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ASTORIA OREGON
ISSUED EVERY MOBNIHG,
DIonday Excepted),
X. C. IKBIASI : : J'lTBIilSIFEIS.
4;Cn? Jjiiiidihg, Gass Struct.
l orins of Subscription :
.erved by Carrier, por tveok 25 Oontf
fcentby mail, four months - SS 00
boat, by mail, cno your. 'J 00
Fro of Postaso to Subscribors.
rtO A (Hcrii5omontP inserted by tho-year at
the rat of SI 50 por square per montk.
Transiont advertising, by tlie day or week,
fitv cent's por square for each insertion.
THE CITY.
ijZT'TIiC Daily Astojuan will he sent by
wail at 7." ccnv a month, free of poijc. lloaa
t rx kk conic:nrl'Citcalnnwcfrom the ctttf can
have Tmc ASTOiUAX fotlmv Mem. DAILY
r Wickkly ?tffoM la awn pol-ojHcc with
o,U ati'lUhmkil crpcj&c. Addrcns irmy to
riI rw ef: ax desired, icai'tf orders a
iiio CiUtC4; room.
The Ocklahama brought the mails
xo Astoria yesterday.
The brig Orient arrived at San
Francisco on the loth.
--,
First rate Anthracite coal has
been discovered near Astoria.
The Lupata arrived at Liverpool
u the 14th, with top-masts gone.
The steamer Westport is on the
route as usual, since the freeze up.
"Boats are again mak ing regular
trips to the Cascades from Portland.
The steamship Oregon will leave
this morning at G o'clock for San Fran
cisco. The Brodeck Bay arrived down
yesterday in tow of the steamer E. K.
Gooke.
Four stowaways were set ashore
at Cathlamet from the steamship
Oregon yesterday.
The Storm King and thg.Brodock
bay are ready for sea. The latter will
probably go to sea this forenoon.
Judge Davidson of this city is
employed at Westpor-t building a
handsome residence for Oapt. West.
Detective Libbings of the Harry
Morse bureau, took charge of Hay
wood yesterday, and will land him in
San Francisco from the steamship
Oregon.
In Honolulu they have a st3'le of
grating nutmegs which C. S. "Wright
has improved upon. When nutmegs
are grated by this process no liquor is
necessary for a toddy.
.
G. X. Geslineasks: "Wiry are the
grocers of Astoria, particularly E. S.
Larsen, John W. Gearhart, ci al. the
best hearted men in the city? Because
they give most of their goods a iccujk!
Try Donnolly's yeast powder.
Merrill & Co. turned out an ele
gant two-horse truck for Stevens &
Joplin yesterday: Irv. mya he does
not want any note of it till he paints
her up. It is a home made truck,
and proves the ability of Astoria me
chanics. From this date there will be no
steamer leave Astoria for the forts and
llwaco on Wednesdays. Persons send
ing mails to points north of llwaco
will see the changes noted in the llwaco
Steam Navigation company's adver
tisement. -
A smash was heard on Sqnemoqhe
street which brought ever3Tbody to
their doors. We have n't been able
yet to learn whether it was occasioned
by the fall in eggs at the grocery store
of E. S. Larsen (down to 37i cents), or
Den Worsley tooting his troombone in
the Astoria brass band.
Rev. J. T. Wolfe will discourse at
Myrtyr Kini."
Services at Prcslnlerian hall Sun
day morning and evening at the usual
hours. Sabbath school at 12 o'clock. A
cordial invitation is extended io all.
2rA wealthy Pittsburg merchant
is reported as having said: 1 always
feel happy when 1 am advertising, for
then I know, that waking or sleeping, I
have a strong, though silent orator work
ing for me; one who never tires, never
bleeps, never makes mistakes and who
bleeps, nc
is certMn
TvIiiclifif
11 to enter the households from
at all, my tradcmst eoine." 1
tlie Congregational church 01 tins city,
January lJth. nierninp: on The Kew
llirth" and in the eveniiiET 011 The
A Direct Shipment.
