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IV jp? T ;&$ &itg lsta&m, ASWfclA-.'OREGOtt: O. C. IBELA3TD Ertilor. SATURDAY Jaxuaby 25, 1879 Transportation Transfers. The Oregon Steam Navigation company have purchased and taken possession of all the steamers, barges, docks, and wharves, lately owned by the Wallamet Locks and Transportation company, includ ing the docks and -warehouses at Astoria. The Locks company still own and control the locks and canal at the AYallamet falls, and suitable arrangements have been made for passing all boats through the locks, insuring the safe delivery at Astoria of very much of the pro ductions of the valley, direct from points along that river. We do not propose to get into a frenzy in ecstacy over this movement, nor picture before our readers, after the style of Portland journals, the dmmense benefits which will inure to Astoria in consequence of this transaction. Suffice it to say that The Astoria x is pleased with the transfer, and if the company makes money by it, so will the producers, in consequence of the direct ship ments and storage of their products at Astoria, where it will at all times be accessible to ships from every portion of the globe. And if the producers prosper, per consequence cities must prosper also, and As toria will receive her share of the benefits arising from the prosperity of the whole, and that is all we can hope for, or expect. It may be said that the Oregon Steam Navigation company as a giant monopoly, has added to its grasp upon Oregon by -this purchase. "We are, nevertheless, -willing that the Oregon Steam Navigation com pany shall transport all of our freight, and we are willing to pay them fair prices for it, to enable them to keep up with the wear and tear, and expenses, of carrying on a heavy business; and if every citi zen of Oregon vho lias the inter Jest of the state at heart will sec ond the movements o that com pany, they will find it no great ter ror after all but always comply ing with the demands made upon them to carry safely and expedi tiously 'every ton of freight offered? -at reasonable prices. Rcver Satisfied. re scarcely know whether it is a feeling of pity or contempt which we feel for the pessimist of the Oregonian. He is never satis fied with what is seemingly satis factory to the people from their rservants in the senate of the United tStates. Senator Kelly came in for his share of abuse fiuring his term, Senator Mitchell has been shamefully slandered and vilified by this Oregon cormorant; Sena 'tor Grover is also traduced and de famed, day after day, by the same malignant cur, and the people sub mit as tamely as possible, but are uot always willing to take the doses without a murmur. Refer ring to Senator Mitchell, the Seat tle Intelligencer says: Senator Mitchell is one of the most indefatigable workers for the interests of his constituents any .state ever had in the United States - senate, for which we are induced -jip g'lve nnn more credit than is V.'tfawar.ded to him by those he seeks to serve. He lias oar best wishes for the success of his bill to aid in opening the Columbia river to -free navigation. There are now two portages obstructing the naviga tion .of the Columbia river. The lesser one thu government has par tially provided for overcoming by Jocksnow in the course of con- ..struction, which will involve toil - page duties upon all freights. he larger one requires a railroad for its passage, which Mr. Mitchell's bill is intended to provide for. Senator Grover has spoken in his own defense, in the senate, in reply to the associated press dis patch -which the Standard says wTas made up in the Oregonian office in Portland, and sent over the land in regard to the investigating conmittces' report. On the 9th inst. Mr. Grover made a personal explanation on the floor of the senate, from which we condense the follewing: It is a dut7" which I owe to this honorable body, as wrell as to my self, to meet these charges as specifically