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Vol. 3.
Astoria, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, November 20, 187
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No. 143
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FIVE COLUMN QUARTO FORM.
ISSUED EVERY SUNDAY.
05-tftCE INTRR ASTORIAN BUILDING.
CASS STREHT.
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PUBLISHER
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Served by Carrier per month 2."cts
Sunt by Mail, six months -Si 25
One Year.
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22rAdvertiscmcnts inserted at the usual
raros.
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IViwo aro such frc merit chnnscs in the rec-
4cwee)f our city patrons that wo shall feci
oblizee to any who make acli change if thoy
will report the same to thi-s otlice- Otherwise
wo shall not bo responsible for failure of tho
carrier to deliver tko pajor promptly avid
regularly to them.
.Head J. Strauss' new "ad.
SSJIf you have a broken baby
wagon take it to Henry Gallou's wagon
shop and have it repaired at once. He j "end .sermon to-day at the Congrega
tes good work and warrants it. tional church, on the death of Captain
Everybody is rushing to J.Strauss
new grocery store.
jZ35Parties purchashing lots of ten
bushels of hulless oats from Mr. Mc-.
Donald can secure the same at ten j
cents per pound. Mr. McDonald will j
prepare and ship them in good order.
uid guarantee the article to be as rep- :
resented.
.1. Strauss ?H1s the nicest
and cheapest goods in town.
best
SSTMust received 2500 lbs. fresh Cali-!
forma hams, and for .sale at ," cents per
pound, cash, at It Alexander & Cos.
Fully 4o per cent saved by buying
ait J. Stra-uss" new grocery store.
33JTlKJt Wife of Millie, and other new
Tbooks for sale at the Bee Hive.
J- Strauss will pay he highest
:ish prices tor fresh eggs and butter.
SES-At Mrs. Geo. Warrens new res
idence can be seen the best workman
ship in masonry and hard finished
rooms to be found on this coast. The
stucco works and enrichments are ele-1
.gant and all executed under the super-'
inteiidence ot Peter
Peter Kmiey' wo de- ,
plimentshe is receiving, i
serves the compliments lie is receiv
- -. i
Youcanluiy the best coal'
.... $2 40.
-ci! in patent faucet cans, at J.Strauss.
isu-We refer the reader to the adv.
of Muiittss oats, for sale by Mr. Mc-
boned, of Albany; In a private note to
4is Mr. McDonell savs: "The value
of this grain can not be over estimated
ior yield and hardiness as well as for
anan and beast in your section where
wheat is uncertain. Along the sea coast
this variety would be higniy apprecia
ted for chicken and hog teed. Parties
snaking applications tor considerable
unmounts will get special rates."
Something for laundry to look at
Chemical Olive soap, SO cents a box. at
J. Strauss.
vSFThe meeting of Rescue Engine
rompany Zs'o. 2, for drill Wednesday
evening was postponed until next Wed
nesday evening, .Nov. 21, at the usual
hour. And thereafter the regular drill
Aneetiugs will be held on Wednesday
.evenhigs on alternate weeks.
..Just received fresh Berlin. Wis-j
A'onsni, cultivated cranberries, at d.
Strauss'.
.-.OurBemne of the City Book store
.took in a line string of loin-cods yes-1
a M"iMV
lorchiy.
Sugar cured bacon at prices that
jefy competition; also. Chicago sugar
cured hams and breakfast bacon, the
best in the world, at J. Strauss.
A.W- Cone has sold his Clatsop farm
An a man of means lately from "She other
.tiide.5'
. .. .Salem patent baker's lluur, Impe
jal. Magnolia and Albany uour. very
cheap for cash, at J, Strauss.
Mr.Heiden bus returned from his
lishing expedition to Tillamook, and re
ports having iound many lish, but wants
no moieof it
....A verv large stock of can .goods.
