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D. C. IRELAXi) : ;...Eeitor.
"WEDNESDAY v. Ar JM1- 2, 1879
The Harbor of Refuse.
Considerable comment has re
sulted from :the Portland Board of
Trade petftibning that the pro
posed harbor of refuge be at
Port Orford. AVe believe that the
members were inconsiderate in
doing as they did, and hope they
will reconsider their action. It is
to Portland's interest, as much as
Tto the interest of Astoria in fact,
it is to the interest of all Oregon,
that the harbor of refuge should
:be at the iroutli of the Columbia.
But, should the mouth of the Co
lumbia not be considered a suita
ble place by the Board of Engin
eers, then we should prefer Cape
Foulweather, where theost would j
be the least and commerce be more
benefited than at any other point,
excepting at the mouth of this!
'river, which drains a larger section
of tillable soil than any other river
which empties "ftito the Pkciiic
ocean.
The clause making this appro
priation in the river and harbor act
wisely provides that ' the interests
of commerce shall be taken into
consideration.1'
The commerce to be benefited
by this harbor of refuge is : First,
the coasting trade between San
Francisco and Puget sound. This
trade would be benefited by a har
bor of icfugc at or near the mouth
of the Columbia river more than
any other part of the coast. For,
&s is clearly shown by the repdrts
of the United States signal o.'licer,
the greater part of the storms
'which are first noticed on the Pa
cific coast first approach the coast
of Oregon and "Washington Terri-
jjfcory and thence proceed easterly
across the continent without strik
ing other parts of the coast. And
again, these northerly storms are
more violent here than those far
ther south.
The second and by far the most
'important, class of vessels which
will be benefited by a harbor of
refuge on this coast, is that which
trades directly with the Columbia
river. Vessels coming direct to the
mouth of the Columbia river from
every country China, Australia,
New Zealand, Gre'at Britain, New
York all approach the coast in
the vicinity of the mouth of the
Columbia river. This class has
need of a harbor of refuge only
here, or near here. There is now
more money hivested in -this class
of vessels, comihg direct to the
Columbia river, and in their 'car
goes, than in all of the coastwise
business combined. What it will
be ten years from now can only be
approximated by looking at the
millions of acres of good wheat
land in the basins of the Columbia
iwhich are yet unsettled.
The Astoria Chamber of 'Com
merce was right in petitioning for
a harbor of refuse at the mouth of
the Columbia rivor, and we trust
that -Portland will help herself by
uniting with us in that petition.
StLouis'is rather pleased with
having sent representatives in the
industrial and commercial deputa
tion which visited Mexco. Ac
cording to the Post of that city,
she ;s already begunng to reap
some -of jthe benefits of that enter
.prise. llxjr merchants 1 a e.Teceiv
od several orders from that county,
-and one firm is in a fair way to
. close a contract for a bill of 30,
000 or J 0,000 worth of jroods.
An accountant who visited.Bun
ker Hill monument last summer
--siysf.it; is the longest 'column, he
je vet, footc d' up.
A Generous Endowmoxit,
"A prophet hath honor except
in his own country." If Paul Bov
ton had remained at home instead
of going abroad to exhibit proper
ties of his life-saving apparatus,
he might have remained an ob
scure individual. 3 1 was his erood
fortune to achieve notoriety abroad,
and he returned to the United
States a full-blown hero. Those
exploits which were performed at
Ibe outset to meagre and incredu
lous aud'ences, are now witnessed
b tens of thousands of people,
who rend the air with ther accla
mations, when the adventurous
swimmer appears before them
bulletins: with the waters. At the
present time Boy ton is making
the swimming trip from Pittsburg
down the Ohio arc! lower Mississ
ippi river to the Gulf of Mexico.
