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About The Daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 21, 1877)
01 Cy 7"1 9 Astoria, Oregon, Wednesday looming, November 21, 1877. Fo.-144: T VJL. O. gto ailg stjorciatt ISSUED EVERY MORNING, (Monday Excepted), I. C. IRELAND r r PUBLISHER. Adwiaii Building, Cass Street. Terms of Subscription : CTved by Carrier, per week ...23 Cents Sonthy mail, four months ..-. .....S3 IX) Sent by mail, cne year.. 5) 00 Free of Postage to Subscribers. RSr Advertisements inserted by the year at the rate of SI 50 per square per month. Transient svdvcrtWn;:, by the day or week, fifty cents per square for each insertion. To City Subscribers There are such frequent changes in the rc4 dencoof our-city patrons that ive shall feel obliccd to any who make such changes if they trill report the same to tin office. Otherwise wo shall not bo reonsillo for failures of the carrier to deliver the papor promptly and logularly to them. Bead J. Strauss' new "ad." ."That Wife of Wine" bought the best stove in use at M.C. Crosby's. Everybody is rushing to J.Stra uss new grocery store. izas-That Husband of Mine wants his vituals cooked on a stove bought of -Jackins & Hawes. J.Strauss sells the nicest, best :aml cheapest goods in town. 22FMust received 2500 lbs. fresh Cali fornia hums, and for .sale at 15 cents per pound, cah, at It Alexander & Co's. Fully 25 per cent saved by buying at . Strauss new grocery store. IrsTTJiat Wife of Mine, and other new books for sale at the Bee J live. J. Strauss will pay he highest cash prices tor fresh eggs and butter. a,Hamburger means See new advertisement. business. $2 40. You can buy the best coal oil in patent faucet cans, at J. Strauss'. 5i2J. you have a broken baby wagon take it toBenry Gallou's wagon shop and have it repaired at once. He doas good work and warrants it Something for laundrys to look at Chemical Olive soap, SO cents a box, at J, Strauss. 5FThe meeting of Rescue Engine company No. 2, for drill Wednesday evening was postponed until next Wed nesday evening, Nov. 21, at the usual hour. And thereafter the regular drill meetings will be held on Wednesday evenings on alternate weeks. Just received fresh Berlin, Wis consin, cultivated cranberries, at J. Stkauss'. Boston papers refer in terms of praise to a matter of a raft of spars com ing into that port from Ontario by wa ter. The raft was vaued at 20,009. Some of the spars says the Transcript, were 100 feet long and 40 inches in di ameter. The raft, including the boat and line, was nearly a quarter of a mile iu length. By this mode of transporta tion more than $8,000 in freight was saved. The timber was cut at London Ontario, in June; floated on the lakes tQ Oswego, thence to West Troy, and down the Hudson to Iloboken, thence to Bos ton. Sugar cured bacon at prices that defy competition; also, Chicago sugar cured hams and breakfast bacon, the best in the world, at J. Stkauss'. L. De Lashmuit has been arrested on susiricion of robbing his own safe m Sheridan. The money taken be longed to L. Goldsmith & Co. He has been arrested. Salem patent baker's flour. Impe rial, Magnolia and Albany flour, very cheap for cash, at J. Stkauss'. Oregon, the queen state of the north west holds in her right hand long life, and unusual health, and in her left great wealth and power, and invites the indus trious from all parts of the world to.qome and partake of them. A very large stock of can goods. such as table and pie fruit, jelly, jam, honey, tomatoes, com, beans, sugar peas, ovsters. corn beef, condensed milk, etc. at prices to suit the times at J. Stkauss' THE CITY. tST"Thc Daily Astoriax xcill be sent by mallat 25 cents a weck.frceof jx)stagc. Head ers who contemplate absence from Uie city can have The Astokxax follow them, Daily. Weekly or Sunday to any post-office with out additional cxjcnsc. Addresses may be changed as often as desired. Leave orders at Uie counting room. Common Couucil meet this evening. The tug Pilot went on her way to Victoria yesterday. The Elder and Ancon arrived at San Francisco on the 10th. The funeral of Capt. Koerncr was largely attended yesterday afternoon by sympathizing friends. -Messrs. Kinney will to-day kill the last of the beeves to be put up at their cannery hi Astoria this fall and winter. "Work will he suspended in a few days. Our friend C. 1L Perkins, late mine host at the Parker house, in this city, having concluded that if he can't run a hotel, can do a good days work at car penter work, and has started in at that The day the Oregonian reporlod the steam, tug Pilot "engaged in towing about San Francisco harbor"' the Pilot came into Knappion for temporary re pairs on.her voyage to Victoria. It is a lit Lie surprising that its "old friend Capt. Clements' did not inform it belter with respect U) the movements of the tug. , " One who knows "' corrects a statement with respect to the abscond ing J. C. Duncan of the Pioneer savings bank. San Francisco. Duncan