.such :ts table and pie fruit, jelly, jam.
iumcy, tomatoes, corn, beans, sugar peas,
oysters, corn beef, condensed milk, etc..
at prices to suit the times at J. Strauss
Fourteen vessels were moored in
the harbor, or lying at the docks in As
toria yesterday afternoon. The Mattie
Maeleay, City ot Madras, Springfield,
andPizarrowereatthe Fanners dock.
THE CITY.
ZSTThc Daily Astorian tcill he sent by
mail at 25 ce& a tree fc , .free po sf age. Head
ers icho contemplate absence from the city can
have The Astorian follow them, l)Air,Y,
"Weekly or Sunday to any pod-office iciUt
out additional expense Addresses may be
changed as often as desired. Leave orders at
tite counting room.
City Attorney Bell is absent from
ilia city on legal business in Portland.
If weather is good a large fleet of
j vessels will get to sea from Astoria this
The common council adjourned last
evening until to-morow evening, for
want of a quorum.
"Minnie' will please accept the sin
cere thanks of our reporter for the beau
tiful boquet she so tastefully arranged
for him.
-Kev. Dr. Crang will preach the fu-
Wm. II. Koerner.
The Revenue cutter Richard Rush,
which was thought to be lost on her
northern cruise, arrived safely in San
Francisco on the 7th.
The Astoria chamber of commerce
adjourned on Saturdav evening, to meet
at the common council chamber on
Thursdav evening next at 7 o'clock.
The June A. Falkinburg will pro
ceed to Portland in tow of the Clawham
mer, or some other one of the Oregon
Steam Navigation company's boats to
day. The Pilot came into Knappton on
Sunday, disabled, and is fixing up to
proceed gu her voyage to Victoria, where
she has been sold to go under the Brit
ish flag. She mav clear out to-dav.
If the weather holds good to-day
Capt. Flavel will put three tugs on the
bar the Astoria, Breuham and Columbia,
and rid our harbor of the presence of at
least ten vessels, wheat laden, bound to
foreign ports.
-The Falkinburg was but V6 davs
" Honolulu to the bar. The last trp
of the Mattie Macleay up only co:-
sumed 15 dajs. Verily we are drawing
nearer to the kanakas year bv year.
These vovages mav be considered fast
The Revenue cutter Thomas Cor
win. Cant .t W. White, will leave San
Francisco this week for Astoria. She
will bring the boats for the life-saving
stations. Fort Canby, Cape Flattery and
Shoal water bay. It will depend upon
the weather whether the Corwin conies
in here before she goes to Flatten".
A list of seven new subscribers for
The Astorian, with the cash, shows
that people up in the Walla Walla re
gion appreciate the humble efforts we
are putting forth in their behalf. Sub
scriptions in the Walla Walla valley may
be paid to Messrs. Spedden, II. II. Jack
son, or E. M. Denny, Walla Walla, or to
Dr. II. At. Stewart AVaitsburg.
Orgaiiizin;
The Bee of the lGth intimates that
a company is organizing in Portland
to toke hold of the Astoria and Walla-
met vajis' railroad, in case that the
Oregon central railroad comuanv fail
to . out VlQ isi(ms of naiov
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Mitchell s bill. The Bte saj-s:
The work of organizing the Astoria
and Willamette valley railroad compa
ny is progressing very satisfactorily.
Some, of the best men in Oregon are
incorporators. Men who mean busi
ness, and meaning business will make
this a successful business, and accom
plished enterprise.
We hope that this movement on the
part of Portland people will not pre
vent the Astorians from going ahead.
The only difference that we can see in
the A. wo moves is that the Portland or
ganization spells Wallmuet "Willa
mette." Statistics. Visitors who are
con-
' j templating locating in Oregon would
' i do well to eon&ult our Book of Statis-
tics. It is a- valuable .and instruct-
Ixrn. -L- oiwl fnllv wnrth Hio ooiiiaU"UO A" jJ . ""-"-""" &vu""",u
i t uin cniJi.j ..v.j. v m,n,u-
tion of parties seeking homes in this
communitv, as it gives all the desir
able information which emigrants
meAi,;n h .t ti.on, hUwt.i-
ghly with respect to the capabilities
which Oregon possesses, lo render,
the new coiner interested...