The Dalles Inland Empire -says the
producers of the Walla Walla valley
have long felt the need of more direct
communication with fide-water than
they have heretofore enjoyed. They
were quite unable to understand why
grain should be transported indirectly
to the sea and themselves compelled to
pay freight on their produce twelve
miles up and the same distance down
the Willamette. A solution to the
problem has been furnished by a
gentleman of the Queen City Miles
C.Moore. That energetic young man,
aided by Dr. Baker, succeeded in cut
ting the Gordianknot, by astipulation
in the terms of sale of the controlln
interest in the Walla Walla and Col-'
umbia River railroad to the Oregon
Steam Navigation company, by winch
it was agreed that all grain shipped by
Moore, Baker & Co. from Wallula,
should be shipped from the Cascades
direct to Astoria. To perfect this ar
rangement more thoroughly and leave
no room for cavil, the entire down
stream capacity of the steamer Spo
kane was placed at their disposal, and
the boat scheduled to the 'off-days' of
the week. Thereupon, Dr. Baker and
"Father Miles," as Tom Tierney fa
cetiously styles him, purchased the
Farmers dock and warehouse at As
toria, and took the initial steps in
what bids fair to revolutionize the
Columbia river grain trade. Last
week the ship Alice B. Cooper sailed
from Astoria for the United Kingdom
with a cargo of 39,648 centals of Walla
Walla wheat loaded by Mr. ?.Ioore
and shipped direct from the Cascades
to Astoria. Prolwddy not less than
one-third of the Columbia river grain
has been shipped in this way, in the
past year, avoiding Portland altogether.
Yet, in spite of all this, Portland has
grown in wealth and people, fturing the
past year, as she never grew nor ad
vanced in any previous year of her ex
istence as a city. The secret all lies
in a nutshell Oregon is growing, and
her light is no longer to be hidden
under California's bushel.
Popular Science.
An English paper says that
American-made lamps are more
elegantly designed and better fin
ished than their own.
A Prague chemist has invented
a mirror which reveals the contents
of wine casks without removing
the heads.
The emperor of Brazil has en
gaged Mr. AY. M..Koberts, of Phila
delphia, to superintend the im
provemnt of the water highways of
the empire.
A cargo of Carrara marble, lost
eight years ago al sea, and recently
recovered, was found to be com
pletely houeycoitibcd by some ma
rine boring aninnd.
The heretofore regarded worth
less sage barrens of Nevada are
found to be .excellent pasturage
for Cashmere goats. A single
herder near Carson has a flock'of
3,000.
Thirty years ago the profession
of mining engineer was almost un-
j known in the United States; to
i day the American institute of min
. ing engineers number over seven
j hundred mom!crs.
J At a recent meeting of influen
j thil grain merchants In London, it
j was resolved that all jrrains be sold
I by weight, and that the cental of
i one hundred pounds (the most con
! yement standard), should he legal
I ized for general use.
onder of wonders, an interna
tional exhibition is contemplated
in central Asia. It will 1a ImL
i Tashkend. Great preparations are
I being made, and the government
jwill Crffcrgold and silver medals
! and honorarv hnfmnc
Gcolojrists havino- renortedthtt'of Astoria will guarantee satis-1
Lrf ;c ;., t- , :
uwww .. .lap.m ttiiourn worKa- '
ble coal to produce
! equal to that in G
; one tnousand vears. tho Jnv;mi:r 1
I government have 'Ao-mrnl -n! ornnf !
of13:ii1f'000?ortv,e !ose !
tne m.
A tramway, with steam locomo
tive situated in the body of the
car, is uow running in the town of
Wellington. TsW Zealand. The
iew ealandnrc finrl .,0 !,,
j have, that the eseape of the steam 1
.and smoke is attended ivdth
unpleasantness n MnneMnrwMo
nnisP .WttM.
Ane.xiau8tibie -beds of lignite
have l)een found "between Jaffaand
the. Bead sea. This, with the as
phaltum, also abundant, will make
the Holy Land a coal-supplier for
all Egypt and Syria, -both of whicli,
having no wood, pay from 12 to
014 a ton for foreign coal.
A gas clock has been placed
on exhibition in England. The
motive power is hydrogen gas, pro
duced by the action of sulphuric
acid and water in a zinc globe.
As tlie gas is generated it raises a
glass bell-cover, which, as it rises,
moves a lever that controls the
hands of the clock.
Information from Africa still
continues encouraging. The Abbe
Debaise, when last heard of, was
in the Useguba country, and had
written to Zanzibar of his confi
dence in prosecuting his mission.
Lieutenant Cambier, of the Bel
gian expedition, who leftBagamvo
early in July, had reached My wain
pwa 03' a route half way between
that traced by Messrs. Stanley and
Price.
Mr. AY. H. Preece, of the Eng
lish electricians, said "before the
British society of arts the other
day that he looked upon the sub-!
division of the electric light as a I
practical impossibility, lie added
that he had visited Mr. Edison in
America, and passed two very
pleasant days in his laboratory.
lMr. Edison," he said, "was an ex
tremely ingencus man, but his in
genuity often carried him to ex
tremes. Kot having seen Mr.