as thev are made. Not an acre of the university lands nor of the indemnity com mon school lands, granted in lieu of the thirteenth and thirty-sixth sections occupied by settlers before survey had been listed to the state, though these grants were twenty years old. The agricultu ral college and salt springs grants have been lost by neglect. Their receipts and vouchers, specifically accounting for all the money paid them, with the maps and detailed reports of their wrork, are on file in the public papers of the United States. No member of the board was interested to the amount of one cent in these pay ments nor in the land surveyed, either directly or indirectly. The sheriffs mileage act was passed in 1804, and has been upon the statute book ever since. But a subsequent act, providing for a per diem and compensation of certain expenses to sheriffs, was held by the committee to cover all allowances. It appears that the subsequent act does not repeal the mileage act, nor specially con flict "with it. The secretary of state, who is auditor of public ac counts, on the claim of the sheriffs supported by their sworn state ments, ruled that both statutes were in force, and paid the mileage. The secretary's accounts have been biennially laid before the legislature and approved. I hear no pre tense of fraud or collusion. The sum stated as "quarter masters stores in the Modoc war unaccounted for," is false, and false without excuse, I will proceed to show that all this property was accounted for, I will produce a record tint cannot be gainsaid. I refer to the report of the late inspector-general James A. Hardie, of the United States army, now deceased. Senator Gravers' proofs show that the intergrity of Jthese Modoc war accounts have been twice es tablished by commanding au thority, once by the legislature of Oregon and once by the inspector gen eFal of the United States army, approved by -the secretary of war, acting by authority of congress. Mr. Grover centinues: As to the sums, stated as "over paid" to the secretary of state and his assistant, I know nothing, ex cept that I have heard that they were paid under specific appropri priations for that purpose, and at tacked by the committee on tech nical grounds. But in no manner do theyiaffect mo, as I had no more authority, as executive, over this subject than the president of the United States has over the em ployment and pay of clerks in this body. The nine thousand dollars is stated to be a "deficiency" in school funds in the hands of Thomas H. Cann, who was clerk of the board of school land commissioners. His accounts were all duly settled be fore the legislature every two years, while I was governor, and found correct. He writes me that his ac counts are correct now. The school funds of Oresron are in the hands of the state treasurer and of the several county treasur ers, and are under the general supervision of. the board of school land commissioners. Those officers negotiate the public loans with as much care, and under as strict pro visions of law as real estate loans are made in any other state, and there has been no greater depres sion of real estate values in that state than in any other. It is the merest demagogism to attempt to j cast upon any set of public officers j in any state, "the fault of flr,nrni . atcd securities, which cst mainly for their support upon the general prosperity. Yet the statement that school mortgage securities in Oregon are not worth fifty cents on the dollar is grossly and utterly untrue. "Wafer transportation. Prom a recent review of the revenue and expenses of the state of New "York, made to the assembly by F. P. Olcott, state comptroller, we find the follow ing matters of interest relating to the value of the water route from Chicago to New York. Mr. Olcott says: The water route between Chicago and New York affords an outlet for the products of the west for seven months in the year, which is of incal culable benefit to commerce and the country's irosperity. Were it not for this water route, which is entirely in dependent of the railroad lines, the commerce between the east and the west would he at the mercy of the four trnnk lines. The following table gives the average rate of freight by the water route between Chicago and New York on wheat (per bushel of sixty pounds) for the year: KEneCn'l Toils. Wheat. Wheat. : t .2 - : : : I : ' " 4: "I I J7 2 8 I .05 1! 