Michigan Poetry.
Wo learn from the Detroit Free
Press that Herr von Blum, a resident
of that city, who had "a good-looking
eightccn-year-old daughter of his own," i
is childless at present: and that his
grief has poured itself out m elegiac
verse:
"Dot leedle gal whose name vhas Mary
Hash proke our hearts and left us sad ;
She rundt awav mit a man named Berry,
Mine frau she grics, und I am mad."
Mary became acquainted with Berry
while taking care of her father's cow.
The grass in Detroit is poor, and tho
parent h:is said to her daily:
"Go drife dot cow a mile or more,
Until you find goot grass;
Und watch her sharp der whole day long,
Dill night shall come to pass."
Like a dutiful daughter, she did so;
but while she was watching the cows,
Berry kept making love to her. At last
his wooing won her. She of course
referred him to "papa."
"I tells you now shust how it vhas,
Pou see dot fellow. Berry,
He like dot gal like duder, unci
He vhanted. her to marry.
"lie conies aroundt und spheaks to
mc,
una says: 'Old Bicester Blum,
1 likes to be your son-in-law
Yes. sir, 1 should, by gum !'
"Veil, 1 vhas mad, for don't you see,
He doesn't own a cent;
Und qucck almudt his pees-i-ness
Dis loafer he dult went"
Only the "pces-i-ncss" was not what
the old gentlemen supposed it to be.
Berry went and proposed elopement
to Mary. Meanwhile Mary's father,
for the sake of making things sure,
tried to frighten Mary off from her
lever:
"I took dot gal mit der cooper shop,5
Und 1 told her shust like so;
Ef you doan" t let dot man alone
into der grafe you go !'
"Und Mary winked her eye, shust so,
Und saldt he vhas a fool
Dot she was only shoking him,
Shust like he vhas one mule.'
"Den I feels potter, and I saidt;
To-morrow you shall go
Down to some store on Gratiot street
For a dress of calico."'
But Mary did not go for a new dre3s.
She went in a different directien:
"She took dot cow away next day,
Shust like she always did,
Und she also found der secret blace
Vhere my spare cash was hid.
"Some forty toilar bill she took,
Und while dot cow was feeding,
Dot Berry man und our Dutch gal
To some blace else were shpeeding.
"Der cow ish lose our Mary's gone,
Und sos my forty toilar,
Und when I links of all dose tings
1 cannot help but holler.
"Mine frau she weeps der whole clay long,
I nil in my cooper shop
sit upon (lis shaving-ht
Und cannot shtrike a
horse
pop.
"If she'll come back I shall forgive.
Und take dot Berry in.
Und der cooper peesness it shall grow
Like dunder-blilzen blin."
It is a sad story. But if Mary come3
back and is forgiven and sees her hus
band taken into the cooper business,
how glad will be her father's song of
rejoicing and how gladly shall we
print it, in honor of the Muse of
Michigan !
Onc of the Causes of Hard Times;
If the time ever comes when an
American pays cash down for what he
gets there is a certain Detroit black
smith says the Free Press, who wants
to be alive and see the phenomenon.
His business history is, perhaps, the
business history of hundreds of others.
He rents the shop. The landlord
wants his rent the day it is due. Ho
has to pay cash down for his iron, his
coal and whatever else he uses in the
shop. Up to a day or two ago he ran j
three forges. His men luuv.e iamihes
and must have their wagee every Sat
urday. The patronage of the shop is
what is called "iirst-elas3." That is,
men of wealth send their horses there
to be shod and their vehicles there to
be repaired. Pass the shop any hour
in the day, and you will see from four
to a dozen vehicles there to be over
hauled and the shoeing shop full of
horses. The income of the shop is
often 200 per week. Tot one patron
vout of a dozen has paid cash down for
his work. They have sent it there
without the least idea of paying anj'-
4.1. ;.-, irfTl flo liill "vma cpnf; in A Inner
, .fA ,-t?-,, 1, wi;.!, 0Q ;
a buggy and drives around to collect.