was a member of no church, never taught in Sunday school, and, perhaps, never was in one, and never went to church. He was not of that kind. mm Judge Shalluck refused last week to grant the application for a writ of habeas corpus in the case of Daniel Black, who was arrested in Portland on a requisition from the governor of California, charged with the crime of embezzlement, com mitted in San Francisco. Tiie Court re manded the prisoner to custody. Black was sent to San Francisco in charge of an officer. - We hope we shall not detract in the least from the excellence of the Rich-ings-Bernard opera company, when we allude to the condition of our hall which gives one a vivid idea of the burlesque, on witnessing the finest operas in such a place- As a dancing hall there can be none better, but the uncomfortable seats saw-Just floor, rough unfinished stage, and similar trappings is enough to make Astorians feel ashamed, and a shame it is. This city is large enough and able enough to sustain a respectable opera house, and it is time that measures were set on foot to secure one. "The Reading Rooin." Ed. Asterian: I have been much interested in some thoughts that have been offered through your columns on the subject of a reading room for Astoria, and I wish to give my hearty approval to the same; it is a move in the right direc tion. We need something of the kind, we need it now. All observers have noticed the number of young persons about our streets who seem to have no suitable place for spending an evening or an odd hour. It seems to me that the interest we have in the welfare of the public, demands this at our hands; and the interest that the public has in us demands it. As to the question of support, I have only this to say: that this is a place of public-spirited peo ple, and when rightly brought before them I believe it will be well main tained. And I wish also to submit it as a question to the public: can we not place m connection with this a small library? Many could contribute bocks, some could contribute money, and soon our small library would be an interesting collection, and would be a great blessing to our youngand grow ing town. And as for the influence that such an institution would have upon the city all are aware who have observed the beginning and progress of such institutions in other' cities. 1 submit these thoughts. to the public: First. Because the. question is now before the minds of .the peeple: of a reading room. Secondly. Because I believe the proper plan for the reading room has already been submitted to the public. Thirdly. Because.1 cannot see how we can dispense with one of the most potent influences that moulds the lit- erarv and moral sentiments of other cities. . Yours truly, G. J. JBurchett. SCISSORINGS. General Ewing startles the boys with such phrases as "the hell invent ed scheme of forced resumption." Still, gold and greenbacks' seem to be approaching a common level without much expense for brimstone. The Pottsville, Penn., Miner's Journal says: "Footprints of an an cient Saurian were discovered on a slab of sand stone on Friday last by a young lady in Tumbling Run valley, about one mile south of Pottsville. They occur in the red shale, immediately-under the conglomerate of the coal measures. They are doubtless the same as found near the same lo cality some years since by Prof. Isaac Lea, of Philadelphia, and elaborately figured in the proceedings of the Acad emy of natural sciences in Philadel phia. The footprints are four in num ber, showing three toes and the ball of the foot, each about three inches long. These are rare occurrences, and the specimen should be well preserved. In the same locality fine impressions of Algte abound. There conies to us the story of the death of a beautiful woman in In dianapolis, wliose mind was somewhat given to the contemplation of rthe stjdes. While she lay sick she was particular about Scolor and light and the general tone of., the room, and never received K- visitor without a red or blue shawl thrown over one shoul der and part of the pillow, to keep her from looking "like a death's head." She did n't intend to die, and did n't want to die. "It was such a disen chanting process," she declared. When it was discovered that she must die, her husband broke the news to her very gently. She was a little dis tressed, but not much agitated. She had only one request to make. It w;w: "Sly darling, don't let that hor rid Mrs. make my outfit Her fits are sickening, and she overtrims terribly; besides, she will be sure to spell myrtle 'm-u-r-t-e-P in the bill." "Wliy," asked Plato of Socrates, as they languidly rose from the sym posium and walked up the Appian way, "why is a lazy dog like a sheet of pa per?" Socrates thoughtfully xubbed his ear and said, "seems to me I've heard that before, somewhere." "Well, old antliropos, guess it, ille rcspondit quickly." Socrates made seven futile attempts, turning the pun on the words, tale, write, canis, etc.,- when