7 I 2G 3 '3 Jhl 2 1 22 0 0 .03 2 1 2? 3 G M 2 1 2t (i 2 .0i 2 1 30 3 G .00 2 1 22 3 (i M 2 1 22 7 9 .0f 2 1 23 1 2 ! .00 2 1 17 1 II .03 1 0 20 2 4 .03 0 24 2 ,r .0.5 1 0 10 1 I) .03 1 0 14 1 4 .03 1 0 II 4 3 .02 0 7 0 S 3 .02 0 7 10 9 G .01 0 3 J 2 1 .01 0 3 1SG1 ... 1SJ2 ... 1S83.. IS64.. 1S05 ... lsf. .. 1S87.. ISttS.. ison.. 1870 .. IfeTl .. 1S72 .. 1st:; .. 1S74.. 1S75 .. 1S70 .. 1877.. 1S7S .. From the above table it will be seen that the water route has reduced the cost of transportation per ton from Chicago to New York from an average of $9 09 in 18G1 to an average of $3 07 in 1SG8, and that the average rate of freight in 1878 from Chicago to New YorkI)y water, on a bushel of wheat, was 9.21 cents, while the tolls alone on the Erie canal nine years ago were G.21 cents per bushel. This re duction in the cost of transportation by the water route has forced the rail routes to a similar redaction during the season of navigation. During the months when navigation is closed the rail routes' advance freights, and as a necessary consequence check business. In January and February, 1878, the rail rates were advanced to a point where shipments were practically sus pended. In March the rates were lowered, and a largely increased move ment was the result. The constantly varying rates of freight are injurious to business, as it is impossible for the shippers to tell at what moment freights may be advanced to a point where trade is paralyzed. It can be understood how, from natural causes, freights in winter should be higher than in summer, but it becomes a seri dUs business when they are advanced so high that shipments are checked. This is a subject which has a direct bearing upon the future prospects and prosperity of the entire regions drained by the Columbia river and its tribu taries. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 3IAII. NOTICE. SEATiED morOSALS for carrying the United States mails between the Post ofllce at Astoria, Clatsop county, Oregon, and the liinding.of the 0. S. S. Co., one time a week each wav, will be received by the Post master until January 27, 1879. Jo contract is required to be executed ; but persons bid ding must be honest and capable, not less than sixteen years old, and the accepted bid der will be expected to serve at the conipen- ratton projwseu umii ouierwise wraereu Dy the PoatmasterGcaer.il; he wilfcrilso be re quired to take the oath pn 2so more am be allowed tha rcscribed by law. Liu a fair and rea sonable compensation for the sen-ice, to be determined by the department. Postmasters aud assistants cannot draw pay for such sen-Ice. Thos. J. Brady, Second Assis't Postmaster General. Wm. Ciiaxck, P. M., Astoria, Oregon. Fish. Commissioners ZVotice. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the undersumed. having been duly ap pointed deputy "for Clatsop county, by C. Lienenweber. Fish Commissioner, under the laws of the State of Oregon, will be in readi ness from aud after this -date, to issue li censes, at Isis office up stairs, corner of Cass mid Sqemocqhe Streets. Astoria. -Oregon. H 1L B. FERGUSON, Deputy Fish Commissioner. January, 14,1S79. TD A.THS, BATHS, Hot, Cold, Shower, Steam and SUIiPHUH Baths Occident Hotel Shaving Saloon. K IEDERAUEtt fc UhLENHART, Protciiktoks. t55Special attention given to ladles' and ! ffgtnSSIStodics. SaATHs3 GENERAL MERCHANDISE. I W. CASE IMPORTER AND WHOLESALE AND RE TAIL DEALER IN GENERAL IffiCIADISE, Corner Chenamus and Cass streets. ASTORIA - - - OREGON. JUST OPENED A FULL AND COMPLETE LINE OP GOODS, IN EVERY DEPART MENT OF TRADE