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ASTORLA - OREGON
ISSUED EVERY MORNING,
(Monday Excepted),
B. C. IKEIiAX ' : PUBLISHER.
Ador-ian Building, Cans Street.
Terms of Subscription :
brredvoy Carrier, por week... .25 Cent
Sntby mail, four months S8 00
fient by mail, cno year 9 CO
Free of 1'ostaso to Subscribers.
JT Advertisements inserted by tho year at
the rate of SI o'J per square per month.
TransjontadvertWns, by the day or week,
fifty cents ncr square for each incertion.
ZSf-TllC DAU,Y ASTORIAX will Ik ?cnt by
viail at 75 ccnls a monlh.frceof poJxiac. Ttmd
cr who cnntcmvlalcalrtCJircfrotfi. the city ccm
have Tub Astokian follow U'cm. Daily
Wbekly -cHUionii to ami post-ojficc with
vat additional rpc?isc. Addresses may be
enanyed as often a desired. Leave orders ai
tiic cauntina room.
BRIEF ANNOUNCEMENT.
Augitst Danielson, the proprietor
of Astoria Liquor Store, is sole agent
for the. celebrated Damiana Bitters. It
Is the best medicine for Dyspepsia. Try
.a-fcottle,
Trenchant & Upshur have at their
store samples of cedar net floats made
by Pixlev, at Westport, and which will
he furnished in quantities to suit at
33 00. m
Squivalence, says the Chicago
7Iouse is supplied with a register from
the City J3 mik More, ana mac nc is
pleased with the prospects ahead for
ousiness.
Good Tenipkw e.nteriaiiwnent at
their hall on Friday evening next. A
mondial invitation is extended to all.
A.imkcinii -fan' For narlAuulars see
posters.
Dr. Oliver has niovedhis office to
Main street.
The moon runs high and cold, but
the barometer says: Rain. Make
your bets.
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An elegant stock of the finest
styles of valentines now open and for
sale cheap at Adler's.
The Use of Salmon Berries.
On one of our fishing excursions to
Nekanikuui creek lost summer we
made the acquaintance of Katata
chief of the Clatsop tribe of Indians,
and the old chief took up the question
of the diminished run of salmon,
calling our attention te the fact that
the white race were not proceeding
right to protect this great industry, as
they unanimously ignore the use of
salmon berries. Kateta informs us
that if the fishermen would do :is the
Indians used to do, salmon would al
ways "be plenty. He says the custom
of Vne country used to be, before it
was civilized, to pick salmon berries
i n... .-i, mm rmd not to catch
VVIIUU wic wan ,
any fish until the salmon Derru Ci
ripe; then every fish caught was
treated to a berry. As soon as the
head of the fish was cut off a salmon
berry was put into the memth, and the
head placed in a position pointing -np
stream, and plenty of fish always came.
Katata's theory may be correct in one
n.;n. o,l W. is this: If o fash
c uight except durin
the season
What I Heard.
I heard a lt-on Jim McDufF,
A story tolled by a merry Bello;
I hctrd a night hawk rye enough,
Caught stealing oats from old Urinelk
I heard a crowbar-k up a troe,
Whilo the night-in-gales did slowly pasa;
I heard a kiss sing by the sea.
And thdn I heard an applo "sass."
I heard tho "lay" of an old fat hen.
As ehe cackled eggs-citodly:
I heard the nii;ht (h)owl in tho clen.
And the moon's tono sounding oor the lea-
I heard tho cat-toll in tho barn.
What to mo seemed mowsic lore;
I even .heard a stocking-yarn,
And then I could hear no moro.
Stray Gems.
TVeather Predictions.
MISCELLANEOUS ;
Too Tender Hearted.
The Honolulu Advertiser says: "Nu
merous instances have occurred, dur
ing the past three years,
in which
are
the salmon berry
of the fruit is
season, as
very short, in
would be a nev
salmon.
The Honolulu papers state that
tin Fjilkinbunr arrived January tt,
seventeen days from Portland.
should be Astoria.
Chinese have been fined in sums vary
ing from 650 to 200 for infractions of
fhr nninm law: and we call to mind
several notable instances where for
eigners have boen similarly and illegal
ly let off with the payment of a money
fine, instead of being sent to prison.