Edison's light, he could not say
very much about it, but he feared
he had tumbled into a tremendous
mare's nest."
A naturalist has recently made
some exjieriments with Tather a
ghastly subject the head of an
Egyptian mummy. He found the
whole head covered with what at
first appeared to be rolls of hair,
but upon examination proved to
be an imitation of hair a veritable
wig. The wig was formed of three
layers overlapping one another,
and arranged on the bead not un
like the hair worn by some ladies
now. A smartly-trimmed hat was
placed on the head to try the ef
fect, which went to confirm the
naturalist's opinion that the mum
my must have been a woman. He
also washed one side of,ihe mum
my's face with warm water and a
sponge, and revealed, he says, a
face "very good-natured and smil-
AROUND THE CITY.
Tourcompiexioii is sallow, and
shin A'ellow, vour liver is affected.
Obtain from your druggist a bottle of,
Plunder's Oregon Blood Purifier.
Keep your blood pure and yourl"ri
health must be good, the great purifier j -"-
is Plunder's Oregon Blood Purifier. AH
Asioria druggists have it now.
Mr. A. II. Sale authorizes us to
offer a reward of 610. 00 for evidence
whicli will lead to the arrest and con-
:,:7.". J;"!T.T. "'
inilhiniiTiiiirmi Yniiiicslmv and left it!
on the tide land above Richardson's !
place. The act was committed on or
about January 11th. or 12th,lS7!.
..,.Thc Citv Book Store stock is ele
gantly stocked with a superb lot of goods
purchased by Capt. J?. F. Stevens while
in San Francisco. Call anil see these
goods.
P. J. Goodman, on 3Iain street, has
iu.st received the latest and most fash
ionable style of gent and ladies boots,
shoes, etc. "
Peter Runev Is still in the market
with all kinds of "building materials in
his line. 1 bus 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.
...Fresh oysters in every style at
Seliiiieers'. See advertisement.
....Fresh fruits and vegetables at
Bailey's.
Call and see stereoscopic view of
Cascade canal, and photographic copy
of 187.S chart of the Columbia river bar.
at II. S. Shustefs art gallery. Photog
raphy is truly a science.
.,..Get vour baskets fiHedfor a little.!
money at Bailey's. "
. . . Wood of all kinds, and a splendid
lot of pitch wood, at Gray's wharf, for I
sale in lots to suit purchasers.
"Mr .f Stewart, stone and marble
Taction wall orcieriimvorK in 111111..111U 1
will do n better ioh for less money tan
fi-.,ncr,,vuwt nf ibis kind it would he!
well to call ncn Mr. Stewart.
raf - 'l
(jail at irs. ijero & u vuu
wish anv article in thennillincry line.
Trimmed lints selling at cost.
....Fresh ovsters in every style and
at all hours at'tht Pioneer restaurant.
....Shipmasters wishing to secure
nave tueir warns sujiiiiifu
by calling at the -Chicasofliouse, Mam
sfrft&L
.. . t ,n -nri,.,
'i4crDGn;G I1ouse Persons reqairnig
furnished ot unfurnished rooms can be
accommodated at reiusonable rates at
Mrs.Mimsor.s Ghejiamus sU-Astoria.
'ivrrDGiyc '"PfcT ,yj " '
a yearly yield " ouLsnle workninn. His york 111 the
,.., i ..;,; r ceincierv Jieresnouia uisuiuciui.iuuimii
1 eit jj. ltain tor 1 .,.li.1ni, Uofore von let your ctn-
Chaxnber 'or Commerce of Astoria.
Regular meeting every 1st and 3d ifonday
of each month.
J. Q. A. BOWLBY. President.
Temple .Lodge, No. 7, A. F. A. M.
Regular Communications first andr
hird Saturdays in each month, at "?V
o'clock, p. m., at tho Hall in Astoria.
Members of tho Order, in -rood standing, are
invited to attend. By ordei of tho AV. H.'
Beaver Liodsre No. 35, 1. O. O. P.
Meet every Thursday oveninp. t&as
at 7 o'clock, in the Odd Fellow'?&
Ilall. cor. of Cass and Chonamus -355
streets, Astoria. Membors of tho Order aro
nvited to attend. Byordor. X. G,
Astoria "Lodge No. 40, 1. O. G. T.
Regular Meeting every Tuesday Evoning
Ht7 o'clock, at Good Templar's Hall, Chona
mus Street, Astoria, ovor C L. Parker's
Storo Members of the Order, in good stand
ng, aro invited to-attend. Dcgreo meotimj 1st
Monday each month. By order Y. C.T.