SUITABLE TO THE WANTS OF THE PEO PLE ALL OF -WHICH "WILL BE SOLD xsrw QEfc cash JSTTurchascrs are requested to call and inspect my goods before purchasing else where, :is I am confident of my ability to please one and all. I. "W. CASE, Comer Chenamus and Cass Streets, ASTORIA, OREGON. Notice to All Concerned. Men and Boys Must be As well as to have toys for Christmas. Christmas is Over ! BUT I. LOEB s AS 'OT And now invites the attention of every body to his Full and Complete Stock, Consisting in part of A FULL pi ftTUIMP FOK MEN LINE OF OLUllHrJU AND BOYS. Gents Furnishing Goods; ALSO : Large Stock of Family Groceries; Canned Fruits, Etc.-; also : Watches, Jewelry, Marine and -Opera Glasses, etc.; Besides a choice lot of TOBACCO AND CIGARS, "Wholesale and Itetail. Call and see. MAIN ST., - ASTORIA, OGN. JUST RECEIVED BY AT THE I. X. L. STORE! Corner Main and Concomly streets. GROCERIES. FLOUR. FEED. WOODEN ware. Coal Oils. Tohaccos,:and Gents Fur nishing Goods, which will be sold at lowest rates. CASH STORE! Have just received a new invoice of Groceries, Queensware, Lamps and Fixtures, Which I offer at a bargain for cash FXUOTJR. &m FEED. Corner of mam and Squemoqhe sts., ASTORIA, - - OREQON. o. 3rm sMiTia:, (IX THE AST0RIAX UUrLDIXG) a AS JUST RECEIVED A LOT OF NEW goods, consisting of MEN'S AND BOYS CALF AND KIP OOTS Buckle and Congress 'Gaiters, Women, Misses and Children's Which will be sold at the very lowest prices. SPJECIAI, XOTICJE. AleWfe1?10 mselves lft will be placed in attorney hinrtSK? force collection. We mean it Astoria. Jan, 20, 1S79. B naER. BANKING A2JTD INSURANCE. BANKING AND INSURANCE. E- W. C4SS, BROKER, BANKER, AND INSURANCE AGENT. ASTORIA, - . . OREGON. Exchange bought and sold on ail parts of the United States and Europe. ?fH?? UTOS-Rrom s 0rcIock A until 4 o'clock i 3i. is ai 8. AGGREGATE CAPITAL $40,000. OIPEUXAI. OF I,OS3OX. SOETHER3T OF IOXDOX. (tREEST OF LIVEKPOOr FIRE AND MARINE INSUR ANCE COMPANIES. r, w, GAtsasu AGEXT. ASTOItIA, - - - - OHEGON. Home Mutual Insurance Co. OF CALIFORNIA, J. F. flouoHToy- President Chas. IJ. Story Secretary Hamilton" Uo yd, ., n w..l Geo. L. Stoky. j Agents for Oregon Office Northeast corner of Stark and Firsl streets, Portland, Oregon. Net Cash received for Fire Prem iums in IS?" $535,511 04 Assets, Jan. 1,187S S57S.0G5 SS Liabilities Losses ynpaid $3,638 37 Dividends " ljxfl 00 SJMfi 37 Surplus for Property Holders $572,470 4T Losses paid in Oregon in six years$ 1 14,516 72 I. TV. CASK. Accent. Astoria, Oregon. $67,000,000 CAPITAL LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE, KOETH BRITISH AND MERCAN TILE OF LONDON AND EDINBURGH. OLD 'CONNECTICUT OF HART FORD, AND COMMERCIAL OF CALIFORNIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES. Representing a capital of SG7.0O0,00O. A. VAN DUSEN. Agent. A RARE CHANGE. ITYILL SELL ANY OR ALL OF TIIE following described property, viz : ICO Acres, Ser. 22, T. 8, X. one. 9 -went, southeast qnartcr. Also, in Olneys Astoria Irts I, 2, 3, and 4, Ih Block T9; Lots 3, 4, 3, anil's, in Block li Lots 2 ami 4, lu I51ck 128; and tot , In Block 132; Xorlk half of Block 8,-2 1-2 ncrcg. DAVID INGALLS. Astoria, Oregon, Dec. 10, 1878. S5-0m PICKED UP. A skiff was picked up on or about January 11. 1S79, in Astoria by the undersigned. The owner is requested to call, prove property, pay charges ; and tak the same away. m b. hUiJihfth. iw-d&w Opposite the bell tower, Astoria. -1EOKGE EOSS' & Billiard Room. The only Billiard Itoom in the city where Jill IIIJUUIO - Own. TVTEW TABLE JUST TUT UP. GEOttOK J3I has a cosv place and keeps on hand the Lest brand ol Cicars. Also. soda, candy, nuts etc. Opposite Altona Chop House. flS-tf GEO. BOSS, Proprietor. T. S. JEWETT. B. S. KIMBALL. Draying & Trucking. 9 r m T D W l V. ASTORIA TRUCK & DRAY CO., Squemucqlie st.f between Caas and Main, Contracts for uruyinpmude and satisfaction guaranteed. Orders left at the Occident iio .tel or receiveiby mail promptly filled. - JEWETIN Js KIMBAiL.