The first officer of the bark Alden
Besse, for smuggling 100 tins of opium,
all probability there ! -d 259. The steward of the bark
er-ending supply or . ent.nB Di8C0 was mnitched in the '
sum of 200 for a like offense. These
are but two instances out of a great
many. For the present, we will con-,
elude our reference to this subject'
with the remark that it must strike all
I :.. ,-..1.... f.nt ,! mna fV?f rrrnf.
Navigation asaw,lsuiai 1"- " 'V
to be explained, tUat wniie a statute
has been in existence all these years'
which prescribed imprisonment alone
as a punishment for the offence of im
porting, selling or famishing opinm,
yet our courts have gone on inflicting
money fines in such cases." They are
too tender-hearted.
It
"Old Probabilities," personified in
General Albert J. Myer, Chief of the
United States Signal Service at Wash
ington, informs us that the forecast
ing of weather for the Pacific coast is
not so easy aud certain. As storms
approach from the west, and no ob
servations can be obtained from the
ocean, the probabilities of weather
must be calculated entirely from ob
servations of the various instruments.
The winter storms on this coast strike
the warm current and are denectea,
having a southeast direction as they
come in. Escaping this influence
thev circle eastward, usually with a
slight northerly tendency. The more
violent winds generally follow in
the rear and on the sovitli side of
the advancing area of lenvetft press
ure; those that -precede the progress
of that area may of ten be more dan
gerous, however, "because of the ac
fdmnftnvinrrrain and fogs. The latter
winds are preceded by the .cirrus and
threatening storm clouds. The rain
that accompanies or follows these,
generally abates, and thus gives warn
intr 1? fh sfrmitr rl.iriii?-un gale. In
great storms the wind for several hun
dred miles on both sides of the line of
S
TJEVEXS & JOPMX,
Trucking, Draying, and General'
Team Work
Done to order, and satisfaction guaranteed.
csrWood for sale, and delivered to order.
( T. JtEII.
CALEDONIA SALOON,
Corner of Front and A streets.
PORTLAND - - - - OREGON
SB-Late butcher In the Central Market.
ptIIAS. A. MAY,
DEALER IN
Foreign and Domestic Fruits,
Nuts, Candies, Yankee Notions, Toys.
Finest brands of
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
Chenainus street, - - - Astoria.
XSTiIiljIAlI TUIOnBK.
BOOT BLACK,
OCCIDENT SHAVING SALOON.
Astoria, Oregon".
ThG Oregon Steam
company do not look for navigation to
resume on the upper Columbia for at
least thirty days.
The steamship Uroat .ucpmmu
will be fitted up with special freight
reference to carrying beef cattle for
the San Francisco market.
Astoria Liquor Store,
AUG. DANIELSON, Proprietor.
Water st. Roadway, - Astoria, Obeoox.
Importer and dealer In
WINES, LIQUORS,
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC -CIGARS.
The Hazard, Falkinburg, and
Mattie Maclcay were all in port at
Honolulu, January 18th. The Hazard
returns to San Francisco.
Matrimonial Prospeetinj
The Chamber of Commerce have
In their rooms late numbers of Sydney,
Honolulu, Hongkong, Callao and Vic
toria papers.
A large number of masks will -be
received ac -tiuiers -iiiumiuy cvii.6.
;Piit.rnns iiiteiidinsr to sttena the
querade are invited to call.
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Dr. Aug. C. Kinney solicits speci
mens of coal, limestone, fossils, etc.,
from this county and Nehalem valley,
to be placed in his cabinet.
It is said that the Hera has a full
and general cargo of merchandise,
groceries, etc.
which will be opened
in Astoria upon arrival here.
We are certainly gratified that our
old "boss," James O'Meara, has not
forgotten Oregon. Tho article which
wo rc-produee from the Examiner to
day was written by him. Truthfully
has he said of 'Oregon that "crime is
unfrequent, because detection is gen
erally swift, and punishment is sure
mas- and severe.
Harper s is tno leading house on
this continent now. Their Magazine,
Weekly, and Bazar find welcome re
ception at some place in every point
of the globe, even at the jumping off
I place at Astoria, m Uncle bam s do
mains. Look at the map; then see
the periodicals in Astoria to-day, pub
lished by Harper and brothers.
