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W .Jgftfe U&iJ Qstmin.n. ASTORIA. OREGON: fc. 6. YREIfAXI) Eckitor. SATURDAY. FEBitUAirtr 8. 1879 A Confounded Fraud. The paid lobbyists of the Nortli ern Pacific railroad disorganiza tion have succeeded in getting an other bill introduced into congress of which Colonel Larrabeesays : " The Mitchell or Senate bill is 'clead beyond resurrection, and if the bill which J send you passes congress the company can pro cure all the money needed to com plete the road from Admiralty In let inside or five years, and 1 am assured that work will commence on the western division immedi ately." We answer that if the Mitchell or senate bill " is dead beyond res surrection, and the bill passes" which Col. Larrabee has sent to us, the Company may get as much 'money as it likes.but money wiU not settle the country ; money may build railroads, to be sure ; but it does not prevent the fraud most apparent in this bill. An extension of time to the Northern pacific to hold that rjrant they obstruct the 'settlement, and force compliance with their estimates or the values per acre of all lands available for production. The Northern pacific railroad magnates may smile audi ably at their defeat of " the Mitch oil, or Senate bill," and chuckle over the clauses of this new bill, which in no manner advances the interests of the people, only fasten inff the shackles now restraining the settlement of the country, but remember what we tell you; the Oregonian, and every individual who aids this scheme, does just so "much to perpetuate a most horri ble and outrageous fraud. If this bankrupted, and utterly use less corporation, known as the Northern Pacific railroad com pany was run 'out of the country all together, private interests would have a railroad operating from the mouth of White Salmon river, in "'Klickitat valley, to Spokane falls, inside of two years, and the Uta)h Northern would be running trains into Dalles city before the next Presidential election. The North ern Pacific railroad company, as it has been managed and operated, and as it probably will continue to 'be managed and operated, is a worse curse to Oregon and Wash ton, east of the mountains, than the grass-hopper pest was to the -states of -Kansas, etc., or the pres ent plague in Russia is to Afghan istan, -lits a confounded fraud. Poor Win. Vantiorbilt. Not worth a dollar. No, nor a aime. Nor a cent. What a pity! Poor Vanderbilf! Unfortunate William. H.! JST. T. Sun. . Did he lose the $100,000,000 left him by his rail-roading father? No, not exactly. Tliis is 'how it is. 3?he assessors of taxation of New York sent a -tax blank to William H., desiring him to state the amount of his personal property subject to be taxed. William EL the owner of the New York Cen "tral railroad, returned the paper, ' and stated on oath that the amount of his personal wealth was 0. Some of the newspapers sav Van--.derbilt lies. But poor Vandcrbilt has his sympathizers. The New . York daily World Soclares it im pertinent to meddle with the pri vate affairs of -citizens, and that William H,, or -any other million aire, has a. right to "distribute" his wealth tnsuch away as to evade .taxation. That is, William H. is justified in perpetrating a fraud if ;the law cannot bring him to ac count. Of- cpurse'jdf . legalized rob- bers can wriggle out of taxation the taxes fall all the heavier on other men. "Well, but the remedy. It is this: Make all kinds of prop erty, without exception taxable, and make the attempt to evade taxation punishable with severe penalties; then, if respectable leeches like William H. swear they are worth nothing we can send them to the penitentiary, where they ought to be. Indian Affairs Generally. SPKCLAT. TO TIIK ASTOKIA5. Astoria, Ftjb. 7. It is well -.and wisely said that an idle Drain is the Devils store-house. As this is hang mans day, and the proper time to dis cuss questions that need to be hung up, I