Plato became impatient and told him: "Because it's a slow pup." "Yes," said Soc. , I've heard it before, but I don't tumble to it now, someway. How is a sheet of paper a slow pup!" Socrates smiled and remarked, "You had better swap off that ok1 pumpkin head of yours; a sheet of paper is an ink-lined plane, isn't it? and an in clined plane is a slope up, perhaps you see!" Then they walked slowly to the Keller and Socrates remarked in a pensive tone, "Swei!" The Overland Trip. Mrs. Oirden furnishes some advice "bought by experience" concerning an overland journey from Oregon to the eastern states. She says: First, and emphatically donH bring too much baggage. All articles can be bought on this side cheaper, with a larger and more tasteful stock to select from. Of course the same dres3 will be worn the entire trip. In my opin ion light woolen goods are preferable to linen, not mussing so easily as the latter, and above all wear the dress short and made as plainly as possible, for you will find that dressing in your berth is no easy matter, if you chance to be in a fashionable "pull-back" with all its attendant miseries, over3kirt, bows, strings, buttons, etc., etc. A change of underclothing, with a wrap per for sleeping, with plenty of pocket handkerchiefs (one for each day is a comfort), collars or ruffles, cuffs, towek, your own toilet soap, brushes, of course plenty of pins, a small work case or bag with your sewing imple ments, white cotton and black silk tliread will add much to your comfort and relief if a stitch is needed. Wear gloves all the time, as every one will who cares for or desire white and nice looking hands (a laudable pride, I think). All these articles, together with your Bible and prayer-book (leav ing the last out if you are a Methodist or Presbyterian) you can easily put in a satchel which you will be allowed to keep with you the whole trip. I found a small twine satchel, which began the. innmotr omnf.v nvnuorl n rtrnnt nnnWHir JVV...VJ ...wj, vv UplV... UW...,J.. lence to receive oaus ana enas. -inns avoiding the opening the large one j frequently . My .umbrella was not of the slightest use, but a continuaL Jiin- .drance, and I was tempted to throw it ,aay, bad. I dar.ed such a.piece.o-ex- travagance. Remember only one hun; dred pounds of baggage free; all over that cost you fifteen cents per pound to Ogden, from thence six cents per pound. I would advise, by all means, a "lunch basket" filled with what your taste may dictate. Do not, however, provide too much. I found the great est comfort in my "spirit lamp," with which I made daily an excellent cup of coffee and tea. A small pitcher will be filled with good milk at every re freshment station for ten cents. The bread along the road was poor and ex pensive, but crackers proved a good substitute. Two large, colored nap kins added lauch to our comfort, do ing duty as table cloths. Late Connty Enterprises. From the Jacksonville Sentinel. Messrs. Nourse, Moore and Pearson are pushing to early completion their saw mill at Linkville. They are build ing a ditch about one-fourth of a mile in length, 12 feet wide, and intended to carry five feet depth of water. This ditch is intended as a canal to float logs to the mill as well as to conduct their motive power. A boom between 400 and 500 feet in length is to cross the river a few hundred yards below the foot of the lake. This is the most extensive saw milling enterprise ever commenced in southern Oregon, in land. The timber calculated to furnish this mill with provender is found in in exhaustible quantities on the banks of big Klamath lake, and is to be raft ed across that body of water to the mill. The erection of a large flouring mill at the same place and by the same parties is contemplated, as soon as lumber can be sawed for that purpose. The parties engaged in these laudable enterprises deserve the commendation of their pioneer brethren. No other part of Oregon affords better or more extensive water than Link river. This stream has a fall of 64 feet in lh miles, made up of a succession of cascades. The experiments of Lake county farm ers are rapidly dispelling the mistaken idea that that country is not adapted to agricultural as well as pasturai pur poses. And we bespeak for it in the near future an important position in the sisterhood of counties, of the state. A woolen factory at this point is the next enterprise to be sought by these people and we prophesy that ere long the music of the spindle will take the place of the musical mosquito. Several months ago a fire occur red at Troy and the property being in sured, the company handed over the amounts. Not long since the owner died and his widow acknowledged the crime and asked the privilege of re funding the amount, as her husband's soul was in purgatory and she wished to rescue him. The agent sent the facts to the head office and received an answer by telegraph- to let him burn. A table published in the Alta shows that from July .ly'1870, to Sep tember 30, 1877, theihumber of Chi nese tliat arrived at San Francisco was 9G,15L Departures during the same period were 42,872?.gajn, 53,2S2. It estimates the number of deaths at 13, 000, and thinks there are now 103,000 Chinese in the United States, of whonr 78,000 are in California. Arrivals the present year are much below the ratio of foiir years preceding it. The return of the Dundee whaler from Davis Straits with a good cargo of oil has again started the lament in England that no fresh effort is in pro gress from that country to penetrate to the North Pole. It is reported that the straits are full of floating ice, and the inference is that the Palceocrye tic sea has broken up. Of course people are saying that if Captain Nares had been careful to prevent his expedition from contracting scurvy, the ships might have remained another season in high latitudes, and this year would have had the chance of penetrating to a mor.e northerly point, perhaps of solving the mystery of the, pole. The tone of the English press on this sub ject has changed greatly. .When Cap tain Nares returned the general tend enevwas to accept his verdict of "Pole impracticable," at all events by way of Smith'sj'oum. But since the How gatet expedition has organized there is evidently, a fear that the crowning honor oft Arctic discovery may be grasped bythe Americans . ITEMS. ...."That Mine," and ""jtfy cents, at Adlers. Mother-in-la ....Justs v and pretty things carefully selected dies and children's at the Bee Hi stock of mill merino undi nd stockings, ai a choice lot of. ai tor lancy.worK. Call and see the neveood9 for sale "by M. H. Steers. Leave op Absence. After ' a fw days Mr. Sinister will be absent from. Astoria until next summer. J. Olsen will receive for the holir days, the finest lot of jewelry ever off fered in Astoria, and at San Francisce prices. Don't forget the place, Camfield's Drug store, Chenamus street. ..,.Wm. McCormick, dealer in fruits from the farms of Lewis river, has a choice Jot of apples to-day. Corner of main and Chenamus streets. Eating apples 75 cents to Si 00; . cooking 50 cents ; pears 75 cents : eggs 50 cents, and everything m proportion at Bozorth'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 dost Kinney's compressed corned beef and Tillamook clams at retail at E. S. Larsen's and Hickmott & Bailej''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, very unique and novel ; also the self-righting "spittoon,' that always keeps, upright, just received and selling at- prices to suit the times, at I. W. Case's. You can always get fresh oysters in every style and at all hours, day or tfi ight, at the Central Coffee Saloon, Con comly street, between Benton and La fayette. Thos. McFarland, proprietor. ....Dry goods, millinery and notions cneap ior inirty nays at ine .tseeiiive. The Dance of Life, an answer to the 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-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 quality of brick at his warehouse foot of Benton street The "Dance of Life," anvanswer to the Dance of Death, by Mrs. J. 31. Bowers. For sale at the City Book Store. Single men- feel like, marrying when they se.S' the Medallion range at Magnus C. Crosby's. Board and lodging; by the day or week at the Astoria Beer II all, Main street, Astoria. Peter Daviscourty 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 kian office. JPS For clean towels, sharp razors, and an easy shave, go to Gillespie at Par ker House Baths. Hair cutting, sham pooning, and dyeing. ANOTHER 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. WEIMAR. . Astoria, Oct 3, 1877. CONSTANTLY ON HAND. Lupulin yeast gems, unique flower pots, crockery and glassware, chinaware. holiday goods, &c, &c Besides the best assortment of groceries, dried fruits and other tilings too numerous to mention. Sold cheap for cash. J. W. Gear-taut. Canary J3irds. for sale at Gilles pie's, Parker bouse baths. J. Stkauss is fully prepared to sell ' you the best-of teas .cheaper -than you have over bought on this coast. Sinr-MASTKR's Reading Room. Mx. Peter Wilhelm has permanently fitted, up a ship-master's reading roomin con nection with the Gem saloon in 'Astoria. The latest shipping papers and"home ward and outward bouiid. 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 ntore which will arrive on the steamer Chester. There is a good market in Oregon for agricultural products, . owing to short tr.inp:rtation to the PaciGc Ocean, and direct exportation to all parts of the world. Railroad facilities. Navigable riveru, including the. great Columbia, . . . . .For 20 days only, I will sell crockery,-lamps,( glassware, table and pocket cutlery at San Francisco wholesale prices, in order to make room for one o the largest and best selected stocks of the same kind of goods now on the way -from New York, for J. Strauss, South slRQf Chenaife street, Astoria, Oregon. CITY TSKe It WffOTW Etfthen mi 4 lierv. fi elvearJt -