "iolaMcn of any of the piovisiDns of tVs aci, fir i be entuled to half of the line which the pi. son contravening the law shaM be com pelled to pay. Sec. 8. Any United Stated district attor ney wiio sha fi'l, on infor-nation of a viola lion of any of the provisions of this act, to tnKe pi oper action to secure the arrest and cmv'ction c f the offender or offenders, shaU be deemed geilty of a mlsdemeu aor in ofllce, an shall be fined five bundled dollars for each offeire. On motion the propossJ bill to con gress was read, and article by article ex plained and each in its turn was voted on, and upon motion the same wa3 adopted. The foil owing members of the finance eemmiuee were instructed to take charge of the remonstrance aid oill to congress, and see that theyweie printed in the Daily and Weekly Astoria, and pay for any bill due tlm job printer for job pri.i Jug done for this body. B. A. SEABor.a, G. W. llAYMOHD. James W. Welch, Brxjamin Young, Emanuel Minor.- Finance Committee. On motion the meclng adjourned sine die. Jas. Wuliamr, Chairman. Tnos. Dealey, Secretary. CITY ITEMS. ....Eat in les 75 cents; cooking 30 cent u) and ever: cents: eggs 50 cents, i proportion at Bo- zorth's. C atisfy yourself. ps, and the best of oil ....Sple at K. Ale Uo.'s. ....Cro Id at li. Alexander & Co.'s for t SO days at San Fran- cisco cost- Kinney's compressed corned beef and Tillamook clams at retail at E. S. Larson's and Hickmott & Bailey's. Mrs. Arrigoni is furnishing good rooms with board at from G to $7 and upwards per week, according to location. Choice new sets of crockery, verv unique and novel ; also theelf-righting 'spittoon," that always keeps upright, just received and selling at prices to suit the times, at 1. W. Case's. You can always get fresh 03stcrs in every style and at all hours, day or night, at the Central Coffee Saloon, (Uon coinly street, between Benton and La fayette. Thos. McFarland, proprietor. Dry goods, millinery ami 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. Ilicks, dentist, rooms in Dr. Welch's building, on Squemoqha street, offers his services to the public of Astoria. Peter Runey is still in the market with all kinds of building materials in his line. lias just received 100,000 lath, 2,000 bushels of sand, and a large stock of first (inality of brick at his warehouse foot of Benton street. Stoves and fall goods for house keepers in great variety at L. P. Rich man & Co's. The uDance of Life," an answer to the Dance of Death, by Mrs. J. M. Bowers. For sale at the City Book Store. Single men feel like marrying when they see the Medallion range at Magnus u. Crosby's. Board and lodging by the day or week at the Astoria Beer Hall, Main street, Astoria. Peter Daviscourt, pro prietor. ...Fresh oysters in every style at Schmeer's. White wire goods in every style, at Magnus C. Crosby's. Dr. 15. R.Freelandhas located per manently in Astoria for the practice of dentistry. Office in Shuster's building, on Cass street, next door to The Asto iiian office. ;S?-Photographs! The latest styles taken nt Shuster's new gallery, Cuss at., next to the Astorian office. iSf For clean towels, sharp razors, and an easy shave, go lo Gille-pie at Pak kkk House Baths. Hair cutting, sham poontngj and dyeing. ANOTHER'VICTORY GAINED IN FA VOR QF SPECIE PAYMENTS. After this date, com will be nced for change, and tickets dispensed with; all drinks and cigars five and ten cents, at the Chicago House,Main sireet, Astoria, If. WETMAIf, Astoria, Oct 3, I877r rr a)TJ scans jx rtliims: s ajlandl rtlid hull raiHipr or. Ikery s is iic.vti rs -7 .. I &