will proceed to ask ycu a few questions. If phrenology is a true science, and we know that all well read people concede the fact, why should the Indian be handled in the 'reckless, moral way, ns those moralists snivel about? Do we take insane persons and sit down and reason with them to prevent their wild des truction 4 No. Do we take a thief when he has stolen our property and try to argue the errors and immorality of it. When a man in cold blood premeditates the robbing and murder ing of his neighbor for money, does the young mens christian association of Portland go and take him in their arms and try to convince him that it is wrong? No sir. It is a fact, beyond dispute, by .any well read sensible person, that m the human family in ail grades, from the highest civilization down to the ap proach of the brute creation, wo see, in the midst of the best, where people have had the advantages of the full force of Christianity; murders, thieves, and liars. Why is this? Now I will proceed to show. In the creation of man, and adapting him to this earth, it was absolutely necessary that he should have certain faculties of mind, calculated to combat the surrounding circumstances. Now take these circumstances, aud what are they. I will mention a few. First climate, the frigid zone to the torid zone is one eternal change of circumstances. Man has -to adapt himself to all these. Second, there are no two seasons alike, for that rea son in one place there are plenty, and in another there is a great scarcity, of the necessaries of life. Man, by his organization of mind, is intended to meet off those varied circumstances to perpetuate his 'life. Man in his pas sion is governed by instinct; but in all matters of enterprise by reason; so man is simply a reasonable animal. When you approach a man on any question that seriously affects his prop erty interests, you must expect you have aroused his whole being. From this fact his earthly welfare entirely depends. Upon it his food, clothing, and luxuries of life, all depend. In this article I will lay all notions of re ligion aside, as it i3 a vexed question that is calculated to be debatable by all nationalities, and all people, from the wisest sago to the commonest fool, and they all think they each know all about it. The Indian, as other barbarous na tions, are almost entirely governed by passion. By the passion they are carried along, century after century. Without the knowledge that others have rights, they Bimply provide for to day. Their numbers are entirely gov erned by the mildness of climate and the healthfulr.ess and productiveness of soil. To human existence it is absolutely necessary that we be en dowed with certain faculties of brain, such as destructiveness, combative ness, alamentativeness, ainativeness, philoprogenativeness, firmness, and of the animal propensities, and others as well as of the reflective faculties, and reasoning facult.es, such as acquisitiveness, order, ideality, form, and locality, to endow us with what we ordinarily call common sense, so we may make a sustenance for our selves, and those that are around us. The reason there has been so much wild blundering by the government, with all Indian tribes, is because the Indian tribes, by nature, are alike roving, fickle, warlike, indolent and lazy. Educated up to dishonesty as a rule, they -are thieves, liars, and murderers. And why are they sol Because of their developcment of brain. All Indians have, as a univer sal thing, large combativeness, large destructiveness, large secretiveness, large firmness, large spirituality, large acquisitivness, small veneration, small ideality, small casuality. With this kind of general development is it not a very easy matter for any man who has made the human mind more of a study, than he has politics or the hoarding of money, to see that whole tribes of people that have these pecu liar developments of brain, are hard to manage by moral suasion. Such