Common Council.
Reimlar meeting first and third Tuesday
evenings of each month, at 7 o'clock
3 Persons desiring to havo matters acted
upon by tho Council, at any regular meeting
mu5t present the samo to tho Auditor and
Clerk -on or beforo the Friday evening prior
to tho Tuesdaj'on which tho Council holds its
regular meeting?. R. II. CA 11DW EMj.
Auditor and Clerk.
Astoria Engine Co. No. 1.
Regular monthly meeting wiJJ be held at tho
ball of tho Company, on tho secondTuesday
of each month, at7 o'clock p.m.
rtyMembers are expected to attend prom
ptly, if not the usual fines will be imposed
against them, unless legal excuso is oflfercd.
By order of tho Company,
A. VAN DUSEX, President.
F. A. Fisher, Socreiary.
j30-To discriminate between what
is news and what is advertising in an
iti'in is often a difficult tak for a pul
lihher. Newspapers, to be on the safe
side, must ?hane when the item brings
money to others. ISiu-h is but justice,
and in compliance with the laws of bus
sness. and without this discrimination a
newspaper will fail, financially.
BUSIKESS CARDS.
It. J. AV. OLIVER,
Having pormanr-ntly located in Astoria,
tenders his services to the citizens of this
place.
Office. Forthe present at his residence
In Col. Taylor's house. Cedar street.
O. F. l:SLI. A. 51KACIIKN.
15EE.Ti & 3IKACII5-:3..
Attorneys at Lam and Notaries Public.
Commi-'ionor of Doeds for California and
Washington Torritory.
Astoria, Orcein.
Office Comer of Snuoinocqht and Cass
streets, up stairs, over E. S. Uiseil's store.
j. w. none. c. w. fultox.
lOBB & FU37FO:V.
Attorney s-at-Law, Collecting and Real
Estate Agents.
Rooms Xos. 1 and 2, Dr. "Welch's new Imild
Mg, Squemocqhn street, Astoria.
Tjl D. WIKTOiS",
b
ATTORNEY AT LAY.
Office in City Hall Building.
ASTORIA. OREGON.
It."V. Z. 25AK.KK.
(Late Surgeon U. S. Army.)
Office Comer Clicnamus and Mrin sts.
over "White Housesiore. Brown's hmhlm:
D
I. M. SEVERN,
GraduatoVniversity f Pennsylvania.
PHYSICIAN ASK sr-Ktt:ctt'
EXAMINING SURGEON OF PENSIONS.
onicr. !.:iron's buildinir.
WHiri gUUV. " i. M. Ill I i..M..Wl!l 01-
:.r. tol i 31. At night can be found at Tnr
pin House. Astokia. Okkc.on.'
TK. F. CRANG,
PKYSJCIAN AMD SURGEON,
ASTORIA. OREGON.
Olilce Room :v. 7 over C. b. Parker's
store. Opposite Dement's drug stoic.
U. F. IKNXISOK. K. J. TAYLOlt
DENNISON & TAYLOlt,
ATTOSA'SYS AT 1L A IV.
ASTOIIIA, Oukoox.
Offick T'p stairs in T:irker's .building,
comer Chonamus and Ronton streets.
OTTO DUlTCEIg.
ND JEWELER.
IHVS IIKMOVKD TO
Main street, Parker's building.
JASTORLY, - - - - OREGON.
-j T2WA0T.
J
'Stone and Marble Cutter,
astohta. - t- - - - orkgox.
AU ij;uis Cf building work, and moHomon-
i tpl work attended to "promptly and to order.
unguiiniiitoou.
CASH -STORE !
Have jitst received a new ino!cc of
- Grocerles, Qireensware, lamps
and Fixtures,
'Which I offer at a bargain for cahu
Corner of nr.iin ar.d Squcinoqhc sts..
aSTO'A,; U-aa.,
T3ieKl2DT7r.-A skiff va- picked uprm or
JL about Januan-11. 1S70. in Astoria by the
undersigned. The owner is requested to
van. Liiuvc uiijpuitjr, tnJ v."iH .
the same avay. S. SCHMEER.
lw-d&w Opposite the bell tuwer, Aatorias
AUCTION SALES.
E.
C. HOLDEN,
Notary Public for the State -of Oregon,,
Seal Eslate Ajrcnt and-Convcyancer.
Agent for the FIRESIEX'S TUXD INSUR
ANCE COMPANY of San Francisco.
COMMISSION AGENT and AUCTIONEER.