A large amount of stock is snowed
in, in the Blue mountains, and must
evidently perish. The loss to the
Tndians will be cons;derable.
The large reservoir of the Welch
hill waterworks was cleaned out yes
terday, and is now prepared for busi
ness. It looks as clean as a milk pan
iuside.
A vessel has been taken at San
Francisco for Cork at 35s Gd. This
may be deemed the bottom notch.
New England ship owners refuse to
charter for less than 40s.
Cannervmen and business men
in general will do well to examine
Adler's new stock of Mank-boolcs and
Stationery which he bought m the
East and offers at less than Portland
prices.
The president of Astoria engine
company, No. 1, got left in the rear
when his company started out to drill
last evening, and when last bueu uy
our reporter he had found Peter, and
was looking for the balance of the
company, engine and all. The drill
was a lively one all around.
We received a very .pleasant call
from Mr. Moffett, of Baltimore, yester
day. Mr. M. and his mother are on
a visit to the family of Mrs. Trenchard
in this city, and they like Oregon very
well indeed so far as they have been
,ble io look into it. We predict for
them a very enjoyable visit.
Councilman NoWien has resigned,
-and upon the nomination of council-
jaiiiooiv. Cant. Geonre Flavel
was unanimously elected to fill the
.position. In consequence of impor
tant business of a personal character
calling Capt. Flavel from the'eity, he
. has felt that it was impossible for him
&0 accept
The annual number of the Com
mercial Herald and Market Review is
at hand. It contains an exhaustive
and interesting review of the businesz
of the year just past, and asr&e from
its value to the merchants of this
coast ind those doing business with
the Pacific slope, it is an excellent me
dium for informing friends abroad of
the magnitude of the anterests of the
coast.
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A friend suggests that "Dundee
forgets that there is a public building
at Astoria, or the contemplated con
struction of a railroad in this direc
tion." Pooli, pooh; that's nothing. If
Astoria can lose its light house district
from such mercenary motives as actu
ated the man who had it moved to
Portland, where communication with
tho gambling stock boards of the
country is more accessible than at As
toria, why cannot Dundee ignore As-
! toria intoirehji where people refuse to
borrow money at usurious rates The
paths of virtue and honor are some
times pretty prickly; but so long as
Astoria pursues an upright course she
can defy Dundee, and the whole of
them.
'A man who crocs around after wo-
. 0
man is a good deal like a prospector
hunting for a mine. You see a woman
at a ball, and she is all frizzled up
and rigged out in silk, and powdered
and painted where the skin shows.
These surface croppings look pretty
well, but if you locate on the strength
of 'em, you'll get fooled every time.
A woman of that kind is just like a
salted mine. Don't yon take any
stock in her. She won't, wash. If
you want to prospect a little further,
slide up and take an assay of her con
versation. Ah, my boy! Three per
cent of intelligence, twenty-five of
fashionable etiquette, and the rest
frivolity, conceit, ignorance and vani
ty, mixed up in about equal parts.
Drop her. Such rock won't pay to
mill. A woman's heart is a mighty
curious thing. Take it in all its dips,
spurc, angles, ramifications and sinu
osities, and its more of a puzzle than
the whole Comstock. Some fellows
try to work it, and by pure luck,
strike it rich right off, in placea where
old experienced prospectors never
supposed there was anything. Old
Miner.
minimum pressure blows toward that
line directly or obliquely. The cen
tral station for the Pacific coast is lo
cated in the Merchants' Exchange
building, San Francisco, and the rules
of the department are that every fa
cility be afforded the press and public
generally in obtaining any desired in
formation pertaining to the service.
Cord From Civot. Flavel.
To the lion. Common Council of the City of
Attoria;
Gentlemen: Having been noti
fied that at your last meeting I was
unanimously elected to fill a vacancy
in your Board, occasioned by the res
ignation of Mr. J. .b. JNowlen, council
man from the 1st ward, I beg to thank
vou for the favor, but must respect
fully decline to accept the position, in
consequence of other duties devolving
upon me, which will make it necessary
for me to be absent irom tne cioy ior
a considerable portion of the time,pre
venting me from attending to the in
terests of the city as 1 should, were 1
to accept the position.