persons you could appeal to only by their passions. Tell them a few ghost szories : that would be an appeal to their spirituality, and you could get them scared, and cry them right into the church ; and in thirty minutes af terwards the war-whoop and call out for scalps and the very last man, and his christian wife, who had prayed over this fickle child of the plain, would be at once subjected to the tomahawk and scalping-knife, with as little mercy as if the whole procedure belonged to the same pro gramme. For proof of this take the Whitman massacre in Walla Walla, in the year 1847, and a thousand similar instances all over the United States sinfce its earliest settlement. Why do agricultural societies form and have a public show of live sock? Simply to show what science has done m the direction of bringing out fine propor tions, and fine dispositions of the various animals. JMow the wiseaker who would pick me up right here, would say: that is just what we are trying to do with the indians. We are trying to cultivate his moral faculties. Oh, you are, eh? now let us see how you would cultivate the docility of a wild bull. I suppose you would go up to him the first thing and pat him on the back and tell him he was a nice bull ; you would next put your arms around his neck, and lead him right along; (what stuff) that is what christian hu manitarians have been at, ever since America began to settle. The way to handle a bull is the way to handle the indian. He must be lassoed, his horns sawed off, and put out on the grass when he is hungry. And after he has had his nooning 3Tou must put the 3Toke on his heck, hitch him onto the plow, and make him plow the balance of the day then when night comes, he will willingly go to the corral to have his hay, and he will lay the balance of the night and chew his cud, and be quiet. Take the Indian, disarm' him, put him on to proper lands. Divide these lands out to heads of families; put proper military rule over them; compel them to go to work and till the soil; and manufacture their own cloth ing; just as 30,000,000 white people are compelled to 'do now, in the United States, and when their old war-horses are dead, and the young braves have not beea taught war, but have been taught agriculture; then, and not till then, need you send in in your Christians. BORX. In Astoria, Thursday evening Feb ruary Gth, 1879, to the wife of Magnus C. Crosby, a son. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. SOMETHING N E CHESTNUTS, NEW ORLEANS MO LASSES, CRYSTAL DRIP -SYR-DP, PICKLED HERRINGS, J30ILED CIDER, CALIFORNIA FIGS, AND DRIED GRAPES WHICH ARE BET TER THAN ANY RAISINS IN THE MARKET. W AT'GEARHART'S jS-xycsirxcHsr sale AT HOLDER'S AUCTION ROOMS. Real Estate and Furniture On SATURDAY, IV. S, 1879, At 2 o'clock P. M. I will sell to the highest bidder a lot of second-hand Furniture. Also : 3S yards good Brussels Carpet, one Howes Sewing Ma chine, two dozen Fishermen's "Woolen Shirts. Clocks and Pictures ; also : a lot df second hand Books, and a variety of other goods. ! After which I am instructed to dispose by I'l'ULiu Auunur oi ine iouowing des cribed valuable REAL ESTATE, all situated in Shivelys Astoria : Xiot 5 iu -block 87; JLot 5 in block 40 ; TVotH 4 aud lO lu. block 76 ; JLots 9 and & in block 91. Titles guaranteed. Deeds at purchasers expense. B. C. HOLDEN, Auctioneer. Ordinance No. 311. AN ORDINANCE to prorido for special counsel for the city in tho matter of the last will of Cyrus Olney, deceased. Whkrjcas, It i asserted thntCyru5 oinov. late of Astoria deceased, loft a will under which iti? clamed tbo.city has largo pecuni ary interests, an.i it i asserted on tho other hand that paid supposed will is invalid and that no rights accrued to tho city thoroundor. and it is desirable to have- Eaoro certain 'ad vice about tho matter. A'ojc the city of Astoria does ordain asellmcs: Sec. 1. That J. U. D. Gray, .Tofrn Hahu un4 C. W. Shivoly aro hereby