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Astoria, Oregon, Saturday Morning, November 17, 1877.
No. 141.
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C. IRELAXD : : PUBLISHER.
Ado nan lln'ddhuj) Cuss iStrceL
arms of Subscription :
Served by Camcr, per week.
JtMit by mail, four months....
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Sent by mail, cue year 'J WJ
l'rce of l'xjbliizo to Subscribers.
iKS" AdvcrtiGmeni.5 inserted by tho year nt
.ho raie of $1 .V) per siu;ire per month.
Transient adverti-insr, by the l:iv or week,
fifty cents per s jiiare for uieh intuition.
To City Subscribers.
There are 5uch fro iuont chanpes in the resi
'lenco of our city patrons that wo shall feel
obliecd to any who :hhuc ach changes if f hey
will re;rt he same Jo IhioMice. UlhcJ wise
we .-hall not bo rc-i-onible for failures of tho
cmier to deliver tho p.por juoiuitly and
regularly to thcui.
I lead J. StkjU' ss1 new -ad."
"iJBon't forget tlie soiree to-night
nt Worsiey's dancing acadenry.
Everybody is nilnng.to J.Stea its-:
5iev grocery store.
jp&'Xf you want :i good krout cutter
$ru to -Henry Gallou's wagon shop and
have -one made to order.
J. Str.utss sells Hi e nicest,
iind cheapest goods in town.
best
- ZMust received 2."iU0 lbs. fresh Cali
fornia bains, and for .sale at 15 cents per
'pound, cash, -at It Alexander & Go's.
Fully 2.i per cent saved by buying
at J. Stuaitss uew grocery store.
"Lawyers wanting briefs printed
for the December term of the Supreme
Court, will be accomodated at this of
fice to order.
J. Strauss will pay he highest
(.ash prices for fresh eggs and butter.
gWill some person having a spare
n;opy of Harper's Weekly, June 22d,
J.S77, with accompanying map of the
seat of war in Turkey, leave the same
jat this oilicei We will pay for it.
$2 40. You can buy the best coal
oil in patent faucet cans, at J.Strauss.
Vs.-Tjie Sunday Astorian, to-morrow
will contain 40 columns of choice
.reading matter, miscellany, news, po
etry, etc. hsingle-copies in wrappers,
postage paid 10 cents, at tlie Astorian
business office.
... Something for laundrys to look at, j
4'hemical Olive soap, SO cents a box,. at j
J. STIiAUSS-
"t-aTTho meeting of Ilescuc Engine
company No. 2, for drill Wednesday
evening was postponed until next Wed
jiesday evening, Nov. 21, at the usual
hour. And thereafter the regular drill
meetings will be held oa Wednesday
evenings on alternate weeks.
Just received
fresh Berlin. Wis-
cousin, cultivated cranberries, at J.
-vrnAUSS'-
and A. M. , Temple Lodge,
hold their regular commu-
txlasomc hall, this evening.
is' brethren are invited to at-
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Sugar cured bacon at prices that
Uely competition; .also, Chicago sugar
r.urcd hams and breakfast bacon, the
best in tlie world, at ,L S'ntArss.
tion to-day, -at 11 a. m. E. J
will sell at public auction,
iius of Dr. Hateh, over Dr.
w store, on the roadway,
ed room furniture.
Salem patent baker's Hour, Impe
rial. Magnolia and Albany Hour, very
cheap for cash, at J. Stkauss.
The members and friends of Grace
church are requested to meet in the par
ish school house this (Saturday) Nov 17,
nt 2 o'clock v. nu to reorganize tlie.?
hurcli guild for the ensuing year.
Avery large stock of can goods,
ueh as table and pie fruit jelly, jam,
honey, tomatoes, corn, beans, .suarp wis.
oysters, corn beef, condensed milk, ete.
nt prices to suit the times at J. Strauss'
The Rev. T. A. llyland will read the
pastoral letter of the house of bishops on
Sunday morning. The subject of the
uveninsr discourse will be upon the sub-
lect of "Man's extremity and Satan's
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LOCAL JOTTINGS.