Geo. Flavel.
Astoria, Feb. nth, 1S7D.
Sole agent lor the celebrated
STONEWALL WHISKEY.
Branch of MARX & JORGENSEN, Portland.
AROOND THE CITY.
Washington TSarket,
Malr Xtreet Astoria Oregon,
BEKGMAX & BJSHRY
"OESPECTFULLY CALL THE ATTEN
IX t;pn of the public tto the fact that the
above Market will always bo supplied with a
FULL VARIETY tfJiSl" u A.LJ.J. x.
FRESH ANDCURED MEATS!
Which will bo sold at lowo't rates, wholesale
and retail. Special attention given to supply
ns shins.
D. K. Warrrn. C. A. aicGuiEK
Astoria Market I
Corner of Chenamus and Cass street.
ASTORIA. OREGON.
WABBEN & McGUIRB, Proprietor-
(Successors to llobion tfc WTarrca.
"Wbolesalo and Rotail Deatlors in all Kinase
Fresh and Cured WSeatsI
A full line or Family Groceries,
CANNED FRUIT. VEGETABLES, ETC.
carButtor, Eggs. Choose, etc. conianth?
ear Ships supplied at tho lowest sates.
IT IS A POSITIVE TRUTH;
That housekeepers can do better by dealh'
with J. K. WIRT, on ilain street,;
he keeps the best of
FRUITS, CANDIES, NUTS,
LIQUORS AND CIGAUS,
. . . A small lionsc to let in a desirable
locality for residence. Inquire at this
1 cilice.
....Capt. J.'G. Hustler wishes to give I SMOKED SALMOM,
i ,.. J!,.- l.i- if Hint I .-.
evervnody irnieiy noiict- mm, i. i
school tax is not naid within a few days
costs will certainly follow.
Call at Mrs. Derby's when yon
wish anv article in the millinery line
Trimmed hats selling at cost.
-If you want anything in the line
Cigars, Tobacco, motions, uruus, eic.
at Fosters, on the Koadway.
The ship Great Western, which
arrived Jan. 24th, from New York, is
one f the ships purchased by the
Seattle Coal and Transportation com
pany to carry coal from their mine to
San 'Francisco.
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It is stated that the report of the
surveyors on the iron steamer Gussie
Telfair, now on the ways in ban i'ran:
cisco, recommends that she recede a
new bottom, the old one having rated
out. The Gussie Telfair was one of
the blockade runners captured during
the rebellion and was built at Gree
nock in 1863. She has a double bot
tom, and when the new plates are put
on will be substantially as good as new.
of
call
P. J. Goodman, on Main street, ban
just received the latest and most fash
ionable style of gent and ladies boots,
shoes, etc.
Mr..(. Stewart, stone and marble
cutter of Astoria will guarantee satis
faction to all ordering work of him, and
will do a better job for less money than
any outside workman. I lis rK 111 me
cemetery here should be sufficient recom
mendation. Before you let your con
tracts for work of this kind -it would be
well to call upon Mr. Stewart.
Fresh ovsters in every style and
at all hours at the Pioneer restaurant.
A stunningly beautiful selection
f wttonHtif worn onened at the City
Book store yesterday. Call around and
see them.
BOLOGNE SAUSAGE,
JERKED EUK MEAT
And also from Clatsop every other day
FRESH RUTTER, EGGS, CHEESE,
CLAMS, -DUCKS, -CHICKENS,
And evervlhing that is needed in the cook
ing line at the lowest living prices.
GUI and examine before ' purchasing else
where. J. K. TF1I1T.
CITY BOOK STORE,
MAIN ST., ASTORIA.
Valentines, -all kinds, C. A.May's
Parties in want of
Tho Nursery for February is at
hand, also Babyland. Pasents: In
justice to the little ones of your flock
you should subscribe for these publica
tions. Address John L. Shorey, 36
Bromfield st., Boston, for the Nursery,
D. Lothrop & Co., Boston, for Baby
land. We could tell you all aljout the
magazines, but address with stamps to
the publishers direct, and it will be
very much more satisfactory to you.
Some publishers make a business of
carrying on a sort of periodical brok
erage. We want nothing of the kind.