constituted and appointod"aconts for tho city and are au thorised and empowered and directed on he half of the city and in its name, to ompluy and enter into written con'.ract with E. L. Shattuck, attornoy-at-law, to investigate tho Jacts and tho law relative to tho will of the lato Cyrus Olney. and to tho rights and inter ests of tho city of A toria thereunder, and to furnih his written opinion thereor , atnn cx penso to tho city therefor of not exceedir two hundred dollars and further to retain him in any lituMiun that may arise cone -rains tho claims of tho city under said will at a further feo for conducting an action or suit to final docHon on appeal not exceeding ($l-"!0 one hundred and fifty dollars, cortain. and such reasonablq.contingent feo as may bo agreed upon. isKr. 2. This ordinance shall tako effect and bo in forco from and after its approval by the mayor. Passed tho Council. Jan. 29. 1S79. Attest: K. I! . 0 A KD WELL. Auditor and Clerk. Approved, Jan. 30, 1S79. J. II. D. GRAY, Acting Mayor. TTUGH STOOl', CARPENTER AND JOINER, AND GENERAL JOBBER ASTORIA, OREGON. iKJrlTonses built 'to order, and satisfaction KuaranteecLJ'' Shop on Squemocqha street, uext-door to the Episcopal church. BUSINESS CARDS. B. F. DESJflSOX. F. J. TAYLOR DEjSNISON & TAYLOR, ATTOKXEYS AT I. AW. Astokia. Okeoox. Office Up stairs in Parker's building, corner Chennmus and Benton streets. O. F. HELU A. MEACHEX. REIL & 3IEACHE& Attorneys at Law and Notaries Public. Commissioner of Deeds for California and Washington Territory. Astoria, Oregon. Offick Corner of Snuenioeqho and Cass streets, up stairs, over E. S. Larsen's .store. ,r. vr. Kor.i:. c w. fultox. KOI5B & FCTTTttiSf. Attorneys-at-Law. Collecting and Real Estate Agents. Rooms os. 1 and 2. Dr. "Welch's new build ', Squcmocnhu street. Astoria. F. D. WILTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in City Hall P.uilding. ASTORIA. OREGOX. rR. I. M. SEVERN. Graduate University f Pennsylvania. PIIYSIC'IAK AND SFPJJEOS. EXAMINING SURGEON OF PENSIONS. a Hire. Larsen's building. OHiro I!cmr. S a. m. to 10 A. jr. and fi p m. to S i ji. At niulit can he found at Tur- pin House. Astoiua, Oregon-. D R. F. CRANG, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, ASTORIA, OREGOX. Ofllco-lioom im. 7 over C. L. rarker's store. Opposite Dement's drug store. It. J. W. OLIVER, HOXEOPATIIXST. Having permanently located in Astoria, tenders his services to the citizens of this place. Offtck. For the present at his residence in Col. Tavlor's house. Cedar street. otto BUFarms. WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER. HAS KKMOVED TO Main street, Parker's building, ASTORIA, - - - - OREGON. J. STEWART. Stone and Marble Cutter, ASTORIA. ----- OREGON. All kinds of building work, and monumen tal work attended to promptly and to order. Satisfaction guaranteed. QEO. TiOVETT. CLEANING and REPAIRING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. Benton street, opposite rost-office. Astoria. Manufacturer of HARNESS, SADDLES, BRIDLES, WHIPS, ETC. 0ars leathered, and leather for sale. Astoria Steam Laundry. J. T. BOUCHERS ,. Proprietor. Astoria, Oregon. No rubbinfr or senihhinrr nml nn fhiic-iitnn- VOlir plnthes inn nipops Ttuttnuo c-r.,.,1 ,. and clotheslnended. S-:seat work at reasonable prices. G4ve ns a call. J. EL D. GRAY, Vholesale and retail dealer in. OYSTEBS, by the SACK, Hay, Oats, Straw, Wood, Etc. General storatre and Whnrfntro nn ncnn. able terms. Arndt 4 Ferohen. milE BEST BLACKSMITH AND Machine Shop In the citv. All kinds of Engine. Cannery and Steamboat Work promptly attended to GEORGE. MACLEAN, BLACKSMITH. Water Street Roadway, Near Humo's Cannery, Astoria, Oregon. Ilorswhoein? Jp l$. and all kinds of Blacksmith TW ingdono to or der. Satisfact ion aranteed ALL SHIP AND ENGINE WORK A SPECIALTY. Jg S. MERRILL d- CO., Blacksmiths and Machinists . toPbffieBGBiffiR,ff AND Near Express Otlico, ASrOlUA, - OREGON. All work in our line, heavy orli-rht.donowith neatness and dispatch. Horseshoeing, Wag- -, & on and Farm 3atV.