Bow E X. Condit will occupy the
pulpit at the Congregational ehurchSun
day morning at the usual hour.
The present "dry-spell of weather'
in these parts is having a bad effect on
fanning operations, upon boggy lands.
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Liberty hall has just received a new
carpeting, and in crder to make things
correspond all around, with the new pi
ano on the stage, etc., some soft pine
boards ought to be added to the seats.
-Mr. 11. B. Parker, mine host at the
Parker House hotel, carries his left hand
in a sling, in consequence of the death
of a dog. At least he thinks the dog
should be made to speedily die that
would bite a man's hand as his hand
was bitten.
Messrs. C. A. Heed of Jlwaco, mem
ber of the late territorial council, and
T. YVarman of Oysterville, member of
the house, passed through the city for
their homes yesterday. Vre acknowl
edge calls from the gentlemen, and feel
assured that when they are met by
their constituency and asked for
a report of stewardship, the response
will be, well done, good and faithful
servants.' But the Portland board of
trade don't think so; however, that's
none of our concerns. Messrs. Peed
and Warman were chosen to legislate
for Washington territory, and they have
-honorably and consistently acquitted
themselves in that lnihalf.
We have all read about, and some of
us have attended, "old folk concerts,"
but we fail to recollect the time when
we have been better pleased, or met an
audience more highly entertained than
those who attended the young folk
concert' at Liberty hall night before
Jast on the occasion of the benefit ten
dered to the Congregational church by
the young ladies of Astoria. And we
are pleased to be able to state that the
concert netted a handsome sum in aid of
the church. The performers all did
themselves credit, and this last fact at
tests that the public clieerfuUy recipro
cated. We should be glad to announce
a repetition of the conceit at some
early day.
The Opera Ttloriday Evening.
We expect to witness a full.turn out
of the citizens of Astoria on Monday
evening next, on the occasion of the
first appearance of the Hichings-B er
nard English Opera company in Asto
ria, ims company, embracing tlnrty
artists, with full chorus and grand or
chestra, have given many popular en
tertainments in Oregon, and farther
norlli, on their present tour, and we
hope will meet with a reception here
such jus may be pleasantly remember
ed in their future journeyings. Of the
operas given in Astoria, the Port
land Standard says:
NEW MARKET TIIEATRE.
Enlogrcms upon the veiy excellent
entertainment at this place of aniuse-
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1"ent' ia5t evening are superuuous un-
I der the circumstances, and what we
j said yesterday in relation to the first
neated. Jn all the situations the va
rious artists were perfect, the costumes
elegant and
oiifiiAniiifi nvwl lw
groupings artistic, with a view to the
greatest effect As "Arlire, the Bo-
hemian Girl,"" Mrs. ftichini-Bernard
was supi eruoJy happy and in perfect
voice, at times fairly carrying the au
dience witkiher. Harry Gates' "Thad
deus" war. a very fine impprsonation,
and his acting a decided imjirovement.
In many of the stirring passages he
exhibited great pow-ers of voice, and
his redition of "Then You'll JEtemem
ber Jle," was brillifint in the extreme
and elicited enthusiastic enoores. Mr.
C. Makdu appeared for the first time
in this city, and his "Count Avaheim"
was a great success. He possesses a
powerful baritone, or basso contralto,
flexible and resonant, and displayed it
to perfection in "The Heart Bowed
Down." Frank Howard's "Devils
hoof" and Mrs. Henri Drayton's "Gyp
sy Queen" were excellent portrayals,
and indicated the possession of rate hisH
tnonic ability. The opera was long, but
tiie audience exhibited o fatigue and
was sorry when th-curtain felL i. This
evening D Trov."' c will be presented
with a brilliant cnorus and every scene
depicted in full. Heretofore in Port
land the great fault has been the cur
tailing of the operas and the conse
quent destruction of the finest ,parts.