You can get these papers just as
cheap as re can, and ve give you the
.benefit of .any information, weiiaTB.
Some important changes have
recently been projected in Chicago
t..i -u:t, t;h flrive an area of 490
naruurwmw &
acres inside the breakwater, instead
of only 270 acres as heretofore. The
plan proposed has been prepared by
captain G. CLydecker, United States
omnnar in charge of the harbor,
and had been approved by the authori
ties at Washington. Work will soon
be begun, at an estimated coat of
$IS0,000. The -appropriation .made
by congress last session for the harbor
was $75,030, of which $25,000 has
ftlrendV been used in dredging out
the channel. We again renew the
proposition that the harbor nt Astoria
be placed under control of the United
States engineers,, before it 11 xumed
by improper usages.
Shingles will do well to apply
Comegys, Kaiama, w . j. .
Newspapers, Periodicals, Station
ery, Notions, Cigars, and Tobacco, at
Hamburger's Variety Store.
-Photographic Back-grounds, Park
and Parlor scenes, the. cheapest and best
Pictures in Oregon, at H. S. Sinister s
new Art Gallery, Astoria.
Fresh oysters in every style ax
Schmeers'. See advertisement.
Tour complexion is sallow, and
skin vellow, your liver Is -nfffected.
niiniin'from vour dniCJii.-t a bottle off
Pfuuder's Oregon Blood Purifier.
Keep your blood pure and your
health must he good. the. great purifier
is Pfunder's Oregon Blood Purifier. All
Asioria druggists have it now.
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
fnnfc f "Rp.iiton street.
-Get vour baskets filled for a little
money at Bailey's.
Wood of all kinds, and a splendid
lot of pitch wood, at Gray'H wharf, for
sale in lots to suit purchasers.
-Fresh fruits and vegetables at
Belley's.
Sew invoice of tkose Medallion
Ramies at Magnus C. CroSbyfi.
Shipmasters wishing to s'me
seamen can have their wants supplied
by calling at the Chicago house, Main,
street
CHAS. STEVENS 4J5 SO
Invite the attention of purchasers to theii
slock, just laid in
The Finest Selection I
The Cheapest Prices 1
The Greatest Worth X
RECEPTION POCKETS;
LADIES' DIARIES AND PTOSES
COMBINED:
COTUB AN URU8H POCKETS:
CUTLERY, JEWELRY, UHAHMS.
ETC., ETC.; mrt
T.ATVTRS' FANCY ROARD, ETC.;
f ' u u;' J;1'? ' GOLD PENS AND PENCILS;
annly to H?S PAINT PENCILS, GUTTAPERCHA
EXCELSIOR DIARIES, BLANK
BOORS, STATIONERY, ETC.
arAll goods sold at lowest cash prices.
CHAS. STEVENS & SON.
City Hook Store to Main street, two door,
from the 1'ioneer Restaurant, opposite the
bakery of Mrs. C. iUndcr.
Dhaeles HeilborNj
MANUFACTURER OF
And Dealer ia
FURWITUfiEand BEDDING
AL8O IMPORTER OF
CARPETS. GI CLOTHS, WALL
PAPER, SHADES, ktc. .
EB"A11 kinds of repairing promptly K
wnued to, and fusmiture made to order.
TA full line of picture mouldings and.
...t: hMVfltii uilnrinw eomieos. etc.
rFull stock and lowest prices, corner cf
gitueinncQha and Main street. Aatorla.
Lodging House Persons requiring .
furnished or unfurnished rooms m uc
.nnnmmnilfltnil fit rA2SOnaDle TatCS ft
1 3irs.Mun3on!a Chenamus bU Asioria
A RARE 6HANCE.
T -WILL SELL ANY OU ALL OP THE
X following described property, Yiz ;
1GO Acre. -See. 22,Tv X. ffX.. S wr4.
southeast quarter.
Also, in Olneys Astoria
Itol, 2,.0, aad 4,iM Sleeky
Lett 3, 4. "S ad , in Block 19f
LtA 2 an4 4, ! Btock 128; mmI I K
in Bleck 132t
'rtk kalf r Blck , 9 M
DAVID INGALLS.
Astoria, Owgon,Dec. 10, 187& Jpfrfi
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