Rents anil Accounts Collected, anil re
tnrns irromptlj made.
Regular sales day.
SATURDAYS at it P. 211.
X. B. Parties havmtr rcpl estate, furni
ture or apy other goods to dispooe of either
at auction or private sale shouldmotifv me as
soon as convenient before the dav of snle.
No storage charged on goods sold at Auc
tion, r. C. IIOLDEN.
td Auctioneer.
AMUSEMENTS.
WQElSIUES'Sr
Dancing- Academy.
Page's building next door to E. S. Larsen.
Gksts Class On Monday and Thursdav
cve;iinns. at 7 :;.
liA dirs Class On Monday and Thuradjty
afternoons, at i! ::io.
tto Class On Tuesdav and Frirtav
evenings, at. 7:30.
Misses Class "Wednesflav and Saturdav
at 4 1 31.
"Wedncsdav evening for the entire school.
None admitted except scholars.
Saturday evening SOIKEE.
Trams Ladies and gents class per
Mouth ... $5 w)
Boys and Misses t lass per Month..!.!"!!" 2 ,"
HOTELS ATvD KESTATJRAXT?.
"TSrAIjIiA IVAIliA
PvESTAUPvANT,
TIIEO. BRCi:MSEK,4 - - Pnoi'KTSTOU.
Fresh oysters, and other deli-
iieies 01 uie season, served in.
every style.
Opposite the Telegraph ofBce, btpicinoqliti
street, Astoria, Oregon.
iSTMEALS AT ALL II0lTRS-5i.
ASTORSA CANSY FACTORY
AND
OYSTKS SALOOX.
HAVING ENLARGED MY STORE T
haennvon hand tho largest and best
assortment of plain and French candies lit
town. :iNo, all kinds of
CAKES. CRACKERS ANI BISCUITS.
All of which I otTer for sale at the lowest
cash pi ice, wholesale and retail at
SCHIVIEER'S OOriFECTIOMERT.
Opposite tlie bell tower.
Retail candy from !i" to 75 cents per pound.
Fresli Eastern rnil S!irvilw?itnrC,
bav ovstcls served in everv stvle.
D. L. TGRPIN - rnopKHBTOE,
MAIN STREET.
Between Squcmocqlie and JefTarsoiij
ASTOIIIA, OllEG(XN',
Board and lodging per -week ?6 29
Board per day l 00
Single Meal 25
Tne table will be supplied at all times with
the best the market affords.
pARKER nOUSE,
ASTORTA, OREGON,
IL B. PARKER. ----- Proprietor.
milTS HOTEL is th. iaiirest. niosfccomfort
JL able and bet Kept hotlI in the citv. Is
supplied with the best of spring water, hot
ami cold baths, lnrbcrshop, and a tlrst-chiss
suloon with best of liquors and cigais. and
1me biiliaid table. Free coach to and fn;n
the house : charges reasonable. .?l 00 to 2 50
per day. according to room occupied.
Astoiia..IuIyr, ksts.
OCCIDENT HOTEL,
A. J. 3IEOLER, C. S. VRIGIIff,
Proprietors.
Astoria, Oregon.
Tho Proprietors aro happy to announce thrfr
the above Hotel has been
REPALOTED AlsTD REFURNISHED
Adding greatly to tho comfort of its uet
AND
IS XOW THE BEST HOTEL NORTH
OF SAN FRANCISCO.
M
RS. S. N. ARRIGONI
II:is re-oi)cned the Pioneer Restaurant on
Main street, Astoria,
TjWR TTF-; RECEPTION OF BOARDERS,
-JL by the week, day or single meals.
CtB-Fresii oysters in every style at all hours.
pALACE LODGING HOUSE.
f Altelcy & Hegelc's new building)
Corner of Morrison and Third streets,
'PORTLAND, OPcEGOX,
E?Furn'siieri rooics in suits, or single, by
tlie day, week or month.
Mi If. 3IENEFKE, Le?sco.
Tliree Schooners for Sale.
TWO schooners, with center boarils. I2i
tons caeh. and one without centsr board,
live ton?, all fully equipped anl in i;ocd or'
dcr, "will be sold chcaiiop-cah.
Apply to
"rytTSON BROS.,
U7-II
Ar.:ona,Oiegon.
OPILES.
Apply to,
0.tJ. i'.AI'LIuS.
I (g'J
$
j he undersigned is p spared to'furni,.
a largo number, of Spiles and .Spiir at thui
placo on short notice, at r-aonable ratos.
(7flluiuiiiaYCi4jJV
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