With this 4roupe we get them com
plete and satisfactorily. Secure-your
scats early to-day. Be. sure yoco
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NEARLY TALKED TO DEATH !
Effects of Interviews on the Puget
Sound Fish Subject.
JSr. Geo. 'jr. Myers, or the firm of" Jack-
hon, 3Iycrs Co., Partially
Demented.
Fearful Fate Awaiting Cannery-men
on Pjget Sound next Year.
KillSu;
the Goose that lay. tlie
Golden Ejsr.
Our sanctum was lighted up even
ing before last by the cheerful pres
ence of our old "Townie," Geo. T.
Myers. We arc glad to hear that he
has met with anticipated success the
past season in his cannery operations
at Mukilteo. We wanted to inter
view him on a point or two, but the
man acted so strange that we became
alarmed, and feared that he was de
ranged, and so we did not press any
questions. After applying restora
tives he came to himself in a little
while, and appeared rational again
when he explained that he had been
"interviewed" so often at Mukilteo
that it had a depressing effect upon
him, and sometimes it would be days
or weeks before he could fully recover.
Since returning to Oregon he is gain
ing strength. W7hat a fearful fate
awaits the cannery-men on Puget
Sound next year. Newspaper report
ers over there ought to be more
guarded, and not talk the men to death
that come over to help their country
out. That kills the goose that lays
the golden e.
Heartless Conduct.
Tender the above heading, in an ob
scure sheet of Portland, we find the
follewing:
On November 7th, the American
brig Hazard arrived in port with her
main-mast cut away. JFroin the vessels
log we obtain the following particulars:
"On November 4th, crossed the Co
lumbia river bar, at 11 a. m. came to
anchor between Clateop Spit and Sand
Island at ebb tide, barque Whistler
at anchor close by. At 2:30 p. m.
steam tug Astoria came -down, passed
mo an went to the Whistle towed her
to place of safety, and did not return
to take me out of my perilous position.
Atj8 p.- m. let go second anchor, paid
out 7o fathoms on port anchor and G5
on starboard ship rolling heavy.
Mionday Nov. 5 at-3:30 a. in. the ship
began to drag her anchors, was partly
hove on her beam ends, for the pres
ervation of the livea-of all on board I
deemed it advisable to cut away my
masts. "When I not my main mast
, A - i.-. iuB,
I aincc eti co ara8 Ai
onto the foreniast At4:oOI
I held
0 hurricane
lulled. My baroiaeter at 4 a, m. stood
at 29.55, which is the lowest I have
ever witnessed.
In addition to the above, Capt. "Wal
ker, master of the brig, wrote out the
following for us to publish, which ex
plains itself: "I charge the captain of
the tug Astoria of cruel and heartless
conduct in deserting the brig Hazard
in the perilous position she was placed
in y.t the time of lier disaster; tha lives
of ten of the crew .were, at his careless
neglect, -exposed to the mercy of the
hurricane that raged on the night of
the th."
We presume tlie above was printed
"for circulation abroad" the -same as
the Portland board -of trade pamphlets
were printed. If Capt Walker has
any such charges to make why not
makc thcm as provided by law, that
the matter can be fully and satisfacto
rily investigated. "We applied to. Capt
Walker when he arrived, for particu
lars of the casualty he referred us to
the report filed in the Custom house.
That does not contain any charges of
heartless conduct Why go to Port
land and rush intoj)rint, publishing
the.$ttatter4n an owure way?
Strike While the Iron is Hot.
Tlie following from the dispatches
yesterday, looks to us as though this
is the day to complete the organiza
tion of the Astoria and Wallamet val
ley Railroad cempany:
Washington, Nov. 14.