On the 10th ultimo he arrived at
Cincinnati, where oer thirty
thousand people were assembled
to applaud him. A special steam
er, with an honorary committee,
had been dispatched s;x miles up
the river to meet and convoy h'n
to the city, where he was taken in
charge, placed in a carriage drawn
by six horses, and convc3red, amul
the loud hUrrahs of the josi-liug
crowds, to his hotel. In the eve
ning he attended the theatre, was
recognized bv his admirers, who
insisted on his coming to the front,
which he dd, and returned his
thanks gracefully for the manner
in which he had been received.
Jt is hs intention, when he reaches
Louisville, to deliver a public lec
ture. "We do not sic that sub
scriptions are ever taken up for
Boyton, and cannot, therefore,
understand who foots the bills of
his traveling expenses. If he
does tlvs himself, and is satisfied
with the notoriety he lias thus far
achieved, it must be said he has
met with a generous endowment.
Some time ago, when tf e
mania for picture-stealing pre
vailed, a splenfi'd work of art
known as "Donnybrook Fa:-," was
carried off from the residence of
Mr. Thomas Jones, of Newark.
AH efforts for its recovery proved
unavai'b'g, and it came to be
thought that it had been destroyed.
A few days since, however, a po
licema'i observed the eid of a
framed canvas projecting1 from
one of the Newark .sewers, a-icl
drawing it forth discovered it to be
the stolen painting. It was cover
ed with P'.ud, but cau be restored
to almost its original beauty. The
reader can read'ly imagine that the
loss of such a work of historic" I
interest wou'd have been irrepar
able, when told that it co'i "s
"several thousand figures, among
them the 1-kencsscs of 'ConneP,
Samuel Love, Tom Steele., ard
other deceased celebrities. The
d'meusiops of the picture are ten
feet seven inches lorg bv six feet
seven inches wide. The suspecled
thief is now in the Newark jail.
The Washington corrc'tpondent
of the New York Tribune asserts
that Mr. T'lden declares, unless he
receives the nomination for. the
presidency, no other democrat
shall carry New York. 'Sir. Tilden
is too-astute a politichmto make a
.i ,. rl . l 1 l.l,ll
threat of that lend. It could have
. l,flf fl,nn -fr im'nro Im'c
ii v vn.ox wv .t. ,v '"J"1- ""j
chances for a nom'nation. Ihe
party leaders will hardly permit
themselves to be diivcn into any
course of act'on. A speech like
thpt, had it been made, would faw
nish the strongest proof that its
author should not be nominated, as
showing that he held his personal
ambition above the principles and
success of his party. No, Mr. Til
den would never endanger his
nrosoects bv suchan unguarded
1 .J -
I remark.
FACTS AND SCRAPS.
All ships are for sail.
The most notorious girl of the
period is Em Bez. le.
Dancinr is forbidden during j
Lent, but fish balls are allowable. ' s
Said Jones, putting down the
goblet, "This is not tea. but it's
nice."
Some people are like eggs too
full of themselves to hold anything
else.
Don't get in debt to a shoemaker,
if you would jcall your sole your
own.
Old topers recognize that just as
the elbow is bent the appetite is
inclined.
An actor hates to give up his
mustache when it is the best tiling
about him.
In boring for oil, if money was
a shaft you could sink it mighty
quick.
A hitch '-in legislation at "Wash
ington is caused by hitching irrele
vant matter on the appropriation
bills.
A Sunday-school boy, on being
asked what made the Tower of
Pisa lean, replied, "Because of the
famine in "the land."
When a srirl acts mad and rises
from a fellow's knee, but thinks
better of it and gets back again, is
what they call a relapse.
Once they started a girl's semi
nary in Utah. It flourished well:
but, just in the height of its pros
perity, the principal eloped with
the whole school.
"What constitutes the chief
happiness orf your life?" asked a
curious Sunday school teacher.
She blushed, and then replied:
"Tt is that John has at last fixed the
dav."
"What is the name of your cat,
sir?" Inquired a visitor. "His
name was William," said the host,
"until he had fits, and since- then
we have called him Fitz-William!"