He has accounts footing up two, three
or .four thousand dollars, some a year
old. all auainst "good men," as the
phraze goes, and the amounts ranging
rrom seveuLy-uvu tcn w umyuvc
.dollars JEa-caIIs on A, and A takes
the bill, looks it over and says "Come
in again;" or "I can't pay it to-day "
or he has some other excuse. - He may !
have had his horse shod three" months i
before. He knows that the smith has
kad to keep up his rent, pay his men
ana put clown cash tor stock. The
smith is poor, while he is rich, yet he
hands the bill back without thought or
care of how the smith is to get along.
B does the same; C is not in; D is off
on a trip; and E, perhaps, pays a little
on the bill, and says: "Come on the
first of the month."
This particular blacksmith carried
around with him last Friday and Sat
urday over $3,000 worth of accounts,
c-illed on forty-seven "good men," yet
did not collect one shilling! He had
to pay out that week 120 for rent,
stock and labor, and was thus 120
worse off than the week before. When
asked why he did not insist on cash
down he answered:
"Let me make such a rule and my
shop would be deserted. Men worth
100,000 would take it as an insult,
yet here is a bill of 4 against a man
worth twice 100,000, which he has
avoided paying for the . last six
months."
The other day one forge was hauled
off. Thirteen vehicles needing repairs
stood at the door, but one of the work
men was allowed to go because money
to pay him could not be raised. On
the accounts representing 3,000 the
smith has paid out over 2,000 in cash
for labor, stock and so forth. Each
debtor is reputed to be worth at least
5,000, and some are known to be
worth 300,000, but the accounts can
be bought for fifty cents on the dollar.
There is a general cry that business
is flat, and men are wondering when it
will revive. Perhaps the way to re
vive bus'ness is tor men to pay their
debts. Perhaps a still better way
would be to pay cash down. Firms
representing from 10,000 to 100,000
capital can "carry" a few debtors, but
the 500 small concerns who have to
turn their capital over each week must
have ready pay or go under. People
who can pay, shirk payment. They
will carry full wallets, rush their work
in ahead of all others, demand the
very best, and yet "throw" a bill of
twelve shill ngs until the creditor gets
discouraged and cancels the account.
Death of Capt. Koeruer.
The bark Sierra Nevada arrived yes
terday from Honolulu in charge of
the first officer, Capt. Koerner having
died eight days out from that port on'
tiie passage. This will be sad news to
the friends of the noble commander,
but it is a source of great satisfaction
to the family and all others to know
that the dread event, of which news
previously received had caused rela
tives here to expect, did not occur until
the remains could be buried at home.
Since Capt. Koerner's departure from
Astoria he has sailed nearly around
the globe, from SanFrancisco to China,
and South American ports, thence to
Cuba and Xew York, where his wife,
daughter of Mr. Charles Stevens of
this city, joined him with their only
little one, which was afterwards buried
after on the passage to Australia.
From Australia they sailed to Hono
lulu, and from that port news of Capt.
Koerncr's illness reached Astoria by
the Mattie Macleay. j&ow the Sierra
Nevada has reached her home port and
the much loved wife is a mourning wid
ow, having lost husband and child, since
her deparfciu-e from her Astoria home.
Verily the Angel of Death is every
where present. Our sorrows are min
gled with those in affliction. Capt.
Koerner was an accomplished seaman,
a generous friend, and a most active
and enterprising citizen. His death
will.be geuerallv mourned.
'he Opera.
AgreGRle to expectations a large
vnd select audieade greeted the first
"rP"'fiuiff if1"" Hiching-Bemard
English opera company at Liberty
Hall last evening. That all who at
tended were delighted but feebly ex
presses the facts. To lie brief, for
want of time to make more extended
mention we may say, that tliis eom
pany have exceeded our anticipations,
have given us all that could be desired
in the finest of operas, and as they
will appear again this evening .we ad-viaeU'to.go..