Senator Mitchell will to-morrow in
troduce a bill amendatory of the act by
which lands were granted to aid the
construction of a railroad and tele
grap line from Portland to Astoria via
McMinnville, in Oregon. His bill
proposes to allow the Oregon Central
company additional time for the com
pletion of its road from Portland to
Astoria on the following conditiens:
That construction be commenced at
the junction with the McMinnville
road, near Forest Grove in one
year and be completed to Astoria
within three years from the enact
ment of this bill, and at least fifty
miles must be finished and equipped
during the first year. The failure to
comply with these requirements will,
by the terms of the bill, enti
tle any other Oregon company to
proceed to build the road and enjoy its
land grant by commencing either at
Astoria or Forest Grove within three
months after such failure. Notice of
intention to thus construct the road,
in the event of the Oregon Central
company's failure, must however be
filed with the secretary of the interior
within nine months after the passage
of this act.
The company which files its notice
first will have the first chance to suc
ceed the Oregon Central, but if it in
turn should fail, the company next in
order in date of notice may acquire
the right within three months of tlie
last failure. The bill also provides
that all even numbered sections within
the limits of the present grant shall
henceforth be open to pre-emption
at $1 25 per acre, and that homestead
settlers may tike 1G0 acres or increase
previous entries of 80 acres to that full
amount. All odd numbered sections
within the present grant are to be dis
posed of by the United States to ac
tual pre-emption settlers at 2 50 per
acre; but after any section of road
shall have been completed tire years,
the company shall have the right to
demand a public sale of such remain
ing section of land by the United
States government to tlie highest bid
der with minimum price of 1 25, and
a restriction of 160 acres for one indi
vidual. The proceeds of all lands are
to constitute a sinking fund in the
United States treasury, with which the
secretary of the treasury shall pay a
semi-annual interest to holders of the
company's construction bonds; but the
United States shall not guarantee or
be liable for the payment of any in
terest in excess of the amounts of
money thus actually paid into the
treasury.
Washington, Nov. 15. In the sen
ate to-da3r Mitchell introduced a bill
to establish a railroad and telegraph
line from Portland to Astoria, Oregon;
referred to committee on railroads.
The bill for an extension of time for
the Astoria railroad which Mr. Mitch
ell 1ms introduced we fear - will not
satisfy the Astoria people without som e
modifications. The Astorians want
some assurance that the Oregon Cen -tral
railway are in earnest about it, and
we want the-road to begin at Astoria r
not in the interior.
Lneky Queen.
A private note from a gentlemen in
Portland who i3 well informed upon
tho subject about which he writes,
says, concerning Lucky Queen, and
Prof. Tiernan's repert: "Since the
report is completed I think there will
be more confidence, and stock can be
sold, but I would recommend you to
4 fc0id ifc awlllle no morc assessments
will be made, as the company has some
45.000 shares (bought zn for assess
ments) which can be sold for enough
i? run the mine and mill until the dr -idend
period is reached, bo Tiernan
says, and I believe him. I have a
good deal of faith now that we shall
get dividends on Lucky -Queen, stock'
i57r"The Nursery magazine for No-
vember is at hand, and for a child's
paper it is certainly unexcelled, at
least by any we ever vw. Every fam-
ily with children ahoKld take it It
only costs 1.60 per year. J. L
Shorey, publisher, Boston, Mass. Ta
those who are siiwcrirjer-to the Astc-
BiAK.it "will be furniksd for $1.10, .
CITY ITEMS.
Wanted, by VS. Munson
germangiri or v.
working m the 1
g room.
Leave of Atjsbnce.
a few
days Mr. Sinister will be absent from
Astoria until next spring.
J. Olson will receive for the holi
days, the finest lot of jewelry ever of
fered in Astoria, and at San 'Francisco
prices. Don't forget the place, Caufield's
l)rug store, Chenamus street.
Wm. McCormick, dealer in fruits
from the farms of Lewis river, has a
choice lot of apples to-day. Corner of
main and Chenamus streets.