An illiterate farmer 'wishing to
enter some animals at an agricul
tural exhibition wrote as follows to
the secretaiy of the seciety: "Enter
me also for a jackass." He took
the prize.
A witty lady was once told by a
gentleman of her acquaintance that
"he must have been born with a
silver spoon in his moufli." She
looked'tft him carefully, -and, upon
realizing the size of his mouth, re
plied: "I don't doubt it; but it
must have been a soup-ladle.
3IARKIED.
JFarcli 10, 1871), at the residence of the
brides mother, on the Xaselle river. Pa
cific county, W. T.. by A. Olsen. .1. P.,
Mr. Charles SIr.ujren, to Miss Hannah
R. Smith.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
3iItoii?s Patent Steam "Wash
JSoilers.
milK FINEST THING IN' THErXITEI)
A States
County njilit fm sale, on nppli
J.T. HOKOIIEUS.
Astoria Laundry.
I tiun to
Fisli ConunissionerH Xotice.
"JTOTICE IS IIEItEIJY (JIVEX TIIATi
JL the undersigned will lie in readiness
from and after'lhis date, if issue llceues.
! at his office up stairs, corner of Cass :Uul
fcqemocqhe streets, Astona. Oregon.
II. 15. rKlKJUKOX,
ty 1'ish ConiniKsioner.
Deputy
2,000 LBS.
New 'Cotton Net Lines
For sale at 21 cento per pound for cash ; also,
Eastern Onlt Co:r I, timber,
lini'VH. Ac.
A.STOl.MA n.SIIKUY.
NOTICK.-I'hskfil iipmlrin In IbeCoIuuT
blu river, utitr the north Hide of ibe
channel and opposite Main l reel, hi AloiIn.
a skiff cohtiiiMnu mi nil com I. Tin owner
can have the wine lv proving PHiperl v. pav
ing forthiH advert Neinenl, Mini lem'onnblo
amount for picking up of the nitl nklir.
Apply to THOMAS I'AISKKK.
(JrnVn Wharf
SEEDH!
rRESII Atfl TItlJK TO NA9IE.
WK w"'l' HKN,) TIIH FOLLOW I Xtt
t seeds, poit-puhl. on im-lpt of price. kc-
" "-V I'-" nilT Or .(IHK(. HlllllS:
Reots.pc-r
Carrot. nero Iim'
Cahfoane, per o.... 2V
Lett nee. per o l.V
Onion, per or. 15c
undisii. per o. ...lOr
Spinacii, per o.....i(k'
Tiirni.per. I0e
Tomato, per o. iie
Also, in 10 cent packets, all varieties of
Vegetahles, Flower and Tree Seeds. Send for
price list. THOMAS A. COX & CO.,
1017 Howard street, San Francisco.
TSS ACRES OF X.AXI.
On Yonngs Ray, cleared, will he snitablo
for dairv. or a chicken mnch, or for garden
ing purposes. Within one mile of the As
toria. Post-ofllee by land.
alse:
PIVJE ACRES.
Covered with Hemlock timber, .suitable for
tMTinorv nnr-iir(; Tj:in will lin iikwI.i f.
i a term nf years as raoy be arranged.
.mrAppJy.to - J. II. D.GRAY,
Awna, uregon,
1874. SPRING
HAS
?&& VSTSvX HS02!P'
?. J5TCH'
The host selected stock ever
fc ;MIi BVftai F. ?. K G RssP PI --.. Kl-? EWJ ' - -
Ba,ax,,ua,aji &m JBsJikJ gi
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS, CAPS.
CROCKERY, GLASS WARE, CARPETS, MATTINGS,
A FCLI. LINE IN EACH DEPARTMENT.
Wc call especial attention lo our extra large invoice of
PRICES WAY DOWN.