CITY ITEMS.
Just see t
and pretty things
arefully selected
at the Bee Hive
stock of milli
es' ana children's
stockings, and a
for fancy work.
merino under;
choice lot o
Call and see
goods for sale by
M. H. Steer:
Leave ofsbsence. After a few
days Mr. Sinister will be absent from
Astoria until next summer.
J. Olsen will receive for the holi
days, the finest lot of jewelry ever of
fered in Astoria, and at San Francisco
E rices. Don't forget the place, Caufield's
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 1 00;
cooking 50 cents ; pears 75 cents : eggs 50
cents, and even-thing m proportion at
Bqzorth's. Call and satisfy yourself.
Splendid lamps, and the best of oil
at R. Alexander & Co.'s.
Crockery sold at R. Alexander &
Co.'s for the next 30 days at San Fran
cisco cost.
Kinney's compressed corned beef
and Tillamook clams at retail at E. S.
Larsen's and Hickmott & Bailey's.
Mrs. Arrigoni is furnishing good
rooms with board at from $6 to $7 and
upwards per week, according to location.
Choice new sets of crockery, very
unique and novel; also the self-righting
"spittoon,' that always keeps upright,
just received and soiling at prices r
suit the times, at I. W. Case's.
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 Benton and La
fayette. Thos. McFarland, proprietor.
Dry goods, millinery anil notions
cheap for thirty days at the Bee Hive.
The Dance of Life, an answer to
tho Dance of Death, at the- Circulating
Library.
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 marker
with all kinds of building materials in
his lino. 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 the 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 oysters in every style at
Schmeer's.
White wire goods in every style,
at Magnus C. Crosby's.
Dr. B. R.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
p.ian office.
jJSS For clean towels, sharp razors,
and an eay shave, go to Gillespie at Par
ker House Baths. Hair cutting, bham
poonmg, and dyeing.
AJTOTJIEIt VICTORY GAINED IN FA
VOR OF SPECIE PAYMENTS:
After this date, com will be used for
change, and tickets dispensed with; all
drinks and cigars five and ten cents, at
the Chicago House, Main street Astoria.
N. WE1MAN.
Astoria, Oct 0, 1877.
CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
Lupulin yeast gems, unique flower
pots, crockery and g!assware; ehinawiirt-,
holiday goods, &c, &c. Besides the best
assortment of groceries, dried fruits and
other things too numerous to mention.
Sold cheap for cash. J. W. Gearhaht.
Canary Birds. for sale at Gilles
pie's, Purler hou.p baths;.
Siiif-mastkr's Reaping RooM.-Ofr.
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 and home
ward and outward bound shipping lists
are kept on file. Telegraph office next
door.
J. Strauss has just received a
large lot of Alden dried apples, pears,
plums, blackberries, raspberries" and
pitless cherries, which he will sell very
low, to make room for more which-"will
arrive on the steamer Chester.
Eighteen thtwpand persons migrated
Jn 1876 from the Eastern and "Western
States to Oregon
. ,
J. Strauss is fully prepared toseli
vyou the best of teas cheaper than 7011
have ever bought on tkisveoast
JTA;
njBT, la
year aim
fnateril
jfhe ne
There i. a good mnrket in Oregon for -
agricultural products, owing to short
transportation to the Pacific Ocean, and
direct expoitation to all parte of the
world. Railroad facilities. Navigable
riven?, including the grpnt Columbia.
. .
For 20 days only, I will soil crock
ery, lamps, glassware, table and pocket
cutlery at San Francisco wholesale
prices, in order to make room for one of
the largest and bestselecrod stocks of the
snme-'kba'l of goods now on the way
from XcT.'f'Torl:, for J. Strauss, South .
siatCJi.d&uujus street, Astoria, Oregon, .t