Eating apples 75 cents to 31 00 r
cooking HO cents; pears 7.1 cents: eggs SO
cents, and everything m proportion at
Bozorth's. Call and satisfy yourself.
Splendid lamps, and the best of oil
at E. Alexander & Co.'s.
Crockery sold at It Alexander &
Co.'s for the next o0 days at San Fran
cisco cost.
Kinney's compressed corned beef
and Tillamook clams at retail at E. S
Larsen's and II ickmott & Bailey's.
..u.Mrs. Arrigoni is furnishing good
rooms with board at from i to $7 and
upwards per week, according to location.
Choice new sets of crockery, very
unique and novel ; also the self-righting
'spittoon," that alwavs keeps upright,
just received and selling at prices to
suit the times, at I. W. Case's.
Ton can always get fresh oysters
in every style and at all hours, day or
night, at the Central Coffee Saloon, Con
comly street between Benton and La
fayette. Thos. McFarland, proprietor.
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
Librarj .
Dr. F. P. Hicks, 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. Has just received 100,000 lath,
2,000 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
to the Dance of Death, by Mrs. J. M.
Bowers. For sale at tho City Book Store.
Single men feel like marrying
when they see the Medallion range at
Magnus C. Crosby's.
Board and lodging by the day or
week at the Astoria Beer Hall, Main,
street, Astoria. Peter Daviscourt, pro
prietor. ...Fresh oj'sters in every style at
Schmeer's.
White wire goods in every style,
at Magnus C, Crosby's.
Dr. 15. It Freeland has located per
manently in Astoria for the practice of
dentistry. Office in Shuster's building,
on Cass street, next door to The Asto
i:iax office.
fpr For clean towels, sharp razors,
and an easy shave, go to Gillespie nt Par
ker House Baths. Hair cutting, &ham
poonmg, and di'cing.
AXOTTJER VICTORY GAINED IK FA
VOR OF SPECIE PAYMENTS.
After this date, com will be used for
changerand tickets dispensed with: all
drinks and cigars five and ten cents, at
the Chicago House, Main street Astoria-
N. WEIMAN.
Astoria, Oct 3, 1S77.
COySTAXTLY ON HAND.
Lupulin yeast gems, unique flower
pots, crockery and gkisswarc. ehiuawaie,
holiday goods, &c.,'ic. Besides the best
tissortment of groceries, dried fruits and
other tilings too numerous to mention.
Sold cheap for cash. J. W. Ckariiart.
Canary Birds. for sale at Gilles
pie', Parker nnup hnth.
Shipmaster's Beading Iioo.M.--Mr.
Peter Wilhelm has permanently fitted
up a ship-master's reading room in con
nection with the. Com saloon in Astoria
The latest shipping papers and home
ward and outward bound .shipping lists
are kept on file. Telegraph office next
door.
'orjfSkAviio uiutfrsianus
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J. Sti:at?ss has just received a
large lot of Alden dried apples, pear?, .
plums, blackberries, raspberries and
pitless cherries, which h will sell very
low, to make room for more which will '.
arrive on the steamer Chesio.r.
?Iost expeditious route to Oregon is by
rail to Snn Fianei-co, California, and' !
thence to Portland, Oregon, by the direct
steamer line, sailing every Saturday-
mornings
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J. Strauss is fully prepared to sell '
you the best of teas cheaper than your j
have ever bought on this coast
Oregon, the queerr state of the north
west hold in her right hand long life and"
unupuul health, and in her left great
wealth and power, and " invites the indus- -ttlous
from all parts of the' world to come
'
- or 20 days only, 1 thii sen erocK-
sry, !ap gfc&sware, table and pocket
cutlery . atiScn Francisco wholesale
prices, inorderto-make room for one oK.'
.the largestandhest selected stocks of the
same iind of -goods 3Xw. on the Tvay "
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