WE SELL ONLY FOR CASH, NO CREDIT. NO HOUSE SHALL UNDERSELL ME.
MAIN STREET,
" " " - -
Solo AsiMir for the Xew American Savins Machine.
aa jSiHi.-a, vMAg LP&r sSLe?
m u a
AT THE
Old Stand, Near tlic Wall a Walla Restaurant
- TIIE
IS NOW OPEN
SN AND HEADY TO SUPPLY FISHERMEN, AND MEKCUAN'ICS
GENERALLY WITH THE BEST QUALITY OF
Gent's Fiu'iiislimg Goods, Etc.
3"Tliis is the only place in the eit of Astoria where von can Imv the Gcnmuo
Carters Caic Ann Oil skins, and all kinds of Uubber Hoots. ucimmo
53TGooils will be sold at the very lowest market rates, but for CASH OXLY.
S- IAXXIER. Vropxietor.
BUSL2sTESS CARDS.
K. 3. "ViEX,CH,
DEXTIST.
SQUKMOQHKSt., - - ASTOKIA, OUKGON,
itB"I!ooms up stairs next door to the law
office of Mr. C, V. Fulton.
O. K. IIKI.Ii. A. JIKACirEK.
ISEIili &. IKACKEX,
Attorneys at Law and Notaries Public.
Cnm:ni--ioner of Deeds for California ind
Washington 'I orritory.
Astoria, Oregon.
Offick Corner of Sfite!nocqlie and Cass
streets, up stairs, over .. h. lirseirs store.
J TAYLOU
t i
K. F. IIKXNISOK. F.
DENKISOST & TAYLOU,
A T T'O 11 X E YS AT I, A W.
ASTOKTA. OltKOON.
OFncR Up stairs in Varker's huilding,
rner Chennn.us and Hc-nton streets.
come
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Offick. ra.:s new building, Squemoqhc
street, Astoria. Oregon.
TTVll. J. AY. OLTYEU,
M03IEOPATIHST,
OFFirE. In Shunter's Dagnerrean build
ing. Entrance Second door above that of
the Daily Aptokiax. Cass street.
Residence on Jefferson street, corner of
Main.
"PJOCTOK HATCH.
Successfully freats all Chronic Diseases.
AND DISEASES OF 370MEN AND
CIIILDEEN.
Cancer cured by a new and painless method.
Oltice Chenainus street, comer of Mam
street, Astoria.
15. J. Q'lHUEX.
CUKES IULLIOUS AND INTERMITTENT
FEVERS
With from one to throe doses of his harm
less medicine.
Also, Private diseases sirccessfiillv treatpd.
Offick O'JIrien's hotel. Astoria. Oregon.
J.
STJffWART.
Stone and Marble Cutter,
ASTORIA. - - - - OREGOX.
All kinds of building work, and monuineir
tal work arrended to promptly and to order.
Satisfaetmn guaranteed.
otto Dirra'ER.
WATCKMAICER AND JETELER.
II VS IlKMOVKD TO
Main street. Talker's building,
ASTOKIA, - - - - OREGON.
ypi. BECK,
Manufacturer of
Boots and Shoe's.
All kinds of repairing neatly and
promptly attended to
.MAIN ST., - ASTOItIA, OKEGON
J. H. D. GRAY,
Wholesale and retail dealer in.
'OYSTJ2HS, by Vie SACK-
Hay, Oats, Straw, Wood, Etc.
General storage and Wharfage on reason
able terms.
Iox JtOSS,
HOUSE AND SICM PAINTER.
Shop on Cass street. Astoria, Oregon.
i5r Paper hanging and KaKomhuhig a
specialty.
wA'l work guaranteed lo.glre snthfae
ticu. jjEO. liOVETT.
CLEANING and KEPAWINO IMIOMPILY
ATTEND KD TO
Benton street. opp(sltc rost-oftit Astoria.