- J&L . v.-i -SLVr' -Je affT5 ZVZl 2 WORK A SPECIALTY. HAM? 9aS rP9BEUrIIE SERVICES OF inrV;i5n?S J V- an experienced f amor or ji years in tho business and well known to Astoriahorsomen. wo are prepared to do AocliiB in a manner to cure lamoS or irS V niiVn T3 ontruFted to our care. P ratef warrinted and at reasonable COAL LAND FOR SALE. oro"a"sohdo?vrbia cit "-AumAj vuicc AUCTION SALES. g C. HOLDEN, Notary Public for the State of Oregon. fccal Estate Agent and Conveyancer. Agent for the FIREMEN'S FUXD INSUR ANCE COMPANY of San Francisco. COMMISSION AGEN1 and AUCTIONEER. Rents anil Acconnts rollerlril. and re turns promptly made. Regular sales day, SATURDAYS at P. .11. turn Il'nirart.fies navS rem estate. lnrnt nt?Jny"n'ers:oo(lsto rtiMwc of eithf-r en,;,! .. n or 1'". sa should notify mer, Nostorage charged on -rood iili at Av.c- n" r. c.hou.:n .. Aurtioneer. AMUSEMENTS. Dancing Academy. Tagc's bnildincrni'xt door to E. S. Larscn. eveSnf0" M7wid Thursday afh:lnootr!rt ?FonnMOnilay a"(1 "" Jln-ML01;55" Tuesday and Fridar evenings. :it 7 :3o. aUr'Tf CLASSWed,lestlay and Saturday Wfrtppsijav ovoninc for the entire school. Jsone admitted oxcopt sobers Saturday evening SOIREE. TERMS-Lndk's and gents class per Month " l cr, , rc's '""I Misses cIjlss'Jw "Jiontii!."!!Z "2 to HOTELS AND TvESTAUllANTsT" rjnuitpix house. D. L.TURPIN - ri:opniKTOR. MAIN STREET. Between Squemocqhe and .TeiTersoiu ' Astoria. Orkc.on. Roard and lodging per week... 6 Roard per day Single Meal !.".."."."...!.!"!".7." Tne table will be sunplitMl at all times with the best the market affords. A. J. MKGLRR. c. S. WRIGHT. OCCIB12XT HOTEL. MEGLER & WRIGHT. Proprietors. Astoria, Orerjon. THE PROrRIETORS A TIF. HAPPY TO announce that the above hotel has been repainted and refurnished, rdding greatly To the comfort of its guests and is now the best hotel north of San Francisco. pARKER HOUSE, ASTOKIA, OREGON, H. Ji. PAEKER. Proprietor. THIS HOTEL is the largest, most comfort able and best kept hotel in the city. I? supplied with t ft? best of spring water, hot and cold baths, barbershop, and a tlrst-clas saloon with best of honors and cigars, and fine billiard table. Free coach to and from the house ; "Charges reasonable, SI 00 to $2 db per day, according to room occupied. Astoria, July 15, 1S7S. . uu "Vi DALACE LODGING HOUSE. CAlisky& Hegele's new bidMlng) Corner of Morrison and Third streets, PORTLAND. OREGON, "Furnished rooms in suits, or single, by the day, week or month. Miss II. MENEFEE. Lessee. RESTAURANT, THEO. BROEMSER, - - PROrniETOK. Fresh oysters, and other deli cacies of the season, served in. every styie. Opposite the Telegraph offlce, Squeinoujia street, Astoria, Oregon. 9-MEALS AT ALL H0URS"5i. ASTORIA CANDY FACTORY AND OYSTER SAIOOX. HAVING ENLARGED MY STOKE I have now 011 hand the largest and best assortment of plain and French candies la town, also, all kinds of CAKES, CRACKERS AND BISCUITS, All of which I offer for sale at the lowest cash price, wholesale and retail at SCHNIEER'S CONFECTIONERY. Opposite the bell tower, ltetail candy from 25 to 75 cents per pound. Fresh Eastern and Shoalwater bay oysters serveu in every siyie. SEAMTO GLASSES, All sizes and shapes from llatc or 20 . DOORS, WINDOWS, AND WINDOW GLASS. Sasli, Weights. Etc. Address all orders CLIFFORD C0G01HS, (Successor to Jason, Springer & Co.) PORTLAND, OREGON. FItOK A SUFFERER. Do not fail, if bad health you'r afraid of, Oi knowing exactly what you'r bread b maac of. Xow allow me to tell you, for experience Iv$ had I'm sure, Nothings worse for the stomach than vhe voti'r yeast powder's not pure. Oh then be careful in future, you know what's at stake, I.et me advise you (for I know now) what brand to take. : I,et your grocer give you no other kind Jor, this is guaranteed. You use Donnolly's Yeast Towder and .of good health pure and light bread joufe sure ' P- nwTPVJ S? s 9t iff A