TTTJGH STOOP,
CARPENTE7AN0 JOINER,
AND UENKUAL JOBBER
ASTOltrA, OVvEOW,
KS-Hou."es built to order, and sattafaotion
euarantccd. Shop, en Hmitauoeqha slreet
ueoct door to the Kiseouai eluAVChA k
SEASON! 1879.
OPENED AT
before carried in this citv.
- - - - - ASTORIA, OREGON.
I
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AUCT10x' SALES.
Tf1 C. HOLDEN,
Notary Public for the State of Vregou.
ISeal IMate Agcift asnl 'onve.vancer.
AgC-nt for the FIIJEMEN'S VVSV HnSL"K-
ANTE C()MPANYs)f San Franeiseo.
COMMISSION AGENT ami AUCTIONEER.
limits ami Accounts liecicil, and re-
turns promptly matle.
"Regular sales day,
SATl'II DAYS at 15 1. 31.
N. B. Parties liavini; real estate, lirmi-
I trre or :ey other goods to dispose of either
:t :u t,tiou or I'nvate sale should notifvme
i iCon as "vcnient befor the dav of sale.
Nostonige charged on goods ol' at Auc
tion, e. c.jioLr.:N'.
hi Auctioneer.
in,rt I I ,-.!.. n 1 i
I Vxl clllCL AUCtiOIL JOcliC I
I am instructed lo sell on
Monday, April 10, 1879.
The entire
Costly anil Elegant Furniture.
; Of Mrs. E. Arrigoni, of the Arrigoni Hotel.
This fnrniture was made by the celebrated
Oregon Furniture Manufacturing Company
of Portland, and is of the best material and
new. The furniture w'U be on exhibition at
the piemises five days be'ore the sale.
Tor particulars see I;r:e posters.
I?. S. "WOKSLEY, Auctioneer.
MISCELLANEOrS.
ASTORIA CAMDY FACTORY
AXD
O T" S'T K 11 SALOO X.
HAYING ENLAHGFD MY STOlIE
have now on band t be largest and hot
assortment of pl;un and Piench candies hi
town, also, all kinds of
CAKES. CRACK E1JS AND BISCUITS.
All of which 1 offer for sale at th lowest
cash price, uholcale and retail at
SCHMEER'S CONFECTIONERYn.
Opposite the bell tower,
ltetail candy from 25 to 75 cents per pound-
Fresh Eastern and Shoal water" If j
itf
bay oysters served in every style.
Astoria Liquor Store
AUG. DANIELSON, Proprietor.
Water st. Boadway, - Astoria. Okkcox.
Importer and dealer in
WINES, LIQUORS,
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC CIGAliS.
Sole agent for the celebrated
STONEWALL WHISKE'K.
GERMANIA BEER HALL
AND
BOTTLE BEER DEPOT.
Cukxamus Strkkt. Astokia.
Tho public nro invited to cilt and hnvo
their orders. Splendid Lager 5 cents a glaw.
Freo Lunch every night.
WM. BOCK & Co.. Proprietors.
iGh
1EOKGK BOSS'
v miiiara noom. y
! T
l
The only Billiard Boom in the cityYfheio
no Ii(piois are sold. '
! XTKW TAKLK ."ST PUT PP. GEOKHtf
! X has a cosy place and keeps on hand tij
l.ol brand if (Cigars. Also. soda, caauj,
nuts. etc. Opposite Altonu Chop House
W-tf GEO. BOSS, Proprietor.
T. S. JUWRTT.
'B. S. KIMBALL,
D raying & Trucking,
ftrtrCy'
n
Stafc.
feS
LzZ)l&
ASTOKIA TRUCK & DEAY 0.,
Squemucqutj at., between Cas3 and Main,
Contracts for xniyinp raado and satisfaction
guaruntcod. Order? left at the Occident ilo
tel'iir.rccuivicdby mail promptly filled
JLEWJEXT. Jc.KIM BALL.
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